When Xiang Yanxiu reached this point, he paused. Under his gaze, Li Yan nodded.
"In such circumstances, directly attempting to refine the pill would amount to no more than a test. If it succeeded, all well and good, but if it failed, all the materials would be ruined. Senior probably did not gather many sets of materials!"
Even those who were not pill cultivators understood the reason behind this. Besides, Xiang Yanxiu had said he had "searched painstakingly." Sure enough, Xiang Yanxiu nodded slightly and spoke again. "It is far more than simply having few sets. These materials are exceedingly difficult to gather. I paid an enormous price and only barely managed to assemble one set. Unwilling as I was, I did not dare act rashly for a long time.
"Later, I settled myself and began searching again. Many years passed, but Heaven does not fail those with determination. At last, I obtained a jade slip from a Demon Race clan. It recorded certain matters.
"I found a hidden clue within it. Somewhere in the central region of the Heavenly Demon Grassland, there had once been a powerful clan. When that clan reached the height of its strength, it moved into the depths of the Heavenly Demon Grassland.
"This spiritual plant had once appeared within that clan. It was called the 'Seven Forgetting Chrysanthemum.' Have you ever heard of it, young friend?"
Li Yan immediately shook his head.
"This junior truly does not know of this spiritual plant!"
In truth, Li Yan did know of the Seven Forgetting Chrysanthemum. It was indeed an ancient spiritual plant, one rarely encountered in the present Immortal Spirit Realm. At the very least, Li Yan had visited countless markets of every size, yet he had never seen one.
Even in Yellow Qi Valley, where