Pu Yanlan nodded, picked the nearest pillar, and lightly touched the engraved dragon pattern on it. The pillar had no reaction. Pu Yanlan was a bit at a loss when the ancient woman's voice said,
"Try another one!"
After trying three pillars, on the fourth, as soon as her hand made contact, the dragon engraved on the pillar suddenly trembled and then, as if coming to life, slowly wound its way up the pillar. Pu Yanlan looked up as it spiraled upward until it stopped at the top. The old woman's voice betrayed a hint of surprise,
"Good, good, actually a full-leveled Fire Spirit Root, very good..."
Pu Yanlan was stunned for a moment and thought to herself,
"Fire Spirit Root? Wasn't it a Wood Spirit? Does that mean I can't go to Xiufeng Mountain?"
The old woman's voice seemed to know that she had some connection with Elder Xu and spoke up,