Time slipped away during cultivation. Before Xiao Yu knew it, dawn had arrived.
The early morning sunlight was the most soothing of all. Xiao Yu opened his eyes and stretched his body, which had remained still all night, in excellent spirits.
After tidying up and putting away the Spirit-Gathering Array, Xiao Yu took out a Medicine Cauldron, followed by a Pill Formula and a large assortment of medicinal ingredients, and began refining pills.
He now possessed the strength of a Four-Star Dou Emperor, but his alchemy still remained at the sixth grade.
This was not because his alchemy had failed to improve, but because he had yet to refine any high-tier Sixth-Grade Pills or Seventh-Grade Pills.
By his estimate, refining an Emperor's Extreme Pill would now pose no difficulty at all. He could probably even attempt a Seventh-Grade Pill.
Soul power increased alongside strength, though the extent varied from person to person.
Some geniuses were born with exceptional soul power. As their cultivation realm rose, their soul power increased as well, sometimes by no less than their strength did.
For most ordinary people, however, increases in strength brought only tiny improvements to their soul power.
There were also those who had consumed Heavenly Treasures or pills that strengthened soul power, or encountered some extraordinary opportunity, leaving their soul power far beyond that of ordinary people.
Naturally, Xiao Yu did not fall into the category of ordinary people. He belonged to the first group.
Every time he broke through to a new realm, he could clearly feel his soul power growing considerably with his advancement.
As his cultivation realm rose and his soul power grew stronger, his ability to refine pills naturally improved as well.
However, he did not intend to refine an Emperor's Extreme Pill just yet. He planned to