Refining the Body
"Should we grant Xiao Ming most of the privileges of the Pill Tower?" the beautiful woman asked.
"I agree with this matter, but let's still ask Xuan Kongzi. After all, those guys from the Hall of Souls are really hard to guard against, I'm afraid..."
What Tian Leizi feared most was spies, since Xiao Ming had only been with the Pill Tower for a short time and was from the Northwest Continent, making it difficult for the Pill Tower to know anything about him.
It should be noted that the Pill Tower once had a junior Pill Tower Master who died at the hands of a spy from the Soul Hall, for which the Pill Tower had once fought a major battle with the Soul Hall.
It's always better to be careful.
"Alright..." The beautiful woman nodded in agreement with the old man's suggestion.
"Yes, he's almost done," the serious old man suddenly said.
In the distant sky, an invisible light hovered in the heavens. A vast and boundless Soul Power, like a tidal wave, swept outwards from its center in all directions. At this moment, all the Alchemist in the area near Xiao Ming's Inn who had not reached the Eighth Grade felt an extremely strong Soul Pressure.
"Is this the Soul Pressure of Tier 8 Alchemist? This is the first time I've felt it..."
The Alchemist gazed at the invisible light in the sky, feeling its vast Soul Power, and sighed from the bottom of their hearts.
Suddenly, the Soul Power that had spread out like a tidal wave vanished rapidly, and the invisible light slowly appeared before the eyes of countless people.
As the light faded, a figure vaguely appeared. Upon closer inspection, it was none other than Xiao Ming. However, Xiao Ming's body now seemed extremely illusory.
The soul is too ethereal and intangible for the powerful in this era. Soul Power is also colorless and formless, making it difficult to defend against. Few people have ever seen a true Humanoid Soul. After all, only the Ling Realm has the ability to condense an ethereal soul into a human form and keep it there for a long time.
After a pause, "Xiao Ming" in the sky suddenly lowered his head and looked at the Inn, where his physical body was located.
Xiao Ming now felt that his Soul Power was several times stronger than before, and his soul was filled with rich spirituality. The feeling of comfort that reached the depths of his soul made Xiao Ming feel better than ever before.
"So this is the Ling Realm? It's truly wondrous. With my current strength, refining Grade Eight Two-Colored Medicinal Pill shouldn't be a problem..."
With just a sigh, "Xiao Ming" transformed into a streak of light and darted directly towards the Inn below. His soul passed through the Inn's wall and landed on his physical body's forehead, then vanished in a flash.
As the soul re-entered Xiao Ming's brow, his body trembled slightly, and the pervasive Soul Pressure dissipated completely at that moment.
At the same time, Xiao Ming's tightly closed eyes trembled slightly and slowly opened.
Venerable Tian Huo slowly floated in through the window. When he saw Xiao Ming, he always felt that the other party had an ethereal and elusive quality. It was as if he was facing not Xiao Ming, but his own soul.
Venerable Tian Huo was very familiar with this feeling; it was a feeling that only occurred after Soul Advancement.
"Congratulations on your soul successfully entering the Ling Realm..."
Xiao Ming smiled in response to Venerable Tian Huo's congratulations, which was considered an acceptance. However, looking at Venerable Tian Huo's seemingly troubled face, Xiao Ming understood why Venerable Tian Huo had come to see him.
"Old Yao came to see me about the matter of the body, right?" Although it was a question, Xiao Ming used a statement of fact.
"Ahem... Yes... I see that the Bone Regeneration Blood Fusion Pill has been successfully refined, shouldn't we...?"
Seeing the Venerable Tian Huo speaking haltingly, Xiao Ming smiled slightly.
"That was my oversight. After obtaining the Earth Core Soul Marrow, I was so eager to acquire it that I first processed it. Please forgive me. As for the body, we can begin making it now."
He had already prepared everything needed for the resurrection of the Venerable Tian Huo, so the resurrection was a very simple matter.
Next, Xiao Ming also wanted to go out for a stroll and see if he could find some opportunities to improve his strength. After the Venerable Tian Huo was resurrected, he could serve as his bodyguard.
"Indeed, improving our strength should be the priority. How could I possibly object? Let's get started."
Venerable Tian Huo was not an ungrateful person, so he naturally had no complaints about Xiao Ming's actions. On the contrary, he was overjoyed to hear that Xiao Ming wanted to refine a body for him now, as he could finally be resurrected.
With a wave of his hand, Xiao Ming sent out a corpse covered in ice. This corpse was the former Sect Master of the Joyful Union Sect. Originally, Xiao Ming had prepared Yan Luotian's corpse for Yao Tian Huo, but now that there was a better one, he used the better one to refine it.
In fact, one's own body is the best for refining a physical body. Although Old Yao's remains exist, they are only slightly better than bone fragments and are completely unusable for carrying a soul.
Summoning the corpse, Xiao Ming recalled the Body Refinement Method given to him by Old Man Yao. After a while, he nodded silently, waved his hand, and an invisible gust of wind lifted the corpse and suspended it in mid-air.
Xiao Ming waved his hand, and a burst of White Glass Heart Flame appeared. With a "poof," it enveloped the corpse, and the ice on the corpse rapidly melted under the terrifying heat of the White Glass Heart Flame.
"Old Yao, grant me a sliver of your Soul Power!"
Looking at the rapidly dissipating ice, Xiao Ming said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, a Soul Power immediately separated from between the brows of Venerable Tian Huo and floated towards Xiao Ming.
Grabbing the Soul Power, Xiao Ming casually tossed it into the corpse. Then, he retrieved the Bone Regeneration Blood Fusion Pill from his Na Ring and tossed it to Venerable Tian Huo: "Take this. The moment I give the order, you will immediately enter the body!"
Venerable Tian Huo nodded solemnly, and without hesitation, stuffed the pill directly into his mouth, his eyes flashing with excitement.
Seeing that Venerable Tian Huo had taken the pill, Xiao Ming quickly took out another Jade Bottle from his Na Ring. Inside the Jade Bottle was deep blue blood, and an astonishingly violent energy emanated from it.
Xiao Ming had obtained a Seventh Tier Sea Magical Beast corpse from the Simulator a long time ago. Xiao Ming had already dismembered the Seventh Tier Sea Magical Beast, and this was the Magical Beast's essence blood.
With a tilt of the Jade Bottle, a large mass of blood spilled out, and then, with a wave of Xiao Ming's hand, it was poured onto the corpse engulfed in flames.
The moment the blood touched the corpse, it burst into a series of hissing sounds, and the skin of the corpse began to rot rapidly.
This unexpected turn of events did not cause Xiao Ming to change his expression. After a brief glance, he manipulated the White Glass Heart Flame to suddenly heat up. The blood that was adhering to the corpse's body began to seep into it in a strange way. The originally pale skin and muscles gradually became full of vitality under the infusion of the essence blood.