Having made up his mind, Dongfang Jing leaned close to his sister's ear and whispered the situation.
Dongfang Yao's mouth gaped open wide enough to fit an egg.
She had only said it casually as a joke.
Who would have thought that there really was a cave hidden behind the waterfall, and a soul bone inside!
But she quickly came to her senses, and many concerns welled up in her heart.
Taking the soul bone for herself was tantamount to theft, which was not honorable.
If it were discovered, she would surely become mortal enemies with that mysterious powerhouse!
But then she thought, if her brother could absorb this soul bone, his strength would surely increase greatly.
Thinking of this, her last bit of hesitation vanished.
The brother and sister exchanged a tacit look and opened their arms at the same time.
Dongfang Jing picked up his sister, and the broken mirrors spread out in the air to form steps.
With a few swift leaps, they reached the middle of the waterfall.
With the soul bone's keen perception, he noticed that a certain rock on the stone wall behind the waterfall was slightly misaligned with its surroundings.
Impossible to the naked eye, yet it couldn't fool him. Pressing down on the rock would open the cave entrance.
But he didn't need to force his way in.
He projected his spiritual energy, fixing the mirror image at the end of the cave, and then activated Mirror Travel!
Silently, without leaving a trace, the two were already inside the cave!
The cave was damp and dark.
Dongfang Yao took out a luminous stone from her storage soul tool.
A faint light illuminated the cave environment and the Blue Silver Grass growing on the mound.
Strangely, despite the lack of wind, the Blue Silver Grass's leaves swayed gently.
"Huh? Is that person stupid, planting grass in a place like this?" Dongfang Yao couldn't help but exclaim.
As soon as she finished speaking, the Blue Silver Grass visibly trembled, as if startled by the sudden appearance of the two.
This subtle movement naturally didn't escape Dongfang Jing's soul bone eye.
He approached for a closer look and discovered that the grass indeed moved on its own, rising and falling as if breathing.
Dongfang Jing said with some surprise, "This Blue Silver Grass... seems to be a soul beast!"
"Really! It looks quite different from the Blue Silver Grass by the roadside. Brother, look at the golden patterns on its leaves, they're quite beautiful!"
Dongfang Jing squatted down and carefully touched the leaves of the Blue Silver Grass.
The leaves trembled slightly, seemingly resisting, but did not show any aggression.
Purple light flickered in Dongfang Jing's eyes, and a wisp of spiritual power probed into them.
"This grass has developed sentience," he released his hand, his tone tinged with surprise, "but its soul is extremely weak. To give an analogy, it's like being critically injured and on the verge of death, slowly recovering through its self-healing ability."
Since this peculiar Blue Silver Grass posed no threat, he turned to his real target. He
activated the ability of his eye soul bone, accurately locating the mechanism on the stone wall.
He wrapped his entire palm with the shattered mirror and pressed down directly, and a heavy black box fell down.
Dongfang Jing reached out to catch it, but suddenly pulled his arms away, almost losing his grip on the black box.
It was quite heavy, probably weighing two hundred pounds.
"All made of lead?" Dongfang Jing frowned. Wasn't the cave master afraid of lead poisoning?
But since the other party dared to hide soul bones here, he wouldn't be surprised by any other bizarre actions.
The lead box wasn't locked, so he simply opened the lid.
A gentle yet powerful aura instantly spread out!
Completely different from the violent energy he had experienced when absorbing the eye-shaped soul bone.
Inside the box lay a blue-gold right leg bone, crystal clear, its interior shimmering with starlight, its life force incredibly dense!
"Brother, it's wrapped around my hand," Dongfang Yao suddenly whispered.
The Blue Silver Grass had extended a slender branch, gently coiling around her finger, even exerting a slight pull.
Dongfang Jing's sharp gaze swept back and forth between the soul bone and the Blue Silver Grass. Their colors and auras were so similar, and given that the grass possessed consciousness and a soul,
he had a vague guess.
This soul bone most likely originated from this Blue Silver Grass!
And with such a dense life force emanating from it, the Blue Silver Grass's cultivation level must have been over ten thousand years! Perhaps even a hundred thousand years!
The right leg bone of a hundred thousand-year-old soul beast! Hidden in a cave? Had the cave's owner gone mad?
Risk and opportunity were instantly weighed in Dongfang Jing's mind.
"Yao'er, let's go!" He made a decisive move, quickly storing the soul bone into his soul tool and returning the lead box to its original place.
"Little Grass is still holding onto me."
Dongfang Jing glanced at it, then swiftly took out a jade container specifically for storing herbs, one he used when learning about herbs at the pharmacy.
"Take it all with us, just in case."
He activated his first soul skill, the mirror blade precisely cutting through
the soil and rocks, transplanting the entire Blue Silver Grass intact into the container and placing it in his sister's hands.
He picked up Dongfang Yao, released his spiritual power, and instantly activated Mirror Shuttle to leave the cave.
As soon as they reached the waterfall, he casually packed up the tent, repeatedly activating Mirror Shuttle without regard for the cost, retreating far away from the pool area.
Only when he felt safe enough did he gather his soul power to create another vehicle, and speed away with his sister.
On the way, Dongfang Jing shared his thoughts.
Dongfang Yao looked down at the Blue Silver Grass in the container and asked, "Little Grass, Little Grass, are you really a 100,000-year-old soul beast?"
The Blue Silver Grass did not respond.
Dongfang Jing stopped the car, turned to look at its condition, and said, "Its soul is too weak. Interacting with you just now has probably exhausted all its energy, and it has fallen into a deep sleep."
The little girl nodded in understanding, then asked, "Brother, why did you take it with you? What if it recovers its cultivation? Wouldn't we be in big trouble?"
"It saw what we looked like. If we leave it in the cave, and that mysterious expert returns, and if he has a special way to communicate with it, then we will truly be in danger!"
"We could also just kill it, which would certainly solve everything, but..."
Dongfang Jing paused, his tone filled with surprise, "The reason I decided to take it with me is related to a new ability of my Hall of Ten Thousand Mirrors!"
He didn't elaborate further; the most urgent task was to find a completely safe place to stay.
The mountain bike sped along the rugged road until it was completely dark, and only then did the outline of a village appear faintly in the distance.
At the village entrance, an elderly man, neatly dressed and with his hair combed meticulously, was preparing to return to the village.
Suddenly noticing the peculiar vehicle and the young boy and girl inside, a flicker of surprise crossed his eyes.
Especially when the boy vanished the vehicle with a wave of his hand, he immediately realized the other's identity and his attitude became respectful.
"Greetings, esteemed Soul Master," the old man bowed slightly. "I am Jack, the village chief of this village."
"Greetings, Village Chief," Dongfang Jing said calmly, taking out a silver soul coin from his soul tool. "My sister and I would like to borrow a clean house for a short stay, perhaps just one night, or perhaps a few more days."
Seeing the other's humble attitude and willingness to pay, old Jack immediately smiled warmly: "Of course, please follow me, Soul Master."
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