Chapter 250: Chapter 249 Twin Lotus (Thanks to book friend ADSlm for the reward)

Lu Yang tried hard to dissuade Fairy Eternity from showcasing her cooking skills by saying, “Mortals are not worthy to enjoy a fairy’s culinary artistry.”

“Lu Yang, your mindset is not right. Before great cuisine, everyone is equal. But, I guess we can let it slide for now,” Fairy Eternity replied.

“Fairy understands the greater good,” Lu Yang praised generously.

He believed that he had saved countless lives and, in his eyes, performed a great act of merit. If becoming immortal through merit was a thing in the Cultivation World, Lu Yang would bet on his chances for it.

The seven of them arrived at the Land Money Trade Association, pulling out various demon beast carcasses from their Identity Jade tokens. These were all spoils of war, causing nearby onlookers to gasp in surprise.

“These… are these all Golden Core stage Demon Beasts?!” The attendant, the same one who had previously attended to Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, could tell at a glance that these demon beasts were all at the Golden Core stage, and all corpses were intact with barely any damage.

This was thanks to Lu Yang’s sword technique, aiming for oneshot kills, and Meng Jingzhou’s fists that relied on hidden strength to smash the brain case of the Demon Beasts.

Recalling the identities of Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, the attendant quickly understood the situation.

One was a disciple of the Seek Dao Sect — needless to say, they possess superior combat capacities and are synonymous with unparalleled power within the same realm.

In fact, all disciples of the Five Great Immortal Sects are deemed invincible among their peers. They would be embarrassed to admit themselves as disciples of the Five Great Immortal Sects if they were not capable of punching above their level.

However, what the attendant did not know was that within the Five Great Immortal Sects, Lu Yang was particularly formidable, having defeated the strongest Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator in the Five Elements Sect.

As for Meng Jingzhou, he came from the main line of the Meng Family. The Meng Family was infamous for stirring up trouble in the Imperial City, and their direct descendants had to be capable; otherwise, they would have been killed off long ago.

The attendant also heard that there had been discussion on creating a “Meng Family Personal Accident Insurance” at the headquarters.

“Do you two not want the inner cores?” The attendant asked, pulling out the inner cores. These were the most valuable parts of Golden Core stage demon beasts and could be used to refine elixirs that improve the chance of forming a golden core. They are very popular among cultivators in the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Some cultivators at the Half Step Golden Core stage, who were just one inner core-refined elixir away from truly reaching the Golden Core stage.

“It’s not important, sell it all,” Meng Jingzhou dismissed casually.

It didn’t take long for the attendant to appraise the price of these demon beast bodies. Roughly three intact bodies of Mid-stage Golden Core Demon Beasts can buy one Directional Teleportation Talisman; this was the price even after Meng Jingzhou’s family discount.

“I’ll take five more Directional Teleportation Talismans,” Meng Jingzhou, enticed by the deal, purchased another five talismans.

Now, he had nine Directional Teleportation Talismans — enough to deal with nine Nascent Soul stage Demon Beasts. This level of preparation was enough to traverse the dense forest with ease.

“Here, four for you,” Meng Jingzhou handed four talismans to Lu Yang.

“Do you have higher-grade teleportation talismans?” Meng Jingzhou asked.

“Higher grade?”

“One that won’t be disrupted by attacks from Divinity Transformation Stage Demon Beasts.”

“Hold on, let me check.” Because of their steep price, very few people bought the Directional Teleportation Talismans, and the attendant wasn’t too knowledgeable about them.

“I’m sorry, but we only stock Nascent Soul Grade Directional Teleportation Talismans here. The Divinity Transformation Grade ones are kept in our headquarters. Would you like us to have some sent over?”

“Have your headquarters send three over.” Meng Jingzhou always puts safety first.

“Alright.”

“Has there been any news of rare treasures appearing in the forest lately?” Lu Yang inquired. The Trade Association provided such a service, claiming that as long as the spirit stones were sufficient, they could find out any information for the client.

Of course, this was merely false advertising. At the very least, they did not know the age of the Eldest Senior Sister.

The attendant invited them into the soundproof room, activated the Array Method, and prevented outer probe.

Important information had to be discussed in private.

“Someone discovered the Twin Lotus,” the attendant got straight to the point.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou were both taken aback. Just last night they were talking about this rare treasure and now someone has found a trace of it?

“Where?”

The attendant spread out a map, pointing to a lake, “It was found in a lake 110 miles south of Demon Suppressing Pass. There used to be a late-stage Golden Core Fish King in that lake. It was a pufferfish spirit that contained intense poison within its body; very few could survive against it at the same stage. It truly was the undisputed ruler.”

“Moreover, the rumors stated that it was allies with four Golden Core Stage Demon Beasts, forming an alliance and causing numerous casualties.”

“Three days ago, someone accidentally intruded the Fish King’s territory, prepared for their imminent death. However, they were not attacked. Instead, on the lakeside were the corpses of the four Golden Core Stage Demon Beasts, all poisoned to death. The subsequent autopsy confirmed this.”

“Additionally, they found the Fish King’s body in the lake, completely broken apart.”

“We speculate that a conflict arose between Fish King and the four Demon Beasts, perhaps over uneven distribution of spoils, leading to internal strife. The four Demon Beasts were poisoned to death by the Fish King, and the Fish King itself was also beaten to a pulp and met its demise.”

“Subsequently, people discovered the Twin Lotus in the lake, which had always been well hidden and guarded by the Fish King.”

“The Twin Lotus will bloom in five days, and quite a number of people have already got wind of the news and are preparing to seize it.”

“The Twin Lotus, huh…” Both Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou had an interested smile on their faces.

They both had not decided on what type of Golden Core to form — Lu Yang didn’t want to form a Sword Core, and Meng Jingzhou didn’t want to form a Single Golden Elixir. They both needed external objects to inspire them.

Observing the Twin Lotus’ bloom could possibly bring enlightenment for Golden Core formation, and there were such cases in the Sect of Seek Dao.

There was a senior brother who happened to observe the blooming of a Twin Lotus while forming his core. Under the moon’s reflection, he viewed the lotus, found enlightenment, and formed a Yin Yang Golden Core, which was extremely powerful for outlandish attacks.

Upon activating the Yin Yang Golden Core, ridiculous statements would spew out of his mouth, making it excellent for provoking enmity.

Lu Yang knew that senior brother, it was his second senior brother who was still practicing in the Golden Buddha Kingdom.

Also, there was the Abbot of the Suspension Temple, the only person in the Five Great Immortal Sects at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage. He also referenced the Twin Lotus when forming his Golden Core.

The Abbot from the Suspension Temple had a lotus pattern on his Golden Core. As a result, whenever he discoursed or gave lectures, lotus flowers would appear from his mouth with each step he took, producing a special effect that was very impressive.

This was not the same as magic skills, which were external forces. These effects would naturally occur, being all-natural.

This had won the praise of many great powers, showing the effectiveness of the Twin Lotus.

“The lotus seeds are also delicious,” Fairy Eternity reminded Lu Yang about another benefit of the Twin Lotus.

She noticed the Twin Lotus when she was killing the Fish King, but at that time, it had not bloomed, and recklessly harvesting it would cause the lotus to lose its spiritual properties.

As an Immortal Cook, or to be precise, the only Immortal Cook in the world, it was natural for her not to waste such a precious resource.

“Lotus seeds can be made into lotus seed soup, which symbolizes many children and blessings. Once you want children, you can cook this for your wife.”

“…Lady Fairy, you’re thinking too far ahead. I don’t even have a fiancée yet.”

“Sooner or later you will, this is the blessing of an Immortal!”

Fairy Eternity was brimming with confidence; her blessings have never been proven wrong before.

Lu Yang felt that his life was filled with misfortune.