Chapter 91 Three Soul Bones
The group ate and chatted, creating a particularly relaxed atmosphere by the lake.
As they chatted and laughed, Tang Chuan looked at the shimmering lake and the two 100,000-year-old soul beasts beside him, and a thought resurfaced in his mind.
"Da Ming, Er Ming, Xiao Wu."
Tang Chuan wiped his hands, a hint of embarrassment on his face: "Actually, I have a favor to ask, but I don't know if I should say it."
"Tell me, why are you being so polite with me?"
Xiao Wu, with roasted meat still in her mouth, mumbled something indistinctly.
Da Ming Niu Tou paused slightly, his eyes becoming somewhat wary, but he still spoke, "You speak."
Tang Chuan organized his thoughts and said softly, "You've lived in the Star Dou Great Forest for so long, I wonder if you... have any remaining soul bones?"
"Soul Bone?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Da Ming's face darkened.
In his view, Tang Chuan's attitude towards Sister Xiao Wu was all about getting the soul bone now, rather than genuinely considering Sister Xiao Wu a friend.
Now that the true colors have been revealed, the true intentions have been exposed.
"right!"
Tang Chuan nodded and explained, "I want to study the characteristics and skills of different soul bones to see if it is possible to perform soul bone skills without relying on soul bones, which is what the soul master world commonly calls self-created soul skills."
"But don't worry."
"I'm just studying it for a while, and I'll definitely return it to you afterwards."
Xiao Wu paused for a moment, then frowned, twisting the hem of her clothes with her fingers: "Soul bone... My mother used to manage things at home, so I don't know much about it."
"Later, my mother was hunted down by a Soul Master, and in order to protect me..."
At this point, Xiao Wu choked up, and Er Ming also lowered his head, his hands clenched tightly, his eyes filled with sorrow.
Da Ming also lowered his head, causing ripples to spread across the lake.
The death of Xiao Wu's mother is a pain that will forever remain in their hearts.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought that up."
Tang Chuan realized the atmosphere was tense and quickly apologized, his face full of remorse: "I didn't know, Auntie... never mind, I didn't ask."
They were about to change the subject.
Da Ming took a deep breath, suppressing his grief. Looking at Xiao Wu's reddened eyes and then at Tang Chuan's sincere gaze, his guard gradually dissipated.
"Wait!"
After saying this, the Great Ming Ox Head sank into the lake, the water churned, and it disappeared.
Xiao Wu wiped her eyes and said to Tang Chuan, "It's alright..."
About an incense stick's time later, the lake surface exploded.
The bull's head of the Ming Dynasty broke through the water, bringing with it a spray of water everywhere.
With a spit, three soul bones landed on the grass in front of Tang Chuan by the lake. They were blue, yellow, and black respectively, and their soul power fluctuations were different.
"Give!"
"You humans use soul bones to enhance your strength, and we soul beasts also use soul bones to enhance our soul power and lifespan... These are the ones that haven't been fully absorbed yet. If you want to study them, take them!"
The snake's tail surfaced and pushed the three soul bones towards Tang Chuan.
Da Ming continued, "This cyan piece is the right leg bone of the Azure Lightning Leopard, which is over 30,000 years old and is a speed-type soul bone."
"The yellow piece is the torso bone of a 70,000-year-old diamond bear."
"This black piece is the head soul bone of the Shadow Fox, which is a little over ten thousand years old and can enhance spiritual power."
"These were all left to Sister Xiao Wu by Aunt Arou..."
"Thank you for your trust!"
"I will definitely return it next time we meet."
Tang Chuan put away the three soul bones without much hesitation.
Xiao Wu hopped over to him, patted his arm, and her scorpion braid swayed incessantly: "You don't need to return it!"
"Anyway, I've already transformed into a human, so I don't need soul bones to increase my lifespan."
"Tang Chuan, if you need it, just take it all!"
"We're friends!"
Hehe~
Xiao Wu responded to this with great composure.
Tang Chuan smiled and said nothing more; of course, he wouldn't keep the soul bone for himself.
Once the first soul skill replicates a soul bone that is over 30,000 years old, all three soul bones will be returned to Xiao Wu. However, there is no need to reveal the secret of being able to replicate soul bones now.
Over the next few days, Xiao Wu and Er Ming became Tang Chuan's guides.
A human and a beast led Tang Chuan through various areas deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, helping him collect all sorts of unfamiliar ingredients.
It includes not only plant-type soul beasts, but also some animal-type soul beasts that are older.
No bloodshed occurred; instead, under the intimidation of Er Ming, the king of the forest, some of their flesh and blood were taken.
As each ingredient was consumed by the Blue Silver Bind, Tang Chuan's progress in the "Ingredient Compendium" in his mind increased rapidly, with more pages appearing, reaching 91% completion.
[Ingredient: Black Jade Mushroom]
[Origin: Ancient tree roots in the core area of Star Dou Great Forest]
[Duration: 3,200 years]
[Characteristics: The cap is dark green like solidified fat, with a silvery edge, and contains the pure essence of plants]
[Effects: Sliced raw can alleviate soul power depletion; stewed with soul beast meat, it can enhance the medicinal effects of strengthening the body and replenishing vital energy, making it suitable for soul masters of Spirit Master rank and above.]
[Ingredient: Phantom Mushroom]
[Ingredient: Blood Heart Orchid]
[Ingredient: Black Golden Mushroom]
[...]
[...]
[Ingredient: Red Sun Ginseng]
[Origin: Chiyang Valley, deep within the Star Dou Great Forest]
[Duration: 4,300 years]
[Characteristics: Sturdy body, reddish skin, and dense rootlets]
[Effects: Direct consumption strengthens bones and meridians, increasing soul power, with particularly significant effects on soul masters below level 30; using Crimson Sun Ginseng as the main ingredient, supplemented with Blazing Sun Grass, Golden Dragon Mushroom... it can be made into the medicinal dish Crimson Sun Body Tempering Soup, improving physique and enhancing strength and defense; combined with Earth Core Fire Lotus Seeds, Dragon Blood... it can be refined into Crimson Sun Fire Marrow Pill, increasing soul power or significantly enhancing the power of fire-attribute soul skills for a period of time...]
It truly lives up to its reputation as the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The "Ingredients Compendium" features pages dedicated to the various newly collected ingredients, each with extensive descriptions. These ingredients can be used to prepare medicinal cuisine or concoct various elixirs, and even include prescriptions.
Tang Chuan was so convinced that he had inherited the divine position of the God of Pills or the God of Medicine.
Tang Chuan's progress in the first test of the God of Cookery has reached 91%, but the biggest gain for him is not this, but the fact that the age of his first soul ring has finally broken through 100,000 years, and he has obtained his second soul skill - Blue Silver Weaving Hundred Body.
Although it was far from the teleportation-type soul skill that Tang Chuan had previously envisioned, Tang Chuan was quite satisfied with the effect.
"It's about time we went."
"Next, we need to go to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. That will be enough to get the first exam of the God of Cookery to 100% complete."
Tang Chuan looked at the progress on the encyclopedia and nodded in satisfaction.
On the day of their parting, Xiao Wu and Er Ming personally escorted him to the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Xiao Wu held Tang Chuan's hand, her scorpion braid hanging down her back, looking reluctant to part: "Tang Chuan, you must come to see me often!"
Er Ming also came over.
It nuzzled Tang Chuan's shoulder with its head and let out a low growl, as if saying goodbye to Tang Chuan.
"must!"
Tang Chuan smiled and nodded, then took out a small rabbit woven from Blue Silver Bind from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Wu: "Here, take this. Look at it when you miss me."
"Next time I come, I'll bring you even more delicious food!"
Xiao Wu took the little rabbit and happily shook it: "Okay! I'll definitely wait for you!"
Tang Chuan waved goodbye and turned to walk towards the Soul Hunter Town, but in his mind he was refining his explanation on how to detour to Sunset Forest.
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