It was Lin Fusang's voice.
Lin Ke stepped forward, came to Lin Fusang's side, and reached out to stroke his branches and leaves. "How is it, Fusang? Are you feeling all right?"
The leaves carried a faint warmth that Lin Ke found quite comfortable.
Lin Fusang swayed, and a voice slowly reached Lin Ke's ears. "I'm very well, Dad."
"Thank you all for guarding me. Now, I feel I've completed my transformation."
Compared to its initial childishness, his voice was now noticeably clearer and more resonant.
Clearly, it was not only his power that had transformed. His intelligence had also changed considerably.
Lin Ke's expression relaxed. "As long as you're all right."
Origin Plants were different from Spirit Plants.
Under normal circumstances, Spirit Plants did not possess independent consciousness. Only upon becoming an Origin Plant would an independent consciousness coalesce within them.
Only then could they begin cultivating on their own.
This was an extraordinary natural advantage of Origin Plants, but also a drawback.
Possessing independent consciousness meant that Origin Plants could think independently and make decisions according to their own wishes.
Under such circumstances, some transformed Origin Plants would want to escape their original hosts' control and strike out on their own.
Some might even turn against their hosts.
Lin Ke had feared Lin Fusang would become like that too.
But now, it seemed his worries had been entirely unnecessary.
Unlike ordinary Spirit Plants, Lin Fusang had developed self-awareness while he was still a Spirit Plant.
Moreover, that self-awareness had developed under Lin Ke's nurturing.
So even now, after advancing to an Origin Plant and gaining clearer thoughts, he still acknowledged Lin Ke as his master deep down.
This put Lin Ke considerably at ease.
"Dad, you have no idea."
In high spirits, Lin Fusang enthusiastically described his condition