Chapter 17: Spirit Nurturing Pill
"Yuhao, leave the rest to Master."
Huo Yuhao directly relinquished control of his body to Electrolux.
The next instant, a pair of brilliant golden eyes lit up, but deep within them, hidden was a deathly gray.
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's vast Spiritual Origin Power was utilized by Electrolux, enveloping the entire room.
"Thus, as long as that Sea God does not personally descend with his Divine Sense, no abnormalities will be detected."
Electrolux's deep, authoritative voice emerged from Huo Yuhao's mouth.
The ring on his finger glowed, and numerous Materials appeared, among which the most luxurious was the Soul Essence Jade Mushroom housed in a warm jade box.
He picked up the sole Soul Bone. This Soul Bone was the first of its kind Electrolux had seen in this world, and out of curiosity, he had specifically purchased it.
Although it was only a thousand-year Soul Bone, it was still worth hundreds of thousands of gold coins.
"This Soul Bone, no matter how I look at it, resembles a Magical Beast's magic crystal, formed by the condensation of a beast's Origin and Bloodline Power."
"However, Soul Bones can fuse with a Soul Master and come with their own Soul skillss, which magic crystals cannot do. But on the other hand, magic crystals can be produced by most Magical Beasts, while the probability of a Soul Beast producing a Soul Bone is too low. Yuhao, didn't you say that only 100,000-year Soul Beasts are guaranteed to produce a Soul Bone?"
"Yes, Master, only 100,000-year Soul Beasts are guaranteed to produce a Soul Bone. But there's also a man-made secret art soul bone, obtained through a special and cruel method. As long as one slaughters one hundred Soul Beasts of a certain species within half an hour and uses a secret art to activate their Soul Rings, there's a one-tenth chance of obtaining a secret art soul bone."
Huo Yuhao said from within the sea of consciousness.
"Isn't this just Blood Refinement?"
Electrolux frowned. This indeed held great research value. Soul Bones significantly boost a Soul Master's strength, comparable to the Spiritual Furnaces of the Holy Demon Continent.
Spiritual Furnaces even have methods for evolution and Fusion, so there's no reason Soul Bones shouldn't.
But what needed to be done now was Alchemy.
The warm jade box opened automatically, and the mutton-fat white jade ganoderma flew out, instantly being crushed.
A rich fragrance erupted, but the Medicinal Power was constrained, unable to dissipate.
Dozens of medicinal ingredients were extracted, purified, and fused with the Soul Essence Jade Mushroom. Pure Spiritual Power refined the Medicinal Power, striving for optimal medicinal properties.
As the sun set and the bright moon hung high, the Soul Essence Jade Mushroom and medicinal ingredients worth over a million gold coins were refined into a single, longan-sized Spirit Nurturing Pill.
Around it were a dozen other Medicinal Pills that Electrolux had refined using the residual Medicinal Power from crafting the Spirit Nurturing Pill.
Although they were made from residual Medicinal Power, they could still be used as tonics and were very effective for increasing Spiritual Power.
Picking up the milky-white Spirit Nurturing Pill with his fingertips, Electrolux felt nothing, but Huo Yuhao in the sea of consciousness felt a pang of heartache.
Back then, when he left the White Tiger Dukes Mansion, he only had seven silver Soul coins and five copper Soul coins.
Now, what he was about to consume was worth thirteen million gold coins.
The Spirit Nurturing Pill entered his mouth, instantly transforming into a vast and pure Medicinal Power. Electrolux guided his Divine Sense, channeling most of the Medicinal Power into Huo Yuhao's sea of consciousness, where it was swallowed by the gray pearl.
After an unknown period, when Huo Yuhao awoke, he suddenly realized that his Soul Power had reached level seventeen.
The Medicinal Power of the Soul Essence Jade Mushroom was immense, and after Electrolux stimulated its properties with various medicinal ingredients, its efficacy reached an even higher level.
Most of the Medicinal Power was consumed by Electrolux to recuperate his Soul, but the Medicinal Power deliberately left in Huo Yuhao's body increased his Soul Power by one level and his Spiritual Power even more.
If his Spiritual Power cultivation was previously at the Soul Venerable standard, it was now in a quasi-Soul Sect state. Perhaps, after consuming those dozen Medicinal Pills, he could reach the Soul Sect level.
However... having Spiritual Power far exceed Soul Power cultivation would place a burden on the body.
Formless and Intangible, Formless but Substantial, Form and Substance, Divine Sense.
These were the Spiritual Power Realm divisions during the Peerless Tang Sect era.
And during the Legend of the Dragon King era, they were Spirit Origin Realm, Spirit Through Realm, Spirit Sea Realm, Spirit Abyss Realm, Spirit Domain Realm, and Divine Origin Realm.
Hmm, Huo Yuhao only knew the Realm divisions but couldn't classify his own Spiritual Power Realm.
He could only confirm that he was still in the Formless and Intangible Spiritual Power Realm, with a long way to go.
Regardless, the growth of Spiritual Power was always a good thing.
"Master, how is your Soul's recovery?"
"Very good, the effect exceeded Master's expectations. This wisp of my remnant Soul has been repaired by forty percent."
"Congratulations, Master."
..."Do you still have me, your teacher, in your eyes?"
In the teacher's office, Mu Jin looked angrily at Huo Yuhao.
"It's only the fourth day of school! You attended a day and a half of classes, took a day and a half off, and then were late on the morning of the fourth day! Tell me, are you here to study?"
Mu Jin's words carried a sense of disappointment, as if he were a piece of iron that couldn't be forged into steel.
Oh, the leave of absence for the day before yesterday afternoon was requested by Yan Shaozhe on behalf of Huo Yuhao, under the pretext of participating in the academy's Martial Soul data collection. Currently, Huo Yuhao's information is confidential; even Mu Jin doesn't know that this student, without a sound, has already surpassed her in the academy's hierarchy, being the Junior Brother of her direct superior's direct superior.
Yesterday's leave was due to excessive consumption from the Martial Soul test, requiring a day of rest. He only arrived for class after ten o'clock this morning... Unsurprisingly, Huo Yuhao was called to Mu Jin's office for a talk at noon.
"Teacher Mu, I have a reason."
Looking at Teacher Mu Jin, who was leaning over the solid wood desk, supporting herself with one hand, and staring at him with a gaze full of pressure.
Huo Yuhao suddenly felt that Mu Jin was even more terrifying than the berserk Ma Xiaotao he encountered at Sea God Lake the day before yesterday.
"Speak! What reason? If you don't give a reasonable explanation today, prepare to be punished."
Mu Jin snorted and sat back in her chair.
As the saying goes, if you tell one lie, you have to tell more lies to cover it up.
"Teacher Mu, the academy rewarded me with Medicinal Pills for Cultivation the day before yesterday. I took the Medicinal Pills last night, and by the time I woke up from meditation, I was already late."
Huo Yuhao lied without changing his expression, his eyes bright and sincere.
He wasn't really lying. How could the Medicinal Pills given by Yan Shaozhe and the Treasure Gathering Pavilion VIP Red Card given by Mu En not count as academy rewards? And it was indeed Cultivation that caused him to be late.
"Hmm? What kind of Medicinal Pills?"
Mu Jin asked.
"There's the Mysterious Water Pill, the soul ascension pill..."
"How is that possible?!"
Mu Jin was startled. A single Mysterious Water Pill plus a single soul ascension pill were worth enough to buy a secret art soul bone! She had just recently bought a thousand-year secret art soul bone for over 200,000 gold coins.
This money was provided by her Family; otherwise, it would take several years of her academy salary to afford it.
Didn't Huo Yuhao go for a Martial Soul test? Could it be that the academy's higher-ups saw his extraordinary potential and wanted to nurture him?
This made sense. Any Soul Master who had experienced Huo Yuhao's first Soul skills would understand its immense potential!