Younger Brother and Sister
The next day, early morning.
Ling Yi, who got up early, led the children of the original Mountain Sea Village, now Upper River City villagers, his childhood friends, and now the servants of Mountain Sea Estate, to a large warehouse that covered four or five acres and was comparable to a basketball court in his previous life.
Three handcarts, seven or eight strong young men in their teens and twenties, quickly filled wooden boxes with their hands and feet.
Pushing these wooden boxes, each planted with a large "Blue Silver Grass" with pale purple patterns, they arrived at Ling Yi's residence.
"Erwa, transplant these ' Blue Silver Grass ' from the boxes to the corner over there. Make sure to dig a large hole first, then disassemble the wooden boxes, put the ' Blue Silver Grass ' along with the soil into the holes, and then fill the holes with soil from the sides..."
"Xiaoniu, bring these two larger boxes of ' Blue Silver Grass ' inside and put them on those south-facing shelves..."
"Huahua, you and the others, after you've planted each ' Blue Silver Grass,' water it with a ladle and a half of water. I'll take care of the ones inside the house myself in a bit..."
After exchanging a few words, the two young men, carrying two large food boxes, walked into Ling Yi's courtyard.
"Your Excellency, your breakfast..."
After quickly and elegantly finishing a breakfast that would be enough to fill the family of five, Ling Yi glanced at the still busy courtyard, said nothing more, turned and left, heading to the storeroom once again.
As Ling Yi walked back, everyone busy in the courtyard subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though Ling Yi always wore a friendly smile and spoke to them in a gentle voice...
On the way, they encountered Zhang Lei and Zhang Miao, a brother and sister. When they arrived at the warehouse, they saw Zhang Mufeng, Qingqiu Xin, and Long Yin, who were guarding the warehouse.
All five of them had breakfast before arriving, not wanting to waste time, and just wanting to start cultivating with Ling Yi as soon as possible.
In front of the warehouse, there is an open space of about two or three hundred square meters.
Ling Yi's gaze swept over the five people one by one, finally stopping on Zhang Miao:
"Miaomiao, demonstrate the ' Basic Body-Training Exercises ' for me first—"
"Mmm!" Zhang Miao nodded vigorously upon hearing this and said, "Okay, Brother Yi ~"
After speaking, without any stage fright, he took two steps forward and began to demonstrate the twelve bird and animal forms in the "Basic Body-Training Exercises".
Sometimes it moves like a dog raising its head, sometimes like a cat arching its back, sometimes like a rabbit kicking its legs, sometimes like a bear waving its arms, sometimes like a bird spreading its wings...
Watching silently, Ling Yi maintained a gentle smile throughout, as warm as a spring breeze, which relieved Zhang Miao's pressure during the drill, allowing her to move more freely.
While she may not be stage-frightened, it doesn't mean that she, at such a young age, is truly not nervous at all.
Fortunately, Ling Yi's smile seemed to possess a natural power that quickly calmed people down, allowing Zhang Miao to better showcase his cultivation progress.
Zhang Lei, Zhang Mufeng, and the other three, who were watching from the sidelines, clearly saw and understood Zhang Miao's changes.
They had already personally experienced the miraculous aspects of cultivating alongside Ling Yi and benefited immensely from it.
Whether it's cultivating Soul Power, strengthening the body, or honing combat skills, as long as Ling Yi is nearby, even without uttering a word, their cultivation efficiency will increase significantly.
The feeling of having a clear mind and divine assistance during cultivation is truly wonderful!
In particular, all four of them had experienced the sense of disparity they felt when cultivating alone in Ling Yi's absence.
Zhang Lei only began to have this feeling after Ling Yi went to study in "Wood Plant City". As for Zhang Mufeng and the other two, they only suddenly realized it in the two years before, either when they returned home to hunt for Soul Ring or when Ling Yi went out to travel around the duchy. Although their cultivation speed was not much slower than before, the difference in their mindset was like going from running while listening to music to running alone in a boring and tedious way.
Just as Zhang Miao was practicing "Basic Body-Training Exercises", two figures, one tall and one short, came jogging over from a distance.
It's Ling Shan and Ling Si.
Ling Shan is twelve years old this year, which is exactly the age for graduating or finishing her studies at a junior Soul Master Academy.
Once Soul Power reaches level ten, they will participate in a unified Soul Hunting under the guidance of the academy's teachers to obtain their first Soul Ring. They will then go to an intermediate Soul Master Academy to continue their six-year academic career. If they can cultivate to level twenty after six years and obtain their second Soul Ring, becoming a Grand Soul Master, they will be qualified to attend an advanced Soul Master Academy.
Martial Soul Awakening at age six, completing six years of junior Soul Master Academy life, becoming One-Ring Soul Master before age twelve, then completing six years of intermediate Soul Master Academy life, becoming Two-Ring Grand Soul Master before age eighteen—this is the current Douluo Continent's standard definition of an excellent Soul Master student.
Because if someone can become Two-Ring Grand Soul Master at the age of eighteen, then that Soul Master has a very high probability of cultivating their Soul Power to level thirty before the age of thirty, and thus becoming a Soul Elder!
Soul Elder is someone who can be granted the title of Baron.
This is not like Ling Yi, because the baron title bestowed upon him by special distinction is much more prestigious, as his blacksmithing skills have reached the level of Blacksmith.
In the entire Douluo Continent, this can be considered as having initially entered a relatively prestigious level.
Soul Elder, huh?
However, if one is still unable to reach the level of One-Ring Soul Master or Two-Ring Grand Soul Master by the time they graduate from the academy, then they can only leave the comfort zone of the academy and seek their own way out and progress outside.
Such students make up 70-80% of the students in all the Soul Master Academy in the Douluo Continent!
Soul Scholar One-Ring Soul Master before the age of twelve face a 70-80% elimination rate. One-Ring Soul Master who advance to the Two-Ring Grand Soul Master before the age of eighteen face another 70-80% elimination rate.
Even so, some Soul Master rely on their age to grind their way to the next level of Soul Master, becoming One-Ring Soul Master at fifteen or sixteen years old, and Two-Ring Grand Soul Master at twenty-five or twenty-six years old.
It is no exaggeration to say that Soul Elder are one in a hundred among Soul Master.
We've gone off on a tangent.
After Martial Soul Awakening at the age of six, Ling Shan did not follow in Ling Yi's footsteps to become a part-time student at the Green Leaf Junior Soul Master Academy in Wood Plant City. Instead, she stayed at home for more than a year until Ling Yi reached the tenth level of Soul Power and returned to the Mountain Sea Village to become a One-Ring Soul Master.
After that, he still did not choose to go to "Wood Plant City" or to the "Green Leaf Junior Soul Master Academy" to become a work-study student.
Because, during a chance encounter with the three Yisen siblings who had returned to North Mouth River Town, Ling Shan discovered through conversation that the textbooks her eldest brother had left at home, with explanations from her cousin Zhang Lei, were just as good as what the three Yisen siblings had learned at the Green Leaf Junior Soul Master Academy!
If that's the case, then why did he leave home to work as a part-time student in a strange city more than a hundred miles away?
How wonderful it is to be at home! There's "Blue Silver Grass" everywhere, no worries about food or drink, fish and meat at every meal, and the company of Mom and Dad, brother and sister, uncle and aunt...
After receiving Zhang Lei's letter and learning of Ling Shan's choice, Ling Yi didn't say much. He simply replied that he supported Ling Shan's choice and told her to study hard at home and not neglect her cultivation.
As for having Ling Shan take over the connections Ling Yi cultivated at the Green Leaf Junior Soul Master Academy and in Wood Plant City?
Not to mention that Ling Shan had no such thoughts, just considering his younger brother's age, talent, and strength, Ling Yi didn't have much hope for him.
Not everyone can be like Ling Yi, who, at such a young age, has mastered the art of scheming and language.
Those were all students who were taught and trained by teachers from different professions, personalities, and circumstances in their previous lives.
Ling Shan did not choose to go to "Wood Plant City". Later, Ling Si's Innate Soul Power reached level 0.5, the same as Ling Yi's, but it was still far from enough in a capital city like "Wood Plant City".
Therefore, she chose to stay at home like Ling Shan, learning about the Martial Soul system from her cousin Zhang Lei and her second Ling Shan through the teaching materials left by Ling Yi.
Just as Ling Yi was recalling information about his two younger siblings, the two had already arrived in front of him.
"Big brother~" "Big brother"
Ling Shan and Ling Si called out softly to Ling Yi, Ling Yi nodded and said, "Coming!"
Just then, Zhang Miao finished demonstrating the twelve bird and animal forms in his "Basic Body-Training Exercises" routine and stood there, mouth agape, panting heavily, beads of sweat trickling down his forehead and cheeks.
Seeing this, Ling Yi first raised his hands and clapped them, looking at Zhang Miao with a smile in his eyes, and said, "Not bad, it's clear that Miaomiao has worked hard. You've practiced these twelve bird and beast forms very well, each one is perfect..."
When joy appeared on Zhang Miao's face, Ling Yi paused, then said, "But..."
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