"A withered seed?"

Wang Xingyang saw that inside the mysterious stone box, there was only this black seed that looked already dead, and he was stunned.

He originally thought there would be something good inside, but who knew it would just be this crappy thing.

Then, as he looked at the seed, he found it somewhat familiar, and a thoughtful expression appeared in his eyes.

Mu Jinyu didn't notice Wang Xingyang's change in expression. He gazed at the withered seed lying quietly in the stone box and sighed slightly, then began to carefully identify what kind of seed it was.

In the end, he felt that this seed somewhat resembled a lotus seed.

"Is it a lotus seed? It's a bit black; is it originally black, or did it turn this way after withering?"

Mu Jinyu was uncertain in his speculation and then reached out to lightly touch the black lotus seed in the stone box.

"Tap!"

As soon as his fingertip lightly touched it, the black lotus seed immediately split into two halves, leaving Mu Jinyu dumbfounded.

"Oh, come on..."

Mu Jinyu snapped out of it and felt speechless.

He initially thought that although this black lotus seed looked like it had been drained of Spiritual Energy and was almost dead, if he used Life Source Energy, perhaps it could still be salvaged.

But now that it had split in two, how could it possibly be saved?

Mu Jinyu felt very dubious.

"Oh well, might as well give it a try."

Mu Jinyu's expression was one of resignation. He then took the two halves of the lotus seed out of the stone box, holding them together in his hand, and activated the "Green Emperor Wood Emperor Scripture," infusing Life Source Energy into the two halves of the lotus seed.

He didn't hold out much hope.

The reality was much as he had guessed.

He infused a large amount of Life Source Energy into the two black lotus seed halves, almost to the point where it could elevate Rank Four Spiritual Medicine to a Thousand-year Spiritual Medicine, yet the two black lotus seed halves still showed no change.

They seemed entirely dead.

Mu Jinyu sighed inwardly. Although he thought there was little hope, he considered that this seed was very likely a Divine Seed of the same caliber as the mystical little tree in his mind. He decided to give it another shot.

Who knows, maybe a miracle could happen.

Divine Seeds aren't so easily killed, after all.

Plus, now that he could use Life Source Energy without needing to convert it through his Dragon Clan bloodline, expending a bit more was no big deal.

Thus, Mu Jinyu infused Life Source Energy into the two halves of the lotus seed for a good ten-plus minutes.

If the spiritual medicine he had obtained could grow to a ten-thousand-year-old plant, this amount of Life Source Energy would probably be enough to raise it to that level.

But now...

It was all in vain.

The black lotus seed in Mu Jinyu's palm showed no change whatsoever.

Just as Mu Jinyu was about to give up, Wang Xingyang, who had been frowning and deep in thought, suddenly clutched his forehead and exclaimed, "Oh, I remember now..."

"What?"

Mu Jinyu instinctively turned back to look at Wang Xingyang, curious about what he had remembered.

In the meantime, his hands continued to infuse Life Source Energy into the two halves of the black lotus seed out of habit, not stopping the action.

What he didn't notice was that the two black lotus seed halves suddenly glimmered faintly with a ghostly light, as if they had somehow been revitalized.

Hearing Mu Jinyu's question, Wang Xingyang snapped out of it and explained, "Dragon Master, I remembered the origins of this seed. I recall my uncle returning from afar, bringing back two seeds. One of them was this, and the other looked plumper and more full of life than this one..."

"Could this be the thing you were looking for?"

Wang Xingyang asked, looking up at Mu Jinyu with a hint of anticipation.

Hearing this, Mu Jinyu was immediately intrigued. He hadn't expected Wang Xingyang to have a clue, so he quickly inquired, "Yes, this is exactly what I'm looking for. By the way, do you know if this lotus seed was already withered when your uncle first brought it back?"

He wanted to figure out whether the lotus seed was initially drained of Spiritual Energy or if it originally had some life left but was ruined by Wang Mao.

"I'm not sure about that. It seemed to be like this at the time." Wang Xingyang shook his head, stating uncertainly.

Mu Jinyu frowned upon hearing this, then relaxed, realizing that the question was irrelevant. Regardless, the black lotus seed was already in this condition. What he needed most now was to find out where Wang Mao had obtained these two seeds.

So Mu Jinyu asked, "Do you know where your uncle got these two seeds from?"

Wang Xingyang furrowed his brow, then relaxed, hesitantly saying, "He never said; I never asked. After all, I didn't know the seed was important at the time, but I do remember he mentioned a few times having the chance to go back to Mount Tai..."

"Mount Tai?!"

Mu Jinyu was taken aback by Wang Xingyang's words, then seemed to have a sudden revelation.

So the seed was obtained from Mount Tai.

No wonder.

He had long speculated that these Exotic Species likely came from Mount Tai, considering he himself had obtained similar things there.

Though none were as valuable as that mysterious Exotic Species.

And when the Dan Pavilion turned against him, it happened to be during the early phase of the Spiritual Energy Revival. It was likely that Wang Mao just happened to visit Mount Tai, stumble upon the Spiritual Energy Revival, and accidentally enter a Folded Space on Mount Tai summit.

Ordinarily, when the Restrictions were not present, anyone could freely ascend Mount Tai. It's possible Wang Mao accidentally ventured into a Folded Space on Mount Tai summit and found those two Exotic Species there.

Afterward, as various Restrictions revived on Mount Tai, no one could reach the summit anymore.

"If that's the case... although I've figured out the origins of the Exotic Species, I can't go there for the time being..."

Mu Jinyu slightly frowned and fell into contemplation.

At this moment, Mu Jinyu suddenly felt a slight heat in his palm, accompanied by a tingling sensation, snapping him out of his thoughts.

He instinctively loosened his grip.

When he opened his palm, he remembered he was still holding the two halves of the black lotus seed.

Strangely, as he opened his palm, the two halves didn't fall to the ground. Instead, a ghostly glow flickered briefly across his open palm.

"What's this..."

Rather than being alarmed, Mu Jinyu was pleasantly surprised.

After all, he had witnessed this scene a year before.

Back then, a seed also entered his body like this, absorbing his True Yuan and transforming into a sturdy little tree seedling, eventually settling into his Sea of Consciousness.

The current situation likely occurred while he was talking to Wang Xingyang, not paying much attention to the two lotus halves, but the lotus seed had revived and entered his body.

Mu Jinyu stopped hesitating, quickly calmed his mind, and began to inspect his inner self.

To his amazement, he discovered a completely intact, plump, and luminous lotus seed, surrounded by a glow of eerie black light, floating in his Dantian Qi Sea.

It was voraciously absorbing his Life Source Energy.

For a moment, even the mystical little tree in his Sea of Consciousness, which automatically absorbed Heaven and Earth Vital Energy to replenish Life Source Energy, couldn't keep up with the absorption rate of the black lotus seed.

"Amazing, amazing..."

However, Mu Jinyu wasn't panicked. On the contrary, he was even more delighted, feeling that this lotus seed's ability to absorb Life Source Energy was even stronger than the little tree seed from before.

But recalling the original plumpness of the tree seed compared to the withered, dead state of the black lotus seed, Mu Jinyu thought they were likely comparable?

The black lotus seed was absorbing more now because its Acquired Essence had been severely depleted and required more absorption.

Fortunate for him, the seed he initially acquired was the tree seed, not this black lotus seed.

Otherwise, not only would the Dragon Marrow Immortal Spring not have sufficed for it, but his then-Divine Transformation Realm cultivation might have been completely drained as well!

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