Cultivation Method Perfected

He turned to Du Busi. "Teacher, I've gained some insights. I need to cultivate for a while."

Du Busi nodded without asking further. "Alright. I'll stand guard for you."

Lin Ran nodded to Tang Ya, then sat down cross-legged.

Now that he had become a Child of Fortune, how could he not cultivate Astrology and see how his own luck had changed?

Lin Ran silently recited Astrology's cultivation incantation and began circulating its Cultivation Method once more.

"Yin and yang are the way of heaven and earth, the framework of all things, the parents of transformation..."

The moment he began cultivating, Lin Ran felt the difference.

The Soul Power within his body circulated incomparably smoothly along Astrology's cultivation route. Even his Mental Power flowed out from between his brows with the Cultivation Method, spreading into heaven and earth.

Aside from certain spiritual-type soul masters, only Soul Saints could project their Mental Power outside their bodies. Yet he had accomplished it smoothly this time.

This meant that he had completely entered the door of Astrology, fully stepping into its first level—Luck Observation.

The standard for entering Astrology was to let one's spirit roam the void, allowing Mental Power to merge with luck.

If ordinary people cultivated it, this requirement alone would stump most of them. First, they had to be able to project their minds outside their bodies. Fortunately, this was Douluo Continent, where doing so was not difficult.

If it were the world of The Legend of Qin, this step alone would probably drive many people insane.

Second, they had to be able to sense luck. Even on Douluo Continent, few could achieve this through Astrology's incantation.

Third, their luck had to be abundant enough. Otherwise, how could their Mental Power merge with it?

Using another person's luck to cultivate would inevitably result in backlash.

Astrology had four cultivation stages: Luck Observation, Resonance, Star Divination, and Yin Yang.

The first stage, Luck Observation, allowed one to determine the luck of people or objects through observation.

After entering the first level, Lin Ran's perception of luck instantly became clear.

He could sense the vast luck shrouding him. His Mental Power drifted through this sea of luck, rejoicing and spreading freely, like a fish entering the ocean.

The immense Power of Luck also permeated his Mental Power, causing it to undergo transformation at an astonishing speed.

Lin Ran had not expected that Soul Dragon Wander, the method he had specifically exchanged to cultivate Mental Power, had yet to be mastered, while Astrology had instead transformed his Mental Power first.

Outside, Du Busi watched Lin Ran in astonishment.

As a Limit Douluo, how could he fail to notice the Mental Power swirling around Lin Ran?

What he found unbelievable was that the Mental Power around Lin Ran was transforming in an utterly unreasonable manner.

Its quantity had not increased, but its "quality" was rapidly rising.

He immediately set up a Soul Power barrier around the area, preventing anyone from disturbing Lin Ran's cultivation.

An hour later, Lin Ran's Mental Power finally transformed to its limit. Then, he broke through to the second level of Astrology—Resonance.

Resonance allowed one to use Mental Power to sense the "fields" between all things, perceive the connections of luck between them, and even cultivate the "Heavenly Eye." Without using one's eyes, one could sense everything around them.

After reaching the second level, the transformation of Lin Ran's Mental Power came to a halt. The quantity of his Mental Power was ultimately still too low to support further cultivation.

Still, Lin Ran was already immensely satisfied with reaching the second level.

He had only used a single hour!

Was this the boost a Child of Fortune received in cultivating Astrology? Terrifying indeed.

As he withdrew the Mental Power drifting outside his body, he received another unexpected surprise.

He had naturally entered the beginner stage of Soul Dragon Wander.

Without relying on a soul bone, he had entered it just like that.

Of course, this was also related to his uninterrupted research into Soul Dragon Wander over the past two years.

Lin Ran was delighted. If he had known becoming a Child of Fortune would bring so many gains, he would have advanced the reward long ago!

Within his Spiritual Sea, his Mental Power had been coated with a faint layer of golden light. This was the Dragon Roaming Qi transformed by Soul Dragon Wander, its essence being a fusion of Mental Power and Soul Power.

Lin Ran found it strange that this Dragon Roaming Qi could enter his Spiritual Sea, yet he did not feel the slightest discomfort.

At this moment, Lin Ran finally understood why Soul Dragon Wander was so difficult to cultivate.

It was equivalent to turning the Spiritual Sea into another storage place for Soul Power.

Moreover, Dragon Roaming Qi could not only be stored in the Spiritual Sea, but also in the dantian. This was equivalent to turning the dantian into a second Spiritual Sea.

No wonder Yin Yang School Cultivation Methods so easily drove people mad.

They were powerful, but that power came at the cost of risk.

After briefly testing the effects of Dragon Roaming Qi, Lin Ran exited his meditative state.

He raised his eyes to the sky, and his entire expression turned blank.

This time, everything had changed.

So the reason he had thought there were no phenomena before was because he had been unable to observe them.

At this moment, within his "field of vision," nine-colored clouds of mist shrouded the space above his head. The immense Power of Luck was as boundless as a sea of clouds, shooting straight into the heavens, with no end in sight.

And this luck had split into countless tributaries, reaching out toward distant places unknown.

Lin Ran immediately saw that two tributaries of luck were connected to Du Busi and Tang Ya beside him. Their luck intertwined, mutually fostering and strengthening each other at an imperceptible pace.

Countless others extended toward the nearby Star Dou Great Forest. Among them, two tributaries of the Power of Luck were the largest, ranking among the greatest of all the tributaries.

Lin Ran could not help but secretly wonder who those two tributaries were connected to. Could they be Three-Eyed Golden Lion and Gu Yuena?

His luck had been borrowed in advance from the future. In other words, he would become entangled with those two in the future?

Lin Ran muttered to himself.

He had long since made plans—if things became impossible in the future, he would use Gu Yuena as a shield. Yet now, Gu Yuena's luck had actually become connected to his?

It could not be that Gu Yuena would help count the money after he sold her, could it?

Meanwhile, deep within the nearby Star Dou Great Forest lay the mysterious Great Fierce Land.

Towering jungle blotted out the sky and sun. At its center stood a vast, eerie stone forest covered in vegetation of every color, dazzlingly vibrant.

Within the stone forest stood a black-clad man with golden eyes. He possessed an imposing bearing, and a heavy aura radiated from his body.

Not far from him lay a three-eyed Soul Beast that resembled a lion. Her golden fur was smooth and lustrous, sparkling like crystal beneath the sunlight. She lazily yawned, then lay back down and continued sleeping.

Suddenly, she sprang up as if she had just had a nightmare.

"Auspicious Beast, what is it?"

Di Tian turned his head and asked.

"I heard the echo of fate."

Three-Eyed Golden Lion's eyes were filled with confusion, along with a trace of grievance.

"The echo of fate?" Di Tian frowned.

Three-Eyed Golden Lion said, "I dreamed that a swindler said that with someone like me, he could trick me into bearing him ten children."

Di Tian suddenly broke into a violent coughing fit, ferocity erupting from his golden eyes.

"Who is he?"

"I don't know." Three-Eyed Golden Lion looked utterly aggrieved.

At the same time, deep within the Great Fierce Land, inside a small space that had been carved out.

A lake shrouded in green mist lay here. Large blocks of glowing green metal surrounded the lake, emanating the aura of life.

At the bottom of the lake, a silver giant dragon floated silently beneath the water's surface, her eyes tightly shut. Though submerged, her scales still shimmered with faint nine-colored light, possessing a dazzling beauty.

At that moment, the giant dragon opened her eyes. They were ethereal eyes tinged with violet, carrying both confusion and bewilderment.

For some reason, she discovered that her own luck had been stirred.

Following the vague sensation, her perception extended in a certain direction. Scenes from the Star Dou Great Forest flashed through her vision, and before long, she locked onto a human.

More precisely, a human child.

The confusion in her eyes deepened. Why would her luck be stirred by a human child? Could this child be the reincarnation of one of the Dragon God's Old friends? Or perhaps the reincarnation of a Goddess from the God Realm, sent to investigate her whereabouts?

Gu Yuena thought for a long time but still could not understand it, so she sent a message to Di Tian.

"Di Tian, help me capture a human. Alive. He will soon arrive at the Star Dou Great Forest. This is what he looks like."

Gu Yuena transmitted Lin Ran's appearance to Di Tian through Divine Sense.

Then, she fell asleep once more.

As for what Di Tian should do after capturing him? She would decide after waking up.

Di Tian was bewildered.

Capture a human who was about to arrive at the Star Dou Great Forest... and then what? From what direction? Exactly when?

And why did Lord want to capture a human child? Was she hungry and looking for a tender snack?