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Shi Quan continued to sip his tea unhurriedly, waiting until Tang San and Xiao Wu disappeared from his sight. After another quarter of an hour, Shi Quan finally got up, paid for his tea, and walked leisurely towards the official road leading to Holy Soul Village.
After walking for a quarter of an hour, his figure changed again, and his pace quickened.
He used Nine Shadows Shift, and as he approached Holy Soul Village, his Soul Martial Spirit attached itself to him, then he silently infiltrated the dilapidated blacksmith shop at the head of the village.
Upon entering the back room of the blacksmith shop, it was already empty, with only a single wooden plank bed remaining.
At one end of the wooden plank bed, there was a small window. He floated onto the wooden plank bed.
The scene before him was just as Shi Quan had expected; if one were on the wooden plank bed, they could look through the window and see the distant mountain range.
Following his gaze, the direction almost perfectly coincided with the mountain range Shi Quan had marked on the map.
This further confirmed Shi Quan's conjecture.
Passing through the stone wall of the blacksmith shop, Shi Quan's figure quickly vanished into the mountain range. With the ability to float and fly, the steep cliffs of the mountain range had no effect on him whatsoever.
He flew for four hours.
Faint rumbling sounds began to reach his ears. The air gradually became humid.
The waterfall was almost there!
After four hours of flying, the bright moon was already high in the sky.
Under the moonlight.
There was the roaring sound of rushing water.
Looking at the large waterfall, nearly ninety degrees vertical, Shi Quan's eyes flashed with a hint of excitement.
Shi Quan floated to the bottom of the waterfall and, as expected, saw a pool of water so clear that the bottom was visible, serene and deep, like a giant sapphire.
Looking up at the waterfall, which hung like a jade belt on the nearly two-hundred-meter-high mountain wall, everything before him was almost identical to what was described in the original work. He could almost certainly confirm that this was where Tang Hao planted Ah Yin and hid the Spirit Bone.
"Tang Hao's single hammer strike reversed more than half the distance of the waterfall; how astonishing must that power be?" As the descriptions of Tang Hao from the original work surfaced in his mind, Shi Quan couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.
Then, his figure pressed against the waterfall, slowly floating up to a hundred meters in the air, and began to search.
The rushing waterfall passed directly through Shi Quan's body. As a Martial Spirit body, these waterfalls had no effect on him whatsoever. After passing through the waterfall and looking at the smooth stone walls, Shi Quan began to get a headache.
The original work only mentioned that it was beyond half the distance, with no other detailed records, so he could only search slowly.
Fortunately, with the help of his Spirit Sense and Xiao Meng's assistance, one person and one soul spirit quickly discovered a hidden cave within the mountain wall.
It must be said that Tang Hao was truly good at choosing locations. The surrounding terrain of this mountain range was treacherous, and there were no Spirit Beasts inside, mostly just wild beasts. Outside the mountain range, there was also an Elementary Soul Hunting Forest, so this kind of place was almost uninhabited.
Even if someone came, who would have thought that behind this two-hundred-meter waterfall, there was also a small cave?
It's no wonder Tang Hao dared to hide Ah Yin and the Spirit Bone in such a secluded place.
Passing through the mountain wall, it was pitch black inside.
He took out a fire starter from his snow jade bracelet, and as the flame rose, the surroundings immediately lit up.
"Just in case, I can't delay." Shi Quan suppressed the excitement in his heart and quickly floated inward, guided by the light of the fire.
Before long, Shi Quan arrived at the innermost stone chamber.
The stone chamber had no furnishings and was empty, but there was a small mound of earth. On the mound, a slender Blue Silver Grass swayed in the wind. The Blue Silver Grass looked longer than ordinary grass blades, and what was most peculiar was the golden fine lines on its leaves.
This was precisely the Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin.
Without the slightest hesitation, after revealing his form, Shi Quan directly squatted down and dug through the earth with both hands, completely unearthing the main body of the Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin. He then placed it into a jade basin and stored it in his hundred treasure pouch.
After doing all this, Shi Quan's gaze finally fell upon the stone hole above the stone chamber.
When he first arrived at the stone chamber, Xiao Meng had already discovered a hidden groove within the stone hole above, and inside the groove was a box.
He didn't need to guess what was in the box.
He summoned his Blue Silver King, and its vines coiled up, quickly retrieving the iron box from the hole.
Shi Quan didn't even open it to look, already knowing it was what he wanted.
Because the System's voice in his mind had already sounded again.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for discovering the 100,000 Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone and the Blue Silver Emperor seed. A plunder treasure chest has been triggered and opened for the host. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Spirit Bone Modulator."
One word: awesome!
Not only did he obtain the 100,000 Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone and the Blue Silver Emperor's seed, but the System also triggered a plunder treasure chest. This time's harvest could be said to be bountiful.
After putting everything away, Shi Quan, who was about to leave, suddenly paused, rubbed his chin, and a mischievous smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He raised his hand and placed it on the stone wall. His Thick Earth Martial Spirit merged into the stone wall.
Words began to appear on the stone wall.
"Tang Hao, you brat, I'll take this 100,000 Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone. Consider it compensation for your hammer strike back then. The Blue Silver Grass in the earth should be the Blue Silver Emperor who sacrificed herself to you back then, right? A 100,000-year Spirit Beast didn't die after sacrificing herself; I'm quite interested, so I've taken her back for research."
"As for who I am... my name is in the bottom left corner, see for yourself."
After doing all this, Shi Quan's figure quickly blurred, then disappeared from the stone chamber.
After leaving the waterfall, Shi Quan began to advance at full speed towards Shi Family Village.
Holy Soul Village and Shi Family Village were in two completely different directions. He floated and flew all the way, leaving no trace. Even if Tang Hao had immense power, he would never be able to trace him to Shi Family Village.
Moreover, the message Shi Quan left was very suggestive.
Every word hinted at the great battle of that year.
Only people from Spirit Hall knew about Ah Yin's sacrifice. When Tang Hao saw these words, his first thought would definitely be Spirit Hall, and he wouldn't think of him.
After flying for a day, Shi Quan finally arrived at the Lianyun Mountains near Shi Family Village.
Shi Quan found a high mountain with treacherous terrain, and after a simple search, he directly entered a mountain cave with a narrow entrance that ordinary people could not access.
System Space.
Shi Quan first checked the rewards from the System treasure chest.
Spirit Bone Modulator: A special tool from a certain Douluo mobile game that can modify Spirit Bones to enhance their power.
Note: Spirit Bone modification is not 100% successful and may cause the Spirit Bone to be destroyed.
"The things from the game are appearing again, but unfortunately, reality isn't as easy as the game for getting Spirit Bones." Shi Quan shook his head.
He extracted the Spirit Bone Modulator. The System's description was only a general overview; he needed to extract the item to understand its specific function and usage.
After a simple exploration, Shi Quan understood the specific functions of the Spirit Bone Modulator.
The Spirit Bone Modulator had only two functions.
First, Fusion: It can merge two or more different Spirit Bones into one Spirit Bone.
Second, Enhancement: It can use certain special and precious items to absorb their energy to strengthen the power of the Spirit Bone, increase its age limit, and enhance its power.
For example, in the original work, Tang San's head Spirit Bone, the Mind Condensing Wisdom Skull, absorbed the power of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and then evolved into an existence exceeding a 100,000-year Spirit Bone. This enhancement function is somewhat similar.
After understanding the specific uses of the Spirit Bone Modulator, Shi Quan's expression was a bit strange.
His gaze fell on the Sacred Dragon Bloodline Crystal. Could he use this Sacred Dragon Bloodline Crystal to enhance a Spirit Bone?
It might actually work.
The only thing to note was that this modification was not 100% successful. If it failed and the Spirit Bone was destroyed, he would suffer a great loss.
Compared to the automated Pill Furnace, the Spirit Bone Modulator was better in that it had no usage restrictions.
"Then, the matter of the Spirit Bone can wait for a bit."
The 100,000 Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone had two Martial Spirit Abilities: flight and healing.
Shi Quan already possessed the ability to fly, and the healing ability was not very useful to him at the moment. It would be better to save it for later Fusion and enhancement.
Shi Quan raised his hand, and the Blue Silver Emperor's seed appeared in his hand.
Blue light bloomed, and the Blue Silver King Martial Spirit emerged.
When the Blue Silver King sensed the aura of the Blue Silver Emperor, Shi Quan clearly felt his heart skip a beat. He could distinctly feel the Blue Silver King Martial Spirit's Thrilling. If it were the ordinary Blue Silver Grass from before facing the Blue Silver Emperor, perhaps it would only feel submission.
But now, the Blue Silver King.
Black patterns appeared within the Blue Silver King's crystal-clear veins. The Yin-attribute Internal Energy within Shi Quan's body, guided by the Blue Silver King, autonomously merged into it.
Beneath the rich vitality, an extremely evil dark devouring power emerged.
After his Martial Spirit mutated, Shi Quan had almost never used the devouring attribute of the Blue Silver Grass, because this attribute was too evil.
According to the saying in Douluo Dalu 2, the Blue Silver Grass with the devouring attribute should be called Dark Blue Silver Grass, belonging to an evil Martial Spirit.
After the devouring attribute bloomed, the Blue Silver King didn't even need Shi Quan to control it. Its thick vines directly enveloped the Blue Silver Emperor in Shi Quan's hand.
Black light bloomed, and a blue halo radiated from the Martial Spirit. Strands of the halo began to merge into the Blue Silver King.
The originally thick and long Blue Silver King strangely contracted, and rich Life energy began to brew within the Blue Silver King, then transformed into a faint golden pattern.
It was a pity, though, that even after the last wisp of blue halo merged into the Blue Silver King, that faint golden pattern did not fully form.
"I still thought too simply of the Blue Silver Emperor."
Shi Quan looked at the shrunken Blue Silver King in his hand. Underneath its crystal-clear leaf veins, a black halo flowed.
Although its appearance hadn't changed much, compared to the ordinary Blue Silver King before, the current Blue Silver King now possessed the Bloodline of an Emperor. Both its vitality and toughness had received a certain boost.
From the current situation, simple devouring alone could not directly transform the Blue Silver King into the Blue Silver Emperor. He might still need the help of that 85,000-year Blue Silver King Spirit Beast to awaken the Blue Silver Emperor.
"Although it didn't directly evolve, at least the current Blue Silver King has the qualifications to become an Emperor…"