6: Leave, Soul Power Level 9

At night, the wooden house was lit.

Ding!

『Four Rank Qingling Grass: Contains the bloodline of the Clear Spirit King. Taking it can increase the Soul Power of low-level Soul Masters.

Ding!

『Four Rank Qingling Grass: A rare treasure medicine. Its medicinal energy overflows, and taking it can increase a Soul Master's Soul Power and accelerate the cultivation speed of guardian Soul Beasts to a certain extent.

...

Ding!

『Five Rank Qingling Grass: A rare celestial flower and jade grass. It grows by absorbing the world's Yuan Qi. Taking it can increase a Soul Master's Soul Power.

...

"Phew, finally done!"

The young man was radiant, a smile blooming on his face.

He held a celestial plant in his hands. Its leaves were white and translucent, with divine radiance flowing in the blue veins. The surrounding aura seemed to be drawn in, forming swirling currents.

『Eight Rank Qingling Grass: An extremely rare celestial flower and jade grass. It can absorb and expel the world's Yuan Qi. Taking it can greatly increase a Soul Master's Soul Power and accelerate the speed at which their Martial Soul absorbs Yuan Power.

"Good thing the synthesized things don't gain sentience, otherwise being killed by a blade of grass would truly become a joke for eternity."

Looking at the three empty large wooden boxes, Su Ye's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

He had emptied all the pharmacies in Luo City, buying two thousand ordinary Qingling Grass, only to synthesize one Eight Rank Qingling Grass.

Nine Rank?

Without tens of thousands of plants as a base, you wouldn't even see a ripple.

As for Immortal Rank...

That was purely a pipe dream.

The higher the rank of an item, the more buffs are needed, and they all have to be fully leveled up one by one.

Eight Rank:

A trace... a bit... a small amount... possessing... a rich Emperor's bloodline...

Rising to Nine Rank was an even more difficult beginning.

After synthesizing so many times, Su Ye clearly realized that the difficulty was constantly increasing. Taking a shortcut was a bit difficult, but it wasn't a big deal.

"Or... should I try the effect first?"

Su Ye hesitated verbally, but his actions were not hesitant at all.

Swish!

He crumpled the Eight Rank Qingling Grass, stuffed the whole thing into his mouth, and chewed loudly with smacking sounds.

Hunting Soul Beasts and obtaining Soul Rings meant heading north.

The north was towards the Star Dou Great Forest, where there were more medicinal ingredients in the cities.

He couldn't wait a moment longer!

Smack~

Smack~

The juice of the Qingling Grass had a slightly fishy smell, a refreshing and invigorating taste. Su Ye endured the unpleasant taste and swallowed it down with a gulp.

Whoosh, a light and airy clear Spirit energy rose from his chest. Su Ye felt his lungs were exceptionally comfortable, like he had inhaled a breath of pure oxygen.

Immediately after, a cool energy spread out in his abdomen.

This energy wasn't fierce; instead, it was unusually gentle and light, like a woman's cicada-wing gauze skirt gently brushing against his chest.

"I wonder how many levels it can raise..."

Su Ye immediately summoned his Martial Soul, letting his body and Martial Soul accept the baptism of this energy.

Having fused with a large amount of rare metals, the originally pure black Iron Feathered Azure Eagle now had feathers all over its body that were a colorful black.

The candlelight flickered, and there seemed to be a colorful ripple spreading out, magical and enchanting.

...

At night, he only slept for four hours.

Fearing that Old Tom would be sad about his departure, Su Ye got up and packed his things while it was still dark.

He didn't have many things to take.

With a backpack on his back containing clothes and other items, and a long sword at his waist, Su Ye gently pushed open the wooden gate.

Before he could step out, two back baskets placed at the entrance caught his eye. They were full of medicinal ingredients, and a bow and quiver were also placed on top of the baskets.

"This..."

As if under a paralysis spell, Su Ye's feet that were stepping out delayed landing.

A moment later.

He picked up the bow and gently pulled the bowstring. The perfect draw weight made him feel very uncomfortable.

Knowing that Old Tom could make bows and arrows, he, who loved weapons, had often pestered him to make one for him to play with, but he had always been dissuaded on the grounds of danger.

Su Ye had given up, but he never expected that Old Tom had secretly made one for him.

"A surprise for me?"

Su Ye sighed deeply, his heart filled with mixed emotions. He understood what Old Tom meant.

But he was really leaving.

Glancing at the dark village, Su Ye pondered for a moment, then walked to the side and hugged a large cylindrical object out of a large jar.

He placed it on the stone table in the courtyard.

"After causing trouble so many times, this is just a small matter..."

Su Ye chuckled and rubbed his nose, then pulled out a flint from his waist.

Snap!

Sparks flew out, and a long thin fuse was lit.

Su Ye quickly got into the ox cart. The wind was strong, time to go!

"Old Tom, I'm leaving!"

Boom!

A huge yellow firework exploded in the sky.

The village was noisy.

The young man fumbled with driving the ox cart, constantly waving the bow and arrow in his hand behind him, making his final farewell.

In a courtyard, a kind old man watched this scene, his eyes couldn't help but turn red.

But hearing the sobbing of the child next door, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he silently entered the house.

This mischievous brat, not peaceful even when leaving~

Boom!

Boom!

Clusters of brilliant fireworks exploded, illuminating the night sky and the courtyard.

And also illuminating the muddy road ahead.

...

All the way north.

Following the guidance of the map, Su Ye arrived at a small town called "Qingshan", the closest town to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Along the way, this place was clearly different from the cities elsewhere. The streets were full of small stalls selling Soul Beast fur, weapons, insect repellents, and so on.

Clearly, this small town existed entirely relying on the Star Dou Great Forest.

Su Ye was not in a hurry to travel. The effect of the Eight Rank Qingling Grass was indeed good, but unfortunately, it still couldn't help him break through to level 10.

His current Soul Power was stuck exactly at level nine. Even if he went to the Star Dou Great Forest, he couldn't directly obtain a Soul Ring.

Finding a wooden board, Su Ye wrote large characters on it and quietly stood beside the ox cart, waiting for medicinal ingredients to come into his bowl.

Urgent Need!

—Large purchase of Qingling Grass, Three Flower Fruit, and Phoenix Tear Grass.

Before long, a group of vendors, sniffing the scent of money, gathered around.

"Little brother, what price are you buying this Qingling Grass at?"

Su Ye covered his mouth and coughed rapidly, as if suffering from a lung disease. He gestured with his fingers and mumbled, "One Qingling Grass, one copper Soul Coin."

Everyone immediately burst into an uproar.

"What? One?"

"Boss, are you sure one Qingling Grass is one copper Soul Coin, not one catty?"

"Exactly, boss, you're not trying to fool us, are you?"

"..."

"Yes! I have Qingling Grass here!"

A small stall owner hurriedly shouted, holding a bag of Qingling Grass, ready to be the first to eat the crab.

In front of everyone, Su Ye paid him one silver Soul Coin, completing the transaction.

The bright silver Soul Coin changing hands made the surrounding small stall owners almost turn red with envy.

Qingling Grass could only clear the throat and treat breathing difficulties; it wasn't very useful. How could one plant be worth one copper Soul Coin?

This was simply money falling from the sky!

Faced with the huge temptation of money, everyone rushed forward, bringing out their own Qingling Grass.

In just one hour, Su Ye bought a cartload of Qingling Grass, as well as dozens of Three Flower Fruits.

On the way, the large bag of gold Soul Coins he had obtained by synthesizing... buying ordinary medicinal ingredients in the previous city and selling high-level medicinal ingredients in the later cities, was visibly decreasing.

Su Ye promptly stopped the purchase.

Looking at the figures of the vendors laughing and dispersing with their money, Su Ye's mouth curved up, forming a lively smile.

He wasn't sure if these people made a profit.

But he...

This time, he definitely made a huge profit!