About a dozen yards ahead of Lin Mo, a strange, exquisitely vivid crimson lotus bloomed in silence.
It was somewhat different from an ordinary fire lotus root.
This fire lotus actually bore twin blossoms. Its stem branched midway up, forming two identical flowers that radiated identical pale red halos.
"A twin lotus... What a pity. Fire lotus flowers aren't much use. It's the roots that matter."
Delight stirred in Lin Mo's heart, and he took a few more appreciative looks at the fire lotus flowers.
Then he leaped up and swept over the lotus.
Just as he passed above the fire lotus flowers, he released spiritual energy from his dantian, forming a protective layer over his palm. He seized the lotus stem and yanked it out of the magma where it had taken root.
Slap!
Lin Mo landed firmly on a pitch-black rock. The fire lotus flowers in his hand had been uprooted completely, and their pale red halos had dimmed somewhat.
"Huh?!"
When he saw the roots beneath the fire lotus flowers, Lin Mo's eyes lit up, and wild delight immediately spread across his face.
One lotus, two roots!
The roots beneath a fire lotus flower were fire lotus roots. Normally, a single fire lotus root would produce only one fire lotus flower. Each root had seven holes, was roughly the size of a grown man's forearm, and gave off an exceptionally rich fragrance.
Yet the twin lotus in Lin Mo's hand actually had two roots. The two fire lotus flowers were not twin blossoms growing from one root, but had developed from separate lotus roots.
For some unknown reason, however, they shared a single stem, which was why Lin Mo had mistaken them for a twin lotus.
"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful."
Brimming with joy, Lin Mo snapped off the