Chapter 516: The Tasselled Ancient Lotus

After clearing all the useless pills from the side hall, Ye Feng left satisfied. Tens of thousands of holy-grade pills were a considerable fortune for him. Though they were currently useless, there was a high chance they could be reforged into good pills after being remade by Jiu Fang.

Leaving the side hall, Ye Feng and Shi Tou rushed toward Bai Yiyi’s location. Bai Yiyi was patiently waiting on the steps in front of the side hall.

“How did you come so fast?” Bai Yiyi couldn’t help but ask when she saw them arrive. According to her estimate, it should take at least as long as it takes to drink a cup of tea before Ye Feng would return. Yet in just two or three minutes, he and Shi Tou had already come out.

“Don’t even ask. That damned side hall was full of useless pills. It was lucky we didn’t smash them all; the boss took them all away,” Shi Tou said, clearly annoyed.

“What’s the use of useless pills?” Bai Yiyi also looked at Ye Feng in confusion.

“I have my uses for them. Don’t worry,” Ye Feng replied, unwilling to explain too much—more explanation only led to more problems.

He then turned his attention to the formation above the side hall. It was an extremely complex composite formation, composed of layers of illusionary, trapping, and killing arrays stacked on top of each other. Compared to the one he had entered before, it was a hundred times harder. A single mistake could easily trap someone in a deadly situation.

With a serious expression, Ye Feng observed the outer part of the formation while quickly breaking it down into basic arrays in his mind. He had never seen such a composite formation before, and most of the small arrays within were unfamiliar to him as well. He could only rely on the fundamental principles of formations to decipher it.

“I wonder what’s hidden in this side hall. It’s probably something valuable,” Ye Feng murmured to himself.

“Follow me in. Be careful not to step in the wrong place!” After a moment, Ye Feng stepped inside, followed by Shi Tou and Bai Yiyi.

After passing through the formation and pushing open the door of the side hall, the three were stunned.

There was a giant lotus flower blooming right in the center of the side hall, with a large pool of clear water beneath it. Though called a pool, it was actually a huge pit filled with water inside the side hall.

The lotus was fully bloomed, its eight translucent blue petals emitting a faint glow. From the green lotus heart, various colored lotus tendrils extended into the water, creating gentle ripples.

“It’s so beautiful…” Bai Yiyi couldn’t help but exclaim in awe.

“Is this the Flowing Tassel Ancient Lotus?” Ye Feng raised his eyebrows slightly. Although he didn’t recognize most of the plants in the Ancient Divine Realm, he knew this one.
“Is this really the Flowing Tassel Ancient Lotus?” Bai Yiyi and Shi Tou had clearly also heard of it, but they had only heard of it without ever seeing it.
“No wonder it wasn’t taken away,” Ye Feng suddenly realized.
“Why? The Flowing Tassel Ancient Lotus is also a precious treasure in the Ancient Divine Realm, right?” Bai Yiyi asked curiously.
“The Flowing Tassel Ancient Lotus is quite picky about its growing environment. It can’t be kept in a sealed space for more than ten breaths, otherwise it will wither and turn to ashes, losing all its medicinal value. That’s why it can’t be carried around in a storage ring,” Ye Feng shook his head. “The Danquan Sect must have failed to come up with a good way to transplant it. They also didn’t want to destroy this rare plant, so they simply left it behind, hoping to accumulate merits by passing it on to future generations.”
“In that case, it’s really a pity,” Bai Yiyi said regretfully. “We can’t take it either.”
Ye Feng also frowned slightly. He really couldn’t think of a good way to transplant this valuable plant.
Just as he was deep in thought, a disturbance came from the formation not far behind him, and several people emerged. Ye Feng turned around and saw Long Tian entering with Jin He and three magical beast guards.
“Is this the Flowing Tassel Ancient Lotus?” Jin He and Long Tian clearly recognized it as well.
Ye Feng nodded helplessly. “It’s a shame we can’t transplant it. This Flowing Tassel Ancient Lotus is thousands of years old.”
“I finally understand why the small Danquan Sect was able to refine that Clear Spring Pill,” Jin He said, slapping his forehead. “Using this Flowing Tassel Ancient Lotus, even just one lotus seed can be used to refine top-quality pills. The Danquan Sect really wastes such a precious thing!”
“Since we’re all here, let’s help think of a way to transplant it!” Ye Feng handed the problem over to Long Tian and the others.
“It’s not easy. It can’t be kept in a sealed space for more than ten breaths, otherwise it will wither and turn to ashes, losing all its medicinal value,” Long Tian shook his head and fell into deep thought.
Jin He also looked troubled. With his chin in his hand, he suddenly said, “If there were a spiritual treasure for nurturing plants, transplanting this Flowing Tassel Ancient Lotus wouldn’t be so troublesome.”
Ye Feng’s eyes lit up. A spiritual treasure for nurturing plants? Wasn’t the one in his sea of consciousness the supreme spiritual treasure? Though he usually called it a fake spiritual treasure. He still needed to confirm, “Can a spiritual treasure really do that?”

Jin Jianye Feng also froze for a moment with an excited expression before shaking his head and saying, “Ordinary storage spiritual treasures won’t do, not even top-grade ones. It must be a spiritual treasure specifically for nurturing plants.”
“Is there any difference? Aren’t treasures for nurturing plants also a type of storage treasure?” Bai Yiyi asked curiously.
“Of course there is a difference. Treasures for nurturing plants are called storage treasures, but in reality, they don’t isolate oneself from the forces of heaven and earth. On the other hand, storage treasures create their own separate realm, isolating everything from the outside world—so they’re naturally different. It’s not just the Flowing Tassel Ancient Lotus; many rare items require constant connection to the forces of heaven and earth, otherwise they wither and perish. That’s why the Flowing Tassel Ancient Lotus can’t be stored in a storage ring for more than ten breaths,” Jin explained. “But spiritual treasures are already rare, storage treasures are even rarer, not to mention those specifically for nurturing plants. Which powerful being from the upper realms would waste materials to create such things just for fun? Even in the Ancient Divine Realm, it’s said that only the Medicine Sect has an ancestral spiritual treasure for nurturing plants. There’s only one such thing in the entire Ancient Divine Realm, and the Medicine Sect is the top alchemy sect there, one of the seven major super sects.”
“Hehe…” Ye Feng summoned the white abyss from his sea of consciousness. A small white ocean appeared before everyone’s eyes, resembling a swimming pool.
To Dragon Tian and the others’ surprise, there were several plants in the swimming pool. Two tall trees bore small fruits; one plant that looked like wild grass hid nine flower buds; one dark green plant and another sky-blue plant, both resembling seaweed with long, thin leaves that seemed weak; and one black plant that resembled a dominant force, its branches spreading out above the white abyss like a domineering giant octopus.
“These plants…” Dragon Tian and the others stared at Ye Feng in awe. The powerful aura inherent in those plants made their hearts pound.
“Most of them were gifts from my eldest brother and second brother. The one with the flower buds was something I found on my own,” Ye Feng said with a slightly embarrassed smile. “Apart from that, I haven’t used the others yet.”
“Is that the Imperial Extreme Demon Plant?!” Dragon Tian pointed at the black plant.
“It seems my staff is afraid of it,” Shi Tuo said anxiously, gripping his Ancient Demon Plant tightly.
“What’s that?” Ye Feng had no idea what Dragon Tian was talking about.

“A Magic Plant refers to a very special type of plant that many powerful beings use as weapons,” explained Long Tian. “For example, the Ancient Magic Plant that parasitizes on the Ancient Demon Ape—is just an exception. Due to the parasitic relationship, the Ancient Magic Plant doesn’t resist being used by the demon ape; instead, it cooperates fully. Magic Plants are inherently shaped like weapons—some resemble knives, some swords, and some clubs—coming in all kinds of weapon forms. They are natural weapons, not only capable of growing but also far more powerful than weapons of the same rank. The Imperial Extreme Magic Plant is the only type that can transform into any weapon and possesses the strongest evolutionary ability. That’s why it’s called the king among Magic Plants.”
“So powerful?” Ye Feng was increasingly amazed. He never expected his second brother, Wu Kuang, to give him such an extraordinary Magic Plant. No wonder he originally wanted to give it to a powerful being like Immortal—this clearly showed its value.
“You really do have some remarkable plants here,” Long Tian said, looking at the other plants. His past-life memories contained many related insights. “There are two fruit trees—perhaps a single fruit from them could easily replace ten thousand years of hard cultivation, and it can also be used to create pills. There are two seaweed-like plants, which seem to be for defense. These plants have strong vitality, but high-grade ones are very rare. As for the other plant with nine flower buds, it seems to have mutated from a Magic Plant. Plants that mutate from Magic Plants generally develop in two extreme directions: one becomes a pure Magic Plant, losing even its consciousness to become a mere weapon; the other becomes highly spiritual and intelligent, evolving in the direction most beneficial to itself. Yours seems to be the latter.”
“You can tell that too?” Ye Feng felt that Long Tian’s knowledge far exceeded his expectations.
“Hehe, past-life memories aren’t something to be underestimated,” Long Tian said proudly, beaming with satisfaction. “As soon as I took it out of your white swimming pool, that Flowing Tassel Ancient Lotus started vibrating—it wants to enter your spiritual treasure.”
“What’s a swimming pool?” Bai Yiyi was unfamiliar with the term.
“Uh…” Ye Feng was at a loss for words for a moment. “I’ll take care of this Flowing Tassel Ancient Lotus first…”
He slowly moved the white ocean toward the pond. The Flowing Tassel Ancient Lotus instantly transformed into a white light sphere and merged into the white ocean. After a while, its leaves unfurled above the ocean, looking far more elegant than when it was in the pond.

“This trip was really not in vain.” Ye Feng looked excited as he retrieved the White Ocean.