After Lin Ji left, the three of them—Su Luo, Chu Wenqing, and Feng Xiyue—each went about their business. Chu Wenqing spent his days practicing swordsmanship, while Feng Xiyue stayed in the alchemy cave she had used previously, in secluded meditation.
Su Luo, meanwhile, busied herself with finding a suitable spot to plant the Seven-Rosy Lotus. Within a couple of days, she discovered a large natural deep pit near the peak. Surrounded year-round by tall, dense trees that allowed only a few slivers of sunlight to filter through, the soil at the bottom was extremely damp—making it the ideal location for a pond.
Su Luo took out the sludge she had brought from Fanjing Mountain and placed it into the pond. Carefully, she planted the trimmed portion of the Seven-Rosy Lotus into the mud, and then planted the other root section as well. She scattered fallen leaves and flowers that she had collected over the period—these would serve as nourishment—and finally poured water into the pit. A pond perfectly suited for the Seven-Rosy Lotus was complete.
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