He raised his hand, and with a slight stir of thought, a wisp of Soul Power surged from his fingertips, condensing into a palm-sized phantom of Flame in the air. The Flame was lifelike, as though it truly possessed warmth.
This was the change brought by the Spirit Realm. Soul Power could not only leave the body to attack, but could even condense into a tangible form with genuine destructive power.
Liu Bai withdrew his Soul Power and looked at the remaining three grains of Spirit-Conceiving Dust.
This stuff was far too precious. He would save it for future use.
Just as he was about to rise, his brows suddenly furrowed.
Deep within his sea of consciousness, something seemed to be trembling faintly.
He closed his eyes and turned his Soul Power inward, quickly discovering the anomaly.
At the spot where the four grains of Spirit-Conceiving Dust had dissipated, some exceedingly tiny golden specks of light remained faintly visible.
Those specks were slowly gathering, as though trying to form something.
A moment later, the specks finally finished gathering.
An extremely blurry figure appeared within Liu Bai's sea of consciousness.
It was a white-haired old man. His body was so illusory that it seemed ready to dissipate at any moment, yet his eyes appeared to see through endless ages.
Liu Bai was startled inwardly and instinctively prepared himself, only to discover that the old man bore no hostility toward him.
The old man looked at him, his lips moving slightly.
An ancient and ethereal voice sounded in Liu Bai's mind.
"Extreme Soul... Seal Heavenly Spirit... Absorb Spirit Forge Soul..."
The voice echoed three times, becoming more indistinct with each repetition.
When the third echo ended, the old man's figure completely dissipated into nothingness.
Liu Bai opened his eyes, his brows tightly