Chapter 48

After successfully refining the first pill, Xiao Yun did not become arrogant. He began to draw lessons from his previous experience and continued to refine more pills. "Just now, when I condensed the Moon Condensing Herb, I was afraid that the fire would be too strong and destroy the medicinal properties, which is why there were still impurities inside. This time, I must be more steady and not let that dead bird affect my state of mind. I will follow the instructions of the Purple Flame Alchemy Dao and practice, exploring the process," Xiao Yun muttered to himself as he began to add the first ingredient. Under his mental control, this process went quite smoothly.

Seeing Xiao Yun succeed in his first attempt at pill refinement, the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow did not interrupt again.

In the blink of an eye, two days passed, and Xiao Yun had already refined all the ingredients. On the table, a bottle of pills had clearly appeared.

"Genius, truly a genius," the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow praised, almost drooling. "Xiao Yun, keep up the good work. My next life depends on you. Ha, I really look forward to the day you become a master alchemist!"

"Your next life?" Xiao Yun rolled his eyes. "You're not a beauty."

"Someone who values beauty over friendship," the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow sneered.

Shrugging, Xiao Yun took the pills and left.

There were still a few sets of ingredients for the Pure Essence Pill, but he did not rush to refine them.

The refinement of the Pure Essence Pill was much more difficult than the Innate Pill. He had to proceed slowly and accumulate enough experience.

Otherwise, it would be a waste of the ingredients.

After leaving, Xiao Yun found his second uncle and took out the refined pills.

"What! These are the Innate Pills you refined?" Xiao Hai was full of surprise.

"Yep," Xiao Yun nodded. "You can sell the ones of lower quality, and keep the high-quality ones for the clan members to use. This way, we can cultivate a few more Innate Realm successors, who will be the backbone of the clan in the future."

"Alright," Xiao Hai nodded. "These ingredients will definitely fetch a good price at the nearby town's auction."

Xiao Hai immediately sent clan members out to secretly auction the pills and purchase more ingredients.

Xiao Yun returned to the Martial Arts Pavilion to search for martial arts to practice.

"Fire Cloud Palm?" When he saw this martial art, Xiao Yun's eyes lit up. "I have the Purple Flame Martial Soul, so it's perfect for me to practice this palm technique. This way, I will have a handy martial skill." Without hesitation, Xiao Yun took the martial art and left.

This was an intermediate-level Profound Martial Art.

Fire Cloud Palm, a palm like a fiery cloud, covering the world with one strike!

This was the general principle of the palm!

One strike to cover the world, it was extremely domineering.

To practice this palm, one must open a fire meridian in the body to circulate fire essence energy.

Xiao Yun practiced according to the technique, and under his mental control, a fire meridian was easily opened.

After recovering his cultivation speed, Xiao Yun's progress in the martial art technique was incredibly fast.

The Purple Flame was almost as if it were an extension of his arm, easily controlled.

In the courtyard, Xiao Yun struck out with a palm, and a purple fire cloud seemed to sweep out, ready to overturn the world.

Whoosh!

A scorching heat wave swept out, and all the leaves in the courtyard withered.

Fortunately, he struck at the void; otherwise, it would have caused a great disturbance.

"Xiao Yun, you have control over the异火 (strange fire)?" Hearing the commotion, Yan Shifei came out, her face full of surprise.

"Yep," Xiao Yun nodded, looking at the charming girl. "I obtained the strange fire in the Purple Cloud Mountains. Now I have an auxiliary martial soul, which can help me refine pills. Don't worry, I will refine a detoxification pill for you soon."

"Really?" Yan Shifei was delighted. "You obtained a Fire Flame Martial Soul?"

The girl was extremely excited, not for herself, but for the young man.

She knew what obtaining an auxiliary martial soul meant!

This way, Xiao Yun's strength would surely surpass that of ordinary people.

"Yep," Xiao Yun nodded, then took Yan Shifei's hand. "Shifei, I not only obtained the Fire Flame Martial Soul but also found the soul of the Purple Vine for you. You can use it as your martial soul. Little Purple, come out."

"Purple Vine?" Hearing this, Yan Shifei's heart raced, and she was extremely excited.

This was the martial soul she had always hoped to obtain!

"Hey, what did you call me, big brother?" In the mind sea, the little one lazily opened its eyes.

"Big brother found you a sister. You will live with her from now on, okay?" Xiao Yun smiled.

"No, I want to stay with big brother," Little Purple blinked, thinking, "Big brother has grandma, and I don't want to leave."

"Be a good girl, Little Purple, listen to me," Xiao Yun said. "You are still young and have the chance to grow. If you form a mental connection with the sister, you can improve as she does. Maybe you can even evolve further."

Xiao Yun tried to persuade the little one, planning to send it away.

This little one was too greedy, always stealing the dew from the martial soul. It couldn't go on like this.

Under Xiao Yun's threats and persuasion, the little one reluctantly agreed.

"Big brother, you have to give me grandma to eat," the little one blinked.

"Sure," Xiao Yun smiled.

Then, Little Purple reluctantly left Xiao Yun's mind sea.

Fusing a martial soul and a soul can be done through forced fusion or voluntary mental connection.

Most cultivators use forced fusion, which is prone to backlash from the martial soul, making it very difficult.

Forming a mental connection with a martial soul is almost impossible.

Any martial soul or soul is very proud and won't easily accept a mental connection.

Little Purple was different. She had lost her host and, being a child, had a simple mind and did not oppose.

"What a cute Purple Vine," when Little Purple came out, Yan Shifei immediately smiled brightly.

Little Purple jumped onto Yan Shifei's shoulder.

"Sister, you are so beautiful!" The little one blinked. "You are as beautiful as the sister who was with big brother last time, but that sister was so mean and hurt big brother, and they fought for a whole day and night."

"What sister?" Hearing this, Yan Shifei was surprised.

"Cough, Little Purple, don't talk nonsense," Xiao Yun was embarrassed, using his mental connection to warn her, "Be careful, or big brother won't give you grandma to eat."

"Uh," the little one quickly shut up.

"Will you live with the sister?" Yan Shifei glanced at Xiao Yun, not asking more, and looked at the cute little one. From the first time she saw the little one, Yan Shifei had liked it. Having such a martial soul was truly wonderful!

"Yep, but you have to stay with big brother," the little one said, "Because I need to eat grandma."

"Eat grandma?" Yan Shifei was surprised.

Xiao Yun explained briefly, and Yan Shifei understood.

Then, they began the mental connection process.

This was a very dangerous process. If either party had ulterior motives, it could affect both of their minds.

Even the weaker one might die from mental collapse.

However, Little Purple was innocent, and Yan Shifei was kind, with no intention of dominating.

Their minds quickly connected, forming a mysterious link.

"Sister, I'm coming," the little one's voice came.

"Yep," Yan Shifei nodded, ready.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, the little one glowed purple and entered Yan Shifei's forehead.

This was to connect their minds and open the mind sea.

This was a difficult process. If they couldn't persist, their minds would collapse.

The consequences could range from mental damage to soul disintegration and death.

Fortunately, Yan Shifei, having endured the torment of poison, had an incredibly strong mind and managed to endure.

Buzz!

A buzzing sound echoed, and Yan Shifei felt her mind tremble as if the world was being created.

The buzzing continued, and she felt dizzy. After a moment, her mind cleared, and she seemed to enter a vast, boundless world.

This was the mind sea Yan Shifei had opened.

Whoosh!

Following that, the purple light flashed, and the soul of the Purple Vine entered the mind sea.

"Is this my mind sea?" Yan Shifei was excited.

The Purple Vine entering meant she had entered.

Because their minds were connected, they were almost one.

In the future, Little Purple would improve as Yan Shifei's cultivation increased.

Similarly, if Yan Shifei were harmed, Little Purple would be affected.

This was the wonder of mental connection, binding their fates together.

Most intelligent martial souls and souls would not willingly bind themselves to others.

So, most cultivators would face backlash when fusing martial souls.

Yan Shifei's success this time was truly a matter of luck.

"Did it work?" Seeing Yan Shifei's relaxed expression and joyful face, Xiao Yun was also happy for her.

Finally, he had fulfilled her wish!

"I feel a vibrant vitality," when their minds connected and Little Purple settled in Yan Shifei's mind sea, her eyes lit up, feeling very excited. She felt as if she had a body again, a very strange and exciting feeling.

Because of the mental connection, she could almost sense everything Yan Shifei felt.

"Turns out sister likes big brother," Little Purple muttered.

At that moment, Yan Shifei's eyes also lit up, and she understood everything about Little Purple.

"Ling Xi? So he went through all this in the Purple Cloud Mountains," Yan Shifei muttered.

After receiving some information, she felt a wave of jealousy.

However, the jealousy soon subsided.

"Xiao Yun, thank you," Yan Shifei smiled and walked towards the young man.

"As long as you are happy, it's all worth it," Xiao Yun said, spreading his hands.

"As long as you have this heart for me, it's enough," Yan Shifei gazed at the young man and whispered softly.

The whisper seemed to be for the young man, but also for herself.

After saying that, she couldn't help but kiss the young man's cheek.

"This can't be real," Xiao Yun was stunned, feeling incredibly excited. Sister Shifei actually kissed me?

He stared at Yan Shifei, feeling overwhelmed.

"You have to treat me well from now on," Yan Shifei smiled.

"Of course," Xiao Yun smiled. "Sister Shifei is so kind; how could Xiao Yun neglect you?"

"Then I won't disturb your cultivation," Yan Shifei smiled, stepping back and quietly watching the young man practice.

Boom!

Xiao Yun continuously practiced the Fire Cloud Palm.

After two days of constant practice, he had mastered the essence of the palm technique.

Yan Shifei quietly accompanied Xiao Yun, showing a gentle and virtuous demeanor.

However, Xiao Ling'er felt a bit sad, thinking her brother seemed to be ignoring her.

"If only big brother didn't spend time with other women," the little girl muttered to herself.

But she also knew she couldn't monopolize her brother forever.