"Back when I was a dominant force, an entire planet was my territory, and I could manipulate it at will, bringing prosperity to the world."
"This Twin Lotus is also a new species that I cultivated."
"Really?"
The Immortal Maiden had been incessantly chattering in Lu Yang's spiritual space. Initially, Lu Yang treated her words as mere background noise, entering one ear and exiting the other, not paying any attention to what she was saying.
But now, Lu Yang was intrigued.
He had always felt that natural treasures had existed since ancient times and had never changed.
For instance, common precious medicinal herbs like ginseng and lingzhi, or even roadside weeds like foxtail grass and wild chrysanthemums, had been around since the recorded history of mankind.
Since they were called natural treasures, they were naturally born and nurtured by the earth.
Lu Yang had never heard of a natural treasure that was cultivated by a powerful figure in later generations.
But now he had.
"Tell me, what happened?" Lu Yang asked eagerly.
The Immortal Maiden smiled proudly, very satisfied with Lu Yang's attitude. This was the proper way to treat an immortal.
"To talk about this, I have to mention my abilities."
"It happened after I became an immortal. As you know, I was very famous in the ancient times, and many people voluntarily worshipped me."
"At that time, a devout female believer came to me. She wanted to have twins, but such a thing was beyond human capabilities, so she came to me."
"I thought fulfilling this wish wouldn't cause any problems, so I started working on it." The Immortal Maiden was a sensible immortal and wouldn't fulfill just any wish.
"Originally, I could have concocted a pill to help this believer give birth to twins, but then I remembered what the Ninefold Immortal had said."
"The Ninefold Immortal once said that when one believer makes a wish, ten more will want to make the same wish."
"Childbirth is an eternal wish. It's impossible that only one believer would want twins."
"Even if I concoct a pill now, what should I do if someone else prays to me in the future? Should I continue to concoct pills? That's too troublesome."
"I thought of a permanent solution. That is, using my supreme divine power, borrowing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, extracting the Dao rhyme, changing some rules, and using various methods that you can't understand now, I turned a river into an immortal artifact."
"Anyone who drinks the river water can conceive two babies in their womb."
"I named the river the Twin River."
Lu Yang was silent for a moment, then asked, "…You didn't suddenly have a whim and create another river called the Mother-Daughter River, where women who drink the water can get pregnant and give birth to girls, did you?"
"Not exactly…"
Lu Yang breathed a sigh of relief.
"I created the Mother-Daughter River before the Twin River."
The Immortal Maiden was curious, "How did you know about the Mother-Daughter River? Is it recorded in ancient books?"
"Just consider it a dream I had."
The Immortal Maiden didn't think much of it and continued, "The creatures growing in the river were influenced by the river water, causing a shift or change in their soul source."
"The most obvious change was in a lotus. Originally, it only bloomed one flower, but after growing in the Twin River, it bloomed two flowers when it bloomed."
"I found it interesting, so I named this lotus…"
"Twin Lotus?" Lu Yang blurted out, following the Immortal Maiden's train of thought.
"Sister Flowers."
Lu Yang: "…"
"After Heavenly Immortal Ying heard about this, she advised me that the name 'Sister Flowers' wasn't good, as it didn't reflect the grandeur of an immortal's creation. She suggested I change the name to Twin Lotus."
"I thought the name was good, so I agreed."
"The seeds of the Sister Flowers taste good. I often make porridge for Heavenly Immortal Ying and the others."
The Immortal Maiden had previously mentioned that lotus seed soup could bless people with many children and good fortune. It wasn't just talk; it was really possible.
"As the ancient era ended, I don't know where the Mother-Daughter River and Twin River went. Whether they were refined into other immortal artifacts or hidden by someone, I have no idea."
The Twin Lotus, a precious natural treasure that can help people form the Golden Elixir, was thought to be a naturally nurtured treasure. No one ever thought it was created by an immortal, and its initial function was not to form the Golden Elixir, but to make porridge.
"Relying on the Twin Lotus to form the Golden Elixir is nothing. Follow me, and I'll teach you how to form the Invincible Elixir." The Immortal Maiden scoffed at the idea that the Twin Lotus could form the Golden Elixir, believing that the Golden Elixir formed in this way was far inferior to her own.
Even among the first-grade Golden Elixirs, there were differences in quality.
Lu Yang rolled his eyes and ignored the Immortal Maiden. He turned his attention back to discussing how to divide the lotus.
"Since the function of the Twin Lotus is to form the Golden Elixir, why don't the four of us observe the lotus together and see who can gain the insight to form the Golden Elixir? The lotus will then belong to that person. What do you think?"
Meng Jingzhou's suggestion was agreed upon by the other three.
Meng Jingzhou found a vase, placed the Twin Lotus in it, and the four of them huddled around it, staring intently at the Twin Lotus.
This scene was somewhat eerie, like a forbidden ritual being conducted by a demonic sect.
Fortunately, all four of them were disciples of the Seek Tao Sect, legitimate cultivators, so they wouldn't arouse suspicion.Lu Yang stared intently at the Twin Lotus, wondering if he could produce a highly offensive Yin-Yang Golden Elixir like his second senior brother.
Meng Jingzhou imprinted the image of the Twin Lotus in his mind.
After a long period of evolution, the Twin Lotus had gained the ability to reverse properties. Meng Jingzhou attempted to use this opportunity to comprehend the Twin Lotus, reverse Yin and Yang, and transform his single dog spiritual root into a harem spiritual root.
What Tao Yaoye thought about was to increase the Yin-Yang changes in the illusion, making the illusion more mysterious and unpredictable. If she could integrate the changes in the illusion with the understanding of forming the elixir, that would be great.
Man Gu stared at the Twin Lotus, his mind filled with descriptions of the lotus, like "Out of the mud and not stained, washed clear and not demon", "Endless green lotus leaves under the sky, the lotus flower under the sun is different red".
Soon, Man Gu thought of another key question: "Can the lotus be eaten? Can it be roasted and eaten?"
In this way, the four of them sat dryly for two full days.
Lu Yang's eyes were dry from looking at the lotus. He took out the eye drops given by his eldest senior sister, dropped two drops, and felt much better.
"Have you gained any insights?" he asked.
The three shook their heads in unison, all without any gains.
After two days of comprehension without any gains, it indicated that their opportunity was not with the Twin Lotus. It was impossible to forcibly form the elixir.
"It's not good to just throw it away. It was hard to get it. How about selling it at the trade union and splitting the spirit stones equally?" Tao Yaoye suggested. There would be no result if they continued to comprehend, so it was better to give up now and cut their losses in time.
"That's fine." Meng Jingzhou and Man Gu had no objections.
Lu Yang raised his hand with a different request: "I want the lotus seeds. I don't want the spirit stones obtained from the auction, is that okay?"
The Immortal Fairy had been making a fuss in the spiritual space for a long time, insisting on having the lotus seeds.
In order to quell the disaster of the fairy, Lu Yang had to take the lotus seeds away.