Dual Cultivation

Yu Xiaogang might have resolved a lingering worry. After a good night's sleep, Bibi Dong appeared in his dreams again, and in the morning, he secretly washed his underwear once more. What could Yu Xiaogang do? Burning with desire and single, he could only numb himself with work and Soul Power cultivation.

After washing up, Yu Xiaogang activated his Mental Power, lifted himself into the air, and flew toward the mountaintop where Yun Lan was to begin the day's purple qi cultivation. Yun Lan had said yesterday that she could actively absorb Heavenly Dao Energy, convert it into Soul Power, and feed it back to him, so today he would test just how much it enhanced his Soul Power cultivation.

Before long, Yu Xiaogang landed in Yun Lan's patch of Blue Silver Grass. In just one night, Yun Lan had assimilated all the ordinary Blue Silver Grass within thirty meters.

Several stalks of Blue Silver Grass had even become Ten-Year Soul Beasts in one go. Yu Xiaogang felt that the foundation for researching Self-Condensed Soul Rings was now in place. Soul Power would be supplied jointly by all the Blue Silver Grass, supplemented by the aura of a Soul Beast bloodline as a Soul Power catalyst.

Yu Xiaogang still felt it was too early, and Yun Lan had only just begun. Once Yun Lan unified the Blue Silver Grass across Douluo Continent, he could begin researching Self-Condensed Soul Rings for others. Sensing the arrival of her creator, Yu Xiaogang, Yun Lan controlled all the Blue Silver Grass to bow slightly toward him in respect.

Yu Xiaogang sat cross-legged on a rock, facing east as he waited for the sun to rise. He touched the Blue Silver Grass with the highest cultivation and said to Yun Lan:

"Yun Lan, cultivate with me later and see whether you can absorb the Morning Sun Purple Qi. It should help your growth! Come on, let's circulate our Soul Power first and get used to each other's sensations."

"Understood, Creator! Yun Lan is beginning the Soul Power link."

Upon hearing her creator Yu Xiaogang's gentle tone, Yun Lan controlled that Blue Silver Grass Soul Beast to extend a branch and wrap it around Yu Xiaogang's calf, deepening the Soul Power connection.

As Yu Xiaogang heard Yun Lan's mechanical yet ethereal female voice in his mind and sensed an additional Soul Power circulation channel, he began operating the Life Nurturing Skill.

Yu Xiaogang absorbed Heaven and Earth Energy into his body, circulated it once along his meridians, and returned it to the sea of Soul Power in his Middle Dantian before guiding it through the newly formed Soul Power channel.

As Yu Xiaogang's consciousness followed the circulation of Soul Power, he suddenly felt himself enter a blue-green web-like world. Through the perceptive abilities of the Blue Silver Grass, he sensed the vastness of heaven and earth and saw strange sights that were normally invisible to the naked eye.

Before heaven, earth, and nature, Yu Xiaogang felt as tiny as a single stalk of Blue Silver Grass. At that moment, Yun Lan's collective consciousness connected with him and merged into this current of Soul Power, drifting through the Blue Silver Grass Network.

Bit by bit, Heaven and Earth Energy was absorbed through the veins of the Blue Silver Grass leaves and entered the interconnected root network beneath the soil. The Heaven and Earth Energy combined with the life essence formed from the water and nutrients absorbed by the roots, transforming into Blue Silver Grass Soul Power rich with the aura of life.

After Yu Xiaogang's Soul Power completed a circuit through Yun Lan's Blue Silver Grass Network and returned to his body, he immediately felt that energy and Life Soul Power flow back together. It felt as though he were soaking in a hot spring, his entire body clear and comfortable. That Life Soul Power was also slowly repairing and transforming Yu Xiaogang's already fully formed body and meridians.

At that moment, the sun began to peek over the horizon. As the sun rose, the Morning Sun Purple Qi emerged as well. The fluctuations from the meeting of yin and yang between heaven and earth were drawn into Yu Xiaogang's body along with the purple qi as he cultivated. Yun Lan also used her collective consciousness to control all the Blue Silver Grass, striving to absorb the day's most precious purple qi.

Yu Xiaogang felt that after mixing with the Morning Sun Purple Qi, that Life Soul Power became even more lively. Every cell in his body seemed to be cheering! This mixed Soul Power surged through Yu Xiaogang's meridians like a rushing river, scouring and repairing his meridians and flesh at the same time.

Even the tiny meridians neglected during his usual training were attended to. Yu Xiaogang's Soul Power Level, which had only recently broken through, rose in one stroke to level 35 after Dual Cultivation with Yun Lan.

The sun soon rose completely. Warm morning sunlight shone upon Yu Xiaogang as he sat cultivating amid a field of lush green Blue Silver Grass. At that moment, specks of starlight rose from the Blue Silver Grass and revolved clockwise around Yu Xiaogang, drawing in the lingering purple qi and energy from heaven and earth. The Blue Silver Grass field beneath the morning sun glittered with starlight.

Before long, Yu Xiaogang finished his cultivation, opened his eyes, and exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. He immediately felt lighter than ever before, his body in better condition than it had ever been. Despite his breakthrough, his Soul Power was not the slightest bit unstable and remained exceptionally abundant. His body had grown stronger, and even his spiritual power had increased by ten percent. His Sea of Consciousness was about to fill his entire Soul Space.

Yu Xiaogang raised his left hand into a fist and threw a punch before him, producing a sonic boom that flattened the Blue Silver Grass field beneath its gust. Without Soul Power to protect it, the sleeve on his left arm had become ragged and hung in tatters.

Yu Xiaogang casually tore off his shirt, took out a clean spare from his Storage Soul Tool, and put it on as he could not help but sigh. "I hit the jackpot this time! My fourth Soul Ring can directly be a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. Even thirty thousand years won't be a problem! My cultivation used to be like a single-core processor, but after linking with Yun Lan's Blue Silver Grass Network collective consciousness, every stalk of Blue Silver Grass in the entire network becomes a cultivation unit. Each one feeds back a little Life Soul Power, and those small amounts add up. It's like becoming a dual-core processor now. The more Blue Silver Grass Yun Lan assimilates, the better the effect will be! Next time, I need to plant even more Blue Silver Grass! I'll cover all of Douluo Continent with Blue Silver Grass!"

After getting dressed, Yu Xiaogang stood and stretched his body, then looked over the surrounding Blue Silver Grass. He discovered that many ordinary Blue Silver Grass plants had become Ten-Year Soul Beasts after this round of Soul Power cultivation. Based on Yu Xiaogang's experience, the very first Blue Silver Grass he had cultivated had reached a thousand years of cultivation.

At that moment, Yu Xiaogang noticed a serious issue. Through Yun Lan, who was linked in his mind to Deep Blue's main body, he asked, "Yun Lan, your original main Blue Silver Grass has already reached a thousand years of cultivation. What will happen if it is hunted in the future? Will it produce a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, or will it leave behind nothing at all? Will the faint consciousness of a hunted Blue Silver Grass Soul Beast disappear?"

Yun Lan had been exchanging data with Deep Blue about their first Dual Cultivation of Soul Power when she heard Yu Xiaogang's question. She explained in that mechanical, ethereal voice, "Please rest assured, Creator. Those hunted Blue Silver Grass Soul Beasts will leave behind seeds, while their soul consciousness will return to my collective Sea of Consciousness. After being nurtured together by all the Blue Silver Grass, they will return to the seeds and sprout anew. Furthermore, regardless of their cultivation, assimilated Blue Silver Grass Soul Beasts can only produce ten-year White Ten-Year Soul Rings after being hunted. At the instant a Blue Silver Grass Soul Beast is hunted and dies, its Soul Beast essence returns to the collective Sea of Consciousness along with its soul consciousness. Only some residual Soul Power will remain, forming a blank ten-year Soul Ring with a Soul Skill! This is the survival method I created for the Blue Silver Grass as their collective consciousness."

Yun Lan paused in a very human-like manner before continuing, "Unless I, the Blue Silver Grass collective consciousness, agree to let everyone divide off a portion of their Soul Beast essence to condense a Soul Ring and Soul Skill, no one will ever obtain our Blue Silver Grass Soul Skills or Soul Rings!"

After hearing Yun Lan's explanation, Yu Xiaogang felt much more at ease. That way, even if others discovered them and hunted them, they would only get a white ten-year Soul Ring—and a White Ten-Year Soul Ring without any Soul Skill at all. Who knew which unlucky fool would absorb one then? Just thinking about it made him laugh!

Recently, I wanted to revise the story, but work has become busy. I have no choice but to revise it slowly.