"Golden Lock and Golden Peach," came the prompt reply.

"Good job. However, these two herbs being golden is purely coincidental and they are otherwise unrelated."

The two golden flowers on the herbarium: Golden Lock and Golden Peach. The poem mentions the Golden Lock as something that 'locks heavenly secrets.’ It sounds impressive, but it doesn't work wonders just by consumption. On the contrary, the Golden Lock is an extremely mild herb, mild enough to neutralize the potent Panlong Ginseng and Nine Divine Tunes, making it an excellent auxiliary for many cultivators.

With the Golden Lock, even the most intense medicinal properties can become suitable for consumption. The world’s most potent herbs, Panlong Ginseng and Nine Divine Tunes, can be neutralized by this herb, meaning there’s no herb it can’t harmonize.

Having the Golden Lock is tantamount to owning all the continent’s herbs. Regardless of an herb's inherent nature, it can become compatible with the cultivator's constitution.

With the Golden Lock, water-element cultivators can consume fire-element herbs to cultivate mixed water-fire techniques, gaining an additional element and compensating for innate deficiencies in their techniques.

In theory, one could cultivate all elemental techniques with this divine herb. Though no one in history has achieved this, there have always been cultivators practicing two or three techniques simultaneously. Whether they used Golden Lock is unknown, but naturally possessing dual or multiple elemental constitutions is rare.

In essence, the Golden Lock is not that rare compared to elusive divine herbs like Ku Xuan Vine and Yinchenhao; its appearance is relatively common.

The second golden herb, Golden Peach, serves a completely different purpose. Its effects are somewhat similar to the Ice Pool Lotus, which aids in comprehending the Dao and peeking into heavenly secrets. The Golden Peach also helps in understanding the Dao but focuses on realizing one’s own Dao.

While the Ice Pool Lotus is ideal for peak Emperor Realm experts looking to refine their path towards true immortality, the Golden Peach is effective for all levels. Though it doesn't grant insights into the realm of true immortality, it helps one perfectly understand their own Dao, correcting any personal deficiencies or deviations in their path.

The Ice Pool Lotus refines a path aligned towards true immortality, whereas the Golden Peach perfects one’s unique Dao. Cultivation often involves missteps or areas of lacking; the Golden Peach can help perfect an individual's path—arguably more impactful than the Ice Pool Lotus.

In battles across realms, the completion of one's own Dao can allow a lower-level cultivator to contend with higher a realm opponent. Thus, even a land immortal might not guar

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