Before Lin Qian could think further, the mutated vine transformed into Thumbelina immediately provided the answer.
"Ugh... Hmm!" My true form is still a vine, but this body is my second body, formed by my own spiritual flower power. Now my consciousness can reside within the flower's body, and I can move freely!
The ability to communicate clearly, without the stumbling and hazy feeling, made the mutated vine extremely happy.
Tiger Dad had recovered from his shock. Although he was curious about the mutated vine that had turned into Thumbelina, the big tiger felt quite disappointed.
Aww, the tiger's fruit is gone!
The mutated vine understood Tiger Dad's disappointment. Its fluffy skirt swayed slightly and floated up. Only then did Lin Qian realize that Thumbelina didn't have feet, and that fluffy skirt was just an upside-down five-colored flower bag.
Although this thing has human-like limbs, it is not entirely human; the mutated vine body is not only different in its lower half.
If you look closely, you'll see that it only has four fingers on each hand, and it has no hair. What looks like hair on its head is actually a bunch of dark green leaves stacked together. The little creature's features are very unique, unlike any real human. Its big, bright eyes are very close to those of a cartoon character.
Thumbelina floated gently in mid-air, looking at Tiger Dad with a slightly apologetic expression.
"Ugh." King Tiger, I'm sorry, the fruit didn't grow.
The mutated vine was originally meant to bear spiritual fruit, but under the control of its own consciousness, it actively converted the spiritual energy meant for fruit production into the condensation of its flower body, thus preventing the fruit from being produced.
Tiger Dad sighed silently as he looked at the mutated vine, which was only the size of a flower. However, he was not a stingy tiger. Although he was disappointed that there was no fruit, he was not angry.
"Ouch." It's okay, I'll eat it later.
Most plants bear fruit every year; Tiger Dad knows this basic common sense.
Seeing that Tiger Dad wasn't angry, the mutated vine immediately became happy. Its petal-like skirt opened slightly, and its body swayed back and forth as if dancing, clearly in a very cheerful mood.
"Mmm!" With a joyful cry from the little guy, a rich spiritual energy suddenly surged out from the mutated vines that had taken root.
Then, what was originally just a single vine suddenly began to grow stronger, branching out rapidly. In just a few breaths, the entire cave wall was covered by the vine climbing up.
As spiritual energy was continuously drawn up, clusters of flower buds quickly grew on the vines. Yes, clusters, unlike the single flower buds before, the entire mine was now filled with purple wisteria blossoms.
Lin Qian was completely dumbfounded. Was the mutated vine wisteria?
But the previous flower buds weren't wisteria at all! Can this thing really change its species on its own?!
The tiger cub was very puzzled, but soon stopped thinking about it.
Thumbelina flew among the flowers like an elf, holding a huge flower in her hands, constantly flitting among the flowers as if collecting something.
Soon, a rich spiritual energy filled the cave, mixed with a refreshing fragrance.
"Wow..." It smells so good...
Tiger Dad sniffed the air and looked at the flowerpot with great anticipation.
Its intuition told it that the mutated vines were making a very delicious food.
Lin Qian's spiritual sense easily discerned the movements of the mutated vines. The flower plate contained drops of spiritual liquid brimming with spiritual energy, and each cluster of wisteria flowers would condense a drop, after which the wisteria flowers would completely lose their fragrance and spiritual energy.
Once all the spiritual sap from the wisteria flowers had been collected, the flowers instantly fell off, quickly settling into dust and dirt.
The vines that covered the entire mine wall also instantly retracted.
In the blink of an eye, the mine returned to its previous state, and the vines rooted in the ground returned to their original length of one meter, except that a small flower bud had sprouted on the vine.
The mutated vines floated over, carrying dozens of large, closed flower-shaped pouches filled with the spiritual liquid it had collected.
"Mmm, um." This is a spiritual liquid condensed from the spiritual energy I absorbed from the spiritual vein. Its effects are similar to those of spiritual crystals, and it doesn't have any attribute issues.
The pile of flower buds on the ground looked delicate but were actually quite sturdy. Tiger Dad carefully touched them with his tail to make sure they were secure and wouldn't fall apart before boldly using his tail to pick one up and examine it.
"Wow!" The stuff inside is just as good as spirit crystals?!
The big tiger was shocked. It was very clear about the benefits of spirit crystals. These flower buds in front of it were quite large. Although it couldn't sense any spiritual energy, it believed that the mutated vines wouldn't lie to it.
Lin Qian lowered his head and sniffed, but couldn't detect any spiritual energy. There was only a faint fragrance, no different from ordinary flowers.
"Mmm." It's not safe to eat yet; it needs to ferment for a while. Once the flower sachet turns completely white, the elixir can be taken out and drunk.
The mutated vine quickly explained. Although it could use its innate ability to extract spiritual energy from the spiritual veins, the process was not instantaneous. Although the spiritual energy was compressed and condensed together, it had not yet been completely transformed into spiritual liquid.
Lin Qian quickly discovered the special nature of the mutated vine's ability, and the tiger cub looked at Thumbelina floating in the air with bright eyes.
"Aww!?" You can directly extract spiritual energy from the spiritual veins?!
The mutated vine blinked and hummed. "Okay, but I can't keep drawing blood. I can't exceed my body's capacity to withstand it. And if it damages the spiritual veins, I'll be attacked by them."
It can indeed extract spiritual energy, but it must use its own body as a vessel, so there are limits to how much it can absorb.
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