A lotus flower was in full bloom, its leaves rimmed with gold. It bore a seed pod so heavy it bent the stalk.
Xue Chan made a grasping motion with her hand. Her ten fingers danced in succession, as graceful as a night-blooming cereus unfurling in the quiet dark.
A single Golden Light Lotus Seed flew out and landed in her delicate hand.
'It only produced one Enlightenment Lotus Seed. A pity... The kind I truly need, a True Intent Lotus Seed—the crystallized essence of a Ten Thousand Years Spirit Plant containing a trace of the Power of the Great Dao—is as hard to find as they say.'
Xue Chan carefully stored the Enlightenment Lotus Seed and, without a backward glance, flew toward the next location on her map.
The Lotus Secret Realm always had several spots for outside Core Formation Cultivators. Over the years, people had compiled maps based on the oral and written accounts of their predecessors.
