[I am willing to give you half of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in this forest...]
The destruction of this forest was severe, and as an observer, Yun Ran was also very clear about it.
To restore the vitality of the past, even if the Mountain Spirit releases its origin to catalyze it, it wonât be possible without decades of effort.
Knowing this, Yun Ran understood that the Mountain Spirit giving up half of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures was already its limit.
If it exceeded this amount, the Mountain Spiritâs origin would undoubtedly suffer severe damage.
And for anyone with any sense, half of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures here would be enough to raise several geniuses.
Unfortunately, Yun Ran remained completely unmoved.
The Dragon Spirit floated over to Ginsengfruitâs side, whispering, "Do you think your master would sell you out for these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures?"
Ginsengfruit looked wordlessly at the Dragon Spirit, who was still a phantom.
Thinking that this guy had come a long way to help the Host, he didnât say anything harsh, but a roll of the eyes was inevitable.
"Stop sowing discord here. If anyone gets sold, itâs more likely you than me!"
His relationship with the Host isnât ordinary. Theyâre bound by life and death. Selling him out? Itâs more likely the sun will rise from the west.
Sure enough, Yun Ranâs voice rang out simultaneously: "Even if you gave me all the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures here, I wouldnât give up my people.
Even though youâre a Mountain Spirit, you have to be reasonable. You know what the situation was like here before, and if I hadnât intervened.
In no more than three years, you, the Mountain Spirit, would have vanished from the world. Now, weâve helped you recover your origin, giving you a chance to restore the vitality here.
Donât push it too far; greed never ends well!"
Saying this, Yun Ran took out the Dharma Seal she had previously obtained, weighing it in her hand, making clear that she is impervious to threats or persuasion!
Ginsengfruit remained relaxed throughout, not even thinking about speaking up.
He used to like the lynx because it was cute and fluffy back then, but now that the Mountain Spirit has become so big, he doesnât like it as much anymore.
Even though he made a contract with the Mountain Spirit, in Ginsengfruitâs heart, the Host was always his first choice, without any hesitation.
The lynx possessed by the Mountain Spirit saw the Dharma Seal in Yun Ranâs hand, and its eyes suddenly showed a hint of dread.
Back then, the Mountain Guardian, Baji, said that the Chaotic Stone Pile was the Forbidden Land, mainly because even the Mountain Spirit couldnât easily step into that place.
If the Mountain Spirit couldnât go there, it was naturally a Forbidden Land for the Mountain Guardian.
The Dharma Seal before him was clearly one of the things that made the Mountain Spirit wary.
The Mountain Spirit was still reluctant to give up; once it released its origin to maintain the life here, it might fall into sleep again.
Baji was already old and couldnât continue being the Mountain Guardian for decades.
And the people in that village couldnât form a contract with the Mountain Spirit before, naturally because they didnât have the aptitude, unsuitable for being Mountain Guardians.
Ginsengfruit was the most suitable one it chose; young yet capable, with considerable connections to back him up...
Yun Ran watched the Mountain Spirit as it fell into thought without saying anything further, but the Dharma Seal in her hand was still being played with.
Luckily at that moment, no idiot suddenly jumped out to spoil the scene by accusing her of being heartless.
Otherwise, Yun Ran would genuinely die laughing; any life form with spiritual wisdom is far from being a fool; in contrast, they can be extremely stubborn.
For instance, the Mountain Spirit before her might not be evil, but its mission was to protect all life here.
As long as itâs beneficial for completing its mission, it will be very stubborn and wonât listen to reason.
If Yun Ran were even slightly weaker now, or didnât have the means to constrain it, Ginsengfruit would have been impossible to retrieve.
The Dragon Spirit nearby saw Yun Ran even âfriendlyâ reasoning with the Mountain Spirit and felt somewhat displeased.
Both are powerful beings nurtured by heaven and earth, so why treat them differently?
Back then, Yun Ran showed it no tenderness at all.
Not only almost killed it, but also forced it to sign a humiliating symbiotic contract, and afterwards, threatened and tempted it in various ways!
Though it has reconciled with Yun Ran now, it doesnât prevent its ongoing resentment.
"If you ask me, if this fellow wonât listen, just go ahead and hit it directly. You could hit me, why canât you hit it..."
With that, the dragon seemed eager to try, looking like it wanted to rush in and lead the charge. Only if everyone got hit would it feel balanced!
The Mountain Spiritâs gaze suddenly bypassed Yun Ran and looked at the small phantom of the Dragon Spirit.
Part of its reason for negotiating well with Yun Ran was seeing a Dragon Spirit willing to submit to this young girl in front of it.
After a long contemplation, the Mountain Spirit reluctantly returned to the size of a lynx.
With light steps, it walked to Ginsengfruitâs side.
Its paw gently patted the back of Ginsengfruitâs hand, immediately dissolving the previous contract.
Only then did Yun Ran satisfactorily put the Dharma Seal back into her pouch.
Regardless of anything, itâs still a powerful being, and since Yun Ran had threatened the other party, it was time to offer a sweet reward.
"This place is originally covered with perennial snow; if you are truly worried that during your sleep you canât protect the life here, you can directly seal off the entire mountain range.
Times have changed; many plants and animals are now on the protection list, and I can help find people to designate the nearby mountain ranges as a natural reserve.
The Special Administration Bureau will also send someone to watch over them, not inferior to Mountain Guardians. This way, in a few decades, recuperation can restore it."
The Mountain Spirit certainly couldnât easily believe a humanâs words, but it now helplessly held no alternatives against Yun Ran.
After a steady gaze, the Mountain Spirit possessed by the lynx turned and left.
It quickly vanished from sight.
Dragon Spirit was very dissatisfied with this outcome.
It also felt that the Mountain Spirit was too cowardly; it didnât even come straight at Yun Ran. Just walking away like that made it look foolish and in need of a beating!
Yun Ran was too lazy to bother with the rebellious Dragon Spirit, poking Ginsengfruitâs forehead: "Letâs see if you dare randomly form contracts in the future."
Ginsengfruit immediately let out a silly laugh: "Never dare again!"
To say Yun Ran was angry is not true.
She merely learned about Ginsengfruitâs bug from the high-class worldâs system and wanted to sound a warning.