Just after Hei Mu finished speaking, Xiao Yan, as if threatened by Hei Mu, dissipated the Heavenly Flames on Hei Mu's body with a thought.
As the Heavenly Flames dissipated, Hei Mu, enduring the excruciating pain emanating from within his soul, stared intently at Xiao Yan and coldly shouted:
" Yan Xiao! If you dare to make a move, then prepare for the Pill Tower's ban! The Pill Tower's laws will never be violated!"
"Oh? Is that so... But I'm here, what can the Pill Tower do? Even if I Formed Pill, will the Pill Tower even know? Besides, this is the border of the continent. The Pill Tower wouldn't do something so pointless as to chase someone all the way to the border for a Half-Emperor!"
"Besides, did I ever say I wanted to refine you into Formed Pill? I could never do something like that..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yan grabbed Hei Mu's soul, and with a thought, the lid of the Luo Heavenly Cauldron opened, and he threw it into the cauldron.
Looking at the enormous medicine cauldron before him, Xiao Yan felt helpless. If he hadn't run out of Dou Qi, he wouldn't have bothered using this method to refine the Hei Mu's soul.
In order to refine Hei Mu's soul to its purest form so that Xiao Xuan's remnant soul could absorb it, Xiao Yan truly exerted all his strength. However, it remains to be seen how long it will take for Xiao Xuan to fully recover...
With a soft sigh, Xiao Yan slowly raised his gaze, looking at the Hei Mu being Heavenly Flames in the medicine cauldron. A resolute look suddenly appeared in Xiao Yan's eyes.
"No matter how long it takes, we must restore our ancestor's soul! No matter what, we must let him see the Xiao Clan as it is today!"
As Xiao Yan's state of mind fluctuated, the Heavenly Flames Heavenly Flames within the medicine cauldron suddenly became even more ferocious and violent, tearing at Hei Mu's soul like two lions.
The refining process begins here!
In the void, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged in front of the Luo Heavenly Cauldron, his eyes slightly closed, his mind completely focused on the cauldron before him.
Refining the soul is different from refining elixirs. Although the process is monotonous and simple, it is still a difficult task.
Refining the soul is not as complicated as refining pills, but it requires even greater concentration during the refining process, and no impurities can be overlooked.
Otherwise, disregarding Xiao Yan's opinion, if it were to be integrated into Xiao Xuan's remnant soul, what if the two were incompatible, and it would end up disappearing into nothingness?
This was not something Xiao Yan wanted to see, therefore, Xiao Yan had to keep a close eye on every moment of the soul refining process.
After each wisp of soul was refined and purified by the Fallen Heart Flame, Xiao Yan would refine it three more times using the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.
Although this would result in the loss of a small portion of his soul, which would be pure enough for an ordinary person, Xiao Yan was still willing to pay the price.
At this moment, Xiao Yan's only thought was to be cautious and not to lose sight of the bigger picture for the sake of small gains. This also shows how much care Xiao Yan had for Xiao Xuan.
Inside the medicine cauldron, Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength spread to every corner, carefully controlling every step of the refining process.
The invisible Fallen Heart Flame transformed into a fiery hand, grasping Hei Mu's soul in its palm. Ignoring Hei Mu's painful roars, Xiao Yan drew another wisp of Soul Origin from Blackwood's body.
In order to refine Hei Mu's soul to a sufficiently pure state, Xiao Yan had no choice but to gradually extract his Soul Origin, bit by bit. Only in this way could he refine it to the maximum extent.
Of course, the downside of this approach is that it takes a lot of time. But fortunately, this is not a big deal for Xiao Yan. As long as he can connect with Xiao Xuan's soul, he will not be impatient no matter how much time it takes.
As soon as that wisp of soul was extracted, Xiao Yan immediately threw it into the Fallen Heart Flame. With the frenzied output of his Dou Qi, the attack of the Heavenly Flames became even more ferocious.
That Soul Origin was like a strand of hair; although quite stubborn, the temperament of the Heavenly Flames was even more extreme.
The terrifying power of the Fallen Heart Flame could only erase most of the Hei Mu aura from that Soul Origin, leaving the rest to be done by the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.
When it comes to purification, Fallen Heart Flame isn't really that good at it.
At least for now, the Fallen Heart Flame is not enough to completely refine and purify Hei Mu's soul.
Although Fallen Heart Flame put aside her work, it didn't mean she had to step aside. This round of work meant that Fallen Heart Flame was still "taking care" of Hei Mu.
Next, after a series of screams, the wisp of refined Soul Origin landed in the palm of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.
The pink flames illuminated the space inside the cauldron, and the gray-white hair fell into the pink firelight. The two colors blended together, and the hair was not too conspicuous. After being refined by the Fallen Heart Flame, it could easily hide in the void.
Of course, this could only deceive the naked eye. Under the observation of the Spiritual Strength, the remaining third of the gray-black gas was also devoured by the refining of the Heavenly Flames.
Half an hour later, an invisible grayish-white mist slowly rose from that wisp of origin...
By this time, the gray hair had turned into a pure white, like that of an old man, or perhaps a milky white like clouds. After undergoing three purifications, this wisp of Soul Origin had been completely refined.
This wisp of soul at this moment is probably no less powerful than that of a newborn infant.
If it comes to this point and Xiao Xuan's soul still cannot be devoured, then Xiao Yan will have no choice but to seek another method to repair Xiao Xuan's soul.
Xiao Yan let out a long sigh of relief, feeling much more energetic, not only because of Xiao Xuan, but also because of Hei Mu.
Xiao Yan left the purest Soul Origin to his ancestor Xiao Xuan, while the rest was carefully devoured by Xiao Yan.
While there's no guarantee that doing so will be safe, he does possess Heavenly Flames, so it should be harmless after a little refining in the future.
While feeling a sense of satisfaction emanating from his soul, Xiao Yan could only try to console himself.
After all, this was Xiao Yan's first time trying something new. As Half-Emperor, devouring the Soul Origin of a powerful Yuan Zong was a huge undertaking, even if it wasn't much. But the consequences were something no one had ever experienced before!
Shaking off the thoughts in his mind, Xiao Yan controlled that wisp of pure Soul Origin, and then withdrew his mind from the Luo Heavenly Divine Cauldron in front of him.
With the experience gained the first time, Xiao Yan was confident that he could refine the Soul Origin in the cauldron with his powerful Spiritual Strength, thus eliminating the need for him to constantly monitor the cauldron.
As for now, he wanted to try and see if this wisp of Soul Origin could provide the first spark for Xiao Xuan's resurrection...