High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

Su Jie arrived on time at the depths of the Myriad Manifestations Divine Mountain, before a solitary peak shrouded in misty gray fog.

This is the entrance to the "Myriad Soul Sea".

Daoist Lichen and Sect Master Xingchen were already waiting here, along with a dozen other elderly men with powerful auras.

Entering the Myriad Manifestations Soul Sea does not require any ceremony; their presence here clearly indicates their desire to see the true face of the disciple of the Daoist Master Li Chen.

"Disciple greets Master, Sect Master, and all Elders." Su Jie bowed.

Daoist Lichen nodded slightly, glanced at Su Jie, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes: "Second tier? Not bad. It seems the Myriad Laws Heavenly Pool has brought quite a bit of opportunity."

Sect Master Xingchen laughed and said, "It's more than just significant. Junior Nephew Su swept through the four-race alliance in the Myriad Laws Realm, enhancing the prestige of our Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Sect. This matter has already reached back to the sect, and everyone is greatly encouraged."

Several elders also cast admiring glances. Clearly, Su Jie's actions in the Myriad Laws Realm, as well as Daoist Li Chen's counterattack in the Eternal Continent, had greatly enhanced the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Sect's influence among the Purple Heavens.

"This disciple only did what he was supposed to do," Su Jie said humbly.

"No need to be so modest," said Daoist Lichen, waving his hand.

"With my token, you may enter the Myriad Manifestations Soul Sea for three months. The Soul Sea is divided into nine layers, and the deeper you go, the stronger the soul pressure becomes."

The first to third floors correspond to the seventh to ninth levels of the Holy Soul. Since your Holy Soul has reached the tenth level, you can go directly to the fourth floor. From the fourth floor onwards, there are opportunities left behind by the patriarchs and elders of past generations.

Those are the soul spirits manifested from their insights into the Dao of Souls. Using your sacred soul to comprehend and destroy them will rapidly increase your own soul power. Act according to your ability; do not be greedy or reckless.

Because Su Jie had the system hide the true level of his Saint Soul, his master could only perceive that Su Jie's Saint Soul had reached the tenth level.

"Disciple understands." Su Jie accepted the grayish, stone-like token handed to him by Daoist Li Chen.

Holding the gray token, Su Jie walked towards the misty gray fog.

The moment the token touched the fog, the gray fog automatically parted, revealing a passage just wide enough for one person to pass through.

"Remember, three months." The voice of Daoist Li Chen came from behind. "When the time is up, no matter which floor you are on, you will be automatically teleported out."

Su Jie nodded and stepped inside.

In an instant, the world spun around.

When I opened my eyes again, I found myself in an endless gray space.

A slowly flowing gray mist surrounded everything, with glittering points of soul light within it, like stars.

The air was filled with pure and immense soul power. Just by breathing, Su Jie felt waves of comfort emanating from his holy soul.

"This is the first level of the Myriad Manifestations Soul Sea?"

Su Jie sensed the surrounding soul pressure—to his peak tenth-order holy soul, it was like a gentle breeze.

In the distance, one can vaguely see a nine-story platform that gradually extends downwards. The further down one goes, the denser the light spots become, and the brighter the light becomes.

"Go straight to the fourth floor."

Su Jie moved swiftly, transforming into a streak of light, and swept across the first, second, and third levels without stopping.

Wherever he went, he could feel the soul pressure increasing in each layer.

Upon reaching the entrance to the third level, the soul pressure was already heavy enough to make even an ordinary ninth-order holy soul feel overwhelmed.

But for him, it was still easy.

The moment you step onto the fourth step, the surrounding scenery changes abruptly.

The gray mist turned into a deep, dark blue, like the deep sea. Soul pressure surged, like tangible mercury, pressing in from all directions.

If one were a Saint Soul who had just entered the tenth rank, they would probably find it very difficult to move forward here.

Su Jie simply activated his Holy Soul Power slightly to neutralize the soul pressure.

"This is actually a good place to forge a holy soul." He looked around.

In the dark blue "seawater", some pale golden orbs of light floated, varying in size and shape.

Some resemble lotus flowers, some ancient bells, and some indistinct human figures.

"Are these the souls that have taken form from the insights gained by the patriarchs and elders throughout history?"

Su Jie approached a golden ball of light that resembled a sword sheath.

The ball of light seemed to possess sentience; sensing his approach, it trembled slightly and emitted a sharp sword intent and spiritual energy.

He tried to extend a wisp of his holy soul power to touch the ball of light.

Instantly, a flood of insights about "Soul Sword Condensation" and "Soul Severing Like Iron" rushed into his mind. At the same time, a force of resistance emanated from the ball of light, as if testing the strength of his Holy Soul.

"So that's how it is. One must use the power of one's own holy soul to withstand the impact of its soul's thoughts while simultaneously analyzing, obliterating, and absorbing its essence."

Su Jie suddenly realized, "This process can both enhance soul power and allow one to gain insights into the soul path from predecessors."

With a thought, the power of his tenth-tier peak holy soul, which had undergone two transformations between reality and illusion, surged out and enveloped the soul of the sword sheath.

"laugh--"

The soul struggled violently, its sword intent and soul power piercing Su Jie's holy soul like needles, but he easily neutralized them.

After about half an hour, the light of the sword sheath's spirit gradually dimmed, eventually transforming into a wisp of pure soul power that merged into Su Jie's holy soul.

[The Holy Soul has received a slight tempering, increasing its total Soul Power by approximately 0.1%.]

"Too slow," Su Jie frowned.

As far as he knew, the spirits in the Myriad Manifestations Soul Sea were also divided into levels, from one to ten, according to the number of times they switched between reality and illusion.

The first-level soul spirit corresponds to the power of a holy soul's comprehension of a transformation between reality and illusion.

At this rate, destroying a level-one soul spirit only increases soul power by one ten-thousandth? How long will it take to complete the third transformation between reality and illusion?

He looked around and saw that there were quite a few souls floating in the dark blue sea, but most of them were level one souls, level two souls were rare, and level three souls were extremely rare.

"Let's go check the fifth floor."

Su Jie stepped onto the stairs leading to the fifth floor.

The soul pressure surged again, turning from dark blue to deep black, becoming as heavy as lead.

The soul pressure here is so intense that only a tenth-tier holy soul that has completed a transformation between reality and illusion could barely withstand it.

Su Jie remained relaxed.

The number of spirits on the fifth floor was significantly reduced, but their quality was higher. He quickly locked onto a cluster of golden spirits shaped like a pagoda, with solidified light.

"Level 2 Soul Spirit".

Su Jie's Holy Soul power surged forth and enveloped it.

This time, the resistance from the spirits was much stronger, and the spiritual insights they conveyed were also more profound and complex, concerning techniques such as "overlapping waves of soul power" and "multiple impacts."

The erasure process lasted for nearly half a day.

[By absorbing a level-two soul spirit, the Holy Soul has undergone significant tempering, with total soul power increasing by approximately 1%.]

"Still too slow," Su Jie shook his head.

A single level-two soul spirit only increases soul power by one percent. To complete the third transformation between reality and illusion, it is estimated that hundreds of level-two soul spirits will need to be absorbed.

He calculated the time: "Even if I work non-stop, I can only destroy two level-two soul spirits a day at most. Ninety days is enough to complete the third transformation, and a fourth transformation is simply impossible."

"With this kind of efficiency, you call this the core foundation of the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Sect? This is only because I used the refining and absorption method recorded in the Soul Book to increase my comprehension speed!" Su Jie was a little speechless.

"Moreover, my soul has also undergone the baptism of the Primordial Purple Qi, further enhancing my comprehension speed!"

If a disciple of the Daoist clan were to try to comprehend this, their speed would probably be less than one-tenth of mine.