Such rare treasures would spark heated altercations even between paragons. Practitioners would generally store such an ingredient carefully and wait until they found the necessary ingredients to refine everything into a seventh-grade pill capable of aiding one in a breakthrough. Severin, however, faced an unfortunate situation of having to consume the ingredient to secure a breakthrough to level eight supreme saint.
Though there was no doubt about the herb's ability to propel one into making a breakthrough to paragon, it proved less cost-effective than the pill's efficacy in reaching the level of a royal paragon. As a result, most practitioners would choose to use it as an ingredient for the pill rather than consuming it.
Deep down, Raymond was getting envious of Severin and began to wonder why he had yet to be lucky enough to come across such items. Nevertheless, he did not let his jealousy get the better of him and retained some measure of rational thinking. Were he not from the same sect as Severin, he would have had no hesitation in snatching the herb from Severin.
However, he had already decided to strike up a good friendship with Severin. Furthermore, it would be rather foolish of him to make an enemy out of Severin just for the sake of an herb. After all, he recognized that Severin was a strong individual who made progress at breakneck speed. He nodded and assured Severin, "Don't worry. I'll keep watch over you."
He led Radyn and the other disciples away so the turbulence in spiritual energy would not affect the disciples too much later.
Severin was appreciative of Raymond's understanding and offered some guidance to Diane and the girls. "I think you should descend the mountain too. The breakthrough might cause instability in the surrounding spiritual energy and produce some unusual phenomenon. The strong pressure will probably extend several hundred miles away, and I wouldn't want any of you to be injured."
A look of worry appeared in Diane's eyes. She was no longer a newbie to the world of attainment, so she knew just how precious the Fire Phoenix Snow Lotus was! It was no exaggeration to say that even paragons would froth at the mouth at such a valuable item!
She communicated with him through her divine senses, saying, "It's such a valuable herb, Severin. Don't you think it'll be such a waste to just eat it like that? Won't this attract attention and spark jealousy in other people?"
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