“Holy shit!”

Lin Yu blurted out a curse, “A golden legend?! Disciple! Full power! Don’t let it get away!”

Su Ming felt his scalp go numb and didn’t dare slack off in the slightest.

The “Like Water Art” operated at its absolute limit. His deep blue spiritual energy, like the most pliable net, wrapped around that point of golden halo in layer upon layer. He had to prevent it from dissipating, yet couldn’t risk disturbing it with brute force. The spiritual energy within his body surged out like it was free, desperately locking onto that wisp of pale golden source substance.

The Xuantian ring emitted a hum of extreme longing and gave a fierce suction.

Whoosh!

The golden source substance vanished into the ring.

The next second.

Boom!

Deep within Su Ming’s Consciousness Sea, it was as if a thunderclap had exploded, yet also like celestial music was lingering!

Lin Yu’s Soul Body was completely enveloped by a warm and vast golden radiance.

That radiance wasn’t shining from the outside; it was emanating from the very depths of his soul body’s origin!

Bathing in this golden light, Lin Yu’s originally illusory soul body solidified and reshaped at a speed visible to the naked eye!

It was like a faded, blurry ancient painting being re-outlined and colored, bursting forth with astonishing vitality and detail.

His beard, hair, eyebrows, eyes, even the texture of his robes and the light in his gaze, all became vivid and lifelike, solid as substance.

Although the area below his waist remained slightly illusory, his upper body was now indistinguishable from a living person!

The golden light lasted for about three breaths before gradually receding inward.

Lin Yu slowly opened his “eyes,” a divine light shining brightly within them.

He raised his now solid, jade-like palm, examining it carefully. His five fingers slowly clenched, and a wave of soul power far more powerful than before faintly emanated.

“My soul body’s origin… has received a fundamental supplement and repair!” Lin Yu’s voice carried a slight tremor, born of extreme joy and shock, “It’s not just an increase in quantity, but a qualitative transformation! This single strand of golden source substance is a hundred times more effective than the silver threads, a thousand times more than the grayish-brown! Now, the range of my divine sense perception has more than doubled, and my control over soul power has become much more refined and agile!”

He even attempted a slight thought, and a wisp of invisible soul power extended from the Xuantian ring, gently brushing over a fallen leaf on the stone table beside him.

That leaf trembled slightly.

Interfering with the physical world! Though extremely weak, this meant Lin Yu’s soul body had grown powerful enough to produce a tangible effect on the external world!

“Haa…”

Lin Yu let out a long sigh, that breath actually forming a real vortex within the Consciousness Sea.

He raised his hand, looked at the solid palm lines, and clenched his fist.

“Power…”

Lin Yu turned his head, looking at Su Ming, his eyes filled with wild joy, “Disciple, this one mouthful is worth a hundred of the past ones!”

Su Ming slumped on the green stone by the well, his face pale from the intense consumption of spiritual energy, sweat beading at his temples. Yet, the light in his eyes was brilliant, full of delight.

“Master, it seems we’ve found our ‘honey hole’.”

After this night of frenzied experimentation, the master and disciple had finally deduced a set of patterns.

Returning to the meditation room, Su Ming took out his small notebook and began summarizing.

“Master, it seems we’ve found the right place. Moonlight essence, the ancient well, the earth energy node… only when the right time and favorable location align can such high-quality ‘source substance’ be attracted.”

“Correct!” Lin Yu’s soul body returned to its place, his joy overflowing, “This harvest far exceeded expectations! It fully proves our conjecture was accurate!”

Back in the meditation room, ignoring his exhaustion, Su Ming immediately took out that recording jade slip and continued writing with his divine sense.

“Day Jisi, from the end of the Hai hour to the beginning of the Zi hour, night of the full moon, moonlight essence at its peak. Set up the formation along the rim of the ancient well in the courtyard (suspected to be a subtle water vein/earth energy node). Consumed the final one qian of Void Stone Powder.”

“Results: Obtained seven strands of ‘grayish-brown source substance’ (quality slightly better than before); one strand of ‘silver radiance source substance’; one grain (about the size of a rice grain) of ‘pale golden source substance’.”

“Deduction: The production of source substance is graded. Grayish-brown is common, silver radiance is superior, pale gold is rare. The quantity and quality of the output are jointly influenced by the right timing (moon phase, hour), favorable location (attributes and strength of the earth energy node), and formation harmony (compatibility of spiritual energy). The full moon, the Zi hour, and locations abundant in water spiritual energy seem to be the key to attracting high-grade source substance.”

After writing, Su Ming put down the jade slip.

“Master, regarding this ‘Minor Void Spirit Attraction Formation,’ we must reconsider its significance for us,” Su Ming said gravely.

“Indeed,” Lin Yu nodded, his expression solemn, “This formation is absolutely not the ‘useless’ thing Li Kai knew it to be. It is a heaven-defying formation capable of drawing the mysterious ‘source substance’ from the Void, directly supplementing and strengthening the origin of the soul!”

“Therefore, this formation must be classified as top secret, absolutely cannot be known by outsiders,” Su Ming’s thinking was clear, “To the outside world, it is merely the ‘special auxiliary formation’ Li Kai mentioned, used for healing, detoxification, and creating a pure environment. Internally…”

His gaze burned intensely, “It is Master’s ‘origin spirit medicine,’ one of our greatest future assets and trump cards! We must continuously optimize the conditions for setting up the formation, explore better ‘favorable locations,’ and find ways to obtain more formation materials like Void Stone Powder. Until…”

“Until I have the ability to let you swagger sideways through the cultivation world,” Lin Yu picked up the thread, the corner of his mouth curling into a confident arc.

“Once this teacher’s soul body stabilizes a bit more, I might be able to help you construct formations or discover more wonderful uses. For now, the primary task is to ensure this formation can operate continuously, supplying me with source substance.”

As he spoke, Lin Yu attempted to extend a finger, pointing at the teacup on the table.

The teacup wobbled slightly! The movement was small, but it definitely moved!

Su Ming’s pupils contracted.

A soul body interfering with reality—this was a huge leap! It meant that at critical moments, Master was no longer just a “fountain commander” who could only talk, but had the ability to protect himself and even launch sneak attacks!

“However, the material problem is pressing,” Su Ming pointed at the empty bottle, “The Void Stone Powder is exhausted. This item is rare and expensive, difficult to obtain through ordinary channels. Moreover, purchasing large quantities would inevitably arouse suspicion.”

Lin Yu chuckled. With his soul body solidified, his demeanor grew even more composed and confident, “Don’t worry. In ten days, it will be the outer sect assessment’s ‘Hundred Arts Path to Heaven.’ That is precisely the time for us, master and disciple, to make a name for ourselves and demonstrate our value! Then, why worry about lacking spirit stones and resources? Perhaps the sect will even award such ‘unconventional’ spiritual materials as rewards.”

“Internally,” Su Ming looked at the Xuantian ring, “This is our ‘special operations laboratory.’ We need to use the high-grade source substance it produces to nourish your soul body until it’s plump and healthy, until…”

“However, there’s a very practical problem right now.”

Su Ming pointed at the utterly empty jade bottle, “The Void Stone Powder is gone. If we want this gas station to open for business, we need to make money, a lot of money.”

Lin Yu grinned, “What’s there to fear? There are still ten days until the outer sect assessment. When the time comes, on the ‘Hundred Arts Path to Heaven,’ we’ll show off a couple of our unique skills. Are we still afraid we won’t earn spirit stones?”

“That’s true.”

Su Ming put away the formation plate, his gaze turning towards the gradually brightening sky outside the window.

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