Sudden Mutation

The Moon Parasol Tree's broad leaves swayed gently overhead.

The Silvermoon Roland rooted atop the tree's root system slowly swayed its graceful form.

One tree and one flower, born as one, presented an exceptionally strange and unique sight.

Yet the records in books were ultimately one-sided. Some things could only be truly understood by approaching them in person and witnessing them with one's own eyes.

One had to know that the Silvermoon Roland only grew ten centimeters every two thousand years.

The one before them stood roughly between 1.4 and 1.5 meters tall. By calculation, its cultivation was over twenty-nine thousand years, nearly thirty thousand years.

This age exceeded the limit for him to absorb a fifth Spirit Ring, but Yue Ling was confident he could absorb it perfectly.

It all depended on what came next...

Just as Yue Ling was about to make his move, an ethereal, distant voice suddenly sounded in the depths of his mind without warning.

"Come..."

"Who's there?!"

He abruptly turned around, every nerve in his body instantly tensing.

He had not expected an expert to approach him without his noticing... His gaze swiftly swept over the surroundings, yet he found only Zhang Lexuan behind him and countless plant Soul Beasts nearby. There was no trace of a second person.

"Did I hear wrong?"

"What is it?" Zhang Lexuan asked doubtfully.

"Senior Sister, didn't you hear someone else speaking?" Yue Ling asked with a frown.

"No?" Zhang Lexuan turned to look at him, her eyes full of confusion.

The two looked at each other for a moment, as though verifying the truth of each other's words.

Zhang Lexuan looked at Yue Ling's eyes, which seemed capable of wrapping someone within them, and her hand trembled slightly.

As if recalling something, she lowered her head a