# Chapter 1082: A Strange Invitation
The emerald light that had been flickering on his body finally dissipated. Yun Che felt that the state of his entire body had changed. This feeling was indescribable—like an unprecedented sense of energy and vitality.
The life deficiency caused by the earlier forced use of Moon-Waning Star-Return had vanished without a trace... How could He Lin deceive him? Fifty thousand years of lifespan... For high-level beasts like true dragons, this was nothing unusual, but for humans, this was a miracle that only Divine Lords could possess.
Raising his right hand, he lightly moved his mind, and instantly, a trace of green light appeared on his palm... Unlike the deep green glow of the Heavenly Poison Pearl, this was a vivid emerald color like newly sprouted grass.
And as this light appeared, the surrounding flowers and plants suddenly danced even though there was no wind, then all converged toward him, releasing a joyful vitality.
Yun Che tentatively pressed his palm down, facing the flowers and grass in front of him. Under the green light's coverage, they immediately began to grow at a speed that completely defied logic. In just a few breaths, they had grown a full foot in height.
Yun Che closed his hand, the green light receded, and the growth of the plants stopped.
Accelerating the growth of flowers, trees, and grasses... He actually possessed the unique ability of the Wood Spirit Clan.
Nature's Power!
Not only that, but there were many things added to his mind.
And these were not He Lin's memories, but information about countless flowers, plants, and spiritual herbs.
On the Lan Ji Star, under the cultivation of the Yun Valley, Yun Che was intimately familiar with various medicinal herbs and poisons. He no longer needed to see them—just a sniff from a distance could tell him their composition and even their age. But the Divine Realm was an entirely different world from the Lan Ji Star. The Lan Ji Star was used for ambushing people.
Yun Che arrived early and patrolled back and forth several times in his Shadow Concealment state. There wasn't any unusual aura, not even a single passerby.
But Yun Che didn't let his guard down. He maintained his Shadow Concealment state until there was less than a quarter of an hour before the appointed time. Then, an aura at the Divine Soul Realm rapidly approached. Yun Che looked up. In the high sky, a graceful white figure flew in from the west.
Alone.
Ji Ruyan wore a simple long white dress, her expression calm—at least completely different from the deliberately released seductive appearance she had shown last night.
She landed lightly right in front of Yun Che. When her feet touched the ground, she deliberately made a fairly heavy landing sound.
Yun Che didn't reveal himself, staring coldly at her.
Ji Ruyan looked around and then stood there quietly waiting. Time flowed quickly in the silence of the darkness, but in the distance, no other aura ever approached.
"Young Master Ling Yun, Ruyan knows you have arrived. Please show yourself and meet me."
Ji Ruyan suddenly spoke softly.
Yun Che showed no reaction.
"Young Master Ling Yun, please believe Ruyan. Ruyan would never harm you, and has no reason to harm you. The reason I suddenly requested this meeting today is because Ruyan has a favor to ask, and I beg Young Master Ling Yun to grant it."
Her voice carried sincerity, even pleading, but Yun Che could not detect any falsehood in it.
Yun Che's brow twitched, and he finally spoke: "I'm behind you!"
As he spoke, he also deactivated his Shadow Concealment state.
Ji Ruyan whirled around. Seeing Yun Che's cold expression, the look on her face was one of surprise: "Young Master Ling Yun..."
"How did you know I was already here?" Yun Che asked.
"Intuition," Ji Ruyan smiled. "A woman's intuition is usually very accurate."
"Intuition?" Yun Che let out a cold laugh. "Then use your intuition to guess whether you'll leave here alive tonight!"
The moment his voice fell, Yun Che's figure shot out like an explosion. In an instant, he was right in front of Ji Ruyan. His hand was like a terrifying eagle's talon, mercilessly locking around her slender, snow-white neck. The force he released in that instant nearly snapped her neck directly.
Ji Ruyan's profound cultivation was the same level as Yun Che's, but their actual strength was worlds apart. Intense suffocation and pain instantly turned her face deathly pale, and she couldn't muster any strength to struggle.
Tears of pain welled in her eyes, but she showed no panic, nor did she beg. She said softly: "Ruyan... indeed... deserves death... If I die... by Young Master's hand... that would be fine..."
Having said that, she gently closed her eyes.
"..." From Ji Ruyan's voice, Yun Che distinctly sensed a feeling of release.