He raised his head, his brows lifting slightly as he looked at Yellow Dragon. "You are truly blessed with good fortune. Have you acquired another innate Enlightenment Tea Tree?"
Clearly, Sect Master Tongtian believed Yellow Dragon's great fortune had brought him another innate spiritual root.
"You misunderstand, Martial Uncle. This disciple cultivated this innate spiritual root himself!"
"Cultivated...?"
Sect Master Tongtian froze.
Even as a saint, he was astonished by Yellow Dragon's words.
An acquired spiritual root transformed into an innate one was an even greater shock than Yellow Dragon possessing a primordial treasure.
Yellow Dragon had nothing to hide from Sect Master Tongtian.
With a thought, thirty-six Sea-Calming Pearls flew from his sleeve and slowly revolved within the main hall of Biyou Palace.
They bathed all of Biyou Palace in a dazzling array of colors.
Thirty-one of them retained the Sea-Calming Pearls' azure hue.
But five pearls stood out, their colors no longer azure!
One shone a soft blood-red: the Crimson Blood World, which housed the innate Blood Jujube Tree. One glowed jade-green: the Dao Enlightenment World, which housed the innate Enlightenment Tea Tree. One was earthy yellow: the Ginseng Fruit World, which housed the innate Ginseng Fruit Tree. One was scarlet: the Heavenly Chili World, which housed the innate chili pepper tree. And one gleamed like seven-colored glass: the Kylin World, which housed the innate Kylin Fruit Tree.
Sect Master Tongtian's gaze slowly swept over the five Sea-Calming Pearls that had evolved into worlds.
His gaze pierced their layers of restrictions, revealing the five innate spiritual roots within.
Every one was a genuine innate spiritual root, yet both their size and the aura they radiated far exceeded those of other innate spiritual roots of the same grade.
Sect Master Tongtian's gaze lingered briefly on the Enlightenment Tea Tree