"Is it an Immortal Medicine?"
"No, it's a He Shou Wu that has evolved into a half-divine medicine!"
Lin Jia, Yao Xi, An Miaoyi, Little White Tiger, the Jade Lake Holy Maiden, and the others were all utterly astonished.
They had never expected to encounter a legendary half-divine medicine here.
This was the ancestor of He Shou Wu, a divine herb nurtured by heaven and earth that had grown for untold ages. It breathed in the essence of the sun and moon, its body brimming with boundless, inexhaustible essence qi.
It could not leap through the air like an Immortal Medicine, but it could travel through the earth's veins. Only a Source Heavenly Master like the Eastern Emperor could catch it.
Apart from its verdant vines and leaves, the old He Shou Wu stood over half a meter tall. Its entire body was golden and gave off a rich fragrance as it knelt there, trembling.
Aged tears fell from the He Shou Wu as it prostrated itself before the Eastern Emperor and the others, pleading bitterly. It transmitted a faint consciousness, begging Taiyi to spare its life.
Like Immortal Medicines, such divine herbs found it difficult to develop powerful divine sense. Their medicinal bodies could live forever, yet they lacked heaven-reaching cultivation and could not protect themselves.
"Don't be afraid. From now on, you can follow me..."
Taiyi's eyes shone as he studied the He Shou Wu and said with a smile, "I have a Divine Spring Eye here, and I've planted Immortal Medicines as well. I can ensure that you won't deteriorate or wither..."
"Besides, you needn't worry. I won't kill you outright. All you need to do is contribute some medicinal liquid when I need it!"
"What?"
It was not only the He Shou Wu that was filled