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Chapter 482 He successfully formed a pact with the Mountain Spirit! (2nd update)
Yun Ran was completely speechless. She had never seen anyone so shameless as to take advantage of others!

It's a dragon spirit, after all, which is considered a high-class being. But when it's shameless, it's truly astonishing.

However, now is not the time to talk about these things. After all, Long Ling has been a being that has lived for thousands of years and should know more than her.

He immediately abandoned his disdain and asked, "I've made contact with the ginseng fruit, but I'm being interfered with and can't figure out what it's saying. Do you know what's going on?"

Long Ling was stunned for a moment, probably not expecting Yun Ran to suddenly change the subject; she thought Yun Ran would keep pressing the issue.

However, Yunran's question is not so easy to answer.

Long Ling was not happy that she could now contact the outside world. Instead, she pondered for a while before saying, "When I first came in, I tried to contact the main body, but I couldn't."

But now you've made contact with the ginseng fruit, which could be one of several things. First, you might be hallucinating.

Secondly, the ginseng fruit was also included in this sealing formation. However, if he was really inside this seal, given your methods, you shouldn't have been able to hear what was being said.

The third possibility is that the sealing formation had a flaw, which the ginseng fruit discovered..."

Yunran already had a general idea of ​​these possibilities when she asked Longling, but she still wanted a more definite answer.

After Long Ling finished speaking, he looked at Yun Ran in deep thought and did not disturb her.

Almost instantly, Yunran thought of the mountain spirit who had told her that the formation needed life force as its source.

"The first and second possibilities can be basically ruled out, so the third possibility is more likely."

Long Ling looked at Yun Ran with some doubt: "Are you so sure you're not hallucinating?"

Yunran: ...

She felt that after they got out, she should suggest that Long Ling run a training course to improve emotional intelligence; otherwise, she didn't know how many more beatings she would get.

"Do you remember how we were sucked in? Junior Uncle said that we were probably sucked in because we used the power of a half-immortal, which triggered some settings of this seal."

But the mountain spirit in this deep forest should also possess the power of a half-immortal, even if it is already extremely weak..."

Yunran didn't say anything more, but Longling clearly understood what Yunran meant.

"You mean, the mountain spirit helped us? But why would it help us? It couldn't be because there are more of us!"

Yunran immediately recounted her previous 'deal' with the mountain guardian, as well as the story of the lynx possessed by the mountain spirit near the ginseng fruit.

"If that's what you're saying, it's quite possible. We can't break this seal, but the mountain spirits here and this seal should complement each other. They must have some kind of special connection."

Thinking of this, Long Ling was immediately happy, but soon, its happiness faded.

Yunran added, "The mountain spirits here seem to be on the verge of collapse. Logically speaking, even though this place is tainted by death energy and evil energy, the mountain spirits shouldn't be this weak."

Yun Ran had some understanding of the secret techniques of the Xuanmen sect and the methods of evil cultivators, but when it came to these beings that had cultivated intelligence and reached the level of half-immortals, Yun Ran really didn't know much about them.

Seeing Yun Ran's eager look, Long Ling coughed twice, clearly displaying an arrogant attitude that suggested he could win back Yun Ran's favor.

"If that's the case, I think I roughly know the reason..." When talking about the most important part, Long Ling deliberately paused, raised her head, and looked like she loved to show off.

"Do you know that not every living being that has gained intelligence can cultivate its own origin? Every stage is extremely important."

Take me for example. I was originally a jiaolong (蛟龙), and it was very difficult for me to evolve into a dragon, but there was always a chance.

But if someone stole my essence when I was still a dragon, then I would never be able to become a dragon in this lifetime.

Even if an incredible opportunity were placed before me, it wouldn't work if someone helped me cheat.

Once I lose my origin, not only will I be unable to become a dragon, but even the power of the dragon itself will continue to dissipate until I am completely extinguished by the cycle of life and death.

The fact that this mountain spirit could maintain this sealing formation shows that it was not weak.
But now, the mountain spirit is almost completely dissipated, which can only mean one thing: the essence of this deep mountain forest has been stolen.

Yun Ran couldn't help but gasp. According to Long Ling's explanation, in terms of Xuanmen people, it was equivalent to having one's natal magic weapon destroyed.

If her Heavenly Thunder Token is destroyed, it will be very difficult for her to advance further.

Just then, the ginseng fruit's voice rang in Yun Ran's mind again: [Host...I...]

Even though it's still hard to hear exactly what's being said, it's clearly much better than before.

The ginseng fruit was clearly anxious. It had finally managed to contact its host, but the response was extremely weak, as if the signal was so bad it was about to drop out at any moment.

Thinking of something, the ginseng fruit quickly squeezed several more drops of blood into the lynx's mouth. It was by feeding the lynx blood that he was able to contact the host.

As it turns out, sometimes, sheer volume really can be the key to victory.

After the lynx ate a lot of ginseng fruit, it lost a lot of 'blood'.

Ginseng Fruit suddenly felt a jolt in his heart. What had been a vast expanse of nothingness was now incredibly clear, allowing him to perceive everything around him.

This includes the mournful howls of these trees, and the various clamorous sounds of countless living beings.

What Ginseng Fruit found most exaggerated was that the mountains, which covered hundreds of miles, seemed to have suddenly turned into a three-dimensional map.

If he wanted, he could easily bring up everything on the map and see it clearly.

Now, Ginseng Fruit understood everything. He looked at the lynx, who was still sleeping, with a complicated expression.

He successfully formed a pact with the mountain spirit!

At this moment, the ginseng fruit finally remembered that when the lynx possessed by the mountain spirit woke up, it bit his hand.

However, due to his special physical condition, no one can bite his hand to obtain his 'blood' unless he consents.

Unexpectedly, even after so much time has passed, his blood still ended up in the lynx's mouth by some twist of fate, completing this special bond.

The ginseng fruit immediately wore a distressed expression: "I wonder if I can withstand the host's whipping~"