Calm down! I need to calm down!
Yi Yun told himself that. He knew that he was faced with a great opportunity.
If he could pick that herb, there would be great benefits awaiting him!
But picking that herb was easier said than done!
Yi Yun’s cultivation was too weak. A human sage may easily pick such treasured herbs, but it will be extremely difficult for him!
However, having a low cultivation level had its benefits!
Since the primordial herb had a spirit, it probably had a certain amount of intelligence and could tell the strength of a herb-picker.
It was because he was weak, that it did not take Yi Yun seriously, daring to appear in front of Yi Yun and even using its magic to confuse and tease Yi Yun.
If Yi Yun was a human sage, it would have moved far away. Trying to use this magic on a human sage was courting death.
By taking him lightly, it gave Yi Yun his greatest advantage!
Of course, the primordial herb did not know that Yi Yun could use the Purple Crystal to accurately pinpoint its location.
“What should I do?” Yi Yun racked his brains.
He did not look at the primordial herb anymore. Since it had formed a spirit, if he were to keep looking at it, it would realize that and be on the alert.
“I shall pretend I can’t find its location and I will give the matter further thought!”
With this decision, Yi Yun pretended to be within the illusion, and dazed around, unable to distinguish North from South.
At the same time, Yi Yun maintained the energy vision. At the corner of his eye, he was secretly observing the primordial herb.
Yi Yun realized that the primordial herb was nearby swaying around, as if it was watching a good show.
This rascal!
How could Yi Yun feel good being teased by a herb?
Oh?
Yi Yun suddenly realized that the Blood Yang Flower had quietly shifted its position into a very secluded mountain corner. It had tunneled much deeper into the ground this time round.
It suddenly dawned on Yi Yun. The primordial herb had used the illusion to confuse him, to prevent him from stealing the Blood Yang Flower.
The moment he wanted to pluck the Blood Yang Flower, the primordial herb appeared. It was obviously not a coincidence.
Maybe it was protecting the Blood Yang Flower. Or it could even be that the primordial had accidentally found this Blood Yang Flower and it was planning to nurture the fruit before absorbing it.
Some primordial herbs would nurture high-ranked herbs before stealing their energy essence to aid their own growth!
This was similar to some primordial beasts who protect a spiritual plant for thousands of years. When the spiritual plant blossomed, the primordial beast would swallow it.
Yi Yun suspected that this was the situation with the primordial herb!