Method of Cultivation: Recitation

A year had passed.

The time had come for Notting Academy to go on break.

Today, Tang San prepared to take Xiao Wu back to Holy Soul Village with him.

He had specifically bought new forging hammers and several bottles of fine wine for Tang Hao, and had also purchased new sets of clothes for both Tang Hao and Tang Liu.

A year had gone by, and he wondered how Dad and Xiao Liu were doing.

Thinking of this, Tang San felt an infinite sense of joy and longing in his heart, and he couldn't help but let a smile grace the corners of his lips.

However, when he and Xiao Wu rushed home, only an empty house awaited them.

"Xiao San, by the time you read this letter, I will have already taken your younger brother away. Do not come looking for us; it is impossible for you to find us. Although you are still young, you have the ability to take care of yourself, unlike your brother. A fledgling eagle can only soar high if it spreads its own wings; do not worry about me.

In your character, you have inherited much of your mother's sensitivity, while your brother is more like me. Yet, neither of you is truly like me, for your father is a useless man, while you two are gifted with extraordinary talent.

As you gradually grow older, your father needs to go and reclaim some things that should have belonged to me. Xiao Liu will follow me for a period of time; when you enter an intermediate Soul Master Academy, I will have him find you. At that time, you must take care of him for me. One day, our family will be reunited.

I hope for you to become strong, yet I also do not wish for you to become strong; you must choose your own path. If one day you feel that the profession of a Soul Master is not for you, then return to Holy Soul Village and, like me, become a blacksmith.

Do not miss me.

Tang Hao."

In the evening, the setting sun cast an alluring crimson glow.

On the small hill where Tang San often practiced in the mornings, Tang San and Xiao Wu were pouring their hearts out to one another.

However, they were unaware that Tang Hao and Tang Liu were hiding nearby, watching them.

"Heh heh, looks like my future sister-in-law is already settled," Tang Liu said with a grin as he watched the young boy and girl on the hill.

"Hmph, you're too young to be learning such things," Tang Hao snorted coldly, raising his hand to rap Tang Liu on the head.

Tang Liu felt a bit aggrieved and protested, "It's my brother dating, not me! Why are you hitting me?"

Tang Hao rubbed his hair without a hint of politeness, "I just wrote a letter to your brother to say goodbye; do you really think I'd go running out there to beat him up again?"

Tang Liu: "..." That is certainly a sufficient reason for you to hit me!

"Besides, what do you children know about love? I only hope that Xiao San doesn't end up like me in the future..." Tang Hao said, sounding somewhat melancholy.

Tang Liu muttered to himself: I know my brother never dated in his past life, but as an adult, he should know what love is. And as a youth from the new century, although I haven't dated either, I definitely know more than you do!

Perhaps Tang San and Xiao Wu stirred up some painful memories for Tang Hao, so he soon took Tang Liu and left. After all, with Tang Hao's cultivation as a Title Douluo, it was easy for him to discern Xiao Wu's identity as a soul beast.

He could sense that Xiao Wu's heart was as pure as a blank sheet of paper; her proximity to Tang San was either a coincidence or an attraction to the half-soul-beast bloodline within Tang San. However, Tang Hao was certain that Xiao Wu harbored no malice toward Tang San.

Therefore, he left Tang San and Xiao Wu to their own devices.

Over this past year, Tang Liu had intentionally slowed his cultivation speed, beginning to attempt to compress and refine the soul power within his body, all to make his soul power more durable.

Since only his Third Martial Soul could provide him with decent combat power, without a blue buff, he could only increase his mana pool by compressing his soul power. Otherwise, if he got into a fight with someone later, he would be out of mana after only two or three moves—what would he do then?

However, even with the intentional slowing of his cultivation speed, Tang Liu's soul power had still reached the level of 37, nearing 38.

Beyond refining his soul power, Tang Liu had also been working hard to train his mental strength throughout the year.

After all, if he wanted to maximize the effects of his first martial soul's second soul skill and his external soul bone, his mental cultivation could not be lacking.

As for the methods of practice, they were quite varied, as Tang Liu possessed a system that was good for nothing but giving suggestions.

When Tang Liu proposed that he wanted to cultivate his mental strength, the system immediately provided three plans suitable for him to choose from.

In the end, Tang Liu chose the method that was currently the easiest for him.

Practicing the Purple Demon Eye.

However, Tang Liu possessed neither Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eye martial soul nor had he consumed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, so the progress of his Purple Demon Eye was extremely slow, relying solely on daily accumulation.

Therefore, in addition to practicing the Purple Demon Eye, Tang Liu simultaneously pursued another, relatively faster method of training his mental strength.

Memorizing books.

Yes, memorizing books.

When the system suggested this method, Tang Liu found it hard to believe, wondering if the system had been possessed again and was just messing with him.

It was only later that the system told him that, in truth, the methods for improving mental strength were not as difficult as one might imagine.

In our daily lives, every moment we focus our attention is, in fact, a form of training for our mental strength.

To give an example, a high school student is better able to concentrate on their studies than a child in kindergarten.

While age is certainly a factor, this is also a manifestation of improved mental strength.

To give another example, an honor student can memorize an English article in less time and retain it for longer than a failing student; these are all manifestations of the growth of mental strength.

And can you say that every honor student knew how to memorize English articles from the very beginning?

No, the memorization of an English article is done step by step, from one sentence to a paragraph, and then to the entire article.

As the amount of content one can memorize increases, so too does one's mental strength.

And facts have proven that those who frequently recite texts have much better memories than the average person; this is a manifestation of the growth of mental power.

As for those who can memorize English articles from the very beginning, they aren't called top students—they are called study gods...

Thus, Tang Liu, who hadn't recited a text in six years, began his miserable journey of morning reading once again.

Every morning, after finishing his cultivation of the Purple Demon Eye, he would begin reciting English articles. From time to time, he would mix in a few pieces of classical Chinese to lighten his mood...

As for where Tang Liu got these morning reading materials, he had the system to thank for that.

This was how Tang Liu spent his year.

After a year of morning reading, Tang Liu could now manage to memorize two or three sentences, or even nearly an entire paragraph of English, with just a single glance; it could be said that the results were significant...

During this year, Tang Hao did not take him to any places too far away, mostly just wandering around Nuoding City while keeping a secret watch over Tang San.