Bone Flute

The Flying Yaksha was undergoing a metamorphosis and could not take action for the time being, leaving Qin Sang to handle it himself. However, breaking restrictions was unlike combat; the expenditure would not be too severe, and his corpse core could easily sustain it, so Qin Sang agreed. Just then, Qin Sang noticed a flicker of hesitation appear on Yunyouzi's face. While he was secretly wondering about it, he heard Yunyouzi ask, "Brother Qin, did you manage to get any news about the Three Light Jade Liquid from Yi Tiannie?" Yunyouzi had helped him so much; there was nothing to hide from him. Besides, it would be difficult for him to obtain the Three Light Jade Liquid alone; he needed Yunyouzi's assistance. The mission assigned by Dongyang Bo and Chenyan hung over his head like a dark shadow, keeping Qin Sang from acting as he pleased. The wooden bracelet could only suppress the imprint for a limited time. They had pressed on without pause upon entering the ancient medicinal garden, and in truth had not spent much time. Had it not been for these two unexpected battles, they would have had plenty of time to spare. Now, every second counted. He still had to go to the place where Senior Qingzhu had disappeared to search for the subsequent cultivation technique. The subsequent chant of the *Origin Soul Sword-Nurturing Chapter* and the Nine-Illusion Heavenly Orchid—one was the foundation of his path toward immortality, while the other was his hope of forming a Nascent Soul in the future. It was hard for Qin Sang to say which was more important. He wanted both the fish and the bear's paw. Yet time would not allow it. The place where the Three Light Jade Liquid was located would not be easy to break into; even with Yi Tiannie's memories, it would take considerable effort. In the remaining time, it was impossible for Qin Sang to accomplish this alone; he needed Yunyouzi's help. Thinking of this, Qin Sang dared not waste any more time. He said to Yunyouzi, "Senior, I did learn that an ancient ruin is very likely to hold the Three Light Jade Liquid. Time is running short, so let's talk on the way." He placed the Crimson Cloud Purple Fruit into a jade box and stowed it away. Refining the spiritual fruit required time, and Core Formation required thorough preparation; there was simply no time to attend to those things now. Yunyouzi knew the priorities and had no objection, so he set off alongside Qin Sang. Just as he was about to turn and leave, Qin Sang suddenly recalled something. He took out the precious jade left behind by Yi Tiannie and examined it in his palm. The crescent-shaped jade was not clear and pure, but somewhat turbid, showing a milky-white hue. Holding it in his hand, he felt a wave of warmth seep into his body. It was actually a piece of warm jade. This warmth was remarkably peculiar. After entering his body, it extended all the way into the space of his origin soul, giving his origin soul a comfortably warm feeling as if it were being nourished. "This should be a kind of spirit-warming warm jade." Yunyouzi recognized the warm jade's origin. "When a divine soul leaves the body, if it is too weak and unable to return to a flesh body for a prolonged period, its consciousness will gradually dissipate and eventually be completely lost, turning into a wandering ghost trapped in eternal oblivion. "Although Yi Tiannie switched to cultivating the ghost dao, he was ambushed and reduced to a remnant soul, so he would have had the same worry. "This sort of warm jade can nourish divine souls and sustain the vitality of a physical body. It was precisely by hiding within this warm jade that Yi Tiannie was able to keep his remnant soul from dissipating. "Come to think of it, its effects bear some resemblance to the Soul-Nurturing Wood, one of the Ten Great Divine Woods. "However, the Soul-Nurturing Wood is far more powerful than warm jade. Not only can remnant souls reside within it, but it can also nourish a cultivator's origin soul and strengthen spiritual sense. It is a rare treasure beyond compare in this world. "If this old Daoist had the fortune of obtaining a piece of Soul-Nurturing Wood, perhaps I would not have had to toss and turn through so much trouble. "While this object falls far short of the Soul-Nurturing Wood, it is still a treasure. Put it away safely, Brother Qin. If you encounter someone in need of it, you might be able to fetch a handsome price." It sounded somewhat similar to the crystal coffin he had gifted to the Tan brothers years ago, though its effects were far more potent. Qin Sang hummed in acknowledgement and put away the warm jade, though his thoughts were lingering on the Soul-Nurturing Wood. Smelting a piece of Boundless Blood Mulberry had brought astonishing benefits that Qin Sang would profit from for a lifetime. The other divine woods surely possessed miraculous effects no less remarkable than the Blood Filth Divine Light. The Soul-Nurturing Wood Yunyouzi mentioned was one of them. It was said that even if a mortal's soul resided inside Soul-Nurturing Wood, it could be kept from dissipating and retain its awareness—truly miraculous. The ebony sword already resided within his origin soul. If he could refine a piece of Soul-Nurturing Wood and integrate it into the sword body, it could nourish and strengthen his origin soul day and night. In the long run, his spiritual sense would surely far surpass that of cultivators in the same realm. Qin Sang had long coveted the Ten Great Divine Woods, but unfortunately, he could only dream about them. The Ten Great Divine Woods could only be found by luck, never sought, and the Soul-Nurturing Wood existed solely in legend; the cultivation world had never heard any news of Soul-Nurturing Wood ever appearing. Putting away the crescent warm jade, Qin Sang sent out a wisp of spiritual power to support the weakened Yunyouzi, and together they swept out toward the exit of the stone hall. "Hm?" Just as they flew out of the stone hall, a glint of golden light flickering in a rocky crevice on the lakeshore caught the corner of Qin Sang's eye. His figure paused involuntarily as he looked over. "What is this?" Qin Sang beckoned with his hand, and an arched piece of gold flew out from the rock crevice. He could not help feeling puzzled; it had not been there when they arrived. Seeing the full shape of the curved gold piece, Qin Sang suddenly recalled that the leopard had worn a collar-like golden ring around its neck. Back when he was fighting the leopard, he had been wary of the golden ring at first, but after realizing it was not a magic treasure, he had stopped paying attention to it. The Xutian Thunder's explosion had hit the upper half of the leopard's body, blasting away its front left leg and baring the bone at its neck. It seemed the golden ring had not been spared either and had shattered. Having narrowly escaped with its life, the Shadow-devouring Leopard had been scared half to death and thought only of fleeing, with no thought to spare for picking up this piece of the golden ring, leaving it behind. Could something worn by a mid Demon Core stage Shadow-devouring Leopard be some kind of treasure? Qin Sang pinched the gold ring fragment. Just as he was about to inspect it, he felt the weight in his hand lighten as a white, joint-shaped object slipped out from inside. The gold ring had actually been hollow. It was nothing special in itself—merely a sturdy metal used to conceal this piece of white bone. Qin Sang examined it closely. The white bone was not large, roughly the size of a human finger phalanx. Although it was white, it was not pale or ghastly, possessing a jade-like, glossy sheen across its surface. Seen this way, it hardly looked like bone at all. While a human phalanx was wider at both ends, this piece of bone was uniform in width and hollow in the center. Aside from lacking small holes, it looked remarkably like a segment of a bone flute. Qin Sang inspected it left and right, yet could decipher nothing unusual about it. He had no idea why the Shadow-devouring Leopard would wear it around its neck rather than keeping it inside a storage magic tool. He refused to believe that a grand, mid Demon Core stage greater demon would lack a storage magic tool. At this moment, Yunyouzi let out a soft exclamation from beside him. "Brother Qin, let me have a look at it." Qin Sang handed it over. Yunyouzi took it and examined it. After a moment, he asked Qin Sang, "Brother Qin, do you sense that the power emanating from this bone flute bears a strong resemblance to something?" Qin Sang's heart stirred upon hearing this. "Does Senior mean the Star Element Stone?" He had also detected a trace of it, but was not entirely certain. Yunyouzi nodded. "This bone flute seems to possess a faint connection to the starry sky. It might be a treasure capable of communicating with the power of the heavenly circuit stars. As for whether it is a magic treasure or conceals some other secret, that remains unknown."