Personal Tutelage

"Xiao Yi, these are Spirit Hall's finest Advanced Meditation Techniques. Try cultivating them and see which one best suits your constitution!"

"Once you've chosen, use it for cultivation from then on. Your progress will be faster!"

The next day, Qian Xunji gave Gu Ziyi four Advanced Meditation Techniques.

"Yes, Teacher!"

Gu Ziyi did not refuse and immediately accepted them.

Although he had created an Advanced Meditation Technique himself, he was also curious about the Advanced Meditation Techniques of the Douluo Continent.

Now that Qian Xunji had actually brought out four sets for him to choose from, Spirit Hall truly lived up to its reputation.

Thus, while cultivating his soul power alongside Bibi Dong, Gu Ziyi began trying out the several Advanced Meditation Techniques Qian Xunji had given him.

For Gu Ziyi, who had already created an Advanced Meditation Technique, creating another might not have been so easy. But with manuals in hand, practicing the Advanced Meditation Techniques within was simple enough.

Not to mention that Gu Ziyi had also cast the Purifying Heart Mantra on himself for assistance.

Very quickly, Gu Ziyi mastered one of the Advanced Meditation Techniques.

Buzz—

As he cultivated, Gu Ziyi discovered that this Advanced Meditation Technique was clearly far more advanced than the one he had created. It absorbed soul power much faster.

Gu Ziyi did not think much of it. It was already impressive enough that he had managed to create an Advanced Meditation Technique. Expecting to casually surpass Advanced Meditation Techniques passed down through sects and powerful factions for countless years was simply impossible.

Unless he understood internal cultivation methods.

As he cultivated and compared the differences between the two, Gu Ziyi gained a slight realization.

Previously, he had simply pursued whatever circulation method felt most comfortable. But now, it seemed that was clearly not quite right.

It was like a man: pursuing comfort was right, but one could not blindly pursue comfort alone. One also had to pursue endurance.

Spirit Hall's Advanced Meditation Technique was far more refined than the one he had created.

After making a brief assessment in his mind, Gu Ziyi immediately shifted his attention elsewhere.

Whether Spirit Hall's Advanced Meditation Technique was stronger than his own was something Gu Ziyi did not care about at all. What he cared about was whether other Advanced Meditation Techniques could also improve the quality of his soul rings.

So, while continuing his cultivation, Gu Ziyi focused intently on the changes within his body.

Once he paid attention, Gu Ziyi quickly discovered that the Advanced Meditation Technique he was currently practicing also possessed the ability to improve his soul rings—and its effect was even better.

Gu Ziyi then tried the other three Advanced Meditation Techniques. Without exception, although their effects varied, all of them could improve the quality of Gu Ziyi's soul rings.

"Then it seems that other Advanced Meditation Techniques should work as well!"

"Once the uniqueness of my self-created Advanced Meditation Technique is ruled out, the only reason other soul masters on the Douluo Continent cannot improve their soul ring quality is that their soul rings were not condensed by themselves!"

"Only soul rings condensed by soul masters themselves can have their quality improved through Advanced Meditation Techniques!"

Under the effects of the Purifying Heart Mantra, Gu Ziyi was not overly shocked. Instead, he swiftly reached his conclusion.

Then Gu Ziyi thought of Tang San's Self-Created Soul Ring in the original story. Yet Tang San had not discovered that soul ring quality could be improved.

There were two possibilities. Either Tang San's fifth soul ring did not count as a Self-Created Soul Ring, since it had been condensed after he awakened the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and absorbed the energy of a vast number of Blue Silver Grass plants.

Or perhaps all of one's soul rings had to be Self-Created Soul Rings. As long as even one was not, the Advanced Meditation Technique would no longer be able to improve soul ring quality, its effect blocked by soul beast soul rings.

"Then there are the 100,000-Year Soul Beast Transformations. Whether Ah Yin or Xiao Wu, their first six soul rings were all self-created, yet neither of them discovered this either!"

"Either soul beasts are still soul beasts, fundamentally different from humans!"

"Or the cultivation methods of soul beasts after transformation differ from those of human soul masters..."

"Their cultivation method is extremely unique. After transforming, soul beasts must enter human society and constantly interact with humans!"

"As for their soul rings, rather than saying they are cultivated, it would be more accurate to say they are extracted anew. After all, they already contain the energy of a 100,000-year soul beast!"

"Their cultivation method is to gain some kind of enhancement through continual contact with humans. Once they meet the conditions, they can continuously extract the energy contained within themselves!"

"After reaching level 60 and entering maturity, it is said that they have completely become human and no longer carry the aura of soul beasts. But rather than that, it is more likely that the energy of the 100,000-year soul beast has been completely extracted and transformed, which is why their soul beast aura disappears and even a Titled Douluo cannot detect their true form!"

"But as long as they are killed, they still drop soul rings and Spirit Bones. So whether they transform into humans or not, they are still soul beasts in essence!"

Gu Ziyi analyzed the matter inwardly. As for what exactly was going on, he would have to wait until he had the chance to study it carefully in the future.

But what Gu Ziyi could confirm now was that Advanced Meditation Techniques combined with Self-Created Soul Rings could improve the quality of Self-Created Soul Rings.

Now, Gu Ziyi had only one question.

Had no soul masters on the Douluo Continent ever condensed soul rings themselves? Had they ever discovered that Self-Created Soul Rings could improve in quality? Or was he the only special one, the only one capable of doing this?

After all, Gu Ziyi had always felt that his martial soul should not have been so utterly ordinary. His soul skills had also proven that his martial soul was far from ordinary.

He just did not know why, after awakening it, his Innate Soul Power had only been level 1.

With these questions in mind, Gu Ziyi chose one of the Advanced Meditation Techniques Qian Xunji had given him that suited him best.

Whether in cultivation speed or in improving soul ring quality, it produced the best results.

What Gu Ziyi had not expected was that Qian Xunji would also be the one teaching the subsequent Martial Soul Knowledge lessons.

Just how much did he dote on Bibi Dong? He even personally taught Martial Soul Knowledge.

"Teacher, why do we soul masters need to absorb soul beast soul rings to cultivate?"

"What if one day we kill all the soul beasts? Wouldn't future generations be unable to cultivate then?"

"Can't we soul masters condense our own soul rings?"

So, after Qian Xunji finished teaching that day's lesson in Martial Soul Knowledge class, Gu Ziyi took the opportunity to ask him several questions.

Gu Ziyi had not yet found the time to visit Spirit Hall's library, so he decided to ask Qian Xunji first. Qian Xunji surely knew more.

If he really went searching through Spirit Hall's library for records on this subject, it would take time and effort, and he might not even find anything.

"Huh?"

Bibi Dong, sitting nearby, widened her eyes upon hearing Gu Ziyi's questions.

She found Gu Ziyi's questions fascinating. They were things she had never considered before.

"That's right, Teacher!"

"Why is that?"

Now interested, Bibi Dong also looked up and pressed Qian Xunji for an answer.