The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

Chapter 523 Azure Lotus Illusion

"what?!"

Yao Chi almost thought she had misheard, and her expression changed several times before she managed to regain her composure.

"You saw the lotus seeds disappear with your own eyes? How could this be?"

"How dare someone steal from the lotus pond?"

Yun Yici casually placed Xiao Jiu, who was on her shoulder, onto a lush green lotus leaf in the lotus pond.

This little guy is too naive and can't lie. I'm afraid he'll accidentally slip up.

Qu Jianrou stammered, "I don't know either. I went to the meeting with Lady Langhuan and the others. When I went in, I saw the phantom of the blue lotus. At that time, it was clearly three lotus seeds."

"One of the lotus seeds suddenly started to dim, and we thought it was about to ripen, but then it just disappeared!"

"This matter has already alarmed the other seniors, and the remaining two lotus seeds have been guarded by Tuan Tuan."

Yun Yici thought to herself how close she had come to disaster. If she had been too greedy later, she might have actually been caught.

"Disciples from other sects are not allowed to leave either. The reason I was released is so that I can ask my master to come over and discuss this matter as soon as possible."

Yao Chi snorted coldly: "Why would you invite me? Neither I nor Sect Leader Yun entered the Lotus Pond; we were outside the whole time. We saw all the spirits in the pond."

"No matter how powerful I am, can I take things from a distance in front of everyone? No wonder I haven't seen a single person along the way."

"Let's go see what's going on."

With such a major event occurring, Yao Chi and his two disciples lost all interest in leisurely strolling and hurriedly headed towards the center of the lotus pond.

White jade eaves, lotus fragrance wafting, a blue lotus, its entire body like emerald, quietly blooms on the lotus platform in the heavens.

The green light was sharp and cold, and golden patterns were faintly floating along the edges of each lotus petal.

The two lotus seeds in the lotus heart floated quietly in the air, completely unaware of the tense atmosphere outside.

Yun Yici turned her gaze away from the lotus seeds and looked at the people with different expressions beside the lotus pond.

The disciples from all the sects had arrived, dressed in their sect's uniform attire.

To Yun Yici's surprise, Ying Xuewu was also there.

But this is not surprising.

These cultivators would at least be considered senior elders in their sects, but here they are only considered junior disciples.

Unlike previous auctions, this one requires a recommendation from someone in the Lotus Pond community to be eligible to enter.

Yao Chi said that besides her, there were nine other people in the Lotus Pond.

With Chi Ying dead, there should only be eight people left.

Therefore, the number of people recommended, including Qu Jianrou and Chongyuan, should be eighteen.

Now there are only fourteen people left, and it is unknown whether more people have perished in the past thousand years.

Of course, this is just Yun Yici's guess. Yao Chi and Lian Chi have not been in contact for many years, so she probably doesn't know anything about Lian Chi.

Yun Yici remained silent, but the five people at the head of the table who were quietly watching the lotus seeds were all drawn to Yao Chi.

"Sister Yaochi, you..."

The female cultivator who spoke had compassion in her eyes, and a hint of reluctance seemed to appear on her face as she thought of Yao Chi's past glory.

Although Yao Chi was walking in front, her physical appearance had changed to that of a child, and she was now the shortest among them when walking with Yun Yici.

Yao Chi and this female cultivator must have had a good relationship in the past.

She laughed and said, "Rejuvenation, returning to simplicity, and surviving a great calamity are all good things."

"Why are there only five of you?"

"What about the rest?"

The female cultivator sighed softly, took a slight step in the void, and in the instant the space distorted, she appeared in front of Yao Chi.

She crouched down to meet Yao Chi's gaze: "They've fallen."

"We should be soon too."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Yun Yici behind Yao Chi: "Is this Sect Leader Yun?"