Dugu Bo did not touch the Blue Silver Grass.
He watched her for a while, confirming that her leaves only trembled occasionally and showed no stronger reaction, then returned to guard the cave entrance.
Gu Ling was still absorbing the Soul Bone. Keeping anyone from barging in was the most important thing right now.
The patch of light cast through the hole in the rock slowly moved across the ground. The cave gradually darkened, but the blue light enveloping Gu Ling never faded.
Only at dawn the next day did that light begin to draw inward.
The last trace of swelling pain in Gu Ling's right leg faded, and a cool current flowed through his meridians and throughout his body. He slowly opened his eyes and pushed himself to his feet. Yet the moment he took a step forward, his body gently floated upward.
His feet rose half a foot off the ground before he steadied himself.
"Hm?"
Dugu Bo happened to walk in just then, and the sight made him pause.
"You can fly already?"
Gu Ling looked down at his feet, the delight in his eyes growing stronger. He tried adjusting his soul power, and his body slowly descended until his soles touched the ground again.
"The Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone's ability-flight."
At those words, even Gu Rong gave his right leg another look.
"Come on. Let's try it outside."
The three went outside the waterfall. Gu Ling took a few steps along the edge of the pool and activated the Soul Bone, his feet immediately lifting off the rock.
There were no wings, nor did he need anything to push off from.
Mist swept beneath his feet as he rose higher and higher, the wind lifting the hem of his clothes. Gu Ling turned toward