Repaying Kindness

In the Dou Qi Continent, the soul was the foundation of all living beings. Once a person lost their soul, they lost everything.

Conversely, as long as the soul remained intact, there was always a sliver of hope for survival.

Therefore, although soul cultivation was not mainstream on the Dou Qi Continent, it still had its own distinct realms.

Mortal Realm, Spiritual Realm, Heavenly Realm, Emperor Realm—these were the four great soul realms of the Dou Qi Continent.

Alchemists, who held an extremely high status on the Dou Qi Continent, also had advancement levels that were closely tied to their soul realm.

However, cultivating the soul was countless times harder than cultivating dou qi. The vast majority of people on the Dou Qi Continent, even alchemists below the eighth tier, had souls that remained in the Mortal Realm.

As for the outstanding among seventh-tier alchemists, their souls might, through a fortunate opportunity, touch upon the Spiritual Realm. Once their souls truly entered the Spiritual Realm, they would gain an ability known as "spiritual endowment," which was also a prerequisite for breaking through to become an eighth-tier alchemist!

Alchemists who possessed Heavenly Realm souls could gather the power of heaven and earth into the pills they refined, granting them intelligence nearly indistinguishable from that of ordinary humans!

"I cultivated from childhood and possessed extraordinary talent in alchemy. I even had a soul cultivation method that was rare in all the world, yet at my peak, my soul had only barely entered the Heavenly Realm!"

Inside the black ring's space, the aged soul's face was filled with disbelief. "But now, a single tiny fruit has raised my soul to the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm?"

"With such an astonishing soul realm, there probably aren't many people in the entire Dou Qi Continent who can reach it, right?"

The aged soul could not help sensing his own soul power, growing ever more shocked. "I remember the Little Pill Tower's Grand Elder once said that once a soul reached the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm, it would no longer differ from a physical body. One could even split off their soul during battle and have it fight alongside the body. Not only would the coordination be seamless, but their power would multiply! In fact, a soul at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm alone would be enough to contend with a two-star Dou Saint!"

In truth, that was indeed the case!

Before reaching the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm, souls were relatively frail. Once separated from the body, they could easily suffer severe damage.

But once a soul entered the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm, it existed as a tangible entity in another form. Its terrifying power was not inferior to the original body in the slightest, and even its defenses were astonishing!

Moreover, a soul at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm was only one step away from the legendary Emperor Realm!

If one's soul could enter the legendary Emperor Realm, it could become indestructible and immortal. Even if someone forcibly dispersed it, the remaining soul particles could gather once more and be reborn again!

The formless soul spread outward. In an instant, everything within dozens of kilometers around Wu Tan City was reflected in the aged soul's mind.

At that moment, he could even sense the emotional fluctuations of every person outside and infer their thoughts from those fluctuations!

This was a form of control that allowed one to see into people's hearts. Only souls at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm could possess such an inconceivable method.

"So this is a soul at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm..."

After briefly sensing the transformation of his own soul, the aged soul moved with a thought and quickly appeared outside.

"Little fellow, were you calling for me?"

Just as Xiao Yan used the Chaos Source Fruit to awaken Yao Chen's soul, Lu Qingshan, who had exited the chat group, quickly summoned Lu Hongwen before him.

"Father!"

Lu Hongwen respectfully bowed. "May I ask why you summoned me? Do you have any orders for me?"

With a wave of Lu Qingshan's hand, the Foundation Establishment Pill he had received from Han Li immediately appeared before Lu Hongwen.

"Third!"

Lu Qingshan looked directly at Lu Hongwen and ordered, "This is a rather special pill. Take it and have someone study it. Try to produce something with effects similar to it!"

"Yes, Father!"

Although he could not sense anything special about the "special pill" Lu Qingshan had mentioned, Lu Hongwen still hurriedly replied with respect.

"Also..."

Lu Qingshan continued, "Help me gather a batch of food and seeds grown on ordinary life planets. Choose crops with relatively low environmental requirements and high yields if possible!"

"Yes, Father!" Lu Hongwen nodded again.

"Alright, you may leave now," Lu Qingshan instructed once more.

Three days later, in the chat group.

[System Notification: Lu Qingshan uploaded designated red packets: thirty portions of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid.]

[System Notification: Lu Qingshan uploaded designated red packets: one million tons of highland barley rice, one hundred thousand jin of highland barley rice seeds.]

[Lu Qingshan: @Han Li, @Cao Cao, I've prepared everything for you two!]

[Lu Qingshan: @Han Li, The effects of each portion of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid are exactly the same as the Foundation Establishment Pill, except it is in liquid form. You can drink it directly, and it will definitely allow you to enter the Foundation Establishment Realm!]

[Lu Qingshan: @Cao Cao, This highland barley rice is the food I selected as most suitable for your world. It should taste similar to regular rice! It also has very low requirements for its growing environment and an astonishing yield, so I prepared some seeds for you as well. You can try planting them and see what the yield is like over there!]

Elsewhere, Han Li had only just gone offline from the chat group. He had been wondering whether he should obtain a few more Foundation Establishment Pills to send Lu Qingshan, but he had not expected Lu Qingshan to produce Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid so quickly.

The group leader is far too efficient!

As he thought this, Han Li swiftly entered the chat group and claimed the red packet.

[System Notification: Han Li claimed Lu Qingshan's red packet.]

[Han Li: Thank you, Group Leader! However, only a short while has passed on my end, and the Heavenly Palm Bottle has not yet produced new Heaven-Soaring Creation Dew. Please give me a little more time.]

[Han Li: Once the Heaven-Soaring Creation Dew has matured, I will send it to you as soon as possible!]

[Lu Qingshan: It's fine! I haven't even used the thirty drops of Heaven-Soaring Creation Dew you sent me before, so there's no rush!]

[System Notification: Cao Cao claimed Lu Qingshan's red packet.]

[System Notification: Cao Cao transferred 2,239 points to Lu Qingshan.]

[Cao Cao: Group Leader, thank you for helping me collect so much food! But I do not have any treasures suitable for you, so I have transferred all my points to you!]

On Thunder Star.

Seeing that Cao Cao had transferred all his points to him, Lu Qingshan could not help smiling.

Even though the points were not especially useful to him now, Cao Cao's gratitude still pleased him greatly.

[Lu Qingshan: Mengde, you are too polite!]

[System Notification: Xiao Yan transferred 1,000 points to Lu Qingshan.]

[Xiao Yan: Group Leader, thank you for your help. These points are a small gift I prepared for you. I hope you will not find them lacking!]

Yes, Xiao Yan had now successfully taken Yao Chen as his master and had also learned from Yao Chen just how precious the red packet Lu Qingshan had sent him was.

The Millennium Spirit Marrow and Millennium Black Crow Root were one thing, but that Chaos Source Fruit alone would likely drive even the top experts of the Dou Qi Continent mad with desire.

That was precisely why, after seeing Cao Cao transfer points to Lu Qingshan, Xiao Yan had transferred all his own points to Lu Qingshan as well.

[Lu Qingshan: Hahaha, Xiao Yan, you are far too polite! But judging from this, the effects of my red packet must have been quite good! So, has Yao Chen recovered?]

[Xiao Yan: After using that Chaos Source Fruit, Teacher has completely recovered. Even his soul has become stronger than before!]

[Pang Bo: How did you resolve the matter of your broken engagement, then?]

[Xiao Yan: The people coming to break off the engagement have not arrived yet. I just successfully became Teacher's disciple, and there should still be several hours until dawn!]

[Pang Bo: Perfect! Remember to start a livestream when the time comes!]

[Lu Qingshan: Remember to start a livestream!]

[Yue Buqun: Remember to start a livestream!]

Clearly, after reading Battle Through the Heavens, everyone in the group was extremely interested in witnessing this famous scene!

This chapter was posted a little late today. The next one will be even later.