Next, Rongrong felt a vast medicinal energy unfurl within her body. A soothing sensation swept through her from head to toe, and she experienced a comfort unlike anything she had ever felt before.
Before long, Rongrong finished absorbing the medicine and opened her eyes.
"How is it?"
Rongrong sensed the changes throughout her body and exclaimed in delight, "Brother Qing! My Soul Power actually reached level 18!"
She had only obtained her First Soul Ring not long ago. Her rocket-like speed of cultivation left her utterly astonished.
Chu Qing smiled. "That's not all, Rongrong. Take another look at your Martial Soul."
At that, Ning Rongrong froze for a moment, then released her Martial Soul. A colorful little pagoda appeared in her palm. Rongrong studied it closely for a moment and exclaimed in delight, "My Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda actually evolved! It became the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda!"
Watching the girl cheer with excitement, Chu Qing couldn't help smiling. He reached out and ruffled Rongrong's hair. "As long as you're happy."
At Chu Qing's affectionate gesture, Rongrong's little face turned red, and as her complexion changed, her dimples grew even more adorable.
"Brother Qing, how should I thank you?" Rongrong nervously tugged at the hem of her clothes and asked.
Ever since they entered the Star Dou Great Forest, Chu Qing had not only saved her life but had helped her cultivate time and again. He was also so considerate in conversation. For some reason, she truly wanted to be by his side all the time.
Chu Qing hadn't noticed any of this. Instead, he replied foolishly, "Isn't that what an older brother should do? It's nothing."
He genuinely thought this little girl was rather adorable.
Afterward, Chu Qing left Rongrong's room and temporarily departed from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He set off for home and arrived at Holy Soul Village a few days later.
Looking at the ordinary village before him, Chu Qing drew a deep breath, unable to hide his excitement!
Judging by the timing, Tang San should be about to leave Nuoding Academy.
Tang Hao must have left as well, to protect Tang San from the shadows. That meant the Blue Silver Emperor on the mountain behind the village had been left entirely unattended!
This was the day Chu Qing had been waiting for!
He crossed the layered wheat fields before him and slipped silently into the mountain behind the village.
Before long, he reached the foot of the mountain. Chu Qing stopped and listened carefully, hearing the sound of a waterfall.
"This should be the right place." Chu Qing followed the sound, and before long, he spotted a waterfall with a drop of around ten meters.
What he wanted should be inside the waterfall!
This time, Chu Qing didn't climb up. Instead, he tested a new ability of the Nihility Devouring Flame: devouring space.
He activated his Soul Power, and black flames appeared. In an instant, space split open before him, forming an opening large enough for one person to pass through. Chu Qing stepped inside.
"Looks like the maximum distance for this spatial leap is thirty meters," Chu Qing mused.
The distance from where he had just stood to the inside of this Water Curtain Cave was exactly thirty meters. He couldn't go even an inch farther. Even so, Chu Qing had found it exhausting.
"Looks like I'll need to find a space-type Soul Beast for my third Soul Ring."
Afterward, Chu Qing stepped into the cave before him. The waterfall blocked out the light, leaving the inside dark and damp. Only a small patch of sunlight filtered through a crack.
Thanks to the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, Chu Qing's eyesight was far better than an ordinary person's. Even with that faint sunlight, he could see the way ahead clearly.
As he ventured farther in, the cave grew more rugged and difficult to traverse, but the dense aura of life grew stronger with every step!
After walking for a while, Chu Qing pushed aside the vines before him, and a stone chamber came into view.
Yes, this was the place.
Chu Qing looked up and saw a crack in the upper part of the chamber. A shaft of sunlight came through it, shining directly onto a patch of earth where a Blue Silver Grass grew. But it was unlike ordinary Blue Silver Grass: golden markings covered its leaves, glittering brilliantly in the sunlight. It was clearly extraordinary.
Looking at the grass before him, Chu Qing couldn't help thinking of Ah Yin's fate in the original story. He sighed. "Heh, was he worth it? You sacrificed yourself, only to be abandoned in this dark, damp cave. He says he loves you, yet he won't even try to save you. You're nothing but a tool he left behind for his son."
After hearing Chu Qing's words, the grass suddenly swayed violently, as if it could understand him.
"Oh? You're still conscious?" Chu Qing was startled. The vitality of a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor was indeed tenacious!
Thinking of this, Chu Qing continued, "Do you know what your son is like now? After Tang Hao raised him, Tang San discovered his father's secret and even turned murderous toward him."
"He nearly shot the Grandmaster who taught him, using a Hidden Weapon."
"This is your son. This is the son raised by the lover you've been waiting so desperately for."
"Was it really worth it?"
The Blue Silver Grass swayed more and more violently. Its golden markings flickered in and out, as if it couldn't accept what it was hearing.
Chu Qing smiled calmly, stepped forward, and carefully lifted the Blue Silver Grass out with its clump of earth. He placed it in his Storage Ring.
After experimenting, he'd discovered that living things could be stored inside the ring without dying, and that it blocked outside senses from detecting them. It might be an ancient object. It bore complex inscriptions and seemed to be no ordinary Soul Tool.
Chu Qing looked down and said, "Come on, Ah Yin. I'll take you away from this dark place where the sun never shines and let you see the Douluo Continent as it is today—the sunlight outside and the everyday lives of ordinary people."
After carefully putting away the Blue Silver Emperor, Chu Qing surveyed the stone chamber. Before long, a protrusion on the right-hand wall caught his eye.
Chu Qing walked over and pushed hard, channeling his Soul Power.
The sound of gears turning came from inside, followed by the clatter of a mechanism. Then a black-and-gold wooden box emerged.
Unable to hide his excitement, Chu Qing slowly opened the box.
In an instant, a dense aura of life filled the entire stone chamber! The withered yellow ground was covered in green. A flash of golden light blazed, so bright that Chu Qing couldn't open his eyes.
When the light faded, a blue Soul Bone lay inside the box.
"The Blue Silver Emperor's hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone!"
Chu Qing beamed. He'd finally gotten his hands on it.
"Tang San! Your mom's mine now!"
Afterward, Chu Qing put the hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone in his Storage Ring as well. This wasn't the right time to absorb it, so he'd put it away for now.
Next, Chu Qing used the Nihility Devouring Flame to completely erase every trace and hint of his presence in the mountain behind the village!
Chu Qing was cautious by nature. He made sure every job was done without a flaw. Besides, Tang Hao was a Titled Douluo. If Chu Qing failed to conceal his presence, Tang Hao would discover him, and Chu Qing would be doomed.
He wasn't some foolish show-off!
Chu Qing carefully searched the area one last time. Satisfied, he nodded, left, and headed toward God Soul Village.