Chapter 293: A Family Reunion! The Conditions of the Green Demon Spring Ginseng

Chapter 293: A Family Reunion! The Conditions of the Green Demon Spring Ginseng

Communication and understanding are the most important channels between people and all living beings.

"Hello, I think there's a slight misunderstanding between us. What do you think?"

Communication requires various modes and processes.

Undoubtedly, after uttering these words, Su Ping's first attempt at communication had already failed.

Because the blooming Trumpet Vine in front of him didn't show the slightest movement or reaction.

No, there was something, as the previous swaying motion, seemingly a provocation, slightly subsided, perhaps because Su Ping had stopped challenging it and instead sat down, emitting a series of incomprehensible sounds, which seemed to confuse and annoy it.

Su Ping didn't know; he only knew that this Green Demon Spring Ginseng might not yet understand human language or perhaps lacked any auditory senses.

However, this didn't stop Su Ping's actions.

"Hello, I think there's a slight misunderstanding between us. What do you think?"

The same words, but this time, conveyed through a different method.

Su Ping didn't speak but instead sent a chat request to the legendary resource lifeform before him using his psychic communication.

Then, the white Trumpet Vine swayed slightly, as if turning its head to curiously examine Su Ping.

After that, there was no further reaction.

The Green Demon Spring Ginseng rejected your chat request...

What made Su Ping's eyebrows twitch was that the Trumpet Vine seemed to be swaying slightly, as if intending to leave, perhaps because Su Ping had stopped playing along.

If communication and understanding were truly impossible, even to the point of being unable to capture it, Su Ping would be at a loss.

Regardless, he would have to ask Cold Sir to capture it!

However, as he always said, this was a genuine lifeform, and if possible, Su Ping didn't want to take it that far.

The problem was that he didn't know if the Green Demon Spring Ginseng in front of him understood his psychic communication at all.

Did it not understand at all, unable to comprehend his meaning?

Or did it simply not receive his message, or did it receive it but choose to ignore him?

This was indeed an issue.

At this moment, Su Ping could only attempt the third stage of communication—a different frequency.

"Y-you..."

These two simple words were incredibly difficult for Su Ping to utter.

His Overlord Rank psychic energy was released along with these words, carrying an indescribable, peculiar energy fluctuation.

But after speaking these two words, the Green Demon Spring Ginseng, which had seemed ready to leave, finally reacted.

The swaying Trumpet Vine stopped moving entirely, and then, as if the departed body had turned around, it 'looked' at Su Ping.

Su Ping's heart, which had been raised, lowered slightly, though only a little.

At this moment, Su Ping was grateful for his studious nature.

Indeed, it was his eagerness to learn.

Because at this very moment, the two words he struggled to utter were from the extremely mysterious Ancient Serpent Script.

He had learned to write this script from the book that Xue Hongluan had copied, and he had practiced writing it multiple times.

As for pronunciation, just these two words, while not the culmination of his life's studies, were certainly not something many could do.

His pronunciation teacher was none other than the strange little flame that currently resided in his Beast Taming Realm, acting like a parasite.

Every so often, after Su Ping intentionally fed it a few Flame Fruits, the little flame would pop out and 'scold' him repeatedly in Ancient Serpent Script.

Su Ping had good reason to suspect that the little flame's accumulated energy and psychic energy were likely spent on these scolding sessions.

Otherwise, why would it keep repeating the same scolding over and over?

In this situation, Su Ping could only find solace in the 'silver lining'—he had indeed encountered quite a few such incidents.

He had learned to write the script from the book that Xue Hongluan had copied, and he had practiced writing it multiple times.

As for pronunciation, just these two words, while not the culmination of his life's studies, were certainly not something many could do.

His pronunciation teacher was none other than the strange little flame that currently resided in his Beast Taming Realm, acting like a parasite.

Every so often, after Su Ping intentionally fed it a few Flame Fruits, the little flame would pop out and 'scold' him repeatedly in Ancient Serpent Script.

Su Ping had good reason to suspect that the little flame's accumulated energy and psychic energy were likely spent on these scolding sessions.

Otherwise, why would it keep repeating the same scolding over and over?

In this situation, Su Ping could only find solace in the 'silver lining'—he had indeed encountered quite a few such incidents.

However, Su Ping soon realized his mistake.

Evidently, his pronunciation had indeed attracted the Green Demon Spring Ginseng to 'turn' and 'look' at him, but afterward, its 'attention' shifted away from him.

Instead, its 'gaze' slowly moved to the side, where Xiao Qing was.

As expected, it still possessed that peculiar ability, almost like shrinking the ground beneath it, as the Trumpet Vine's vines disappeared from in front of Su Ping and reappeared next to Xiao Qing.

Su Ping's eyebrows rose slightly.

Although he didn't know what was happening, any response or positive feedback from this creature was a good sign!

As for Xiao Qing...

Su Ping looked over at her.

Xiao Qing had just eaten the ordinary wild grass that the Green Demon Spring Ginseng had shed moments ago.

The residual essence left behind by the Green Demon Spring Ginseng was far more potent than the previous one, as evidenced by the abundance of its aura.

As expected, Xiao Qing's reaction after consuming it was exceptionally intense.

A bizarre emerald light emanated from Xiao Qing's body.

The light of evolution.

This time, the light of evolution shone again, and it even displayed a distinct color.

This represented a significant leap in Xiao Qing's evolution took a big step forward from its previous foundation, Xiao Qing's evolution took another significant step forward.

However, due to the lack of residual energy in the Green Demon Spring Ginseng, Xiao Qing only absorbed its essence.

Even with this evolutionary advancement, substantial energy-based resources are still required for future evolution, which is why Su Ping could confidently allow Xiao Qing to consume these things without worrying about direct evolution.

At this moment, the aura emanating from Xiao Qing also attracted the main body of the Green Demon Spring Ginseng.

Speaking of which, the relationship between Xiao Qing and the Green Demon Spring Ginseng is quite complicated.

After all, the mutated conditions were too absurd.

A pregnant she-wolf consumed the roots of the Green Demon Spring Ginseng, only to be counteracted by its powerful medicinal effects, resulting in the birth and mutation of the wolf pup.

Su Ping couldn't fathom how an ordinary wolf could have access to the roots of the Green Demon Spring Ginseng.

However, when such a one-in-a-million or even one-in-a-thousand chance occurred, the events that transpired were beyond Su Ping's expectations.

After the Green Demon Spring Ginseng's essence burst forth from Xiao Qing's body, its main body sensed a unique feeling from Xiao Qing's aura.

Then, something happened that Su Ping hadn't anticipated.

Even Xing Chen, who had been attentively observing Su Ping, narrowed his eyes slightly, ready to command his pet beast to take action at any moment.

The body of a common morning glory swayed gently.

Then, the morning glory, which had been on the ground, suddenly collapsed, and a strange shadow slowly emerged from its body.

Su Ping could see clearly what it was.

It resembled flames, but with an intensely emerald hue.

Without a physical form, it twisted and swayed like flames.

Instead of the heat of flames, it exuded an indescribable vitality.

This was the upper body.

The lower body, where the emerald green extended downward, seemed to have formed a tangible root system, possessing a substantial emerald substance, no longer resembling the peculiar shadow of elemental flames.

The name Green Demon Spring Ginseng seemed particularly fitting for this entity. Was this the true main body of the Green Demon Spring Ginseng? Su Ping narrowed his eyes instinctively.

What was this thing going to do? He didn't know, but the fact that it could undergo such a transformation was a good sign for him.

What he feared most was an unchanging, lifeless state.

Now, the situation had taken a turn for the better, and there was hope.

Just as Su Ping's heart was filled with hope and apprehension, the swaying Green Demon Spring Ginseng lifted the withering morning glory body with its roots and gently placed it at Xiao Qing's mouth.

This...

Su Ping blinked and looked at the entity, tentatively communicating through his mind, "Do you want me to give this to Xiao Qing?"

The Green Demon Spring Ginseng, without a physical body or facial features, actually understood and nodded slightly like a human.

This thing could understand, so it really didn't want to pay attention to him before.

Xiao Qing, being the capable one, didn't disappoint.

Although Su Ping didn't understand what this entity intended, the Green Demon Spring Ginseng seemed to harbor no ill intentions towards Xiao Qing.

This essence was a rare and valuable supplement for Xiao Qing.

Xiao Qing's longing gaze also conveyed this.

As expected, after receiving Su Ping's approval, Xiao Qing swallowed the morning glory whole.

The Green Demon Spring Ginseng watched intently from the side.

Su Ping stared at the Green Demon Spring Ginseng as well.

Most people would never have the chance to see such a thing in their lifetime, and now that it was right in front of him, Su Ping wanted to observe it closely.

At this moment, the Green Demon Spring Ginseng seemed even more curious about Xiao Qing.

This time, after Xiao Qing swallowed the morning glory, the reaction wasn't as intense, and the feedback from the light of evolution was not particularly strong.

Clearly, the essence of the Green Demon Spring Ginseng that Xiao Qing had just consumed, even within a half-hour, contained a less concentrated aura, and the assistance it provided to Xiao Qing was not significant.

However, it was fortunate that there was still some reaction.

Simultaneously, the Green Demon Spring Ginseng also noticed the connection between Xiao Qing's appearance and the person next to it, who seemed to have designs on it.

The main body approached Su Ping, taking on a human-like form and pointing at Xiao Qing, its intentions clear—it seemed to be asking Su Ping what the hell this thing was.

Su Ping blinked and communicated through his mind, "This is your flesh and blood!"

To convince this little thing, Su Ping felt that betraying Xiao Qing a little was necessary.

"Arf?" Wolf Fang turned her head, puzzled.

Su Ping patted Wolf Fang's head.

Wolf Fang finally understood and turned towards the seemingly dazed Green Demon Spring Ginseng, nodding. She opened her mouth wide and howled, "Arf!"

As if she had finally seen her parents for the first time.

Su Ping coughed awkwardly, feeling a sense of guilt for no apparent reason.

The Green Demon Spring Ginseng in front of them also seemed bewildered.

It was truly bewildered.

As the essence of heaven and earth, an existence far beyond Su Ping's imagination, its wisdom grew alongside its constant growth.

At some unknown point, perhaps over the past few decades, it had developed an understanding of all plant life.

By its innate nature, the Green Demon Spring Ginseng could sense that it wasn't a pure plant, resource, or even a pet.

In such a situation, it was impossible to propagate through ordinary plant-type pets, so it might have wondered why, in such a vast world, it was the only one of its kind.

However, the strange big wolf before it had an aura identical to its own.

In fact, Wolf Fang could sense it, and it could sense Wolf Fang's presence.

But this perception wasn't clear before.

However, after the little guy used his two remnants, this aura became extremely clear and vivid.

For the Green Demon Spring Ginseng, which had been active in the Heavenly Mountain for countless years, this was undoubtedly a shocking and bewildering experience.

The emerald-green body, like flames, swayed around Wolf Fang.

Su Ping suppressed his guilt and continued, "Wolf Fang is my pet. I came here to find you so you could be reunited! Unfortunately, after meeting you, I have to leave with Wolf Fang. If you're willing, you can come with us."

The Green Demon Spring Ginseng 'looked' at Su Ping again. It had a peculiar sense of closeness to Wolf Fang.

This was a normal phenomenon.

A species, unless it had an inherently cold and cruel temperament, would naturally feel a sense of closeness after countless years without seeing its kind, and then suddenly encountering a fellow species.

Moreover, Wolf Fang's aura originated from the Green Demon Spring Ginseng itself.

Su Ping continued, "Is there anything you want? We can cooperate and benefit each other. How about it?"

Persuasion and cooperation were the best ways to deal with the Green Demon Spring Ginseng, which clearly wasn't lacking in intelligence.

Now, with Wolf Fang as a buffer, Su Ping could finally ask this question.

If they could maintain cooperation and even bring the Green Demon Spring Ginseng back to the Wood Heart, the help it could provide would be far more meaningful than exploiting its ginseng whiskers.

Cooperation?

The Green Demon Spring Ginseng seemed to understand the meaning of Su Ping's words.

The next moment, its body, like green flames, slowly approached Su Ping.

However, when Su Ping extended his hand, the creature shrank back.

There was no trace of its previous dominance or the confidence that no method could stop it.

As Su Ping felt a mix of frustration and helplessness, the little creature thought for a moment and then touched its body to the bewildered Wolf Fang.

The next moment, Wolf Fang howled.

Upon hearing this sound, Su Ping's eyes lit up with delight.

At that moment, the meaning behind Wolf Fang's howl was exactly what he had hoped to hear.

"You agree?"

Clearly, the Green Demon Spring Ginseng couldn't directly respond to Su Ping, but due to its innate closeness to Wolf Fang, it chose to approach her to answer.

"Then, what do you want? Rest assured, my place isn't big, but I won't restrict your freedom. And I promise, I will never harm you."

What did it want?

It seemed the question had finally been asked.

The Green Demon Spring Ginseng slowly moved away from Wolf Fang's body and returned to Su Ping's side. Then, its body slowly approached.

Su Ping thought for a moment and extended his palm again.

Finally, a strange coolness enveloped Su Ping's hand.

Xing Chen, standing nearby, also grew tense.

This creature was indeed a peculiar pet.

If it came to a fight, he wasn't sure what would happen.

Fortunately, the creature didn't seem hostile.

Indeed, as Su Ping's palm touched its body, a strange sensation arose.

Through his mental perception, a series of images formed on the Green Demon Spring Ginseng's body, reflecting in Su Ping's mind.

The images were intermittent, but the first one left Su Ping perplexed.

It was a lush, verdant world.

Grass, flowers, and various plants surrounded the scene.

At the center was an enormous divine tree, seemingly connecting heaven and earth.

Then, the image vanished, replaced by a unique plant.

This plant bore a fruit, ripe and vibrant.

Su Ping couldn't even make out the fruit in the image, but his genetic instincts compelled him to consume it, to pursue it.

The abundance of life energy surrounding it was incredibly alluring.

Just as Su Ping was about to investigate further, the image suddenly vanished.

The Green Demon Spring Ginseng, which had merged with his body, had already withdrawn.

Su Ping was still a bit dazed.

The giant tree was one thing, but he had no idea what it was or what it meant.

However, the peculiar fruit left an impression on Su Ping.

He suddenly recalled Master Zhu Hong's mention of legendary-tier resources, particularly emphasizing the Wood and Life-type legendary resources.

The Elixir of Immortality.

The legendary resource sought after by countless pets and beastmasters, an ultimate treasure.

Rumors claimed that consuming it would grant immense longevity and even immortality.

Clearly, the Green Demon Spring Ginseng had formed this image at this moment, and its intention was evident.

Su Ping stared at the ginseng in disbelief:

"You want the Elixir of Immortality?"

The ginseng, delighted by Su Ping's understanding and comprehension, nodded vigorously.

Su Ping wanted to say that it was only because of its cheating abilities that it could find him.

As for the other legendary Wood and Life-type Elixir of Immortality sought after by countless others, where could he even begin to look for it?

However, before this thought could fully form, the Green Demon Spring Ginseng moved, and a slender, almost hair-thin tendril, barely thicker than a strand of hair, emerged and floated before Su Ping.

It was as if the ginseng was directly addressing Su Ping, saying, 'This is an advance payment.'

Su Ping swallowed hard.

This was a genuine ginseng tendril!

Not a counterfeit or a mere remnant.

With this, the luxurious resources needed for the first stage of Xiao Qing's evolution, which he had dreamed of, were now completely within reach!

Xiao Qing's evolution could begin with a terrifying foundation that even Saint Sang would find unimaginable.

It was truly hard to refuse!

However, after some thought, Su Ping didn't rush to accept it. Instead, he continued to communicate mentally:

"Is there a time limit?"

The ginseng shook its head and then pointed to Xiao Qing, indicating that there was no time limit.

Su Ping cautiously asked:

"Is this tendril for Xiao Qing? As for the Elixir of Immortality, should I just do my best?"

The ginseng nodded.

Su Ping felt that the Green Demon Spring Ginseng in front of him was the best client.

Where could he find such a generous client? Although the request for the Elixir of Immortality was a bit outrageous and demanding.

But without a time limit, what more could he ask for?

Before Su Ping could react, something unexpected happened again.

The Green Demon Spring Ginseng slowly picked up the golden chest it had discarded earlier.

It then shortened the chest and placed its slender tendril inside.

Next, facing Su Ping's astonished gaze, the ginseng jumped into the large golden chest.

Su Ping initially thought that the Green Demon Spring Ginseng had such high awareness that it was willing to leave with him and even subject itself to restraints.

But what Su Ping didn't expect was that after the ginseng closed the golden chest, its body emerged from it once again.

Su Ping was surprised to find that the method he had prepared to capture the ginseng was completely useless.

What had he been doing all this time? Playing a monkey show?

The Green Demon Spring Ginseng gave Su Ping a 'nonchalant', 'tsundere', and 'disdainful' look, as if finally responding to Su Ping's earlier statements about 'not harming him' and 'not restricting his freedom'.

With its abilities, it seemed impossible for Su Ping to harm or restrict it.

Not only was it impossible for Su Ping, but at this moment, he realized that even if he called Cold Sir, it would be a challenge to capture this ginseng! It was only because he was naive and ignorant that he thought he could catch it.

If it weren't for Xiao Qing, Su Ping might have spent ten years here and still not caught even a single hair of the ginseng.

As Su Ping came to this realization, the swaying body of the Green Demon Spring Ginseng approached Xiao Qing and slowly merged with her body.

There was no sign of any abnormalities.

Finally, Su Ping even summoned Xiao Qing into the Beast Taming Space.

The Green Demon Spring Ginseng showed no signs of distress.

In the end, Su Ping looked bewildered and lost.

Something was off.

The information from the Beast Taming Association's backend couldn't possibly be misleading.

And Master Zhu Hong, when he spoke earlier, certainly wasn't trying to deceive or mislead him.

What was going on? Su Ping belatedly realized that the situation might be even more extraordinary than he had imagined.

Could it be that he had inadvertently found an extraordinary 'godfather' for Xiao Qing?

(End of Chapter)

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