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Then he applied a thick layer of sealing resin.

Instantly, she was sealed within the resin, unable to emit the sound of telepathy.

She could even not sense the outside world, as if she were imprisoned in a void.

Lu Yuan's heart leapt with joy, and he removed some of the resin.

The voice of the conch slowly came out again.

[You scared me to death! Just now, I couldn't see anything!]

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"With resin applied, the opium poppy tree should also be unable to inject soul power from the outside, right?"

[Um... that makes some sense.]

[But it just needs to wipe off the resin... oh, it might not have that kind of intelligence...]

"This is called exploiting a bug."

"As long as it doesn't have enough intelligence, there will always be bugs."

[But, after the resin is applied, the opium poppy tree won't be able to detect my soul and won't initiate the Ascension Ceremony, right?]

"So, this will require some manipulation."

Lu Yuan took out a small metal piece made of refined gold and mithril and began engraving.

His engraving skills had truly reached a high level.

Soon, a metal piece filled with symbols was created by him.

"There is a switch made of mithril here, when activated, the opium poppy tree can detect your soul."

"Once it passes the inspection, you can turn it off... This way, the injection of external souls will be blocked."

[Yes, yes.]

"This is the most basic lighting function... If something unexpected happens, just inject a small amount of soul power, and it will emit light, then I will rescue you."

[Yes, yes.]

Lu Yuan was still not reassured.

He possessed the ability to "completely spiritify" and was also capable of soul out-of-body, so he tried it himself.

The switch made with the engraving had no problem.

Additionally, being sealed in resin was a very tedious and boring affair.

Thus, he trimmed a bit of the "Far-sighted Cornea" with scissors and affixed it to the soul gem.

This thing had a slight perspective function, allowing him to see a tiny bit of the outside world.

"Since it's also boring, you can study well, don't fall behind on your studies," Lu Yuan instructed, "When the time comes I'll throw the engraving knowledge on the ground, and you can learn it slowly."

"The future is very long, life is beautiful, just endure a bit, and the hardship will pass."

[Um... I want to talk, Mr. Lu, can't I talk?]

[You know I'm a chatterbox.]

"Talking is risky for you."

[Think of something, quickly.]

He sighed inwardly, this feeling...

Was somewhat similar to raising a younger sister.

Ah-Lu's academic performance was not good, ever since suffering in the societal reals, the first thing he did upon returning home every day was to urge his sister, "Study hard, don't fall behind in your studies."

Sister: I know, I know.

Then she continued to play with her phone.

Conch girl was apparently more obedient and sensible than his real sister "Lu Qingqing," and she didn't rebel, only replying with a [yes].

"Would I have to hit my real sister if she was this good?"

With no other choice, Lu Yuan inserted a small needle made of mithril into the metal plate.

This needle functioned like an antenna, able to guide telepathic signals.

However, speaking was risky, after all, once energy could be transmitted out, it could also be transmitted in.

Lu Yuan repeatedly cautioned her to be careful, not to lose her life just to talk.

Following that, they agreed on some common light signals.

After the plan was complete, Lu Yuan took a deep breath, canceled the Different Space, and with a spatial teleportation, forcefully stuffed the soul gem into the golden flower.

The next instant!

The rampaging opium poppy tree discovered Lu Yuan and the soul gem.

It stopped its rampage once again!

The opium poppy tree followed its programmed procedure, and began checking the conch's soul—confirming it as a "Mind Control" ability user.

Numerous obsessions were satisfied.

Lu Yuan then slipped into the Different Space again, watching carefully, guarding against any mishaps.

"Crack!" The opium poppy tree kept trembling, after passing various tests.

Then, it burst into light.

Thousand of years later, the "Ascension Ceremony" initiation program...

Finally...

It began!

Streak after streak of blinding light appeared in the small golden flower.

Lu Yuan held his breath, ready to take action at any moment.

Clearly, this ritual was not going smoothly.

The continuous injection of soul power was completely blocked by the sealing resin around the Soul Gem.

The golden flower emitted a brighter and brighter light as if it were a balloon, starting to swell up.

This unexpected situation obviously exceeded the knowledge of the Opium poppy and required manual intervention.

The programs of Green Grass Paradise itself could not make a decision.

In the meantime, the flower emitted a faint green light, which was the secret signal Lu Yuan had agreed upon with it—plan perfectly successful, don't worry.

"Looks like I bluffed my way through..."

Lu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately after, he felt proud and laughed loudly in Different Space.

The Conch Girl was saved!

The Sha Li People were saved too!

Even the monsters calmed down.

As expected of me!

Now, I just need to wait for the "Ascension Ceremony" to utterly fail, and those dreadful obsessions should also cease...

Then, I will be able to safely explore this city and, while I'm at it, claim the Opium poppy as my own!

That was a fearsome entity from the previous Epoch.

Even just one tenth of its power is ludicrously valuable!

"I'm going to make a fortune!"

Wait, isn't Sky City owned by the Conch Girl?

Lu Yuan suddenly realized a problem. She was a native, theoretically entitled to inheritance.

Falling into confusion, Old Lu stretched out a hand from Different Space.

Manipulating the Eternal Spark, he wrote a line of red text on his arm: Sky City belongs to me, Greedy Demon God, is that okay?

The green light flickered twice, meaning: okay.

"Opium poppy, give it to me, is that okay?"

The response flickered three times, meaning: not okay.

The Opium poppy belonged to the Green Grass Civilization; she didn't want to give it up.

Lu Yuan couldn't help but feel playful: as your lifesaver, twice over, you wouldn't even grant me this small request?

The Conch Girl used that small silver needle to send a telepathic message: [I can only agree to one of your requests... you can't take everything!]

"Then, I'll change my request," Lu Yuan continued playfully, "I don't want Sky City anymore, nor the Opium poppy."

[Then what do you want?]

"I just want to see what you really look like..."

...

And so, time passed day by day.

The unsuccessful Ascension Ceremony lasted longer than expected.

The golden flower continued to shine softly, day and night, as if it could last forever.

One day, two days...

One week, two weeks...

Lu Yuan also noticed that the vast soul energy kept gathering in the flower, naturally dissipating at an extremely slow pace.

"What should I do now?"

"At this rate of energy expenditure, wouldn't it take tens of thousands of years? The Ninth Epoch will have ended, and it still won't be spent."

He simply transferred the soul to the Tree of Life.

After all, the Tree of Life didn't need to eat or drink and was suited for the dull, boring wait.

Even quite boldly, he disabled Different Space!

The Tree of Life boldly exposed itself to the open air!

Lu Yuan waited for a moment, realizing that as long as he didn't make too much noise, the Opium poppy would not initiate an attack—after all, plant grudges are much lower than those of animals.

He wrote a line on the ground: "I need to think of a way to accelerate the consumption of energy, otherwise, we'll have to wait forever."

The little flower twinkled, seemingly in agreement.

Lu Yuan didn't dawdle, urging the Tree of Life to stretch out a segment of emerald vines and gently touched the golden flower.

Immediately, the Opium poppy trembled!

Lu Yuan quickly touched the vine to the Soul Gem, pretending it was part of the Soul Gem.

He felt that overwhelming energy.

"Damn! Damn damn!" he exclaimed in his mind.