Immortal Herb Family Bucket, Ice Fire Golden Body Refinement

As the refreshing, soothing sensation in his eyes gradually faded, Huo Yuhao slowly opened them.

There was no sense of violent, surging soul power; instead, he felt a clarity he had never experienced before.

This improvement was not a mere accumulation of quantity, but a qualitative leap.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, the originally brilliant golden water had gained a layer of purple luster. The two noble colors intertwined and merged, transforming into a magnificent and mysterious purple-gold.

Wherever his intent reached, everything within the Sea of Consciousness was under Huo Yuhao's absolute control.

Even the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was now draped in a faint purple halo.

"Master... I think I can see the dust in the air."

Huo Yuhao looked up, somewhat dazed, at Gu Yuejin.

"It's not just the dust. I can even feel the flow of moisture in the veins of that Blue Silver Grass a hundred meters away. It's as if... my Spiritual Power has become tangible."

"Not bad. Based on my understanding, this is called Spiritual Materialization, though it is not yet the complete form."

Gu Yuejin glanced at his disciple, a flash of satisfaction in his eyes.

"Yuhao, congratulations. Your Spirit Eyes Martial Soul has stepped into a brand-new realm—Form without Substance."

"Even for me, in terms of the purity of the eyes, I am not necessarily much stronger than you."

(The original work establishes that a Body Martial Soul can also transform any part of the body into the Martial Soul.)

"Also, don't just focus on the feeling. Look in the mirror."

Gu Yuejin casually condensed a bronze mirror and held it up in front of Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao looked into it instinctively, and his entire body stiffened.

The youth in the mirror was still handsome, but his eyes had undergone a heaven-shaking transformation.

Within his originally pure black pupils, a second pupil had appeared.

It was a purple-gold pupil, overlapping the black one, emitting an eerie yet noble radiance.

Double Pupils!

"This... this is..."

Huo Yuhao's voice trembled. A deep sense of disgust and fear welled up from the bottom of his heart.

Double pupils.

That was the most prominent characteristic of the White Tiger Duke's lineage, the mark of the man who had given him life but also brought him endless suffering.

"Could my Martial Soul mutation... be because of that person's bloodline?"

Huo Yuhao clenched his fists, his fingernails digging into his palms.

He did not want to have anything to do with that cold-blooded family!

"What are you thinking about?"

Gu Yuejin slapped the back of Huo Yuhao's head, interrupting his wild train of thought.

Through their time spent together, Gu Yuejin's status in Huo Yuhao's heart had long since reached an impeccable level, which was why he had even told Gu Yuejin his true identity.

"This has absolutely nothing to do with the White Tiger bloodline."

"This is proof that your Body Martial Soul—Spirit Eyes—has completed its Second Awakening."

"Double Pupils are a path to invincibility in their own right; there is no need to borrow the bones of another."

"This is power that belongs to you; it is a symbol of your own self, understand?"

Hearing the words "Second Awakening," the gloom in Huo Yuhao's eyes instantly dissipated, replaced by pleasant surprise.

"Second Awakening? Master, is this what you meant by Second Awakening? Like your own Martial Soul?"

"Have I succeeded?"

"Mm."

Gu Yuejin nodded.

"Try it out. Channel your Soul Power and see what color light you can condense."

Huo Yuhao took a deep breath, no longer rejecting those eyes, and poured his full Soul Power into them.

Hum—

Two brilliant silver rays of light erupted from his eyes, like two sharp swords piercing through the void before him.

"Silver..."

Huo Yuhao muttered to himself.

"Silver Grade Second Awakening."

Gu Yuejin nodded, his expression calm, as if he had expected this all along.

"Not bad, but that is all."

"If you want to reach the highest Gold Grade, relying on eating immortal herbs alone is not enough."

"That requires one to face death to find life, to thoroughly ignite the potential of the Body Martial Soul amidst the great terror on the edge of life and death."

"However, there is no rush. One must walk the path one step at a time."

After saying this, Gu Yuejin turned around, his gaze fixed on the two boiling springs.

Those were the centers of extreme heat and extreme cold, and also the most dangerous places in this valley.

"Yuhao, guard me."

"Yes! Master!"

Huo Yuhao's eyes sharpened. He instantly activated Spiritual Detection, vigilantly scanning his surroundings; even if a fly were to fly in, it would be locked onto by him immediately.

Clang!!!

Gu Yuejin did not consume the immortal herbs directly.

He first laid out the three top-grade immortal herbs used for tempering the body in front of him—

Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Narcissus Jade Bone, and Earth Dragon Golden Melon.

Following that, he reached out and beckoned.

The Origin Essence that the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot had just offered up—the core of the extreme power of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes—was also grasped in his hand.

"An ordinary person would explode and die from eating just one."

"But today is Crazy Thursday."

"I, Gu Yuejin, am going to eat the whole bucket."

Without any hesitation.

Gu Yuejin leaped, jumping directly into the intersection of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes—the center point of that red and white vortex!

"Madman!"

In the distance, Youyou saw this scene, her flower-like face pale with fright. "He actually dares to jump directly into the chaotic springs?! That will kill him!"

However, in the next second, an even more shocking scene occurred.

Gu Yuejin sat cross-legged, hovering between the water and fire.

He opened his mouth and shoved the three top-grade immortal herbs, along with the two clusters of extreme ice and fire essence, into his mouth all at once!

Then, he sank back down between the ice and fire.

BOOM—!!

The violent medicinal power exploded within his body in an instant.

Five distinct, terrifying energies rampaged through his Meridians like five enraged dragons.

Gu Yuejin's skin instantly shifted into an eerie hue.

First came the adamantine color brought by the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, followed immediately by the jade tone of the Narcissus Jade Bone, and then the earthy yellow of the Earth Dragon Golden Melon.

But soon, these three colors were overwhelmed by two even more domineering shades: red and blue.

Extreme heat and extreme cold.

The left side of his body froze instantly, while the right side ignited into flames.

"Hmph!"

Gu Yuejin let out a muffled grunt, veins bulging on his forehead.

Excruciating pain?

That was an excuse for the weak.

"Body Martial Soul, suppress them for me!"

He circulated his Bloodline Power frantically, forcibly crushing and fusing these five forces, then hammering them bit by bit into his bone marrow, branding them into every single cell.

This was not just absorption; it was a total reconstruction!

Time ticked by, second by second.

The Origin Energy within the valley surged wildly, forming a massive funnel that poured directly into Gu Yuejin's body.

He did not know how much time had passed.

When the final trace of medicinal power was completely absorbed.

Gu Yuejin snapped his eyes open.

His left eye was as azure as the sea, while his right eye was as crimson as the sun.

BOOM—!

A suffocating, terrifying wave of energy swept outward, blasting the surrounding spring water a hundred meters into the air!

He slowly stood up. His clothes had long since turned to ash, revealing a physique as perfect as that of a god or demon.

Every muscle contained explosive power, and his skin shimmered with a faint, golden-jade luster.

And at his Dantian.

The originally violent Extreme Ice and Extreme Fire had miraculously fused together, forming a slowly rotating red and blue Taiji Fish pattern.

Endless and ceaseless, cycling back and forth.

"Ice Fire Golden Body Refinement... it's done."

Gu Yuejin clenched his fist, feeling the power within his body that seemed capable of tearing the firmament apart.

With a thought.

His Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul reappeared.

The vines, originally entirely blue and gold, had undergone an astonishing transformation.

Covering those crystal-clear vines were intricate and mysterious patterns.

Half crimson, half ice blue.

Impervious to water and fire, immune to ice and fire!