Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he excitedly climbed up from the futon, stumbling and rushing to the lotus pond in the cave.
"Five thousand years! Five thousand years! The lotus flowers have finally bloomed!"
Taiyi Zhenren stared incredulously at the lotus flowers in the pond.
Suddenly, pink water lilies emerged from the originally lush green lotus leaves.
Like the rosy cheeks of a young girl, they nestled closely against the emerald green lotus leaves, like fairies draped in light veils bathing in the pond.
"Could it be you?"
Taiyi Zhenren's gaze fell on Li Yao, Xiaobai, and the other three, but he was unsure who had caused the lotus flowers in the pond to bloom.
"Master, what's going on?"
"Why did these lotus flowers suddenly bloom?"
Yang Chan stared wide-eyed at the suddenly blooming lotus flowers, looking completely bewildered.
"Because these lotus flowers bloom because of you!"
Li Yao smiled faintly.
"Oh, fellow Daoist, you seem to know about this pond of lotus flowers?"
Taiyi Zhenren immediately became interested.
"I know a little bit about it!"
“I have long heard that there is a pond of lotus flowers in the Golden Light Cave of Qianyuan Mountain, but for five thousand years, the lotus flowers in this pond have never bloomed.”
"It is said that this is the transformation of the Lotus Lantern once used by the goddess Nuwa!"
"The Goddess Nuwa used this precious lotus lantern to bring light to the Three Realms."
"After she went into seclusion, she transformed the Lotus Lantern into a lotus root."
"This lotus root will only bloom when it breathes in the air of benevolence..."
Li Yao explained calmly.
At this moment, Yang Chan interrupted, "But Master, you are also very kind. How can you be so sure that the lotus flower bloomed because of me?"
"Your master is kind? You probably haven't seen how ruthless your master can be!"
Linglong, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but chime in.
Li Yao rolled his eyes at Linglong.
This Linglong was built by my own hands, and she dared to undermine me. Just wait until I get back, I'll deal with her.
He ignored Linglong and continued, "Everyone has a kind heart, but there is a difference between great kindness and small kindness. I am at most small kindness, but you have a kind heart for all beings in the three realms, which is great kindness!"
"I didn't expect you to know so much, just like that bookworm, Master Yuding!"
Taiyi Zhenren stared at Li Yao with some surprise.
Then he asked, "May I ask your name? And which school of thought do you follow?"
"Li Yao is an independent cultivator from overseas, without any sect or faction!"
Li Yao cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Taiyi Zhenren.
"Never heard of it!"
Taiyi Zhenren frowned.
Then, he focused his gaze on Yang Chan, circling her several times and staring at her intently, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.
Finally, he stopped. "These lotus flowers in the pond, did they really bloom because of you?"
"I...I don't know, that's what my master said!"
Yang Chan shook her head blankly.
Who are you?
Taiyi Zhenren asked.
"I...I..."
Yang Chan looked at Li Yao, unsure whether she should tell Taiyi Zhenren her true identity.
Li Yao smiled slightly and said, "Her name is Yang Chan, and she is the daughter of Yao Ji, the Jade Emperor's sister."
"You...you are the Jade Emperor's niece?"
Taiyi Zhenren was quite surprised.
Although he remained in seclusion, he still had some understanding of the major events in the Three Realms.
He knew that Yao Ji had broken the heavenly rules by marrying a scholar in the mortal realm. The Jade Emperor was furious and exterminated the entire Yang family, capturing only Yao Ji.
Later, he heard that Yao Ji's two children had managed to escape.
Unexpectedly, Yao Ji's daughter has come here.
Chapter 670 The Birth of the Lotus Lantern
"Could this be the will of Heaven?"
Taiyi Zhenren learned that Yang Chan was the Jade Emperor's niece, and that Yang Chan was also wanted by the Jade Emperor.
And it just so happens that this niece of the Jade Emperor possesses great benevolence, causing the lotus pond left by the Goddess Nuwa five thousand years ago to bloom.
Legend has it that the Lotus Lantern will only be born when a sudden calamity occurs in the Three Realms.
It now seems highly likely that a great calamity will befall the Three Realms.
This great calamity is very likely related to the Yang family.
"Master, what is this divine will?"
Yang Chan, who was standing to the side, asked with some confusion.
"The Lotus Lantern left behind by the Goddess Nuwa is about to be born, and its new owner is you!"
Taiyi Zhenren pointed at Yang Chan and said.
"I?"
Yang Chan was surprised.
Previously, her master, Li Yao, had said he brought her here to find the peerless magic treasure, the Lotus Lantern.
She just didn't expect that Master Taiyi would directly say that the Lotus Lantern belonged to her.
Could it be that her master had already foreseen that her arrival would cause this pond of lotus flowers to bloom?
Did she already foresee that this Lotus Lantern belonged to her?
She looked at her master with some confusion.
Li Yao smiled slightly, nodded gently, and said, "That's right, it's you. You are the new owner of the Lotus Lantern!"
"Master, Master, you've been talking about the Lotus Lantern for so long, but where is this Lotus Lantern?"
Nezha, who was standing to the side, asked impatiently.
"You're so impatient!"
Taiyi Zhenren rolled his eyes at Nezha.
Then, with a regretful expression, he said, "Although I know that this pond of lotus flowers is the transformation of the Lotus Lantern of the Goddess Nuwa, I do not know how to bring the Lotus Lantern into the world. I think that when the time is right, the Lotus Lantern will naturally be born."
"puff……"
"Master, after all this time, it turns out even you don't know how to bring the Lotus Lantern into the world!"
Nezha, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"You little Nezha, how dare you mock your master! You deserve a beating!"
Taiyi Zhenren picked up his smelly shoes and started chasing after Nezha, playfully hitting him.
The master and disciple clearly had a very good relationship, more like father and son than Li Jing.
After making a fuss for a while, Taiyi Zhenren straightened his clothes, stood up straight, and in an instant, he returned to his previous appearance as an enlightened master.
Yang Chan, Xiao Bai, and Linglong, who were standing to the side, were dumbfounded.
"Master, how can we bring the Lotus Lantern into the world?"
Yang Chan asked curiously.
After thinking for a moment, Li Yao used the secret method of telepathic communication to say a few words to Yang Chan.
Yang Chan looked puzzled and asked, "Is this all you need?"
"Give it a try!"
Li Yao was also unsure.
He simply instructed Yang Chan to calm her mind, focus only on good intentions, and transform those good intentions into a force that would bring the Lotus Lantern into the world.
Whether it will be effective or not depends on Yang Chan's fate.
If Yang Chan is truly unable to activate the Lotus Lantern, then she can only wait for the opportune moment, as Taiyi Zhenren said, for the Lotus Lantern to be automatically activated when the time is right.
"Okay, I'll give it a try!"
Yang Chan nodded.
Immediately, following the method Li Yao had taught her, she faced a pond of lotus flowers, calmed her mind, cast aside all distracting thoughts, and kept only good intentions in her heart.
A little while later, something amazing happened.
A soft light emanated from Yang Chan's body.
Soon, these lights enveloped the entire lotus pond.
Soon, the lotus flowers in the pond bloomed even more beautifully, and they continued to grow slowly upwards.
The lotus flowers are growing taller and taller!