Chapter 488: Strange Wonders of the Vast World
Gu Yuan was taken aback by these words, even doubting if there was something wrong with his ears.
"Are you saying this vile thing almost replaced the Mountain Spirit here?"
Even though he was young, he wasn't easily deceived. This thing obviously looked wicked, how could it compare to a Mountain Spirit.
Xuan Kong looked at Gu Yuan's face, unable to accept it, but he wasn't surprised. After all, this world was vast, and any situation could be considered normal.
"What you mentioned is a normal situation, but many times, some things can take shortcuts. For example, if the original Mountain Spirit lost its essence.
If that essence fell into the hands of something evil, there could be a chance for transformation. Furthermore, there's no rule that the Mountain Spirit must come from the Righteous Path!"
Although Mountain Spirits were referred to as Demi Immortals, it only spoke of their abilities, not their identity or origin.
"Luckily this thing came from an improper source. Even if it had the chance to replace the Mountain Spirit, its strength was far inferior to the Mountain Spirit. Otherwise, we wouldn't have taken it down so easily."
Looking at the creature lying lifeless on the ground, Gu Yuan suddenly felt his eyes hurt; it was simply too much to look at.
Earlier, he felt quite sorry for the seniors' ordeal.
Now, Gu Yuan felt if it weren't for them falling down and timely killing this monster, who knows how tricky things might have gotten.
No need to think, this monster was likely created to break that sealing, otherwise, who would be so bored as to nurture such a disgusting thing!
After clarifying things for Gu Yuan, Xuan Kong turned to investigate the situation of this empty cave.
He was quite curious about how such a sinister place could breed such a Medicine Spring.
The elder lying on the ground already started speaking: "Later we must find someone to take all the Medicine Springs back, they will be of great use in the future."
The others had no objections, but these words fell into Gu Yuan's ears.
Which automatically translated to: these seniors are going to snatch things from Yun Ran...
Even if he sided with Yun Ran, he obviously couldn't directly say all good things should go to Yun Ran, lest it becomes a handle against him.
Xuan Chu carefully inspected the Medicine Spring here and suddenly spoke out of place: "The Medicine Spring here can't be taken away.
I just checked. These medicinal waters quickly turn to ordinary spring water once they leave this pool."
The others were also a bit surprised upon hearing this, quickly gathering around to take a look.
None among them was incompetent. They quickly confirmed Xuan Chu was right, and their faces immediately fell.
After all, they suffered these injuries, yet ended up with nothing.
This Medicine Spring may have tremendous benefits, but once it leaves here, it's useless, which makes it just like waste water.
Surely, they wouldn't encircle the whole area from a thousand miles away just to use it again at some other time!
But giving up was clearly not their style. Except for Gu Yuan and Xuan Chu, the rest of the elders felt a lump in their throats.
"Sigh, isn't this just like chicken ribs!"
Before, they hadn't paid attention to the monster's corpse.
But now, since the Medicine Spring can't be taken, even if they report it and secure the area, their access is limited.
With this in mind, the monster's corpse quickly became a coveted item again.
One of the elders cleared his throat and directly said: "Well, I was the most seriously injured, the monster's body as compensation should go to me, I assume no one objects!"
Xuan Kong had no issue. People from Heavenly Dao Village never lacked treasures, let alone this monster, which was an eyesore he didn't even want to look at for an extra second.
But the others immediately protested.
"Hey, you old geezer, who are you to say your injury means it's yours. Aren't our injuries injuries? So greedy, aren't you afraid of bursting with it?"
"What do you mean? Isn't my injury the most serious? And I did the most work before. Without me, you, and you, would've been shredded by this monster long ago!"
...
Previously claiming to have barely held on with one last breath, after taking Healing Medicine, they waited for someone to save them.
Now, they were arguing fiercely, each one exuding energy.
Xuan Chu looked at the quarreling elders, a bit speechless, and tugged at Gu Yuan.
"Just one monster's corpse can cause such a ruckus. If they see the things Little Paperman collected for Yun Ran, wouldn't they cause an uproar?"
Xuan Chu wanted Gu Yuan to calm things down, for now was not the time for arguments.
But Gu Yuan heard it as a hint from Xuan Chu to have the Little Papermen secretly stash everything.
He immediately gestured an OK sign: "Don't worry, everything is under control!"
Meanwhile, when the monster was killed, the lynx being held by Ginsengfruit suddenly opened its eyes.
The appearance of being on its last legs was completely gone, its eyes was lively.
This made Ginsengfruit very pleased, thinking it was its 'blood' that worked.
Quickly reporting to Yun Ran: [Host, this is wonderful, I saved the Mountain Spirit, it's fine now!]
Trapped in the sealing layer, Yun Ran also felt a sudden surge of immense power.
She knew this power came from the Mountain Spirit, but it felt somewhat unfamiliar.
[Something's not right, the Mountain Spirit's powers suddenly increased so much, did you drain all your blood?!]
At this moment, Yun Ran was genuinely worried. Ginsengfruit's body was not flesh and blood; it wouldn't suddenly die from blood loss.
But that body was one she had refined with a considerable amount of materials, if it was wrecked, wouldn't that be heartwrenching.
At this point, the lynx stretched its muscles and leapt down from Ginsengfruit's embrace.
The weak aura had vanished, replaced by the lynx's innate fierceness.
Ginsengfruit watched wide-eyed as the lynx slapped the ground with its paw, causing the surrounding snow to melt at a visible speed.
In just a blink, what was once a blanket of white transformed into lush greenery.
Ginsengfruit's mouth dropped in awe: Incredible, even their Host didn't have such means, a Mountain Spirit is indeed a Mountain Spirit!
After all the snow melted, the lynx finally turned its head toward Ginsengfruit.
Just one look, and Ginsengfruit understood why so many animals feared the lynx; that gaze was indeed intimidating.
[I have regained my essence. Thank you for your help. Now, let me assist you!]