Wang Xuan, with his spiritual eye, confirmed that the six had perished, their spirit forms reduced to ash. These beings, who had pursued him from the mysterious world, were all beyond the Herb Gathering realm, and their escape could have caused great trouble. 0

"Do you think just because you followed me here, you can do as you please?" Wang Xuan mused to himself, sitting at the stone table, fiddling with the golden flag. This object was indeed terrifying, living up to its reputation as a legendary weapon of slaughter. He put it away.0

"Is this really peach tree bark from the Flat Peach Garden?" he wondered, eyeing the black object on the table. It felt heavy in his hand, emitting a fragrance that reached his spirit, seeming to exist between physical matter and energy. The Flat Peach Garden, believed to be in a higher spiritual world, might not be just a non-physical place after all.0

"Hoping it's the bark of a heavenly herb!" Wang Xuan stored it in his fragment of blessed land. Even if it was just bark from the Flat Peach Garden, it might contain some medicinal properties beneficial in the Herb Gathering realm.0

The old man had left...0