In mid-air, the pillar of starlight continued to fall.
This was the old butler performing his first Spirit Skill with all his might: Falling Star.
A few minutes later.
Lin Rong, bathed in the pillar of starlight, had regained his rosy complexion. On the surface, at least, there was no sign of any serious injury.
Next.
He only needed to cultivate the Marrow Cleansing Scripture and recuperate for ten days to half a month, and he would be able to overcome the weakness brought on by forcefully using his Dragon Soul power this time.
Afterward, Lin Rong seemed to remember something else. He raised his right hand and looked at the string of jade beads on his wrist.
The string of jade beads on his wrist was a storage Spirit Tool.
This item consisted of twelve jade beads, named Azure Dragon Vine, and was a heirloom passed down through generations of the Lin Clan.
These twelve jade beads were a uniform warm jade white. When examined closely in the sunlight, one could see faint sky-blue patterns on them.
Among them, the first and last jade beads, along with the seventh jade bead, had sky-blue patterns that resembled dragon scales. The remaining nine jade beads had sky-blue patterns that resembled vine leaves.
Each of the twelve jade beads could store items, with storage space divided into two tiers.
The three dragon-patterned jade beads each had thirty-six cubic meters of storage space, totaling one hundred and eight cubic meters.
The nine vine-leaf jade beads each had twelve cubic meters of storage space, also totaling one hundred and eight cubic meters.
The combined storage space of the twelve jade beads amounted to two hundred and sixteen cubic meters.
Currently, the head Spirit Bone dropped by the Kongqing Bamboo was stored within the seventh jade bead.
Lin Rong's left hand fingers touched that dragon-patterned jade bead, as if he were touching the Spirit Bone stored inside through the jade.
After what had just happened, Lin Rong dared not carelessly take out the head Spirit Bone dropped by the Kongqing Bamboo again.
Who knew if that Spirit Bone still contained residual soul power from the Kongqing Bamboo?
Lin Rong was currently in a weakened state, during which he could not forcefully use his Dragon Soul power. He could not afford another soul impact from the Kongqing Bamboo.
Only after passing through this period of weakness, when he had the confidence of his Dragon Soul protecting him, would Lin Rong take out the Spirit Bone stored in the dragon-patterned jade bead.
Furthermore, before he could absorb this Spirit Bone, he needed the old butler to use the power of starlight to purify any residual soul power on it, leaving none behind.
Finally, he would have the Nine Bend Vine Dragon thoroughly cleanse it with pure life force.
Only after ensuring everything was foolproof would Lin Rong confidently absorb this Spirit Bone.
The only drawback to this method was that the residual soul power on the Spirit Bone would be purified, meaning absorbing the Spirit Bone would not increase his soul power level.
But Lin Rong didn't mind.
The residual soul power on the Spirit Bone originated from the Kongqing Bamboo, and the Kongqing Bamboo's cultivation was less than a thousand years old.
Therefore, the little residual soul power on the Spirit Bone would only increase Lin Rong's current soul power level by one or two ranks, which was negligible.
Compared to his own life, it was not even worth mentioning.
"Young master, you encountered an external Spirit Bone last time you absorbed a Spirit Ring, and now this has happened again when absorbing a Spirit Ring."
After sighing, the old butler said seriously:
"For your safety, please do not absorb mutant Spirit Beasts that have never appeared before when absorbing Spirit Rings in the future, to avoid such situations from occurring again."
Lin Rong listened and shifted his gaze away from the jade beads. He replied with a slightly weak tone:
"Don't worry! Grandpa Yu."
"I value my life even more than you think."
"For future Spirit Rings, if I don't already know the type of Spirit Beast, I won't absorb it."
"Besides, although this time was dangerous, fortunately, we didn't return empty-handed."
"The Kongqing Bamboo has an extraordinary origin, and the second Spirit Skill I obtained far exceeded my expectations."
As he spoke, Lin Rong shared the second Spirit Skill he obtained from the Kongqing Bamboo with the old butler.
"My second Spirit Skill is called Green Leaf Mark, and it's a top-tier Space Spirit Skill."
"Any living being or object that I or the Nine Bend Vine Dragon come into contact with can be marked as a target and have the Green Leaf Mark attached."
As he said this, Lin Rong attached a Green Leaf Mark to the old butler without even releasing his Martial Soul.
"While the mark exists, I can perceive the location of the marked target in real-time."
"Moreover, without releasing my Martial Soul, I can actively trigger the mark on the target and instantly teleport to the target's location."
As his voice fell, Lin Rong triggered the Green Leaf Mark he had previously left at his original spot and teleported behind the old butler, leaning on his back as he spoke:
"The Green Leaf Mark can be attached to a maximum of three targets simultaneously. For each additional Spirit Ring, one more target can be additionally marked."
"At the same time, the maximum teleportation distance is one kilometer. For each additional Spirit Ring, the maximum teleportation distance increases by one kilometer."
"And the Green Leaf Mark has no time limit. As long as it's not actively triggered, it won't dissipate over time."
While explaining, Lin Rong triggered the Green Leaf Mark he had previously left at his original spot and returned there. He then continued speaking while sensing his internal condition:
"As for Soul Power consumption, each teleportation, regardless of the distance, will fixedly consume one-tenth of my Soul Power."
"I currently have two Spirit Rings, and I can attach up to five Green Leaf Marks simultaneously. My maximum single-instance teleportation distance is three kilometers."
"Under the most ideal circumstances, I can now teleport five times consecutively, with each teleportation covering three kilometers, totaling fifteen kilometers."
"However, this Spirit Skill has a drawback: individuals whose Soul Power level is ten or more levels higher than mine can detect and neutralize the marks on their bodies using their Soul Power."
"But this only applies to themselves; they cannot detect Green Leaf Marks on anyone else besides themselves."
After Lin Rong finished explaining, he noticed the old butler's expression was remarkably calm and asked with a touch of surprise:
"Grandpa Yu, how can you not be even a little bit amazed by such a top-tier Spirit Skill?"
The old butler remained silent for a few seconds. The evening breeze rustled his graying hair at the temples, and his aged voice carried on the wind to Lin Rong's ears:
"Because this old servant believes that no matter how powerful the Spirit Skill little young master obtained with his life is, it wouldn't be surprising."
The deep and genuine concern in his tone brought Lin Rong's memories back to the past.
Ever since his transmigration, except for the time spent in his mother's womb.
At all other times, the old butler had practically been by Lin Rong's side, taking care of him.
Human hearts aren't made of iron, and the care he'd received over the years had led Lin Rong to genuinely accept this loyal old butler.
His childlike demeanor in the past was an act to prevent people from discovering his identity as a transmigrator.
However, the old butler's meticulous care had given Lin Rong a childhood free of regrets, making up for the regrets of his past life.
Therefore, Lin Rong began to show the innocent side of his personality to the old butler without any reservation.
In this otherworldly realm, the old butler was the only person he could truly entrust himself to.
Apart from the matter of his transmigration, Lin Rong wouldn't hide anything else if the old butler wanted to ask.
Recalling the past, tears silently streamed down Lin Rong's cheeks.
Through his tear-blurred vision, he saw the old butler reach out a finger to wipe his tears.
It felt so good to have an elder who genuinely cared for him by his side, truly!
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