"Why?" Xiao Hua looked Bai Fei up and down, puzzled. "Could there be other benefits to going to the Lost Land?"
"Please listen to Bai explain!" Bai Fei said confidently. "Bai believes that, first, this Nascent Soul cultivation method is ultimately based on spiritual roots. We cultivators may not necessarily be able to use it!"
Xiao Hua's expression changed, and he nodded somewhat blankly. "Indeed, Fellow Daoist Bai is absolutely right!"
"Second..." Bai Fei continued, "you and I, as well as rogue cultivators such as True Person Yuankong—forget it, True Person Yuankong has already explained this reason, so Bai will not repeat himself. In short, better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. In the Celestial Alliance, we are merely insignificant Nascent Soul cultivators, but once we reach the Lost Land, we will become Nascent Soul Grandmasters. Everything needed for cultivation can be taken at hand. Why not?"
"That... seems to make some sense!" Xiao Hua hesitated, then hurriedly added, "But since it is the Lost Land, wouldn't the spiritual herbs within be scarce as well? If we go there, wouldn't that be worse than remaining in the Celestial Alliance?"
"As for the specifics, Bai has never been there and cannot speak recklessly," Bai Fei said. "However, Bai believes that since the Daoist sects have declined, spiritual herbs must grow all over the mountains and plains. No one would recognize them. There might even be spiritual herbs thousands or tens of thousands of years old!"
"Perhaps..." Xiao Hua answered vaguely.
At last, Bai Fei said sincerely, "Whether Fellow Daoist goes or not, Bai is preparing to go! And Bai believes his judgment cannot be wrong! Once Bai reaches the Lost Land, he will certainly be all alone. True Person Yuankong, Zhuang Chen, and Yu