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Looking at the Sun and Moon Grass in front of him, Tang San didn't act rashly. Instead, he noted down the location and waited for his soul power level to reach thirty before coming back to hunt—or rather, to cut it down.
After returning to the ruins, Tang San told Fire Pheonix and Huo Wu that he had found a suitable Sun and Moon Grass, so they didn't need to worry about it anymore and could go back first.
However, Fire Pheonix insisted on staying, hoping that Huo Wu could learn something more from Tang San, and also mentioned that there might be other soul masters coming to this oasis to hunt Sun and Moon Grass. If there were any conflicts, they could help.
Seeing this, Tang San didn't try to persuade them further. After all, with a Soul Emperor as their guardian on the surface and a Soul Saint-level protector in secret, it was indeed more secure.
In the blink of an eye, two months passed.
During this period, Tang San focused on practicing his soul power and constantly improving his method of cultivating qi and blood, combining it with his Mysterious Jade Hand to temper the bones of his hands.
The results were evident. The bones of his hands had all turned into a silvery jade color. Even without using his Mysterious Jade Hand, his defensive power was extremely astonishing. Once he did use his Mysterious Jade Hand, his hands would turn white, and a bloody aura would emerge, greatly increasing their power.
Mysterious Jade Hand were a unique skill of the Tang Sect. Tang San, not being the person he was in his past life, ultimately wasn't born into the Tang Sect, so he didn't understand the true purpose of this bone training method. However, for a sect that used poison and hidden weapons, the main purpose of such bone training methods was probably to prevent inner disciples from getting injured while practicing poison-making and crafting hidden weapons.
Defense was one aspect, but the primary function was likely to prevent toxins from entering the hands.
Now that his hands' bones had all turned into jade, Tang San felt that his own strength had also greatly increased. He could even wield a bit of qi and blood energy, and the jade bones could strengthen as his soul power increased. In the future, they might even develop some extraordinary abilities.
"Next, I need to turn all the bones in my body into jade. Maybe I can gain great benefits from it." Tang San thought to himself. "By the way, does this count as self-congealing soul bones?"
Thinking of this, Tang San felt that once he tested it out and found no issues, he would let Xiao Wu try this cultivation method and see what she had to say. After all, as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, even if she didn't know how soul bones formed, she should understand something about them.
"Tang San, I've reached level twenty-eight in soul power. What about you?" Xiao Wu approached, asking.
"I'm at level twenty-nine," Tang San replied. "I found that after successfully cultivating my self-created soul skill for the hands, the absorption speed of the surrounding natural energy has increased."
This was a benefit brought by the Jade Bones, which could accelerate his absorption speed and conversion efficiency of natural energy.
Moreover, his control over soul power had greatly strengthened as well.
At least now, Tang San could walk vertically on walls and trees using just his feet.
"You're progressing so fast! Are you born with full soul power, or am I?" Xiao Wu started feeling a bit uneasy. She had been diligently cultivating all this time, yet she still couldn't keep up with Tang San. Was her talent as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form fake?
"Don't say that. If it weren't for my unique method of soul power cultivation, I wouldn't be able to keep up with a talent like you," Tang San praised Xiao Wu slightly and then said, "I'm about to break through to level thirty. I'll move my tent to the side of that Sun and Moon Grass for the next month, just in case."
"No problem," Xiao Wu immediately began packing her belongings with Guang Ling. Fire Pheonix and Huo Wu also followed suit, guarding beside the Sun and Moon Grass.
Tang San found that practicing near the Sun and Moon Grass resulted in a significant increase in his soul power cultivation speed, and even the speed of cultivating his Jade Bones accelerated.
"Could it be because the Sun and Moon Grass can absorb the essence of the sun and moon?" Tang San speculated, but not knowing the specific reason, he didn't dare to draw conclusions. However, this was indeed an opportunity. Perhaps he could use this opportunity to turn the bones of his feet into jade as well.
Why choose the feet?
First, the feet stood on the ground, just as important as the hands, and strengthening them would also increase his control over his feet.
Second, the feet were most similar to the hands, so changing Mysterious Jade Hand to Jade Feet would be easier. As for other parts of the body, he would need to be more careful. Adjusting and changing important meridian details would require him to try out, adjust, and experiment slowly in the future.
In the blink of an eye, another two months passed. With the guidance of the Sun and Moon Grass attracted by the Sun and Moon Light, Tang San's foot bones also turned into jade, and his soul power reached level thirty.
Xiao Wu's soul power reached level twenty-nine and was about to break through to level thirty. Compared to Tang San, she had spent most of her time practising soul power cultivation and didn't need to refine Jade Bones, so her cultivation speed was naturally a bit faster than Tang San's.
"Tang San, have you reached level thirty? Hurry up and pull out that Sun and Moon Grass," Huo Wu urged eagerly. "After absorbing it, let's have a fight and see who's stronger. In these four months, my soul power has also increased by one level and reached level thirty-two."
Once a soul power level reaches the level of a Soul Emperor, the advancement speed slows down because more soul power is required to accumulate each level. For example, Huo Wu, who possesses the Sun Goddess martial soul, has only increased her soul power by one level in four months.
Of course, this was also because she had been training under Fire Phoenix's guidance these days, practicing hand-to-hand combat skills, and hadn't put all her energy into soul power cultivation.
"Alright."
Tang San agreed and activated Endless Grassfield, controlling all the leaves of the Sun and Moon Grass, consuming its soul power.
The Sun and Moon Grass possessed attack capabilities. The Sun and Moon Pearl on its top could emit rays of sunlight and moonlight, confusing the eyes of soul masters, disrupting their spiritual power, and creating illusions to show them what they most desired to see, luring them closer before using its leaves to cut them.
Although the leaves of the Sun and Moon Grass appeared wide and beautiful, their edges were extremely sharp, capable of even cutting through rocks.
However, soul masters hunting such soul beasts wouldn't acquire the cutting soul skills or illusion soul skills of the Sun and Moon Grass. There was only one skill: energy storage.
This was the fundamental ability of the Sun and Moon Grass!
Just as Tang San was about to pluck the Sun and Moon Pearl from the top of the Sun and Moon Grass, a group of people broke through the nearby bushes and shouted at Tang San, "Stop!"
Tang San paused and looked at those people.
There were men and women, old and young, totalling seven people, but their attire couldn't indicate their identities. After all, anyone coming to this Infinite Desert would wear clothing suitable for blocking sandstorms and goggles for eye protection.
Moreover, even soul masters, after spending some time in the Infinite Desert, would develop dark, rough skin, making it difficult to discern their previous identities.
Therefore, the probability of conflicts between soul masters encountering each other in this Infinite Desert was lower than in the Star Dou Forest.
Apart from the harsh environment here, the need to conserve energy was more important, and everyone wore similar clothing, making it impossible to determine each other's identities.
"Young man, could you hand over this Sun and Moon Grass to us?" The leader, an old man, stepped forward, glanced at Tang San, and then looked at Xiao Wu, Guang Ling, Huo Wu, and Fire Pheonix before speaking.
Though phrased as a question, the tone was authoritative, conveying a sense of no room for negotiation.
"Is this the real world of soul masters?"
Classic scene of soul beast snatching replicated, but with slight differences...