Chapter 35: Repaying Kindness

In this Dou Qi Continent, the soul is the foundation of all living beings; once a person loses their soul, they lose everything.

Conversely, as long as the soul does not perish, a sliver of hope for life will always remain.

Therefore, on the Dou Qi Continent, although soul cultivation is not mainstream, it still has its own realm classifications.

Mortal Realm, Spirit Realm, Heavenly Realm, and Emperor Realm—these are the four great soul realms of the Dou Qi Continent.

For the Alchemists who hold extremely high status on the Dou Qi Continent, their rank advancement is also closely tied to their soul realm.

However, soul cultivation is countless times more difficult than Dou Qi cultivation; the vast majority of people on the Dou Qi Continent, and even Alchemists below the eighth grade, mostly have souls that remain stuck in the Mortal Realm.

As for the outstanding ones among some seventh-grade Alchemists, by chance and opportunity, their souls might touch upon the Spirit Realm; and once their souls truly step into the Spirit Realm, they will gain a 'Spirit Endowment' ability, which is also the essential condition for breaking through to become an eighth-grade Alchemist!

As for Alchemists who possess a Heavenly Realm soul, they can even gather the power of heaven and earth into the pills they refine, endowing them with spiritual intelligence almost no different from ordinary humans!

"I cultivated since childhood and possessed extremely high talent in the path of Alchemy, even having a soul cultivation method that is rare in the world, yet at my peak, my soul only barely stepped into the Heavenly Realm!"

Inside the space of the black ring, the ancient soul's face was filled with disbelief: "But now, just a tiny fruit has elevated my soul to the Heavenly Realm Perfection?"

"With such an astonishing soul realm, how few people could possibly reach it even across the entire Dou Qi Continent?"

The ancient soul could not help but sense his own soul power, feeling even more shocked in his heart: "I remember the Grand Elder of the Little Pill Tower once said that once a soul reaches Heavenly Realm Perfection, it is no different from a physical body; even when fighting an enemy, the soul can split off and fight alongside the body simultaneously. Not only is the coordination seamless, but the power will also increase exponentially! Even relying solely on a Heavenly Realm Perfection soul is enough to contend with a Two-Star Dou Saint!"

In fact, this is indeed the case!

Before a soul reaches Heavenly Realm Perfection, it is relatively weak; once it leaves the body, it is easily severely injured.

But once a soul steps into Heavenly Realm Perfection, it exists as a physical entity in another form; the terrifying power it possesses is in no way inferior to the original body, and even its defense is astonishing!

Moreover, this Heavenly Realm Perfection soul is only one step away from the legendary Emperor Realm!

If a soul can step into the legendary Emperor Realm, it can even become indestructible and imperishable; even if forcibly scattered by others, the remaining soul factors can gather again and be reborn!

The invisible soul spread outward toward the outside world; in an instant, everything within a radius of dozens of kilometers around Wutan City was reflected in the ancient soul's mind.

At this moment, he could even sense the emotional fluctuations of every person outside and guess their thoughts and feelings from these fluctuations!

This is a control that penetrates the human heart, a miraculous method that only a Heavenly Realm Perfection soul can possess.

"So this is the soul of Heavenly Realm Perfection..."

After sensing the transformation of his own soul slightly, the ancient soul shifted his will and quickly appeared in the outside world.

"Little one, were you calling me?"

Just as Xiao Yan used the Chaos Origin Fruit to awaken Yao Chen's soul, Lu Qingshan, who had just exited the chat group, quickly summoned Lu Hongwen before him.

"Father!"

Lu Hongwen respectfully bowed and said, "I do not know why you summoned me; is there something you wish to order?"

Lu Qingshan waved his hand, and the Foundation Establishment Pill he had received from Han Li immediately appeared before Lu Hongwen.

"Third Brother!"

Lu Qingshan looked directly at Lu Hongwen and ordered, "This is a rather special pill; take it and have someone study it, striving to produce a product with effects similar to it!"

"Yes, Father!"

Although he did not sense anything special about the 'special pill' Lu Qingshan mentioned, Lu Hongwen still hurriedly replied respectfully.

"And also..."

Lu Qingshan continued to order, "Help me gather a batch of grains and seeds grown on ordinary life planets; try to select some that have low requirements for the living environment and high yields!"

"Yes, Father!" Lu Hongwen nodded and replied again.

"Very well, you may go down now!" Lu Qingshan ordered again.

Three days later, inside the chat group.

【System Notification: Lu Qingshan uploaded a designated red packet, thirty portions of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid.】

【System Notification: Lu Qingshan uploaded a designated red packet, one million tons of highland barley rice and one hundred thousand jin of highland barley seeds.】

【Lu Qingshan: @Han Li, @Cao Cao, I have prepared the items for both of you!】

【Lu Qingshan: @Han Li, the effect of each portion of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid is exactly the same as the Foundation Establishment Pill; it is just in liquid form, so you can take it directly by mouth. It will definitely allow you to step into the Foundation Establishment realm!】

【Lu Qingshan: @Cao Cao, this highland barley rice is the grain I selected as most suitable for your world; it should taste about the same as rice! Moreover, this highland barley rice has very low requirements for the growing environment, and its yield is also quite astonishing, so I have conveniently prepared some seeds for you. You can try planting them and see how the yield is on your end!】

On the other side, Han Li had just gone offline from the chat group a short while ago; he had originally been thinking about whether to get a few more Foundation Establishment Pills to send to Lu Qingshan, but he did not expect that in the blink of an eye, Lu Qingshan had produced the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid.

"The Group Master's efficiency is far too high!"

Thinking this, Han Li quickly entered the chat group to claim the red packet.

【System Notification: Han Li claimed Lu Qingshan's red packet.】

【Han Li: Thank you, Group Master! However, only a short time has passed on my end, and the Can Tian Zao Hua Dew has not yet been nurtured inside the Heaven-Defying Bottle, so please grant me some more time.】

【Han Li: Once the Can Tian Zao Hua Dew is nurtured, I will send it to you as soon as possible!】

【Lu Qingshan: No problem! I have not even used the thirty drops of Can Tian Zao Hua Dew you sent me before, so there is no rush!】

【System Notification: Cao Cao claimed Lu Qingshan's red packet.】

【System Notification: Cao Cao transferred 2239 points to Lu Qingshan.】

【Cao Cao: Group Master, thank you for helping me gather so much grain! However, I have no treasures suitable for you here, so I have transferred all my points to you!】

On Tianlei Star.

Seeing Cao Cao transfer all his points to himself, a smile involuntarily appeared on Lu Qingshan's face.

Even though these points were of little use to him now, the fact that Cao Cao knew how to repay kindness made him quite happy.

【Lu Qingshan: Meng De, you are too polite!】

【System Notification: Xiao Yan transferred 1000 points to Lu Qingshan.】

【Xiao Yan: Group Master, thank you for your help; these points are a small gift I have prepared for you, I hope you do not despise them!】

Yes, at this moment, Xiao Yan had successfully taken Yao Chen as his master, and had also learned from Yao Chen's mouth how precious the red packet Lu Qingshan had sent him previously was.

Things like thousand-year spirit marrow and thousand-year black crow root would be forgivable, but that Chaotic Origin Fruit alone would drive even the top experts on the Dou Qi Continent absolutely mad.

Precisely for this reason, after seeing Cao Cao transfer points to Lu Qingshan, Xiao Yan transferred all of his own points to Lu Qingshan as well.

【Lu Qingshan: Hahaha, Xiao Yan, you're way too polite! But looking at it now, my red packet seems to have worked pretty well, huh? So, has Yao Chen recovered?】

【Xiao Yan: After using that Chaotic Origin Fruit, teacher has now fully recovered, and his soul has even become stronger than before!】

【Hearing Pang Bo: Then how did you handle the annulment of your engagement?】

【Xiao Yan: The one coming to annul the engagement hasn't arrived yet — I just finished my apprenticeship ceremony, so there are still a few hours till dawn!】

【Hearing Pang Bo: That's perfect then — remember to start a livestream when it happens!】

【Lu Qingshan: Remember to start a livestream!】

【Yue Buqun: Remember to start a livestream!】

Clearly, after reading *Battle Through the Heavens*, everyone in the group had developed an enormous interest in this famous scene!

Posting a bit late today, the next chapter will be even later.

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