Cultivation Plan

Unfortunately, nothing had gone as he wished.

Yu Mingxiao had not only awakened the Golden Sacred Dragon, but was also a genius Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power. It was almost the talent Yu Xiaogang had dreamed of—this should have belonged to him!

Why did Yu Mingxiao get to possess such talent and receive everyone's admiration and applause?

Yet he, Yu Xiaogang, had awakened a Stinky Piglet that started with nothing but a fart. Now he could only cower outside the door, licking his wounds alone, without even a single person coming to comfort him.

Yu Xiaogang was so jealous he was nearly going mad. His frail body trembled uncontrollably, and he almost coughed up blood again.

At that moment, Yu Yuanzhen personally announced that Yu Mingxiao had officially become the Young Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and was designated as the next generation's Sect Master successor.

A wave of congratulations rang out.

After a while, the guests in the hall began leaving in an orderly fashion.

Hearing the commotion, Yu Xiaogang fled in disgrace, not daring to remain any longer.

Yu Yuanzhen was the first to leave the main hall. The representative from the Clear Sky Sect behind him smiled and cupped his hands. "Sect Master Yu, the Clear Sky Sect will always await your visit. We hope you will bring your clan's Young Sect Master along as well, so the younger generation can exchange pointers and spar."

"Yes, we would also welcome the Young Sect Master as a guest at our sect. It would be good for the younger ones to get acquainted."

The representatives of several other sects also chimed in.

"Certainly, certainly." Yu Yuanzhen smiled and exchanged a few polite words.

Yu Mingxiao said, "Father, if there's nothing else, I'll head back first."

"Go on. I'll come find you tonight." Yu Yuanzhen smiled and waved, then led the representatives of the major sects away to a banquet.

Yu Mingxiao returned directly to the three-courtyard residence. The moment he entered, he saw Yu Xiaogang sitting in the front yard, basking in the sun.

"Big Brother, you're back?"

Yu Mingxiao raised an eyebrow and said softly, "Xiaogang, I remember you seemed to cough up blood when you awakened your Martial Soul. You've always been weak and sickly since childhood. Are you all right? Do you want to lie down in bed for a while?"

Yu Xiaogang's face was pale, but he forced a smile. "I'm fine, Big Brother. Congratulations on awakening the Golden Sacred Dragon."

"You were waiting here because you had something to say to me, weren't you?"

Yu Mingxiao secretly laughed, curious to see what thunderous rotten fart Yu Xiaogang had been holding in.

"Big Brother, you're the only one in the entire family to awaken the Golden Sacred Dragon. Have you already planned out your cultivation path?" Yu Xiaogang secretly clenched his fists, his tone carrying a trace of unease.

Yu Mingxiao looked deeply at him and smiled faintly. "Xiaogang, you know I awakened the Golden Sacred Dragon? I've already made a complete cultivation plan for myself."

"It's fine if you haven't planned anything. Regarding Martial Souls... wait." Yu Xiaogang froze, then asked in astonishment, "Big Brother, you said you've already made a plan?"

"Yes. Is there a problem?" Yu Mingxiao asked in return.

"You rarely used to read books. How could you possibly have made a plan?" Yu Xiaogang scratched at his head, unwilling to believe it.

Yu Mingxiao said, "That's none of your concern."

Yu Xiaogang hurriedly said, "Big Brother, the Golden Sacred Dragon differs from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. What you've figured out on your own might not necessarily suit cultivating this Martial Soul."

"I happen to have read many of the sect's records and studied cultivation methods for this Martial Soul. I can help you select the most suitable Soul Beasts to absorb."

"Oh? Then tell me, what kind of Soul Beast's Soul Ring would be most suitable for my first Soul Ring?" Yu Mingxiao asked with interest.

Yu Xiaogang raised one finger and began speaking at length. "In terms of pure offense, the Golden Sacred Dragon has almost no weaknesses. But it has one fatal flaw: it lacks control!"

"According to my research, the control path is the strongest direction for a Soul Master's development."

"Without control, no matter how powerful the attack is, it cannot hit the enemy. As long as you can control your opponent, victory or defeat is already decided."

"Therefore, I believe the Golden Sacred Dragon's first Soul Ring can absorb a Soul Beast with control-type abilities!"

"As for control types, I believe hypnosis and freezing are the most reliable."

"The Dream Butterfly and the Smoke Skunk are both quite good. They possess hypnotic abilities."

Yu Mingxiao was speechless. Making the Radiant Sacred Dragon absorb hypnosis-type soul skills—what a genius.

Having the Radiant Sacred Dragon absorb hypnosis-type soul skills actually involved a degree of attribute conflict, because the Radiant Sacred Dragon possessed the light attribute, which restrained things like dark evil and toxins.

Hypnosis was generally related to poison. This was clearly crippling himself.

Most likely, in the original work, Yu Xiaogang's second soul skill had come from one of those two Soul Beasts, which was why he had been stuck at level twenty-nine.

A genius who, before reaching level thirty, had already broken through the age of fifty.

In any case, it was his first time hearing someone twist a role like this to mislead others.

If he had merely been an ordinary six-year-old child, he might really have believed Yu Xiaogang's nonsense...

Seeing that he had no reaction, Yu Xiaogang urged, "Big Brother, what do you think of my suggestion?"

"Not much. If you stopped me just to tell me this, then congratulations—you successfully wasted several minutes of my time," Yu Mingxiao said flatly.

"You... Big Brother, you'll regret this!" Yu Xiaogang abruptly rose from his chair, stomped his foot, and quickly left.

"A clown." Yu Mingxiao shook his head and turned back toward his room.

Evening.

Yu Yuanzhen came personally to visit.

Father and son sat facing each other and spoke at length.

Yu Mingxiao spoke first. "Father, what brings you here so late at night?"

Yu Yuanzhen said, "Mingxiao, the Martial Soul you awakened is the Golden Sacred Dragon recorded by the clan, also known as the Radiant Sacred Dragon. Throughout our clan's history, it is not as though no one has ever mutated this Martial Soul. Our ancestors left behind their insights on cultivating it."

"This is that record of cultivation insights. You may take it as a reference."

As he spoke, he took a yellowed ancient book from his Storage Soul Tool and handed it to Yu Mingxiao.

Yu Mingxiao reached out to accept the ancient book and carefully flipped through it.

Yu Yuanzhen said, "For your future Soul Ring configuration and the kinds of Soul Beasts you should choose, you may fully refer to the experiences of your predecessors and make your choices as appropriate."

"But you need not rigidly adhere to convention, nor is there any need to deliberately imitate your predecessors. Just forge your own path."

"After all, that ancestor's path and that ancestor's Soul Ring configuration might not necessarily have been the best."

Yu Mingxiao nodded and closed the book. "I understand, Father."

"I'll be going now. Rest early and maintain your best condition tomorrow to hunt for a Soul Ring." Yu Yuanzhen slowly rose to his feet and turned to leave.

"Father, wait." Yu Mingxiao hurriedly called out to stop him.

Yu Yuanzhen raised an eyebrow. "Mingxiao, is there something else?"

"Father, do you have any Whale Rubber?" Yu Mingxiao paused slightly before asking hesitantly.

Whale Rubber? Wasn't that... a precious medicine used to boost virility and enhance pleasure? Was that what Mingxiao meant?

Yu Yuanzhen was filled with uncertainty and asked gravely, "What exactly do you mean by Whale Rubber?"

Yu Mingxiao's expression remained calm as he said flatly, "The Whale Rubber I mean is a special gelatinous substance produced in a whale's brain. After being air-dried, it becomes a golden, translucent solid gel."

So it really was that stuff...

Yu Yuanzhen furrowed his brows, stepped forward, tightly grasped his hands, and warned, "Mingxiao, you're still young. Do not indulge in lust and neglect your cultivation."