#471 - Life Cut Beads
Mu Yunxi snapped out of her shock, walked out of the altar, and stared blankly at Lan Lan.
Its current appearance was too different from its previous adorable, tiny self.
It was as valiant as it had been cute before.
This appearance was too domineering!
Each of its blue hairs seemed to be ionized, fluttering slightly, with faint traces of runes lingering on each one.
"Little fellow, you were more adorable as you were before."
Jun Wuxie stroked its head.
Lan Lan looked at him with bright, crystalline eyes, and with a soft cry, its body rapidly shrunk in a blue light.
In an instant, it returned to its original foot-long appearance.
It leaped onto Jun Wuxie's shoulder and licked his cheek with its pink tongue.
He smiled, summoned an ancient sword from the Eternal Divine Palace, and began to dissect the Titan Crab's corpse.
He separated its limbs and shell.
A blood-colored bead covered in strange patterns came into view.
It was located in the middle of the crab's body.
It was only the size of a cherry, radiating a faint, indescribable aura.
Bone-Hiding Spirit Orb?
The name instantly popped into Jun Wuxie's mind.
"What is that?"
Mu Yunxi had obviously seen it too, and she was a little surprised.
How could there be a bead inside the Titan Crab's body?
Jun Wuxie didn't speak, and absorbed it into his palm.
He wasn't sure if this bead was the Bone-Hiding Spirit Orb yet, he would only know after examining it.
He immediately activated the Primordial True Eye.
Item: Bone-Hiding Spirit Orb - Life Severing Bead, from the Ancient Epoch, conceived in a blood pool within a certain void crack, formed over ten thousand years, possessing the special effect of disintegrating life blood energy.
Item Level: Half-Saint Grade.
Item Effect: When fused into the spine of a living being, it can fuse with the owner's power, increase the owner's physical strength, and grant the owner the Life Severing Technique. The Life Severing effect depends on the target's realm.
When Jun Wuxie obtained the information about this Bone-Hiding Spirit Orb, he was completely stunned.
He stared blankly at the blood-colored bead in his hand, unable to recover for a long time.
"Jun Wuxie?"
Mu Yunxi saw that his expression seemed a little abnormal, and couldn't help but become more curious.
"It's called a Bone-Hiding Spirit Orb."
Jun Wuxie came back to his senses and said this.
"So this is the Bone-Hiding Spirit Orb?"
Mu Yunxi had obviously heard of the Bone-Hiding Spirit Orb.
This time it was Jun Wuxie's turn to be surprised. If the Xuanyuan Clan hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have known that there was such a thing as a Bone-Hiding Spirit Orb in the world. Mu Yunxi actually knew about it?
"I heard the elders of the sect say that the Bone-Hiding Spirit Orb is a treasure for martial artists to improve their strength, and it can also be said to be a special method of cultivation. It's just that in the long years, no one has been able to find the Bone-Hiding Spirit Orb, and people slowly thought it was a rumor. I didn't expect it to really exist..."
Mu Yunxi looked at the blood-colored bead, originally wanting to ask what the effect of this bead was, but she ultimately restrained herself.
This Bone-Hiding Spirit Orb belonged to Jun Wuxie's spoils of war, and this kind of thing might become a means for him to deal with enemies in the future, so it had a secretive nature. Asking about it seemed like a taboo.
Jun Wuxie put away the Bone-Hiding Spirit Orb and said, "So, all the forces that sent people into the secret realm this time, they all know that there is a Bone-Hiding Spirit Orb inside?"
"It should be."
Mu Yunxi nodded, she said that the cultivation method of fusing the Bone-Hiding Spirit Orb was originally created by the Xuanyuan Emperor back then, but later no one had obtained the Spirit Orb, so it was slowly regarded as a legend.
Although this was the case, people from all forces still held fantasies about the secret realm left by the Xuanyuan Emperor, thinking that there might really be a Bone-Hiding Spirit Orb inside.
Jun Wuxie was silent.
People from all forces even knew about the Bone-Hiding Spirit Orb, so they must also know that there was the Xuanyuan Sword inside.
No wonder the Soul Hunting Hall was painstakingly trying to get Xilin to capture the capital of Great Zhou.
Their purpose, needless to say, was for the Xuanyuan Sword and the Bone-Hiding Spirit Orb.
The Heavenly Purity Sect did not come forward to manage this matter, probably also because of this reason.
They wanted to use the blood of the people of Great Zhou to sacrifice, so that the Xuanyuan Secret Realm would be born in advance.
Although they ultimately failed to capture the capital, too many people died in Great Zhou, which probably also played a role in the early birth of the Xuanyuan Secret Realm.
Before this, many forces probably hadn't reacted.
As the matter between Xilin and Great Zhou became more and more intense, coupled with him forcing out the figure of the pusher behind it, this aroused their deep thought, and reminded them of those legends of the past.
But no matter whether it was the Xuanyuan Sword or the Bone-Hiding Spirit Orb, it was definitely not so easy to obtain.
Taking this Life Severing Bead in his hand as an example, how difficult it was.
If his soul hadn't cultivated to the Nascent Divinity level, there was basically no hope. Even if there was, how many years would he have to grind here, hundreds of years or thousands of years?
"In that case, I don't need to be too anxious."
He thought like this, and his heart slowly calmed down.
Looking at the crab that had been peeled of its shell in front of him, it was full of white and tender meat and crab roe.
He couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and turned to Mu Yunxi and said, "Saintess Yunxi, do you have any seasonings on you?"
"Ah?" Mu Yunxi seemed to not have reacted, and looked at him blankly: "What is seasoning?"
Jun Wuxie was stunned: "It's the seasoning used for cooking, such as salt, chili, pepper, etc."
"I haven't seen those things. The people of our Ice Cloud Tower have all eaten flower honey since childhood, and stop when they reach the Star Realm, when they can abstain from grains."
Jun Wuxie: ...
He was speechless, the people of the Ice Cloud Tower had never tasted the flavors of the world.
It seems that next time, he must let Mu Xuelan taste the taste of fireworks.
"This crab shell can be used as armor material, or it can only be used as a shield, resisting an ordinary attack from a Saint Sect, I'm afraid it's not a problem. After going out, I'll have someone make some and send two pieces to you. Now, let's taste the taste of crab roe, wait a moment."
He put the crab shell and crab limbs into the Eternal Divine Palace, took out some crab meat and crab roe, and put the rest away.
Because the volume was too huge, except for the Eternal Divine Palace, the storage rings on his body couldn't fit it at all.
Moreover, the Eternal Divine Palace can ensure that the meat quality remains fresh forever and will not rot.
The meat quality of a quasi-eleventh-order pinnacle Heavenly Saint Beast is definitely an excellent ingredient for cooking.
He went to the lake to wash the crab meat and crab roe.
At the moment of touching the lake water, a trace of icy coolness drilled into his body along his palms and fingers.
That was an unusual icy coolness, that trace of coldness seemed particularly pure.
"This lake, it seems a little abnormal..."
He suddenly realized this problem.
"Saintess Yunxi, come over here."
He beckoned to Mu Yunxi, and then said: "The cultivation techniques of your Ice Cloud Tower belong to the ice attribute, you touch this lake water."
"This is..." Mu Yunxi placed her palm in the water, and a look of excitement gradually appeared on her beautiful and refined face: "Ice Soul Power, there should be an Ice Soul at the bottom of this lake, containing the source of ice! Although it's only an acquired source, it's definitely a rare treasure!"
"Then you go down and take a look?"
Jun Wuxie had already sensed it with his Divine Soul. In this small secret realm, besides the Titan Crab, there were no other creatures lurking.
There wasn't even a fish or shrimp in this lake, so there was no danger at all.
The acquired source was useless to him, it was better to fulfill Mu Yunxi.
He would have to forge a congenital holy body in the future, and he needed a congenital source.
"Alright, then I'll go take a look."
Mu Yunxi gave him a cold and indifferent look, but she was grateful in her heart.
All the opportunities here should belong to Jun Wuxie.
But he let her go down to the lake, obviously wanting to give her the opportunity.
Watching Mu Yunxi sink into the lake, Jun Wuxie directly lit a bonfire on the shore and began to cook.
Unfortunately, there were no pots or pans, so he could only grill it.
He added some Solar Essence to the fire, skillfully controlling the temperature and heat.
Soon, the crab meat and crab roe gave off a mouth-watering aroma.
Before long, Mu Yunxi emerged from the lake, and the aroma of the meat wafted over, causing her to involuntarily sniff.
It was too fragrant, causing her, who had never tasted the flavors of the world, to have a strong appetite, and she couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
"Saintess Yunxi, did you find the Ice Soul? Come over and taste the delicacies of the world, this thing is very nourishing. Although the blood essence was absorbed by Lan Lan, the essence in the meat is still retained, and eating it has a very good effect on the flesh."
"I don't eat..."
Mu Yunxi returned to the shore, holding an oval-shaped object of ice-blue color in her hand, crystal clear and icy cold.
"Really not eating?"
Jun Wuxie tasted it on his own, the crab meat was extremely crispy and tender, and with one bite, his lips and teeth were fragrant, and his mouth was full of essence, which was sprayed out from his nostrils.
He quickly sucked it in and refined and absorbed it.
While eating, every pore on his body was spraying essence.
His flesh was frantically absorbing it, feeling extremely comfortable, and he could clearly feel the strength of his flesh slowly increasing.
Mu Yunxi smelled the aroma, watched him eat with relish, and swallowed her saliva unwillingly.
"Jun Wuxie, there is an ice cave at the bottom of the lake, and there is a Mother of Ice Souls inside, but it is rooted in the ground. There is a forbidden law inside, and my strength is difficult to pull out, you go try it."
She concealed her desire to eat and said this.
He slowly said, "Okay, don't worry, I'll go after I finish eating."
"What time will it be after you finish eating, I... I'll help you eat it!"
Mu Yunxi found a lame excuse for her desire to eat and picked up the crab meat and started eating it.
Instantly, that wonderful taste deeply conquered her taste buds.
She slowly closed her eyes, with a look of enjoyment.
Jun Wuxie was speechless.
She said she wouldn't eat just now, but now she's eating as if someone is robbing her, that speed made him beyond his reach.
He only ate a third of the crab meat and roe; the rest was devoured by Mu Yunxi.
Seeing the surprised look in Jun Wuxie's eyes, a blush crept across Mu Yunxi's snow-white cheeks.
"How is it? Is it delicious?"
"Yes."
Mu Yunxi nodded, a little embarrassed.
It was really too delicious; she couldn't deny it.
"You used to be accustomed to honey, unwilling to try the flavors of the mortal world, perhaps subconsciously rejecting its scents. But only by truly experiencing it can you know what the flavors of the mortal world are like. Eating is like this, and so is the path beneath your feet."
Hearing this, Mu Yunxi's delicate body trembled slightly, and she looked at him thoughtfully.
"Let's go, into the lake."
Jun Wuxie didn't say anything more, and after getting up, he jumped directly into the lake.
He knew that some things didn't need to be said too bluntly; just a timely pointer now and then would be more effective.
Ever since he met Mu Xuelan and learned about the Ice Cloud Tower's cultivation methods,
he often pondered.
Was the Ice Cloud Tower's cultivation method truly correct?
Long ago, he had his own views.
He didn't agree with this path that violated the inherent nature of humans.
Cultivating in that way, one day, he feared they would never find their true selves again.
Could a martial artist, without the many feelings of the world's warmth and coldness, hardships and joys, sorrows and separations, truly forge an iron will?
Don't be ridiculous.
Only by experiencing it firsthand, tempering oneself in emotions such as sorrow and joy, pain and happiness, could one forge a solid Dao heart, rather than a disguised empty shell.
"We're here; it's up ahead."
Mu Yunxi hadn't spoken all the way until they reached their destination.
The lake bottom was very deep, and at the deepest point, there was a small mountain with a cave at its base.
Inside, a glacial blue light flickered, with only a wisp of cold air seeping out.
Arriving inside the cave, Jun Wuxie was taken aback.
Inside was a huge piece of Ice Soul, like a transparent ice ball, filled with natural runes.
Its essence of ice was almost completely contained, with very little overflowing.
No wonder the lake water was only slightly cold; otherwise, the entire lake would probably be frozen solid.
"This Mother of Ice Soul is incredible; the volume is too large. How many people cultivating ice techniques could use this?"
Jun Wuxie was shocked and couldn't help but feel regret.
Aside from Mu Xuelan, none of the people around him could use it.
Of course, he could absorb the essence of ice and convert it into true energy of other attributes.
But that would undoubtedly be a waste of resources, and the ice properties inside would be wasted.
