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

Chapter 495 It's better to destroy it!

The lightning bolts released from the Heavenly Thunder Decree gradually devoured the sticky gray gas that was invisible to everyone.

Under the worried gazes of everyone, the lightning flower did not touch them at all.

This makes their previous worries seem like an overreaction.

Xie Xuzhi, who had been silent until now, felt a slight tremor in his heart when he saw the Heavenly Thunder Token, as if Yun Ran's magic weapon had a deep connection with him.

Thinking back to how his body recovered at an unusually fast pace, and the curse that the Xie family couldn't suppress despite expending enormous wealth and resources...

Xie Xuzhi's probing gaze fell on Yun Ran once again.

After clearing away the remaining gray gas in the deep pit, Yun Ran withdrew her hand with satisfaction, and the Heavenly Thunder Token returned to its original size.

Gu Yuan's eyes darted around before he said, "Ranran, was it because of Xuan Kong from Tiandao Village that we weren't successfully ambushed before?"

Yun Ran raised an eyebrow, not surprised by Gu Yuan's quick reaction.

"The things I just struck down with lightning were more powerful than ordinary evil energy. They could not only bewitch people's hearts, but also do so without anyone noticing."

If Xuan Kong hadn't been among those who fell with them, those seniors would likely have either become nourishment for the black bear monster or turned into someone like Xu Wen.

Gu Yuan secretly rejoiced. If these seniors had truly developed inner demons, it wouldn't be noticeable in normal times, but they could stab him in the back when necessary, which would be a huge problem.

After feeling relieved, Gu Yuan felt a surge of anger. This place, capable of raising monsters like black bears and possessing things that could bewitch people, was definitely not a respectable place.

He immediately took out his magical artifact, intending to smash the remaining altar.

"This lousy place is better destroyed!"

Naturally, Yunran wasn't needed for these chores, so Gu Yuan quickly told her to go and rest, as she must be exhausted after being trapped for so long.

"Go and rest for a while, leave the rest to me!"

As he spoke, Gu Yuan called out the names of several people and asked them to help him smash up anything that looked out of place in the vicinity.

The Dragon Spirit is now a phantom; when it doesn't want to be seen, naturally no one can see it.

However, since Xie Xuzhi had interacted with Long Ling before, there was no need to deliberately cover Xie Xuzhi's eyes.

Seeing that Yunran had sat down, Longling flew over, coiled its tail, and sat down next to Yunran.

“This place is gloomy and eerie. Only people from the Xuanmen sect would dare to rest here. If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely have nightmares all night long.”

"You see it too?"

Long Ling immediately raised its head. "Are you kidding me? Who am I? Someone who can transform from a Jiao into a dragon, how could my eyesight be poor?"
"Nonsense, I've lived for thousands of years, how could I not see that what you just cleared away with heavenly lightning was something used to nourish the Nightmare Demon? Mortals can't touch it..."

As she was speaking, Long Ling's voice abruptly stopped.

Then, belatedly realizing what was happening, he raised his voice: "Holy crap, this altar... could it be used to summon and nourish Nightmare Demons?!"

It's not necessarily true that Nightmare Demons are that powerful; after all, they have no physical form, and killing them is quite easy.

But the problem is that this thing can enter dreams and even change a person's dreams.

A more powerful Nightmare Demon can even control a person by altering their dreams.

If the person being controlled is very powerful, the harm can be enormous.

Thinking back on her previous experiences and what her junior uncle had said about the trouble caused by the protectors, Long Ling suddenly realized she understood. If the protectors wanted to take a shortcut, they certainly wouldn't create anything too powerful. This Nightmare Demon wasn't that strong, so it was naturally their priority.

However, things are unpredictable. This Nightmare Demon is weak in combat, but it can bewitch those beings who can dream...

The Dragon Spirit would never believe that the birth of these twin seals was not caused by the Nightmare Demon stirring up trouble.

The dragon spirit trembled slightly. Fortunately, its true form hadn't come over; otherwise, it wouldn't have dared to say whether its true form could have handled the situation.

Before this, Long Ling always thought that he only needed to guard against Yun Ran.

But now, it has decided that it's better to go back and attack from the tail, lest it be caught off guard and die without even realizing it.

While Yunran was talking to Longling, Xie Xuzhi's gaze kept drifting over, making it impossible for Yunran to ignore him.

He immediately turned his head and looked over: "What have you been staring at?"

Having been caught red-handed, Xie Xuzhi didn't feel too embarrassed, but he was too ashamed to say anything. He was probably very curious about how Yunran communicated with Longling.

After thinking for a moment, he finally asked the question that had been bothering him earlier.

"May I see your magical artifact?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Ran's eyes narrowed slightly, a sign that she was emitting a danger signal.

What do you want to do?!

Xie Xuzhi naturally sensed the wariness in Yun Ran's tone and felt somewhat helpless. He genuinely just wanted to take a look and had no other intentions.

"I just felt a strong sense of familiarity when I saw your magical artifact, it was like..."

"It's like, this thing is yours?"

Yun Ran's tone suddenly turned somewhat sinister as she finished finishing Xie Xuzhi's unfinished words.

Xie Xuzhi did have this feeling, but he wasn't stupid, especially since Yun Ran was looking at him with a somewhat dangerous gaze.

He immediately denied it: "No, no, what's yours will always be yours, and no one can covet it."

Xie Xuzhi's words were very sincere, which barely managed to suppress the sudden surge of anger in Yun Ran's heart.

Yun Ran was already somewhat angry because Xie Xuzhi had developed empathy with her magical artifact, and now that he was dancing in front of her, she was even angrier.

It's like you're kind-hearted and help someone out, but the child you painstakingly raised starts to become very close to the person you helped.

Now, I can't say I regret helping them, and I can't just abandon my child. Who wouldn't be furious in this situation!

"Don't mention this in front of me again, or even if you're my sugar daddy, I'll still beat you up!"

Xie Xuzhi finally understood that his previous feeling was correct; otherwise, Yun Ran wouldn't have been so angry.

But that didn't stop him from stroking Yun Ran's fur: "Okay, I won't say another word from now on."

Although Xie Xuzhi readily agreed, Yunran wasn't particularly happy. She knew very well that, given Xie Xuzhi's intelligence, he would soon figure out the key to this.

Indeed, Xie Xuzhi was the one who controlled the Special Administration Bureau's top-secret files, and what he knew far exceeded what ordinary people possessed.

Based on Yun Ran's obvious rejection and irritability, a bold guess suddenly appeared in his mind.