"It looks like the formation here has just been broken," Huang Xiao said.
According to the Soaring Immortal Fruit, there should originally have been a formation here.
But by the time he arrived, the formation had been broken, so he had detected no trace of its existence at all.
The stalk was only as thick as a thumb, with just five or six inches protruding from the soil. Someone had clearly cut off the upper part.
"What astonishing vitality," Huang Xiao exclaimed again.
He was certain that astonishing vitality emanated from this stalk. Before it had revealed itself, there might have been room for confusion, for someone to mistake it for the vitality spilling from the Soaring Immortal Fruit.
But things were entirely different now. It was far stronger than the aura spilling from the Soaring Immortal Fruit.
"What is this?" Qingfeng asked, looking at the Soaring Immortal Fruit.
The Soaring Immortal Fruit's large eyes were fixed on the stalk, and for a time, he did not answer Qingfeng.
Neither Huang Xiao nor Qingfeng could identify the rootstock.
But one thing was clear: it was definitely the rootstock of some rare flower or exotic fruit, something truly extraordinary.
"Eldest Senior Brother, let's wait and see," Huang Xiao said.
Qingfeng nodded. He, too, had realized that the Soaring Immortal Fruit seemed to be pondering something.
After quite a while, the Soaring Immortal Fruit cried out in delighted surprise, "I can become even stronger!"
"Can you?" Qingfeng could not help asking when he heard this.
"Of course," the Soaring Immortal Fruit said, looking at Qingfeng. "Do you know what this is?"
"How would we know if you don't tell us?" Huang Xiao said, somewhat speechless. "I only recognize a handful of the rare flowers and exotic plants here."
If there had been