"It's indeed difficult to distinguish, charm spirits are mostly female and are mostly formed by plants such as grass and trees turning into spirits, whereas monster spirits are mostly male and are often formed from fleshly spirit bodies. However, this isn't a strict division, like with the ginseng spirit—though it's a type of flowering herb, it's still classified as a monster spirit," Wu Man'er explained.
"Legend has it that the breeding grounds for charm spirits and monster spirits are often places abundant with spiritual energy, treasured feng shui sites. But looking at this place now, with its average spiritual energy, it doesn't quite fit the bill," Shen Luo said.
"Hmm, it is a bit strange. Frog monster spirits are wary by nature and usually hide at the bottom of the water in the silt of their self-made underwater palace, hardly ever surfacing. A situation like the one we have now, where it's watching us from a distance, almost never happens. Unless...," Wu Man'er mused.
