My best friend asked me if I was still doing system tasks.

As Lian Jiaping's flesh and organs turned into blood, his fair bones remained intact, radiating a lustrous sheen in place.

Ruan Chayan was so shocked by the scene before her that she flinched: "Jin Si! What's wrong with him?! Can't this thing dissolve bones?"

Jin Si's gaze shifted from the wooden doll to Lian Jiaping's complete human skeleton, and he was also very surprised: "How is this possible?!"

Something's not right with this mortal. Let me think... I feel like I've seen something like this somewhere before."

A notification sounded in Ruan Chayan's mind: "Congratulations to Host No. 00 for triggering the hidden mission: Destroy the Qiongling Bone."

Mission deadline: three hours.

Task Reward: 3000 points.

Penalty for mission failure: 10% deduction from side mission progress and 3000 points deduction.

Please complete the task as soon as possible!

"I remember now! This is the legendary Qiongling Bone! A natural vessel for storing the soul!"

Jin Si squatted down and touched the white bone, his voice filled with excitement, "Whether it is a human cultivator, a demon, or a monster, when we cultivate to the point where our primordial spirit can leave our body, even if our physical body is destroyed, as long as our primordial spirit can attach to the Qiongling Bone, we can immediately grow flesh and blood and be resurrected!"

Moreover, one's cultivation level will not drop! In fact, the Qiongling Bone is naturally able to absorb spiritual energy, so it is not an exaggeration to say that one's cultivation level will advance by leaps and bounds every day with the Qiongling Bone!

There are absolutely no side effects!

"Ruan Chayan, your luck is simply too good! You obtained such a treasure without lifting a finger! It's like giving yourself an extra life!"

Ruan Chayan's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Jin Si's head: "Then do you know how to destroy the Qiongling Bone?"

If she had previously wondered how a mortal could influence the war between good and evil, she now undoubtedly had the answer. According to Jin Si's description of the Qiongling Bone, if someone were to be resurrected using this bone, it would naturally cause even more bloodshed.

"Are you crazy? Instead of putting this good stuff away, you're going to destroy it?"

As soon as Jin Si finished speaking, he put away the Qiongling Bone. He said nonchalantly, "You don't care, but I do. This is like having an extra life for nothing."

As soon as Ruan Chayan saw the Qiong Ling Bone disappear from the spot, she knew that Jin Si had taken it. She said anxiously, "You're the one who's crazy! We can't keep this! Take it out quickly and we'll find a way to destroy it!"

Jin Si sneered: "Are you alright? Now that I've got the Qiong Ling Bone, it's mine."

Ruan Chayan heard the sound of the door opening and the sound of a cane hitting the ground. She pulled Jin Si away from there and found a deserted place to reason with him.

Jin Si took out a bed from his storage space and casually half-lay down, crossing his legs and saying, "I know you still want to persuade me, but don't waste your time. This is not negotiable."

"No, we still need to discuss this."

Ruan Chayan thought to herself, "If you really keep this thing that's bringing disaster to the country and its people, who knows how many troubles it will cause in the future?"

Moreover, with such harsh punishments in place, she absolutely could not allow the already indebted accounts to be further burdened.

Jin Si quickly made himself some tea and said, "Alright, let's discuss it. Go ahead and say it."

Seeing Jin Si's posture, Ruan Chayan knew he intended to let it go in one ear and out the other. She sat down next to Jin Si and said earnestly, "Qiong Ling Gu has such special abilities that it goes against the laws of nature and is probably not tolerated by the Heavenly Dao."

Lian Jiaping's parents are both deceased, and his grandmother has been bedridden for a long time. His kinship with his family is weak, which is likely due to the presence of Qiong Ling's bones. We absolutely cannot keep such an evil and ominous object in our possession.

"Wasn't he engaged?" Jin Si said, inhaling the aroma of tea with a contented expression. "If you hadn't killed Lian Jiaping, who knows how many children he might have had in the future? How can you say he has little connection with his family?"

"Is that the point?"

Ruan Chayan sighed and smiled bitterly, feeling utterly clumsy and inarticulate, even her advice was incoherent. "If it weren't for the Qiongling Bone, I wouldn't have killed him. This shows that the Qiongling Bone only brings disaster, and we can't keep it."

"If we're talking about bringing disaster, then it has to be my power. I'm a ferocious beast, and the moment I appear in the world, I bring rivers of blood."

Jin Si grinned and said, "Why don't we have a competition to see who is more ominous? I'll definitely keep it then."

"Alright, alright, since you won't listen to reason, then let me ask you this: I'm determined to destroy the Qiongling Bone, what are your conditions?"

Ruan Chayan asked with a worried expression, "How about we discuss this?"

"You're penniless, what good things can you offer in exchange for the Qiongling Bone?"

Jin Si, on the contrary, persuaded Ruan Chayan, "If we have the Qiong Ling Bone, and if we encounter any danger in the future, and even our lives are in danger, then the Qiong Ling Bone will be our way out."

I won't even mention what you're like. Even if I make progress in the future and Heaven doesn't tolerate me, and the heavenly lightning strikes me to death, with the Jade Spirit Bone, I might even be able to be reborn, abandoning my identity as a ferocious beast, and continue cultivating as a human.

"So how can you expect me to give up the Qiongling Bone? What difference would that make from giving up my second life?"

Having said all that, Ruan Chayan knew she couldn't persuade Jin Si.

If the system hadn't given her this task today, why would she want to destroy the Qiongling Bone?

For cultivators, regardless of their race, the Jade Spirit Bone is a rare and highly sought-after treasure.

Everything Jin Si said made sense; even she herself was drooling over the Qiongling Bone.

"Okay, I know I can't convince you, and you can't even convince me."

Ruan Chayan sighed, her feelings complicated. "I don't advocate using the Qiongling Bone when one's fate is near."

Our efforts and rewards are seen by all. If we go against the will of Heaven, I don't even know if I have the courage to fight against the will of Heaven.

"I always thought you were not a weak person, but today I realize that I was wrong about you all along."

Jin Si shook his head. "Cultivation is about fighting against the Heavenly Dao. You are a human cultivator, so you may not feel it, but if we ferocious beasts don't fight, how will we survive?"

Ruan Chayan, I won't spout any grand principles; you know just as many principles as I do.

Sometimes you think that following the established procedures will bring you the corresponding rewards, but reality is not as rosy as you imagine.

Jin Si rarely spoke his mind: "I know you and Luo Hanying are not ordinary people, otherwise you wouldn't have come straight to Ye Nan Town."

I don't know if you have any organization, who you take orders from, or what you do. Unlike those righteous cultivators who would criticize or condemn your words and actions for being unjust, I don't care what secrets you have.

All I know is that we've formed a bond, that we're friends who will weather any storm together, and that our futures are practically intertwined. I hope we both have a future together. Do you understand what I mean?

Sometimes you don't necessarily have to do what you have to do. Escaping isn't as bad as you might think; it can be a strategy.

"Back then, I was running away from reality, which is why I was captured by Gu Liuzhi and the others, and sealed in the dungeon of Unyielding Mountain. And as you saw, I outlived them. Although I am now under your control, isn't this also a kind of freedom?"

Ruan Chayan was deeply moved by Jin Si's words, her lips trembling as she murmured, unsure of what to say.

“Alright, I’ve gone a bit off-topic.” Jin Si put away his teacup and said, “What I mean is, some tasks don’t necessarily have to be completed. You don’t need to destroy this Qiongling Bone. Keep it, and we’ll have more possibilities.”