Little Paperman pointed with its tiny hand and asked in confusion, "Master, why hasn’t Er Dan been affected at all? It’s a real spirit!"

Er Dan, munching on grass, seemed to have a radar installed in its small brain.

Whenever it caught someone saying it was a spirit, it would subconsciously retort: [I’m not a spirit, I’m the Gu God~]

Little Paperman: !!!

Oh my, Er Dan can actually exchange consciousness with me!

Being old acquaintances, Little Paperman wasn’t shy at all, directly flying to Er Dan’s side and reaching out to ruffle Er Dan’s now somewhat fluffy head.

And it has to be said, the feeling was really good, no wonder the Master liked to ruffle this kind of fluffiness before.

"Er Dan, you’ve finally hatched. Do you remember me?"

At this moment, Little Paperman’s mind was filled with the joy of reconnecting with old friends, completely forgetting its previous resentment.

But Little Paperman forgot that Yun Ran hadn’t.

Yun Ran directly answered Little Paperman’s earlier question, "Er Dan wasn’t detected by the Array, either because Er Dan has some genes for masking,

or because Er Dan’s level is too high for these existing Arrays to recognize its presence."

Yun Ran didn’t believe Er Dan’s body wouldn’t harbor other dominant energies, after absorbing the Heavenly Dao Origin, she just couldn’t perceive them yet.

As for the Array’s level being unable to detect Er Dan, that’s also very likely.

But anyway, it was good that such an Array couldn’t identify Er Dan, she wouldn’t have to hide Er Dan.

Little Paperman gave Er Dan a big hug again, Er Dan’s neck appeared chubby.

But mostly, it’s the fluff that held it up, just enough for Little Paperman to hug.

This made Little Paperman very happy, its body was too small before, able to embrace very few things.

"You continue eating grass, I’ll go set up the tent for the Master first."

Yun Ran ultimately didn’t stay in the small wooden house meant for the examiners.

Little Paperman set up the tent for Yun Ran right next to the wooden house and took useful items from the wooden house.

In the end, it also made a little nest for Er Dan.

With Little Paperman’s skills at hand, it matched the work that seven or eight grown-ups would do simultaneously.

Yun Ran’s face was filled with a satisfied smile, her eyes full of admiration.

Er Dan didn’t expect to actually have its own nest. When it was just an egg, it didn’t have such treatment.

Not getting casually poked was already nice.

Er Dan never imagined the treatment after hatching would improve so dramatically. If it had known, it would have hatched sooner, avoiding unnecessary hardship.

But Er Dan obviously didn’t understand that some of its current treatment was because it was a cub, still a fluffy cub.

Just nicely fitting Little Paperman’s aesthetic point, naturally Little Paperman was willing to build it a nest for a favored cub.

When it later realized this point, Er Dan cunningly appeared in a cub form, even after reaching adulthood, always showing a cub guise to deceive Little Paperman.

With Little Paperman around, Yun Ran was not worried about anything, just focusing on her own tasks.

Yun Ran had slept plenty in the Ghost World; at this moment, she wasn’t tired, lying on a comfortable reclining chair.

She finally remembered to check her Heavenly Thunder Order.

Originally palm-sized, supposed to be a completely black Token, now its color had changed.

It had become a palm-sized Token, but now it emitted a purple glow.

Yun Ran reached out to tap the Token, getting no reaction at all, seeming like her hearing the Heavenly Thunder Order burping was just an illusion.

Yet now the Heavenly Thunder Order even changed color, blatantly showing it was really different.

"Is it asleep, or is it due to my current cultivation not being enough, holding you back?" 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

The Heavenly Thunder Order still didn’t respond, but Yun Ran wasn’t overly worried.

After all, the Heavenly Thunder Order wouldn’t be damaged; it would automatically upgrade when it absorbed enough Heavenly Thunder, even reaching a day of awakening spiritual wisdom.

But that would require its owner, Yun Ran, to simultaneously reach a certain level of cultivation.

Otherwise, even if the Heavenly Thunder Order had grown to the point of being a Magic Treasure, it would still suppress itself, falling asleep.

Yun Ran closed her eyes, feeling her Lifebound Magical Artifact’s changes, a surging aura responded and exchanged with Yun Ran in the gentlest way.

When Yun Ran opened her eyes again, it was bright daylight.

"Master, you finally woke up!"

Little Paperman’s tone was obviously a bit anxious.

Last night, seeing the Master taking out the Heavenly Thunder Order, in just a blink, the Master fell into a specific state.

The whole person seemed fixed, unable to perceive changes in the outside world.

Little Paperman dared not touch Yun Ran, fearing it would disturb her.

It could only set a campfire beside Yun Ran, dispelling nearby damp and cold breath, then stood watch beside as protector.

Upon Yun Ran hearing Little Paperman’s words, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Just earlier, exchanging with the Heavenly Thunder Order, a whole night had passed?

This time flow, isn’t it too fast!

At least, in Yun Ran’s perception, it felt like just a brief moment.

Yet the sunlight on her body wasn’t fake; Yun Ran had to believe her Heavenly Thunder Order seemed to have grown to a height she didn’t understand.

This realization made Yun Ran feel both gratified and somewhat bittersweet.

Much like some parents’ feelings knowing their own child is capable and unexpectedly capable.

Yun Ran’s hand continued to stroke the Heavenly Thunder Order, without a hint of panic from being unable to control it, only full of pride.

"I truly am a genius! With these artifact refining skills, who would dare to challenge me in the future!"

Er Dan dozing in its nest finally woke up, opening its innocent eyes.

It happened to hear Yun Ran’s boastful words.

Immediately following mindlessly: [You are a genius; your artifact refining skills are unmatched~]

Yun Ran: ...

Little Paperman: ...

Both of their gazes swiftly turned to Er Dan, clearly not expecting Er Dan to be like this!

Er Dan was just mindlessly agreeing, not expecting to see two pairs of eyes staring at it.

Er Dan suddenly became a bit shy, its head abruptly tucking under its wings.

Anyone else seeing this scene would think Yun Ran harshly dealt with the sizable ostrich cub, snapping its neck.