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Soul Palace.
With its area now drastically expanded, exploring the entire Soul Palace Small World would be no easy task, given the current number of Soul Palace disciples.
As for taking on more disciples, Xiao Mu has no such plans.
What's the use of recruiting a group of disciples who have neither talent nor good character?
Furthermore, after the Soul Hall was upgraded, it gained a new function.
"Spirit Empowerment?"
Xiao Mu studied the "Spirit Empowerment" skill for quite a while before he finally understood its specific function.
Xiao Mu can imbue the mountains, rivers, and other creatures of the Soul Palace's small world with souls, making them, in a sense, mountain gods, land gods, and river gods, which makes it easier for him to manage the Soul Palace's small world.
This was also a novel thing for Xiao Mu, as he continuously imbued the obvious mountains, rivers, and lakes in the Soul Palace's small world with souls.
"Greetings, Lord of the Palace."
These "mountain gods," "land gods," and "river gods" differ greatly from humans in appearance. One of the mountain gods is a stone man ten meters tall, and another lake god is almost identical to a human.
During the process of imbuing the spirit, Xiao Mu's understanding of the power of the soul was constantly improving.
Previously, his soul's growth had focused on the amount of soul power, the quality of his soul, and the strength of his soul attacks.
During the process of imbuing his soul with spirit, he vaguely sensed that his soul could have more changes and more possibilities.
Xiao Mu sat cross-legged on an unnamed mountain peak, and the various mountain gods and local deities gradually disappeared, returning to their respective territories.
Xiao Mu cultivated for a whole month.
During this month, Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, and other Heavenly Venerables also came several times, but they were all blocked by Xiao Mu's soul power from being more than ten feet away.
Knowing that Xiao Mu was cultivating, they would only glance at him from afar and dare not disturb him.
Unbeknownst to them, Xiao Mu's soul power gradually spread from that mountain peak to the entire Soul Palace world over the past month.
This ability was not achieved through the use of the Soul Palace core; it was entirely a manifestation of Xiao Mu's soul power.
His soul seemed to resonate with the mountains, rivers, plants, and trees in the Soul Palace Secret Realm; they all became Xiao Mu's eyes, nose, and ears, becoming part of his senses to perceive the outside world.
When Xiao Mu finished his cultivation, there was no great commotion as he had when he broke through to the soul realm. Everything was normal, with only the grass and trees swaying as if they were celebrating.
After opening his eyes, Xiao Mu felt that he could now successfully refine a ninth-grade pill.
After successfully refining eighth-grade pills, he tried to refine ninth-grade pills more than once, but each time it seemed that something was missing, and he ultimately failed.
If it weren't for his wealthy family background, he would have felt sorry for those top-grade spiritual herbs that were wasted.
Practice what you preach; inspiration is fleeting and cannot be missed.
Xiao Mu carried the Myriad Souls Refining Furnace with him at all times, and he had no shortage of medicinal herbs. The Void Devouring Flame surged out to preheat the furnace.
Xiao Mu still planned to refine the Soul-Breaking Pill.
Unlike the eighth-grade Soul-Breaking Pill, the ninth-grade Soul-Breaking Pill has different effects.
The Grade 9 Soul-Breaking Pill with one pattern only works on Title Douluos below level 95, increasing their soul power by one level.
The Second-Rank, Ninth-Grade Soul-Breaking Pill can increase the soul power of a Title Douluo below level 99 by one level.
The Grade 3 Soul-Breaking Pill can enable a level 99 Title Douluo to break through to level 100 in soul power.
Although it's just a breakthrough in soul power and can't make a soul master a god directly, a hundred-level soul power means that one can absorb another soul ring. The difference of one level in soul power can make a big difference in strength.
Xiao Mu was in perfect spirits and energy, and was fully focused on completing the refining of the ninth-grade pill.
A batch of medicinal herbs were lifted into the air by the power of the soul, including even an eight-petaled fairy orchid.
Using high-grade herbs in the refining of ninth-grade pills is definitely not a waste.
Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan were the first to discover that Xiao Mu had finished his cultivation, and they were also the first to discover that Xiao Mu was refining pills.
They all knew that Xiao Mu was already capable of refining eighth-grade pills, so there was only one possibility for the pill he was refining this time.
That is a ninth-grade elixir.
The two didn't even dare to look at him for long, for fear of disturbing Xiao Mu. Moreover, to prevent others from interfering with Xiao Mu's alchemy, they quickly notified Huo Yuan and ordered the Soul Palace disciples not to approach Xiao Mu's location.
The alchemy session lasted for nine days, and Xiao Mu's energy remained high, his soul power continued to grow, and he showed no signs of fatigue.
Did you hear anything?
Within the Soul Palace Academy, many students heard a long, drawn-out sound, which seemed to be the sound of a bell or the sound of metal striking metal, carrying a mysterious charm that made people unable to resist immersing themselves in it.
Meanwhile, the Celestial Venerable and the Venerable Protectors smelled the fragrance of the pills that made their soul power surge with joy.
"Is the Palace Master about to refine a ninth-grade pill?"
Whether it was Feng Xingzhi and others who had just entered the Title Douluo realm, or Zhan Kaishan, a veteran at level ninety-eight, they all had high expectations for the ninth-grade pill.
The previous Soul-Breaking Pills had no effect on them; only the Ninth-Rank Soul-Breaking Pill could directly enhance their strength.
Zhan Kaishan thought that if he took the Soul-Breaking Pill, catching up with Qian Qiusui and Qiu Tian would be much easier.
Just as the many people of the Soul Palace were looking forward to it, a gentle breeze drifted out from where Xiao Mu was refining pills, echoing throughout the entire Soul Palace's small world.
Glug~
Qian Qiusui had long since withdrawn from the place of enlightenment. Even with his soul strength, he would need to cultivate for ten to fifteen days before leaving to prevent himself from becoming completely absorbed in the rules of the Great Dao.
As the fragrance of the elixir wafted over, Qian Qiusui immediately realized that the elixir had been successfully refined.
He had always thought that even a ninth-grade pill would have no effect on someone like him, who was at level ninety-nine and had reached the peak of the Soul Master realm.
But when he smelled the fragrance of the elixir, he knew that there was still room for improvement in his soul power.
Although they thought Xiao Mu had finished refining the pills, no one dared to disturb him until he returned alone.
"Congratulations, Palace Master, on successfully refining a Grade 9 elixir."
Xiao Mu chuckled and glanced at the rather eager Celestial Venerables.
"Um... Lord Palace Master, what exactly do ninth-grade pills look like? Could you show us?"
Zhan Kaishan, a rather thick-skinned old man, immediately asked with a simple and honest expression.
Xiao Mu's feeling was correct; he had indeed successfully refined a ninth-grade pill, and had even directly refined a ninth-grade pill with three patterns.
Xiao Mu did not refuse Zhan Kaishan's request. He slightly opened the bottle, and a cloud-like mist of pills swirled around the mouth of the bottle without dissipating.
Apart from the fragrance of the pills during the alchemy process, ninth-grade pills do not emit any fragrance, nor do they lose any medicinal power.
"Palace Master, this pill seems to be able to enhance my soul power?" Qian Qiu Sui couldn't help but ask.
Zhan Kaishan glanced at him.
"Old Qian, that's not fair. You're already level 99, and you still want to increase your soul power? You're trying to become a god."
Zhan Kaishan thought Qianqiusui was joking.
Then he heard Xiao Mu's voice.
"Taking this pill will allow your soul power to break through level 100 and grant you your tenth soul ring."