"Master!"
In front of outsiders, Azure Cloud Immortal Maiden still treated Xiaoyaozi with great respect. She cupped her hands toward him and said, "Please tell us where we can find this Mystic Yellow-and-Black-and-White Lotus Root. Even if I have to cross mountains of blades and seas of fire, I'll get some for my disciple!"
Xiaoyaozi rolled his eyes at her. "You can't go!"
"There's only one place where the Mystic Yellow-and-Black-and-White Lotus Root grows!"
"That's the [Five Dragon Ravine Secret Realm] in [Western Shu Commandery]!"
"Legend has it that there's a Black Pond in that secret realm, and the Black-and-White Lotus Root grows in it!"
"But... there's only a single Black-and-White Lotus Root!"
"And it only matures once every six hundred years-that is, ten sixty-year cycles!"
"Once it matures, only one segment of lotus root can be harvested!"
"It's exceedingly rare!"
"However, they say that when this secret realm opens, only Foundation Establishment Realm disciples can enter, so you won't be getting in!"
Xiaoyaozi glanced at Azure Cloud Immortal Maiden again.
Azure Cloud Immortal Maiden asked, "When does this Five Dragon Ravine Secret Realm open?"
"How many years are left?"
The old man shook his head. "I don't know. I haven't paid much attention to it!"
"I'll look into it later!"
"The only trouble is that this secret realm is in the hands of the Liang Kingdom's Royal Family!"
Xiaoyaozi and Azure Cloud Immortal Maiden chatted back and forth.
But the more He Pingsheng listened, the deeper his frown grew.
Xiaoyaozi asked, "Xu Kunlun, is there something you don't understand?"
He Pingsheng cupped his hands. "There is indeed something I don't understand, Senior!"
Xiaoyaozi said, "Let's hear it!"
He Pingsheng said, "There's a Mi Household over on Tianqiang Mountain. Their ancestor, Mi Zangyuan, also attained Golden Core Dao Access. How