In the room, Tang Hao had Tang Liu sit cross-legged on the bed. Then he sent a tiny thread of Soul Power into Tang Liu's body, guided it through his meridians for one cycle, and left the rest to him, letting him cultivate on his own.
Luckily, Tang Hao knew this was his son and that he couldn't afford to be careless, so he stayed by his side, keeping a close eye on Tang Liu's condition and making sure he didn't take a wrong turn through his meridians, disrupt the flow of Soul Power, and suffer cultivation deviation.
Though Tang Liu had a good memory, the meridians in his body were exceedingly complex. On top of that, the meditation technique Tang Hao had taught him covered an extremely wide range, so he made a few mistakes at first. Fortunately, Tang Hao spotted them at once and helped Tang Liu correct them.
And so, after Tang Liu had stumbled his way through one full cycle of Soul Power circulating in his body, he entered a meditative state.
Seeing this, Tang Hao nodded, a satisfied look appearing on his face.
Xiao Liu had given him one surprise after another.
Back when he had first cultivated Soul Power, it had taken ten full cycles before he could circulate it smoothly and enter a meditative state.
But now, Tang Liu had entered that state after just one cycle. It truly astonished and delighted him. At the same time, he felt a faint melancholy.
It seemed their family's grudge against Spirit Hall could be avenged by Xiao San and Xiao Liu...
Tang Hao sat cross-legged beside Tang Liu's bed and quietly meditated.
Although mishaps were almost impossible once someone had entered a meditative state, it was better to be safe. He would keep watch over Tang Liu tonight.
Meanwhile, Tang Liu encountered a small complication while meditating.
It couldn't really be called a problem, because his mind was now completely immersed in controlling the flow of Soul Power. He couldn't feel anything else.
And right at that moment, the system started acting up in his mind.
"Vast and boundless is Hao; mighty and profound is Hao as well. Unceasing vitality is Lan; boundless vastness is Lan as well. Defying heaven and changing fate is Fa; the will of the rules is Fa as well. Ever-changing is Shu; destiny and fortune are Shu as well."
"Now, please repeat after me."
After that, the system kept spamming the same words in Tang Liu's mind like a barrage of comments.
Normally, Tang Liu couldn't feel anything but his Soul Power right now. But those words were like a faint thought, like counting in your head. Once you'd counted for long enough, it was hard to stop without turning your attention elsewhere. You just kept counting.
That was exactly what was happening to Tang Liu. Without even realizing it, his mind was filled with those words too.
And so, the Soul Power circulating through his body quietly began to speed up.
The next morning.
As the sun peeked over the eastern horizon and its first rays of dawn broke across the sky, Tang Liu awoke from his meditative state.
The instant he opened his eyes, the blue-black light that had been flickering in them vanished without a trace.
He took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled. The stale air that had gathered in his chest overnight rolled in front of him like a white ribbon.
Tang Hao was nowhere in sight, so Tang Liu instinctively released his Third Martial Soul and activated his second Soul Skill.
A flash of blue-black light, and the scene before his eyes shifted. He appeared in Tang Hao's room.
Tang Liu's gaze immediately landed on Tang Hao, who was asleep in bed.
"Big lazybones."
After muttering that, Tang Liu withdrew his Martial Soul and headed out of the room.
But his mood brightened at the thought that Tang Hao had kept his promise and hadn't snuck away.
Humming a tune from his previous life, he went to find the rice, intending to make congee.
As a man from the twenty-first century... well, a young man, cooking was basic stuff. Besides, he'd made a point of learning to cook in his previous life.
Making a pot of congee was a piece of cake.
And it was definitely going to taste better than Tang San's.
What, you're asking why he hadn't cooked before if his food tasted better?
That's like asking: if you clean your dorm room better than your mom cleans your bedroom at home, are you going to clean your bedroom at home?
Anyway, I wouldn't. (Wry smile)~
Tang Liu poured the gleaming rice into the pot, then jogged out of the house to look for ingredients.
He didn't know much about the plants on Douluo Continent, but he had Baidu... the Assistant System!
With the system's guidance, Tang Liu picked some wild fruit, wild vegetables, and plenty of plants he could use for seasoning. He even caught a wild rabbit!
So, in a way, this Assistant System was pretty useful.
"System, I'll ask you one more time. You really don't have a system storage space or anything?" Tang Liu carried his gathered ingredients in his arms and had the wild rabbit slung over his back with a grass rope as he headed home.
"No," the system replied, unchanged.
"Not to be rude, but you're the garbage of the system world!" Tang Liu thought, exasperated.
"If the host wants a storage space... I don't have one, but I can teach the host how to make one." After a moment, the system spoke again, its tone hesitant, as if it were searching for something.
Tang Liu's eyes lit up. "Really?"
"If the host is willing, we can start now." The system's hesitation vanished, and its voice returned to its smooth, emotionless tone.
"How do I make one? I don't have rare metals or a carving knife. What am I supposed to do?" Tang Liu asked curiously. As far as he knew, the system was going to teach him the Core Array from Douluo II so he could make a Soul Tool.
"It's very simple. First, find a stone about three cubic centimeters in size."
Tang Liu: "...A stone?! Are you sure you're not messing with me?!"
"If the host doesn't believe me, then don't make one."
Tang Liu: "..."
After a long while, he said helplessly, "I really do trust you, you know."
Then he set down his things and began searching for a suitable stone. Of course, he didn't forget to tie up the wild rabbit.
It took him about three minutes to find a stone that met the system's requirements.
Actually, without the system's instructions, he would have had only a vague idea of what three cubic centimeters meant. If it were a regular shape, he could have measured it with his fingernail, but with a stone... he had no way to tell.
After finding the stone, Tang Liu followed the system's instructions and picked a few calla lily leaves. He folded them into the shape of a bowl and set it aside.
Next, following the system's directions, he found a kind of bamboo unique to Douluo Continent, its leaves sharp as knives. He plucked a leaf and broke off a short piece of its stem.
Finally, he returned to the calla lily bowl, used the bamboo leaf to cut his finger, and squeezed the blood that flowed out into the bowl.
Three updates today. Surprised?
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