It seemed it could already imagine what awaited it... being skinned alive and cut into pieces to refine pills, or being eaten alive.
For a divine herb's medicinal potency would dissipate upon its death. Only while divine herbs like them were still alive did they retain their medicinal potency.
So being caught would certainly end badly, perhaps even with great cruelty.
It also knew how useful the divinity within its body was to other species.
Its mother had told it that, whatever kind of animal faced a life-or-death crisis, consuming them could bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones.
So it had to be careful outside, especially when encountering humans.
Terror and despair showed on the little spirit ginseng's face as it looked at the people surrounding it, its expression pleading for mercy.
It feared death too!
It feared a fate worse than death even more!
The bearded man laughed even more heartily at the little spirit ginseng's terrified expression. "Look, this little thing even has expressions. A divine herb indeed! If we catch it and take it to the Three Great Sect, we're sure to get a fine opportunity in return. There are probably only one or two of these in the entire Divine Realm."
"To think we'd be the ones to find it! All our painstaking scheming wasn't wasted."
"Hahahaha! You're right, senior brother."
They slowly closed in on the little spirit ginseng, blocking its escape, their eyes filled with greed!
The little spirit ginseng closed its eyes in despair. Remembering what its mother had told it, it began trembling all over.
Just then, another spirit ginseng suddenly appeared behind them and launched a surprise attack at the bearded man's back.
Bang!
A leaf sliced open the bearded man's back, drawing blood. He