Fetal Breathing and Sitting in Forgetfulness

It is more than two hundred li south of Kennen City. ☺👤 🍫👑

On the official road, a convoy of more than thirty horse-drawn carriages was moving slowly.

Each carriage is engraved with a "Blue Silver Grass" pattern, which is the symbol of the Green Wood Merchant Association and also the current symbol of Lingyun City.

In the center of the caravan, inside a relatively grand and luxurious carriage, Ling Yi sat by the window, turning his head to look at the scenery gradually receding outside.

At one moment, Ling Yi, whose eyes reflected the blue sky, white clouds, green mountains, and clear waters, suddenly revealed a smile that held a mysterious meaning.

This scene aroused the curiosity of Yang Shelly, Ah Yin, Ah Rou, the three women inside the carriage.

The three women exchanged glances and, noticing that the other two looked completely unaware, immediately turned their attention to Ling Yi.

"Brother Yi?" Yang Shelly spoke first, asking, "What are you thinking about? Why are you suddenly laughing like that?"

"Yeah~" Ah Yin continued, "It gives me the creeps when I laugh like that, I've never seen you laugh like that before..."

Ah Rou didn't speak, but just blinked her eyes, which were like red crystals, and looked at Ling Yi with sparkling eyes.

"Hehe~" Ling Yi turned around, glanced at the three women's faces, which were either heroic, gentle, or charming, each with its own unique features, yet all equally exquisite and beautiful, and chuckled, "It's nothing, I just saw some things and figured out some truths."

Yang Shelly, Ah Yin, Ah Rou: "???"

Ling Yi didn't offer an explanation, but simply smiled and shook his head, continuing to gaze at the receding blue sky, white clouds, and green mountains and rivers outside the window.

Just now, through the "Blue Silver Grass" by the roadside, Ling Yi saw Yu Xiaogang the city.

From cooking that pot of mixed stew-style Tenfold Tonic Soup, to the conversation with Hannibal, to carrying a pot of pure Tenfold Tonic Soup to the forest outside the village to drink the soup and cultivate, to Luo Sanpao eating raw beef and mutton blood and flesh... all of this was shown in Ling Yi's eyes.

"So, in the end, I still chose this path?" Ling Yi murmured to himself.

When the invitation was sent out earlier, Ling Yi had already made a guess. The aura that Luo Sanpao exuded after being summoned by Yu Xiaogang only confirmed Ling Yi's guess.

Clearly, after having to abandon the "Radiant Holy Dragon" route, Yu Xiaogang's Weiyi remaining option was the "Blood Shadow Demonic Dragon"!

In Ling Yi's opinion, if Yu Xiaogang could be patient and wait for eight to ten years, he would have a chance to succeed in advancing to the "Radiant Holy Dragon" level, whether through his own abilities or with the private support of his father, Yu Yuanzhen.

After all, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan isn't all fools. They just have a prejudice against Yu Xiaogang and are unwilling to accept the empty promises before seeing any tangible benefits.

However, as long as Yu Xiaogang continues his cultivation step by step, following the advancement path that Ling Yi initially designed for him, Luo Sanpao will be able to complete the first stage of advancement in about ten years, initially revealing the power of the "Radiant Holy Dragon" bloodline.

At that time, Yu Xiaogang will be at least a Soul King, or even Soul Emperor!

Don't underestimate the power of Soul King and Soul Emperor within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Their strength, combined with their nascent awakening of the "Radiant Holy Dragon" bloodline, is enough for Yu Yuanzhen to persuade the stubborn members of the clan and the elders who are prejudiced against Yu Xiaogang Yu Xiaogang to allocate some of the clan's resources to him.

With the resources and nurturing of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Xiaogang's later bloodline advancement and cultivation needs will be met. According to the path Ling Yi has created for him, in at most 30 to 50 years, Yu Xiaogang, whose bloodline will successfully advance to "Radiant Holy Dragon", will have a 98% chance of breaking through to the Titled Douluo level!

Yu Xiaogang is only in his thirties now. Even if we calculate based on the maximum cultivation time, he will not be over a hundred years old in fifty or sixty years.

Once Soul Master breaks through to the Titled Douluo, their lifespan will be greatly extended. With the Titled Douluo- level father and son, Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Xiaogang, in charge, especially with Yu Xiaogang's "Radiant Holy Dragon" bloodline, the foundation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan will surely rival that of the Qian Clan the Spirit Hall and the Tang Family the Clear Sky Sect!

What are these two companies?

The only two Level 99 Titled Douluo in the current era of the Douluo Continent, Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen, are enough to speak volumes!

Ling Yi had no particular opinion about Yu Xiaogang; he neither criticized nor praised him.

In his eyes, this was just a tool with a special identity and bloodline.

In a previous life, one might have felt a slight sense of unease and disdain for the other person's words and actions in the original timeline. But back when they were first born into the Douluo Continent, one might have felt a deep sense of dissatisfaction and contempt because the other person, despite their noble birth and access to top-tier backgrounds and resources, had fallen into poverty and was constantly struggling in the mud, unable to escape.

But now, as he gradually steps onto the center stage of the Douluo Continent, he has acquired everything that was once out of reach. The emotions and imprints that Ling Yi once thought would be very deep in his heart have suddenly become very faint.

Some people might think that Ling Yi's attitude towards Yu Xiaogang is too nice, calling him "Xiaogang" all the time.

But looking back on Ling Yi's life since his birth on the Douluo Continent, everyone he has faced, from the Crown Prince of the Empire and Titled Douluo to ordinary people without Soul Power, has always been this humble and polite.

As for inviting Yu Xiaogang to join the Martial Soul Research Institute of Lingyun City, Yu Xiaogang's background determined his vision and knowledge. From the perspective of the Douluo Continent, he was indeed superior to most members of the research institute, which is undeniable.

Furthermore, with Yu Xiaogang in hand, Ling Yi can more easily guide the sensory changes of Yu Yuanzhen, the patriarch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Lingyun City is like a television; what Yu Yuanzhen sees and hears depends entirely on what Ling Yi wants him to see and hear.

But all of this is predicated on the television in front of Yu Yuanzhen having a signal (an informant) to transmit information.

Just like at the very beginning, when Lingyun City was first built, Ling Yi checked several times and found that there were no spies from the Star Luo Empire in the city!

This truly surprised Ling Yi at the time, and he even wondered if the spies of the Star Luo Empire were too deeply hidden and that he had not discovered them.

It wasn't until I personally investigated the attitude of the Star Luo Empire several times that I realized they didn't initially take Lingyun City, which hadn't fully developed yet, seriously!

Even though Ling Yi has close ties with the Blacksmith Association and the Heavenly Craft Academy!

It wasn't until later, as the trade network of the Green Wood Merchant Association expanded and the influence of Lingyun City grew stronger, that the Star Luo Empire began to take notice.

As for uncovering the power of the "Radiant Holy Dragon" in Yu Xiaogang's bloodline and designing an advancement path for him, it was because Ling Yi was quite curious about the power of the "Radiant Holy Dragon" and wanted to explore it further.

Yu Xiaogang is a suitable research subject. If it weren't for his special status, Ling Yi would have already offered to conduct research on him.

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Their subsequent collaboration was a perfect match, a mutually beneficial partnership.

Another crucial point is that Yu Xiaogang paid the money.

As the president of the Green Wood Merchant Association, which started out in commerce and trade, Ling Yi would not refuse any reasonable transaction request!

"What a pity, I thought I would be able to see the splendor of the ' Radiant Holy Dragon '~" Ling Yi thought leisurely.

Ling Yi's biggest feeling about Yu Xiaogang's eagerness for quick success and his decision to abandon the "Radiant Holy Dragon" advancement path and instead choose the unknown "Blood Shadow Demonic Dragon" path is that he has lost a stable and convenient "Radiant Holy Dragon" bloodline pack.

Perhaps it was because of his attempt to impose his own will on Heaven's in the "Blue Silver Valley" that Ling Yi found himself becoming increasingly indifferent, often feeling superior and looking down on the entire Douluo Continent.

But from Yu Xiaogang's words and actions just now, Ling Yi suddenly had a peculiar insight.

Yu Xiaogang wasn't unaware of the dangers of being impatient for quick success, nor was he unaware of the uncertainties surrounding the "Blood Shadow Demonic Dragon." He was simply too eager to prove himself.

Rather than sinking into obscurity and suffering endless scorn, Yu Xiaogang would rather throw himself into the flames than not seize a moment of glory!

The path is one you choose; even if you have to crawl on your knees, you must keep going!

At the gates of ' Kennen City ', Ling Yi sensed a kind of stubborn belief in Yu Xiaogang, or perhaps it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it an obsession.

Yu Xiaogang also wanted to be like Tang Hao and Ling Yi, stepping into the center of the Douluo Continent stage and becoming the protagonist who attracted everyone's attention.

For this, we will spare no expense!

If Yu Xiaogang could have such awareness, Ling Yi suddenly felt that he had been resisting the indifference and aloofness that came with merging his mind with the world, and that he had lost some of his spirit.

It's important to maintain the joys and sorrows of ordinary people, but is it too much of a worry to deliberately suppress the progress of "Spirit Merging with Heaven and Earth" just because you're afraid of becoming someone else?

Isn't it good to be high and mighty?

Isn't it better to be absolutely rational and absolutely calm?

No, that's not right!

Inside the carriage, Ling Yi slowly closed his eyes, trying to control his wildly beating mind.

This was the first time my thoughts had run wild like a runaway horse since I entered the state of "Meditative Trance - Minor Concentration".

His spiritual power receded and slowly returned to the "Return to Origin Seal" between his eyebrows, while his mental power began to extend outward. Even with his eyes closed and his vision blocked, everything around him was still clearly visible and reflected in Ling Yi's mind and Sea of Consciousness through his hearing, smell, and touch.

At first, there was only the interior of the carriage, the fur-lined cushions under the seats, and Yang Shelly and the other two women beside them... Soon, they arrived outside the carriage, on the rammed ground of the official road, with occasional pebbles, other carriages in front and behind, "Blue Silver Grass" plants along the roadside, and other Huahua, grasses, and shrubs...

As the power of the mind reached the front of the caravan and passed a carriage, Chen Xin, who was enjoying a small drink and a snack with Dugu Bo inside, suddenly froze.

"What's wrong?" Dugu Bo tilted his head back and drank the amber wine in his cup, smacking his lips with satisfaction. When he saw Chen Xin's actions, his eyes narrowed and he asked in a deep voice.

Chen Xin frowned slightly, looked around, and then asked Dugu Bo with a suspicious expression, "Just now... did you feel anything special?"

"Feeling?" Dugu Bo paused in his grip on the jade wine cup, then immediately channeled his Soul Power to dispel the smell of alcohol from his body and carefully sensed the wine.

After a while, having gained nothing, Dugu Bo put down his wine cup and pointed his right hand towards the area between his ribs. Emerald green light emanated from that spot, and to Chen Xin's astonishment, a bright green cinnabar bead, about the size of a thumb, flew out of Dugu Bo's body and floated to a position level with Dugu Bo's brow.

The "Wood Dragon Pearl" is a composite of wood-attribute Dragon Power extracted from the "Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor" Martial Soul bloodline within Dugu Bo's body, compressed to the extreme by his own spiritual power.

This is the ' Soul Core ' that Ling Yi and Dugu Bo spent several years researching and finally created specifically for Dugu Bo!

With the help of the "Wood Dragon Pearl", Dugu Bo's mental power was instantly amplified to a level comparable to that of Titled Douluo. At this moment, Dugu Bo finally sensed the special feeling that Chen Xin had just mentioned.

He raised his hand and pulled the curtain of the car window open as wide as possible. Dugu Bo looked out at the sky, his eyes flashing with a green light. "It feels like the sky is different from before."

"It's not just the sky~" Chen Xin also looked outside, but his gaze fell on the Huahua along the official road. "Every blade of grass and every tree on this ground seems somewhat unusual..."

As soon as the words fell, the two subconsciously exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

On the other side, in the carriage in the center of the procession, Yang Shelly, Ah Yin, Ah Rou, who were sharing a room with Ling Yi Ling Yi, were the first to notice the strangeness about him.

However, out of their unconditional trust in Ling Yi, the three women held their breath and did not make a sound, silently waiting for Ling Yi to change.

Having spent a long time with Ling Yi, even though Ah Rou hadn't had any intimate contact with him, Ling Yi understood very well that if even he couldn't solve the problem, then adding the three of them might not be helping, but rather hindering and causing trouble.

If the three of them need to do something, Ling Yi will definitely give them hints and signals; this is an unbreakable, ingrained belief in their minds.

All they need to do now is wait patiently for Ling Yi's signal.

Under the trusting gaze of the three women, a magnificent storm was brewing in Ling Yi's Sea of Consciousness.

Human thoughts are a wondrous thing.

One second they might be thinking about the Tang Dynasty in the East, and the next second they might be thinking about the Western Paradise, which is hundreds of thousands of miles away.

Human cognition is often composed of these individual thoughts; human behavior is also guided and controlled by these thoughts.

However, the education and living environment that each person receives after birth will create a framework or a wall that constrains their behavior and limits their actions to a certain range.

This creates a problem.

Which thought is your true belief? What truly represents your authentic self?

Is it an instinctive desire stemming from the flesh and blood? Or is it a wildly unrestrained will?

Within his mind Sea of Consciousness, no matter how many opposing and contrasting thoughts collided, Ling Yi's "heart" remained unmoved, observing coldly from the sidelines.

The outward manifestation of this was that Ling Yi's body began to inexplicably blend with its surroundings, as if they were inseparable.

Not only that, Ling Yi's breathing gradually became barely perceptible, and the rise and fall of his chest became weak. He looked like a corpse, a stone, or an ordinary blade of grass!