After getting to her feet, Shi Sheng immediately told Hao Shuai that he wanted to go to Ziyun Palace and rescue his birth mother.
Hao Shuai stopped him. "I may not be your master, but I won't stop you. Still, you need to understand that you're far too weak right now. You'd be no help at all!"
"If I were you, I'd focus on refining your magic treasure and diligently practice the Pure Yang Sword Art I taught you. Once you're strong enough, I'll take you to Ziyun Palace in the South Sea."
"Senior!" Shi Sheng lowered his head. He knew Hao Shuai was right, so he could only swear to himself that he'd refine his magic treasure and practice his cultivation technique as soon as possible, then follow Senior to Ziyun Palace in the South Sea and rescue his mother!
Seeing that Shi Sheng had understood, Hao Shuai immediately took him away from Mangcang Mountain.
But before leaving Rabbit Cliff, Hao Shuai made sure to retrieve the rare treasure of heaven and earth he'd planted there: the Hehuan Lotus.
The Hehuan Lotus was born from the lustful qi between heaven and earth. It looked just like an epiphyllum, only extraordinarily large. Its flower disk was about a foot across, and there was only one plant. Its roots were still covered in earth, and its single stem forked in two. Its leaves resembled lotus petals, with a flower growing at the tip of each fork. The flowers were red, the leaves emerald green, and their beauty was peerless. More wondrous still, the two blossoms initially grew facing away from each other, yet they would turn of their own accord to face one another, continually opening and closing.
Even cultivators who smelled its fragrance would grow dazed and intoxicated, taking six