'Achieving perfect mastery actually elevate the Spiritual State to the Soul State!'

  The Spiritual State was aremely important indicator for alchemists.

  Alchemists found that Spiritual Strength became crucial because of the o trol fire precisely. Especially fh-tier alchemists, their trol over fire must reach the level of maniputing individual particles. Refining high-tier medial ingredients was akin to finding a needle in a haystack, seleg one in a billion from within a single herb.

  The first requirement to bee an 8th-tier alchemist was for the Spiritual State to reach the Soul State.

  He had learned from some of the alchemy books in his ste ring that the Spiritual State was divided into four levels: Mortal State, Soul State, Heavenly State, and Emperor State. The reason why 8th-tier pills were called Spirit Pills was because they already possessed a certain amount of spirituality.

  An alchemist's Spiritual State had to reach the Soul State in order to imbue pills with spirituality.

  Xiao Yan knew he had e to the right pce. The rare Soul Trainihod that the world seldom saw was right before his eyes! Moreover, it was a High Xuan Css Soul Trainihod that was capable of allowing oo advao the Soul State upon reag perfect mastery!

  This soul method was incredibly important to him. As an alchemist, he then his soul by any means necessary. He was well aware that having a naturally strong soul only provided him with an early advantage. If he did not work hard to improve, he would eventually bee one of the many talents that faded into obscurity on the Dou Qi ti.

  'A High Xuan Css Soul Method requires a thousand soul points, and one must reach the Xuan Css evaluation to qualify for the exge.'

  'Xuan Css...'

  Soul points could also be gradually accumuted by selling natural treasures and hunting magical beasts for their monster cores. However, one had to reach the Xuan o matter what in order to qualify for this exge.

  'As a sixteen-year-old 8-star Dou Practitiohe oppos I entered in the Low Huang Css trials were either of parable cultivation to mine or slightly weaker. The Intermediate Huang Css trials, however, are likely to have slightly stronger oppos tha most a 1-star Dou Master that I could still hahe High Huang Css trials should have low to intermediate-star Dou Master stage oppos. But for the Xuan Css, it would at least require overing a whole higher level of bat.'

  Xiao Yan reflected on his fight a few days ago with Lu Xing from the Xuan Css. Although he had won, the victory hadn't been easy. The primary reason for Lu Xing's loss was that his Dou Teiques and Qi Method were too weak.

  A signifit part of the reason he could win was due to his powerful Spiritual Strength and his mastery of Oe Bst, coupled with the Di Css Dou Teique, Fme Splitting Tsunami. These two higher-css Dou Teiques bridged the gap in cultivation.

  In other words, his victory was rgely because Lu Xing's Dou Teiques were weak and not well-mastered. However, the Hall of Souls was far strohan Jia Nan Academy and even possessed Soul Skills. He feared that it would not be that simple to cross aire realm to defeat his oppo.

  'I still have to try. Once I break through to Dou Master, challenging a Dou Grandmaster will be a dead end! Now that I am a Dou Practitiohis is the best opportunity for me.' Xiao Yan uood in his heart. The further he advahe less likely it would be that he would be able to challenge across realms. To reach the Xuan Css evaluation, it was imperative to act early!

  With resolve, Xiao Yan ched his teeth and tightly gripped the token as he said, "I will tio challehe Intermediate Huang Css trial!"

  A moment of mental disorientation followed, and the token in front of him fshed with white light. The sed, as the light disappeared, he found himself ba the inal trial grounds.

  "I was just in a soul body state?!" Xiao Yan noticed a bit of frost on his clothes. His body had not moved from its spot at all. It was because of the Soul and that he had experienced an out-of-body state, allowing him to ehe passage behind him and visit the Treasure Hall!

  He hadn't expected the Treasure Hall to actually be within the Hun Realm. Only soul bodies that possessed the Soul and could pass through the Hun Realm passage, which expined why there was no one else ireasure Hall just now.

  It was akin to receiving a signal on a cell phone, except this iritual signal. The Hun Realm, existing within the void, could receive soul body signals from all over the Dou Qi tihrough the Soul and.

  The Hun Realm was unfathomably deep!

  With a shake of his head, Xiao Yan pushed these thoughts aside and walked resolutely toward the eleportation portal.

  …

  Just as Xiao Yan had thought, the strength of the oppos iermediate Huang Css trial were 8-star and 9-star Dou Practitioners and the final trial was against a magical beast that had just reached Rank 2

  This was a bit more troublesome for Xiao Yan, but it did not pose a real threat to him.

  Oe Bst!

  Xiao Yan leaped down from a high mountain and pierced through the fog of the yon. Relying on his powerful spiritual perception, he zeroed in on his target in the fog and swooped down from the sky to strike a teer giant python at the bottom of the cliff.

  Hiss!!! The eight yers of hidden force from Oe Bst hammered ohon's hard scales. Ripple after ripple spread out, but the python's body scales actually dispersed the impact of Oe Bst.

  'The High Huang Css trial is indeed difficult. A direct hit from Oe Bst and it's still unharmed!'

  The giant python hissed, ehe pain, and swung its tail violently, swinging it around like a giant pilr. With a g, Xiao Yan quickly took out the Heavy Xuan Ruler from his ste ring and pced it in front of him to block the strike.

  The python's scales struck against the Heavy Xuan Ruler, sparking fmes and sending him flying.

  Twisting his body in mid-air, Xiao Yaeadily on his feet. He had already passed all the trials of the Intermediate Huang Css and was now challenging the High Huang Css trial. His oppo was a Rank 2 Bck Steel Giant Python, a retively advanced Rank 2 Magical Beast.

  Hissing, the giant python didn't charge forward, but slowly retreated and faded into the fog. The Bck Steel Giant Python was a terrestrial creature that t at sneak attacks. Striking a lethal blow when its enemy was least prepared was in its nature.

  Xiao Yan gripped the handle of the ruler tightly as he cautiously sed the surroundings. The thick fog in the area severely limited visibility. It was almost impossible to see anything with the naked eye, as there was nothing to see but a b of white fog.

  'Snakes seem to detect prey by heat. That puts me at a disadvantage in this enviro.'

  Whoosh! A dark shadow rushed towards him, and Xiao Yan leaped high to dodge the giant python's tail attack.

  With a loud bang, the ground suddenly split open as a massive shadow surged from underh. The Bck Steel Giant Python had uedly used its tail to feint while its head was buried in the ground!

  Its gaping maw opened wide, aiming to swallow Xiao Yan ie!

  'Damn it!'

  Xiao Yan quickly grabbed the Heavy Xuan Ruler, curled his body into a ball, and used the ruler to shield himself. With a crack, the Bck Steel Giant Python bit down on the hard Heavy Xuan Ruler, but with the ruler proteg him, it couldn't kill him with its bite.

  The python's head violently shook the Heavy Xuan Ruler, smming it into the mountain with a thunderous crash, causing rocks to fall and bury Xiao Yan alive.

  The Bck Steel Giant Python once again vanished into the fog as its triangur pupils showed a hint of mockery.

  Xiao Yan was like a bright fme in its eyes. It had already seen him sneak out of the mountain and hide behind a giant roearby, waiting for an opportunity to unch a sneak attack.

  The Bck Steel Giant Python moved silently above the giant rock, its forked tongue flig lightly, knowing that its dessert for the day was secured!

  Hiss! The Bck Steel Giant Pytho out a screed lunged violently at the heat source. But at the moment of biting, it froze! There was no human, only a burning piece of clothing!

  Where was the human?! There was sourearby. Could it be that the human had died?!

  While the Bck Steel Giant Python looked around in fusion, the grouh it suddenly burst open. Xiao Yan emerged from underh and appeared right at the python's vulnerable spot!

  "Stupid snake, ever heard of the Icy Heart Pill?"

  Oe Bst!