Mysterious Water Pill

"Kid, here are the blood essences of sixteen soul beasts. Damn it, what a hassle. We had to search three Soul Hunting Forests before we gathered them all... We nearly lost someone in the Soul Hunting Forest trying to kill Snow Mist Silkworms. This trip was a huge loss!"

The lead soul master handed a small box to Huo Yuhao, looking somewhat displeased.

Huo Yuhao glanced at him, opened the box, and found sixteen small porcelain bottles neatly arranged inside. He opened and inspected them one by one, confirming their contents before saying with a smile:

"Thanks for your hard work, brother... Have you gathered all the water-element plants?"

"..."

The other man opened his mouth, seemingly at a loss for words.

Good grief, I said I nearly died, and you said thanks for your hard work...

The lead soul master also knew the other party had no reason to sympathize with him, so he could only say resentfully, "We gathered them, but one of the plants was rather expensive. We need another fifty gold coins."

Huo Yuhao smiled. "No problem."

There really was one rather expensive plant among them. If these people had not noticed it, Huo Yuhao would have been happy to get a bargain.

They had not noticed it before, but brought it up after returning. They had probably encountered someone knowledgeable on the road... Huo Yuhao counted fifty Gold Soul Coins from his money pouch and placed them into another, slightly larger pouch. This was the pouch where Huo Yuhao kept the remaining payment.

He handed the larger pouch to the man.

One handed over the money, and the other handed over the goods.

Upon receiving the money, the lead soul master immediately smiled. "Pleasure doing business with you."

"Likewise." Huo Yuhao smiled as well.

Afterward, Huo Yuhao left carrying the small wooden box containing the blood essences and the large wooden box holding the water-element plants.

After renting a private medicine-brewing room at the Herb Shop, Huo Yuhao took out all the materials.

Huo Yuhao was filled with excitement. Once he took the Mysterious Water Pill, he would not be far from Level Ten!

Even the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could not help appearing in the Sea of Consciousness. "Yuhao, you need to be careful. The happiness of us brothers depends on this stuff. As long as you can refine the Mysterious Water Pills and take these three pills, you'll reach Level Ten. Then I can become your Soul Ring..."

"Once you reach Level Twenty, we'll go to the Extreme North and find the Ice Empress. We'll see whether we can convince her to become the Wisdom Soul Ring of your second martial soul..."

"But you probably can't obtain the energy of my main body for now. The core region of the Star Dou Great Forest is extremely dangerous, and Di Tian and the others are still constantly searching for traces of my main body. If you run into them, you'll be finished..."

"For now, we'll lie low and develop. Once you're past Level Thirty and have some ability to protect yourself, we'll go to the core region and retrieve the energy of my main body..."

Huo Yuhao shook his head. "I should reach Level Ten first. If the Ice Empress hasn't transmigrated, it'll be difficult to persuade her. Even in my previous life, I felt that she was quite stubborn..."

"The Ice Empress isn't stubborn. She's persistent," the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm corrected.

Huo Yuhao said speechlessly, "Brother Sky Dream, you really understand persistence."

After the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's interruption, Huo Yuhao's excited and nervous mood gradually calmed.

The hardest part of refining Mysterious Water Pills was gathering soul beast blood essences and water-element plants. The actual refining process was not particularly difficult.

Of course, that was only for Huo Yuhao. He possessed the Spirit Eyes martial soul and could control the heat with exceptional precision, giving him over a ninety percent chance of success.

He lit the fire and began adding the ingredients one by one according to the method he remembered...

An hour later.

A fresh fragrance wafted from the medicine pot. Just smelling it was enough to invigorate the spirit.

"It's done!" Joy immediately appeared on Huo Yuhao's face. He quickly opened the lid and saw a dark-blue pill lying quietly inside.

The pill was the size of a cherry, covered in white patterns of varying shades. After Huo Yuhao removed the Mysterious Water Pill, a faint mist of water immediately spread from it.

Huo Yuhao did not dare delay. He quickly took out a porcelain bottle he had prepared beforehand and placed the Mysterious Water Pill inside.

"Wonderful, the first Mysterious Water Pill was successfully refined!" Huo Yuhao suppressed his excitement, sat cross-legged on the ground, and rested his mind for a while before continuing the refinement.

Huo Yuhao's hands were incredibly steady, without the slightest tremor. His control over the heat was also exquisite, and the next two Mysterious Water Pills were successfully refined without a single mistake!

After placing all three Mysterious Water Pills into porcelain bottles, Huo Yuhao finally let out a breath of relief.

There was still some soul beast blood essence left, but the water-element plants had all been used up, so he could not continue refining.

Huo Yuhao looked slightly exhausted, but his eyes shone brightly.

The three Mysterious Water Pills were already in his hands!

All that remained was to take one every few days. At most, after consuming all three Mysterious Water Pills, Huo Yuhao would reach Level Ten!

Huo Yuhao returned to the academy with an excited heart. It was already dusk, nearing nightfall.

After quickly eating something, Huo Yuhao returned to Dorm Seven.

Without another word, Huo Yuhao took out one Mysterious Water Pill.

Most of the others were meditating and cultivating, and no one noticed Huo Yuhao's actions except Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu saw Huo Yuhao return with barely concealed excitement on his face. She was about to ask whether something good had happened when she saw him take out a dark-blue pill.

Xiao Wu could not help moving closer in curiosity. "Yuhao, what's that little blue pill for? Does it taste good?"

"It doesn't taste good." Huo Yuhao immediately shook his head. "Xiao Wu, stop messing around. This isn't a snack."

Then, without giving Xiao Wu a chance to keep asking, Huo Yuhao tossed it into his mouth.

Xiao Wu stared curiously at Huo Yuhao's mouth and asked, "What flavor is it?"

Huo Yuhao: "..."

You really are greedy...

Huo Yuhao ignored Xiao Wu. He could already feel threads of warmth rising from his stomach and circulating through his entire body.

Huo Yuhao was very experienced with this. He knew what would happen next, so he said to Xiao Wu, "I won't be coming back tonight. Sleep by yourself."

With that, Huo Yuhao rose and left the dormitory.

Huo Yuhao left the dormitory building, then left Nuoding Academy and arrived in the woods on the Back Mountain.

There were no ferocious carnivores in the woods, so Huo Yuhao was not worried about being carried off while sleeping at night.

After taking off his school uniform, Huo Yuhao wore only his underwear as he sat cross-legged on the ground and began cultivating.

The Mysterious Water Pill's primary effect was not to increase Soul Power, but to cleanse the marrow.

Marrow Cleansing, returning to one's innate state!

The Mysterious Water Pill could expel all acquired impurities, returning a soul master's body to the pure state it possessed at birth. Afterward, cultivation speed would multiply!

At that moment, the Mysterious Water Pill was already taking effect within Huo Yuhao's body.

The pill's medicinal power transformed into waves of tidal water that continuously washed through Huo Yuhao's body, forcing the impurities within him out.

Time passed without notice. The night receded, and dawn approached.

Huo Yuhao, who had been sitting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them.

His eyes shone as brightly as stars, carrying an indescribable brilliance.