A Major Breakthrough in Spiritual Power, Soul Impact

"Phew—"

Dugu Yan let out a long breath, and the tension in her heart finally eased completely.

Grandpa had finally, at least for now, escaped the threat of death from the Green Phosphorus Snake Poison.

"Grandpa, this is for you."

Lu Yan handed Dugu Bo a herb shaped like ginseng, yet crimson all over, with a faint glow flowing across its surface.

"This is?"

Dugu Bo accepted it and felt the immense Life Force contained within.

"This is called Dragon Blood Yang Ginseng," Lu Yan explained.

"While it cannot improve cultivation, it is a precious medicine for strengthening one's vital energy and blood, and healing hidden injuries.

The Green Phosphorus Snake Poison has eroded your body for years, so your foundation must have suffered damage.

Once the poison is completely removed, taking this ginseng will allow you to be reborn and make up for those deficiencies.

It is currently the most suitable nourishing remedy for you."

Dugu Bo patted his shoulder.

His praise needed no words.

"Good kid." Dugu Bo laughed heartily, feeling more at ease than ever before. "From today onward, this Medicine Garden is yours.

And my precious granddaughter will be entrusted to you as well."

"Grandpa—" Dugu Yan's face instantly flushed red as she stamped her foot in bashful protest.

"Fine, fine, Grandpa won't say any more. You young people can handle things yourselves."

Dugu Bo laughed loudly.

The gloom that had plagued him for years had been swept away. His granddaughter's poison had been cured, and she had found a good match. The weight in his heart had finally lifted, leaving him incomparably relieved.

"Xiao Yan," Dugu Yan asked after suppressing her embarrassment, "you took two Immortal Herbs in a row. Your Soul Power Level should have reached the point where you can absorb a Spirit Ring, right?"

Lu Yan shook his head.

"The Blazing Apricot Beauty and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass did not raise my Soul Power by much.

I'm only Level 26 now."

Though his Soul Power Level had increased only slightly, he could feel that his body had undergone earth-shaking changes.

The Meridians throughout his body were as broad and resilient as rivers, enough to withstand even more violent circulation of Soul Power. The strength he could unleash was far beyond anything from before.

After speaking,

Lu Yan turned his gaze toward another Immortal Herb—Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

This was what he had wanted most on this trip, without question.

More than half of his strength came from his Martial Soul.

And the Dream Butterfly Martial Soul was of the spiritual type. This Immortal Herb, which specialized in enhancing Spiritual Power, could bring him a transformation far more important than any increase in Soul Power.

"Now, my true transformation begins."

Lu Yan took out the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew. Several drops of dew hung from its leaves—the true essence of the herb.

"Sister Yan Yan, guard me."

"Mm."

Lu Yan tipped his head back and swallowed the dew.

Whoosh—!

A cool current far purer and more immense than the Spirit Nurturing Fruit erupted from his Dantian. Rather than flowing downward to merge with his Soul Power,

it surged upstream, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, crashing into the most crucial and mysterious region of a soul master's cultivation—the Sea of Consciousness.

In an instant—

A faint golden mist swirled around Lu Yan's eyes. Spiritual Power far exceeding his Soul Power Level burst uncontrollably from his body,

causing invisible ripples to spread through the surrounding air.

"Such powerful Spiritual Power." Dugu Bo's Pupils contracted, shock filling his heart.

He finally understood why Lu Yan, with only the cultivation of a Soul Grandmaster, had been able to withstand pressure close to that of a Soul Ancestor.

Lu Yan's talent in Spiritual Power was simply terrifying.

Dream Butterfly automatically possessed him.

Those already Magnificent Blue Butterfly Wings appeared once more, but unlike before, their edges were now quietly traced with a blazing crimson pattern and a deep ice-blue pattern.

This was the manifestation of the ice and fire Immortal Herbs' power merging into his Martial Soul.

In a daze, Lu Yan felt his consciousness detach and sink, as though he had stepped into a hazy, unknown space.

Beneath his feet lay a calm, unruffled water surface. It was not large, yet it seemed to contain infinite possibilities.

This... is my Sea of Consciousness?

Refining the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew was ten times easier than the perilous Ice and Fire Body Refining from before.

The medicinal power gently and continuously nourished and expanded his spiritual world.

In less than two hours, the spiritual fluctuations around Lu Yan had completely calmed and withdrawn.

Lu Yan slowly opened his eyes. The butterfly wings behind him trembled lightly, and a deep purple intent flashed through the depths of his eyes.

Everything before him was crystal clear, even the dust.

Purple Demon Eyes, Mustard Seed Realm!

Not only that, Lu Yan could clearly sense that his Spiritual Power had not only increased enormously in quantity, but had become far more condensed than before.

Furthermore, his Purple Demon Eyes had gained Soul Impact, a spiritual Soul Skill.

Seeing this, especially those even more dazzling butterfly wings, Dugu Yan felt as though countless visions flashed before her eyes and vanished in an instant, leaving her slightly dazed.

"Xiao Yan, have you finished absorbing it?"

Dugu Yan hurried forward and asked with concern.

Lu Yan nodded, unable to contain his joy.

This trip to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye had brought him truly enormous gains.

"Good kid..."

Dugu Bo looked at him with a complicated expression.

With the perception of a Titled Douluo, he could clearly sense that Lu Yan's Spiritual Power, not yet fully withdrawn, had already approached the level of a Soul King.

Yet his Soul Power was merely that of a Soul Grandmaster.

Lu Yan's Future achievements would surely surpass his own.

After everything was settled, Dugu Bo personally escorted the two back to Heaven Dou City.

Upon returning to the "Heaven" shop,

Lu Yan impatiently began studying the new changes in his Martial Soul.

The Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew seemed to have completely awakened the potential of the Dream Butterfly Martial Soul.

Previously, it had seemed only half-awakened, while the other half had been held back by insufficient Spiritual Power and a weak physique.

Otherwise, given the Dream Butterfly's power and its Dream Entry-like abilities, how could it have possessed only Innate Level 8 Soul Power? It should at least have been Innate Full Soul Power.

However, before he could fully figure it out, the wind chime downstairs rang.

Lu Yan went downstairs and met the gaze of the person who had rushed into the shop.

"Aunt Yue?!"

Tang Yuehua stood downstairs, breathing lightly. Her hair was somewhat disheveled, and fine sweat beaded at her temples.

The moment she saw him,

those eyes that were always composed and elegant were now filled with barely concealed anxiety and... a trace of lingering fear.

She had even lost some of her usual noble poise.

"Xiao Yan." Her voice carried an almost imperceptible tremble. "You... you're all right?"

Lu Yan's heart stirred, and an apologetic expression appeared on his face. "Aunt Yue, I'm sorry. I broke our appointment."

Tang Yuehua shook her head and quickly stepped forward, carefully examining him from head to toe.

Only after confirming that he was unharmed did her tense shoulders relax slightly.

"It's fine as long as you're all right..." she repeated, her voice softening with the exhausted relief of a burden lifted. "As long as you're all right."

Heaven knew how she had endured these seven days.

On the first day he failed to come, she was angry.

On the second day, when he still did not appear, she could no longer sit still. She came looking for him herself, only to find the shop tightly shut and completely empty.

There were no signs of a fight inside, yet even after using all her connections to inquire everywhere, not a single person knew where he had gone.

All she could do was send people to keep watch around the area day and night.

Seven days!

Seven days of constant worry.

Tang Yuehua had even prepared herself for the worst.

Now that she saw him standing before her safe and sound, the strength she had forced herself to maintain seemed to drain away all at once.