Mingxi swallowed her saliva.

She gazed at the quiet Ice Soul Lynx with eyes that would look deeply at even a dog, "May I ask where you got this flower from?"

"Ice Soul."

"Thunder!" It was picked near its father and mother beasts' den.

Golden Yuanbao was also very excited, its translation voice trembling slightly, even omitting the prefix 'it said'.

The Ice Soul Lynx's father and mother beasts' den?

Mingxi recalled the ghost thunder flower's growing environment: extremely yin and cold places.

Then she remembered ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) the strange earth qi within the canyon.

She guessed that the dens of those two Bing She Six-tailed Huans were very likely the source of the strange earth qi.

So what kind of Mystic Ground is this exactly?

It had various overlapping settings with the Moon Mirror Mystic Realm, but it was clearly not the Moon Mirror Mystic Realm.

Mingxi was bewildered.

"Rumble!"

"Splash, splash, splash..."

The heavy rain had started pouring at some point, and the inverted thunder trees in the sky rapidly grew and withered.

It was devastating, shaking heaven and earth.

As if someone defying the heavens was undergoing a thunder tribulation.

She thought for a moment and decided to enter the Time Realm to ask Guangguang if this flower was indeed the ghost thunder flower.

To avoid the possibility of her old eyes being blurry and mistaking it.

This time, her entry and exit from the Time Realm were very brief, consuming less than two minutes of reward time in total.

Guangguang also confirmed that what the Ice Soul Lynx gave her was indeed the ghost thunder flower.

Coming out of the Time Realm, everything was without a trace; the Ice Soul Lynx merely looked at the red Pet Space that appeared out of thin air with a puzzled and curious expression.

Mingxi looked down at it again, "Your return gift is too precious, much, much more precious than the energy fruit I gave you yesterday.

Logically, I shouldn't accept it, but I truly need this ghost thunder flower, so I'll exchange it with other things, alright?"

Mingxi could dismantle the Honey Wine Winged Bee's hive without a psychological burden, and she could indulge Golden Yuanbao in shearing the Sweet Duck flock like sheep.

But she couldn't take the return gift from this little Ice Soul Lynx for granted.

How to describe it?

Perhaps it's that the world treats me with unevenness, and I will repay it with violence.

But if others give me a mulberry, I'd be embarrassed not to return a plum.

In short, her quality was unclear, entirely depending on her mood.

"Ice Soul."

The Ice Soul Lynx nodded; it wanted a few more of those energy fruits from yesterday.

Golden Yuanbao translated truthfully.

You want zhuangdan fruit?

That's easy.

They had harvested a total of 132 zhuangdan fruits before; Golden Yuanbao had consumed 43 of them intermittently while shearing duck wool and escaping various dangers over the past two days, and 2 were given to the Ice Soul Lynx yesterday.

So Mingxi still had 87 zhuangdan fruits left in her hand.

"These are all for you."

Mingxi generously piled two large bags of zhuangdan fruit in front of the Ice Soul Lynx.

Although these zhuangdan fruits, even if doubled, were not as valuable as one ghost thunder flower.

The Ice Soul Lynx looked at the two large bags of zhuangdan fruit with some shock; how could this human carry so many energy fruits? It had thought there would be at most three or five.

It was too much, so much that it felt a little overwhelmed.

It thought for a moment, pulled one sack to its feet, and pushed the other bag back in front of Mingxi.

It raised its paw and patted the bag next to itself.

"Ice Soul."

Mingxi could guess what it was saying without Golden Yuanbao translating.

Probably something like, this one bag is enough.

Mingxi thought for a moment and didn't force it; this Ice Soul Lynx was in a difficult situation, and it didn't have a space to store things, so carrying so many zhuangdan fruits would indeed be inconvenient.

If its bullying siblings accidentally discovered them, it might even bring about a disaster.

"Okay."

Mingxi took back that sack of zhuangdan fruit.

The negotiation with the Ice Soul Lynx temporarily came to an end; she took a deep breath and handed the ghost thunder flower in her hand to Golden Yuanbao, who had long been eager to move.

"Golden Yuanbao, you can evolve now."

It was raining a thunderstorm outside, and Guangguang said this weather was most suitable for Thunder Demon Bird evolution.

And the ghost thunder flower was also obtained.

So when else would be a better time to evolve?

Golden Yuanbao excitedly looked at the ghost thunder flower, then at its Beast Tamers.

Just as it was about to pick up the flower with its mouth.

Mingxi suddenly thought of something and pulled her hand back.

Golden Yuanbao was confused, looking at her bewilderedly, only to see another zhuangdan fruit appear in front of it.

It tilted its head in confusion.

"Thunder?"

What does that mean?

Mingxi explained: "Didn't you say it's best to evolve when you're in your most robust state? Just in case, eat a zhuangdan fruit first to ensure you're in optimal condition."

The zhuangdan fruit's ability to temporarily boost energy values does not conflict with the level cap, meaning that after eating the zhuangdan fruit, Golden Yuanbao's energy value could temporarily rise to 13,000.

Mingxi had no idea that a move she made at this moment for the sake of caution would directly multiply the market value of zhuangdan fruit many times over.

"Thunder." Golden Yuanbao nodded, thinking its Beast Tamers were still more thoughtful.

This time, Golden Yuanbao swallowed the zhuangdan fruit with almost no hesitation, chewing it twice, and at the same time, the ghost thunder flower went down its gullet.

"Rumble!"

Lightning flashed across the dark sky.

Golden Yuanbao suddenly burst out from the rock crevice, spreading its wings and flying towards the sky, facing the gale, downpour, and lightning.

The fire trees descending from the sky continuously grew and withered.

Countless bolts of lightning struck its body, and electric currents surged across it, like silver snakes dancing wildly.

But Golden Yuanbao seemed oblivious to all this.

Facing the torrential rain, strong winds, lightning, and giant thunder, it soared straight up ninety thousand li.

The posture was as if it wanted to punch a hole in the sky.

At this moment, Mingxi no longer cared if she would get wet; she walked out of the rock crevice and looked up nervously at the sky.

Little Silver Flower and the Ice Soul Lynx also stood at the very edge of the rock crevice, curiously watching this miraculous scene.

"Thunder!"

Golden Yuanbao's excited cry came from the sky, as if expressing its surging passion and heroism.

At the same time, Guangguang's voice also sounded in her ear.

"【Detected that the Master's Thunder Demon Bird is about to evolve. Do you wish to consume 500 minutes of reward time to collect the power of rules?】"

Mingxi gasped.

Good heavens!

It really is good heavens!

Collecting the power of rules once actually requires 500 minutes of reward time!

Is this a robbery?

She, who had previously felt her purse was full and could spend freely, was a big fool!

But this reward time could not be unspent.

After all, it concerned Little Silver Flower's life.

Sigh!

She finally understood; the pet beasts she raised were all ancestors.

Precious, and 'expensive'.

"Yes."

After the selection was complete, the familiar miniature Pet Space appeared on her forehead.

Mingxi no longer paid attention to it at this moment.

She saw Golden Yuanbao in mid-air emit a great white light all over its body; she was so dazzled that her eyes ached, and she couldn't help but close them.

When she opened her eyes again, a large bird with a wingspan of five or six meters flew towards her.

"【Collection successful, already stored on the second-floor storage room for you, Master.】"

The crystal on her forehead quietly disappeared.

Mingxi still didn't pay attention; through the thick curtain of rain, her gaze was firmly fixed on the large bird flying towards her.