Dragon Spirit stretched out its hand and grasped in the air, and a huge spectral dragon appeared in midair, its eyes changing into vertical pupils that looked around restlessly.
If someone were to barge into this room now, they would surely be terrified half to death by such a scene.
Although Dragon Spirit was restrained by Yun Ran, its innate powerful strength allowed it to communicate with the heavens and earth more effectively than any other living being.
Very soon, it sensed the origin of this Merit.
The spectral figure in the air vanished, reverting to a human appearance. The handsome face of the body that Dragon Spirit had seized now furrowed its brows slightly.
Even its tone carried a hint of sourness: "Yun Ran is really too lucky, to have actually received the Qi Fortune of a nation and such substantial Merit."
Others might not be able to investigate events from hundreds of years ago, but for Dragon Spirit, that was much simpler.
It could even ’see’ what had happened in that Ancient Country back in the day by sacrificing a portion of the Dragon Soul’s strength.
However, this had little to do with it; it was not about to bring trouble upon itself.
If it weren’t wary of there being a problem with the Merit, it would not have even bothered to communicate with the heavens and earth.
Now that it knew there was no issue with the source of the Merit, Dragon Spirit wasn’t so repelled by the contract it had with Yun Ran anymore.
At this moment, Yun Ran was still unaware that her Merit could actually be ’stolen’ away through the contract.
As the sky gradually showed the first light of dawn, the Merit Golden Light lingering around Yun Ran was finally absorbed completely by her.
When she opened her eyes, she noticed that the trees nearby seemed much more vibrant than before.
What rendered her speechless was that, previously, there had been no snakes, insects, rodents, or other small animals in the surrounding area at all.
But now, within a radius of less than 50 meters from her, various animals were densely gathered, staring expectantly in her direction.
Although she had previous experience with absorbing Merit Golden Light, this time was obviously different.
Worried that there might be some problems, Yun Ran quickly took out the turtle shell to perform divination.
Seeing the Divination, Yun Ran paused for a moment: "Surely it was the posture just now that was incorrect, let’s divinate again."
As she spoke, Yun Ran shook it again, this time not only staring intently, but also putting extra standard force in her wrist.
The Divination that appeared was identical to the previous one.
This left Yun Ran with no choice but to believe it.
"How could my Qi Fortune suddenly improve? This shouldn’t be happening."
Yun Ran touched her chin, clearly puzzled. She had tried many methods to deal with her Life Chart before, all to no avail.
Now, with it suddenly improving, hmm, it felt rather suspicious.
Mo Zhi had also finished absorbing the Merit Golden Light, and at this moment, the fierce glint she had when she had just advanced to Ghost General had vanished from her eyes.
Feeling her transformation, a boundless gratitude welled up in Mo Zhi’s heart towards Yun Ran.
Even though she had become a Ghost General, it couldn’t change the fact that she was originally an Evil Ghost. If she encountered a truly powerful expert, it was not impossible for her to be vanquished.
But now, with these Merit Golden Lights, the aura of Evil Ghosts on her was slowly receding.
Mo Zhi immediately knelt on the ground, bowing respectfully to Yun Ran: "This servant thanks the master for her rebirth, and wishes to follow by the master’s side, serving as a servant, for a lifetime."
Yun Ran turned her head to look and naturally saw the changes in Mo Zhi, but only said: "This is your destiny, neither early nor late, you happened to meet me."
As the first light of morning was about to appear, Mo Zhi returned to the Jade Magical Artifact.
In the end, what Yun Ran could figure out was that the Merit came from the reward for purifying the Illusion. As for the rest, it was all a fog, indecipherable.
Fortunately, Yun Ran was not one to obsess over small details. With daylight breaking, she quickly packed up her things and hastened on her way.
"Master, there are several monkeys over there, and they’ve brought over some wild fruits~"
Yun Ran’s gaze shifted over and saw a few monkeys that were small and bony, holding wild fruits that didn’t look appetizing.
As if they were thieves, they tossed the fruits towards Yun Ran then instantly turned and ran.
Yet they didn’t run far; within Yun Ran’s sight, they climbed a tree and gazed at Yun Ran from a distance.
[Host, these monkeys seem to be offering you wild fruits.]
These monkeys clearly hadn’t developed spiritual wisdom, but they were smart enough to seek fortune and avoid disaster.
Something on Yun Ran’s person scared them, and at the same time, there was something that made them want to approach her.
Thus these monkeys were offering wild fruits to Yun Ran to curry favor, yet frightened that Yun Ran might harm them, so they hid in trees that were easy to flee from.
Having said that, Yun Ran slightly lifted her palm, and several specks of Merit Golden Light left her body and flew towards the scrawny-looking monkeys.
After doing all this, Yun Ran did not look back to see how the monkeys would react; she picked up her backpack and turned to leave.
Little Paperman extinguished the fire and followed behind.
The monkeys on the tree, feeling something they loved surging into their bodies, experienced an indescribable comfort, and felt their minds brighten somewhat.
They didn’t come down from the trees until they completely lost sight of Yun Ran. Then they walked a few steps forward and picked up the wild fruits they had previously tossed onto the ground.
On the way back, the natural traps that they had been unable to avoid before were now easily bypassed.
One of the monkeys was somewhat puzzled as it scratched its head, evidently not understanding why they used to always fall in, when it was actually quite easy.
After spending half the day traveling, Yun Ran finally reached the place she had previously calculated.
She was now deep in the heart of these mountains, where mobile phone signals were intermittent and the compass was somewhat erratic.
Upon close inspection, Yun Ran discovered that the magnetic field in the vicinity was a bit chaotic; the special geographical environment had created this unique terrain.
Without needing to give commands, the Little Papermen flew out, occupying various directions to protect Yun Ran.
Yun Ran took out the various materials she had prepared in advance and methodically arranged them.
This was the first time Yun Ran used a self-growing body. For orthodox Xuanmen people, such an act was definitely considered aberrant.
Yun Ran cut her own finger, drew more than a dozen talismans in the air, and as the talismans flew out, the sky overhead suddenly changed.
The materials that Yun Ran had arranged also began to float and merge together under the influence of the talismans.
Just as they were about to merge into one, a thick purple Heavenly Thunder struck directly towards the body that was about to form.