Chapter 187: Chapter 184: The Seed Germinates

Huo Sining didn't quite believe in the existence of a lotus variety that bloomed golden and could glow, but Tian Tian's grandfather's persistence had made her somewhat doubtful.

After all, the Azure Pearl's appraisal couldn't be wrong, and the fact that these seeds could make the Azure Pearl glow proved they were definitely valuable.

Lotus seeds are unlike the seeds of other angiosperms because the lotus seed's outer shell is hard and robust, preventing moisture and air from entering after the seeds mature. This causes the lotus seeds' respiration to become very slow, forcing them into a dormant state.

Huo Sining remembered a news report she once read about an ancient lotus seed that was discovered at the bottom of a dried-up reservoir which was being dug out for expansion. These thousand-year-old seeds hadn't decayed and, after some treatment and cultivation, had astonishingly sprouted and bloomed.