Mortal Bones

"Should we still water more?"

"Crack!..."

Just when Xu Taiping was about to go find water, the clod of soil he used to cover the soybean seeds was suddenly pushed away by something.

"Huh? It's... sprouted? So fast!"

He knelt down curiously, and was stunned to find that the soybean that had just been planted in the ground had actually sprouted.

Not only that, after the bud broke out of the ground, it began to grow stems and leaves at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then blossomed and bore fruit.

In just a moment, a mature bean sprout appeared in front of Xu Taiping.

This bean plant is over four feet tall. Its leaves are so green that they seem to be dripping with water. The three pods hanging above are as transparent as jasper. Anyone who looks at it knows that it is not a mortal thing.

"Could the opportunity Grandpa mentioned be the beans in these three pods?"

Xu Taiping was very surprised and stretched out his hand to pick the three pods.

"brat."

And just when Xu Taiping reached out to the three pods, a very beautiful voice suddenly sounded from the pods in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Taiping saw only a ball of milky white brilliance emerging from the stems and leaves of the bean sprouts like smoke, and finally gathered in front of him to form the figure of a beautiful fairy.

"Don't rush to pick it yet."

The fairy smiled sweetly and looked at Xu Taiping, who was already there in a daze.

"You... you... you are a monster, but also... a fairy."

Xu Taiping, who finally came to his senses, tried hard to calm down, but his voice still stuttered a bit.

"Immortal? Maybe he was once, but now, he can only be regarded as a remnant soul, parasitizing in this bean and living an ignoble existence."

The woman thought for a while and then smiled bitterly.

"Little guy, don't be afraid. I won't harm you, and I can't harm you. I show up now just to make a deal with you."

She then said to Xu Taiping.

"trade?"

Xu Taiping was a little confused.

"My real name is Chu Lingyue. Six hundred years ago, I was plotted by my enemies. My body was sealed and my soul was shattered. Only this residual soul was left and I managed to escape with this bean. Later, this bean traveled tens of thousands of miles. , fell into the hands of your grandfather, and finally your grandfather passed it to you. Until today, you planted it in this magical land and let the bean seeds be reborn, so that I can see the light of day again. "

The beautiful woman spoke to Xu Taiping in a sincere tone.

"If I fail to go up the mountain, fairy, won't you have to stay in the bean?"

Xu Taiping asked curiously.

Although he has a precocious temperament, he is still a teenager whose curiosity far outweighs his fear.

"Yes, and not only can I only stay in the bean, in a year or two, when the spiritual power in the bean is completely gone, I am afraid that my remaining soul will also disappear with it."

Chu Lingyue nodded and did not hide anything from Xu Taiping.

"Then Fairy, what do you mean by the deal you just mentioned?"

Xu Taiping did not ignore the key point of the question out of curiosity.

"Can you only take one of the three pods on this pod and leave the remaining two for me?"

Chu Lingyue asked Xu Taiping seriously.

"According to you, fairy, only I can pick the pods on this pod?"

Xu Taiping blinked his big eyes and looked at Chu Lingyue.

"With such a smart grandson, Xu Zhian should be able to rest in peace under the Nine Springs."

Xu Taiping's words surprised Chu Lingyue. She smiled bitterly, then nodded and said, "That's right, only those who plant can pick the fruits above."

"Then I understand."

Xu Taiping nodded.

"Since it's a deal, what are you going to give me in exchange for it, fairy?"

He asked Chu Lingyue.

"If you can only choose one, I would like to tell you some of the secrets about this bean, as well as a prescription that can help mortal bones practice."

Chu Lingyue said very seriously.

The look in her eyes at this moment clearly no longer treats Taiping as a child.

Hearing Chu Lingyue say that she had a prescription that could help Mortal Bones practice, Xu Taiping's eyes suddenly flashed with joy.

"How do you make me trust you, fairy?"

Xu Taiping continued to ask calmly.

"I can give you the recipe first. After you try it, if you think it is effective, it will not be too late to trade with me."

Chu Lingyue said frankly.

Xu Taiping stared into Chu Lingyue's eyes without blinking. After a long time, he nodded and said, "No need to try, I agree to the deal with the fairy."

"What? Aren't you afraid that I will lie to you?"

Seeing Xu Taiping agreeing so readily, Chu Lingyue felt a little strange.

"Grandpa said that after I plant that bean, I will get an opportunity. Now it seems that my opportunity should be you, the fairy."

Xu Taiping answered seriously.

Chu Lingyue was startled at first, then covered her mouth and said with a smile:

"I can't tell you, little guy, you are quite good at talking. This is much better than your grandpa."

"Fairy, are you familiar with my grandfather?"

Xu Taiping suddenly asked curiously.

From Chu Lingyue's words, Xu Taiping could vaguely tell that she had actually communicated with her grandfather.

"I don't have much time to come out, so I'd better tell you about this bean first."

Chu Lingyue changed the topic.

"Um."

Xu Taiping nodded and didn't dwell on the question just now. He sat down cross-legged on the ground and looked like he was listening.

"The bean your grandfather gave you earlier is also known as the Ksitigarbha fruit. This is a very mysterious spiritual object. If you plant it into the fairy mountain, you can absorb the spiritual energy of the fairy mountain and use this spiritual energy as the basis. Within its fruits lies a unique treasure.”

Fairy Lingyue didn't show off, but explained directly.

"Fairy, what do you mean, fairy, if this seed is buried in different fairy mountains, the fruit it will eventually produce will be very different?"

Xu Taiping was surprised and also had a question.

"That's right."

Fairy Lingyue nodded with approval.

"The spiritual power contained in each fairy mountain is different, just like you people, thousands of people have thousands of faces. Because of this, the fruits of the Ksitigarbha fruit produced on different mountains and the treasures contained in the fruits are all the same. is different."

She explained in more detail.

"This little soybean is so extraordinary. No wonder grandpa said it was a great opportunity."

After listening to Fairy Lingyue's detailed explanation, Xu Taiping looked shocked.

His initial guess was that this soybean seed was at most a treasure like some kind of fairy fruit, but he didn't expect it to be the kind of divine object that could breed treasures.

"You pick one of the pods and open it."

Fairy Lingyue pointed to the three pods on the bean sprouts.