What Does It Mean to Take a Turn While Cultivating?

"What is that golden ring above your Martial Soul's head for?"

" this? It's a decoration."

Lin Li chuckled and did not tell the truth, choosing instead to cover it up with a child's innocence.

"All right."

Director Su did not dwell on the matter. Instead, he began thinking. "If things are really as you say, then helping you obtain a Soul Ring will indeed be much easier."

"Then, Director Su, can I obtain a Soul Ring with a higher age limit?"

"Hmm? Why?"

Director Su did not refuse him immediately. He wanted to know why Lin Li thought this way and how high an age limit he wanted for his Soul Ring.

"For example, even if a hundred-year Dragon-type Spirit Beast and Blue Silver Grass both produce a hundred-year Soul Ring, the Soul Skills they provide are completely different. Their strengths vary greatly, and so does the pressure they bring."

"That's right. Continue."

Director Su had not expected a six-year-old child like Lin Li to understand these things. He listened with curiosity.

"Because my Martial Soul gives me the same Soul Skill no matter what Soul Ring I obtain, I think I might as well get one with a higher age limit. That way, all my Soul Rings can have higher age limits in the future."

Lin Li's reasoning was very simple, like a child's innate desire to compete. He wanted his Soul Rings to have higher age limits than ordinary people's.

But his real plan was to see whether his Martial Soul could adapt to the pressure brought by absorbing a Soul Ring. If this experiment succeeded, he could make plans for the future and absorb Soul Rings far beyond the age limit he could normally withstand.

As long as his body was not instantly blown apart, he could obtain it.

If he had a Soul Master who could control the Gravity Domain help him raise his endurance beforehand, he could try for an even higher age limit.

And Douluo happened to have just such a character: Zhao Wuji of Shrek Academy, whose Martial Soul controlled gravity.

Director Su nodded, considering Lin Li's explanation believable, but he also made a demand:

"It's possible, but it can't be too high... We'll hunt a five- or six-hundred-year-old Spirit Beast for you. It also has to be a weak Spirit Beast without offensive abilities."

"Great!"

Lin Li happily thanked him. "Thank you, Director Su!"

"Go pack your things first. We'll set out tomorrow."

"Mm, goodbye, Director Su!"

Lin Li bowed, then turned and left.

He had already made plans. The next time he ate from the Yuan Yang Pot, he would have a portion packed for Director Su.

A favor received over a meal must be repaid!

Lin Li admired the scenery along the way and leisurely arrived at the entrance to Dorm Seven.

This was the Work-Study Students' dormitory.

"Squeak—"

Lin Li pushed the door open and, as expected, did not see a single person inside.

Most of these Work-Study Students came from poor families. After vacation began, they had to return home to help with farm work or earn money through labor, so they could not afford to remain at the academy.

That worked out perfectly. Lin Li could cultivate without worry.

After choosing a bed by the window that received the most sunlight, Lin Li immediately sat cross-legged on it and began cultivating the Basic Meditation Method.

However, something beyond his expectations happened.

After cultivating for about an hour, a "click-click" sound rang out. When Lin Li opened his eyes, he saw the Dharma Disk above Mahoraga's head turn once.

"What the hell?"

Lin Li stood frozen in place, not knowing what Mahoraga was adapting to.

It couldn't be adapting to cultivation, could it?

Lin Li laughed at his own fantasy, then suddenly stopped.

Now that he thought about it, that really was possible.

After all, no one had ever experimented on whether Mahoraga could cultivate or not!

After all, according to the setting...

Mahoraga: What are you babbling about? That's simply how the code was written.

Lin Li thought about it uncertainly. It really was possible, so he immediately continued cultivating while seated cross-legged.

He cultivated all the way until nightfall. The Dharma Wheel above Mahoraga's head finally completed one full rotation, signifying that it had finished adapting for the first time.

In an instant, Lin Li felt that the Soul Power circulating through his body had increased by half!

"It really is adapting to cultivation!"

Lin Li opened his glowing eyes and frightened himself.

Although it took about half a day to complete its first adaptation, wasn't this far too terrifying?

What if he chose to seclude himself for a long period and kept cultivating the entire time?

As for hunger and things like that...

"It'll adapt."

Lin Li felt those four words make his scalp go numb.

Before this, he had not had any concrete experience. He had only thought that Mahoraga was incredibly powerful in battle. He had never expected it to be powerful in every aspect!

"Cultivate, cultivate!"

Lin Li suddenly became addicted to cultivation and immediately continued.

Although he could not raise his level without obtaining a Soul Ring, the Soul Power he cultivated could still remain within his body.

Thus, Lin Li cultivated throughout the night. In the middle of the night, the Dharma Wheel above Mahoraga's head rotated another full circle.

Lin Li himself had no idea how much his Soul Power had increased. He could only find out after obtaining a Soul Ring.

Early in the morning, Lin Li followed Director Su to the Soul Hunting Forest.

As for the necessary procedures and such, Lin Li did not ask about them. He knew that an academy could certainly obtain them with ease, at most using one of its allotted places.

Along the way, Director Su explained to Lin Li in the carriage the things he needed to pay attention to when entering the forest, as well as how to preserve his life if he encountered various dangers.

Lin Li could not help sighing. This was the kind of education a junior academy should provide.

When one's strength was still weak, one should learn how to survive instead of stuffing all kinds of knowledge into a six-year-old child's head.

Tang San was a reincarnated adult, otherwise, setting aside whether he could remember everything, he would have died during his first attempt to obtain a Soul Ring if he had not possessed some means of his own.

Lin Li did not know why, but no matter what he thought about, he would think of Yu Xiaogang, and then unconsciously develop feelings of disdain.

He warned himself not to be like this. He should at least get to know and understand him first. Judging someone beforehand was not good.

The carriage jolted along and carried the two of them to the Soul Hunting Forest. After the guards inspected the proof Director Su had provided, they opened the gates and gave them a few reminders about precautions.

"Director Su, what should we do next?"

Hearing Lin Li's question, Director Su looked around and replied:

"The Spirit Beasts in the Soul Hunting Forest are generally not strong. We can head straight for the depths, obtain your Soul Ring, and leave quickly afterward."

At the same time, Director Su was thinking about the various Spirit Beasts he had planned for Lin Li.

They needed to have a high age limit without being too strong themselves. These Spirit Beasts were all very good at protecting themselves, so capturing them was no easier than capturing powerful Spirit Beasts, though it was relatively safer.

As the two proceeded forward, Director Su explained what some uncommon Spirit Beasts were and how to determine their age limits.

As for common Spirit Beasts, Lin Li would learn about them after returning to the academy and beginning his studies. There was no need to waste their limited hunting time on lessons.

This Soul Ring hunt went even more smoothly than Lin Li had imagined. They had arrived at the Soul Hunting Forest early in the morning and found a suitable Spirit Beast before sunset, causing the three days of provisions Lin Li had prepared beforehand to go to waste.

At this moment, Lin Li and Director Su were hiding behind a bush, both of their gazes fixed on a Spirit Beast in the grass before them that looked much like a Mountain-Piercing Armadillo.

Based on Director Su's earlier descriptions of the Spirit Beasts that met Lin Li's requirements, he already knew what kind of Spirit Beast this was.