Ownership of the Earth Core Lotus

Xu Chunniang sheathed her sword and looked at the Earth Core Lotus behind the old woman, a smile curling at the corner of her lips.

"Then let's split this Earth Core Lotus evenly between us."

The old woman's expression turned rather ugly. She had guarded this place for more than a hundred years and had finally waited for the Earth Core Lotus to mature. How could she willingly let someone take half of it?

Especially since, in the past few years, the Earth Core Lotus had been short on spiritual energy and had nearly withered to death several times. She had gone to great lengths to save it and had even greatly shortened its growth period.

Yet just as the Earth Core Lotus was about to mature, someone like this had appeared out of nowhere and refused to play by the rules.

"Little girl, you're being rather unfair. Earlier, you asked how I concealed myself from your divine sense, and I told you truthfully. Shouldn't this Earth Core Lotus be yielded to me?"

"If I remember correctly, Senior personally said earlier that you would give me some of this Earth Core Lotus."

The old woman's gaze swept over the Earth Core Lotus, her face full of pained reluctance. "This Earth Core Lotus has thirteen petals in total. I'll give you three petals."

Xu Chunniang shook her head. She was no fool. Though the petals of the Earth Core Lotus could increase cultivation, its lotus seeds were even more precious—they were a holy remedy for detoxification.

"How about this? You can have all thirteen petals, and I'll take the lotus seeds."

"No!"

The old woman grew anxious. "The lotus seeds are of great use to me. We can't divide them like that. The lotus seeds should go to me, and the