Battle Through the Heavens: The Inner Struggle of Cultivation Brings Xiao Yan to Tears

First, one needs to successfully condense the Soul Flame when they reach the Great Battle Master level.

Secondly, one must possess a level of mental strength, or soul strength, far exceeding that of ordinary people.

If it were in the vast world, one could also cultivate techniques to enhance one's soul power.

However, there are very few soul cultivation techniques left to be passed down on the Dou Qi Continent.

Even if they exist, they are usually controlled by a few powerful individuals.

Xiao Yang basically meets both of these criteria.

As for the Soul Flame, Xiao Yang simply didn't know how to condense it.

However, his soul power is definitely up to standard.

The process of crafting magical artifacts is quite complicated.

The biggest challenge is inscribing the artifact's runes inside.

A spirit weapon master is essentially a master who focuses on integrating formations into the forging of spirit weapons.

This is also the biggest difference between spirit weapon masters and spirit array masters.

Spirit array masters, on the other hand, directly use array patterns to fight against people.

The Fundamentals of Spirit Weapon Masters also contains records of many basic metal materials.

It includes the properties of these metals and the methods of refining them.

Xiao Yang did not immediately memorize everything.

After all, there's quite a bit of content here.

He slowly looked back, and behind him were some basic exercises for spirit weapon masters.

For example, some simple auxiliary magical artifacts.

These can at best be considered ordinary low-grade spiritual artifacts.

However, these magical artifacts are very suitable for beginners to practice with.

The materials used for these magical artifacts are relatively inexpensive.

Moreover, it's very easy to refine.

Just like when an alchemist first starts learning alchemy, they usually practice making simple pills like blood-clotting powder.

After quickly skimming through the document, Xiao Yang focused his attention on the method for condensing the soul fire.

He discovered that condensing the soul fire wasn't too difficult for him.

If we look at it from the perspective of the soul realm in the Dou Qi Continent, basically anyone who reaches the mid-stage of the mortal realm can condense a soul fire.

Unlike alchemists, who need to possess fire attributes.

From this perspective, a spirit weapon master can basically use any attribute.

In Xiao Yang's view, this is normal.

On the Dou Qi Continent, alchemists must possess fire and wood attributes, which is a significant restriction.

He speculated that alchemists in the vast world might not necessarily need to possess fire and wood attributes.

Alchemists most likely use the fire of the soul to refine medicine.

This allows them to control the flames better than alchemists from the ordinary Dou Qi Continent.

There are reasons why alchemists need to possess fire and wood attributes.

The fire attribute allows the user to release battle qi flames through the medicine cauldron, while the wood attribute allows the user to adjust the flame temperature and sense the state of the medicinal herbs.

However, all of these can be resolved in the face of the Soul Fire!

Without hesitation, Xiao Yang began to condense his soul fire, following the method introduced in the basics of weapon refinement.

Chapter 159 The Fire of the Soul

Looking at the method for condensing soul fire in the basics of spirit weapon mastery, Xiao Yang couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

On the Dou Qi Continent, the use of soul power is far too crude.

The world has a very subtle way of using spiritual power, or soul power.

The basic methods of using soul power in the basics of spirit weapon mastery alone gave Xiao Yang considerable inspiration.

He discovered that as these insights arose, his proficiency in alchemy also improved.

Without hesitation, he immediately created a task.

[Task: Raise your proficiency in Grade 3 pills to perfection. Rewards: "Complete Collection of Grade 4 Pill Recipes", +3 to alchemy technique proficiency, +3 to intermediate alchemy talent, 100 recipes for the herb field, and double the time flow rate in the herb field space.]

When he reached the pinnacle of his third-grade proficiency, he did not obtain the complete collection of fourth-grade pill formulas.

However, Xiao Yang understood.

After all, once a pill reaches the fourth grade, its effects become extremely powerful.

Just like pills that can enhance the cultivation of a Great Dou Master, they must be at least Grade 4.

The fourth grade is a watershed moment in the world of elixirs.

Therefore, it's normal that it's a bit more difficult to obtain.

Besides that, Xiao Yang was also very envious of the other rewards.

Proficiency in alchemy techniques is also very important.

These are applicable to all grades of pills.

After improving his alchemy skills, Xiao Yang's proficiency in making other pills may also improve.

Many things can be understood by analogy.

Just like this time when Xiao Yang comprehended some uses of soul power, his proficiency in making pills instantly improved a lot.

Alchemy:

Rank: Rank 3 Alchemist

Pharmacology (Daishen 8/10)

Fire control (Perfect 5/10)

Alchemy Techniques (Minor Success 7/10)

First-grade elixir (Complete 9/10)

Grade 2 Elixir (Perfect 7/10)

Grade 3 Elixir (Completion 9/10)

The first-grade pills are about to reach perfection, a realm of divine skill.

This is Xiao Yang's first level of proficiency that comes closest to the level of "divine mastery".

He thought for a moment, then casually created another task.

[Task: Raise your proficiency in Grade One Pills to the highest level. Rewards: +1 Advanced Pill Talent, 100 Recipes in the Herb Garden, Doubled Time Flow in the Herb Garden Space, One Bottle of Each Grade One Pill, +1 Pill Comprehension.]

Xiao Yang looked at the mission rewards with some confusion.

He was quite looking forward to the advanced pill-making talent.

If Xiao Yang's alchemy talent improves again, the difficulty of the alchemy tasks he completes later will decrease by 10% from the initial level.

Previously, he could improve his proficiency by refining half of the original pills.

In the future, you will only need to refine 40% of the pills to increase your proficiency by one point.

It might be easier to directly acquire advanced talents.

Doubling the space in the herb field is still very useful.

The current flow rate of time in his medicinal field is five times that of the outside world.

If these two rewards are taken into account, the flow of time within the herb field space will reach a terrifying twenty times!

Although he cannot cultivate inside.

However, even just planting some herbs can yield great results.

If the medicinal field were larger, over a year, the number of mature medicinal herbs in the field might exceed the number Xiao Yang had accelerated to maturity.

He planned to quickly condense the soul fire and then begin refining the elixir.

He had already completed part of the alchemy task.

Now, by refining fifty grade three pills, he can increase his grade three pill refining proficiency by one point.

He had already refined twenty-three of them, and now he only needed to refine twenty-seven more to complete the task.

He calmed himself down and began to recall the method of condensing soul fire from the basics of spirit weapon mastery.

Xiao Yang's soul power directly emanated from his body.

He subconsciously used a few small techniques for using soul power, which were fundamental to his work as a spirit weapon master.

He discovered that he could actually see the inside of the materials around him.

For example, the floor, the stone table, and the bed.

He can see the inside of these materials, and very clearly.

Previously, I could only get a general sense of it.

After playing for a while, he began to try to condense soul fire according to the methods based on the Spirit Weapon Master.

Xiao Yang's soul power began to condense and compress in front of him.

This was his first time doing this, so he was still a little unfamiliar with it.

The first attempt failed immediately.

Xiao Yang wasn't discouraged; this was normal.

Although he possesses powerful soul energy, his application of it is rather mediocre.