Inside the Wooden Cabin.
Lu Ning sat cross-legged.
He had no idea what Dugu Yan was spreading outside.
He had been talking about a way to grow stronger.
Once it reached Dugu Yan's lips, although she had only added the words "Martial Soul," the meaning had changed far too much. Where would he get a way to strengthen a Martial Soul? Could the Azure Lotus Sword undergo a second evolution?
Lu Ning opened his hand.
The seven-colored Soul Bone from Shi Nian's head lay in his palm.
Even though it had yet to be absorbed.
It still radiated dazzling, brilliant light.
"When poor, cultivate yourself alone; when prosperous, bring aid to all beneath heaven."
"When I first gave Zhu Zhuqing the left leg bone, the system said those words for the first time, then gave me the Sword Bone best suited to me. And it happened to be a left leg bone, too."
"The second time, when I gave the Death Blood Tree Soul Bone to my teacher, I received the Life Divine Tree Soul Bone, and it happened to be a torso bone..."
Lu Ning weighed it all in his mind.
Those two instances clearly could not both be coincidences.
He had noticed a few clues before but had not thought them through, mainly because he had no more Soul Bones to give away. Back then, he only had a thirty-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear left arm bone. Although it was not an external Soul Bone, it was just as precious, but its age had kept him hesitating.
Strong it might be, but its age was like a bone stuck in his throat, always leaving him somewhat uncomfortable.
Lu Ning now had three Soul Bones.
The thirty-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear left arm bone gifted by the Wealth Option.