Just as Li Han was criticizing Tang Hao in his heart, Old Jack walked in.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you've checked in a character: Han Li's Third Uncle. Reward: Object Control Technique."
Object Control Technique: remotely control objects using Divine Sense and Soul Power.
It was a basic cultivation spell, and the foundation for many other spells.
Sword Control Technique, for example, was simply an enhanced version of Object Control Technique.
When using formations or talismans, having Object Control Technique to help could increase one's speed several times over.
If you mastered Object Control Technique, you could even pluck a leaf and use it to wound someone.
Simply put, it was an extremely practical spell.
I've wanted to learn this spell for ages, but the system never did anything.
I never expected to get it from Village Chief Jack in the end.
This trip was well worth it.
With Li Han's current cultivation, he mastered a minor spell like this almost instantly.
He couldn't wait to try it out, but this clearly wasn't the time. He could only suppress the urge for now.
"Grandpa Jack, what brings you here?"
When Tang San saw Old Jack come in, he hurried over.
"Xiao San, your father's left. He asked me to give you this letter."
Old Jack took out a letter and handed it to Tang San.
Tang San hurriedly took it and examined it.
Xiao Wu curiously stepped forward, but Li Han grabbed her and held her back.
"What's wrong?"
Xiao Wu looked puzzled.
Li Han shook his head slightly and pulled Xiao Wu out of the room.
"Why did you pull me out here?"
"Tang San's grieving right now. We should give him space to process it."
"Shouldn't we go comfort him?"
Xiao Wu was even more confused.
"You don't understand men. When men are upset, they don't like being comforted.
The more you comfort them, the worse they feel.
He needs time to process it."
"Huh? That's so sad."
"He'll get used to it. Let's wait here for him to come out."
"Okay."
Li Han and Xiao Wu sat on the steps outside, chatting as they waited for Tang San and Old Jack.
Suddenly, Li Han's Divine Sense stirred. He sensed a dense aura of life.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Li Han suddenly stand up and look into the distance, Xiao Wu couldn't help wondering what was going on.
"Something seems to be happening over there. I'll go take a look."
"I'll come with you."
"No need. Wait here for Tang San.
If he comes out and finds that we've both disappeared, he'll probably feel even worse."
With that, Li Han used Smoke-Drifting Steps and vanished from where he stood.
Xiao Wu was astonished.
"That guy Li Han gets faster and faster. Just what level has he cultivated to?"
Meanwhile, Li Han had already left Holy Soul Village and entered the mountain forest behind it.
Such a dense aura of life. Could it be the Blue Silver Emperor?
Li Han suddenly recalled that after the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin, had sacrificed herself for Tang Hao, Tang Hao seemed to have planted her original body in a cave behind the waterfall near Holy Soul Village.
Tang Hao shouldn't be nearby right now. He'd gone to see Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang and entrust Tang San to his care.
That meant this area should be safe.
Could Ah Yin be calling me? But why?
Puzzled, Li Han quickened his pace.
Never mind. I'll go take a look first. If I happen to get the Blue Silver Emperor's Right Leg Bone, I'll have struck it rich.
Before long, Li Han reached the Back Mountain Waterfall behind Holy Soul Village.
His Divine Sense stirred, and he discovered a cave behind the waterfall.
There really is a cave.
Li Han lightly tapped the ground and passed straight through the waterfall, entering the cave behind it.
The feeling of being summoned grew stronger and stronger.
Li Han made his way through the dark passage and reached the depths of the cave.
A ray of sunlight fell from the ceiling onto a stalk of Blue Silver Grass.
The Blue Silver Grass looked somewhat withered, as if that little bit of sunlight wasn't nearly enough for it to grow.
It really is here.
Surprised, Li Han spread his Divine Sense to its full extent, taking in the entire cave at once.
The Blue Silver Emperor's Right Leg Bone isn't here? What a shame.
I thought I might get lucky.
Looks like Tang Hao must be carrying it with him.
Li Han shook his head, rather disappointed.
Then he sensed that summoning force again.
So you really were calling me. I'm not your son, so why are you summoning me?
Li Han looked baffled.
Suddenly, the Blue Silver Emperor's leaves began to move.
It unfurled its leaves and quickly wrapped them around Li Han's left hand.
Li Han was startled and was about to pull free, but he sensed no malice from the Blue Silver Grass. Instead, he felt a faint force of life.
"What are you trying to do?"
Li Han was perplexed.
Just then, the Soul-Nurturing Wood Bead on his left hand suddenly began to glow faintly, its light shining in harmony with the Blue Silver Grass.
Could the Blue Silver Grass have been drawn to the Soul-Nurturing Wood Bead on me? Is that why it summoned me here?
As Li Han wondered, the Blue Silver Emperor suddenly withdrew all its leaves and returned to its half-dead state.
A faint blue glow had appeared on the Soul-Nurturing Wood Bead.
"What..."
Li Han swept it with his Divine Sense and discovered something extremely strange.
The soul energy within the Blue Silver Emperor had split into two parts all on its own.
One part remained within the Blue Silver Emperor, while the other slipped into the Soul-Nurturing Wood Bead.
"A split soul? Hold on, did you even ask my permission? You've just moved into my Soul-Nurturing Wood Bead. Are you paying rent?"
Li Han picked up the Soul-Nurturing Wood Bead and probed it with his Divine Sense. The soul energy inside was extremely weak, and very quiet.
It was using the Soul-Nurturing Wood Bead's special properties to grow stronger.
It was far more lively and full of vitality than the soul energy that had stayed in the Blue Silver Emperor.
It had an incredibly strong will to survive.
"Ding! Congratulations, host. You've obtained Silver Moon's split soul. However, because Silver Moon is extremely weak, has lost nearly all her memories, and has not yet awakened, you cannot complete the check-in or trigger the system reward.
Please help Silver Moon awaken as soon as possible."
"Huh?"
Li Han froze.
Well, would you look at that. So it was Silver Moon.
Does that mean the Blue Silver Emperor's original body has become Linglong?
Tsk, no wonder that lousy system got it wrong again.
"How am I supposed to help her wake up? I can only nourish her slowly with the Soul-Nurturing Wood Bead, right?
All she needs is time.
As long as this doesn't stop me from using the Soul-Nurturing Wood Bead, it's fine for now."
Li Han suddenly realized that the system had just said Silver Moon had lost all her memories. Could the split soul of Ah Yin in the Soul-Nurturing Wood Bead be the part that had lost its memories?
The part of Ah Yin that had retained its memories had stayed in the Blue Silver Emperor's original body.
Well, she really did become Silver Moon. But once she regains her memories, will she want to return to the Tang family?
Never mind. Why think so much?
I'll see how she feels when she wakes up.
For now, I'll keep this split soul around until it triggers a system reward.
Thinking this, Li Han decided to leave first.
Although Tang Hao should have gone to see Yu Xiaogang, who knew when he might return?
If he caught Li Han here, Li Han might not die, but he'd certainly be badly injured.
After erasing all traces of his visit, Li Han left calmly.
Outside the cave, Li Han looked at the Soul-Nurturing Wood Bead in his hand and murmured, "I never expected Ah Yin to be the first to benefit from its soul-nourishing properties."
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