Chapter 162: The First Layer of Myriad Treasure Dao Palace
Chapter 162: The First Layer of Myriad Treasure Dao Palace
“Rise!”
Wang Che formed his two fingers into a sword shape with one hand. A strand of Hundred-Tempered Soul Force twisted like a rope, binding the cut-off Nine-Shard Root.
It fell onto a spot above the Green Caterpillar.
This one move alone would have stunned Li Yanming if he had been there.
Gathering soul power and projecting it outside, controlling it with such strength—even many Professional Soul Contractors couldn’t achieve that!
At the same time, with his other hand, Wang Che brought forth the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace and tossed it above the flames.
The martial soul emitted a mighty pressure, turning slowly.
Right after, they saw Wang Che holding two strands of Hundred-Tempered Soul Force in both hands. His palms glowed faintly blue as they constantly formed symbols, repeatedly striking the Nine-Shard Root above the flames.
There were many alchemy techniques, and Wang Che chose the one called ‘Seven-Star Refining Technique’.
This was a very powerful alchemy method. At its highest level, using just one hand to perform all seven moves could refine a whole planet’s energy and life into pure essence pills while floating in the starry sky.
This kind of advanced technique was also an incredibly strong fighting art. It blended many ultimate spells, martial skills, and divine abilities into one alchemy ability.
This technique was hard to learn and had strict requirements.
Especially the spiritual energy needed to power it demanded a lot.
Now, relatively, it required very high soul power too. What Wang Che used wasn’t the original version.
It was a modified, lower-level edition.
With the normal divine alchemy technique, Wang Che couldn’t even perform one move.
His soul power simply wasn’t enough.
The modified lower-level edition was more acceptable, plus he had the advantage of flames he could control freely.
With the Hundred-Tempered Soul Force, extracting and refining the medicinal power of the Nine-Shard Root wasn’t too difficult.
It might just take longer, doing it a bit roughly, and he couldn’t use all of the root’s power perfectly.
In the blazing flames,
As Wang Che struck out another symbol, the Nine-Shard Root spun rapidly in the fierce fire. Slowly, it transformed into streams of pure medicinal energy.
“Magnetic Sword! Ten stalks of Wind Crystal Grass!”
Following Wang Che’s command, Magnetic Sword grabbed the herbs from the ground and quickly tossed them into the flames above the Green Caterpillar.
They were held in mid-air by the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace and quickly merged with the alchemy symbols Wang Che struck out.
“Seven stalks of Blend Root!”
“Twenty stalks of Water Shadow Grain!”
“Twelve stalks of Winter Frost Orchid!”
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On the ground, since Wang Che had written the names of the herbs, Magnetic Sword couldn’t recognize the herbs but could read the writing. Literacy was part of soul pet foundation training. Magnetic Sword came from the Western Yue Soul Pet Base headquarters. Although it was a trouble-making soul pet, its basic early training was successful.
It reacted very quickly. As soon as Wang Che said the words, it took action immediately.
Their teamwork was very smooth.
Because the Nine-Shard Root itself was a Natural Treasure, pulling out its medicinal power wasn’t easy.
Wang Che clearly knew his skills weren’t high at the moment. Even with less than ten strands of Hundred-Tempered Soul Force, it could only hold out for about a day.
Luckily, the alchemy technique and the Hundred-Tempered Soul Force were strong enough.
Especially the Hundred-Tempered Soul Force—just one strand of it powered the lower-level Seven-Star Refining Technique with great strength!
With the intensity of the flames the Green Caterpillar produced, it took almost a whole day to fully refine the Nine-Shard Root.
After that came blending the medicinal energies, which was much easier.
It was easy because Wang Che was overly familiar with it.
There was no challenge at all.
On the evening of the sixth day, Wang Che kept striking out symbols toward the air. As his fingers moved rhythmically, in the raging fire, a fresh, bright light gradually came together and concentrated.
Suddenly.
Wang Che’s body shook. His hands formed a mysterious symbol:
“Pill finished!”
The symbol seemed to change into a huge hand made of light. It fiercely gripped the glowing light within the flames.
Under the moonlight, it shone so brilliantly!
In a flash, the light burst outward, creating a strong energy wave that spread in every direction.
Twelve smooth, milky-white pills fell from the flames into Wang Che’s palm.
Each one was only the size of a peanut.
But they gave off a strong pill fragrance, with fine lines on their surfaces.
Those were pill patterns formed by the symbols, something only possible for someone with deep knowledge of pill-making and perfect crafting.
It trapped all the medicinal power inside.
“Not bad.”
Wang Che took a small sniff of the fragrance and instantly judged the pill’s quality.
He could only say it was okay.
Because the herbs from the Cultivation World didn’t match the ones here exactly.
Only similar in medicinal properties.
So the lower-level Spirit-Sense Treasure Elixir he made had a big difference.
But it was certainly enough.
Then, both the Green Caterpillar and Magnetic Sword crowded around.
Especially the Green Caterpillar—as soon as it caught that smell, it drooled and pressed close to Wang Che.
It smelled so good!
Better than leaves!
“Go away, go away, you can’t eat this.”
Wang Che pushed aside the Green Caterpillar’s head as it nudged forward.
If the Green Caterpillar ate one of these, its mind would get messed up, turning it into a silly little caterpillar.
He couldn’t underestimate the medicinal power of this Nine-Shard Root.
Wang Che had made a judgment based on that.
Wang Che took out a Floating Sky Feather Leaf from the Little Caterpillar Medal and fed it to the little guy.
The Green Caterpillar could only watch longingly as Wang Che placed the pills into the Little Caterpillar Medal.
It still felt satisfied.
After all, the medal was its own, so putting things inside was like keeping them for itself.
“The pills are done. Tomorrow I can go to the Floating Forest to see that Empty God Dragon.”
Wang Che nodded slightly. “Next, I have the night to make solid the first layer of the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace and… sense that second martial soul deep within my soul…”
After some refining, the Hundred-Tempered Soul Force became much purer, and the tenth wisp of Hundred-Tempered Soul Force had been successfully tempered.
Alchemy was also a form of cultivation.
Some people could even achieve enlightenment through alchemy, and this was the reason for it.
“If only my Soul Power Level were higher… I could make better use of the Nine-Shard Root…”
Wang Che shook his head.
The low-grade version of the Spirit-Sense Treasure Elixir, in fact, had very low efficiency in using the Nine-Shard Root, which was quite wasteful.
Due to various limitations, it was impossible to fully unleash the medicinal power of the Nine-Shard Root, so it remained a low-grade version.
However, given Wang Che’s current Soul Power, this was already the limit.
If it weren’t for the matter with the Empty God Dragon, Wang Che wouldn’t have wasted this Nine-Shard Root just to increase the success rate by twenty to thirty percent.
He could have waited until his cultivation was higher to refine stronger elixirs or used it slowly over time.
Wang Che stopped overthinking and immediately began to materialize the first layer of the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace.
“To materialize the first layer, besides Soul Power, a Soul Ring is also needed.”
Wang Che looked at the Green Caterpillar.
A Soul Pet condensing a Soul Ring was a reflection of the Soul Pet’s strength.
Usually, when a Soul Pact Master needed a Soul Ring, they would guide the Soul Pet to condense one.
The technique wasn’t particularly difficult.
It only required the Soul Pet to gather the Soul Power within its body, forming it into a ring-shaped energy that could be attached to Wang Che’s Martial Soul.
Within this ring-shaped energy, there was also the Soul Pet’s spirit and will.
A Soul Pact Master with a Soul Ring would receive a certain boost in physical strength.
The higher the age of the Soul Ring, the greater the boost, and the age of the Soul Ring corresponded directly to the Soul Power Cultivation of the Soul Beast.
It took Wang Che two to three hours to teach the Green Caterpillar how to condense a Soul Ring.
A hundred-year Soul Ring was pale yellow, and the color deepened as the age increased.
After the Soul Ring was attached to the Soul Pact Master, it would manifest synchronously whenever the Soul Pact Master used a Soul Skill.
The Soul Pet would gain an extra layer of visual effect, though there was no actual effect for now.
The process of a Soul Pet granting a Soul Ring to a Soul Pact Master had been studied extensively over many years in modern times.
It had essentially become an instinct passed down through many generations of Soul Pets.
As long as the Soul Power Level was sufficient, it was easy to accomplish.
The Green Caterpillar, in particular, had been the Soul Pet of countless people.
These things were ingrained in their genes, and every household knew how to do it.
So, teaching it was very simple.
“Alright, go ahead.”
Wang Che said.
The Green Caterpillar looked at the deep yellow ring of light on its body; whenever it moved, the ring followed.
It looked quite beautiful.
Then, with a slight shake, accompanied by a flash of magical light, the deep yellow ring of light flew over to Wang Che.
A special connection seemed to form between the Green Caterpillar and Wang Che, linking the two together.
As the deep yellow Soul Ring settled on Wang Che’s body,
vast energy surged into Wang Che’s body, flowing to every part of him.
The deep yellow Soul Ring began to glow, and mysterious energy flowed between the two, pouring into the deep yellow Soul Ring.
That was the power of the Life Soul Pact.
It caused the inside of the Soul Ring to form a unique and mysterious Soul Domain Space!
Wang Che could clearly sense the changes happening at that moment!
Inside that energy ring, an independent space was actually forming!
The size of the space depended on the depth of the Life Soul Pact between the Soul Pet and the Soul Pact Master.
The deeper the Soul Pact bond, the larger the space that formed.
Naturally, the effect would be better.
The Soul Domain Space could speed up the Soul Pet’s cultivation rate and rapidly heal its injuries. The larger the space, the higher the Soul Pet’s happiness and closeness, and the stronger the effects.
Moreover, the Soul Domain Space that formed was fixed.
Even if the Soul Pact bond with the Soul Pet deepened later, it would be difficult for the Soul Domain Space to grow further.
Many students, even when their Soul Power Level was sufficient, deliberately waited longer before attaching a Soul Ring just to make the Soul Domain Space as large as possible during the initial formation.
This was the future home for the Soul Pet.
Which Soul Pet wouldn’t want its home to be a little bigger?
At this point, the depth of the Life Soul Pact between the Green Caterpillar and Wang Che was already very high.
While absorbing the vast energy from the Soul Ring into the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace, Wang Che also sensed the size of the Soul Domain Space.
“Based on the grade of the Life Soul Pact… reaching S-grade should give about fifty square meters. It seems this little home for the Little Caterpillar is even more than fifty square meters… closer to seventy square meters!”
Wang Che paused briefly, “It looks like the depth of the Life Soul Pact between the Little Caterpillar and me has surpassed the S-grade evaluation. Well, we already have Telepathy. Seventy square meters is enough for the Little Caterpillar to arrange a cozy little nest for itself.”
The Soul Domain Space had just formed, so naturally, there was nothing inside yet.
Next, Wang Che glanced at the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace, calmed his mind, and began gathering the Hundred-Tempered Soul Force, directing it into the first layer of the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace.
The Myriad Treasure Dao Palace, having absorbed the energy from the Soul Ring, emitted a dazzling, radiant light of extraordinary brilliance!
Ten wisps of Hundred-Tempered Soul Force continuously flowed into the door of the first layer.
The vast energy from the Soul Ring, carrying a sense of the Green Caterpillar’s own will, along with the ten wisps of Hundred-Tempered Soul Force, struck the door of the first layer of the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace.
“I remember the first layer of the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace was a small world with many herbs and divine plants I cultivated. The one usually taking care of them was that guy, the Primordial Shattergod Dragon… The second layer had various divine weapons and swords, the third layer had all kinds of divine elixirs and precious pills, the fourth layer contained various martial techniques, mystical arts, secret manuals, and Daoist classics…”
Wang Che clearly remembered what was stored in each layer of the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace.
Now, he didn’t know what would happen when the first layer opened…