Back when he was in the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth, he had learned that the Heavenly Dao was the rule that kept the world running. Without such a rule, the world would once again sink into a state of Chaos and collapse outright.
Now that he had heard plants possessed souls, did that not mean... that even if the Heavenly Dao had not developed an independent consciousness, it still possessed a soul?
As long as there was a soul, gathering a body and reviving it would be very simple. But without an independent consciousness, there would be no memories... No wonder Nie Tong had said revival was easy while restoring consciousness was difficult. So this was the root of it.
The "souls" of the medicinal herbs before him had all vanished overnight. This meant they must have encountered some unforeseen change. Most likely, a powerful expert capable of collecting such souls had acted and seized them!
Therefore, to solve the problem here, all he needed to do was find that expert and return the stolen "souls." Even without treatments such as dancing or singing, these medicinal herbs would still recover completely.
Having figured this out, Nie Yun let out a breath.
These matters sounded complicated, but once the crux was found, it was like finding the loose end of a tangled skein—the difficulties would unravel on their own.
"Palace Mistress Bi Yao, may I ask you something?"
Now that he knew the cause, Nie Yun understood there was no point in continuing to inspect the herbs. He stopped and sent his voice outside.
If some powerful expert had truly come here and collected the "souls" of so many medicinal herbs, this Palace Mistress would definitely know about it.
"Please speak, Master!"
Palace Mistress Bi Yao stood outside the