After walking down a dark passage, they soon saw faint, glimmering lights dancing through the air. They looked like fireflies blinking as they flew. This underground world was a realm unto itself, and even a little starlight in the darkness felt like a dream.
"Seventh Sister, what are these?" Little Minghui reached out and managed to touch one or two, but they vanished the instant she brushed them.
"Tree core."
Little Lecher answered before anyone else could.
Tree core was precious. An ordinary tree had to grow, become a spirit, and awaken its intelligence, among many other stages. Once the energy within its body reached a certain limit, tree core began continuously spilling out, providing nourishment for future generations of its kind. The shape of a tree's core revealed its seniority-in other words, its age.
Little Lecher reckoned this Child Immortal Body had already cultivated into a spirit and lived for at least several thousand years.
"From what you're saying, even if we hadn't intervened, Little Radish's ancestor wouldn't have let humans wipe out its entire clan. Were we meddling?"
"No."
However intelligent spirit medicines were, they were no match for human cunning.
Besides, the other side had clearly come prepared. They had only stumbled upon them by chance.
"Come on, keep up!"
As they ventured deeper, Qian Wanyu and Dongfang Minghui discovered numerous little radishes furtively following them. They hid and peeked out like shy little girls, and Dongfang Minghui could smell the rich medicinal fragrance emanating from their bodies.
These were all fully grown spirit medicines.
"I see you. Come out." Little Minghui beckoned to them.
Dongfang Minghui's aura was soothing, making her all the more appealing to these spirit medicines. Since she could communicate with them as well, the little radishes automatically regarded her as one of