Spirit-Nurturing Dust, Spirit Realm Grand Perfection

Tang Chen carried the bronze piece to Yao Tianhuo's place of seclusion.

After being nourished by medicinal pills, Yao Tianhuo's once-illusory body had gradually solidified, and his soul was no longer as weak as it had been at the beginning.

Seeing Tang Chen arrive, Yao Tianhuo hurried forward, respectfully bowed, and said gratefully, "Thank you for the pills, sir. My soul power has now recovered."

"It's good that you've recovered. Help me take a look—what is this?" Tang Chen nodded and took out the bronze piece.

"This is..." Yao Tianhuo accepted the bronze piece and carefully examined it in his hands. A moment later, his eyes suddenly lit up. "Sir, if I'm not mistaken, this bronze piece should be an artifact from ancient times."

"What truly holds value is not the bronze piece itself, but this verdigris attached to it."

Tang Chen had already suspected as much, though he had not been certain. Hearing Yao Tianhuo say so, a smile appeared on his face.

As Yao Tianhuo spoke, a strand of Dou Qi condensed at his fingertip and formed into a fine needle. He then held the needle and carefully inserted it at an angle beneath the verdigris on the bronze piece's surface.

Under his meticulous picking, the verdigris gradually peeled away, all of it collected by him.

Once the verdigris had been completely removed from the bronze piece, Yao Tianhuo drew it all into his palm and condensed it into a green bronze ball.

After finishing everything, Yao Tianhuo respectfully handed the bronze ball back to Tang Chen. "Sir need only refine it with Heavenly Flames, and what lies within will naturally reveal itself."

Tang Chen accepted the green bronze ball and followed his instructions. Heavenly Flames rose from his palm, enveloping the bronze ball as he continuously refined it.

His Heavenly Flames were formed from the fusion of several Heavenly Flames. In terms of rank, they likely did not lose out even to some relatively high-ranked Heavenly Flames. Their power was self-evident.

Yet even so, under the scorching of his Heavenly Flames, the bronze ball stubbornly endured for nearly five minutes without changing in the slightest.

Only after nearly six minutes of refining did the bronze ball finally begin to show signs of melting.

The green verdigris gradually dissolved, revealing tiny pale yellow motes of dust that floated within the flames like little sprites brimming with spirituality.

In the end, the small ball melted away completely, leaving behind only thirty pale yellow grains of dust.

The dust glimmered faintly, yet it remained completely unchanged even under the refinement of the Heavenly Flames.

With a slight probe of his senses, Tang Chen discovered that the thirty grains contained exceptionally abundant spirituality, stirring an intense craving within his soul.

"If I have not mistaken them," Yao Tianhuo said softly as he gazed at the pale yellow dust, "these should be Spirit-Nurturing Dust, something that existed only in ancient times."

He then carefully explained the origins and effects of the Spirit-Nurturing Dust to Tang Chen.

Spirit-Nurturing Dust could nourish the soul and strengthen the spiritual energy within it. At the same time, it could also catalyze one's state of enlightenment.

A smile surfaced on Tang Chen's face upon hearing this. The Spirit-Nurturing Dust truly was good stuff. His soul realm had been stalled at the Late Spirit Realm for some time, unable to break through. Perhaps he could now use this dust to charge into Grand Perfection in one stroke.

Tang Chen did not hesitate. After informing Yao Tianhuo, he took the Spirit-Nurturing Dust and found a place to enter seclusion.

Sitting cross-legged, Tang Chen looked at the dust and slowly closed his eyes, beginning to merge it into his soul. As his eyes shut, one grain of dust transformed into a streak of light and flew straight into his glabella before gradually disappearing...

Two days passed, and Tang Chen absorbed all thirty grains of dust. During this time, he also obtained an ancient Soul-Forging Method from the dust. With both working together, Tang Chen's soul realm finally broke through the Late Spirit Realm and entered Spirit Realm Grand Perfection.

His soul power surged several times over, and the range of his perception expanded to an astonishing extent. It was as though his entire being had been massively enhanced.

"Mm~ This feels simply marvelous!" The incomparably pleasurable sensation brought by the improvement of his soul made Tang Chen unable to resist letting out a low murmur.

"A Spirit Realm soul is already this terrifying. I wonder what the Heavenly Realm, or even the Emperor Realm, would be like..." Tang Chen mused inwardly, anticipation flashing through his eyes.

"Next, it's time to help Yao Tianhuo revive, and then..." Tang Chen gathered his thoughts and roughly sorted out his upcoming plans in his mind.

Once he had thought it through, his figure flashed, and he reappeared at Yao Tianhuo's place of seclusion.

When Yao Tianhuo saw Tang Chen again and sensed the changes in him, his pupils abruptly contracted, his aged face filled with shock.

Previously, though he had been unable to discern Tang Chen's exact strength, he could still sense that Tang Chen was an extremely terrifying existence. But now, when they met again, Yao Tianhuo could sense nothing at all.

Before him, Tang Chen seemed like an ordinary person who had never cultivated Dou Qi. Not the slightest trace of danger could be detected from him.

That was what made it truly terrifying, and no wonder Yao Tianhuo was so horrified.

"Congratulations, sir!" After recovering from his shock, Yao Tianhuo hurriedly bowed and congratulated Tang Chen on advancing further.

Tang Chen merely smiled and nodded at Yao Tianhuo's flattery before saying, "Your soul has mostly recovered, right? Let's do it today. I'll reshape your body and help you revive."

"Thank you, sir..." Upon hearing this, Yao Tianhuo was so excited that his entire soul body trembled faintly. If a soul body could shed tears, his eyes would surely have been moist by now.

After so many years, he had struggled on until now for this very moment.

Tang Chen's Storage Ring flashed, and a corpse appeared before them. It belonged to none other than Earth Demon Old Ghost.

After killing him that day, Tang Chen had not burned the corpse. Instead, he had stored it in his Storage Ring, intending to use it for puppet refinement or revival.

The man's appearance was somewhat ugly, and he did not look like a good person, but his Six-Star Dou Zong strength was genuine. He was far stronger than the likes of Yun Shan.

Yao Tianhuo looked at Earth Demon Old Ghost's corpse. Though its appearance truly left much to be desired, he felt no dislike. Being able to revive was already an immense blessing—what right did he have to be picky?

He merely glanced at it once before quietly floating to the side, remaining perfectly still for fear of disturbing Tang Chen.

Tang Chen was currently recalling the method for refining a body. After silently reviewing it, he said solemnly to Yao Tianhuo, "Give me a strand of your soul power."

Upon hearing this, Yao Tianhuo immediately pointed a finger at his glabella, and a strand of soul power separated from it. With a flick of his fingertip, that strand of soul power flew straight toward Tang Chen.

Tang Chen received the strand of soul power and inserted it into Earth Demon Old Ghost's corpse. Then he tossed the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill to Yao Tianhuo. "Take this pill. Once I give the order, immediately enter the body."

Yao Tianhuo nodded solemnly, swallowed the pill without hesitation, and quietly waited for Tang Chen's command.