The fortune telling was so accurate that I accidentally accumulated a huge amount of merit!

Chapter 1008 Mysterious and Dangerous (2nd Update)
Long Ling's hand instantly transformed into a dragon claw, which landed on the bronze mirror, producing a piercing sound.

Yun Ran frowned slightly; she hated this kind of noise.

After the ear-piercing sound ended, Long Ling looked at the spot where her claws had just scratched; the mirror surface was still as clean as new.

Now, Long Ling was completely convinced of the Demon-Revealing Mirror, which, although not of a high level, was clearly somewhat effective against him.

A faint sense of defeat appeared on Long Ling's face, but quickly dissipated.

"I never imagined that a powerful being like me, born and raised by nature, would be caught by such a small demon-revealing mirror."

Indeed, humanity's dominance over the world for thousands of years is truly remarkable.

Long Ling probably never dreamed that one day he would admit from the bottom of his heart that humans are far more powerful than he imagined.

The dragon spirit, who once defied heaven and earth, never took human beings, such insignificant creatures, seriously.

When Long Ling encountered people like Yun Ran, his master, or Xuan Chu, he always felt that they were a very small minority among humans.

Moreover, they are already considered representatives of top-tier humans, and he gradually restrained his temperament because of Yunran.

However, he had no intention of restraining his true nature towards others.

Now, he finally saw for himself how inferior these humans were to him, and even how they were like ants whom he had looked down upon.

In their hands, however, they can easily control the things (powers) that reveal their true nature.

Does that mean there are other humans who possess the means to kill a naturally powerful being like him?
This realization finally made Long Ling understand the saying that even the most skilled martial artist is afraid of a kitchen knife.

Yunran was unaware of all that Longling had been thinking; she only noticed the sudden and significant change in Longling's demeanor.

He gradually became more composed and reserved, transforming from an arrogance that he couldn't hide no matter what he did.

Pian Yunran thought that Long Ling was frightened by the demon-revealing mirror.

He quickly reassured her, "Don't worry too much. Once you know the properties of this bronze mirror, you can just avoid it a little."

With your abilities, avoiding being reflected in this bronze mirror would be a piece of cake.

Seeing that Yunran had misunderstood, Long Ling opened his mouth, wanting to explain that this was not what he was worried about.

But he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue; he really didn't know how to describe this realization.

I always felt that saying it out loud would be somewhat embarrassing and a bit pretentious.

In just a moment, Long Ling made a decision: forget it, he would say nothing more and let Yun Ran misunderstand if she wanted to.

The dragon spirit's claws returned to the shape of human hands. Looking at the mirror, there was still only the mark left by the cloud-dyed peach wood sword, so he was not surprised.

The bronze mirror was returned to Yunran.

"What do you plan to use this bronze mirror for?"

After finding out Yunran's plans, he also thought about how he should cooperate with Yunran in the future.

Putting everything else aside, Yun Ran's ability to stir up trouble is absolutely top-notch.

He needed to figure out Yunran's plans first so that nothing went wrong later.

Yun Ran was also taken aback by Long Ling's question, and she didn't intend to spend too much time on the people in the General Association.

The method was naturally simple and brutal: just wait for the people from the General Association to come to them and recruit Long Ling and the others.

Then, it would be natural to blend into the ranks of the higher-level Xuan Masters, and perhaps learn some information about the Heavenly Book.

However, since Long Ling had already asked, Yun Ran cleared her throat before saying, "I plan to keep this bronze mirror safe and reforge a few new magical artifacts later. This kind of material is extremely rare."

Dragon Spirit: ...

He now understands what it means to talk past each other like a chicken and a duck.

However, even though they didn't agree on the topic, it didn't stop Long Ling's eyes from lighting up when she heard those words.

"If I come across any other fragments of bronze mirror next time, I'll help you retrieve them. I don't need many; I just hope you'll leave me a copy when you're crafting new magical artifacts."

"no problem!"

Just then, the little paper figure responsible for monitoring the Xuan Masters' eating and drinking returned.

"Master, those people are preparing to return to their courtyard."

Yunran nodded, put her hat back on, and then covered her face with a full-face mask.

"It's time for me to appear in this final scene. You need to find the right moment to show up, making sure they see my disguise and also realize how powerful I am!"

Long Ling made an OK sign. He was good at playing along and letting Yun Ran show off.
However, Long Ling's gaze fell on Yun Ran's legs: "Are your legs alright?"

"Don't worry, it's nothing."

With everything ready, Yunran and her group from the General Association strolled back to the courtyard.

A sound came from the room where the bronze mirror had been placed.

Those who initially appeared drunk were immediately startled awake by the sound and rushed over.

Immediately afterwards, they heard a crisp cracking sound, followed by the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground.

"who!"

Yun Ran quickly darted onto the roof, her entire body shrouded in a black cloak.

Under the starlight, moonlight, and the glow of the streetlights in the courtyard, Yunran looked mysterious and dangerous.

"Quick, go check out the magic mirror!"

The door to the side room was pushed open forcefully, and what they saw made their eyes nearly pop out of their sockets.

Their magic mirror has been stolen!
What terrified them most was the frame and base that were originally meant to support the bronze mirror.

Those incredibly hard materials were now riddled with cracks and scattered haphazardly on the ground. What immense power it must have taken to accomplish that!

At that moment, everyone sobered up completely, and they were all drenched in cold sweat from fright.

If they lose the Divine Mirror, everyone here will suffer unimaginable punishment.

"Quick, grab that person!"

The thought of those punishments energized them, and they were determined to catch the person who stole their divine mirror.

If they can retrieve the divine mirror, they will have made amends, and their punishment will likely be reduced.

Seven or eight members of the General Association immediately took out their magical artifacts and used their most powerful techniques.

I was thinking that it would be even better if I could take down this thief in one blow; whether or not I left him alive was completely unimportant.

Yunran showed no disdain for these attacks.

On the contrary, she was on high alert and did not take out any magical artifacts that could reveal her identity in order not to expose it.