A large patch of plants less than a hundred years old grew nearby, probably from the seeds of those older Purple Orchid Grass plants.
Purple Orchid Grass was one of the main ingredients for refining Healing Pills and was widely used in the Immortal Realm. These plants over five hundred years old could be used to refine Supreme Healing Pills.
Li Dalong carefully harvested all the Purple Orchid Grass over three hundred years old, then gathered several dozen plants less than a hundred years old to plant inside the Heaven and Earth Pearl.
He left the rest unharvested so that cultivators who came later could reap something, and so the population here would not die out.
Having harvested so much well-aged immortal medicine at once, Li Dalong continued deeper into Heavenly Demon Mountain in high spirits.
After crossing a hill, he suddenly detected three cultivators with his divine sense. Li Dalong immediately stopped, concealed his aura, and stood motionless, quietly listening to their conversation.
That was because he had heard the three discussing something.
"Have you heard? There's an ancient ruin deep in Heavenly Demon Mountain, supposedly a treasure trove left behind by a Quasi-Saint senior," one voice said.
"Hmph, that place is fraught with danger. I heard it's riddled with traps. Even Great Luo Golden Immortal experts don't dare enter lightly." Another voice carried a measure of apprehension.
"But if we really found that Quasi-Saint senior's treasures, wouldn't we ascend to heaven in a single step?" The third voice was full of greed and longing.
Something stirred in Li Dalong's heart. He had little interest in these so-called treasures. At most, these seniors' cave abodes contained pills, immortal artifacts, cultivation method inheritances, and the like. If the cave abode was large enough, the immortal medicine inside might be somewhat