That day, Little Phoenix, who had caused quite a stir in the Bright Moon Immortal Domain, returned to the valley, but this time it came back quietly, as if not wanting anyone to know.
It found Gu Changsheng, who was fishing by the fish pond, transformed into the size of a sparrow, and landed on his shoulder.
"Something up?"
Gu Changsheng asked.
"Qiang qiang!"
Little Phoenix nodded, and then it opened its mouth, and a divine herb flew out of its mouth. It had its own universe in its belly, often used to store things.
"Qiang qiang!"
Little Phoenix looked at the divine herb, telling Gu Changsheng.
Gu Changsheng naturally understood its meaning. He reached out and touched its cute little head, and said with a smile, "You little fellow are so considerate, you even know how to repay kindness."
Little Phoenix's meaning was simple. This divine herb was what it used to thank Gu Changsheng for not only helping it solve the people who bullied it some time ago, but also helping it heal its injuries. This was the gift it brought back for Gu Changsheng.
As for why it was hiding it from Yao Xian, the reason was also very simple.
Little Phoenix's mind is now just that of a child, who likes to play, but Yao Xian is afraid that it is too strong, and if it makes too much noise, it may hurt the innocent. So whenever Yao Xian has time, she teaches Little Phoenix what can and cannot be done, including not randomly snatching other people's things.
Although this divine herb of Little Phoenix was unowned, several Supreme Elders of the Sun Moon Sect were also nearby at the time. They also accidentally discovered this divine herb, and happened to meet Little Phoenix. But Little Phoenix thought that this divine herb was planted by them, and felt that it had snatched their things.
So now it is hiding it from Yao Xian, afraid to let Yao Xian know.
"It's not your fault." Gu Changsheng said with a chuckle.
"Qiang qiang?"
Little Phoenix asked if it was true.
Gu Changsheng nodded.
Little Phoenix was very convinced by Gu Changsheng's words. After learning that it had not done anything wrong, it flew around happily, and even flew into the fish pond to pick up a fish for Gu Changsheng and put it in the basket.
Seeing this, Gu Changsheng shook his head helplessly and put the poor fish back.
"Qiang qiang?"
Little Phoenix looked at Gu Changsheng in confusion.
"The joy of fishing lies in enjoying the process. If you really want fish, you can get a lot with a net. Moreover, with my strength, they will rush to become my meal with a hook of my finger."
Gu Changsheng said with a chuckle.
These ordinary fish are blessed to be eaten by him, and they can enjoy happiness in the next life.
"What are you telling it these things for? It doesn't understand anyway."
At this time, Yao Xian, dressed in plain clothes, walked over. Her long hair was casually tied up with a hairpin. She was carrying a small basket in her hand, which was full of flowers.
Over the years, Yao Xian's temperament has become more and more mature, and now she exudes a kind of intellectual beauty. If her cultivation was not still very weak, Gu Changsheng would have transformed into a wolf and eaten her.
"It will understand sooner or later." Gu Changsheng said with a smile.
Yao Xian also smiled lightly, and then she noticed the divine herb beside her.
She had seen many divine herbs. There was a medicinal garden in the Yao family, which was full of divine herbs, and even a few immortal herbs, so she was not too surprised.
"Little Phoenix, why didn't you tell me when you came back? Have you caused trouble outside again?"
Yao Xian looked at Little Phoenix. She knew this little guy too well. Although she had been teaching it some things, Little Phoenix, with the mind of a child, would forget what she taught as long as it was happy playing. Fortunately, Little Phoenix had not caused any major disasters these years.
"Qiang qiang!"
Little Phoenix shook its head, saying that it had not caused any trouble.
"Really? Then did you find this divine herb?" Yao Xian asked again.
Little Phoenix nodded, telling her "qiang qiang".
Yao Xian was delighted to learn that Little Phoenix had specially found this divine herb to thank Gu Changsheng.
"Not bad, you're a little more sensible." Yao Xian praised. As long as it wasn't snatching other people's things, the unowned things in the wild could naturally be taken by those who were capable.
"Qiang qiang!"
Receiving the master's praise, Little Phoenix fluttered its wings excitedly in the air, like a child who had received a lollipop.
"But why is this divine herb so listless?"
Yao Xian looked at the divine herb in front of her. It had nine and a half leaves. Why was it said to be nine and a half leaves? Because there were nine complete leaves growing on the stem, and one leaf had only half a leaf, and this half leaf was not broken by something, but was born like this.
Just like some creatures are born incomplete, this divine herb is in this state now.
It was lying on the ground. If it weren't for the powerful life essence on its body, Yao Xian wouldn't have been able to feel that it was a divine herb.
Moreover, Yao Xian also found that she couldn't tell what kind of divine herb it was.
Divine herbs are also divided into many types. The most common are life-extending divine herbs, whose fruits can extend the life of a Supreme Elder for another lifetime.
The rarer ones are auxiliary ones, such as the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree and the Bodhi Ancient Tree, which can help cultivators understand the Great Dao.
And the even rarer ones are the parasol divine tree and the hibiscus divine tree. Phoenixes perch on parasol trees. The appearance of the parasol divine tree is often accompanied by the birth of phoenixes, while the hibiscus divine tree can give birth to the legendary Golden Crow.
But Yao Xian felt that the divine herb in front of her was not in these three categories, which made her curious.
"What kind is it?" Yao Xian asked, as if asking what kind of flowers and plants it belonged to.
"Strictly speaking, it's no longer a medicine." Gu Changsheng said.
"Then what is it?" Yao Xian asked curiously.
"Spirit!"
"Spirit?"
Gu Changsheng nodded and said, "It was originally just an ordinary weed. It accidentally gave birth to spiritual consciousness and grew to the stage of a divine herb after countless years."
Gu Changsheng's tone was very light, but Yao Xian could already imagine how difficult it was for a weed to grow into a divine herb. It was even more difficult than a mortal becoming an immortal through his own efforts.
People can still help people, but how can weeds help weeds?
Yao Xian did not interrupt Gu Changsheng and listened quietly. Even Little Phoenix fell obediently on Yao Xian's shoulder and did not make a sound.
"If a divine herb wants to continue to evolve, there are usually two paths. First, it has a great opportunity to be promoted to an immortal herb, but neither immortal herbs nor divine herbs have the powerful strength to protect themselves. Second, it gives up its body and transforms into a human form, and cultivates from scratch. There is a demon emperor in the mortal world who is a divine herb transformed."
"But this weed's heart is higher than the sky. It didn't choose either of these two paths, but instead opened up a third path by itself. It wanted to transform into a human form and didn't want to start all over again and rebuild its life."
"Unfortunately, this third path is not tolerated by the heavens, so it failed. Perhaps because it was originally a weed, as the saying goes, 'Wildfires cannot burn it out, the spring breeze blows and it grows again.' Its vitality is extremely tenacious, and even if it fails, it survives."
"It can even be said that it is already half successful."
Finally, Gu Changsheng pointed to the half leaf on the divine herb's body.
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