Lu Ren followed Nie Xiaochi as she continued searching the Ancient Medicine Garden.
Along the way, Nie Xiaochi found quite a few rare medicinal herbs.
Each time she found one, she stopped, carefully picked it, and placed it in a jade box.
Following beside her, Lu Ren was secretly astonished.
Many herbs hidden in mountain streams, rock crevices, and even deep underground could not escape her senses.
"Though her soul hasn't reached the Five-Leaf Realm, she's probably cultivated it to the very limit of the Four-Leaf Realm!"
Lu Ren marveled inwardly.
With the Medicine-Seeking Secret Art she had cultivated as well, ordinary Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures stood no chance of escaping her detection.
Those herbs were so rare that even Lu Ren could not identify them.
Yet after a month of searching, they still found no trace of the Dreamshade Flower.
Suddenly—
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The sound of figures tearing through the air came from the distance.
A large number of cultivators, as though they had discovered something, flew toward the same place.
"Could they have found an opportunity?"
Surprise crossed Lu Ren's face.
Nie Xiaochi sent her soul senses probing in that direction.
Soon, she caught a faint, unusual floral scent.
"Someone must have found the Dreamshade Flowers!"
Nie Xiaochi's expression changed. "Let's hurry over!"
With that, she picked up speed and flew toward the gathering crowd.
Lu Ren leaped after her, following close behind.
Soon, they followed the crowd into the depths of the Ancient Medicine Garden.
Before them lay an enormous flower garden.
All manner of exotic flowers and grasses grew within it. Petals of every color swayed in the wind, and a rich fragrance filled the air.
Scattered throughout the garden were dozens of strange flowers with a distinctive appearance.
Each was about the