Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

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Inside the room, it was unclear how much time had passed.

"Hmm, just one last step...!"

As a bead of sweat dripped from his forehead, Lu Feng felt his Shen Ting acupoint suddenly widen, like a long-starved infant instantly absorbing all the lingering spiritual energy around him.

"roar...!"

With another low roar, Lu Feng's eyes snapped open, and his aura shifted dramatically, as if enveloped in an invisible spiritual force. At the same time, his senses about his surroundings became even more acute!

"So this is what it feels like to awaken the budding of soul power? It's actually quite something..."

Lu Feng slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, then stood up again, glancing down at his surroundings.

Although he doesn't look much different on the outside, his internal body is quite different!

With the aid of a sixth-grade Soul Strengthening Pill and the Soul Gathering Technique, Lu Feng successfully awakened a budding soul power deep within his mind and began to control his soul power!

This not only means that Lu Feng has the qualifications to become an alchemist, but also that he can cultivate some mental martial arts, which will be beneficial in the future!

"Come!"

Lu Feng's mind stirred, and the next moment he extended his right index finger toward the wooden table on one side of the room.

hum!

As an invisible force of soul spread out, the wooden table that was originally standing still floated up into the air and then landed steadily in Lu Feng's palm, which was quite strange!

"go!"

With another thought, Lu Feng abruptly withdrew his hand. The wooden table spun several times in mid-air before landing back in its original position without the slightest error!

"Even without using a single trace of Yuan energy, they can easily manipulate objects in mid-air, and as for alchemy and medicine making, they are second nature to them. No wonder the profession of alchemist is so popular in the Misty Continent; they are truly the elite..."

After experiencing the power of the soul for a while, Lu Feng couldn't help but show a hint of emotion on his face.

Unlike the Yuan Power cultivated by martial artists, the power of the soul is invisible and colorless, making it almost impossible for ordinary martial artists to detect, let alone resist. This is one of the reasons why Lu Feng was able to be easily controlled by the "lewd monk" Huo Xie using the Divine Sense Avatar Technique.

After all, Lu Feng in the past had not yet awakened his nascent soul power, and his soul power was negligible, so he naturally could not resist the impact of mental martial arts.

"I didn't expect that old charlatan, despite his swindling, would give me something decent. Looks like my 500,000 low-grade spirit stones weren't wasted after all..."

With another flick of his palm, Lu Feng revealed the incomplete copy of the Medicine King's Manual, his eyes gleaming.

This fragment of the Medicine King's Manual was a gift from Yan Wu, the former "Master Strategist." He didn't want it at first, since 500,000 low-grade spirit stones were too expensive, but in the end, he was "forced to buy" it by Yan Wu.

However, Lu Feng didn't lose out on this deal, because the fragments of the Medicine King's Manual contained many advanced pill formulas, alchemy insights, medicinal herb varieties, and even some soul-refining techniques related to soul cultivation that he had never seen before.

As for the "Soul Gathering Technique" that Lu Feng just practiced, it also came from this fragment of the Medicine King's Manual. However, the "Soul Gathering Technique" is only the most basic soul refining method, and its grade is only second grade.

As for the more advanced soul refining techniques, Lu Feng is not yet able to control them with his current soul power. If he forcibly cultivates advanced soul refining techniques, it may cause his soul power to shatter and even lead to him going into qi deviation and dying suddenly!

"Young man of the Lu family, let me give you a heads-up. Although you have successfully awakened the budding of your soul power and have this incomplete copy of the Medicine King's Manual to assist you, becoming an alchemist is not so easy. It may take three to five years, or even several decades."

At this moment, Gu Canyang, inside the treasure basin, also spoke softly, seemingly sensing the wisp of new and invisible soul power enveloping Lu Feng.

"Besides, the profession of alchemist is extremely expensive. Whether it's the medicinal herbs and demon cores needed for alchemy, or the treasures that enhance soul power, everything is pricey. Even some eighth-rank forces can only afford to support one or two alchemists at most, even if they exhaust all their resources, and these are mostly ordinary people below the third rank..."

Gu Canyang spoke calmly. Although he was not an alchemist, he had a deep understanding of alchemists.

Because his own soul power was not weak during his lifetime, and he was also well-versed in the art of array formation and talisman making. These professions are similar to alchemists, which are not only very expensive, but also require a high level of soul power from the cultivator!

As for Lu Feng's newly awakened budding soul power, it is only the weakest existence. There are nine realms above it. Only when he enters the first realm of soul power and refines a first-grade pill can he truly be called a qualified alchemist.

"Old man, I naturally understand this principle. My soul power cultivation will be temporarily put on hold. Next, I should also make a trip to the capital of Dongyun Kingdom to collect my share of 'reward'."

Faced with Gu Canyang's reminder, Lu Feng merely grinned and then put the fragment of the Medicine King's Manual back into his storage ring.

As the saying goes, "Don't bite off more than you can chew."

Lu Feng also knew that one cannot become fat in one bite. He was already quite good at the moment that he had been able to awaken the budding of soul power. As for the next steps of soul power cultivation and alchemy, he was not in a hurry.

After all, he was now penniless. Yan Wu had taken all the spirit stones from his storage ring, and he had exchanged all his other treasures for sixth-grade Soul Strengthening and Heart-Stabilizing Pills. Even if Lu Feng wanted to try alchemy now, he simply didn't have the money to buy medicinal herbs and demon cores!

Knock knock knock...!

Just as Lu Feng was about to leave, there was a soft knock on the door.

"Who is it?"

Lu Feng glanced around and subconsciously released his Yuan Power to sense the surroundings.

"Uh, I apologize for disturbing your rest, young hero. Please don't take offense. However, a friend of yours specifically asked me to convey an important message before leaving..."

The faint voice of the innkeeper could be heard from outside the door, and his tone was very humble, as if he was afraid of offending Lu Feng by accident.

After all, he was just an ordinary person with no strength to even kill a chicken, and he couldn't possibly provoke powerful martial artists like Lu Feng.