But it is quite different from ordinary blue silver grass.
Its leaves are broad and long, with a crystal-clear azure blue color and faint golden veins that seem to pulsate like blood vessels.
In this dark and damp cave, it emitted a faint blue glow, swaying gently, like a beautiful woman who lives apart from the world.
"Such strong vitality..."
Dugu Yan couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, as she could sense that this plant contained extremely pure life energy.
"Hmph, that's for sure."
Yu Nan's voice echoed in Dugu Yan's mind, carrying a hint of mockery and indifference:
"This is no ordinary grass. It was reborn from the seeds left behind by the Blue Silver Emperor, a 100,000-year-old soul beast, after it was reborn as a human.
"In other words, this is Tang Hao's wife, Tang San's biological mother—A Yin."
"What?!"
Dugu Yan was greatly alarmed. Looking at the swaying Blue Silver Grass, her eyes instantly turned strange.
Tang San's...mother?
A blade of grass?
Although there are many legends in the Soul Master world about Soul Beasts turning into humans, seeing it with her own eyes still shocked her immensely.
"Ignore that plant; now is not the time to touch it."
Yu Nan urged:
"Go inside, there's a hidden compartment above the stone wall, the item is there."
Dugu Bo had no time to study the strange herb. Following Yu Nan's directions, he quickly walked to the stone wall deep inside the cave.
He groped around on the rock wall for a while and soon found a slightly protruding rock.
"Found it!"
Dugu Bo's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he pressed down on the rock with his soul power.
Click click click...
A series of mechanical sounds rang out.
The stone wall slowly cracked open, revealing a square hidden compartment.
In the hidden compartment, a dark lead box lay quietly.
With trembling hands, Dugu Bo carefully took out the lead box.
The box was extremely heavy, clearly made of special lead and iron, specifically designed to isolate the air.
"Turn it on."
Yu Nan's voice also carried a hint of anticipation.
Dugu Bo took a deep breath, gripped the lid with his fingers, and suddenly flung it open!
Buzz—!
In an instant, an extremely rich blue-gold light burst forth from the box, instantly illuminating the entire dark cave!
The light was soft and profound, full of boundless vitality.
At the center of this light, lay quietly a crystal-clear right leg bone.
Its entire body is a perfect blue-gold color, as if it were carved from the purest crystal. There seems to be liquid flowing inside its skeleton, radiating a mesmerizing energy fluctuation.
The right leg bone of the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor!
"It really is... a soul bone from 100,000 years ago!!"
Dugu Bo's voice trembled, and the greed in his eyes could no longer be concealed.
He could clearly feel it simply from the light emanating from this soul bone.
His meridians, which had been eroded by toxins for years, actually felt a long-lost sense of comfort!
Top-notch!
Absolutely top-notch!
"quick!
"Yan Yan!"
Dugu Bo suddenly turned to look at Dugu Yan and said urgently:
"Delay may lead to unforeseen changes!"
"Absorb it right here!"
"As long as we absorb this soul bone, even if Tang Hao returns, we'll still have the power to fight... no, the power to escape!"
"idiot!"
Yu Nan's exasperated scolding once again resounded in Dugu Bo's mind like thunder, making him shudder.
"Absorb it here?"
"Are you tired of living?"
"The energy fluctuations generated by absorbing a 100,000-year-old soul bone are enough to overturn this mountain!"
Moreover, the process is extremely lengthy, taking anywhere from a few hours to several days.
Do you think Tang Hao is dead?
He could sense such a commotion from dozens of miles away!
Do you want Yanyan to be smashed into mincemeat at the crucial moment of absorption?
This series of questions was like buckets of ice water, instantly extinguishing the heat in Dugu Bo's heart.
He shuddered, staring at the soul bone in his hand that was radiating a dazzling light, his back instantly soaked with cold sweat.
yes!
I'm really getting senile!
Blinded by the allure of this treasure, he actually made such a basic mistake!
This is Tang Hao's lair. To absorb his soul bone here is like performing a striptease right under his nose—it's suicide!
"Senior is right!"
Dugu Bo blushed, coughed awkwardly twice, and hurriedly slammed the lid of the lead box shut.
Click.
The mesmerizing blue-gold light vanished instantly, and the cave returned to its dimness.
"Walk!
"Yanyan, let's leave here first and find a completely safe place to absorb it!"
Dugu Bo grabbed Dugu Yan and turned to rush out of the cave.
Now that we have the goods, let's get out of here as quickly as possible!
"Wait a minute."
Just as Dugu Bo was about to step out of the cave, Yu Nan's slow and deliberate voice rang out again.
Dugu Bo paused, nearly losing control of the brakes, and asked with a pained expression:
"Senior, what's wrong now?"
"If we don't leave now, what if that evil star comes back..."
"Take that plant with you too."
Yu Nan said calmly.
"ah?"
Dugu Bo was stunned, and subconsciously turned around to look at the Blue Silver Emperor that was emitting a faint blue light in the darkness.
"Why...why bring her along?"
Dugu Bo was somewhat confused:
"Senior, although this is a 100,000-year-old soul beast that has been rebuilt, it is now just a grass with a little bit of spiritual energy."
"It can't be eaten, nor can it be used for alchemy. It's a burden to carry around; what if Tang Hao senses its presence and tracks us down…?"
In his view, soul bones are the real currency, and this herb has no practical value except for being Tang Hao's wife.
It's even a hot potato.
"Old poisoner, your vision is still too shallow."
Yu Nan chuckled softly, his tone revealing a shrewdness that suggested he had calculated everything:
"Have you forgotten what the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire is?"
Dugu Bo was taken aback:
"That's a treasure trove, a sacred place for all plant-type soul beasts in the world..."
Halfway through his sentence, Dugu Bo's voice abruptly stopped, and his pair of emerald green pupils suddenly widened, as if he had thought of something extremely unbelievable.
"S-senpai, you mean..."
"The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye possesses a unique environment that can increase the growth rate of plants by hundreds or thousands of times."
Yu Nan's voice was incredibly seductive, like the whisper of a devil:
"Although this Blue Silver Emperor was sacrificed, its essence remains, and its vitality is extremely tenacious."
"If we transplant her to the vicinity of the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, nourishing her with the spiritual energy there..."
"It doesn't need 100,000 years at all."
"Perhaps it will only take a few years, or even less, for her to grow back to the level of 100,000 years."
At this point, Yu Nan paused, then said meaningfully:
"At that time, it will be a freshly made 100,000-year soul ring, plus a... 100,000-year soul bone."
(End of Chapter)