In Wu Zhou's Southern Territory lay the Crimson Sky Desert, a place of legendary renown. Lu Bei had once obtained a great opportunity there.
Broken down, it could be said to have been two.
A lotus seed and the Jade Gourd that carried it.
The Jade Gourd was extremely useful. As a vessel for Innate Golden Essence, when combined, they became the Immortal Slaying Flying Knife—the perfect prop for Lu Bei's favorite kind of showing off.
As for the lotus seed, he still didn't understand it. It belonged to the category of things that left one impressed despite having no idea why.
The presumed original owner—or perhaps the remains of the unfortunate owner—of the two treasures had been lying in a Crystal Coffin at the time.
The man had been tall and powerfully built, with wild hair spilling loose and eyes shining like a demon or a god. He had possessed a domineering bearing that looked down upon all under heaven.
Because the fruit resembled its parent, Lu Bei, who rarely remembered men's appearances, had been left with an especially deep impression of him.
Seeing the Crystal Coffin again, Lu Bei couldn't help linking the two together.
The Crimson Sky Desert was known as the Little Demon Realm. Because the Longevity Gate was connected to demons, it had been besieged and wiped out by several major powers of the Immortal Mansion Continent joining forces. Both places had contained a Crystal Coffin.
If he were a little bolder, could he assume that the person sealed within the coffin was...
A demon!
Lu Bei secretly shook his head. Based on the information he had, such a deduction was perfectly reasonable. But the destruction of the Longevity Gate was far too suspicious. It would be better to first determine who had created the