Absorb Golden Roc Wings, Join Forces with Shui Bing'er to Absorb Immortal Grass!

Previously.

When Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were around, Li Qinglian had never taken it out.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling had decent personalities, and they were not bad by nature.

But an innocent man could still be ruined for possessing a treasure.

It was always better to keep an extra guard up.

"A spirit bone?"

Shui Bing'er looked in surprise at the object in Li Qinglian's hand.

"Senior Huo Wu and I went to the Hunting Soul Forest this time, and we were lucky enough to obtain the wing bones of a Red Flame Golden Roc."

"That was exactly what stirred up greed. In the end, a fierce battle broke out."

Li Qinglian said it casually.

Huo Wu saw how easily Li Qinglian spoke of it, but she could still sense how dangerous it had been.

If Li Qinglian had not comprehended Sword Intent, this trip would probably have ended badly.

"Little Lian, absorb it. I'll protect you."

"Dugu Bo isn't here right now, so it's perfect. If he finds out you have an External Spirit Bone, there'll be trouble."

"Mm."

Li Qinglian nodded.

Dugu Bo's personality was decent enough, but that was only when interests were not involved.

An External Spirit Bone was far too precious. Even Dugu Bo, a Title Douluo, would be tempted.

Li Qinglian made the decision at once.

He held a wing bone in each hand and began absorbing them.

Shui Bing'er watched Li Qinglian absorb the External Spirit Bone, her beautiful eyes filled with a strange brilliance.

"Sword Intent, a Martial Soul fusion skill, and an External Spirit Bone."

"I wonder just how far he'll grow in the future."

"Even all the prodigies in the textbooks combined probably couldn't compare to Li Qinglian alone."

Shui Bing'er murmured softly.

At that moment, she suddenly felt that her younger sister truly had a good eye.

Her sister had taken a liking to Li Qinglian at first glance.

Given her own personality, if not for this Martial Soul fusion skill, she and Li Qinglian would most likely have missed each other.

"But now, I absolutely won't give him up to anyone."

"Huo Wu, you and little brother Qinglian don't have a Martial Soul fusion skill anyway, so just let me have him."

Time passed, second by second.

In less than the time it took to burn an incense stick, Li Qinglian successfully absorbed the External Spirit Bone.

"Trait One: Flight. It consumes little spirit power, or even none at all, to fly."

"Trait Two: Devouring and storing fire origin energy."

As if blessed with sudden insight, Li Qinglian understood the traits of the External Spirit Bone, and a smile appeared on his face.

External Spirit Bones were different from ordinary spirit bones.

Spirit bones granted fixed spirit skills. Their power was impressive, but their upper limit was also locked.

External Spirit Bones came with traits.

Traits could grow. As one's cultivation increased and the External Spirit Bone evolved, its traits would evolve along with it.

"In the original plot, Tang San's Eight Spider Lances had the devouring trait. My Golden Roc Wings, meanwhile, possess three great traits: devouring, storage, and flight."

Li Qinglian could use this External Spirit Bone to absorb and store the fire origin energy of heaven and earth, then activate the External Spirit Bone in actual combat to release it. Although this was not a spirit skill, the effect it produced would probably be stronger than most ordinary spirit skills.

As for flight, it was the ability Li Qinglian needed most at the moment.

Before Soul Masters cultivated to the Soul Sage realm, unless they possessed a bird-type Martial Soul, they were unable to fly.

Even Soul Sages and Soul Douluo could not remain suspended in the air and fly for long periods.

Therefore, in actual combat, the value of this External Spirit Bone was far too high.

If Li Qinglian used this External Spirit Bone to its fullest, he could fly almost without consuming spirit power, expending only some physical strength.

"This is practically the ultimate lifesaving tool!"

Li Qinglian's sharp brows rose slightly.

Even if a Soul King or even a Soul Emperor came after him, Li Qinglian might still be able to escape.

Especially against Soul Masters with clumsy Martial Souls—if Li Qinglian could not beat them, leaving would still be easy.

In real combat, he would fight if he could win, and leave if he could not. The initiative in battle would forever remain in Li Qinglian's hands.

"With this External Spirit Bone, Tang San's Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track doesn't amount to much anymore."

Li Qinglian thought of the last time he had fought Tang San.

Tang San's Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track had caused Li Qinglian a great deal of trouble.

But it would not happen again.

Another half month passed.

Li Qinglian and Shui Bing'er's Martial Soul fusion grew increasingly effortless.

As long as their bodies leaned together, their soul power would circulate automatically, the two streams of soul power linking into one.

On this day, Li Qinglian and Shui Bing'er stood at the peak of the valley, sitting as they watched the sunrise.

Sunlight slowly spilled down, shining over the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The beautiful scene before them stirred the heart.

"It's so beautiful."

At some point, Shui Bing'er had already leaned against Li Qinglian's shoulder.

She was older than Li Qinglian, but beside him, she was always like a young girl.

Perhaps this was also because the one leading their Martial Soul fusion skill was Li Qinglian.

The more often the two cultivated together, the more Shui Bing'er adapted to her own place within the Martial Soul fusion.

In front of Li Qinglian, she also became delicate and dependent.

"Sister Bing'er, do you trust me?"

Li Qinglian asked.

He felt that the time was about right.

"Of course. If I don't trust you, who else can I trust?"

Shui Bing'er pouted and said softly in annoyance.

"I want to take you to do something big. I'm eighty percent confident. If we succeed, we'll obtain a tremendous fortune. But if we fail, not even our bones will remain."

Li Qinglian's expression was solemn.

"I trust you."

Shui Bing'er said without the slightest hesitation.

She did not even ask what Li Qinglian wanted to do.

"At the spring openings of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, there are two immortal herbs. They're called the Blazing Apricot Delicate Herb and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass."

"These two immortal herbs have been scoured day and night by extreme ice and fire energies, evolving into supreme treasures of ice and fire attributes. If we absorb them, our elemental attributes will also be purified and evolved."

Li Qinglian explained.

"But... treasures like that... if we absorb them, our bodies will probably suffer enormous damage at once."

Shui Bing'er frowned as she spoke.

If she absorbed that ice-attribute immortal herb, her body would probably very quickly freeze into an ice sculpture.

Even though she was an ice-attribute Soul Master, the energy of that immortal herb far exceeded the limit she could bear.

"If each of us absorbs one immortal herb and then circulates our soul power, our two bodies will form a special kind of connected vessel. We won't interfere with each other, but we'll also suppress the energy in each other."

If they succeeded...

He would have Ultimate Fire, and Shui Bing'er would have ultimate ice!

"I'm willing to take the risk."

After hearing this, Shui Bing'er said without hesitation.

She knew Li Qinglian's comprehension was extremely high.

Since Li Qinglian had already thought everything through, she only needed to leave her body in his hands.

"Good. Sister Bing'er, when the time comes, just listen to me."

Li Qinglian took a deep breath, and the Golden Roc Wings on his back spread wide.

Holding Shui Bing'er, he dropped straight down from midair.

"Sister Bing'er, the moment you see the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, pick it at once, swallow it, and don't hesitate at all."

"Leave the entire rhythm to me."

Li Qinglian said patiently.

"I understand."

A few more breaths of time passed.

"Bing'er-jie, now."

Li Qinglian and Shui Bing'er picked the immortal herbs at the same time and swallowed them together.

Li Qinglian's body was already a giant furnace. The moment the Blazing Apricot Delicate Herb entered his stomach, it was like throwing dynamite into a blazing stove.

Li Qinglian exploded in an instant.

Shui Bing'er was in the same state.

Even gripping each other's hands tightly no longer felt like enough.

Slowly, the two of them fully embraced, their bodies pressed tightly together.

They let the violent ice and fire energy run wild inside them, reacting like chemicals.