bookcurios Chapter 549 Don't be afraid, Youyou, it's the mother seed awakening!
Chapter 549 Don't be afraid, Youyou, it's the mother seed awakening!
Xu Wan couldn't help but chuckle, stepped forward, and spoke in a tone full of doting affection:
"Okay, whatever you say, then take them all."
She turned to face the octagonal stone platform, her gaze returning to the Mother Seed of All Spirits, and slowly extended her palm.
The Myriad Spirit Golden Marrow Pearl floated up automatically and drifted directly above the mother plant.
Thousands of golden rays of light descended like silk threads, gently enveloping the mother species.
Lan Youyou tiptoed and asked curiously:
"Sister Master, what is it doing? Are those rays covering the seeds?"
Xu Wan answered softly:
"Yes, it's recognizing its owner."
"From now on, this seed will only recognize us."
The tiny seedlings inside the mother plant trembled slightly and then began to rotate slowly.
With each rotation, it scatters starlight-like spiritual light, which drifts out and merges into the five-colored soil beneath its feet, into the surrounding spiritual plants, and into every golden fruit around Lan Youyou.
Lan Youyou pointed with delight at the drifting speck of light:
"Oh! Little Star has flown over to Youyou's side!"
She reached out to catch it, and the light spot landed in her palm, flashed gently, and then melted into it.
Her eyes widened:
"Huh? It's gone! It's in Youyou's hand!"
Ling Shuo explained with a smile:
"That was a gift from the Mother of All Spirits, and Youyou was recognized by it."
The golden fruits around Lan Youyou instantly shone with an unprecedentedly brilliant light.
Fine golden lines appear on the surface of the fruit peel, the lines intertwining and overlapping.
Finally, at the top of each fruit, a small and delicate leaf mark is formed.
Lan Youyou looked down at the golden fruit in her arms, then at the pile of fruit sitting in a row at her feet, and suddenly exclaimed:
"Oh dear! They've all grown little leaves on their heads!"
She picked up a golden fruit and brought it close to her nose, almost touching it, as she studied it intently.
"They really are little leaves, tiny and shiny, so pretty!"
Ling Shuo trembled with excitement, pointing to the mark at the top of the golden fruit, his voice trembling:
"It's the primordial mark! This is the primordial mark of the Mother Race of All Spirits!"
"These golden fruits have been fully recognized by the origin of the secret realm. From now on, no matter where they are planted in the Three Realms, they will be connected to this origin of the secret realm, living endlessly and never withering!"
Lan Youyou tilted her little head:
"Uncle Ling, what is a primordial imprint?"
Ling Shuo squatted down and tried his best to explain in words she could understand:
"It's like... these golden fruits have little notebooks with 'Youyou's exclusive' written on them, so no matter where they run, they can always find their way home."
Lan Youyou suddenly realized, and rubbed against the golden fruit:
"That's great! Remember Youyou from now on, don't get lost!"
The light gradually faded!
The Myriad Spirit Mother Seed slowly rose from the stone platform and gently landed in Xu Wan's palm.
Warm and light, yet containing a vast vitality capable of changing the world, it is inextricably linked to her bloodline and the Myriad Spirits Golden Marrow Pearl, inseparable from each other.
From then on, this entire floating secret realm became connected to her by blood and came under her control.
Lan Youyou leaned closer, her little head peeking near Xu Wan's hand, and whispered:
"Sister Master, may I touch it?"
Xu Wan squatted down and lowered her palm:
"Okay, be gentle."
Lan Youyou stretched out her little finger and gently touched the seed, then quickly pulled it back, as if afraid of hurting it.
She whispered:
"Hello, seed, seed! I'm Lan Youyou. From now on, we're family."
The seedling inside the seed swayed gently, as if nodding in response.
Lan Youyou jumped up in surprise:
"It heard you! It nodded to Youyou!"
Meanwhile, the golden fruits on the other side couldn't wait any longer.
shhhhhh...
A dozen or so golden fruits floated obediently to her in turn.
Each one gently rubbed against her little face, then obediently fell to her feet, lined up neatly, like little disciples waiting to be called on.
Lan Youyou giggled as she was being rubbed.
"Hehehe... Ouch, it itches so much! You guys lined up so well!"
She crouched down, reached out her little hand and gently touched each one, counting them in a muttering voice:
"One, two, three, four, five... ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen!"
She suddenly raised her head, her eyes shining like stars, and shouted loudly at Xu Wan:
"Sister Master! There are fourteen!"
"Including the one Youyou hugged at the beginning, that makes a total of fifteen! Youyou has fifteen golden fruit friends now!"
She picked up the golden fruit on the left and rubbed her little face against it!
A moment later, she picked up the golden fruit on her right and pressed it against her cheek, her little face flushed from the effort, and she beamed with joy.
"From now on, Youyou will plant you all in the spirit plant garden, in a whole row, and water you with the cleanest spirit water every day, and tell you lots and lots of fun stories!"
She gestured as she spoke:
“Every morning when Youyou wakes up, she first says good morning to you, then waters your plants, and then tells you a story!”
"Youyou can tell so many stories! There's the story of the little white rabbit, the story of the little flower fairy, and the story of her master fighting bad guys!"
"You must grow up quickly, grow many, many little golden fruit trees, and bear countless little golden fruits!"
She tilted her head and thought for a moment, then immediately added earnestly, her little expression completely serious:
"However, you can have just a tiny bit of the new fruit you grow, just a small bite. The rest will be yours. You won't be greedy!"
She held up her little finger: "Let's pinky swear!"
The golden fruits trembled gently, shimmering with golden light, as if joyfully responding to her.
Lan Youyou said with delight:
"You agreed? That's great!"
She made pinky promises to each of the golden fruits, muttering something under her breath:
"Hang yourself with a hook and don't change for a hundred years!"
Just then, the entire floating island began to tremble violently once again!
This tremor was more intense than any before, yet it remained gentle and harmless.
The five-colored soil beneath their feet surged wildly, spewing out a massive amount of pure spiritual energy.
The surrounding spiritual plants seemed to be infused with endless power and began to grow wildly!
Lan Youyou was startled and quickly hugged the two nearest golden fruits, while tightly clutching Xu Wan's clothes with her other hand:
"Sister, Master! The ground is shaking! Is it going to collapse?"
Xu Wan steadied herself and shielded her with one hand:
"Don't be afraid, Youyou, it's the mother plant awakening."
The trees, which were entirely red and burning with flames, suddenly had their flames rise several meters high, yet they did not harm the grass or trees in the slightest.
Lan Youyou pointed over there, her little mouth agape:
"Wow! The tree is on fire! But doesn't it feel pain? Why is it still laughing?"
The snow-white vines instantly spread throughout the ancient forest, blooming into a vast sea of white flowers, their fragrance so rich it was intoxicating.
A petal drifted down and landed on Lan Youyou's head. She reached out and touched it, then smelled it.
"It smells so good! This flower has a sweet fragrance, like honey!"
The sacred fruits on the low shrubs ripen, fall, and land at a speed visible to the naked eye, taking root, sprouting, and bearing fruit again, in an endless cycle.
Lan Youyou's eyes widened in disbelief:
"How...how can they grow so fast? They were just little babies a moment ago, and now they've grown into big trees!"
Ling Shuo looked around in shock, exclaiming repeatedly:
"This is not time acceleration! It is the purest and most extreme vitality of heaven and earth!"
"The mother plant has awakened, releasing the primordial vitality accumulated over ten thousand years! All the spiritual plants here are undergoing an evolutionary transformation that is unprecedented in ten thousand years!"
Lan Youyou tugged at Ling Shuo's sleeve:
"Uncle Ling, what does evolution and transformation mean?"