Xuan Yuanjun's words made Huang Xiao's heart sink.
Sure enough, the first thought these Old Fools had upon hearing about the Soaring Immortal Fruit was still to refine pills.
"If that is the case, then I'm afraid I cannot help you, Senior," Huang Xiao said gravely.
"What do you mean?" Xuan Yuanjun asked, somewhat puzzled.
"The Soaring Immortal Fruit is a friend of mine," Huang Xiao said.
"Xuan Yuanjun, don't think of refining pills whenever you hear about exotic flowers and plants," Ji Xuanying said. "Heaven and Earth Rare Treasures like those have long since gained sentience. They are little different from people."
"Back in the Martial World, I owed a great deal to the Soaring Immortal Fruit. Without him, I would have died long ago," Huang Xiao said.
"I understand." Xuan Yuanjun nodded. "Without refining the Soaring Immortal Fruit into pills, his aura alone probably won't be enough to restore me completely."
Given the Soaring Immortal Fruit's relationship with Huang Xiao, he could hardly keep talking about refining pills.
"If the Soaring Immortal Fruit isn't enough, what about the Heavenly Immortal Fruit?" Huang Xiao asked.
"The Heavenly Immortal Fruit?" Xuan Yuanjun pondered for a moment. "If it is the Heavenly Immortal Fruit, there is hope of healing my injuries even without refining it into pills. Wait, do you have a Heavenly Immortal Fruit-a lead on one?"
Ji Xuanying's brows furrowed slightly. "Do you know about that fellow nurturing a Heavenly Immortal Fruit? And you found the place where he was nurturing it?"
"You are right, Senior Ji," Huang Xiao replied. "I discovered where the Longevity Daoist intended to nurture the Heavenly Immortal Fruit. It was inside the Last Spirit Land."
"Then your Eldest Senior Brother brought the Heavenly Immortal Fruit out?" Delight appeared on Xuan Yuanjun's face.
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