The Body Asleep, the Mind Awake
As dawn broke, the silent world came alive once more.
At the training grounds of Mountain Sea Estate, dozens of figures of all sizes were already covered in sweat, yet they continued to train diligently.
Behind the training ground, in a huge warehouse, the black and white stone platform was surrounded and concealed by rows of shelves arranged in a staggered manner.
At this moment, Ling Yi stood with his eyes closed, dressed in loose cotton clothes, in the center of the black and white stone platform, maintaining the stance of the first move of "Beast Martial Soul - Galloping Fierce Horse Xingyi Fist - Galloping Horse".
Two years ago, in early May of the year 2606 in the Douluo Calendar, Ling Yi, with his Soul Power reaching level 20, used the energy of his eight-hundred-year-old "Nüluo Blue Silver Grass" Soul Ring and the vital energy of the "Tenfold Tonic Soup" to forge his physique to the strength of a thousand jin.
From that time on, the "Beast Martial Soul - Xingyi Fist Style," derived from various Soul Ring and Soul Skill less than a hundred years old, could only serve to invigorate Ling Yi's Qi and Blood and qi and improve the corresponding "Self-Created Soul Skill" for each fist style. It could no longer improve his strength or physique in the slightest.
In other words, the current version of "Beast Martial Soul: Xingyi Fist" has exhausted its potential!
According to Ling Yi's initial plan, he had considered finding stronger Soul Ring and Soul Skill corresponding to each style of boxing. With his previous foundation, he should not need to start from scratch with Soul Ring and Soul Skill that were over a hundred years old. At most, he could deduce "Beast Martial Soul: Xingyi Fist Style 2.0" in three to five months.
Unfortunately, even the most skilled cook can't make a meal without rice!
Searching the entire [Water Wood Duchy], no Soul Ring or Soul Skill could be found that could perfectly connect with the Nine Styles Fist Formation.
Starting with the first move, Galloping Fierce Horse, then the second move, Spirit Snake Constriction, the third move, Fierce Tiger Roar Light as a Swallow, the fourth move, Roaring Tiger, the fifth move, Savage Bull Charge, the sixth move, Golden Ape Throw, the seventh move, Violent Bear Crushes Stone, the eighth move Dragon Lizard Shakes Its Armor, and the ninth move, Butterflies Dance and Flutter.
Each aspect focuses on different aspects of physical fitness, flexibility, agility, breath control, strength, flexibility, explosiveness, defense, and force absorption, encompassing almost every aspect of human enhancement and combat.
Ling Yi carefully selected them from among the more than 1,500 Soul Master in the entire [Water Wood Duchy].
In addition to considering that the age of the Soul Ring and Soul Skill cannot exceed one hundred years for easy analysis and corresponding effects, one must also consider whether the chosen Soul Master can be approached by Ling Yi and spend at least seven to ten days together.
If Ling Yi were to seek Soul Master who possesses Soul Ring from nine hundred-year-old Soul Beast —horse, snake, bird, tiger, ox, monkey, bear, dragon lizard, and butterfly—the [Water Wood Duchy] alone would not be enough. Only by venturing beyond this small country and looking towards the [Heaven Dou Empire], or even the entire Douluo Continent, would there be any possibility.
In any case, although there are some Soul Master in the current [Water Wood Duchy] who meet the requirements for Soul Ring, they are not people that Ling Yi can easily study.
According to the original description in my past life's memories, decades later, according to the statistics of the Spirit Hall, there were no more than 100,000 Soul Master in the entire continent, of which only about 2,000 were resident Soul Master in the Barak Kingdom.
Ling Yi Ling Yi didn't know how many resident Soul Master the Barak Kingdom had in the current timeline, but through Lu Yi, the deacon of the Spirit Hall Main Hall in Wood Plant City, he learned the number of registered Soul Master in the Water Wood Duchy.
One thousand two hundred and forty-three!
That's right, there were three or four hundred fewer Soul Master than Ling Yi had seen when he traveled through the [Water Wood Duchy].
Obviously, not every Soul Master chooses to register with the Spirit Hall. Some Soul Master families, nobles, and other forces will keep some of their power hidden from view, not exactly concealed, but still making it unclear to outsiders.
Those 1,200-plus registered Soul Master were all clearly recorded individuals who had obtained their first Soul Ring and become formal Soul Master or higher. The vast majority of them also received Gold Soul Coin each month from various sub-halls, branch halls, and the main hall under the Spirit Hall.
As for those Soul Scholar who are stuck below level 10 Soul Power, to put it bluntly, they can only enjoy special treatment in some villages and towns. When they go outside, they are not even recognized as "Soul Master".
We've gone off on a tangent.
Right now, Ling Yi started practicing the first move, "Galloping Fierce Horse," but after only seven or eight minutes, he was already sweating profusely, and his muscles were trembling all over.
It's still the same boxing stance, but the person's Soul Power has increased by one level, so this shouldn't be happening.
All of this was due to the silver-gray metal ring placed on the ground about ten feet away from Ling Yi.
The metal ring, made entirely of "Heavy Dark Steel," is now decorated with intricate patterns, and each of its four corners is inlaid with a white crystal the size of an adult's fist.
"Gravity Soul Guidance Array Diagram": By consuming the Soul Power in the "Soul Storage Crystal", you can adjust the gravity multiplier within the array diagram.
The four "Soul Testing Crystal" can be activated individually or added one at a time until all four are fully powered, increasing the gravity by 0.1 times, 0.2 times, 0.4 times, and 0.8 times respectively.
Although it doesn't have the same effect as the original gravity Soul Skill, which can adjust gravity between one and three times, these four levels are already enough for Ling Yi's physique to be strengthened again.
In particular, after using the "Gravity Soul Guidance Array Diagram" to enhance gravity, the training of internal organs and other organs in "Beast Martial Soul: Xingyi Fist Style" has an excellent effect!
At this moment, feeling the trembling and exhaustion in every muscle and organ of his body, Ling Yi felt a sudden surge of joy.
He hadn't felt this way in a long time.
With his mind focused and no longer wandering, Ling Yi concentrated all his attention on his body.
Unlike before, when he felt insecure and would always keep a portion of his mind on the outside world no matter how much he cultivated, Ling Yi at this moment had even withdrawn that portion of his Divine City, immersing himself completely in cultivation.
On a roof beam more than ten meters above the ground, Meow Meow with fur that had become even more vibrant lay quietly. Its pair of eyes, gleaming with an eerie light, reflected the entire space below, and its erect triangular ears twitched from time to time, receiving all the sounds from the outside world.
In the center of the Yin-Yang Stone Platform, Ling Yi grasped the rhythm of his Life in an instant.
From breathing, heartbeat, pulse, blood flow, and even the spontaneous outward dissipation of mental energy from the brain, all of these together constitute Ling Yi's Life magnetic field fluctuations.
Having lived in this world for seventeen years, and having explored the "Way of the Mind" on his own for nearly seventeen years, Ling Yi went from not knowing where to begin, to being able to adjust himself, meditate, breathe, and guide himself into a "Deep Sleep state" for a long time, and then to being able to enter a "Deep Sleep state" anytime and anywhere. It took him two or three years in total.
However, in the third stage, he entered a "Deep Sleep state" during exercise, which kept Ling Yi asleep for thirteen or fourteen years!
There are many reasons. One is the lack of that spark of inspiration, and another important reason is the inability to fully immerse oneself in cultivation!
A sense of security isn't something you can simply gain by staying in an impregnable fortress.
What's needed is more of a spiritual connection.
At this moment, under the environment of 1.8 times the normal gravity of the Douluo Continent, Ling Yi's body felt a long-lost sense of fatigue and limit, but his mind felt a true tranquility for the first time.
Without needing to form the "Lin Character Seal, Ling Yi's mind automatically entered the state of " Maintain Profound Stillness), and his mind and body were in a wonderful spiritual state.
It's like switching from a first-person perspective to a third-person perspective.
His body practiced the nine forms of "Beast Martial Soul - Xingyi Fist" one by one, which he knew so well that they had become muscle memory. His mind was asleep, but his sleeping mind could see everything outside. However, everything outside flashed through his mind like a montage.
At this moment, Ling Yi was just like the protagonist in two old movies from his previous life: a big-nosed, drunken man practicing "Drunken Fist," and a disheveled, unkempt beggar practicing "Sleeping Arhat Fist" with his eyes closed.
The former is "the spirit is drunk but the mind is not drunk, the steps are drunk but the heart is not drunk."
What about the latter?
Ling Yi unclear about the details. He only knew that his body, which had only grown and strengthened naturally over the past two years along with the increase in his Soul Power and age, was once again showing a slow but perceptible improvement and strengthening!