Some of these miracle herbs of heaven literally developed a mind of their own. A mind of their own, in the sense that, they could tell when they were about to be devoured or in this case used for alchemy. If they were given more time to grow in the future, they could gain even gain enough intelligence to cultivate as martial artists.
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The 100 year Blood Yang flower grew even more restless as it continued to smash onto the wall of energy Nero created. Nero remained indifferent to the struggles of the 100 year Blood Yang flower. If it were an ordinary alchemist, they would have had their divine sea injured by now, because the wall of energy was created from their divine sense which was directly linked to their divine sea. However, Nero was already prepared for this scenario. Before continuing the process, he had restored himself to his peak condition so he had more than enough strength to engage the 100 year Blood Yang medicinal essence in a battle.