Chapter 61: Taming the Ice Ghost

Yesterday morning, the Ice Ghosts came to Snow Fox Mountain to covertly observe, and indeed, as the Snow Foxes said, the Snow Foxes still maintain their original way of life; on Snow Fox Mountain one cannot even see a single transcendent Ice Lion!

Then in the afternoon, they heard that the Crystal Deer was nearly exterminated, meeting a tragic fate! The Crystal Deer leader tried to flee, but was caught by the Ice Lion King and was severely wounded.

Thus early this morning, the Ice Ghosts voluntarily came to seek the protection of the Ice Lion clan.

"Ying!" (Of course! Follow me.) Bing Li laughed.

Thus it, bringing the Ice Ghost leader, arrived at the nearby Lion King Mountain and slowly walked toward the Ice Lion Cave at the summit.

On the way up the mountain, the Ice Ghost saw many transcendent Ice Lions and couldn't help feeling a little startled.

Their power is great.

Just the higher‑grade transcendent Ice Lions number seven or eight, and among them is a transcendent female lion that has touched the lord's barrier! Moreover, the Ice Ghost leader also saw many other transcendent species within the Ice Lion territory.

Black panthers, Snowflake leopards, and even Ice Crystal Mice, all possess considerable strength! In the previous great battle, the various clans left many transcendent creature corpses on Snow Fox Mountain.

After digesting those transcendent flesh and demon pills, the Ice Lion clan's strength naturally received a massive boost.

At this moment, Chen Mo is giving the cubs a 8 a. m. language class.

The Snow Fox leader did not interrupt, and only walked over after Chen Mo finished the first lesson.

"Ying~" (King, the Ice Ghost leader has arrived.) Chen Mo nodded; he had already seen it earlier.

In the nearby snowfield, clusters of icy‑blue ghosts floated.

The Ice Ghosts look somewhat like a sunny‑day doll, yet their forms appear more ethereal and misty, emitting a ghostly, chilling aura all around.

"Ling~"

Upon seeing the Lion King, the Ice Ghost bowed slightly; in front of it floated a frost‑blue tubular ice silkworm thread, one end drifting slowly toward the Ice Lion King.

After receiving Chen Mo's permission, their spirits linked.

"Ling~" (Good morning, Your Majesty the Lion King.) The Ice Ghost leader offered a greeting; its voice was ethereal yet slightly trembling, evidently nervous before the Ice Lion King.

"Ling‑ling~" (I am Ke Lan, leader of the Ice Ghost clan. I have come today hoping to join the Ice Lion clan.) The Ice Ghost stated its purpose.

"Ling~" (This ice‑spirit crystal, I hope Your Majesty will accept it.) Saying so, it slipped its hand into its own body and produced a crystal the size of an apple, emitting a blue ghostly glow.

【Ice‑type Transcendent Crystal (Large)】

【Contains abundant ice‑type spiritual energy; consuming or absorbing it grants a decent boost in spiritual power.】

Seeing the Ice Ghost produce the large transcendent crystal, Chen Mo nodded.

This Ice Ghost clan is truly considerate!

"Roar! Roar!" (Welcome! Like the Snow Foxes, you may continue to reside in Ghost Snow Mountain. This is the cooperation agreement; let Leader Bing Li explain it to you!)

Chen Mo produced an agreement and added the Snow Fox leader into the group chat.

This agreement was drafted by Chen Mo late last night.

"Party A: Ice Lion King"

"Party B: Ice Ghost clan"

"Article 1: Territorial ownership belongs to Party A, while usage rights belong to Party B."

"Article 2: Party A will protect the species within Party B's territory, but protected species must pay a property fee annually."

"Article 3: Party A will assist Party B in locating the regional spirit, but the refinement must be done by Party A."

"Article 4: If the first second‑grade divine medicine appears in Party B's residential area, it must be handed over to Party A. Subsequent second‑grade divine medicines will be split equally between Party B and Party A's clans." "Article 28: All interpretative rights belong to the Ice Lion King."

"Ying~"

Bing Li began explaining the agreement clause by clause to the Ice Ghost leader.

Because the agreement is written entirely in Chinese, it is like a divine script to Bing Li.

Chen Mo explained it to Bing Li at length last night; Bing Li memorized it throughout the night and only just managed to note it down.

The reason Chen Mo relayed the "Territorial Contract" to the Snow Fox leader is simply that he anticipates many more races will seek to submit, and he lacks the energy to explain it to each one.

"Ling~"

After listening, the Ice Ghost leader's mind was already hazy.

It could not comprehend the ownership and usage rights at all.

However, it remembered two clauses—

"The Ice Ghost clan may continue to live on its original territory, and the Ice Lion clan must not interfere."

"The Ice Lion clan will protect the Ice Ghost clan."

In an instant, it felt the agreement the Lion King proposed was entirely acceptable!

"Ling~" (Your Majesty the Lion King, aside from that, may we keep the ice crystal stones within our territory?) the Ice Ghost leader asked plaintively.

As semi‑elemental, semi‑spiritual transcendent beings, Ice Ghosts do not eat plants, let alone meat.

They subsist on various stones that contain trace amounts of ice‑type spiritual energy.

In their current snow‑mountain domain lies a mine that yields ice crystal stones.

After the spiritual qi revived, the mine occasionally produces transcendent crystals; the one given to the Lion King is the largest recently produced.

"Roar!" (As the first race to voluntarily join the Ice Lion clan, I can grant your request.) Chen Mo nodded.

Honestly.

In fact, if the Ice Ghost hadn't spoken up, it wouldn't have known about this mine.

As the Snow Fox leader said, Ice Ghosts are rather simple‑minded, relatively naive transcendent beings.

The ice‑type spiritual energy in ice crystal stones is scant, making extraction troublesome and of low value, so giving them to these Ice Ghosts is fine.

"Ling~" (Thank you, Your Majesty the Lion King.) The Ice Ghost leader's face lit up with excitement, bowing slightly again to the Lion King.

It suddenly realized the Ice Lion King seemed rather approachable, far from the ferocious reputation.

"Roar!" (No time to waste; I'll first help you locate the regional spirit!) After speaking, Chen Mo brought an Ice Crystal Mouse to Ghost Snow Mountain and re‑activated "Patrol Mode."

In the afternoon.

Shu Shu again rendered service, successfully finding the territorial spirit of the Ice Yin Spirit Territory.

After refining it, Chen Mo had already collected five territorial spirit fragments.

These five territorial spirit fragments are interconnected; three of them can be perfectly pieced together, while the other two cannot fuse with the others, but under the pull of some force, they miraculously hover beside the three territorial spirit fragments.

After refining the territorial spirit of the Yin Spirit Snow Mountain, Chen Mo kept his promise, leading the lion pride away and returning this territory to the Ice Yin Spirits for habitation.

(End of Chapter)