The Birth of an Internal Cultivation Method on Douluo Continent

The Birth of an Internal Cultivation Method on Douluo Continent

After carefully scanning the last section of his body's meridians with his Mental Power, Yu Xiaogang uploaded the data to the Phone Martial Soul's database. The basic data should be complete now. All that remained was to issue a command to the phone's calculation app and have it locate the acupoint known as the dantian—preferably the exact locations of the other two dantians as well.

Having read so many cultivation novels, Yu Xiaogang now had countless ideas he wanted to test. In any case, the phone was simulating meridian cultivation for him, so he did not have to worry about suffering cultivation deviation.

He also added instructions to record how the body reacted when Soul Power circulated through the meridians of the five internal organs. He hoped the five-element theory of the internal organs from cultivation novels in his previous life would prove useful in Douluo Continent.

Yu Xiaogang also recalled picking up a few superficial skills at his university's Martial Arts Club in his previous life, something involving coordinating with breathing. Whether it worked or not, he added that too.

"Phew!"

Yu Xiaogang let out a breath. Scanning his own body with Mental Power every day was simply exhausting. Recently, he had drained all his Mental Power each time and fallen asleep the moment he touched the bed. The main issue was that he did not know how to recover Mental Power, so he could only use the stupidest method—deep sleep and letting his body recover on its own.

Still, it worked quite well. He woke up refreshed every day. While he still had plenty of Mental Power left, roughly half his total amount, Yu Xiaogang decided to try the soul perspective he had brought back from that mysterious Crossing Space.

His Mental Power transformed, spreading outward like ripples of water. Gradually, he could "see" the world in his mind, filled with brilliant colors. Tiny lights of every color floated through the air. Yu Xiaogang saw an enormous golden light in the sky scattering red and golden specks, while the Osmanthus Tree above him absorbed those specks of sunlight as though it were breathing like a person. With every inhalation and exhalation, the lights gradually turned green and brown. Yu Xiaogang found it incredibly fascinating.

Yu Xiaogang suddenly remembered that Douluo Continent had a Plane Will. Did heaven and earth breathe as well? His Mental Power slowly extended farther away. As he felt the Heaven and Earth Energy motes rise and fall, he suddenly sensed that he was part of the world, breathing alongside heaven and earth. His body involuntarily followed what his Mental Power felt, inhaling and exhaling.

One breath long, one breath short. Yu Xiaogang felt as though he had returned to the ocean, surrounded by heaven and earth. He also felt as though he had returned to the womb, his entire body relaxing. That made sense. In the eyes of heaven and earth, all living things were equal; all were parts of itself. Only a select few received special attention. Perhaps those were the so-called Children of Destiny of an era! In truth, without Tang San, the original Yu Xiaogang could genuinely have been considered a Child of Destiny. He was born noble, and the Martial Soul he should have awakened was the superior mutated form of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon—the Light Holy Dragon. Yet his aptitude was too poor to provide the massive Source Soul Power required for a beneficial Martial Soul mutation, so it became the malignant mutated Martial Soul, Luo Sanpao. The mutation even drained away his Innate Soul Power, leaving him with only half a rank at awakening.

After fleeing his clan, he joined Spirit Hall and even began a romance with Spirit Hall's Saintess, Bibi Dong. Qian Xunji played the villain and forced him away from Bibi Dong. Then, while traveling the continent alone, he met his protector, Flender, who had always looked after Yu Xiaogang as a brother.

While hunting Soul Beasts, he met the second female lead, Liu Erlong, who also fell for Yu Xiaogang. At the time, Flender was already a Soul King nearing Soul Emperor rank, while Yu Xiaogang was merely a newly advanced Soul Grandmaster, a complete nobody. Douluo Continent revered the strong, yet his luck with women was absolutely absurd.

Then he got stuck at Rank 29, unable to break through, and his mentality completely collapsed. He turned to researching so-called theoretical knowledge, hoping to make his name known across the continent. He went to Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy, where friends took him in, letting him eat and drink for free without working, and he figured out a basic meridian cultivation method on his own.

If Tang San had not suddenly appeared, Yu Xiaogang would have been the perfect template for a good-for-nothing protagonist. Yet he had utterly ruined a hand full of excellent cards.

After Yu Xiaogang entered Sudden Enlightenment, Luo Sanpao sensed that something immensely beneficial to itself was happening to its master. It turned into a cloud of purple mist and returned to Yu Xiaogang's Soul Space, receiving the baptism of Heaven and Earth Energy alongside him.

Yu Xiaogang felt something flowing through his body, making him feel as though he were soaking in a hot spring. Heaven and Earth Energy entered through his mouth and nose with his breathing. It first circulated through his lungs, taking on faint golden specks, then followed his blood into his heart, where it gained a red glow. After that came his spleen, kidneys, and liver. Each time Heaven and Earth Energy passed through an internal organ, it became stained with another colored radiance, turning dazzlingly multicolored.

Yu Xiaogang also felt as though he had gained a thorough understanding of Heaven and Earth Energy. As his Mental Power merged into the Heavenly Dao Energy, they gradually became one and entered his meridians. They brought out tiny gray motes from within the meridians. After the energy circulated through his meridians once, it dispersed through his breathing and skin, taking the gray motes away with it.

The instant the gray motes left his body, Yu Xiaogang felt as though a small burden had been lifted from him, and his entire body became lighter. His body uploaded that sensation and his spiritual insights into the basic data through its connection to the Phone Martial Soul database. The progress of the calculation app surged as if it had been injected with stimulants. 83%—84%—90%. With a ding, it displayed completion.

The phone's battery also rapidly dropped to 28%, reaching the warning line and turning red. After completing its task, the Phone Martial Soul turned into golden light and entered Yu Xiaogang's Soul Space as well. Together with Luo Sanpao, it received the baptism of Heaven and Earth Energy.

Yu Xiaogang slumped in his reclining chair and gradually fell asleep. When he opened his eyes again, he discovered that it was already the middle of the night, nearly dawn.

"Uh! Was that the legendary Sudden Enlightenment just now? I knew it—transmigrators definitely carry immense fortune! Eh?! I actually broke through my bottleneck? I reached Rank 30? Looks like I can break through without relying on that cheap disciple of mine after all! Destiny is on my side!"

Yu Xiaogang stood up and stretched. After carefully sensing his Soul Power Level, he was thrilled to discover that he had truly broken through to Rank 30. He had reached the Quasi-Soul Elder rank that the original Yu Xiaogang had sought but never attained.

But then Yu Xiaogang thought about how he was supposed to defeat a Thousand Year Soul Beast and obtain his Third Soul Ring. Moreover, Luo Sanpao needed a dragon-type Soul Beast's Soul Ring to restore the dormant Light Holy Dragon bloodline left incomplete by its Martial Soul mutation. That would make Soul Beast hunting even harder. Soul Beasts with true dragon bloodlines were rare to begin with, and he also needed one of the right age.

Should he find a random Soul Beast hunting party? That would not be safe. He was just a weak little nobody right now, and he had to worry about being robbed and killed. Should he write to this body's big brother, Flender? That would not work either. Yu Xiaogang was not thick-skinned enough for that yet!

He had only just taken over the original Yu Xiaogang's body. Though he had gained the original Yu Xiaogang's memories and knowledge, the problem was that his habitual behavior as a modern person would definitely be noticed by those close to him. And Flender's Owl Martial Soul gave him exceptional observation and eyesight. Wouldn't that be delivering himself to Flender to be beaten up?

The more Yu Xiaogang thought about it, the more his head hurt. But the Phone Martial Soul seemed to have notified him that its task was complete just now. Cultivating an Internal Cultivation Method was still the most important thing. This was his foundation for establishing himself on Douluo Continent!

He immediately summoned his unique Second Martial Soul, the phone, and checked the calculation results. This was a cultivation method that combined Douluo Continent's Meditation Method, Earth's five-element theory of the internal organs, the dantian, qi sea, and meridians, along with the Heaven and Earth Breathing Method he had comprehended during his Sudden Enlightenment.

Perhaps because it had been completed while he was lying down, the new cultivation method had no special posture requirements. As long as one focused on the Middle Dantian and used the Heaven and Earth Breathing Method to draw Heaven and Earth Energy into the body, passing it through the internal organs and meridians, it would slowly achieve the effect of Marrow Cleansing.

By merging Mental Power into Soul Power and slowly refining it, one could achieve the unity of Essence, Qi, and Spirit. Then the Soul Power would completely become Yu Xiaogang's own, firmly branded with his spiritual imprint and easy to control. By exhaling, he could expel waste air and impurities from his meridians, exchanging energy with heaven and earth. It truly matched that famous saying: the way of Heaven reduces what is excessive and replenishes what is lacking.

"Hmm, what should I call this cultivation method? Something with Tyrant in the name? Forget it, forget it. I'm terrible at naming things. Its main purpose is Marrow Cleansing and strengthening the internal organs. Raising Soul Power and nourishing the body are merely additional benefits. I'll call it the Life Nurturing Skill! That fits quite well. After all, the healthier your body is, the longer you live!"

As Yu Xiaogang spoke, he picked up a blank book beside him and copied down the first true Internal Cultivation Method of Douluo Continent. At the same time, he imagined accepting Tang San as his disciple someday, then tossing this Internal Cultivation Method to him and seeing his expression. Hehehe! Just thinking about it felt amazing!

Yu Xiaogang was not someone who clung to old ways. This Internal Cultivation Method had only just been created and could continue to improve. Once he collected more data and gradually fleshed it out, it would definitely surpass Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill.

Yu Xiaogang refused to believe that a modern man who had lived through an explosion of information could not surpass some ancient martial artist assassin. "The main issue now is the Third Soul Ring. Hmm? Should I try condensing a Soul Ring myself? There is no reason Soul Beasts that rebuild themselves can condense their own Soul Rings while humans cannot. What if some surprise is waiting for me to discover it?"

Rubbing his chin, Yu Xiaogang muttered to himself. If he wanted to condense a Soul Ring himself, the Phone Martial Soul's computational ability needed basic data. He could only observe how Soul Beasts condensed Soul Rings after death, what Soul Rings truly were, and how Soul Masters absorbed them.

Now that he had a Soul Space, he understood that Martial Souls were products of the fusion of one's bloodline and soul. They were essentially another side of oneself.

"Looks like I need to write to the principal of Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy. I hope he still remembers me, the great master. Being a teacher would not be bad either. I could observe other people's Martial Souls, help out when students hunted Soul Beasts, and wouldn't that give me all the basic data I need? A win-win! Hehehe!"

Yu Xiaogang could not help thinking that those students were living data packets. He immediately began writing a letter, explaining that he wanted to live in seclusion and asking the principal to help keep it secret. He would also fill in as a teacher from time to time and guide some students.

Once he finished, he planned to have someone heading into Notting City deliver it tomorrow. Yu Xiaogang could simply wait at home for news.

Yu Xiaogang checked the sky. Dawn was about to arrive. He was starving, so he took out the prepared roasted meat from his Storage Soul Tool and began devouring it.

After eating, he cleaned himself up. Suddenly, his Mental Power sensed faint Soul Power fluctuations. Yu Xiaogang was startled. Looking up, he saw that the Osmanthus Tree, so thick that two people would need to join hands to encircle it, had received the baptism of Heaven and Earth Energy along with him during his Sudden Enlightenment beneath it and had become a hundred-year Plant Soul Beast.

Yu Xiaogang walked over and touched the bark. He sensed the Osmanthus Tree expressing affection toward him.

"Could it be that it absorbed the Mental Power I released during my Sudden Enlightenment and recognized me as its master? Looks like I have another research subject now. How do ordinary animals and plants transform into Soul Beasts? Douluo Continent is truly amazing. A tree actually developed simple consciousness. Those scientists back on Earth would go insane over this."

Yu Xiaogang exclaimed in amazement. He withdrew his hand and planned to head to the top of the small hill to watch the sunrise. Daybreak was coming soon. He had guessed that the nearby hill was probably where Tang San cultivated in the animation, so of course he had to check in there!

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