There was nothing unusual noticed in the previous two years.
The Black Lotus Divine-Given Seed is a perennial plant, it does not grow by division, but its underground stem—the "rhizome"—grows in segments.
Between the rhizome nodes, lotus leaves emerge, bifurcating into new stolons that generate new "rhizomes."
It's similar to an arbor, capable of continuous growth, though once it reaches a certain scale, the growth rate slows down.
As time passes and it grows, the rhizome becomes woody, and the soul, primordial energy, nutrition, and energy of the Divine-Given Seed are all concentrated within it.
The lotus leaves that emerge above water still wither and flourish with the seasons each year, serving only as tools to absorb sunlight and Origin Force.
Over three years, the main stem of the Black Lotus Divine-Given Seed has spread continuously, already more than a hundred meters long, with side stolons extending dozens or more than ten meters.
