He did not pause for even a moment and immediately began making preparations.
His hands rapidly formed seals as vast soul power mixed with pure Dou Qi surged forth, like an invisible brush sketching profound and complex energy patterns across the inner walls of the cave.
With a thought from Xiao Qing, barrier after barrier took shape at his command.
Powerful soul barriers rose one after another, ensuring that no soul fluctuations within the cave could leak outside. Even if intense energy reactions occurred inside, they would seem like natural phenomena to outside perception.
Layers of radiance flickered before finally returning to stillness. The entire cave seemed to have been temporarily "erased" from this world, becoming incomparably safe and hidden.
Only after finishing all this did Xiao Qing let out a slight sigh of relief.
Xiao Qing sat cross-legged and placed the three main treasures he had taken from his Storage Ring before him:
A foot-long piece of Soul Nourishing Wood, dark in color and naturally patterned; a Soul Soothing Flower with crystalline petals that exuded a tranquil aura; and a Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva that shimmered with flowing light, as though carved from glazed crystal.
There could not be the slightest carelessness in awakening Old Yao.
Xiao Qing first needed to refine these heavenly treasures into forms most suitable for soul absorption.
Xiao Qing took a deep breath and raised his palm. The Green Lotus Core Flame emerged once more, but this time, the flame was exceptionally gentle, like a dancing green sprite.
He first picked up the piece of Soul Nourishing Wood and carefully wrapped it in the flame.
Under the precise control of his Spirit Realm soul power, the flame's temperature was maintained within an exceedingly delicate range. It was enough to force out the purest