Chapter 100: 30,000‑Year Left‑Arm Soul Bone

Watching the system Light Screen disappear, Li Xuan was very curious about the exchange items the system gave him, but even if he was curious, he would have to wait until tomorrow to find out.

Because he had just harvested a Viper Pearl, Li Xuan checked the ghost Viper's entrails again, but producing a Viper Pearl was already rare enough, so there was nothing else in the entrails.

After confirming the entrails contained no valuable items, Li Xuan immediately released Burning Heart Divine Flame and Filthy Flame to scorch the ghost Viper's entrails.

Although Li Xuan opened the ghost Viper's belly and the smell of blood was strong, even the strongest blood scent couldn't surpass the Poison Fog, so the odor wouldn't travel far; more importantly, even if a soul beast smelled the blood, it couldn't penetrate the deep Poison Fog to wrest the ghost Viper's corpse from Li Xuan.

That is the main reason Li Xuan dared to dissect the ghost Viper here directly.

As for burning the entrails, it was just a casual task, and the thing was foul‑smelling; Li Xuan didn't want to cause himself any trouble.

After cleaning out the entrails, Li Xuan began to skin the ghost Viper; he had experienced the hardness of the scales on Snakeskin, his dagger could cut iron like mud, yet even that couldn't pierce the scales' defense.

It was Li Xuan's first time skinning an animal; his technique was very rough, but he was careful and steady, and the skin he removed was intact.

However, Li Xuan took a full two hours to peel off the skin, and it left him exhausted.

Some chunks of meat still clung to the massive Snakeskin; Li Xuan thought for a moment, then used flame to burn the meat clean, leaving only the clean Snakeskin. He placed a layer of cloth beneath the Snakeskin, rolled it up, and stored it in the Void Pearl, intending to later fashion it into internal armor.

After stripping all valuable materials from the ghost Viper's body, only the highest‑value soul bone remained.

The ghost Viper's bloodline power was extremely strong, and it had soaked in the Poison Fog for countless years, undergoing mutation, so Li Xuan thought the chance of it producing a soul bone was huge! "Come on, let me tear you apart; then I'll know if there's a soul bone!" Li Xuan gave a light laugh, then hurled a ball of Burning Heart Divine Flame and a ball of Filthy Flame.

Under the flames, the flesh clinging to the bones quickly turned to ash, and inch by inch the white bones began to emerge; at the same time the air filled with a strong charred smell, and Li Xuan stepped back a great distance.

After a dozen minutes, the Burning Heart Divine Flame and Filthy Flame extinguished simultaneously; the ghost Viper's skeleton was completely free of any flesh, a massive, forest‑white skeletal frame fully exposed before Li Xuan.

At the ghost Viper's abdomen, amid the black ash, Li Xuan faintly saw something reflecting a green beam of light.

Li Xuan took three steps in two, entered the ash, waved his hand, and his soul power turned into wind, scattering the surrounding ash; immediately a arm, as if carved from gemstone, was revealed before his eyes.

"My guess was spot on; the ghost Viper's corpse really produced a soul bone!" Li Xuan, excited, picked the soul bone up from the ground.

The soul bone was about half a meter long, entirely emerald‑green, crystal clear, as if carved from the finest jade, exquisitely beautiful; each bone matched a human bone perfectly, a testament to nature's masterful craftsmanship.

Moreover, Li Xuan found this soul bone far more exquisite than those he had seen at the auction; in other words, its quality far surpassed the auctioned soul bones.

Then, Li Xuan used the system's ability to check the information of this soul bone.

【Soul bone: Ghost Realm Poison Fog Left Arm soul bone】

【Age: 30,000 years】

【Quality: Black】

【Description: Produced from a mutated ghost Viper with a pure bloodline of Ten Thousand Year Cultivation, absorbing it grants a poison‑type soul skill】

"No wonder there was a chance to counter‑kill; it turned out to be a 30,000‑year‑old ghost Viper. If its cultivation were a bit higher, I might have been the one dead." Li Xuan sighed, feeling helpless about his relatively low power.

"What a pity, the soul bone's quality is excellent, but I'm not a poison‑type soul master; I don't want to end up all green and shiny." Li Xuan thought of Dugu Bo, whose head was covered in green, and instantly lost interest in becoming a poison soul master.

After admiring the soul bone for a while, Li Xuan took a pre‑prepared brocade box from the Void Pearl, carefully placed the soul bone inside, made a simple mark on the box's surface, and then put the box into his Kongming Crystal that stored valuable items.

This counts as Li Xuan's first acquired soul bone. Next up are the ghost Viper's snake bones.

Snake bones are common, but the ghost Viper's bloodline power is strong and mutated, so its snake bones are indeed a prized medicinal material.

Li Xuan thought for a moment, took out a box, then broke the ghost Viper's bones one by one and packed them into the box.

Although the ghost Viper looked huge, there weren't many bones; a large box held all the white bones.

Looking at the ash on the ground, the ghost Viper's corpse was finally dealt with, and Li Xuan returned to his den, ignited Filthy Flame, and began lying in the den with eyes closed to recuperate.

The surrounding Poison Fog was completely blocked outside by the Filthy Flame; the air in the den wasn't very fresh, but it was non‑toxic and harmless.

……

Ten hours slipped by, and when Li Xuan opened his eyes, the outside was still hazy gray; within the Poison Fog the light was poor, and sunlight couldn't reach the deepest fog, so this place couldn't receive any sun.

After crawling out of the den, Li Xuan gave himself a quick wash, then re‑wrapped himself evenly with Filthy Flame before climbing out, packed away the Lotus Platform, and set out to continue searching for the entrance to Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan.

Li Xuan, using the faint light, groped forward along the Stone Wall, trying to find the proper item to enter Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan.

……

Time flew, and after eight hours the brightness within the mist began to dim slowly.

Li Xuan looked up, the Poison Fog growing darker, and sighed helplessly.

He didn't know how large the space inside the Stone Wall was; Li Xuan had walked all day and still hadn't circled it once.

Moreover, Li Xuan hadn't found any crack or passage to enter Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan.

It was already night; although Li Xuan still wanted to search further, the light was simply too dim to continue, so he could only set up camp nearby again. If tomorrow still yielded no path into Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan, Li Xuan would have to resort to other methods.

Just like yesterday, he dug a deep pit as a den, arranged the Lotus Platform, and could lie in the den to rest.

Just as Li Xuan lay down, he suddenly remembered his Viper Pearl; the system had said it would give him exchange items.

Immediately, Li Xuan unhesitatingly opened the System Mall.

【System Mall】

【Wowaha Mineral Water… 1 point】

【Detox Pill (Third Grade)… 66 points】

【Rouge Pendant (Heavenly Material Earth Treasure) Seed… 888 points】

【Great Teleportation Talisman (Sixth Grade) Talisman Script… 1 point】

"Great Teleportation Talisman?" Li Xuan stared at the System Mall entry in shock, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Dear readers and patrons, tomorrow is the first day of the Mid‑Autumn holiday, guaranteed three chapters, aiming for four, thank you all for your support, love you (End of chapter).