Chapter 60 The Soul Bones of the Fifth Elder, Northern City
Amidst the pristine white snow, Qin Mu and his companions arrived at the location of the Fifth Elder's corpse.
Because it was located in a snowy plain, the Fifth Elder's body did not decompose at all.
"This is... the Fifth Elder of the Clear Sky Sect? How could he have died here?"
When Ling Yuan saw the Fifth Elder's corpse, she was shocked. Her first thought was that Xue Nu had killed the Fifth Elder.
"When the Fifth Elder was chasing me before, he encountered the Titan Snow Demon King. He was unlucky and fought with the Titan Snow Demon King."
Qin Mu explained to Ling Yuan, then took out a valuable soul-guided sword from his storage ring and began swiping something across the Fifth Elder's body.
"You weren't as confident as you claimed; you actually lied to us!"
Even now, Ling Yuan still feels lingering fear when she thinks about Qin Mu's audacious actions.
With only the strength of a three-ring cultivator, Qin Mu had placed himself in such a dangerous place, making Ling Yuan want to teach him a lesson.
At this moment, Ling Yuan suddenly noticed that Qin Mu had an extra black object in his hand.
Upon closer inspection, Ling Yuan's eyes widened in surprise.
Because the black object in Qin Mu's hand was actually a soul bone!
"A soul bone?! Could this be from the Fifth Elder?"
Under Ling Yuan's astonished gaze, Qin Mu finished dismembering the Fifth Elder's body, and now he had two more soul bones in his hands.
Both soul bones were entirely black. As the Fifth Elder of the Clear Sky Sect, the attributes of his soul bones must be related to amplifying power.
"A right arm bone that is 40,000 years old, and a right leg bone that is nearly 30,000 years old."
As a soul beast with 600,000 years of cultivation, the Snow Maiden could not immediately determine which soul beast the soul bones came from, but she could tell the age of the two soul bones.
"Both of these soul bones are of good quality and are suitable for you. You can absorb them now!"
Ling Yuan couldn't help but feel a little envious when she saw the two soul bones.
After all, she had only managed to acquire two pieces over the years, while Qin Mu had obtained two pieces in less than half a year of training outside. How could Ling Yuan not be envious?
However, to Ling Yuan and Xue Nu's surprise, Qin Mu did not put away the soul bones, but instead handed them all to Ling Yuan.
"Sister Ling Yuan, you should absorb both of these soul bones!"
Upon seeing Qin Mu's actions, Xue Nu raised an eyebrow slightly. Although she did not speak, she had many doubts in her heart.
After all, Qin Mu's refusal to absorb the right arm bone can be seen as an attempt to obtain the golden soul bone from the Snow Maiden, which is understandable.
But Qin Mu has no reason not to absorb that right leg bone!
Seeing Qin Mu hand the two soul bones to her, Ling Yuan couldn't help but swallow hard, then waved her hand.
"Little Qin Mu, please stop testing me. What cadre could withstand such a test!"
"These are the soul bones of the Fifth Elder of the Clear Sky Sect. Your Spirit is also the Clear Sky Hammer. These two soul bones will definitely be of great help to you!"
"I won't..."
Ling Yuan stared intently at the two soul bones in Qin Mu's hand; it would be a lie to say she didn't want them.
However, Qin Mu did not give Ling Yuan any chance to refuse and directly placed both soul bones in Ling Yuan's hands.
"Sister Ling Yuan, do you still remember what I told you back in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes?"
"As long as you are sincere to me, I will not shortchange you on the Immortal Herbs and soul bones that enhance your strength."
When the two soul bones were placed in Ling Yuan's hands, the longing for them made her unable to return them to Qin Mu.
"Take it. You can absorb it after we arrive at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes."
As Qin Mu spoke, he couldn't help but tease Ling Yuan.
"This time you shouldn't be afraid I'll tell on you, right?"
Upon hearing this, Ling Yuan couldn't help but lightly spit on Qin Mu, then gratefully put the soul bone into her pocket.
Seeing this, the Snow Maiden couldn't help but look at Qin Mu with newfound respect.
After all, she was well aware of the importance of soul bones to humans.
Even a powerful human like Ling Yuan only has two soul bones.
However, Qin Mu was able to give both of these soul bones, which were very suitable for him, to Ling Yuan.
Listening to their conversation, it seemed that Qin Mu had promised Ling Yuan something, which led him to give the two soul bones to her.
Qin Mu's actions undoubtedly elevated his image in Xue Nu's eyes even further.
Qin Mu was completely unaware of this.
His thinking was simple: although these two soul bones were quite good and suited his attributes well, their age was still too young.
It should be noted that the right arm bone that the Snow Woman showed him was over 100,000 years old.
As for the other parts of the soul bone, Qin Mu had already made plans in his mind.
Five years later, Qin Mu, as a member of the Spirit Hall Academy team, will have the opportunity to obtain the intelligent skull that is over 50,000 years old, among the high-level Soul Masters across the continent.
The Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape in the Star Dou Forest, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and the Evil Tiger Whale King in the ocean, and the readily available Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone.
This alone is enough to make Qin Mu's soul bones average over 100,000 years old.
In addition, the Snow Woman's opponent in the far north, the Titan Snow Demon King, who is 600,000 years old, will also grant her a soul bone if she helps her defeat him...
It's safe to say that Qin Mu has no intention of absorbing any soul bones that are no more than 50,000 years old.
At the very least, Qin Mu could choose to kill Tang Hao and directly absorb Tang Hao's soul bone for his own use.
Therefore, there is no need to even keep the two soul bones on the Fifth Elder of the Clear Sky Sect as spares.
After arranging the soul bones, the three headed towards the northernmost edge of the land, towards the northern city that bordered the Heaven Dou Empire.
"Sister Ling Yuan, are you sure you can't sense the aura of a 100,000-year-old soul beast on her?"
Outside the city of Northern Land, Qin Mu heard that Yue Guan and Gui Mei were still in the city, and he was still worried about whether Xue Nu's identity would be exposed.
"Hmm, I don't know what method she used, but I really couldn't feel it at all."
"Aside from the faint but extremely powerful aura emanating from her, nothing else could be detected."
"At the very least, in my knowledge, unless it's a high-ranking Priest, no one would be able to detect it."
Hearing this, Qin Mu felt a little relieved and strode into the city of Northern Land.
Northern Land City, as the human city closest to the far north, is also a military fortress and trading post on the northern border of the Heaven Dou Empire.
The city gate was reinforced with cold-resistant stone and some soul-guided technology, but even so, the entire city was completely shrouded in wind and snow.
Therefore, the number of civilians in the city is extremely small; most of them are Soul Masters, soldiers, and merchants engaged in trade.
The moment Qin Mu and his companions stepped into the Northern Land City, three figures appeared in front of them.
Upon seeing Qin Mu, both of them visibly breathed a sigh of relief, with Hu Liena excitedly throwing herself into Qin Mu's arms.
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