Time Meditation Method

Before long, Zhao Tao was led into the Awakening Room.

Looking around, he saw intricate and magnificent patterns covering the floor, walls, and ceiling of the Awakening Room.

At the center of the Awakening Room stood a middle-aged man dressed in a gray robe.

He was the Spirit Transmitter responsible for awakening the children's Martial Souls.

"Child, come stand here."

Looking at Zhao Tao, the Spirit Transmitter instructed him.

Once Zhao Tao was in position, the Spirit Transmitter circulated his Soul Power and infused it into the wondrous patterns within the Awakening Room.

At once, Soul Guidance inscriptions lit up one after another, spreading toward Zhao Tao's feet.

At that moment, Zhao Tao felt a warm current flow into his body, and he instinctively extended his right hand.

The next moment, the Spring Autumn Cicada Martial Soul, still filled with an aura of deathly stillness, appeared in Zhao Tao's right palm!

"Child, congratulations."

"You are one of the rare few with Innate Soul Power. You can embark upon the path of Spirit Master cultivation!"

"Next, I'll test your Innate Soul Power Level."

Sensing the faint Soul Power fluctuations emerging from Zhao Tao, the Spirit Transmitter smiled slightly and began testing his Soul Power Level.

"Your Innate Soul Power is fairly ordinary, but don't lose heart. As long as you work hard, you still have a chance of becoming a Spirit Master, or even a Soul Grandmaster. You're already far stronger than ordinary people."

"Come with me. For a Spirit Master seed like you who possesses Innate Soul Power, we need to specially register and record your information."

After testing his Soul Power, the Spirit Transmitter gave Zhao Tao a somewhat regretful look, offered a casual word of encouragement, then brought him to Red Mountain Academy's registration point.

After registering his status as an orphan, Zhao Tao was informed that he would no longer need to stay at the orphanage. Instead, he would be placed with a Spirit Master family to be raised.

Before long, after the matching process, Zhao Tao learned that his future guardian would be Lin Ximeng, a teacher at Red Mountain Academy who would also become Tang Wulin's homeroom teacher.

"It seems that because of my rebirth, the first butterfly effect I caused has already appeared."

"In my first life, I was adopted by a senior Soul Douluo from the Spirit Pagoda because of my talent of Innate Full Soul Power."

"But now, my guardian has become Lin Ximeng. That is a tremendous change!"

Upon learning this news, Zhao Tao could not help sighing inwardly.

"Fortunately, this change will not have much of a negative impact on me."

"That Soul Douluo who adopted me in my previous life did provide me with quite a lot of help during the early stages."

"But the preparations I left behind before my rebirth will undoubtedly be of far greater help to me now than a Soul Douluo could ever be!"

"Not to mention the clues to the inheritance left behind by that legendary Immortal Venerable. Once my Spring Autumn Cicada Martial Soul fully recovers, I can enter the River of Time to explore it!"

At that thought, Zhao Tao's state of mind gradually calmed.

Before long, the notified Lin Ximeng hurried over excitedly and brought Zhao Tao back to her home.

"Zhao Tao, this will be your home from now on."

"I'm your guardian, Lin Ximeng. You can call me Aunt Lin or Aunt Ximeng."

Looking at Zhao Tao, Lin Ximeng introduced herself with a gentle smile.

"Thank you, Aunt Lin!"

Hearing Lin Ximeng's words, Zhao Tao replied with a smile.

"No need to be so polite. As your guardian, I can receive a monthly subsidy from the Sun Moon Federation as well."

"If you become a Spirit Master or even a Soul Grandmaster in the future, I'll receive additional rewards from the Federation."

"So, if you want to thank me, then cultivate diligently and strive to become a Spirit Master within three years so you can enter an Intermediate Spirit Master Academy~"

With a smile, Lin Ximeng explained this to Zhao Tao, then led him to the spare bedroom.

"All right, this will be your room from now on. I'll go prepare dinner."

After saying that, Lin Ximeng headed toward the kitchen.

"Let's see just how effective the preparations I made before my rebirth really are!"

After Lin Ximeng left, Zhao Tao closed the door and slowly sat down cross-legged.

Before his rebirth, Zhao Tao had naturally made ample preparations for this vitally important rebirth.

He had also long anticipated and prepared for the possibility that damage to the Spring Autumn Cicada's origin would lower his Innate Soul Power!

For example, before his rebirth, he had already thoroughly investigated the locations of several unclaimed Time Sand deposits capable of restoring the Spring Autumn Cicada's origin power.

And the locations of those deposits would not change because of his rebirth.

However, these unclaimed deposits were basically located in relatively remote areas, some even in deadly places that were difficult for Titled Douluo to enter.

Even for the most accessible of them, Zhao Tao conservatively estimated that he would only have a chance to mine it after breaking through to Soul Grandmaster.

Therefore, it was unrealistic to rapidly restore the Spring Autumn Cicada's origin power in a short time!

He could only rely on the Spring Autumn Cicada to independently draw from the River of Time and slowly recover its origin power.

This also meant that Zhao Tao's cultivation speed would definitely be affected in the early stages.

To deal with this situation, Zhao Tao had also prepared another contingency.

It was a meditation method tailored to his own circumstances and the Spring Autumn Cicada Martial Soul—the Time Meditation Method!

Compared to ordinary meditation methods, the Time Meditation Method could borrow a portion of the River of Time's power, significantly improving Zhao Tao's cultivation efficiency.

Having been reborn, Zhao Tao had naturally brought back the contents of this meditation method and all the experience of practicing it.

As he activated the Time Meditation Method, Zhao Tao quickly sensed the soul power drifting through the air, as well as wisps of faint silver Power of Time emanating from the River of Time.

As the Time Meditation Method circulated, strands of soul power and Power of Time continuously flowed into Zhao Tao's body, where they were refined into pure soul power and merged into his dantian!

Soon, half an hour passed.

Zhao Tao completed one cultivation cycle and slowly opened his eyes.

"Compared to the Innate Full Soul Power I had in my first life, the damaged Innate Soul Power has indeed created a huge gap in cultivation."

"Even with the improved Time Meditation Method, which lets me additionally refine the dispersed Power of Time, my current cultivation speed is probably still only half of what it was before my rebirth."

"And without the Time Meditation Method—if I used only an ordinary meditation method—my cultivation speed after rebirth might be only one-fifth of what it was before, perhaps even lower!"

Feeling the newly gained soul power in his dantian, a trace of helplessness flashed through Zhao Tao's eyes.

Although rebirth had brought him many things, he also had to bear its price.

Perhaps his cultivation over the next few years was destined to be far less smooth than it had been before his rebirth.

Fortunately, as the Spring Autumn Cicada gradually recovered, his talent and cultivation speed would surely continue to recover as well, eventually surpassing what they had been before his rebirth.

What he needed was time!

Not long after Zhao Tao finished cultivating, Lin Ximeng brought him a hearty dinner.

After finishing dinner, Zhao Tao did not sleep. Instead, he began meditating once more.

Only when his meridians began to ache faintly did he finally stop cultivating soul power.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next morning.

Zhao Tao followed Lin Ximeng to Red Mountain Academy.

Today was the day of enrollment. Under Lin Ximeng's guidance, Zhao Tao headed to Red Mountain Academy's Soul Master class to begin his future compulsory Soul Master education.