This time, after entering the marshlands, Qin Fengming had not returned empty-handed.
Relying on the Dragon Soul Beast's powerful and unique abilities, he had not only found Soul Essence Stones, but, thanks to the Dragon Soul Beast, had also discovered several strange materials even he had never heard of.
One of them actually contained a mass of life force.
Yet no matter what methods Qin Fengming employed, he could not investigate what exactly existed inside.
Even after he released Sword Qi, he still found it difficult to break the thing open. Such toughness shocked him, and he no longer dared to use powerful methods to damage it further.
Only now had he finally gathered all the materials required to cultivate the Second Soul Spirit through the Immortal Realm secret arts.
As for that Immortal Realm secret arts manual, he had naturally comprehended it long ago. Once he entered secluded cultivation, he could begin practicing.
However, there was one matter that vexed him somewhat: cultivating the Second Soul Spirit required a spirit herb that had transformed into human form.
Of course, he possessed spirit herbs that had transformed into human form—and not just one, but five, containing the attributes of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
Yet he only needed one to cultivate the Second Soul Spirit, leaving him momentarily uncertain which to choose.
These five spirit herbs had already transformed into human form. He had obtained them back when he had just entered the Core Formation stage, inside a spirit pool in a secret realm of the Human Realm. They were five spirit lotuses, each displaying one of five colors. Every one contained all five elemental attributes, but in a very strange manner: one attribute in each was exceptionally dense, far surpassing the other four.
From their outward appearance, the