After cultivating for a time and sensing the benefits of the soul cultivation technique, Gu He began trying to keep it running continuously like a Dou Qi cultivation technique. Even if the results were poor without focused concentration, its recovery speed would still greatly increase.
The three visualized portraits in his mind remained unchanged. Gu He drew out a sliver of mental energy to observe the situation outside his body and attempted to control his body to stand up. He found it unexpectedly easy. After all, a Dou Zun's control over their body was incredibly strong. He still had a sliver of mental energy left; even if one day his soul scattered and he perished, so long as his body was not completely destroyed, the lingering will within it might still be able to control it. The Saint of Fortune from the original timeline had been like this. Though dead for hundreds of years and reduced to bare bones, he had still beaten the Dou Zuns of the major factions like dogs.
However, while this sliver of mental energy could control his body, his entire person appeared rather dull and slow-witted. This was because most of his mind was immersed in cultivating the soul technique. He was like someone half-awake and half-asleep, with most of his will still in dreams, making him seem sluggish.
Gu He tried drawing more of his attention out of his mind. Once he had drawn out more than half of it and determined that it did not affect his ability to move and act, he stopped. At that moment, the soul cultivation technique in his mind was only barely continuing to operate. At such a speed, there would be practically no improvement, even if he cultivated for a thousand years. However, as he gradually became