Chapter 625: Seed

A snarling voice echoed through the void, "You wait for me; I will return! The day I come back will be the day you fall into hell!"

Soon, the voice and the Black Mist vanished without a trace.

The sky returned to its azure blue, and the surrounding flowers, grasses, and trees regained their verdant vitality.

It was as if everything that just happened were merely a dream.

"We've been saved?"

The Academy's Instructor and the disciples all felt a post‑catastrophe joy of having survived.

The light of the Chaos Qing Lian Seed grew dimmer, finally settling in Ye Qingran's hand, becoming an unremarkable seed.

Fu Hanxiu moved forward and embraced Ye Qingran's waist; she leaned against his chest, "That moment just now almost exhausted all the life force of the Chaos Qing Lian Seed; it is now in slumber."

"Hmm." Fu Hanxiu gave a gentle nod, "Are you all right?"

"What could be wrong with me?" Ye Qingran found it amusing, yet felt a deep warmth inside.

This man…

"However, although I repelled the dead spirit, it won't be long before it rises again." After all, the remaining life force of the Chaos Qing Lian Seed alone cannot defeat the dead spirit.

"And me."

Fu Hanxiu whispered in her ear.

"If possible, I don't want you to act."

Had there been no price, Fu Hanxiu would have eliminated the dead spirit long ago, instead of dragging it out to now.

He never played his trump card, surely because the cost was too great.

"I will make the Chaos Qing Lian Seed sprout and bloom!"

"Hmm." How could Fu Hanxiu not understand Ye Qingran's thoughts? He brushed Ye Qingran's face, the corner of his lips twitching, "You can definitely do it."

"It was Instructor Ye who drove the dead spirit away!"

"Instructor Ye, you are our savior!"

"Exactly! Without Instructor Ye, we would all have perished today!"

The people of the Academy looked at Ye Qingran with eyes full of gratitude.

Just now, they had truly felt death's arrival; had Ye Qingran not hastened the life force of the Chaos Qing Lian Seed to drive away the dead spirit, they would all have been gone!

"Mother, you're so great!"

"Mother, you were so handsome just now!"

Xiaohu Xiaocheng rushed toward Ye Qingran without delay; the scene of a family of four embracing each other must have intoxicated countless onlookers.

"Wuwu, what kind of divine family is this!"

Hong Wu was entranced, as if drunk on the sight.

The male master was stunningly handsome, the female master breathtakingly beautiful, and the two children were each more clever and cute than the last.

"How about I become a maid at Instructor Ye's house!"

Qin Zixie made a 'tsk' sound, "With your clumsy hands, who would want you?"

"You…" Hong Wu was literally fuming. Yet on second thought, the remark seemed quite reasonable, and she was powerless to refute it.

"Speaking of which, so Ye Xiu Elder is really that handsome!"

Duan Yu's eyes were filled with amazement.

Qin Zixie glared at her, "I warn you, Ye Xiu Elder is already taken; you should give up that hope!"

Duan Yu stared at Qin Zixie like a fool, "What nonsense are you spouting? Can't I just admire? I wouldn't try to steal Instructor Ye's man! Besides, even if I wanted to, I couldn't beat him!"

Qin Zixie hummed, "I'll count that as self‑awareness."

"Qin Zixie, are you ill?"

"......"

Ye Qingran recalled that she still had seeds of the Qian Teng Beast and the Hua Xian Beast, and she waved to Gu Xingyan and Mu Qianqian.

"Aunt Ye, what's wrong?"

"Your Spiritual Roots haven't sprouted yet, have they?"

"Yes. I'm still at the sprout stage."

"Mine too."

Mentioning Spiritual Roots made Gu Xingyan a bit depressed.

Mu Qianqian, being the same age as Xiaohu Xiaocheng, could be excused for not having a Spiritual Root yet. As for him, older than both Xiao Hu and Xiao Chen, already nine years old, he still hadn't sprouted a Spiritual Root.

"Aunt Ye, might I fail to grow a Spiritual Root?"

Gu Xingyan, knowing Ye Qingran was the Pill Emperor, finally voiced the doubt he had been holding inside.

Ye Qingran gave him a faint smile, shook her head and said, "Don't worry, your sprout is perfectly normal and will grow soon."

With Ye Qingran's words, Gu Xingyan felt much more at ease.

"Well, these are seeds of the Qian Teng Beast and the Hua Xian Beast; would you like them?"

Seeds of the Qian Teng Beast and the Hua Xian Beast?

Images of the Hua Xian Beast and Qian Teng Beast that they had just seen floated in Gu Xingyan's and Mu Qianqian's minds, causing a moment of hesitation.

Ye Qingran understood their thoughts and gently explained, "Actually, the Hua Xian Beast and Qian Teng Beast you just saw were after being corrupted; their true forms are very kind and pure. Take the Hua Xian Beast, for instance—it is essentially a flower fairy, the queen of all blossoms."

Upon hearing Ye Qingran's words, Mu Qianqian's eyes brightened considerably.

"Aunt Ye, is the Hua Xian Beast truly kind?" She liked benevolent spirit beasts and disliked wicked ones.

"Of course. Moreover, as long as you hold goodwill in your heart, your spirit beast will be just as kind as you."

"Then Aunt Ye, I want a Hua Xian Beast." The Hua Xian Beast was so beautiful, perfectly matching all her lovely fantasies of spirit beasts.

"And you? Do you want a Qian Teng Beast?"

"Hmm." Gu Xingyan did not hesitate this time.

He trusts Aunt Ye; the Qian Teng Beast must also be kind.

"Then, Aunt, shall I plant the seeds into your spiritual buds?"

Planting the seeds of plant‑type Spirit Beasts into a human cultivator's Spiritual Root is also a special covenant.

Of course, planting the seeds while the spiritual bud is in that state allows the greatest rapport between humans and Spirit Beasts.

"Alright!"

When they heard Ye Qingran was going to give the Qian Teng Beast and Hua Xian Beast seeds to Gu Xingyan and Mu Qianqian, everyone showed a shocked expression.

One must know that the Qian Teng Beast and Hua Xian Beast are very special plant‑type Spirit Beasts, their peak combat power rivals the Golden Crow!

Such a precious thing, and Ye Qingran says she'll just give it away?

Planting Spirit Beast seeds into a spiritual bud is not something just anyone can do.

If an ordinary person attempts it and fails, they could even destroy the spiritual bud and Spiritual Root.

Therefore, such matters are usually left to a Beast Tamer.

As a Beast Taming Grandmaster, Ye Qingran handling it puts everyone at ease.

Not long after, the seeds were planted by Ye Qingran into their spiritual buds.

Originally, because the Qian Teng Beast and Hua Xian Beast had just fallen and couldn't sprout that quickly, but under Ye Qingran's handling, the seeds germinated swiftly.

The seeds rooted within Gu Xingyan's and Mu Qianqian's spiritual buds, sharing a Spiritual Root.

Gu Xingyan extended his hand, a slender vine coiled around his arm and then spread toward his face, curiously examining him like a child.

"Are you the Qian Teng Beast?"

"Mm‑hm!"

The Qian Teng Beast nodded. In fact, it was just the vine that nodded.

Gu Xingyan lifted his lips in a smile, revealing white teeth.

"Hello, Qian Teng Beast. From now on, we are partners!"

A flower blossomed from Mu Qianqian's fingertips.

The pink blossom opened fully, and a tiny figure opened its eyes within the flower's core.