Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 471 - 310: Exiting the Underground Palace_2

Chapter 471: Chapter 310: Exiting the Underground Palace_2

This world knows neither baseless love nor unfounded hate.

Having met for barely half an hour, Xu Yuan could not figure out what kind of person Luo Xiran was. Similarly, Luo Xiran would not understand what kind of character he, Xu Yuan, possed.

Although they had reached an agreement and shared a common interest, it was uncertain if either party would turn out to be a villain, ruthless and unscrupulous.

In such a situation, only a fool would not leave themselves some leeway.

Upon this thought, Xu Yuan slightly suppressed the thoughts in his heart.

As for Luo Xiran’s current subtle actions, they did not seem to suggest any intent to repay kindness with malice.

Old Man Luo’s sister, despite covertly separating the fungal armor from his body, was indeed helping him to reshape his human form.

Time ticked by, second by second,

Under the scrutiny of Xu Yuan’s spirit vision, Luo Xiran continued to control the fungal armor, ingesting the Life Origin from the blood pool.

This scene brought a peculiar feeling to the bottom of Xu Yuan’s heart:

She..... she didn’t seem to have realized that he had become aware of her subtle movements.

Why?

Did she feel it was not worth worrying about?

Or was she unable to sense his spirit vision probing?

Amidst these thoughts, Luo Xiran’s voice, carrying a hint of a smile, suddenly came through:

"Soul Condensation youngster. The fortitude of your mind is truly commendable. If it were a thousand years ago, I might have been tempted to take you as my disciple."

Hearing this, Xu Yuan, enduring the pain, responded with a trembling laugh:

"Haha... a thousand years ago, didn’t the saying go ’an elder brother is like a father’? If you took me as your disciple, wouldn’t our seniority be...."

"Impertinent youngster, you truly are... Forget it."

Luo Xiran snorted coldly to interrupt, then spoke quickly in a low voice, "Don’t panic later. I will temporarily sever the connection between us, strip the fungal armor from your body, then help you stabilize your form from the outside before entering your body again."

"...."

Upon hearing this, a slight astonishment flickered through Xu Yuan’s heart.

Luo Xiran’s words had him thoroughly confused.

Due to his lack of understanding of the transformation process, Xu Yuan could not determine whether Luo Xiran had spoken deliberately because she discovered his observation, or if the stripping away of the fungal armor was truly necessary for the transformation.

Seeing that Xu Yuan did not respond, Luo Xiran assumed that he was enduring the pain and unable to speak; her voice became somewhat gentler:

"Once I have stripped the fungal armor away, according to my research, your pain should lessen significantly."

"....."

Xu Yuan still said nothing but simply sensed the changes in his body silently.

Luo Xiran also did not continue speaking, merely carried on with the process that she had repeatedly verified before.

"....."

"....."

"....."

As time continued to pass, Xu Yuan began growing increasingly apprehensive.

It was not because Luo Xiran had deceived him.

The entire process followed exactly as Luo Xiran had explained to him openly.

After the fungal armor was stripped away from him, Luo Xiran promptly manipulated it to reattach to his body, releasing a substance that could forcefully bind flesh and blood together, editing the tissue.

The unknown substances released by the fungal armor, destiny, Life Reversal Liquid—these three complementaries relentlessly refined his body.

What made Xu Yuan apprehensive was the fact that Luo Xiran had no idea his body had birthed a new form of spirit vision through this refinement.

In other words, this woman was unaware of the consequences the method of refining life through the interaction of ’Life Reversal Liquid’ and ’Life Origin’ could bring to the test subject.

This body refinement was nothing but a clinical experiment for this woman to validate her hypothesis from a thousand years ago.

It might succeed, but it might also result in a violent death.

Moreover, importantly, he was not the only test subject in this experiment; if he were to die violently in this experiment, given the symbiotic relationship between them, Luo Xiran would also perish alongside him.

This Luo Xiran was truly a madwoman.

Amidst these thoughts,

Luo Xiran’s voice came through once again, her initially serene voice now tinged with suppressed excitement:

"Soul Condensation youngster, the procedure is temporarily complete."

Coming back to his senses, the pain in his body had completely disappeared. Xu Yuan briefly felt the changes in his body, a hint of puzzlement in his eyes, and he communicated with his will-spirit:

"Have we succeeded? Won’t the Transcendent Mortal Cultivation brought by the Ghostification body dissipate?"

Although the body underwent some essential changes, the Transcendent Mortal Cultivation conferred by the Ghostification hadn’t dissipated.

"You wish," Luo Xiran said with a laugh. "How could there be such a good thing as power without cost in this world? You are still half a ghost, you... wait a second."

She said,

Her melodious voice conveyed a faint anticipation:

"However... we have succeeded halfway already. Now, just get out of this Blood Pool, and I’ll take control of the fungal armor attaching it to ’Qing’s’ body, absorbing the life core belonging to the original ghost, then return it to your own body. After the fusion with the original ghost’s life core within you, then finally...."

"...."

Listening to her endless chatter, Xu Yuan didn’t feel like entertaining this crazy woman’s talk.

This woman truly wasn’t afraid of death.

That was the original ghost’s life core. If it failed....

Thinking, Xu Yuan suddenly interrupted her words and asked:

"Luo Xiran... are you really helping me without any reservations?"

"What?"

The woman’s voice that came out of the Blood Divine Stone carried a hint of puzzlement before realizing what Xu Yuan implied and laughing, "You little ghost think there should be no such thing as love without reason in this world?"

"Not love per se,"

With the pain gone, Xu Yuan’s tone also relaxed considerably, "But how should I put it, our relationship hasn’t reached such a familiar level."

"Honestly, a kid is just a kid, always thinking about trivial dog-eat-dog issues."

Luo Xiran’s voice sounded very composed, carrying a bit of the dignity of a Saint without any reservations, "If it weren’t for you coming to my rescue, I would probably have stayed in this Underground Palace for the rest of my life until the last trace of spirit dispersed completely. That’s the debt I owe you, and as a Saint of Jiatiange, I have always been clear about debts and grievances. Naturally, I will not bring harm to you."

Xu Yuan fell silent for a while:

"It seems I’ve judged you with a petty mind."

"That’s not entirely true; I do have my own selfish reasons," said Luo Xiran with a crisp laugh, her tone lingering, "I was supposed to die ten thousand years ago. Now that I am still alive, naturally, I want to verify whether my ideas were right or wrong – the human race’s lifespan shouldn’t be just a meager two hundred years."

As she spoke,

Luo Xiran’s voice grew slightly more serious: "Come on, little ghost, we can talk about the rest later. Let’s get out of here first."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan immediately asked:

"Do you have a way to deal with that ghost in a short time?"

At this question, Luo Xiran’s voice took on an odd tone:

"Have you gone mad? Are you planning to confront ’Qing’ here inside the Blood Nest?"

"Huh?"

Xu Yuan looked puzzled, "What do you mean by that?"

Luo Xiran sighed and said in a low voice:

"’Qing,’ as the original ghost, was once a powerful Saint. Even now that he is just a Transcendent Mortal, he isn’t someone you can cope with quickly. If it wasn’t for the Saints hunting us, you and I could possibly team up to kill her within this Blood Nest, but now...."

As she spoke,

The Blood Divine Stone in Xu Yuan’s palm suddenly burst into a massive glow, causing a tremendous quake to erupt throughout the Blood Nest.

The remaining Life Origin in the Blood Pool spread through countless Formation Patterns, and an even more intense trembling sound echoed in the vast tunnel of the Blood Nest.

Xu Yuan was astonished at the scene:

"Is this a Formation?"

Luo Xiran responded with a smile:

"Don’t get your hopes up. This is the Formation to break open the Underground Palace, another desperate measure I left behind."

As she spoke,

The Blood Divine Stone in Xu Yuan’s palm suddenly burst into a massive glow, causing a tremendous quake to erupt throughout the Blood Nest.

The remaining Life Origin in the Blood Pool spread through countless Formation Patterns, and an even more intense trembling sound echoed in the vast tunnel of the Blood Nest.

Xu Yuan was astonished at the scene:

"Is this a Formation?"

Luo Xiran responded with a smile:

"Don’t get your hopes up. This is the Formation to break open the Underground Palace, another desperate measure I left behind."