Just as Du Siwen and Xu Qingtong's incarnation were about to leave, golden light suddenly blazed from a large pond nearby, and a pure white lotus slowly emerged from the water.
"A Tiger-Patterned White Jade Lotus!" Du Siwen exclaimed.
Xu Qingtong stared closely at the white lotus in the water. After a moment, he shook his head and said, "Senior Sister, this isn't a Tiger-Patterned White Jade Lotus! You saw one back in Bingzhou, too, but this white lotus is different!"
"The petals of a Tiger-Patterned White Jade Lotus have faint, dark markings, like the stripes on a tiger. This white lotus's petals, however, are pure white and flawless!"
Hearing this, Du Siwen hurriedly focused her attention and looked closely. Just as Xu Qingtong had said, there were no tiger stripes on the petals. She said, "It really isn't a Tiger-Patterned White Jade Lotus! Qingtong, do you know what kind of lotus this is?"
"I can't be certain yet, but judging by how it emerged from the water, it's very likely a Pure-Heart Snow Lotus!" Xu Qingtong said.
"A Pure-Heart Snow Lotus? The sacred treasure of the Buddhist Sect-the Pure-Heart Snow Lotus?"
Xu Qingtong nodded.
Du Siwen frowned and murmured, "Pure-Heart Snow Lotuses really exist in this world! I thought they were only legends! Why would there be one here?"
Xu Qingtong said nothing, for he did not know why a Pure-Heart Snow Lotus would appear here either. He now regretted leaving the Academy a little too soon! The Sect Master had rewarded him with free access to the Scripture Repository. He should have read most of its books before leaving!
Only after a long while did he say, "The Pure-Heart Snow Lotus is a sacred treasure of the Buddhist Sect, the best thing for suppressing demonic qi. Since there's