278: Liu Rushi

Long Yuan looked at his expression and couldn't help but shake his head secretly. After a moment of contemplation, he still spoke up: "Senior, calm down. Your Tong Family might not be able to protect this green lotus!"

"Ah?!" Tong Fenglai was suddenly alarmed and quickly asked: "Why is that?"

Long Yuan pointed at the three Qiezei and said: "One of these three is a Spiritual Power Seed. Since they came here to steal the green lotus, I fear the news has already spread. An innocent man is innocent, but holding a treasure is a crime. Even if your Tong Family has top-tier experts, you won't be able to stop these Spiritual Power Seeds from coming to steal the treasure one after another..."

"What? They actually came to steal this green lotus?!" Tong Fenglai's expression changed upon hearing this, and he had a bad feeling.

Long Yuan nodded and said: "The other two might not be, but that Spiritual Power Seed likely came specifically for this green lotus. Perhaps the changes in the valley today were caused by her actions triggering the green lotus's instinct for self-preservation, which is why it captured everyone who approached it!"

"Good heavens..." The crowd exclaimed. Looking at the green lotus again, a trace of awe appeared on their faces!

To think that even the experts in the Martial Disciple Realm in the valley were captured here by it, and without any power to resist!

Such a green lotus can be called a Prodigy; it might have even developed intelligence!

But... why are they, who are currently right around it, perfectly fine?

Seeing the suspicious looks on everyone's faces, Long Yuan naturally knew what they were thinking. He pondered: "This green lotus is still in its infancy and its abilities are limited. It has consumed energy after capturing so many people. Moreover, it likely won't attack indiscriminately; it only retaliates when these people try to attack it. The people in the valley might have just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, causing the green lotus to treat them as enemies and capture them. As for us, we haven't attacked it or released any hostility towards it, so it naturally won't take action against us. Otherwise, the people working in the lotus pond in the valley would have been captured by it long ago..."

"So that's how it is..." The crowd suddenly realized.

Tong Fenglai was more concerned about how to keep this green lotus, so he spoke up: "Elder Long, perhaps this outsider Spiritual Power Seed just discovered this green lotus. Our Tong Family still has a chance to keep it!"

Long Yuan pondered for a moment, then suddenly flew up and landed lightly on the lotus leaf where the outsider Spiritual Power Seed was. He looked closely and discovered that this person was a woman of about twenty years old, with a quite stunning appearance, but her clothes were torn, her long hair was messy, and she looked extremely disheveled. She was still in a state of unconsciousness...

Sweeping his gaze over her, he saw that she had many accessories from head to toe, each one sparkling and clearly of great value. She also had a long sword in her hand, which was obviously a top-tier Profound Weapon at a glance. Even the leather used for the small boots on her feet was the rare Arctic deer skin!

Someone who could possess such an Advanced set of gear likely came from some major power, whether it be a great Family, a major organization, or some higher academy...

A pouch had also fallen from her embrace. The pattern on the pouch was very beautiful, and it felt heavy; it probably contained many good things inside...

Long Yuan's Divine Sense lightly swept over the woman's squinting eyes, and he chuckled inwardly: "Still feigning death at this time? You might fool others, but you can't fool me..."

The Heavenly Dao Eye had long since popped up her information panel: [Name: Liu Rushi, Core Disciple of the Kunlun Sect of Kunlun Mountain, granddaughter of Liu Xihe, Sect Leader of Kunlun Sect;] [Cultivation: early stage Martial Commander; Spiritual Root: Single Wood Spiritual Root, 9th Layer Qi Refining; Combat Power comparable to Late Stage Martial Commander; Cultivation Technique: Kunlun Sword Technique, Falling Leaf Palm Technique, Flying Flower Footwork...] [Special Experience: Recently left the sect to search for spiritual objects and Cultivation Techniques that could help improve the Exotic Energy within her body. After spending a large sum of money to purchase the news of the green lotus in the pond of Falling Flower Valley from Xuanji Tower, she came to steal it, was knocked unconscious by the green lotus, and has now awakened...]

"Tsk tsk, a woman in her twenties already possesses the combat power of a Late Stage Martial Commander. If the Daming authorities knew about this news, wouldn't they have to announce it to all bases? Currently, the Martial Commander is the highest visible combat power in Daming. If such a young Female Martial Marshal appeared, the whole country would probably celebrate it, right? To think the Kunlun Sect kept this news completely under wraps..."

Long Yuan's thoughts turned. Naturally, he wouldn't walk up to search her body. Instead, with a sweep of his Divine Sense, he retrieved the pouch from Liu Rushi's embrace. After opening it, he took out a mobile phone, checked the information inside, and quickly saw the part he needed. He flew back and handed the phone to Tong Fenglai, saying: "Senior, take a look and you will know!"

This action of his left everyone stunned! Qi Huaiyi looked at Long Yuan in disbelief, his heart filled with shock, because in his eyes, Long Yuan's operation just now was something only an Advanced Mind Power Master could do. This flight ability, plus the flexible and free control of the pouch with Divine Sense, was completely that of a top-tier Mind Power Master!

Tong Fenglai took the phone in a daze and only came back to his senses after a while. He looked at the information and couldn't help but say angrily: "To think that the information about Falling Flower Valley was actually leaked by Xuanji Tower!!!"

It turned out that the information provided by Xuanji Tower stated that there was a suspected mutated green lotus in Falling Flower Valley of Shanyang County, which was of extremely high grade and could help people with Exotic Energy to Cultivate...

This piece of information was worth a fortune. Liu Rushi had actually spent three supreme-grade mysterious stones to purchase it. From this, it can be seen that Xuanji Tower had long had information about the existence of Exotic Energy, but such information would not be widely disseminated. After all, its target customers were extremely limited; only those with Exotic Energy inside their bodies would have a need, and they also had to be able to come up with such a huge amount of funds to purchase it.

Qi Huaiyi also read it carefully and couldn't help but sigh: "To think that everything Long Yuan said before was true! Xuanji Tower actually knew about this long ago, yet they didn't leak a single word!!!"

Long Yuan smiled and said: "Of course Xuanji Tower wouldn't say anything, because they are in the business of information. If they said it, this piece of information wouldn't be valuable anymore."

"Elder Long, what should I do about this green lotus? Is there any way to keep it? You know, it is really too important for our Tong Family!" Tong Fenglai asked in a trembling voice. After seeing the information from Xuanji Tower, the importance of this green lotus in his heart had risen several levels. He knew very well that the value of the green lotus was immense, perhaps even priceless. If the Tong Family could protect it, it would become the biggest trump card for the Tong Family.

Long Yuan shook his head and said: "The Tong Family is currently just a second-rate Family. In the eyes of those great Families and major powers, it is just a weak force. Now that the information about the green lotus is already circulating in the market, if you still want to keep it, it's like a child carrying gold through the marketplace; it is very likely to bring catastrophic disaster to the Tong Family! Not to mention those major powers, even if just one slightly stronger Spiritual Power Seed comes, they could very well wipe out your entire Tong Family!"