Battle Through the Heavens: I can solidify the talents of all things

Chapter 90, Awakening the Medicine Master, Forging the Heavenly Emperor Sword!

The night was as dark as ink, enveloping the holy city of Gama.

The lights were on in a study at the Mittel family headquarters.

Xiao Qing put down his teacup, looked at Hai Bodong and Mittel Tengshan opposite him, and said in a relaxed tone, "Elder Hai, Clan Chief Tengshan, I've been a bit tired from refining pills lately. I'd like to go out for a walk by myself, enjoy the night view of Jia Ma Holy City, and experience the local customs and culture of the capital."

Upon hearing this, Hai Bodong frowned slightly and put down his wine glass: "Now? Xiao Qing, don't be careless! Your reputation is too great now, countless eyes are watching you. If you go out alone, what if—"

Mittel Tengshan quickly chimed in, "Yes, Master Xiao Qing! Wherever you wish to go, I will immediately arrange for my most capable guards to accompany you, ensuring that your enjoyment is not disturbed."

"Although this capital city is the core of our Gama, there are many treacherous and cunning people lurking in the shadows, especially those guys from the Izumo Empire. We must be wary!"

Xiao Qing smiled slightly, his face showing a hint of curiosity and impatience typical of young people: "You two are overthinking it! It's just a casual stroll, enjoying the night view, and buying some trinkets. How could it possibly alarm a Dou Huang expert?"

"It would be boring if I were surrounded by a crowd! Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I'm just taking a walk to clear my head. I won't go far and will be back tomorrow."

Seeing Xiao Qing's resolute attitude, Hai Bodong pondered for a moment and thought that Xiao Qing's strength was enough to kill a peak Dou Wang, so there was indeed no need to worry too much about ordinary dangers.

Hai Bodong then nodded and said, "Alright; I know you're bored! Go ahead; be careful; if anything happens, send a signal immediately."

"Thank you for your help, Elder Hai!" Xiao Qing cupped his hands in greeting, said no more, turned and walked out of the study, his figure quickly disappearing into the night outside.

Mittel Tengshan looked in the direction where Xiao Qing had disappeared, still somewhat worried: "Old Hai, this—"

Hai Bodong waved his hand, picked up his wine glass again, and a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes: "This kid is very clever. Since Xiao Qing dared to go out alone, he must be confident! Besides—he really needs some fresh air."

After leaving the Mittel family, Xiao Qing did not linger on the brightly lit streets.

Like an ordinary night traveler, he moved through the crowd in a few flashes and silently arrived at the foot of the tall city wall of Gama Holy City.

With a slight fluctuation of his soul power, Xiao Qing sensed a gap in the guards' patrol and his figure flickered, easily leaping over the city wall like a ghost, without attracting any attention.

After leaving the city, Xiao Qing suddenly increased his speed, transforming into a blurry green shadow as he sped towards the continuous mountain range outside the capital.

Xiao Qing had already used his soul perception to find an extremely hidden cave in a desolate mountain range a hundred miles away from the Holy City.

The cave entrance was concealed by vines, and its interior was deep and secluded. The rocks contained a mineral that could subtly interfere with soul detection, making it an ideal place for covert operations.

About an hour later, Xiao Qing arrived at his destination.

Xiao Qing pushed aside the dense vines and slipped into the cave. The cave was dry and quiet, with only the occasional sound of dripping water.

Without pausing for a moment, he immediately began making arrangements.

With his hands moving rapidly, he formed hand seals, and a surge of powerful soul energy mixed with pure battle qi erupted forth, like an invisible paintbrush, outlining mysterious and complex energy patterns on the inner walls of the cave.

With a thought, Xiao Qing felt a surge of energy, and barriers took shape as his thoughts were formed.

Powerful soul barriers rose up, ensuring that no soul fluctuations within the cave would leak out; thus, even if there were significant energy reactions inside, they would appear as natural phenomena to the outside world.

Layers of light shimmered and then faded into stillness, as if the entire cave had been temporarily "erased" from this world, becoming incredibly safe and secluded.

After doing all this, Xiao Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Qing sat cross-legged and placed the three main treasures he had taken from his storage ring in front of him:

A foot-long piece of Soul-Nourishing Wood, dark in color and with natural grain; a Soul-Soothing Flower with crystal-clear petals, exuding a tranquil aura; and a Seven-Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva, shimmering with iridescent light, as if crafted from glass.

Awakening the old doctor requires utmost care.

Xiao Qing needs to refine these rare and precious materials into a form most suitable for soul absorption.

Xiao Qing took a deep breath, palms facing upwards, and the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame reappeared, but this time the flame was unusually gentle, like a dancing azure sprite.

He first picked up the piece of soul-nourishing wood and carefully wrapped it in flames.

Under the precise control of the spiritual power of the spirit realm, the temperature of the flames was maintained within an extremely delicate range, enough to extract the purest essence of the soul power from the Soul Nourishing Wood without damaging its spirituality in the slightest.

The Soul-Nourishing Wood slowly softened in the blue flames, and strands of dark golden liquid, radiating warm soul energy fluctuations, were slowly extracted, suspended above the flames, and condensed into a dark golden liquid droplet the size of a pigeon egg.

Next up is the Requiem Flower.

The delicate petals, instead of turning to ashes under the scorching heat of the strange fire, lost their physical form and extracted a small droplet of milky white essence that exuded a peaceful and serene aura.

Finally, there is the Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva.

This medicinal ingredient is the most unique; it refracts seven colors of light in the flames and is eventually refined into a liquefied liquid that constantly changes color, containing vibrant life and nourishing power.

Xiao Qing's expression was focused. This kind of extreme control over the power of flames and soul was even more mentally taxing than refining a sixth-grade pill.

Xiao Qing then took out several other auxiliary medicinal materials that had been prepared beforehand and extracted their essence one by one.

Then, Xiao Qing controlled these essences, each with different properties but all beneficial to the soul, and began the most crucial fusion process.

The power of the soul, like the most skillful hand, guided the dark gold, milky white, and iridescent droplets to slowly approach, permeate and merge with each other.

During the process, minor energy conflicts occasionally occurred, but Xiao Qing forcibly smoothed them out with his powerful soul force and the harmonizing power of flames.

After an unknown amount of time, all the essences finally blended perfectly together, forming a bowl of viscous spiritual liquid with a pale golden color, a surface shimmering with iridescent light, and an aura that soothed the soul—the Soul-Warming Spiritual Liquid.

Xiao Qing took out a jade bowl that had been prepared in advance, carefully carved from warm jade. This jade bowl itself has the effect of warming and nourishing.

He carefully poured the prepared Warm Soul Elixir into the jade bowl.

After doing all this, Xiao Qing solemnly took off the antique black ring that she always wore on her finger.

Looking at the ring that had accompanied him for many days and carried the soul of the old doctor, a complex mix of emotions and anticipation flashed in Xiao Qing's eyes.

Xiao Qing gently immersed the ring into the warm spiritual liquid in the jade bowl.

The moment the ring came into contact with the spiritual liquid, the seven-colored light on the surface of the liquid seemed to ripple slightly. The pale golden spiritual liquid seemed to come alive and began to seep into the seemingly ordinary material of the ring very slowly.

efficient!

Xiao Qing could clearly feel a gentle and continuous nourishing power flowing slowly through the ring into the faint, almost imperceptible source of his soul.

The wake-up process has begun.

But this is destined to be a slow process. The old man's soul is too damaged and needs patience and continuous nourishment.

Xiao Qing dared not be careless, so he sat down cross-legged beside the jade bowl, diverting some of his attention to keep an eye on the changes in the ring and the spiritual liquid, maintaining a stable output of the spiritual liquid's efficacy.

During the long period of guarding and waiting, Xiao Qing was not completely idle.

He focused most of his mind on his body, guiding his battle qi to circulate through his meridians, consolidating his newly broken six-star Dou Wang realm and making his foundation increasingly solid and stable.

At the same time, Xiao Qing remembered the reward he received from Yun Shan: a piece of crimson meteorite iron essence the size of a human head, exuding an aura of destruction.

It's time to forge a suitable weapon for myself, especially since I need to cultivate the intermediate-level Heaven-rank combat skill "Annihilation Sword Technique" in the future. Ordinary weapons simply cannot withstand its power.

Xiao Qing ultimately decided to forge a sword for his own use first, and could temporarily use Yao Lao's Black Demon Cauldron for alchemy.

He then took out the dark metal, levitated it in front of him, and with a thought, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame surged out again, completely enveloping the Crimson Flame Meteorite Essence.

At the same time, Xiao Qing flicked his finger, and a wisp of pale white bone spirit cold fire joined in.

Two different flames, one primary and one secondary, began to scorch the indestructible extraterrestrial meteorite under Xiao Qing's precise control.

The refining process is extremely difficult.

The Crimson Flame Meteorite Essence is extremely heat-resistant. Even under the continuous burning of two different flames, it took a full day and night for its surface to begin to show signs of softening.

Xiao Qing continuously activated his battle qi to maintain the intensity of the flames, guiding them to penetrate the meteorite iron and refine its impurities bit by bit, while simultaneously stimulating the destructive properties contained within it.

After a long time, the Crimson Flame Meteorite Essence finally transformed into a ball of crimson-gold, constantly rolling and writhing liquid metal, with faint black lightning bolts of destruction darting within it.

Based on some rudimentary weapon-refining methods included in the "Annihilation Sword Manual" and his own understanding, Xiao Qing began to shape the weapon.

The power of the soul, like an invisible carving knife, carefully guided the crimson-gold liquid, slowly stretching and condensing it.

The sword blank gradually took shape, about three feet and three inches long, with a narrow and slightly curved blade, smooth lines, and a sense of power.

The sword guard is simple and unadorned, with an overall style that is restrained yet austere.

Just as the sword was about to completely solidify, Xiao Qing forced out a drop of blood essence containing his own aura, which bounced off the center of the hilt.

At the same time, Xiao Qing imprinted a trace of the law, along with the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, inside the sword.

"Buzz!"

The crimson-gold longsword suddenly emitted a clear and melodious sword cry that reverberated throughout the cave!

On the sword's blade, a crimson-gold luster flowed, and faint blue and white flame patterns could be seen appearing and disappearing within. A fierce and incomparable, yet destructive aura, intertwined with heat and chilling cold, emanated from it!

The longsword trembled slightly in the air, as if it had gained a spirit and formed a close connection with Xiao Qing through blood.

Xiao Qing reached out and grasped the sword hilt, a smooth feeling of ease washing over him.

With a casual wave of his hand, a streak of crimson-gold sword energy shot out like a bolt of lightning, silently disappearing into the cave wall and leaving a deep, bottomless mark. The rocks at the edge even showed strange signs of melting and freezing.

Looking at the longsword in his hand, which seemed to have been tailor-made for him, Xiao Qing felt a surge of emotion.

"The sword's name—" Xiao Qing murmured softly, his gaze seemingly piercing through a mountain cave and glimpsing the distant future, "I shall call you the Heavenly Emperor Sword."

Inside the cave, the warm soul elixir continued to slowly and steadily nourish the soul within the ring.

Xiao Qing, holding the newly born Heavenly Emperor Sword, stood guard by his side, waiting for his teacher to awaken.

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