Only Liu Bai remained in the hall.
He stood there quietly, holding the Storage Ring containing the Soul Origin in his hand, the corners of his lips slightly raised.
"Soul Origin..."
he murmured, a glint flashing through his eyes.
Originally, he had planned to refine the Heavenly Demon Puppet first. After all, the souls and corpses of those Soul Hall experts Yao Ming had brought back were perfect for refining new puppets.
But now...
Liu Bai looked at the Storage Ring in his hand, already forming a new plan.
The Heavenly Demon Puppet could wait.
If he absorbed all this Soul Origin, who knew how far his soul realm would rise!
His soul realm had already reached the Spirit Realm.
Though he had only just entered the Spirit Realm, it was already enough for him to refine a Tier 8 Pill that produced Six-Colored Pill Lightning.
If he advanced another step...
Anticipation flashed through Liu Bai's eyes.
By then, he might be able to touch the threshold of a Tier 9 Pill.
With that thought, he no longer hesitated and turned toward the depths of the hall.
Secluded cultivation began.
Heavenly Realm
Inside the secret chamber, Liu Bai sat cross-legged. Before him floated a Light Cluster roughly half a zhang wide.
The entire Light Cluster emitted a gentle, pure radiance. Like the clearest crystal, it floated silently in midair.
Faint streams of light swirled within it, giving off incredibly vast and pure soul fluctuations.
The fluctuations were so powerful that even Liu Bai's Spirit Realm soul felt a pang of dread.
Soul Origin.
The essence of souls that Soul Hall had plundered from across the continent over countless years.
It was pure energy formed after the souls of innumerable living beings had been refined, compressed, and fused together. It possessed