"I'd certainly like to meet him! Hurry and let him in."
After receiving permission from Xue Ye, under the guidance of an attendant and after passing through layer upon layer of security checkpoints, Great Master Yu finally got his wish and met Xue Ye in the main hall.
"So this is the legendary Great Master Yu, who proposed the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul? I've long heard of your name. I haven't heard from you in all these years. You came to see me today of your own accord—could it be that you've achieved some major theoretical breakthrough and want to use the imperial family's influence to announce it?"
Xue Ye had always valued talent. After meeting Great Master Yu, he immediately showered him with praise, completely disregarding propriety. Great Master Yu became so flattered that he was almost giddy with embarrassment.
"Ahem, I'm nothing special. After more than a decade of painstaking research, I finally achieved today's results. Take a look—this is a cultivation method I created myself, one capable of changing the entire soul master world. It's an entirely new way to circulate and cultivate Soul Power—the Yu Family Divine Skill! Of course, it can also simply be called yoga!"
As he spoke, Great Master Yu handed the copied cultivation manual he had prepared to an attendant nearby. Only after the attendant inspected it was it passed on to Xue Ye.
The Heaven Dou Empire was one of the two great empires of the Douluo Continent, alongside the Star Luo Empire. As the ruler of Heaven Dou's imperial family, Xue Ye had seen all kinds of treasures, but this was the first time he had ever seen a cultivation secret with such a terrible name as the Yu Family Divine Skill.
However, his contempt lasted only until he reached the page bearing the name of the cultivation method. The professionalism of the main text that followed made Xue Ye grow serious despite himself.
As the imperial family, they naturally had their own cultivation methods. But didn't soul masters on the Douluo Continent merely meditate in a simulated environment? After seeing this secret manual, Xue Ye could only feel that his previous methods of cultivating Soul Power had all been garbage.
Just look at this secret manual that Great Master Yu had painstakingly researched and created over many years. It described meridians, dantians, and circulation routes. It had even thoughtfully given names to the acupoints throughout the body and attached a diagram of the human meridians. Anyone could tell that Great Master Yu had put considerable effort into medicine over the years.
And then there were the descriptions of the realms: Endless Vitality, Boundless and Mighty, Three Flowers Gathering on the Crown, Five Qi Returning to the Origin... At a glance, they were obviously incredibly impressive!
This was absolutely the most impressive cultivation manual Xue Ye had ever seen. It had never appeared before.
"Has this Great Master Yu tested how fast this secret manual can be cultivated?"
Seeing that the cultivation method was so impressive and formed such a complete system, Xue Ye became extremely concerned about its cultivation speed and asked at once.
"My disciple, Tang San, is not yet thirteen years old. His Martial Soul is merely a pig, yet through this cultivation method, he reached the Soul Elder realm. His combat strength is also extraordinary. It can be said that he owes everything to this secret manual!"
After hearing Xue Ye's question, Great Master Yu shamelessly used his disciple Tang San as an example, declaring that without his secret manual, Tang San could never have achieved what he had today.
"Oh! Such an astonishing cultivation speed truly makes all your years of theoretical research worthwhile, Great Master Yu!"
When Xue Ye heard that even a pig-type Martial Soul could be cultivated so quickly, he immediately put his mind at ease.
Although the imperial family's inherited Martial Soul was only a swan, it was still a renowned healing Martial Soul. Surely it couldn't be inferior to a farting pig?
"That's not all! I'm sure you've noticed as well, Your Majesty Xue Ye. Cultivating this method can also dispel poison, cure illnesses, and prolong one's life! I've heard that your health has been deteriorating recently, but as long as you begin cultivating this method now, you can regain your health and enjoy longevity and wellness!"
Xue Ye had indeed been feeling worse with each passing day recently. Hearing Great Master Yu's words, he was deeply tempted. He immediately stated that he wanted to try cultivating it and see whether he could use this yoga to replace his previous meditative cultivation.
He immediately closed his eyes, focused his mind, and sensed his own Soul Power. Then he began to circulate it clumsily according to the routes described in the manual. His Soul Power flowed through the meridians throughout his body, passing through each acupoint and becoming denser before finally gathering in his dantian. After completing several small cycles, Xue Ye felt that his mind had become much sharper, while his breathing was incomparably smooth. He experienced a lightness he had never felt before.
This cultivation method really worked! Moreover, the growth rate of his Soul Power was much faster than simple meditation had been before. If he added simulated-environment cultivation, the effects would probably be even better!
After this attempt, Xue Ye immediately understood the value of the cultivation method. His gaze toward Great Master Yu grew several degrees more fervent.
Over the years, the Spirit Hall had been winning the hearts of soul masters. It distributed Gold Soul Coin subsidies to low-level soul masters as an incentive to cultivate, while the empire remained unmoved and did nothing. This had greatly reduced ordinary soul masters' favorable opinion of the imperial nobles, and every young soul master with potential leaned toward the Spirit Hall.
As imperial nobles, they naturally couldn't spend their finances on ordinary soul masters. Xue Ye had also been troubled by the Spirit Hall's growing strength, afraid that once it became powerful enough, it would target the imperial family and nobles. Now, however, the cultivation method Great Master Yu had brought to him of his own accord made him see hope.
First, Great Master Yu was a member of the Upper Three Sects, so he would naturally side with the imperial family. Moreover, he had once had a good relationship with the current pope of the Spirit Hall. Presumably, the Spirit Hall would not obstruct them out of consideration for his reputation.
If the cultivation method were promoted under the name of the Heaven Dou imperial family, allowing everyone to cultivate it and experience the benefits brought by the Heaven Dou imperial family, wouldn't they be able to win back the hearts that the Spirit Hall had previously taken away?
With this thought, Xue Ye no longer hesitated. He immediately declared that he would help Great Master Yu promote the method properly.
"Great Master Yu, the cultivation secret you created will undoubtedly overturn the entire continent's structure! Such a small amount of cultivation produces such remarkable effects! I've decided to promote it among the entire populace! We must spread the reputations of you, Great Master Yu, and our Heaven Dou imperial family throughout the continent!"
"To promote it more effectively, I think our Heaven Dou imperial family can fund a yoga convention! We'll have everyone cultivate this Yoga Divine Skill, while also inviting powerful soul masters from all over to try cultivating it and jointly create an entirely new world of soul master cultivation!"
"Of course, to make it proper and legitimate, our Heaven Dou Empire happens to be lacking an Imperial Preceptor! What do you think?"
While drawing a grand picture for Great Master Yu, Xue Ye also wanted to take the opportunity to bring him into his own faction, lest this high-level talent who could usher in a new era of soul masters run off to the Spirit Hall.
"How could I accept that? You're far too polite. However, for the sake of promoting the Yoga Divine Skill I created, I, Great Master Yu, naturally have to cooperate. As for the position of Imperial Preceptor, I'll reluctantly accept it!"
Hearing the conditions Xue Ye offered, Great Master Yu was delighted, as though he could see his lifelong dream about to come true. After making a show of refusing, he agreed to Xue Ye's request, saying that he was "too embarrassed to turn it down."
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