Core Area Filled with Treasure

"Sorry to trouble you, Er Ming. Do your best!"

Xiao Wu cheerfully encouraged the Titan Giant Ape.

"Leave it to me, Sister Xiao Wu."

The Titan Giant Ape scratched his head simplemindedly and agreed with a chuckle, his broad back vanishing into the depths of the dense forest.

Xiao Wu looked at the Sky Azure Bull Python again. "Da Ming, do you have any Storage Soul Tools left behind by Soul Masters from the outside world? I need a few to hold herbs."

"Storage Soul Tools? Oh, Sister Xiao Wu, you mean those little trinkets. Er Ming tossed them in the woods outside. I'll have him fetch them later."

The Sky Azure Bull Python recalled that they had killed quite a few Soul Masters in the past who had barged into the Core Area, vainly trying to hunt Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

Afterward, he and Er Ming had always thrown the corpses outside, which had caused a large Bone Jade Bamboo forest to grow nearby.

Soon, the Titan Giant Ape returned after collecting medicinal herbs, currying favor with a humble attitude. "Sister Xiao Wu, I picked a few of every plant nearby that could count as herbs. If it's not enough, I can go look for more."

He bound the medicinal herbs with soul power, stacking them a full seven or eight meters high.

Even if they were all herbs that had not developed intelligence, most of them had grown for over Five Thousand Years. Ten Thousand Year Medicine Kings were everywhere, and Thousand Year Spirit Medicines were countless.

"Enough, enough. I don't need that many."

Xiao Wu waved her hands repeatedly. In truth, she only knew that Er Ming had given her a lot; as for exactly how much, she had no idea.

In the end, she accepted her second brother's kindness, but she did not put the medicinal herbs, still covered in soil, into the Great Ball.

Instead, she jumped onto the Titan Giant Ape's palm and patted his rough hand. "Er Ming, take me to the place where you throw the bodies. I need a few Storage Soul Tools to hold the medicinal herbs."

Mm, and she would bring two more for Gula and Little San.

The Great Ball was fine for resting and cultivation, but it would be too messy for storing things. A palm-sized round ball was not convenient to keep on her normally either. A dedicated Storage Soul Tool was still more convenient.

The Sky Azure Bull Python's head floated on the Water Surface. He had originally wanted Er Ming to go get the soul tools himself. How could he let Sister Xiao Wu pick through a burial mound for trash?

But looking at Xiao Wu, who was in high spirits, the Sky Azure Bull Python wisely did not stop her.

The Titan Giant Ape carefully protected Xiao Wu in his palm as he ran all the way toward the Bamboo Forest where the corpses were thrown.

Bone Jade Bamboo devoured bones to grow, and together with insects and fungi breaking them down, dead animals near a Bone Jade Bamboo forest would disappear very quickly.

Growing Bone Jade Bamboo was jade-white. Only after being cut down and dried would it take on the pale color of white bone.

"Sister Xiao Wu, those Soul Masters' things are all in the Bamboo Forest, covered by bamboo leaves."

The Titan Giant Ape said in a muffled voice, using his free hand to stir through the bamboo leaves and search for soul tools.

Xiao Wu patted the dark brown palm. "Put me down. It'll be faster if we look together."

"Sister Xiao Wu is leaving?"

Er Ming obediently put Xiao Wu down, his expression dejected and forlorn, and his movements as he searched for soul tools slowed.

Xiao Wu did not know whether to laugh or cry. Er Ming always seemed like a child in front of her. "Stop looking so miserable. I'm not leaving right now. Hurry up and search. When we go back later, I'll tell you about the things I encountered in human society."

Hearing this, Er Ming immediately rallied and quickly rummaged through the Bamboo Forest.

In truth, the Titan Giant Ape's body was far too huge, and the gaps in the Bamboo Forest were limited, leaving no room for him at all. They could not possibly destroy Bone Jade Bamboo that had become Soul Beasts just to search for soul tools, so it was mainly Xiao Wu who entered the Bamboo Forest to search.

Before long, Xiao Wu suddenly stepped on something hard. She lifted her foot and looked, and saw a white bone emitting faint Soul Power Fluctuations.

Xiao Wu was puzzled at first, then realized that this was a Soul Bone. Judging by the Soul Power Fluctuations, it was a Thousand Year Soul Bone.

Just a moment ago, not far away, Xiao Wu had also dug up a Storage Ring with a silver metallic texture. She slapped her forehead and suddenly understood:

"That's right. Soul Bones can't be used by Soul Beasts, and they're hard to damage. Soul Masters who can reach the Core Area must have reached Soul Douluo cultivation. Most likely, they have Soul Bones on them."

"We can search for soul tools by using the Soul Bones. Er Ming, stop digging randomly. Help me sense the nearby Soul Power Fluctuations."

Xiao Wu raised her head and waved the Soul Bone in hand.

Er Ming understood Xiao Wu's idea. He stopped turning over the soil, shook the mud from the fur on his palm with soul power, and calmed himself to sense the Soul Bones buried in the earth.

This process required blocking out the Soul Power Fluctuations of the Bone Jade Bamboo, so he had to be very focused.

Xiao Wu quieted down and did not disturb Er Ming.

She fiddled with the Soul Bone in her hand, looking at it curiously.

Soul Beasts killing Soul Beasts would not drop Soul Bones. Otherwise, Soul Bones would not be so rare. So this was the first time Xiao Wu had personally seen a Soul Bone.

"There's nothing special about it. The Soul Power Fluctuation isn't strong either. Humans can slaughter Soul Beasts for it, just to become stronger?"

With Xiao Wu's simple worldview, she could not understand the logic behind it.

"In the future, Gula and Little San will also hunt Soul Beasts. Will they slaughter Soul Beasts for Soul Bones?"

As though she had thought of some kind of terrifying future, Xiao Wu's face turned deathly pale in an instant.

She shook her head. "No, Gula isn't that kind of person. He even advised Grandmaster not to kill Soul Beasts indiscriminately. He's different from the others."

Tightening her grip on the Soul Bone in hand, inspiration suddenly struck Xiao Wu, and her pink eyes lit up. "That's right. I can give the Soul Bones here to Gula. That way, I can ask him to help me keep my identity secret, and also make him kill fewer Soul Beasts."

A win-win!

Xiao Wu felt like she had won big. She really was clever as ice and snow.

Xiao Wu was incomparably excited. Once she waited for Er Ming to sense the Soul Power Fluctuation belonging to a Soul Bone, she immediately went searching in the direction he pointed.

Once a soul bone had been fused by someone, then buried in the earth for who knew how long, the Soul Power Fluctuation within it was already very weak. Er Ming had to sense it very carefully to find where the soul bone was.

But looking at Sister Xiao Wu's happy expression, Er Ming never tired of it and did not find it troublesome at all. He carefully sensed the Soul Power Fluctuations within the Bamboo Forest, distinguishing the source of every single one.

In less than an hour, Xiao Wu had three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones in her hands, over a dozen Thousand Year Soul Bones, and more than thirty Storage Soul Tools.

Xiao Wu showed no hesitation about what she was doing. She used soul power to wipe the soul tools clean, then put them away one by one.

She now understood the importance of Gold Coins and knew Storage Soul Tools could be sold for money, which could buy lots and lots of tasty food, so she worked with great enthusiasm.

She also picked out a Storage Ring inlaid with a pink gemstone and put all the soul bones inside it.

After a while longer, Er Ming stopped sensing, lowered his head, and looked at Xiao Wu. "I can't sense any soul bones nearby anymore."

"Ah, there aren't any left already?"

Xiao Wu came back to herself from her excitement and counted the Storage Soul Tools on her.

"One can sell for over a hundred thousand Gold Coins. How much money can this many sell for?"

Xiao Wu frowned, then waved her little hand. "Why bother calculating it so clearly? Anyway, it's enough to know it's a huge sum of money."

She revealed a bright smile, her Scorpion Tail Braid bouncing excitedly. "Er Ming, let's go home."

The Titan Giant Ape spread out his hand, and Xiao Wu stood on it.