"Yang Wudi?"
Qing Mu glanced at the robust, ruddy-faced old man, her eyes flashing.
He remembered that in the original work, Yang Wudi was strong enough to contend with a Title Douluo when they faced each other head-on. Although he was only level 82, he was one of the top Soul Douluos in terms of combat power.
Immediately afterwards, Dugu Bo introduced Yang Wudi: "Brother Wudi, this is Qing Mu, the strongest genius I have ever seen, without a doubt!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Wudi immediately stopped what he was doing, looked up to see what kind of person could receive such a high evaluation from Dugu Bo.
When Yang Wudi saw the Ivysaur next to Qing Mu, his eyes flashed. He actually felt a threat from the Ivysaur. No wonder Dugu Bo gave it such a high evaluation.
Soon, Qing Mu walked to Dugu Bo's side, looked at the bottles and jars on the table, and casually asked, "Is there any progress in utilizing the immortal herbs?"
"Of course there are."
Dugu Bo excitedly took out a jade bottle from the side, poured out a yellow pill, and handed it to Qing Mu.
"This is the Soul-Ascending Pill that my brother Invincible and I researched using the pills inside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. After testing, it can increase the soul power of soul masters below the Soul Master level by one to two levels, and it also has an effect on soul masters above the Soul Master level."
"That sounds good."
Qing Mu took the yellow pill, examined it, and said to Dugu Bo, "But it looks a bit rough. Can't you make it into a pill?"
"Hmph, Danbiwan is much harder to make; it's not that easy!"
Before Dugu Bo could speak, Yang Wudi rolled his eyes and snorted coldly.
This Soul-Ascending Pill was developed by him and Dugu Bo after much effort and using a large number of herbs, based on ancient books and his own knowledge.
It should be noted that before this, apart from soul rings and soul bones, only extremely rare immortal herbs could increase soul power. This Soul Ascension Pill can be described as a groundbreaking feat.
Qing Mu was not surprised at all by such a significant achievement; in fact, he seemed somewhat disgusted. Naturally, he was unhappy.
However, Qing Mu didn't take this to heart. Instead, she said to Yang Wudi, "Could you show me how to make this Soul-Ascending Pill? Maybe I have a solution."
Upon hearing this, Yang Wudi frowned. In the end, it was only after Dugu Bo nodded in approval that he handed over the notes on refining the Soul Ascension Pill to Qing Mu.
Qing Mu quickly glanced at the screen, focusing on the pill-forming process, and a thoughtful expression appeared on her face.
After a moment, Qing Mu spoke up: "I have an idea that might help you complete the true Soul Ascension Pill?"
"What?"
Yang Wudi was shocked. Could it be that Qing Mu was really such a genius that he had figured out the refining steps of the Soul Ascension Pill in such a short time?
Qingmu didn't reply directly, but instead conveyed his thoughts to Ivysaur.
After learning of Qingmu's idea, Ivysaur nodded and then evolved into Ivysaur.
Before Yang Wudi could even be surprised, Qingmu and Ivysaur's next move left him dumbfounded.
Qing Mu tossed the Soul-Boosting Pill into the fiery red bud of the Ivysaur, and the bud immediately emitted a dazzling light.
As the flower bud emitted light, strands of emerald green energy, under Qing Mu's control, entered the flower bud formed by the Fiery Apricot Blossom and merged with the Soul-Ascending Pill.
Although Yang Wudi did not recognize what this energy was, he could sense the rich life force contained within it.
After a while, Qingmu stopped outputting the emerald green energy, and a pill that was smaller than before was ejected from the flower bud on Ivysaur's back.
In an instant, a rich aroma of medicine filled the air, making everyone present feel refreshed and relaxed.
Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi were even more shocked, because after smelling the medicinal fragrance, the circulation of their soul power actually increased by one point.
Qing Mu grabbed the pill and smiled at Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi, saying, "Take a look, what do you think of this pill I refined?"
Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi stared intently at the pill in Qing Mu's hand.
The pills were generally smaller than before, and some green patterns were mixed in with the yellow color.
Although its appearance has changed slightly, they can still tell from the medicinal fragrance that it just emitted that the pill's effect is to enhance soul power.
"Qingmu, how exactly did you turn the Soul Ascension Pill into this pill?"
Dugu Bo looked up at Qing Mu, his tone carrying a strange undertone.
Yang Wudi also looked at Qing Mu curiously, waiting for Qing Mu's answer.
The fact that a single pill could be made so easily right in front of them made him, who was obsessed with making medicine, extremely eager.
Qingmu explained with a smile, "Actually, we didn't do much. We just had Venusaur work with Liehuo Xingjiaoshu to control the flames to purify your Soul-Rising Pills, and then added a little Wood Spirit power. I didn't expect it to work so quickly."
Qing Mu didn't really understand alchemy; he just thought of the alchemy process in Battle Through the Heavens and took a look at it.
The first step is to purify the medicinal herbs and condense them into pills. Yang Wudi and his team have completed half of this process, but it is not pure enough yet, so it is only a pill, not a complete pill.
Therefore, Qingmu used the fiery apricot blossom as a furnace to further purify the pills.
As for controlling the flames, Qingmu left it to Liehuo Xingjiaoshu. Liehuo Xingjiaoshu was originally a fire-type creature, and could even be said to be a favorite. Controlling the flames to purify a few herbs was a piece of cake for Liehuo Xingjiaoshu.
After purification, a trace of wood-attribute spiritual energy is needed to condense into a pill. Qing Mu used wood spirit power as a substitute. It seems that because the wood spirit power was so effective, it even created pill patterns.
In any case, Qingmu's casual attempt was a success.
Upon hearing Qing Mu's words, both Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi widened their eyes in disbelief. Was it really that simple?
They had gone to great lengths to purify it further, but Qingmu told them that all they needed to do was use flames!
However, Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi were more experienced and knowledgeable than others. After calming down, they also realized the difficulty that Qing Mu had mentioned.
First of all, flame purification is not easy; if you are not careful, the medicinal herbs will be burned to ashes. Therefore, to achieve this, the control of the flame must be exquisite.
This alone has stumped countless people, and even many high-level fire-attribute soul masters cannot do it.
Soul Masters are born for battle. Their control is always bold and unrestrained. They can precisely burn the impurities in the medicinal materials and control the liquid so as not to burn them. This is too difficult for fire attribute Soul Masters who are already short-tempered.