Tang San naturally couldn't easily give up this cultivation method that could enhance his foundation, so he consciously controlled his time and maintained his self-awareness during his subsequent cultivation.
As a result, although progress was slower, the dangerous situation never occurred again.
Xiang Yang was also analyzing the differences between his cultivation method and his own Martial Soul Fusion, as well as what level of Soul Master this cultivation method should correspond to.
Tang San's situation is definitely not normal. In the original work, his third realm of Purple Demon Eye and Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew made his Spiritual Power comparable to Soul Saint and Soul Douluo when he was Soul Ancestor.
He has now reached the Soul King and awakened the Blue Silver Emperor ahead of schedule, obtaining Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone. These things will more or less have some impact, after all, a healthy body leads to a healthy spirit, and vice versa...
Tang Hao tried it after learning about it, but he found it difficult to enter that state. After several failures, he temporarily gave up. He felt that this method of cultivation might not be suitable for someone like him who wields a hammer, and that it would be better to try elemental Martial Souls.
"Here, this is Qi Recovery Pill I just refined. Try it and see how it works." Tang San handed a bluish-white pill to Xiang Yang. He had successfully invented the Qi Refining Pill, which could be used to cultivate Soul Power, and the Body Tempering Powder, which could enhance physical fitness.
Neither was difficult; they simply required potent tonics like ginseng. However, the results were not as good as they had anticipated.
The efficiency of refining the former was much lower than Tang San's own cultivation speed, probably around the cultivation speed of the seventh level of the Innate Realm, let alone compared to Xiang Yang.
Moreover, the higher the cultivation level, the faster the refining process, but the less useful it becomes. Even increasing the dosage won't help much, mainly due to the fundamental difference in ingredients, unless stronger medicinal materials, such as Immortal Herbs, are used.
But that would be a case of losing more than you gain; its greater purpose is to increase the cultivation speed of low-level Soul Masters.
For high-level Soul Masters, the biggest advantage is that they don't need to spend too much energy on it; they can refine it while they are cultivating normally. So the two of them have eaten quite a lot these days.
The Body Tempering Pill is purely for nourishment. The correct way to use it is to take one pill after high-intensity training, which is like a convenient, concentrated version of a medicinal bath. If used regularly, it will make you energetic. If you don't use it up, you will be so excited that you won't be able to sleep. It can also be used as a fasting pill to increase your cultivation time.
The Qi Recovery Pill was actually the last thing they developed. Normally, shouldn't this thing be quite simple? That's what the two of them thought at the time, but then they encountered a Waterloo.
Initially, the ingredients for the Qi Recovery Pill were similar to those for the Qi Refining Pill, which led to a problem: the pill, which was meant to replenish Soul Power in battle, required the Soul Master to actively consume Soul Power to refine it.
With this increase and decrease, not only did the Soul Power decrease, but the Spiritual Power consumption also increased.
Therefore, we must change our approach and make the Qi Recovery Pill easier to refine, or even release its medicinal power autonomously.
After changing the medicinal herbs, the two faced a second problem: no matter what, the medicinal effects needed time to be converted into Soul Power and couldn't be used directly. In the time it would take to digest the herbs, the battle would have already ended.
Unable to come up with any good solutions, the two had no choice but to abandon Qi Recovery Pill Qi-restoring pill for the time being. Tang San then turned his attention to the research and development of the Body Tempering Pill. It must be said that the experience with the Qi Recovery Pill was quite useful, as it helped him solve the problem of the speed at which the medicine was released, allowing it to take effect within a few minutes.
However, the difficulty of converting medicinal power into Soul Power has not been resolved. It would be fine if it were only used by oneself. Xiang Yang has the fire attribute, and Tang San has the wood attribute. The former naturally has the ability to refine, while the latter is more likely to absorb energy of the same origin.
However, the same pill wouldn't be as effective on Tang Hao or Dugu Bo (ignoring the difference in their cultivation levels).
Xiang Yang took it and stuffed it into his mouth. After a moment, he opened his eyes and said, "It's still not working. Should we give up?" So many medicinal herbs have been wasted. Although the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well grows quickly, the area is only so big. If we keep wasting the medicinal herbs like this, we'll only have half left.
Tang San shook his head in frustration. This was one of the rare times he had experienced such a sustained sense of frustration with something, especially since he hadn't taken it to heart at first.
Xiang Yang had no choice but to let him be. "Alright, just be careful yourself," he said, pausing before casually adding, "If only we could directly absorb Soul Power, what would be the point of refining it?"
Huh? Xiang Yang scratched his head. In his memory, there really was something that directly absorbed Soul Power, called... Milk Bottle!
"Soul Tool!" Xiang Yang exclaimed in surprise, because he had suddenly solved the problem he had encountered before. Dao Patterns need more than just simple energy; they also need a "carrier." Whether it's Soul Ring or a rare metal, aren't they all providing a carrier for it?
I don't know if the magic array runes and Dao Patterns on the Soul Tool are the same thing, but I imagine they should be similar.
"What do you mean?" Tang San was still thinking about how to improve the pill formula when he heard Xiang Yang's words. He subconsciously glanced at the Storage Soul Tool at his waist, which was a gift from his teacher.
"Ahem," Xiang Yang organized his thoughts slightly and said, "I think we can change our approach. We shouldn't be fixated on pills. Didn't you previously consider combining Hidden Weapons and Soul Tools?"
"It's true that I've thought about it, but the existing Soul Tools are all finished products, and I can't even learn how to use them." Tang San said helplessly. At the time, he thought that as long as he spent some time disassembling them, he could replicate new Soul Tools.
So they spent a lot of money to buy several Soul Tools from the dean, only to find that it was not enough at all.
Firstly, as expected, the specific effects of the magic array runes were unknown, so a lot of time had to be spent testing them. Then it was discovered that ordinary materials were useless, which led to the idea of acquiring rare metals and other materials that could react with Soul Power.
However, since it is called rare, it is naturally not cheap. Even with the discount from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the later discovery of animal bone materials, it still pales in comparison, so it has to be put on hold for the time being.
Later, after Tang San's Purple Demon Eye advanced to the third level, its ability to amplify matter was originally very useful in this regard. He considered whether to research Soul Tools again, but ultimately, cultivation was more important.
Later, when Tang San heard Xiang Yang mention the Ultimate Attribute, he also considered using wood with sufficient strength to replace rare metals. However, firstly, he wasn't yet using the Ultimate Wood, and secondly, alchemy and the subsequent "Martial Soul Fusion" already took up a lot of his time; where would he find the energy to manage Soul Tools?
Therefore, Tang San's progress in this area cannot be said to be nonexistent, but it is indeed not much. He only meticulously memorized the magic array runes on the finished Soul Tools for future use.
Xiang Yang was unaware of this. He rarely went to Tang San's Blacksmith's Shop and never thought he could actually develop Soul Tools; it was just a thought.
After all, that would mean the world was approaching the level of his own time, and he had longed for the conveniences of modern society for a long time.
"Let's take it out and have a look," Xiang Yang said quickly.
"Here, this is it." Tang San flipped through the papers and handed them to Xiang Yang.
Xiang Yang stared at it for a while, the dense array of patterns making him somewhat dizzy.
He immediately activated his "Heavenly Eye" to observe the surrounding Dao Patterns and tried to compare them with the runes on the blueprint, but after almost an hour he still couldn't find any pattern.
Some parts are indeed very similar, but there's just one slight difference, which is quite frustrating.