Li Xiaoya and the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning walked up to the fence outside one of the herb fields. Gazing at the glittering medicinal plants covering the ground, neither could quite contain his excitement. The Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning murmured their names as though counting his own household treasures. "Heavens! Purple Ahan Spring Fruit! Cold Crow Spirit Grass with nine-colored flowers, thirteen-leaf Purple Star Palm Godleaf... Hmm? What's that?" Suddenly, he gave a startled exclamation and pointed at a plant with eight branches extending from it, clearly unable to identify it.
"Gasp! That looks like the legendary Eight-Headed Demon Spirit Fruit!" Li Xiaoya added from beside him.
"Eight-Headed Demon Spirit Fruit? Didn't that go extinct long ago?" the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning exclaimed.
"Hey! What are you two babbling about? Hurry up and harvest the spirit herbs!" Old Dragon Head urged from the side. Never mind knowing these plants-he had never even heard their names before. He found it rather strange. The Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning was renowned throughout the world as an alchemy master, so of course he would know them. But this greenhorn Li Xiaoya actually knew their names too, which left him somewhat astonished.
"Uh! All right!" Li Xiaoya and the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning exchanged glances and hastily answered.
"This purple Ahan Spring Fruit has a volatile temperament! It's a fire-attribute spirit herb, so it's best harvested and stored using ice implements!" With that, the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning patted his Storage Pouch and took out a small transparent knife shimmering with blue light. With his other hand, he produced a jade box gleaming with cold light. He touched the purple Ahan Spring Fruit with the knife, and the fruit dropped into the box. An astonishing surge of fire-attribute spiritual