"A mature Life Flower?" Li Xiaoya exclaimed in surprise, visibly tempted. Then realization struck him. The Yellow Ridge Gate held the Yellow Territory exclusively, so it might really possess a mature Life Flower. What puzzled him was why it valued him so highly.
However, Li Xiaoya was actually selling himself short. A cultivator at merely the Great Void Stage had crossed an entire district alone-something even late Great Void Stage cultivators rarely accomplished. It was not just the immense distance; the dangers along the way were too numerous to recount. Such a feat truly required a cultivator with great divine abilities. Most importantly, there was Li Xiaoya's aura. Huang Hao, himself at the middle Great Void Stage, had sensed danger from him...
"Exactly! Although I don't know the precise effects of the Soul-Restoring Purple Vitality Pill, mature Life Flowers are renowned throughout our District 422. Apart from a very few Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that increase vitality, nothing is better! Even if it cannot heal your friend's injuries, it should still be tremendously helpful!" Huang Hao spoke with absolute confidence. Seeing that Li Xiaoya was already tempted, he paused briefly before hastily continuing, "As long as you're willing to help, you won't have to join our Yellow Ridge Gate as an elder! You only need to lend us your strength!"
"I wouldn't have to become an elder?" Li Xiaoya asked in bewilderment. He still hesitated inwardly. There was no free lunch under heaven. He could not rule out the possibility that Huang Hao had ulterior motives or was concealing much of the truth. The discrepancies between his account and the Mouse Venerable's alone were highly suspicious. Naturally, Li Xiaoya would not agree so easily. With these thoughts in mind, he put on a hesitant expression...
"However!" Seeing this, Huang