Mystery Golden Bone

Chapter 25: Mystery Golden Bone

Elsewhere, after hearing Su Fang's question,

Mad Old Man mysteriously fumbled around his waist and pulled out an item.

"Heh heh heh, little madman, this is definitely a fine treasure."

"I used it to cook bone broth, but even after boiling it for more than ten days, it still wouldn't soften. Tell me, isn't that impressive?"

Hearing Mad Old Man's words, Su Fang was briefly stunned and utterly speechless. This old man really dared to cook anything.

Still, Su Fang looked over. To his surprise, the treasure Mad Old Man spoke of was actually a bone.

"A golden bone?"

It was indeed a golden bone.

But could a golden bone really be anything remarkable?

Su Fang was puzzled and immediately asked, "Old Sun, what is so special about this golden bone? Why do you say it's a treasure?"

Hearing Su Fang's question,

Mad Old Man chuckled and said, "Little madman, then you don't understand. Have you ever heard of the Nine-Turn Golden Body and Flesh Sanctification?"

The Nine-Turn Golden Body?

Flesh Sanctification?

Hearing these two terms from Mad Old Man, Su Fang was so shocked that he held his breath.

After all, those who could forge a Nine-Turn Golden Body and achieve Flesh Sanctification in the legends

were terrifying existences on par with, or even beyond, Martial Gods.

At the very least, among the historical legends of the Heavenly Martial Continent that Su Fang knew, there had never been such an extraordinary figure.

Therefore, he truly found it hard to believe that this golden bone was connected to the legend of Flesh Sanctification.

Yet he could not be completely certain that this golden bone was not a Nine-Turn Golden Body bone.

After all, he had never seen a true Nine-Turn Golden Body bone before, so he had no way to distinguish it.

Moreover, his system's comprehension attempts had run out, so he could not identify the origins of this golden bone.

Thus, Su Fang could only humbly ask, "Old Sun, are you saying that the golden bone in your hand is the legendary Nine-Turn Golden Body bone?"

"A Nine-Turn Golden Body bone? I never said that!" Mad Old Man hurriedly shook his head in denial.

Seeing this, Su Fang immediately felt frustrated and asked, "Then what did you mean just now?"

"Heh heh..."

Seeing that Su Fang was getting a little anxious, Mad Old Man finally stopped keeping him in suspense and said, "Little madman, although this golden bone isn't a Nine-Turn Golden Body bone, it may be related to cultivating a golden body."

"Look at the patterns on this golden bone. Who knows? They might contain a method for cultivating the Nine-Turn Golden Body."

Mad Old Man coaxed him step by step.

At that moment, he did not seem mad in the slightest. Instead, he resembled a cunning old fox.

Naturally, clever Su Fang noticed this as well.

He even thought that treating Mad Old Man had temporarily restored a bit of sanity to his soul.

However, Su Fang had already fallen into the grand promise Mad Old Man had spun for him and noticed none of those details.

"Old Sun, are you really willing to give me this golden bone?"

After a long while, Su Fang swallowed and spoke to Mad Old Man.

Hearing this, Mad Old Man gave another chuckle before slowly opening his mouth.

"I can give it to you, of course I can. But you have to promise to knock on my head ten more times—oh, no, twenty times—before I'll give it to you."

Mad Old Man began demanding an outrageous price.

At that moment, Su Fang came back to his senses and immediately realized he had been tricked.

But it was too late to say anything now.

He really wanted that golden bone, so he could only let Mad Old Man have his way.

"No. Only ten knocks."

Su Fang began bargaining, trying his best to lower the price.

Mad Old Man naturally refused to back down.

"Eighteen times. At least eighteen knocks..."

"No. At most twelve..."

"..."

The two argued fiercely.

In the end, they settled on fifteen times.

Having reached an agreement, Mad Old Man readily handed the golden bone directly to Su Fang.

After receiving the golden bone,

Su Fang did not hurry to examine it. He planned to wait until tomorrow, when his system's comprehension attempts had recovered. Now that he had received the item, it was naturally time to get to work.

In one breath, Su Fang performed three more soul cleansings on Mad Old Man's soul.

After the three soul cleansings, when Su Fang examined Mad Old Man's soul again, he discovered that it had become much cleaner.

The lingering Killing Intent hovering above his head had also begun to gradually fade.

If he cleansed it for a while longer, Mad Old Man's sanity might truly be fully restored.

No wonder he's become so crafty. Su Fang silently grumbled.

As for whether completely waking Mad Old Man was good or bad, Su Fang did not know.

However, judging from the current situation, the benefits outweighed the drawbacks.

Therefore, Su Fang did not dwell on it.

After exhausting all his soul power again today, intense exhaustion swept over him once more.

Seeing this, Su Fang did not force himself. He returned directly to his residence to rest.

Night soon fell.

The soul power Su Fang had exhausted during the day gradually recovered at this time.

Just then, a familiar aura began moving within Su Fang's soul perception.

"Hm?"

"This soul aura..."

"It's Jiang Chen!"

"That brat finally couldn't hold back. Sneaking around in the middle of the night, he's probably up to no good again..."

Su Fang inwardly mocked him.

Then he got up and quietly followed.

Before long, the two had moved far away from the residences.

And Jiang Chen, just as Su Fang had expected, arrived at the Clear Profound Sect's cemetery grounds.

"Looks like that guy already knew where the secret treasure was hidden. Good thing I was cautious and restored that area completely to its original state..." Su Fang secretly rejoiced.

He then quietly moved closer to observe.

Jiang Chen took out that mysterious tortoiseshell from last time and began sensing his surroundings...

After quite a while, he suddenly began digging into the ground.

Hidden in the shadows, Su Fang saw that Jiang Chen was digging at the exact spot where the underground palace stone door had been during the day.

He immediately understood.

"That underground palace stone door really is connected to that mysterious tortoiseshell."

Su Fang thought as he silently watched Jiang Chen dig.

Soon, Jiang Chen reached the underground palace stone door.

"Hahaha! As expected, I really am the chosen one."

"I finally found the treasure's hiding place."

Jiang Chen laughed wildly.

Then he placed the tortoiseshell into the slot at the center of the underground palace stone door.

Crack!

Rumble, rumble, rumble...

The ground trembled, and the underground palace stone door slowly opened...

"Damn! This brat actually opened the entrance." Su Fang blurted out in surprise.

Fortunately, Jiang Chen did not hear him.

Meanwhile, having successfully opened the underground palace, Jiang Chen became somewhat carried away, believing that the treasures within were already his for the taking.

He then swaggered straight into the underground palace without a care.

His figure soon disappeared.

Outside the underground palace, Su Fang did not rush in after Jiang Chen vanished.

He believed that Jiang Chen could not explore such a vast underground palace in a short time.

Therefore, he was in no hurry. Safety came first.

After waiting a little longer and confirming that no immediate danger would arise inside, Su Fang cautiously entered.

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