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Mu Bai did not rashly enter the Silverfrost Forest. After all, tempering did not mean one would be reckless, and it did not mean one would simply throw their lives away. After running around the valley for a few days, Mu Bai was overjoyed. He finally found a fissure in the ground and the Earth Fire Melt he needed for refining pills.

"I'll stay here for the time being!"

Mu Bai took out a Spirit Weapon short sword, activated his soul power and stabbed it towards the cliff wall. After a while, a several zhang wide stone cave appeared in front of him.

He would first refine the Soul Assembling Pill. Along the way, Mu Bai had collected countless star soul grasses, and he had also killed many phoenix pythons and fire armored crocodiles.

Thinking about the first time he concocted a Soul Assembling Pill at the back of the tribe, a smile appeared on Mu Bai's face. At that time, although he was trying to concoct pills, he was accompanied by Artifact Spirit Ancestor. People came and went within the tribe, leading a peaceful and peaceful life.

Now, both Clan Lord and the tribe were gone, and Artifact Spirit Ancestor was also unconscious.

"The Soul Crystal might be able to help Ancestor wake up," Mu Bai thought of Artifact Spirit Ancestor, "From now on, I have to try out the Soul Crystal. "Now that I don't have a single pill, I might as well focus on concocting pills."

Mu Bai calmed himself down and placed the black caldron on top of the Earth Fire. He refined the Star Soul Grass, Phoenix Python Blood, Flame Armored Snakes' blood and other spirit materials into Soul Gathering Pellets.

The Spirit Assembling Pill refined from these materials was extremely overbearing. Mu Bai recalled Artifact Spirit Ancestor's words and added Cistanche, the Phoenix Python Blood, and the Armored Flaming Crocodile's overbearing fire element. Sure enough, the Soul Assembling Pill not only increased its effectiveness, but it also didn't feel like it was being cooked in a fire as smoke began to rise from the seven orifices of his head.

Mu Bai was a little disappointed as he didn't need to give all the pills he made to the tribe. He immediately swallowed all the pills. The strong impact of the medicinal effect stimulated Mu Bai's desire to become stronger.

Following that, Mu Bai took out the Dragon Bone Flowers and the Honeysuckle Flower that he bought from the Sky Wolf Tribe Fair.

The Dragon Bone Flower, also known as the Sky-measuring Ruler, had a miraculous effect on nourishing the soul channel. When a soul channel became stronger, the amount of soul power it could store would naturally increase. It was the foundation of all cultivators.

The hibiscus flower, also known as the Resurrection Lily, is said to be the flower that communicates with the Fallen Death World. A red Resurrection Lily is a prelude to death and a call to the Realm of Death, while a white Resurrection Lily is a sign of endless longing. He missed the people who had passed away.

Holding the white flower petals, Mu Bai was in a daze. He missed Clan Lord, missed his people.

According to the recipe in the "Herbs Collection", Mu Bai refined the Dragon Bone Flower into a Soul Channel Pill and the Resurrection Lily into a Mind Pill. The flesh of a second grade snake with black branches was a good material for refining the flesh. This was also the only second grade ferocious beast material in Mu Bai's hands. Based on his current soul power, although he had faintly advanced towards the peak of the early stage, it was still not enough to kill a rank two vicious beast.

There was no sense of time in the forest. In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.

During this half year, Mu Bai had followed the cultivation arrangements he had during his time in the tribe, hunted fierce beasts and gathered medicinal ingredients during the day, focused on refining pills during the night, and practiced the "Spirit Refinement Method" in the morning. Not only did his soul power and body reach the peak of the early stage, his spiritual force s and quantity of his Spiritual Sense were also becoming denser and denser. At the peak of the Pi Li mountain, he already had the demeanor of an expert. His eyes were bright and filled with determination.

Mu Bai sat cross-legged in the cave and took out a Moon White Mind Pill. The white Resurrection Lily had refined a total of five Mind Pills; at present, there was only one left.

"I wonder if I can use this last pellet to cultivate to the second level of spiritual force. After entering the 2nd level, it would be my first major breakthrough on my path of cultivation. I'm really looking forward to it … "

Mu Bai murmured as he held the pill in his hand. He yearned for breakthroughs too much. He yearned for power too much.

Taking the Mind's Pill would not immediately give the spiritual force a significant boost, but it would last for a long time and nourish the mind for as long as a month.

After taking the first Mind Refining Pill for a month, Mu Bai discovered that the spiritual force had undergone an unprecedented level of improvement. After all, the "Spirit Refinement Method" was only an ordinary cultivation technique used by spiritual force. Otherwise, with Clan Lord and Hai Ya's talent in cultivation, they wouldn't be stuck at the middle third level for their entire lives.

In the following months, Mu Bai consumed a Mind's Pill every month. In the past half year, the spiritual force s had been improving at a much faster rate than their soul power, and there were signs that they were about to break through to the next realm.

Without any further hesitation, Mu Bai swallowed the last Mind Forging Pill and focused on practicing the "Godly Forging Method". Even though the effects of practicing the "God-forging Art" were minimal, it was better than nothing. Mu Bai did not give up any chance to improve.

"Whether it's soul power or spiritual force, as long as I can break through to the second level, I can enter this Silverfrost Forest and give it a try!"

Mu Bai did not recklessly enter the Silverfrost Forest for half a year. Just in the surrounding forest alone, he had already encountered several stage two powerful berserk beasts, and they were far from something an elementary stage cultivator like him could handle. However, once you enter the second stage, your battle strength will increase by ten times.

Every time one advanced to the elementary level, their strength would increase tenfold. This was a standard common to cultivators during training.

Mu Bai climbed up the cliff with his hands and lightly stepped on the ground with his toes. He climbed up to the top of the valley like a spirit ape. His figure flashed and he entered the dense forest like a ghost.

Mu Bai knew this part of the forest like the back of his hand.

A few days ago, Mu Bai found a stalk of Dark Soul Grass on a mountain wall. It was an excellent herb for refining soul power pills.

Just as he was about to climb and harvest, a ten foot long golden eagle rushed over. In a hurry, Mu Bai jumped off the cliff and barely dodged the golden eagle's attack.

The golden eagle was already a second stage ferocious bird, so Mu Bai knew he was no match for it, so he could only temporarily give up on the thought of harvesting the Nether Soul Grass. However, every time he entered the forest, Mu Bai's heart would always be itchy and he hoped that he would have the opportunity to pick it. The golden eagle was also extremely patient, and every time it would stand guard there, with its chest out and its head high, and its eyes full of pride, showing that it was willing to give it a try.

Mu Bai's desire to get the Nether Soul Grass was getting stronger and stronger. Every day, Mu Bai would sneak into the forest. As long as the golden eagle was not around, he would immediately make a move. He was confident that, after refining the Underworld Soul Grass into a pill, he would have a 90% chance of breaking through to the second rank with the help of his pill power. After level two, the sky was vast, the seas were vast, and the seas were filled with free fish. It was Mu Bai's desire to surpass everything to become stronger.

He quietly observed the cliff for a long time, but he still could not find the golden eagle.

"Could it be that I coincidentally met it when it was looking for a lover?"

Mu Bai saw the golden eagle following behind a small golden eagle a few times, eager to please.

"Or is it luring me to make a move on purpose?"

Seeing that the golden eagle was not in his lair, Mu Bai started to hesitate.

"Wealth comes from danger. Cultivators of our generation are fighting the Heavens for their lives. What does a mere golden eagle have to fear?!"

Thinking about that, Mu Bai steeled his heart, bowed and walked towards the golden eagle's lair.

They were still several zhang away from the golden eagle s' lair, when they heard a sharp hiss that pierced the air, and a huge golden eagle rushed over.

The golden eagle was the king of the sky, so any movement in the forest would naturally not escape its sharp eyes.

"Good heavens!"

Mu Bai leaped, jumped behind the huge rock, and dodged the golden eagle's attack. The golden eagle clawed with its sharp claws, and the huge rock shattered with a "bang".

The distance between them was less than ten meters. If he wanted to escape, he would need to fight since he could not be faster than the golden eagle.

Mu Bai's black caldron was shining with a dark light, which was his strongest attack right now.

Seeing such a weak Human Clan cultivator, this idiot did not know how to escape, but had adopted a stance of fighting to the death, which made the golden eagle even angrier. "The golden eagle let out a loud cry, and with a flap of its wings, it transformed into a flying stone pillar and charged straight at Mu Bai.

Mu Bai was also prepared to fight with the golden eagle, so he immediately used his soul power to activate the black caldron and met the stone pillar head on. With a boom, the stone pillar was struck away and the black caldron was knocked back. Mu Bai was even more anxious as he retreated a few steps before dispersing the attack from the golden eagle. The golden eagle, on the other hand, did not budge an inch.

"Fortunately, the difference isn't that great! Again! "

Mu Bai decided to give the spiritual force a try. After all, his spiritual force's soul power was stronger than before. It was just that he was used to using soul power to attack and had forgotten about the spiritual force's methods.

His mind stirred, and his psychic power condensed. It transformed into a long spear that howled towards the golden eagle while emanating a powerful aura. The golden eagle revealed a look of disdain. It did not dodge, but instead let out a sharp cry, turning into a sound wave wall and blocking the long spear, making it hard for it to advance any further.

Then, the golden eagle shook its wings violently, and its huge body fell towards Mu Bai like a giant boulder.

Fortunately, the black caldron in his hands could be used to refine pills, as well as to smash people. Mu Bai's figure flashed and hid inside the black caldron, allowing the golden eagle to smash onto the black caldron like it was under pressure.

In the nick of time, Mu Bai hid back into the black caldron s, dodging the damage to his body, but he suffered the same fate. There was only the sound of a loud explosion that entered the ears, and the Divine Mansion's mind seemed to have been shaken to the point of dispersing.

Originally, the sound wave attack that was created when golden eagle smashed the black caldron wasn't that powerful either. It was just that Mu Bai was concealing himself inside the black caldron, and after the black caldron vibrated, the sound wave did not spread, but instead condensed even more.

It was a good thing that Mu Bai had been practicing the "Art of Forging" since he was young. Before, he had consumed a large amount of Grain Essence Grass and then consumed five Contemplation Pills in succession, making his mind stronger than those of the same stage. Only then did he manage to withstand this sound wave attack.

Mu Bai's clumsy plan of hiding in the black caldron caused his mind to be attacked by sound waves. It was extremely painful, but surprisingly, it was followed very quickly by enlightenment, causing his Spirit Sea to stir up waves, as if it was boiling water, and had a qualitative improvement. The oval shaped mind pellet also turned into the shape of a little person under the flickering golden light.

After breaking through to the second level of spiritual force, Mu Bai suddenly felt the entire world was several times larger. Outside the black caldron, the grass and trees on the distant mountain, as well as the hair on the golden eagle's body, all became clear and large.

"This golden eagle is just a level two vicious bird. Since I have already broken through to level two spiritual force, why not tame it? In the future, it will also be a good tactic! "

Mu Bai succeeded in his plan, and without hesitation, he revealed himself and swung his black caldron towards the golden eagle's head.

The golden eagle was guarding the black caldron, planning for its next move. However, it was shocked by Mu Bai's sudden attack that it let out a loud cry. You are just a weak and cowardly cultivator, yet you dare to take the initiative to attack me instead of continuing to hide? It was so close, before the golden eagle could even recognize the cruel reality, the black caldron had already ruthlessly struck the golden eagle on its head. Golden stars appeared in the eyes of the golden eagle …

"Good timing!"

Seeing that his attack had succeeded, Mu Bai immediately condensed the spiritual force into a sword. A ray of golden light pierced into the golden eagle's sky spirit, directly piercing into its Divine Mansion.

The golden eagle was shocked and quickly gathered the amount of spiritual force to contend with the small golden sword, attempting to force it out of the Divine Mansion.

Other than a few beasts, the spiritual force s were extremely talented and could transform into millions of birds. Most of the beasts and birds only focused on cultivating their Physical Strength, and golden eagle were no exception, the amount of spiritual force that they hastily condensed could not even resist Mu Bai's small golden sword.

Mu Bai controlled the small golden sword to directly brand a Divine Seal on the golden eagle's mind.

Mu Bai chuckled. Success!

The golden eagle's huge body immediately trembled, and the stubborn look in its eyes gradually changed into obedience. It was no longer the king in the sky, but was obediently crawling on the ground, waiting for Mu Bai's orders.

"Hey, not bad! From now on, you are my beast pet, Little Vulture, you have to listen to me! "

Mu Bai could feel that with just a thought, the small sword mark on the golden eagle's mind would activate and immediately destroy it.

Destroying the mind, was no different from death. This was also where the Divine Cultivation could control the beasts. As long as the spiritual force was strong enough, it could control fierce beasts, demonic beasts, and even Divine Beast.

However, Divine Beast were so powerful that they were rarely controlled. Even if there was one, the controller had to have a strong fighting strength that made them willing to be controlled. Otherwise, with the proud and respected bloodline of the Divine Beast, it would rather have its mind destroyed than be controlled by others.