"So this Spirit Herb Garden is probably a trial the Ruins have set for us, but what exactly is it testing?" Everyone was at a loss.
"Could it be testing our character? Faced with so many spirit herbs, we must not harbor any greed. If we remain empty-handed, with nothing but a breeze in our sleeves, until the very last moment, perhaps the Ruins will think highly of us!"
Quite a few people found this very reasonable. They all took out meditation cushions, sat cross-legged beside the spirit herbs, and stared fixedly at them.
"This spirit herb looks like jadeheart grass. It calms the mind and steadies the spirit, and it can be used to make Calming Heart Pills. It's very effective against inner demons!"
"That one looks like a white bone yin-yang flower. It usually grows in places strewn with bones, so why is there one here too?" Another disciple sucked in a cold breath.
"I heard that the price of these white bone yin-yang flowers has been driven sky-high at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion outside. They say someone even offered a million spirit stones just to get one!"
"No, I didn't see it. I didn't see it. I really didn't see it!" That disciple swallowed hard, his hands trembling uncontrollably.
"No, I absolutely won't give in to this temptation. It's only a million spirit stones, isn't it?"
"It's only a million spirit stones. Sob, sob... I'm not tempted at all! I really didn't see it!"
He clamped his trembling hands over his eyes, but a moment later, a gust swept past nearby, and a disciple pulled out the white bone yin-yang flower.
This was a disciple of the Greenstone Sect. His teleportation destination had been remarkably convenient: he had landed right inside the barrier, then fallen into the