Soul Nurturing Pill

After completely absorbing the medicinal power of Xiangsi Duan Changhong, Xiao Wu, who had originally only been level 33, shot all the way to level 39 in one go!

She looked up at Ye Feiyang and happened to see him smiling at her as well.

Xiao Wu immediately broke into a bright smile, trotted over in quick little steps, opened her arms, and gave Ye Feiyang a big hug.

Xiao Wu could not help it. The competition around her was just too fierce.

She did not dare sleep with her teacher; she did not dare take the initiative to kiss him. At this point, the most intimate contact she could manage was a hug.

"Teacher, this Immortal Herb is incredible! It actually raised me six levels at once—I'm level 39 now! Tell me, aren't I amazing..." Xiao Wu's face was filled with unconcealed excitement, and her tone was full of seeking praise.

Rising six levels at once was simply astonishing. Before this, she would not even have dared imagine such a rate of improvement.

The thrill of experiencing six consecutive Soul Power breakthroughs in such a short time was wonderful beyond words. Xiao Wu wished she could do it a few more times.

Ye Feiyang was genuinely happy for Xiao Wu. That happiness was not only for his disciple's progress, but also for himself—Xiao Wu was about to break through level 40, and when that happened, the Soul Ring Age he could absorb would surge again.

He raised a hand and rubbed the top of Xiao Wu's head, praising her with a smile. "Mm, you did well. You deserve praise~"

Xiao Wu lowered her head slightly, thoroughly enjoying her teacher's gentle touch.

She giggled and quickly glanced around, discovering that the others were still cultivating intently, with no signs of waking.

Thus, Xiao Wu lowered her voice, afraid of disturbing the others, and whispered, "Teacher, why aren't you absorbing an Immortal Herb? There are still so many here."

The corners of Ye Feiyang's lips lifted slightly as he replied casually, "I absorbed one long ago. Didn't you notice?"

"Huh? Teacher, how did you absorb it so quickly? I didn't even see it." Xiao Wu's face was full of surprise, her eyes wide and round.

"Hm? Xiao Wu, you can't just say things like that." Ye Feiyang deliberately teased her, his tone carrying a hint of playfulness.

As the two chatted and laughed, the other young women gradually finished absorbing the medicinal power of their Immortal Herbs and woke from cultivation one after another.

The most immediate change brought by the Immortal Herbs was naturally the huge increase in Soul Power Level. Ye Feiyang's five disciples had all gained immensely, their faces brimming with joy.

Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu, who had originally been level 38 and level 37 respectively, had both successfully reached level 40.

However, because they had not yet added new Soul Rings, their levels were temporarily capped at level 40.

Though they could not yet see how much their Soul Power would ultimately rise, plenty of Immortal Herb medicinal power still remained in their bodies. As long as they slowly digested it afterward, their Soul Power could continue to grow.

Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu, known as the Involution Trio, had always kept pace with one another in Soul Power. After absorbing the Immortal Herbs, all three rose six levels each, their progress still perfectly synchronized.

The herbs they had consumed were all Immortal-grade, rich in medicinal power. Such results were only to be expected.

Seeing his disciples rise so many levels at once, Ye Feiyang secretly rejoiced. Bringing them to the Yin Yang Well had indeed been the right choice; this harvest had far exceeded expectations.

Since he still needed to help them temper their bodies here, there was no rush to leave.

Ye Feiyang planned to make a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest once Xiao Wu and the other two also broke through level 40.

It was not that he absolutely had to go. It was simply on the way, and he also wanted to take this opportunity to meet some old acquaintances and make some new friends in the Star Dou Great Forest. That was one of the purposes of this trip.

"Teacher, these Immortal Herbs are too amazing! I feel like my entire body is brimming with strength..."

"Exactly! There's still so much medicinal power in my body that I haven't digested. If I absorb it slowly later, maybe I can rise a few more levels!"

"Teacher, what should we do next? Keep cultivating, or go somewhere else?"

The young women gathered around Ye Feiyang, chattering about their feelings, unable to suppress the delight on their faces.

Just then, Xue Qinghe also woke from cultivation.

Feeling the surging Soul Power within her, she gently clenched her fist. A flash of excitement passed through her eyes as she murmured, "I only need one final Soul Ring to break through to Soul Saint."

Ye Feiyang glanced at Xue Qinghe and smiled gently at her before turning to his five disciples.

"Since you've mostly absorbed the medicinal power of the Immortal Herbs, we'll make good use of the ice and fire environment here to temper your bodies."

He pointed toward the ice and fire spring nearby and continued, "Only when you can calmly withstand the ice and fire power within the spring will you truly qualify."

"First, adapt to the environment around the spring. I have something good to give you later."

Ye Feiyang had long made plans—he would hand the Immortal Herbs and spiritual medicines that were useless here to the system for exchange. Once he received the Two Extremes Body Tempering Pills, he would give one to each of them, allowing their body-tempering efforts to yield twice the result with half the effort.

The five women had already experienced the alternating ice and fire sensation beside the spring. Hearing their teacher say this, they immediately understood: he wanted them to enter the spring itself to temper their bodies?

Among the five, some were naturally afraid of cold, some were especially afraid of heat, and some feared both cold and heat... Enduring the spring's extreme temperatures would not be easy.

After entering the early stage of her cultivation technique, Shui Bing'er had initially formed the Mystic Ice Spirit Body. Once her cultivation technique reached mastery, she could further achieve the Mystic Ice Saint Body.

Her ice resistance was now extremely high, making her nearly immune to most ice-type damage. The ice spring was relatively easy for her, but what she feared most was the scorching heat of the fire spring!

Moreover, while tempering her body, she could not use all her ice power to resist the fire spring's heat. Otherwise, there would be no tempering effect at all, and her efforts would be wasted.

Huo Wu's situation was precisely the opposite of Shui Bing'er's—she had also initially formed the Fire Spirit Body. She possessed extremely strong resistance to the fire spring's heat, yet was particularly afraid of the ice spring's bitter cold.

Although Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu were not elemental Soul Masters and lacked any attribute advantage, the cultivation techniques they practiced all included methods for tempering the body.

The strength of their physiques had already begun to show results. As long as they gritted their teeth and persevered, they could withstand the spring's extreme temperatures.

After explaining what they needed to do, Ye Feiyang added with a grin, "For now, help me gather all the spiritual herbs and medicines around us, then hand them over to me together."

He had already calculated it—these remaining spiritual herbs and medicines were temporarily useless to him. He might as well exchange them with the system for pills, and he did not have the leisure to wait for them to slowly grow.

Ye Feiyang also had no intention of treating the Yin Yang Well as his personal garden to tend over long-term.

If he left these spiritual herbs and medicines here and someone discovered them someday, allowing outsiders to benefit, that would be a tremendous loss.

Besides, once he took the treasures beneath the spring, the special environment here would gradually lose its effect. There was little point in letting these spiritual plants grow for a few more years.

When the five young women heard that he wanted to harvest all the spiritual herbs and medicines around them, they all looked confused and turned toward Ye Feiyang, wanting to make sure they had not misheard.

"Teacher, do you mean... harvest every spiritual herb and medicine here? Not leave even a single plant?" Zhu Zhuqing pointed at the medicinal herbs carpeting the area, her tone uncertain.

Ye Feiyang nodded calmly and said firmly, "Yes. Harvest everything that can be harvested. Don't miss anything."

They exchanged glances. Though their hearts were full of questions, none of them spoke up to object.

In their eyes, their teacher had more good things than they could count—the cultivation techniques each of them practiced had been tailored specifically by him, with no two alike. He could even produce divine medicine capable of evolving martial souls. Presumably, he truly did not care much about these ordinary Immortal Herbs and spiritual medicines.

After understanding this, they quickly dispersed and began harvesting the spiritual plants scattered around the area, working swiftly and carefully.

Ye Feiyang's unhurried reminder drifted over. "Remember to leave the roots intact. Don't pull them out or break them~"

The moment his words fell, a slightly puzzled voice sounded beside him. "Feiyang, are you really going to harvest all the Immortal Herbs here? Some of these spiritual herbs aren't that old yet. Wouldn't their medicinal effects improve if they were cultivated for a few more years?"

Xue Qinghe was also very curious about Ye Feiyang's decision. In her view, some of the spiritual herbs could clearly be cultivated longer, and harvesting them now was rather wasteful.

Ye Feiyang did not explain further, merely replying simply, "Mm, I have my own arrangements. Don't worry."

Xue Qinghe opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but eventually swallowed her words—there was no way Ye Feiyang did not understand what even she could understand. Since he had made this decision, he must have his own considerations.

She only muttered softly, "It still feels like such a waste..."

Yet she chose to respect Ye Feiyang's decision and said nothing more.

"By the way, I'm already level 70. Once you're done here, will you accompany me to find a suitable Soul Ring?" Xue Qinghe changed the subject and made the suggestion herself.

Ye Feiyang smiled and readily agreed. "Sure, but wait a little while. Let me deal with these spiritual herbs and medicines first."

Xue Qinghe was in no hurry. She nodded lightly, her gaze falling upon the two Immortal Herbs at the center of the spring that radiated ice and fire auras—their presence was so overwhelming that merely looking at them made her feel somewhat apprehensive.

Ye Feiyang had already started walking toward the center of the spring. He seemed completely unaffected by the ice and fire aura emanating from the two Immortal Herbs. With a casual wave, he sent out a sword qi that severed both plants at their roots, then swept them into his storage space.

To ensure their medicinal power would not dissipate, Ye Feiyang immediately handed the two Immortal Herbs over to the system for temporary storage.

Before long, the young women had stripped the surrounding area clean of spiritual herbs and medicines.

Other than the outermost ring of Bilin Seven Absolute Flowers, which they had left untouched, every harvestable Immortal Herb and spiritual medicine had fallen into Ye Feiyang's hands.

The Yin Yang Well now looked as though it had suffered a locust plague. The spiritual plants had been plucked bare from the ground, leaving only roots buried deep in the soil.

Ye Feiyang could not help wondering to himself: What expression will Dugu Bo have when he returns and sees this?

Ye Feiyang gathered all the Immortal Herbs and spiritual medicines they had collected and handed them over to the system in one go, exchanging them for the pills he had mentioned earlier.

The moment the exchange was completed, the system's notification immediately sounded in his mind.

[Ding! Host, the exchanged pills have been distributed to the storage space. Please check them...]

Ye Feiyang froze on the spot—so fast? This efficiency was ridiculous!

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The next second, he came to his senses and began ranting inwardly: Damn it, this system definitely tricked me again! It gave me the pills the instant I handed over the goods. It clearly had stock already! It lied when it said it needed to refine them!

"System, can you at least make your greed look a little more elegant? Do you have to be so impatient?" Ye Feiyang could not help muttering inwardly.

[Host, just tell me—did I give you the pills or not...?]

The system's voice carried a trace of perfunctory dismissal, as though it were saying, Why do you care how I did it? You got the pills, didn't you?

Ye Feiyang was momentarily speechless, unable to find a retort.

It was not that he doubted the pills' effects. He simply hated the feeling of being openly "ripped off" by the system.

But what could he do? It really had given him the pills. It was not as though he could return them.

Ye Feiyang silently clenched his fists and "warmly" greeted the system's entire family in his heart for several seconds before his mood settled somewhat.

"Fine, fine, you're impressive! You win. By the way, do you have any more of these pills?" Ye Feiyang abruptly changed the subject and began asking about the remaining pills.

[Yes. This system accepts bartering. As long as the host has enough Immortal Herbs, spiritual medicines, or other rare resources, exchanges can be made at any time.]

Ye Feiyang curled his lip and grumbled inwardly: When this system is generous, it's truly generous. When it's stingy, it's unbelievably stingy. It's impossible to figure out.

Even now, he did not understand why the system had not taken out the pills earlier if it had them in stock. And what exactly was the system doing with so many Immortal Herbs and spiritual medicines?

Was it really using them to refine pills? Or was there some secret he did not know about?

Ye Feiyang shook his head and stopped dwelling on those questions—now that he had the pills, none of that mattered.

With a thought, several milky-white Two Extremes Body Tempering Pills instantly appeared in his palm.

Since the system had extra pills, everyone who saw them should get a share. There was no need to be stingy—improving his disciples' strength was indirectly improving his own, and taking multiple Two Extremes Body Tempering Pills was useless anyway. One pill per person was perfect.

Ye Feiyang called out to the people still sorting the spiritual herbs, "Come over. Once you're done, come collect your reward."

Hearing him, the five immediately gathered around and asked curiously, "Teacher, what reward? Do you have more good things for us?"

Ye Feiyang did not explain much. He merely waved his hand, and five Two Extremes Body Tempering Pills floated before them respectively, slowly descending.

"These are Two Extremes Body Tempering Pills. They can strengthen your physiques and increase resistance to both ice and fire. One each. Take them now; they'll work perfectly with the body tempering that comes next."

Looking at the small, exquisite pill in their hands, which emitted a faint medicinal fragrance, they were surprised by its miraculous effect but quickly accepted it—since it was something their teacher had given them, no matter how miraculous it was, it was nothing strange!

Without the slightest hesitation, they accepted the pills and swallowed them at once, afraid of delaying the absorption of the medicinal effects.

"Alright, go cultivate near the spring. Adapt to the pill's medicinal power as quickly as possible and begin tempering your bodies," Ye Feiyang instructed.

The moment he finished speaking, he felt those words were somewhat unnecessary—after his disciples swallowed the pills, the medicinal power rapidly spread through their bodies. They had already been forced to sit cross-legged and begin accepting the transformation of their bodies. They did not need his reminder at all.

Xue Qinghe stood nearby, watching the warm interaction between Ye Feiyang and his disciples, her eyes full of envy.

She also wanted to join this little group. She also wanted someone to cherish her the way Ye Feiyang cherished his disciples.

She even felt a faint hint of jealousy—jealous that Xiao Wu and the others could approach Ye Feiyang without restraint and receive their teacher's wholehearted affection.

But she could not. She had to conceal her true identity and was never able to truly integrate into this little group.

Was she too focused on status, too unable to let go of her pride? Perhaps she should try putting aside that so-called "dignity" and take the initiative?

But when Xue Qinghe thought again, whether she used the identity of Xue Qinghe or her true identity as Qian Renxue, it seemed difficult for her to truly become close with Xiao Wu and the others... Thinking of this, another wave of disappointment rose in her heart.

Just as Xue Qinghe was lost in thought, Ye Feiyang walked over and handed her a Two Extremes Body Tempering Pill, saying naturally, "Qinghe, this one is for you. Strengthen your physique with us."

"I... get one too?" Xue Qinghe's heart warmed, and an inexplicable happiness welled within her.

The feeling of being cared for, of being remembered, instantly swept away the faint loneliness in her heart without a trace.

"Of course. Do you want to be someone who breaks her word?" Ye Feiyang raised a brow and gave her a meaningful look—Xue Qinghe had previously said she would consider taking him as her teacher.

Hearing Ye Feiyang's words, Xue Qinghe's heart stirred slightly. She naturally understood the deeper meaning behind them.

This teacher... should she take him as her master or not?

Xue Qinghe tried several times to speak, yet swallowed the words every time—asking her to put aside the "face" of a prince and take the initiative to become his disciple was truly difficult.

She simply stopped agonizing over it, snatched the pill, and said in a deliberately steady tone, "I... I'll take the pill first and adapt to its medicinal power."

After saying that, she turned and walked aside, raised her head, swallowed the pill, and began circulating her Soul Power to absorb its medicinal power.

Watching her somewhat awkward back, Ye Feiyang could not help smiling. This stubborn tsundere is still as difficult as ever.

Another Two Extremes Body Tempering Pill appeared at his fingertips. Without thinking, he popped it directly into his mouth.

The pill melted the moment it entered his mouth. A gentle yet vast medicinal power rapidly spread through his body, flowing toward every limb and bone, nourishing his flesh while strengthening his skeleton.

At the same time, a scorching energy and an icy energy circulated and intertwined within him, as though extremes of ice and fire had begun working inside his body at once, crazily tempering his flesh.

Ye Feiyang's physique had not been weak to begin with. Under the pill's effects, the influence of the aura radiating from the surrounding ice and fire spring weakened at a visible rate.

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Feiyang slowly opened his eyes—the medicinal power of the Two Extremes Body Tempering Pill had been completely absorbed. Now, he could barely feel any special effect from this ice and fire environment.

Of course, that was only at the outer edge of the spring. If he ventured deep into the ice and fire spring itself, it would be another matter entirely, since he had not yet tried enduring the extreme temperatures at the center.

Ye Feiyang turned to glance at those beside him—they were still sitting with their eyes closed, intently absorbing the medicinal power and transforming their bodies, showing no signs of waking.

He simply took a Soul Nurturing Pill from his storage space and swallowed it without a second thought.

Unlike the Two Extremes Body Tempering Pill, the medicinal power of the Soul Nurturing Pill did not spread downward through his limbs. Instead, it surged upward, heading straight for his spiritual platform and sea of consciousness.

In an instant, Ye Feiyang felt the point between his brows throb. His previously calm sea of consciousness felt as though a massive boulder had been cast into it, instantly erupting into violent turbulence.

An unceasing stream of medicinal power poured into his sea of consciousness. It felt as though something in his head was being forcibly stretched open, waves of swelling pain coming one after another and making him frown tightly.

The barriers of his sea of consciousness were torn apart again and again by the medicinal power, only to be rapidly repaired by that gentle energy. This cycle repeated until the medicinal power finally dissipated.

Just one Soul Nurturing Pill expanded the spiritual power in Ye Feiyang's sea of consciousness from a small pond into a large lake, increasing its scale severalfold.

He tried mobilizing his spiritual power—now, whether it was spiritual detection, spiritual shock, or even spiritual sharing, he could perform it with ease, and their effects were more than twice as strong as before.

Ye Feiyang carefully recalled this world's classifications for spiritual power: Spirit Origin Realm, Spirit Connection Realm, Spirit Sea Realm, Spirit Abyss Realm, Spirit Domain Realm, Divine Origin Realm...

And now, the scale of his "spiritual lake" had clearly entered the threshold of the Spirit Sea Realm!

Previously, he had never deliberately cultivated spiritual power, nor had he fought Soul Masters skilled in spiritual attacks. He had not expected to achieve such a leapfrog overtaking in spiritual power with a single pill.

Ye Feiyang opened his eyes, a gleam flashing through them—but the Spirit Sea Realm was still far from enough to satisfy his needs.

"Right, the system said these Soul Nurturing Pills can be taken multiple times..." Ye Feiyang muttered softly, then unhesitatingly picked up another and put it in his mouth.

With the first experience behind him, he was no longer caught off guard by the medicinal power. Instead, he actively guided it into his sea of consciousness, continuing to expand it and repair its barriers...

Time quietly slipped away without notice.

Ye Feiyang swallowed Soul Nurturing Pills one after another. When he unknowingly consumed the tenth pill...

Suddenly—

"Buzz!"

A deafening roar erupted within Ye Feiyang's sea of consciousness. His previously full spiritual power became like a flood breaking through a dam, instantly shattering some invisible restraint. His sea of consciousness became broad and open, unfathomably deep.

Both the quality and quantity of his spiritual power underwent a leap, and his spiritual power level successfully advanced to the Spirit Abyss Realm!

Ye Feiyang's spiritual detection range had now expanded greatly, while the power of his spiritual shock had also risen significantly. He could even easily establish deep connections through spiritual sharing.

This was a spiritual power realm that only Super Douluo should be able to reach, yet he had achieved it in advance merely by "taking pills." It was truly astonishing.

However, he did not have many Soul Nurturing Pills left. Judging by the current situation, the remaining pills would not be enough for him to break through to the next realm—the Spirit Domain Realm.

Just as Ye Feiyang was hesitating over whether to continue taking the remaining pills, he looked up and saw his five disciples gathered in a circle around him, staring at him anxiously, their faces full of worry.

"Why aren't you cultivating? What are you all doing surrounding me?" Ye Feiyang found their staring somewhat amusing and asked casually.

Ning Rongrong pouted, her tone carrying a hint of grievance. "Teacher, you've been sitting here for three days! You haven't moved at all. How could we not worry? We thought something had happened to you."

Ye Feiyang was stunned, his face full of surprise. "Three days? Why does it feel like only a little while passed... Did time go by that quickly?"

He helplessly shook his head and laughed—since the remaining pills were not enough for another breakthrough of his own, he might as well use them to improve his disciples' spiritual power. After all, that was indirectly increasing his own strength.

"Hahaha, I was too absorbed in cultivation and didn't notice time passing. Come on, give your teacher a smile~ Stop frowning."

The young women knew best how to please their teacher. Hearing this, they immediately forced sweet smiles, and much of their worry dispersed.

Ye Feiyang raised a brow and said with a smile, "Perfect. I have something good for you. Your teacher has personally tested it—the effect is excellent, and it can help raise your spiritual power."