Leaving Holy Pill City

Xiao Ming didn't stay long in the Medicinal Herb Warehouse; he had only come to see if there were any herbs that could be used to refine Spirit Nurturing Dust.

The harvest was quite good; the Herb Repository did indeed contain herbs that could be used to refine Spirit Nurturing Dust.

Xiao Ming didn't take much, only three relatively hard-to-find medicinal herbs.

After all, although the Eight Great Elders have the authority to mobilize medicinal materials, the materials used to refine the Spirit Nurturing Dust are extremely precious. It would be somewhat inappropriate for him to use so many before he has even taken office.

After registering with the warehouse elder, Xiao Ming left with the medicinal herbs.

Upon returning to his residence, Xiao Ming went straight to his room.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed in the room, Xiao Ming regulated his breathing slightly, and with a clench of his hand, a light gray scroll appeared in his hand, which was the thing that Qiu Ling had given him earlier.

The palm slowly unfurled the scroll, and an invisible wave emanated from it. Every Alchemist was extremely familiar with this wave; it was the emanation of the Soul Imprint.

Unfolding the scroll, there were no words on it, only some slightly distorted, invisible folds. Upon seeing this, Xiao Ming pondered for a moment, then held the scroll and gently pressed it against his forehead.

As the scroll touched his forehead, an invisible wave immediately surged forth. Xiao Ming then sensed a surge of information flooding into his mind like a tidal wave. After the information had finished flowing in, Xiao Ming gently put down the scroll, calmed his mind, and began to sort out the somewhat strange Information Stream.

After tidying up for quite a while, Xiao Ming slowly opened his slightly closed eyes, a faint light flickering in them.

That Information Stream was the information about the Soul Binding Chains. In Ancient Times, Soul Skill, like Dou Skill, were divided into Fourth Tier: Heaven, Earth, Black, Yellow. The Soul Spirit Lock was an Earth Tier Low Grade Soul Skill. Although it was not an extremely high-rank skill, it was still quite good.

Moreover, this thing is different from Dou Skill. Due to the scarcity of Soul Skill nowadays, it can have unexpected effects when fighting against others.

Of course, most importantly, this Soul Spirit Lock allows one to gradually understand how to maximize the use of Soul Power, instead of relying on the sheer strength of Soul Power to fight against others as before.

If Xiao Ming possesses multiple high-level soul Dou Skill, he might be able to contend with Dou Zun with his Ling Realm soul, and many Dou Zun's souls haven't even reached the Ling Realm yet.

Once the Soul Spirit Lock is activated, it can condense Soul Power into Soul Locks to whip and imprison the enemy's soul, similar to the attacks of the guardians of the Hall of Souls.

"So this is Soul Skill... It's definitely different from other Dou Skill in how it's used..."

Xiao Ming pondered the Soul Spirit Lock. If only a few Dou Skill required specific hand seals, then the execution of this Soul Skill absolutely required the coordination of hand seals. Moreover, as the hand seals changed, Soul Power also needed to converge along a specific trajectory. But as the saying goes, all methods return to their origin, and this Soul Skill was roughly similar to Dou Skill.

Putting everything else aside, Xiao Ming is quite skilled at hand seals, so this is no challenge for him.

"Call..."

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Ming gradually focused his mind, and his palm slowly extended out. Then, he began to slowly change the hand seals in his mind.

Xiao Ming's hand seals changed quite slowly, but he had a serious expression on his face. The soul power between his brows also slowly surged out and then condensed in coordination with the changes in his hand seals.

Inside the room, Xiao Ming tirelessly practiced the hand seals again and again. Although this kind of training was tedious, it was necessary. After all, whether it was cultivating Soul Skill or Dou Skill, the only way to truly master them was through diligent practice.

" At the Soul's Extreme... Zen Stillness Entering Samadhi... my My Heart is Pure... Spirit Absorption into Orifices... Forging Soul Refining Heart..."

As Xiao Ming practiced, an extremely faint murmur quietly escaped from his lips.

Under this incantation, the space inside the room rippled slightly, and then wisps of extremely faint Spirit Qi quietly seeped out from the space and slowly entered the space between Xiao Ming's eyebrows.

Two days later, the sun shone brightly.

Outside Xiao Ming's room, Venerable Tian Huo, dressed in a fiery red robe, knocked on the door.

"Please come in!"

Squeak!

With the sound of a door opening, dazzling sunlight streamed into the room, dispelling the gloom.

Venerable Tian Huo was also able to see Xiao Ming.

At this moment, Xiao Ming was looking at him with great energy, as if the two days of seclusion had not caused him any fatigue.

Beside Xiao Ming were six illusory chains as thick as an arm, extending from his body and dancing like giant pythons.

"Is this Soul Skill?" Venerable Tian Huo had exceptional eyesight and recognized the chains on Xiao Ming's body at a glance.

"It is indeed Soul Skill, obtained from the Pill Tower." Xiao Ming smiled slightly, then said, "Old Yao, would you like to give it a try?"

"Haha, great!"

Yao Tian Huo did not refuse.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ming immediately formed a hand seal. As he did so, a vast amount of Soul Power spread out from between his eyebrows like lightning. Then, six chains shot towards Venerable Tian Huo like venomous snakes hunting their prey, completely blocking his escape route as the chains intertwined.

The Venerable Tian Huo did not retreat in the face of this attack. He narrowed his eyes and stared at the vast and invisible power that swept through the space. He raised his right palm, and fiery red Dou Qi surged out.

"Bang!"

The invisible Soul Locks arrived instantly, colliding violently with Venerable Tian Huo's right palm, which was entangled in Dou Qi. A deep, muffled sound echoed throughout the confined space.

The two collided without producing any energy ripples. Venerable Tian Huo struck out with his palm, his expression changed slightly. The force on the Soul Locks was not very strong, but when the two collided, he felt a sudden, faint pain and dizziness deep in his head. He even staggered and took a small step back.

"Is Old Yao alright?"

"It's alright." Steadying himself, Venerable Tian Huo shook his head.

The Venerable Tian Huo's soul was also in the Ling Realm, and his realm was higher than Xiao Ming's. His Dou Qi Cultivation also higher than Xiao Ming's, but he was still made to stumble by Xiao Ming, which made him somewhat emotional.

"The power of your Soul Skill is truly remarkable. If it were someone below the Dou Zun, whose soul hadn't reached the Eighth Grade, their soul would probably be pulled out directly by this kind of soul attack, leaving them unable to resist."

Xiao Ming nodded; he was very satisfied with the attack power of this Soul Skill.

After reclaiming his remaining Soul Power, Xiao Ming asked Venerable Tian Huo why he had come.

"What brings Old Yao to me?"

"I'm here to tell you that my strength has recovered to the Five-star Dou Zun."

"This Fu Ling Azure Pill is quite effective, congratulations." With a smile, Xiao Ming stood up and offered his congratulations.

"In that case, it's time for us to leave Holy Pill City and go out for a while."

Where to go?

"Okay, let's go to the Wind Lightning Mountain Range first, and then go find Xian'er and the others."