Ling Wushuang and the others had not climbed up for long when Lei Yuxiao and the others behind them arrived at the location of the Five-Headed Lion's Mane Herb.
"Brother Yuxiao, look over there!"
Upon smelling the medicinal fragrance of the Five-Headed Lion's Mane Herb, a Heavenly Firmament Realm Heaven Yang Clan looked over and immediately shouted out.
This shout immediately attracted everyone's attention, and everyone looked in the direction the Heaven Yang Clan cultivator was pointing.
"This fragrance... it must be from a rare herb that's at least a billion years old."
Although Lei Yuxiao had not yet determined what kind of spiritual herb it was, he could tell its age by its fragrance.
Upon hearing the word "ten billion years," the eyes of several Heavenly Firmament Realm from the Eight Great Imperial Clans immediately lit up.
These are all rare treasures in the Nine Heavens. Even if their own clans possess spiritual herbs of this age, they would never get a chance to grow them.
But this one in front of us, whoever gets their hands on it, owns it.
The members of the Eight Great Imperial Clans exchanged glances, each harboring their own thoughts.
Lei Yuxiao sensed something was amiss and quickly spoke up, " Ling Wushuang would have definitely found this billion-year-old spiritual herb when they passed by that spot, so why didn't they pick it? Everyone should think about this carefully."
These few words made Yan Xishan and the others fall into deep thought.
Such treasures were impossible for Ling Wushuang and his companions not to be tempted.
But why didn't they take it?
Could there be something wrong with this medicinal herb?
"Is it Lin Heng?"
"I vaguely heard him shout from below."
"Although I didn't hear clearly what Lin Heng shouted, now that I think about it, he seemed to have shouted from around this spot."
Yan Xishan suddenly awoke.
Lei Yuxiao nodded in agreement. "Don't forget, Lin Heng did indeed display some special abilities in these ruins. Although we didn't see anything wrong, perhaps Lin Heng did."
Lei Yuxiao's analysis made the Yan Xishan group nod in agreement.
Only this explanation can explain why Ling Wushuang and the others did not harm this billion-year-old spiritual herb.
The reason has been found, but it is not easy to give up such a spiritual herb that is impossible to obtain outside.
"Brother Yuxiao, are we really giving up?"
After glancing at the Five-Headed Lion's Mane Herb, Yan Xishan asked with some inner conflict.
"Snort!"
Lei Yuxiao snorted lightly and said calmly, "Now that we're on Heavenly Mountain, our cultivation levels are both sealed by that invisible restriction. If we really encounter any trouble, we'll only face death."
"Is your life more important, or a magical herb? The choice is yours."
After Lei Yuxiao finished speaking, he no longer hesitated and resolutely abandoned the Five-Headed Lion's Mane Herb that had existed for a billion years, and continued to climb upwards.
Yan Xishan and the other three exchanged glances, shook their heads helplessly, and chose to follow his advice.
The five continued climbing, but just as they approached the level of the Five-Headed Lion's Mane Herb, the Heaven Yang Clan at the Heavenly Firmament Realm couldn't help but glance to the side.
In that one glance, his greed was magnified infinitely.
"Obtaining this spiritual herb could save me at least a billion years of arduous cultivation, so why not take it?"
A resolute glint flashed in the eyes of the Heaven Yang Clan cultivator, and while the others continued climbing, he quietly moved toward the Five-Headed Lion's Mane Herb.
He was already closest to the Five-Headed Lion's Mane Herb, less than a few meters away, and quickly moved over.
Upon seeing the five monkey-faced flowers, the Heaven Yang Clan cultivators were overjoyed.
This thing is incredibly helpful for soul repair.
Reaching the Primordial Chaos realm means relying more on the power of the soul to draw upon the Primordial Chaos World Power Primordial Chaos World its laws for combat.
However, if the soul is damaged, it will significantly reduce combat effectiveness.
However, the repair of the soul is different from the repair of physical damage.
You sustained severe injuries during the battle, but with sufficient energy, you can recover quickly.
However, soul restoration mostly relies on time, and this process is extremely long.
Just like in the Primordial Realm, if the soul is injured, it is impossible to recover without hundreds of thousands of years.
The higher one's cultivation level, the more difficult it becomes to repair one's soul.
It would be a real shame to waste such a long period of time!
If we don't rely on time to repair it, then we can only rely on external forces.
One method is to use spiritual herbs that can repair the soul.
Unfortunately, these kinds of spiritual herbs are the rarest of all.
Upon seeing a spiritual herb that could heal the soul, and one that was a billion years old, the Heaven Yang Clan cultivator was immediately consumed by greed, losing all reason.
"Hmph! Such a good thing, you might regret it for the rest of your life if you miss it."
"You'd rather spend endless years filled with regret, but I'd rather not."
As they spoke, the Heaven Yang Clan cultivator glanced up at Lei Yuxiao and the others above. Seeing that they hadn't noticed them, the Heaven Yang Clan cultivator reached out and grabbed the root of the Five-Headed Lion's Mane Herb, pulling it out by the roots.
Clutching Five-Headed Lion's Mane Herb in his hand, the Heaven Yang Clan cultivator greedily inhaled the soul-soothing fragrance, pressing them against his face.
"Nothing happened, right?"
Amidst his self-satisfaction, he didn't forget to let out a cold snort.
However, just as the Heaven Yang Clan cultivator was about to put the Five-Headed Lion's Mane Herb into his storage ring, a sudden change occurred.
With a loud 'boom,' the mountain behind the Five-Headed Lion's Mane Herb suddenly exploded.
'roar!'
Immediately following, an angry roar erupted from the hole created by the explosion in the mountainside.
The Heaven Yang Clan cultivator's expression changed drastically. Under his horrified gaze, a monster with a single eye and a giant mouth poked its head out of the cave entrance.
Strangely enough, this monster had only one eye and a gaping maw on its enormous head, with no other facial features.
As its head peeked out of the hole, the one-eyed creature fixed its gaze on the Five-Headed Lion's Mane Herb held in the hands of the Heaven Yang Clan cultivator.
Seeing this, the Heaven Yang Clan expert dared not have any more greed and hurriedly offered up the Five-Headed Lion's Mane Herb he was holding.
"I'm... I'm sorry, I didn't know this spiritual herb was guarded by you."
His voice trembled, and his eyes were filled with endless regret.
Such a rare spiritual herb should naturally be guarded by Spirit Beast. I've explored the Nine Heavens for treasures more than once or twice, how could I have forgotten this?
The one-eyed monster looked at the Five-Headed Lion's Mane Herb that were presented to it, opened its huge mouth, and bit down on them.
This bite wasn't just about Five-Headed Lion's Mane Herb; it also bit off the arm of a powerful member of the Heaven Yang Clan.
"Ah!!!"
His arm was bitten off, blood gushed out, and the pain made him let out a shrill scream.
Lei Yuxiao and the others above had naturally heard the commotion as soon as the monster broke through the mountain.
Seeing the monster bite off the arm of a powerful Heaven Yang Clan, everyone gasped in horror.
Yan Xishan and the others secretly cast grateful glances at Lei Yuxiao.
If it weren't for his rational judgment just now, if they had really attacked those Five-Headed Lion's Mane Herb creatures, wouldn't they have ended up with severed arms, or even lost their lives?