Ripple~
Ripples spread out in widening rings.
Withered lotus pods weighed down the lotus stems, bending them low.
By mid-August, lotus flowers reached their most splendid bloom of the year. Thereafter, prosperity gave way to decline. By September, the outer petals of lotuses that had bloomed to their fullest began to droop, their tips touching the water. When the cool breeze stirred, petal after petal withered and drifted away like floating boats.
River Otters frolicked in the water while Long E Ying sat upright in the pavilion, peeling lotus seeds.
Liang Qu sat cross-legged atop Old Giant Clam's shell.
Like an old monk in meditation.
After the passage of days and the turn of the seasons, three thousand Marsh Essence could be consumed to condense a Dew Seed.
Within the Ze Cauldron.
Red and azure qi curled and flowed.
With a slight movement of his thoughts, Blue Tide dipped faintly.
Marsh Essence: 668,000 Obtained one Dew Seed
Blue Tide surged.
An azure Dew Seed emerged, bobbed and swayed, then sank to the bottom of the cauldron, scattered there like pebbles across the stars.
The harvest of spring and summer.
Seed of Creation: 3
Dew Seed: 9
Three plus nine made exactly twelve!
Dew Seeds accounted for three quarters, while Seeds of Creation accounted for one quarter. The disparity was great enough that even if the Seeds of Creation were slightly insufficient, it would not matter. They were fully enough to replace one strand of Heaven and Earth Long Qi!
By that calculation, Liang Qu now held three strands of Long Qi in his grasp!
The Great Huai Army's Outpost Canyon was likewise progressing delightfully.
Through Fat Catfish's arrangements, Liang Qu had once gone to secretly observe the border of the southeastern waters. Around November or December, in less