Every Step Was Hard-Won
After Tang San began to circulate the Spirit Origin Splitting Secret Art, he felt as if he were in a small space, as if he had returned to the womb, with a clear mind. With each breath of his Spiritual Origin, the Mental Power scattered in the Sea of Consciousness returned to the Spiritual Origin.
When Tang San's Spiritual Origin could no longer absorb even a trace of Mental Power, he finally came back to his senses from his innate breathing state. He found that his Mental Power was much purer and easier to control. He felt that the number of Mental Power Flying Knife he could control had increased by half.
Tang San couldn't help but sigh that his teacher was really too good to him. This secret technique not only could split the Spiritual Origin, but also had the wonderful use of condensing Mental Power.
However, now is not the time to lament, after all, his teacher is still waiting outside for his success! Tang San, under the control of his Spiritual Origin, slowly built a virtual self, like cell division, and then filled it with a portion of his Spiritual Origin.
The Spiritual Origin sphere that had been floating above the Light Blue Silver Emperor began to tremble slightly, and ripples spread across its Mental Power, with specks of Spiritual Origin light slowly gathering on one side.
A moment later, another Spiritual Origin sphere, noticeably nine times smaller, appeared next to Tang San's original Spiritual Origin. Tang San's original Spiritual Origin dimmed and returned to its initial form, now significantly smaller. Holding a pale golden Spiritual Origin bead in his spiritual hand, he said, "Is this the essence I split off? It feels so strange, like I'm holding myself in my own hands. I'm still under my control. If I leave the Sea of Consciousness, it might really be possible for a new consciousness to be born!"
Looking at his own small, baby-like figure curled up in the golden bead in his hand, Tang San felt that he was no longer cultivating the Soul Master system, but was increasingly feeling like he was cultivating immortality after following his teacher.
Unlike the common Soul Master in the Douluo Continent who cultivate the three treasures of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, qi, and spirit simultaneously, and possess various Soul Tool comparable to the magical Magical Treasure of immortals in novels, they have now come up with a method of splitting the spirit and soul. If his teacher, Yu Xiaogang, could find a way to remotely control the split spiritual body, wouldn't that be the legendary external avatar? If it weren't for the fact that his teacher didn't know how to refine pills, Tang San would have thought he had apprenticed to a cultivator. As for the Whale Rubber pills he had been eating since childhood, they were just pellets made by hand using Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques, which were vastly different from the methods of cultivators in novels.
Seeing that he had now completed the split of his origin, Tang San planned to strike while the iron was hot and complete the final step, guiding the split Spiritual Origin into an external Soul Tool to further enhance his growth-oriented Spirit Ring.
Moreover, Tang San now feels that a layer of his Spiritual Origin has been separated, and his entire mind has become sluggish, as if he has caught a bad cold. He can't muster any energy. Is this what his teacher meant by the damage to his Spiritual Origin? It's quite uncomfortable. Fortunately, the separation of his essence went smoothly, and he's just a little mentally exhausted.
Among the people outside, Tang San was the first to react. Yu Xiaogang noticed that Tang San's complexion suddenly turned very bad, as if he had been staying up late for a long time. His face was pale, and his originally rosy lips were slightly pale. Compared to those who stayed up late, he only lacked dark circles under his eyes.
Xiao Wu Tang San's change, Xiao Wu's heart tightened. She went to Yu Xiaogang's side and asked worriedly, "Teacher, is Third Brother alright? He looks so unwell, like he hasn't slept for half a month. Is he really okay?"
Yu Xiaogang greeted Xiao Wu's concern with a smile, then gently touched the rabbit ears on her head and explained, "This is just a minor side effect of damage to your Spiritual Origin. You'll recover with rest and cultivation. Besides, your teacher isn't the kind of person who acts recklessly without preparation, right? Don't worry, Xiao Wu, your Third Brother will be lively and energetic again soon."
Ning Rongrong, who had been paying close attention to Tang San and Yu Linglong's situation while Yu Xiaogang was in danger and Xiao Wu was injured, exclaimed in surprise:
"Teacher! Teacher! Come quick! The soul crystal in Third Brother's hand has changed color! Huh? How come there's a Tang San inside the crystal?"
Upon hearing Ning Rongrong's surprised voice, Xiao Wu immediately turned around and quickly came to Tang San's side. She noticed with concern that the milky white crystal in his palm had now turned golden, the same color as Tang San's Soul Power, and a small phantom of Tang San was quietly floating inside the crystal.
Perhaps sensing Xiao Wu's worried gaze, Tang San slowly opened his somewhat dim eyes and saw Xiao Wu's eyes, which were a little red from worrying about him. He smiled and said, "Teacher, Xiao Wu, and everyone, I succeeded!"
"Third Brother! Your face just now scared Xiao Wu!"
Xiao Wu couldn't hold back any longer and pounced on Tang San. Tang San felt weak all over and had no energy, so he just wanted to get some sleep. Xiao Wu's pounce pinned him down, since he was the smallest among the group.
"Little... Xiao Wu, wake up! The teacher and everyone else are watching!"
Xiao Wu only then realized where she was. It was too embarrassing to have tackled Tang San to the ground and pinned down in public. She immediately got off Tang San, helped him up, and asked with concern, "Oh... oh, okay, Third Brother, are you alright? Did you hurt yourself?"
Yu Xiaogang smiled without saying anything at Xiao Wu, feeling that Soul Master were indeed so pure in their feelings and personalities, unlike humans who had so many worries.
With a thought, Yu Xiaogang controlled his Mental Power to put away the Soul Tool crystal that stored Tang San's Spiritual Origin and said to him, "San-ge, meditate and regulate your breathing to recover some of your energy. After Linglong completes her Spiritual Origin split, I will give you both something good."
Tang San nodded weakly and, with Xiao Wu's care and support, sat down cross-legged again to meditate and regulate his breathing. He was very much looking forward to the good things his teacher Yu Xiaogang had brought, after all, nothing his teacher brought was simple and always shattered his worldview and broadened his horizons.
Before long, Yu Linglong also completed the split of her Spiritual Origin. Her Soul Power was different from Tang San's, showing Purple-Gold, and a small Yu Linglong phantom appeared in the soul guide crystal.
Yu Xiaogang immediately took his slightly weak daughter into his arms with heartache, gently smoothed her slightly disheveled hair, and said softly:
"Linglong did a great job! Dad is so proud of you!"
Yu Linglong smiled at her father, feeling the warmth and comfort of his embrace. She realized it had been a long time since she had been able to snuggle in her father's arms, perhaps since she started moving out when she felt grown up.
Yu Linglong felt that no matter how old she was, in Yu Xiaogang's eyes she would always be his daughter who would never grow up.
Yu Xiaogang asked Linglong to meditate and regulate her breathing. After seeing that Tang San and his daughter had entered a meditative state, he took out the results of his recent research from his Storage Soul Tool: a genuine pill made using Soul Power alchemy techniques.
Looking at the jade box in his hand, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but sigh. He and Deep Blue had experimented thousands of times to successfully refine these ten pills. If he weren't so wealthy now, he really couldn't afford to waste the time!
Indeed, cultivation requires not only exceptional talent, but also a cultivation partner to progress together on the path of cultivation, as well as cultivation methods and immense wealth.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to cultivate, especially for someone like me who pioneered the path of cultivation; every step is fraught with hardship. Fortunately, I possess the Deep Blue Martial Soul, which is comparable to Golden Finger, allowing me to avoid many detours.
Looking back, Yu Xiaogang realized that behind every step of his success lay the shadow of Deep Blue. How could an ordinary person survive in another world without a cheat code? They would just end up doing nothing but another mundane task in a different place.
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year! May all your wishes come true! And good health! Today is the last day of the 2023 Lunar New Year.