Yin Qing discovered a green lotus next to the underground granary. Just as she was about to get closer to get a clear look, she felt a wave of nausea.
"Ugh!"
Her stomach churned, and Yin Qing involuntarily opened her mouth. A flash of green light appeared.
The discomfort immediately vanished. She looked closely and saw that the lotus seed she had swallowed had flown out of her mouth.
The finger-sized green lotus seed floated in the air, trembling incessantly, looking like a child reunited with its mother.
The light from the green lotus below suddenly intensified, enveloping the seed.
The light was gentle, like a mother caressing her child. Bathed in the light, the lotus seed suddenly grew larger.
It eventually reached the same size as the seeds on the green lotus pod and then fell directly into the indentation on the pod, merging with the green lotus.
"It seems this lotus seed is indeed a part of this green lotus. But how the green lotus appeared here, and why no one has discovered it yet."
Yin Qing’s discomfort disappeared. She looked up at the green lotus and, combining it with her memories from her previous life, made a deduction.
This green lotus was likely the meteor that, according to Yun City's history, fell from the sky, destroyed half the City Lord's mansion, and killed the City Lord.
Where it came from, and why it arrived in this world, was impossible to ascertain.
Perhaps something unexpected happened when it entered this world, and a lotus seed fell off.
The lotus seed separated from the green lotus and landed on Luoyan Mountain. Because it was separated from its origin, it shrank in size.
After being discovered, due to its special properties, it was treated as a treasure and enshrined on the Buddha statue in a nameless temple.
The green lotus, however, fell directly into Yun City, destroying more than half of the City Lord's mansion and killing the City Lord.
Due to the immense impact upon landing, it plunged directly underground, creating a deep pit.
Its speed was so great that the moment the pit formed, the collapsed buildings above sealed it, creating an underground space.
Yin Qing noticed that although there were no signs of artificial excavation around the pit, the ceiling was formed by a chaotic arrangement of building materials.
Numerous beams, wooden pillars, and collapsed roofs and walls intertwined, preventing soil from falling in.
By chance, the pit was sealed, forming an enclosed space where the green lotus resided.
Perhaps during the reconstruction of the City Lord's mansion, the workers did not excavate deeply and simply rebuilt and repaired the damaged structures on the ruins.
Thus, for hundreds of years, no one knew about the existence of this green lotus beneath the City Lord's mansion.
Looking at the lotus, whose green light shone even brighter after the seed's return, Yin Qing's lips curved into a smile.
She then bit her index finger and, standing on the pit wall, dripped her blood onto the giant green lotus.
Watching the blood fall, a trace of nervousness appeared on Yin Qing's face, and she bit her lip tightly.
She was no stranger to blood-binding rituals; her jade pendant space in her previous life was acquired this way.
It was precisely because of her powerful jade pendant space that she had been a dominant figure in the apocalypse, becoming a leader in her past life.
However, something had gone wrong with her rebirth this time, and she had lost this powerful aid.
This had made her journey difficult and kept her suppressed. Therefore, she placed great hope in the green lotus.
She inwardly hoped that the green lotus before her would be a treasure comparable to her jade pendant space, allowing her to ascend to the pinnacle of her life once more.
Thus, she was extremely anxious about this binding ritual, fearing that it would fail and shatter her hopes.
She stared intently at the green lotus. The blood she had dripped had already coagulated into a blood bead the size of a peanut.
It rolled on the green jade petals but refused to seep in and merge.
"A powerful magic treasure will choose its own master. Could it be that in the end, it was all for naught?"
In her previous life, Yin Qing had read a manuscript by Qinglanzi about magic treasures in the grand hall on the first level of her jade pendant space.
She knew that advanced magic treasures would select their masters. Seeing that the green lotus did not accept her as its owner, her heart sank.
But just as she was about to give up and consider going out to try with Feng Gui Qu Lai,
her blood bead rolled onto the lotus seed that had flown out of her body.
The lotus seed had been inside her for some time and had already assimilated with her.
Upon contact with the blood bead, there was no resistance. The blood bead directly seeped into the lotus seed and disappeared.
Then, a bloodline emerged from within the lotus seed, spreading like a spider web, first covering the entire lotus pod.
The green lotus pod was quickly occupied by the spider web-like bloodline, but it didn't stop. It then proceeded towards the petals.
Seeing this change, Yin Qing saw hope and abandoned the idea of going to find Feng Gui Qu Lai.
This continued until the entire green lotus was filled with crimson bloodlines.
They resembled vascular networks. Finally, with a flash of green light, they all disappeared.
Yin Qing knew she had succeeded because she felt a connection with the green lotus.
She extended her right hand and beckoned. The once giant green lotus slowly lifted and flew towards her.
As it approached, it continuously shrank until it was palm-sized and landed in her hand.
"Cuiwei, what does this mean?"
After examining the green lotus in her hand from all angles, Yin Qing discovered two seal script characters on the base of the lotus flower.
After careful identification, she recognized them as the characters "Cuiwei." This was thanks to the books left by Qinglanzi in her jade pendant space in her previous life, all of which were written in seal script.
She knew that in ancient Chinese, Cuiwei meant "mountain."
She was curious. The green lotus was a plant, and its lotus seed was of the wood element. What did it have to do with mountains?
However, she didn't speculate further, as the green lotus had already recognized her as its master. As long as she entered it with her divine sense, all her doubts could be resolved.
Yin Qing had high expectations for the green lotus, hoping it would be like her jade pendant in her previous life.
Having a space, elixirs, and magic treasures.
Having experienced the convenience of her previous life's space, she felt extremely inconvenienced without one in this life.
But things don't always go as one wishes. Inside the green lotus, there was no space, nor were there any magic treasures or elixirs.
Although her wish was not fulfilled, Yin Qing was still pleasantly surprised and understood why the characters Cuiwei were inscribed on the green lotus.
This green lotus was an offensive magic treasure, not of a single attribute.
The central lotus pod was of the wood element, and the outer petals were of the earth element, capable of attacking independently.
When fused, their power doubled, capable of unleashing the power of mountains and rivers, hence the inscription Cuiwei.
Having understood the green lotus, Yin Qing's mind stirred. The green lotus slowly flew up, transforming into a green light.
It drilled into Yin Qing's brow. A green lotus pattern appeared on her forehead, and her wood element ability directly reached level ten.
With a slight movement of Yin Qing's divine sense, the power of mountains and rivers manifested. The soil and stones above automatically parted, and daylight appeared.
Beneath her feet, the ground slowly rose, lifting her out of the deep pit.
With a wave of her hand, the entire Yun City base instantly vanished, turning into a plain.
The power of mountains and rivers reduced all the buildings on the ground to dust.
A city had disappeared just like that. Yin Qing smiled with satisfaction.
The powerful feeling from her previous life had returned. She thought to herself.
Next, she would go to Yunmeng Mountain to retrieve her belongings. Mingyue, are you ready?