In the blink of an eye, another two years had passed in the Eternal Night World.
All told, Li Qing had spent three full years in the Eternal Night World!
Over those three years, he had tirelessly cultivated the Soul Pill method, his entire being immersed in the agony of his soul being torn apart.
If not for the Soul Nurturing Bell, Li Qing believed he would have fallen into madness by now.
To endure the excruciating pain of the soul at every moment—merely recalling it made his heart palpitate.
For a moment, Li Qing could not help thinking of Senior Wu Yuan. Without the Soul Nurturing Bell back then, what terrifying willpower had Senior Wu Yuan relied on to hold on?
"Even with the Soul Nurturing Bell, I have ended up in such a state. Senior Wu Yuan truly was someone worthy of respect."
Saying this, Li Qing slowly closed his eyes.
Over these past years, he had gained a great deal. From struggling even to begin, he had finally achieved something now!
That was right. He had finally accomplished the first step of cultivating the Soul Pill method: splitting his own soul.
Within Li Qing's sea of consciousness, his soul had been divided into two parts, one primary and one secondary. Yet in this state, he had not suffered a mental breakdown or split personality. It was practically a miracle.
The second step was to condense this separated portion of his soul into a Soul Pill!
After adjusting his breathing slightly, Li Qing began attempting to refine his Soul Pill.
With a slight movement of his mind, the small portion of soul he had voluntarily separated actually began to tremble.
Immediately afterward, that small cluster of separated soul slowly began contracting within his sea of consciousness.
Before the