Basic Qi Gathering Method! Wind and Cloud Platform!

Lin Ze sat cross-legged on the bed, cultivating. Pale green Dou Qi flowed into his body with his breath, circulating through his meridians before finally gathering in the vortex within his lower abdomen.

Estimating that the time was about right, Lin Ze diverted a wisp of his consciousness to perform today's Death Soldier projection.

White, white, white, blue.

The skill was quite suitable for the current situation, similar to Ma Fugui's merchantry.

Upon obtaining another Blue Rare Death Soldier, Lin Ze's expression remained calm.

He now had over thirty Blue Death Soldiers under his command.

Even though obtaining a Blue Death Soldier was cause for surprise, too many surprises could lead to numbness.

Lin Ze even wondered what kind of skills and talents higher-tier Death Soldiers would possess.

His Flesh Essence reserves had now reached over nine thousand, not far from ten thousand.

In a few more days at most, he would be able to unlock new functions or obtain higher-tier Death Soldiers!

Suppressing the anticipation in his heart, Lin Ze looked at the four projected figures on the bronze mirror, deciding not to deploy them in Wutan City.

He planned to send these four Death Soldiers to develop in Canaan City.

In Wutan City, Lin Ze did not intend to expand further until the overall strength of his Death Soldiers improved.

Expanding further now would easily encroach upon others' interests.

In fact, quite a few troublemakers were already causing issues for the barbecue shops, blacksmith shops, and trading firms run by his Death Soldiers.

Fortunately, Lin Ze had previously projected a Blue Death Soldier with a eloquence skill, allowing him to use some gold coins for bribes and appeasement.

The City Lord Mansion of Wutan City, as well as the influential figures involved in the Death Soldiers' related businesses, had all been appeased.

In Lin Ze's view, exchanging a portion of his resources for a stable income of Flesh Essence was very profitable.

Ultimately, the current Death Soldiers were too weak overall, making it difficult to obtain large amounts of Flesh Essence.

If the Death Soldiers' overall strength increased, many things would offer more options.

"I'll cultivate first, and tomorrow I'll go to the library to look for any tips on Dou Qi cultivation."

The next day, Lin Ze left Jia Nan Academy first.

In Canaan City, he found a hidden corner, summoned the four projected Death Soldiers, and gave them several Gold Deposit Cards with five thousand gold coins each.

"Develop first, strive to improve your strength, and try to collect Magical Beast Meat..."

Lin Ze set the general direction. For the specific actions, the Death Soldier with the merchantry skill was clearly more professional than Lin Ze.

"Yes, Young Master!"

After that, the Death Soldiers projected daily could be directly and precisely deployed without needing to leave Jia Nan Academy.

Lin Ze returned to Jia Nan Academy and headed straight for the library.

Following the academy's mini-map, Lin Ze quickly arrived at the library.

Lin Ze took out his Student Badge and pressed it against the Light Barrier at the entrance. The Light Barrier briefly dissipated, and Lin Ze seized the opportunity to walk in.

The attic was quite quiet, with rows of bookshelves standing neatly, holding scrolls, parchment, or bound books.

Near the entrance, there was a large wooden table with an instrument flickering with Dou Qi's radiance.

Lin Ze took a few steps forward and discovered an old man behind the table, lying in a rocking chair, eyes half-closed, drowsy.

Lin Ze glanced at the badge on the old man's chest and knew he was a Mentor in charge of the library.

He cupped his hands towards the old man, not intending to disturb him.

He then began searching for techniques related to Dou Disciple cultivation.

He searched for over an hour and gained quite a lot.

Compared to Lin Ze's own Dou Disciple cultivation experience, what was stored in the Jia Nan Academy library was clearly much better.

However, he didn't find any techniques that could significantly speed up the cultivation of the Dou Disciple stage.

There were even few auxiliary methods, as the meridians of this stage were quite fragile.

They couldn't even withstand the energy impact of Pills.

The Dou Disciple stage required slow and steady progress, Meridian Expansion and Body Tempering, and strengthening the meridians. Only after breaking through to Dou Practitioner, when the meridians were strong enough, could one cultivate true techniques and absorb the violent Dou Qi from the outside world.

"Even if it can't significantly improve, it's still much better than the cultivation experience I gave to the Death Soldier."

Lin Ze noted down the content he found useful and prepared to leave.

Just as he reached the wooden table by the entrance, the drowsy old man suddenly spoke.

"Little fellow, you look unfamiliar. Are you a New student?"

Lin Ze was slightly stunned but still turned around and cupped his hands.

"Mentor, I am a New student."

"I see you already possess Dou Qi and have broken through to Dou Practitioner. Why are you still lingering in the Dou Disciple area? Are you regressing with your practice?"

Lin Ze had already prepared a response.

"Mentor, I come from a small town with no prominent family. Although I was fortunate enough to become a student at Jia Nan Academy."

"But I still have brothers, and I want to find some better Dou Disciple cultivation techniques for them."

"I just don't know if the academy has any taboos regarding this matter, and if it can be passed on externally?"

The old man was stunned. He didn't expect Lin Ze to be doing this for his brothers. His gaze towards Lin Ze softened a little.

"There are no taboos in this regard. The cultivation techniques for the Dou Disciple stage are not of high value and are widely circulated on the Dou Qi Continent."

"The academy merely collects and organizes them. Passing them on to family members is not taboo and is considered a benefit for the students."

Lin Ze's face showed joy, and he cupped his hands towards the old man.

"Thank you for clearing my doubts, Mentor."

Seeing Lin Ze about to leave, the old man raised his hand, signaling him to wait.

"Wait a moment. If it's a cultivation technique for the Dou Disciple stage, I have a scroll called the Basic Qi Gathering Method. I collected it for the younger generation of my family back then, and obtained it by chance."

After speaking, the old man finally took out the scroll from his Storage Ring. With a flip of his wrist, a sheepskin scroll appeared in his hand.

"This thing is of no use to me, so I'll give it to you."

Lin Ze was stunned. He didn't expect to receive a treasure from a senior just by visiting the Library.

"This..."

Seeing Lin Ze's hesitation, the old man showed a amused expression.

"Don't worry, I'm not asking for anything from you. In the academy, it's normal for mentors to teach students."

"If you really feel you don't deserve it, then work hard and strive to ascend the Wind and Cloud Platform."

"Wind and Cloud Platform?" Lin Ze's face showed a hint of confusion.

"Didn't your mentor mention it to you? Oh, right, you're a new student. It's still too early to talk about the Wind and Cloud Platform with you."

The old man said with a chuckle. Perhaps after being a mentor in the academy for a long time, he enjoyed teaching.

Seeing that Lin Ze didn't understand, he began to explain enthusiastically.

"In the academy's Outer Academy, outstanding students are often called Wind and Cloud Figures, precisely because of the existence of the Wind and Cloud Platform."

"The Wind and Cloud Platform was initially just a place for students to agree to spar and fight. Later, it gradually became a popular spot."

"Seeing this, the academy's higher-ups also intended to cultivate the students' combat abilities. After all, they couldn't just throw students into the Black-Corner Region for training from the start."

"Therefore, they first allowed students to engage in actual combat with each other within the academy."

"The academy incentivizes students to actively engage in practical combat. Those ranked highly receive pill rewards, and even those at the bottom receive Contribution Points."

Lin Ze listened and nodded thoughtfully. Wasn't this similar to the Inner Academy's Strong Ranking?

"Then what are the conditions for ascending the Wind and Cloud Platform?"

"Heh, little fellow, you shouldn't think about that now. The lowest requirement for ascending the Wind and Cloud Platform is Dou Master."

"However, if you wait a year or two, there's still hope. Keep working hard."