Cultivation Method, Soul Power Changes

[Soul Dragon Wander: A cultivation method of the Yin Yang School from a certain martial arts world. It primarily cultivates Mental Power and can develop Dragon Roaming Qi, which can be used for interference, detection, attacks, and more. Upon mastery, one can condense a Mental Manifestation, separate consciousness from the body, and materialize mental energy.]

This was the cultivation method Lin Ran had chosen specifically for cultivating Mental Power, originating from the Yin Yang School of The Legend of Qin world.

The Yin Yang School was the most adept at manipulating Mental Power in The Legend of Qin world, and Soul Dragon Wander was one of the most difficult and supreme martial arts among its many Yin Yang Arts. Its most famous user was Dong Jun Yan Fei, whose Mental Manifestation took the form of a Three-legged Golden Crow.

Although Soul Dragon Wander came from a martial arts world, it was more than sufficient for him at present. After all, he was currently in the cultivation-method wasteland known as the Douluo World.

Any method for cultivating Mental Power would be a crushing advantage in the current Douluo Dalu.

As for superior methods, such as the Chaos Divine Membrane Contemplation Method, he simply lacked the strength to complete the tasks generated by the advance request. He could only wait until later to switch cultivation methods.

By the time he had advanced the cultivation methods he needed, night had already shrouded Heaven Dou City. Moonlight streamed through the window, illuminating Lin Ran's handsome little face.

Lin Ran sat cross-legged on his bed, reviewing the three cultivation methods in his mind.

Whether it was the Longevity Skill, the Marrow Cleansing Scripture, or Soul Dragon Wander, all three were known for being extremely difficult to begin cultivating.

The incantations of the three methods were obscure and difficult to understand, while the accompanying diagrams would be incomprehensible to ordinary people without a foundation in martial arts. Fortunately, the system had thoughtfully provided annotations for everything. Otherwise, he might really have made a joke of cultivating the Nine Yin Divine Claw into the Nine Yin White Bone Claw.

After reviewing the three methods, Lin Ran decided to first see whether he could cultivate the Longevity Skill.

The prerequisite for cultivating the Longevity Skill was never having cultivated any method before, which suited him perfectly.

"Heaven lasts, earth endures.

The reason heaven and earth can last and endure is that they do not give birth to themselves; thus, they can live long.

..."

Recalling the general outline of the Longevity Skill, he examined its seven diagrams one by one. Every time he looked over one, an indescribably profound sensation welled up in his heart.

After a while, Lin Ran opened his eyes, his expression somewhat strange.

Why did he feel like he could cultivate all seven diagrams?

The system had never said that exchanging a cultivation method meant he would automatically learn it. Could he actually be a martial arts genius seen only once in a century?

Lin Ran nodded. That had to be it. This was the truth.

After giving it some thought, Lin Ran decided to cultivate the Yin and Yang diagrams first.

Perhaps due to the cultural influence of his Previous Life, he held an inexplicable confidence in the path of yin and yang.

All things began with yin and yang. When yin and yang complemented each other, they would more easily harmonize with nature. Moreover, cultivating Soul Dragon Wander afterward would become easier as well.

The diagram representing yang depicted a person who seemed to be walking, while the one representing yin showed a person lying on their back.

Lin Ran circulated his power through his meridians according to the diagrams. His Soul Power flowed through his meridians like a trickling stream, and as he cultivated, he unconsciously began following the movements depicted in the images.

At times, he walked around the room; at others, he lay down on the floor. His body alternated between chills and heat, and sometimes he even felt cold and hot at the same time.

Though it was somewhat painful, the results were excellent. Origin energy from heaven and earth poured into his body through his acupoints, carried by his Soul Power as it circulated through his meridians and was refined, eventually transforming into his cultivation and flowing into his dantian.

Compared with meditating on his own, this cultivation speed was far more than just a little faster—and this was only his first time cultivating.

Without realizing it, he entered a state where he forgot both self and surroundings, unaware of anything in the outside world.

The next day, the autumn sky was clear and crisp, and the sun shone brightly. It was already noon.

When Huo Yun'er did not see Lin Ran get up for a long time, she went to his room and pushed open the door.

Then she saw Lin Ran occasionally rise and walk a few steps, then suddenly lie down on the floor, his eyes vacant as he muttered under his breath.

Huo Yun'er was frightened out of her wits. She thought something had gone wrong with Lin Ran's cultivation, but she did not understand cultivation herself and did not dare disturb him recklessly. All she could do was watch anxiously from the side.

Finally, when the sun began to set, Lin Ran emerged from his cultivation state. An intensely overwhelming weakness surged from deep within his body, and he nearly collapsed to the ground. Fortunately, a soft, graceful figure hurried over and caught him in her arms.

Softness enveloped him. Raising his head, he met Huo Yun'er's eyes, filled with worry. "Xiao Ran, what happened? Are you all right?"

Lin Ran shook his head. "Aunt Huo, I'm fine. I just entered deep meditation earlier, so I'm a little hungry."

Huo Yun'er let out a sigh of relief and gently helped Lin Ran onto the bed. "It's good that you're fine. It's good that you're fine. I'll go make you something to eat right away."

Watching Huo Yun'er hurry away, Lin Ran focused inward and examined his body.

Compared to before, his Soul Power had changed tremendously. It had all transformed into Soul Power bearing the characteristics of the Longevity Skill.

His yang-attributed Soul Power was scorching and fierce, while his yin-attributed Soul Power was frigid and enduring. Though their attributes were clearly opposed, they blended together within his body in an exceptionally harmonious state.

Furthermore, the Longevity Skill seemed to strengthen his control over Soul Power. He could now manipulate it far more freely than before.

Perhaps this was why, after cultivating superior inner energy, one could pick up any martial art with ease?

With that thought in mind, he tried gathering Soul Power beneath his feet, then ran up the wall—

"Bang—"

Lin Ran fell from the wall.

The corner of his mouth twitched as he continued trying...

No matter the world, control over one's own strength was fundamental. Yet the Soul Masters of Douluo Dalu seemed especially poor in this regard?

Lin Ran remembered Shrek's Sea God's Fate Blind Date Festival in the Original Work. Not a single person knew something as simple as walking on water, yet Huo Yuhao walking over ice had astonished everyone. He truly could not understand it.

But when he recalled that in Douluo Dalu V, an ice-element cultivator had asked the reincarnated God King Tang San how to strengthen the power of his skills, and Tang San had answered by telling him to condense the ice into weapons such as ice blades, Lin Ran smiled in understanding.

Half an hour later, after wolfing down the last bite of food, Lin Ran finally felt completely alive again.

It had to be said that Huo Yun'er was an excellent cook as well. Huo Yuhao's cooking, practically comparable to an aphrodisiac, might have been inherited from Huo Yun'er.

Unfortunately, he did not have that talent. His cooking might not be inedible, but it was unlikely to be delicious either.

Fortunately, he had whisked Huo Yun'er away, so he would have good food to enjoy from now on. He just wondered how that reincarnated Dai Yuhao was doing now.

He should be doing pretty well, right? A dignified reincarnator could not possibly be worse off than in his Previous Life, could he?

Dai Yuhao's attempt to seek out Dai Hao at the military camp probably would not go as he wished, and the departure of Huo Yun'er and himself would likely cause the Duchess to take out her anger on Dai Yuhao.

But with such a minor difficulty, surely the astonishing wisdom of a reincarnator would make it easy enough to handle.

At that thought, a sense of urgency rose in Lin Ran's heart once more.

Meanwhile, at the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, Huo Yuhao had just finished cultivating his own improved version of the Mysterious Heaven Skill when he suddenly sneezed several times.