The petal melted in his mouth, its taste somewhat resembling an Ice Lotus Seed, cool and refreshing.

Soon, a surge of cool energy flowed down his esophagus, spreading instantly throughout his body. However, in the next second, he felt something unusual.

This cool energy passed through his physical body and reached the depths of his soul.

Suddenly, he could clearly feel his soul being amplified, a sensation so delightful that Su Mu couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Most crucially, it wasn't simply the Power of Soul that was enhanced; it was the sublimation of the soul's origin!

Anyone who has been in contact with cultivation knows that the soul is the most mysterious, the most important, and also the most fragile thing.

Cultivation is divided into Body Refining and Qi Refining, but rarely has anyone heard about Soul Refining.

Because a person's soul is destined from the moment of birth; it cannot be changed and is not supposed to be changed.

The change referred to here is the soul's origin; the essence of the soul cannot be changed.

It's like a human soul cannot be transformed into the soul of a Divine Beast or the soul of any other higher race.

.....

However, from records in some ancient texts, one can glimpse some legends about the soul.

It's said that in the Ten Thousand Realms, there are Supreme beings whose physical bodies perish, but their souls survive, falling into reincarnation. After lying dormant for hundreds or thousands of years, they reborn, entering a new body to begin cultivation anew, living a new life.

This highlights the importance of the soul; when one reaches a certain stage in cultivation, the physical body is merely a shell. As long as the soul isn't destroyed, it isn't considered death.

Furthermore, some, when reaching an incalculable level of power, even if their souls are destroyed, as long as their will exists, there is still a glimmer of hope for survival.

Thus, truly Supreme being are very difficult to kill,

The true battles between powerful beings are not limited to killing the physical body, but to destroy your soul, your will!

Therefore, the soul and the will become especially important.

Throughout the ages, as long as cultivators reach a certain level, they will find ways to enhance their souls.

The Power of Soul is easy to enhance.

For example, some Demon Cultivators refine the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. They harvest others' souls into the banner, which can be used both for battle and for enhancing their Power of Soul.

However, it's impossible to enhance the soul's origin.

The Power of Soul and the soul's origin are entirely different concepts.

To give a more fitting example, you're a human body; through continuous training postnatally, you enhance your muscles. Your limit might be deadlifting five hundred kilograms.

But those elephants, without much training, just need to reach adulthood, and a single step can exert several tons of force.

This is the essential difference, the difference in origin.

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And Su Mu, after just consuming a petal of Lycoris Radiata, directly enhanced a thread of his soul's origin, which was why Su Mu was so shocked.

Of course, it wasn't just the soul's origin that was enhanced; his Power of Divine Sense also received a boost.

Once his Divine Sense was released, he could sense everything within a radius of 2.1 kilometers, compared to the original 2 kilometers.

Regarding the range of this Divine Sense, Su Mu always found it very peculiar.

He was already a Tribulation Crossing Cultivator, yet his Divine Sense range was only a little over 2 kilometers, which was ridiculous!

From the ancient texts he obtained from a raffle, he learned that even Golden Core Cultivators, not to mention Tribulation Crossing Cultivators, could cover over a thousand kilometers with their Divine Sense!

He could only sense about 2 kilometers along the river, which was truly absurd.

.....

Looking at the patch of Lycoris Radiata, Su Mu came up with an idea.

Why not pull them all up and plant them in my vegetable garden at home?

Thinking about it, Su Mu uprooted two Lycoris Radiata plants; he ate one immediately and planned to take the other back to try planting to see if he could grow it successfully.

After Su Mu left this water area, the black mist continued to cover both the area and the stone bridge.

Returning to his stone house.

Su Mu came to the vegetable garden next to it, just about to plant the Lycoris Radiata he had brought, when he discovered that the white radish he planted a few days ago was growing well!

It seemed that his vegetable gardening skills weren't bad after all.

....

Su Mu dug a new hole, planted the Lycoris Radiata, and after covering it, used Divine Techniques to transfer some river water to water it.

Having done all this, Su Mu stood up, brushed the dust off his hands, and looked at his vegetable garden with a satisfied smile.

Then, he picked up another Lycoris Radiata and started to enjoy it.

With a flick of his hand, a stone table appeared under the willow tree, and he moved a wooden chair he had won from a raffle out of the stone house.

Sitting in the chair, he took out a tea set from the Space Ring. It's undeniable that the four bosses who crossed the river a few days ago were very generous; they paid exceedingly well for crossing.

For example, this tea set looks like Ru Kiln on the outside, but it's unknown what material it's made of; it's very sturdy. Most importantly, when using this teacup for brewing tea, it has a magical essence-conceiving effect, helpful for cultivation. It's a rare treasure indeed!

Su Mu picked up the Lycoris Radiata, removed the petals, tore them into small pieces, and put them into the teacup.

With a wave of his hand, he transferred some river water into the water-boiling kettle. With a point of his finger, a wisp of Spiritual Fire appeared at the bottom of the kettle, starting to boil the water.

While waiting for the water to boil, Su Mu didn't idle.

He took out a piece of crystal clear, tender, and plump fish meat, which was a piece of Treasure Carp left from last time.

With a Silver Dagger, he began slicing it, cutting the fish meat into neat, thin slices.

In this way, a simple dish of sashimi was quickly prepared.

Although they say Treasure Carp isn't suitable for sashimi, this isn't just any Treasure Carp meat; it stays fresh no matter how long it's left, surpassing salmon in appearance.

The sashimi was ready, but it felt like something was missing.

Oh!

It lacked fruit!

Regrettably, there weren't even a few trees here, let alone fruit trees.

After wandering around, he came to his vegetable garden, looked at the big white radish in the soil, and pulled it up, cutting a small piece with the small silver knife.

After cutting, he buried it back, and it has to be said, its recovery ability is quite strong; the cut it had last time was already completely healed this time!

After cutting a piece of radish meat, he plated it on the stone table.

No genuine fruit was available, so the radish would have to substitute; why wouldn't radish count as a fruit?

With the sashimi and radish ready, the water also came to a boil.

.....

There is an art to brewing tea, and being a master of tea art himself, Su Mu, who rarely gets a leisurely afternoon, naturally wanted to indulge.

First, he picked up the boiling water kettle and poured the boiling water into the teacup, warming the cup.

He then poured the water into a teacup filled with Lycoris Radiata petals, for a gentle brew.

With the lid of the teacup, he brushed away the foam cleaning tool, the Flood Dragon escaping its plight, stimulating the fragrance of the tea.

The subsequent steps like "Three Shares Peak Brew," "Pour Sea and Bind Earth Spirit," "Sleep Armor Fleet," and "Guan Yu Patrolling City" were skipped by Su Mu.

Su Mu was generous, but not overly so.

Simplicity was key.

Soon, a rich and intense aroma spread out instantly.

.....

Just as Su Mu gently lifted the teacup, about to take a sip.

A loud noise came from the riverbank, as if something had crashed into the riverbank, shaking Su Mu, almost causing him to spill the teacup.

Immediately, a nameless fury rose from within him.

Disturbing his sleep was one thing, but disturbing his food was intolerable!

He picked up the Silver Dagger on the table and stormed towards the riverbank with a fierce momentum.

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