At Healer Xi's desperate plea, the Elder Council granted him a period of time.
If he failed to change the nature of the Red Spirit Flowers within that time, he would have to eliminate all of them.
"What you're trying to do is like asking a virus not to infect cells, a parasite not to be parasitic, or bacteria not to divide… Xi, you are doomed to fail. Wake up and face reality."
The Elders left him with those words and departed, leaving his companion behind to monitor him. Once the time was up, all the Red Spirit Flowers had to be eliminated.
After the Elders left, Xi immediately returned to the Red Spirit Flower Valley.
"Stop releasing pollen!" he commanded all the Red Spirit Flowers.
"Father, what is pollen?" the Red Spirit Flowers asked, confused.
"It's this... this fine, red dust," Xi said, pointing to the tiny grains of pollen on their petals.
