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The Evilblood Golden Lotus floating in the air spewed black energy. After becoming infected with ghostly energy, it absorbed it back in, causing its original scarlet hue to gradually deepen into crimson. It even seemed to think it had not eaten enough and began trying to infect the surrounding aura in great quantities. I even felt as though it were absorbing me!
Zi Qingyun hurriedly backed away a considerable distance and said, "Young Friend Xia, please keep it under control and limit its range."
I nodded, then extended a hand and communicated with the lotus through commands.
Because it was attracted by the innate demonic energy, and because the energy I had injected earlier had altered its meridians, it already recognized my existence, saving me the necessary step of making it acknowledge me as its master.
Thus, at my summons, the Evilblood Golden Lotus quickly came into my hand and began slowly spinning.
Ghostly energy was a deep, misty black, while demonic energy displayed its concentration by shifting from blood-red to black-red. The Evilblood Golden Lotus was still crimson now, showing that it needed further nourishment before it could return to its peak. Taking this opportunity to teach it to obey my commands properly was the most important prerequisite.
So I simply began communicating with it and had it perform a few basic actions under my commands, such as protecting me, flying circles around me, and enlarging its floral form. It carried out each of them in turn.
"I never expected Young Friend Xia to be an expert in treasures. Anyone else would probably be unable to control it so smoothly. Or perhaps this treasure originally belonged to you?" By the end, Zi Qingyun sounded somewhat shocked by his own words.
I smiled bitterly. "This item should belong to