"This... this is impossible?!"
Yang Wushuang repeated in a daze, his mind utterly blank from shock.
The Food system, the most difficult to cultivate in the Soul Master Realm!
Yet someone had actually become a level 38 Soul Venerable within just three years.
Despite having a frail physique.
And even obtaining the terrifying configuration of Two Purple, One Black!
To anyone, this would seem an impossibility, yet it had truly appeared before his very eyes! How could he possibly remain calm...
Yang Wushuang was certain,
Even if Tang Chen, the Supreme Elder of the Clear Sky School, were to see Ye Tian, he would be unable to hold back his astonishment!
The entire Soul Master Realm would tremble at the sight of Ye Tian's achievements!
"Just how did you manage this?!"
It took a long while
Before Yang Wushuang snapped out of his daze, staring intently at Ye Tian as he hoarsely asked.
"Haha..."
Ye Tian couldn't help but chuckle, taking out some medicinal herbs from his Wishful Treasure Sack.
He arranged them one by one on the table before him...
Seeing this, Yang Wushuang's pupils seemed to shrink to the size of needle points!
He seemed to understand something.
His body, pierced through with eight holes by the Soul-calming Spikes, couldn't help but tremble.
The chains rattled!
The sound of Ye Tian's voice in his ears seemed to confirm the guess in his heart,
Making his very heart convulse.
Could there truly be such a young man in this world?
"Actually, I've already given the answer to this question, but I don't mind repeating it—or even demonstrating it."
Ye Tian smiled at Yang Wushuang.
By now,
Over a dozen precious medicinal herbs were laid out on the table before him. All were either from the Yin Yang Well of Ice and Fire or the Dugu Family's collection, along with offerings from Bi Bi Dong over time, each of considerable age.
As Ye Tian's words fell,
Red and blue light burst forth from within him, like two swimming dragons circling around Ye Tian, spreading outward.
Eventually completely covering the space several yards around Ye Tian!
Witnessing this scene...
Yang Wushuang couldn't help but widen his eyes.
One wave of shock had yet to subside before another, even more intense, struck him.
Leaving him so horrified he was nearly speechless, stammering incoherently!
"This... this is a—Domain—!"
"Yes, precisely the Talent Domain I recently awakened, called the Nascent Pill Domain! Two Extremes Rotation, Ice Fire Refining Void!"
Ye Tian's tone remained as calm as still water.
But in Yang Wushuang's heart, stormy waves surged, one after another, never ceasing!
"This... this truly is a divine skill!!"
Yang Wushuang couldn't help but exclaim, his widened eyes filled with longing.
He wanted to lunge forward once more.
Whoosh—!
The chains within the cell clattered incessantly.
Blood gushed from his shoulders and hands, dripping to the floor.
Yet no matter how fiercely the heart-piercing pain assaulted him, it couldn't strip away the yearning in his eyes.
What appeared before him...
Was a scene he could only yearn for but never reach!
When Ye Tian's Domain unfolded, the over a dozen medicinal herbs before him
All emitted various glows of light!
As if ignited, their essences slowly rose, transforming into over a dozen colorful rainbows, crossing layers upon layers of Auspicious Clouds to connect with that exquisite and translucent Pill Spirit in the sky above.
Yang Wushuang's eyes no longer held any indignation or contempt—only a frenzied desire and ecstatic joy!
The most essential parts of over a dozen medicinal herbs, completely free of impurities, had been extracted so effortlessly! And just like that, without any complicated manual procedures, they were directly fused into a pill! Any Alchemist who witnessed this would be awestruck.
With this skill alone,
Ye Tian would be revered as an honored guest by the entire Po Clan!
They understood better than anyone the true value of Ye Tian's ability!
Because across the entire continent, no one could fully utilize a medicinal herb, extracting its complete worth, nor was there any method or technique that guaranteed one hundred percent purification!
All medicinal herbs incurred some loss!
All finished products contained impurities!
Why did they prefer using higher-aged medicinal herbs for pill refining, even when the herbs were already mature?
Were their components any different from lower-aged herbs?
Of course not!
One of the most important reasons was that higher-aged herbs contained denser concentrations of the required components, making them easier to extract.
Yet with Ye Tian's ability, whether the herbs were high-aged or low-aged, as long as they were mature, he could achieve perfect purification without any loss in efficacy!
Herb cost, refining speed, pill quality!
In every aspect of pill refining, Ye Tian could effortlessly achieve perfection!
How terrifying was that!
Yang Wushuang's prison uniform was already stained with blood, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead.
Yet he seemed completely unaware,
holding his breath as he stared intently at the rainbow bridges suspended in the air.
Afraid of disturbing Ye Tian.
Afraid of disrupting this scene that resembled a work of art!
Hum!
The white mist enveloping the entire prison cell suddenly trembled.
Like ripples spreading across the surface of water.
A refreshing, soul-soothing Pill Fragrance surged forth, accelerating the flow of Soul Power!
Over a dozen rainbow bridges vanished.
The more than ten medicinal herbs lying before Ye Tian had transformed—some into dust, others withered and dry, still others limp and lifeless in various states.
Without a doubt,
Ye Tian also understood the precise proportions required for each herb.
He had handled them perfectly!
"The pill..."
Yang Wushuang's gaze slowly lifted, fixing on the Flawless Nascent Pill floating in the air.
His parched throat emitted a raspy sound.
"It's done!"
As Yang Wushuang's words fell,
the Flawless Primordial Core Martial Soul, having absorbed the radiance of over a dozen herbs, suddenly solidified into a physical form, cradled within the milky-white Auspicious Cloud!
All the light converged, leaving only a piercing purple glow.
It emitted waves of delicate fragrance!
Yang Wushuang felt the dormant Soul Power within his body begin to stir slowly...
His eyes filled with excitement.
But just as Yang Wushuang thought it was over, the purple pill, about the size of a longan, began to tremble.
His heart instantly leaped into his throat!
Could it be that the pill condensation had failed?
As it turned out, Yang Wushuang had worried for nothing. His eyes widened once more in astonishment.
Right before his eyes, the pill...
One gave birth to two, two gave birth to three!
It directly transformed into three purple pills, drawing Yang Wushuang's gaze as they slowly descended into Ye Tian's palm.
Ye Tian had stood up at some point, unnoticed.
Holding three pills in his hand, he looked at Yang Wushuang with a smile and asked, "Now, Senior, do you still think my pill refining art is poor?"
"..."
Yang Wushuang shook his head vigorously.
His messy hair was flung aside, revealing his complete eyes.
Within their turbid and weathered depths lay pure astonishment.
He glanced at the Flawless Primordial Core Martial Soul above Ye Tian's head, shrouded in auspicious clouds,
gazed at the dazzling two purple and one black spirit rings,
and inhaled the pill fragrance that filled the prison cell.
How could Yang Wushuang not marvel at the profound mystery of the Flawless Primordial Core Martial Soul?!
But compared to his awe for the martial soul,
the look in Yang Wushuang's eyes as he stared at Ye Tian grew even more fervent.
He clearly understood—
this young man before him was the very source of all that astonishment!
At his age and with his level of cultivation, how could he not know the principle: "The martial soul opens the door, but cultivation depends on the individual"?
If all achievements were credited solely to the martial soul, then every member of the Tang Family in the Clear Sky School would be like dragons, every member of the Qian Family in Spirit Hall would be peerless, and every member of the Yu Family in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would be heaven's chosen ones!
But in reality?
The Clear Sky School has only one Tang Chen, Spirit Hall has only one Qian Daoliu, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is left with nothing but a toothless old dragon!
No matter how powerful a martial soul is, it depends on how its master wields it.
Otherwise, it is merely a pearl covered in dust, holding the martial soul back.
"You... you are not a genius!"
Yang Wushuang's bloodshot eyes fixed intently on Ye Tian as he spoke in a trembling voice,
his gaze already filled with admiration and anticipation.
His hoarse voice rose once more.
"You are a prodigy! A monster that should not exist on this continent!"
Yang Wushuang's voice grew even hoarser and more impassioned.
This was his most sincere, heartfelt evaluation of Ye Tian!
"Haha..."
Ye Tian couldn't help but laugh heartily, ready to extend an olive branch directly.
"You flatter me, Senior..."