Secrets of the World

Time flies, and it's already the end of March in the 2625th year of the Douluo Calendar.

It has been exactly one month since Ling Yi arrived in ' Heaven Dou City '.

For the past month, Ling Yi has spent more than half of his time in the palace teaching Xue Qianxun, from literacy and arithmetic to meditation methods and combat skills specially tailored for the little girl, imprinting them little by little into her mind.

The Heaven Dou royal family, led by Xue Ye, were naturally envious of the "Holy Light Meditation Method" and "Swan Goose Flying Feathers" that Ling Yi taught Xue Qianxun.

Unfortunately, unlike the "Basic Body Tempering Technique" which is popular throughout the continent and the "Beast Martial Soul: Xingyi Fist" which has been coveted by various forces, the two secret techniques newly created by Ling Yi are only applicable to Xue Qianxun herself.

The "Holy Light Meditation Method" originated from the flow of Qi during Qian Daoliu's cultivation. Ling Yi added the sacred and purifying essence contained in the "Angel Holy Light" that Spirit City would unleash every seven days, creating a method that perfectly matches Xue Qianxun's own state.

Compared to the Swan Meditation Method inherited by the Xue Family the Heaven Dou royal family, the Holy Light Meditation Method is not only more compatible with Xue Qianxun's "Holy Feather Swan" Martial Soul, but also significantly improves the speed of cultivation.

Ling Yi aware of the covetousness on that Xue Ye, but he didn't care at all.

Even when teaching Xue Qianxun the "Holy Light Meditation Method," he never avoided other people; what she learned depended entirely on their abilities.

Over the years, Ling Yi has never cared that others have learned what he created. On the contrary, he sometimes regrets that there are too few people who can learn it, let alone anyone who can innovate on his foundation and bring him new inspiration.

Of course, since the Holy Light Meditation Method Holy Light Meditation Method created for Xue Qianxun, in order to prevent the Heaven Dou royal family, led by Xue Ye, and other forces within the Heaven Dou Empire from doing things that would displease Ling Yi after he left, Ling Yi spent an extra half day adding some prerequisites to this meditation method.

Besides needing a bird-type Martial Soul bloodline with the attribute of light, like the "Holy Feather Swan," it also needs Soul Ring provided by "Light Blue Silver Grass" as a guide. Most importantly, it needs a "Spirit Spirit-Sealing Jade" that seals the "Angel Holy Light" to first refine the light elements of the outside world.

It can be said that, at this point in time, unless Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji personally intervene, the last condition alone would be enough to stop everyone on the Douluo Continent who wants to practice the "Holy Light Meditation Method".

Of course, even if the conditions are not met, the Holy Light Meditation Method is incomparable to ordinary Basic Meditation Method.

Soul Master possess the Light attribute but whose Martial Soul is not of the avian type, practicing the "Holy Light Meditation Method" is roughly equivalent to an intermediate meditation method in the current Douluo Continent. Those who possess this level of meditation method are basically Soul Master families with a history of over a hundred years, or those who teach their exceptionally talented disciples in advanced Martial Soul Academy.

After that, the level of "Holy Light Meditation Method" will increase by one level for each prerequisite condition met.

Cultivating a light-attribute avian Martial Soul is an advanced meditation method. If one also possesses the "Light Blue Silver Grass" Soul Ring, it is equivalent to the top-tier meditation method that only the Upper Three Sects can possess.

If one could possess a "Spirit-Sealing Jade" that contains "Angel Holy Light" to aid in cultivation, the cultivation effect of the "Holy Light Meditation Method" would be roughly equivalent to Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji cultivating by bathing in "Angel Holy Light" in Spirit City.

No one knows that the "Spirit-Sealing Jade" that Ling Yi gave Xue Qianxun when she was born now contains more than 300 drops of "Angel Holy Light" that Ling Yi has secretly sealed inside.

Xue Ye and the others only knew that Xue Qianxun had carried the "Spirit-Sealing Jade" with her since birth and had never taken it off. They were unaware that this "Spirit-Sealing Jade" had become the key to cultivating the "Holy Light Meditation Method".

Furthermore, Ling Yi only taught Xue Qianxun the method of practicing the Holy Light Meditation Method, without avoiding other people, but he did not specifically introduce the prerequisites for practicing the Holy Light Meditation Method.

Since it's already custom-made, why go through all that trouble?

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Similar to the "Holy Light Meditation Method," the "Swan Goose Flying Feathers" is a combat technique that integrates body tempering, lightness, dodging, and displacement. It is roughly equivalent to the enhanced version of "Lingbo Microsteps" from Douluo. It is also a modified version of "Phoenix Dances Across the Nine Heavens" created by Ling Yi in his early years. During its use, it can not only restore Qi and cultivate, but also mobilize the wind attribute elements in the outside world to enhance oneself. Xue Qianxun, who has just learned it, is equivalent to having an additional amplification-type Hundred-Year Soul Skill in terms of flexibility and agility.

If one can cultivate it to its peak, while not quite comparable to the 100,000-year-old "Netherfire Phoenix" that served as the template for creating skills in the "Lost Track Grand Canyon," achieving an amplification effect close to that of Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill shouldn't be a problem.

As Ling Yi's Weiyi disciple, though nominally his only disciple, Xue Qianxun can be said to be the person who received the most effort and care from him, apart from Yang Shelly and the other three women on the Douluo Continent.

Even the blood relatives of the Ling Family and Zhang Family did not receive the same treatment as Xue Qianxun.

This isn't Ling Yi biased; it's a matter of individual aptitude.

To this day, the most talented member of the Ling Family and Zhang Family families is Zhang Lei, who completed the "Artifact Refinement into the Soul" process, transforming the divine weapon into his own "Hoe" martial Martial Soul. His current aptitude is roughly equivalent to the sixth level of Innate Soul Power.

Next are her younger sister Ling Si and cousin Zhang Miao. With two hundred-year-old "Blue Silver Grass" and two thousand-year-old "Blue Silver Grass", they have a total of four Soul Ring, which enabled the two girls' "Blue Silver Grass" Martial Soul to successfully advance to the five-thousand-year-old Earl- level "Blue Silver Marquis", with Innate Soul Power at level five.

Ling Shan, the younger brother, has a somewhat lacking talent in Martial Soul. When he first Martial Soul Awakening, his Innate Soul Power was only level 0.2. In addition, he was not content to follow the path of Healing System, so he devoted more of his energy to Body-Tempering Martial Dao. Now, he has only cultivated his Soul Master realm to the level of Three-Ring Soul Elder. After the amplification of the three "Blue Silver Grass" Soul Ring, his Martial Soul aptitude is roughly equivalent to the "Blue Silver Marquis" who has just entered the Viscount Rank, with Innate Soul Power of level four.

If they want to lead the entire Ling family to new heights, even with Ling Yi and Ah Yin, both Blue Silver Emperor, they can only improve the quality of their "Blue Silver Grass" Martial Soul step by step.

This is Douluo Continent after all, not the Dou Battle Qi Continent next door. Just because Ling Yi becomes emperor doesn't mean his blood relatives will be swept away in one fell swoop.

Of course, if Ling Yi and his lovers were to have offspring, their aptitude would definitely start at the King Rank, which is the bloodline advantage brought by his status as an emperor!

In short, Ling Yi is now like an old farmer who carefully tends his own nursery. Whenever he sees a seedling that is valuable (with advantageous attributes), of excellent variety (with superior root structure), and absorbs nutrients quickly (with natural talent), he can't help but put in some effort to cultivate it, hoping to harvest better flowers and fruits.

Xue Qianxun is like this, Ni Xing is like this, Tang Yuehua is like this, and Yu Xiaogang is like this as well.

Outside the north gate of Heaven Dou City, Ling Yi rode his horse and suddenly thought of Yu Xiaogang, whose temperament had changed drastically when he saw him in the Slaughter City. He shook his head with some regret.

Actually, he was quite looking forward to Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul advancing to "Radiant Holy Dragon". If Yu Xiaogang succeeded, then with Yu Xiaogang and Xue Qianxun paving the way in the path of light attribute, he could save himself a lot of trouble.

Ling Yi planned two routes for Xue Qianxun: the Holy Light Angel route of the [Angel · Qian Clan] and the Phoenix route with the attribute of Holy Flame.

The latter is quite simple, because the "Swan" Martial Soul of the Xue Family of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family is itself a high-level Martial Soul among birds, possessing a trace of the bloodline of the phoenix and swan.

In the Douluo Continent world, where bloodline determines the upper limit of strength, tapping into the superior power within one's bloodline is an extremely convenient shortcut.

The key lies in the former. Xue Qianxun's situation is too similar to that of the fake prince Xue Qinghe /real saintess Qian Renxue in the original timeline, which makes Ling Yi suspect that they are two similar flowers.

Just like the Ruthless Great Emperor's brother and Ye Fan.

If we follow the original timeline, as early as four years ago, in the year 2621 of the Douluo Calendar, Bibi Dong should have given birth to the bloodline conceived after being raped by Qian Xunji: Qian Renxue!

However, in this timeline after Ling Yi's butterfly effect, Bibi Dong didn't have much interaction with Yu Xiaogang and continued to obediently serve as the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall. Qian Xunji didn't develop any improper thoughts towards Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue simply disappeared from the scene.

Ling Yi was still pondering in the Underworld God's mind how much the Douluo Continent's future plot would change without Qian Renxue, and whether it would directly overturn the entire storyline.

It wasn't until Xue Qianxun, a little girl whom Ling Yi hadn't initially paid much attention to, entered his field of vision that he suddenly realized this was a real world, not a fictional world existing in novels and anime, operating according to a pre-set plot.

At least, it's not that unreal!

What is the main storyline of the Douluo Continent?

From a conspiracy theory perspective, Tang San, with his otherworldly soul, ultimately inherits the divine positions of the Sea God and the Asura God, and goes further to become the God King.

To take it a step further, in the future, I will become the first chairman of the God Realm Committee of the Great God Circle!

As for the second chairman after Tang San, the God King of Light Chang Gongwei, what role he played in this main storyline is currently unknown to Ling Yi.

In any case, as the earliest protagonist of the "Tang Family Worldview", Ling Yi would never believe that after the world transitioned from illusion to reality, this God King of Light had no connection whatsoever with the main storyline of the Douluo Continent.

Getting back to the point, regardless of whether Qian Renxue exists or not, and regardless of whether Tang San will transmigrate to the Douluo Continent in the future, what Ling Yi needs to do now is to ensure that he has the strength to face the God King of Light Chang Gongwei, in the unknown future.

Although Ling Yi is not yet a match for the Asura God, the Evil God King, or even the Sea God, his imagined enemies are never limited to the Douluo God Realm.

Even the so-called God King of Light Chang Gongwei, was nothing more than...

"Tsk!" Ling Yi looked up at the blazing sun high in the sky, a hint of mockery in his eyes.

"Master Ling, that ' Giant Spirit Heaven-Breaking Hammer ' you mentioned last time, I've been thinking about it day and night for the past month, and finally, I've made a little progress..."

Tang Xiao spurred his horse forward and approached Ling Yi, speaking to him. Although he had faint dark circles under his eyes, clearly indicating that he had been thinking about Ling Yi day and night for a month, he showed no signs of fatigue and even exuded an indescribable excitement.

Ling Yi turned around, looking at Tang Xiao with some surprise, a hint of interest appearing on his face, and asked, "Oh? Tell me about it?"

Upon hearing Ling Yi's question, Tang Xiao's excitement intensified, and he quickly replied, "As you said, hammer and axe techniques cannot be used by anyone but those with great strength."

"Compared to a bladed axe, a hammer relies more on strength and is more domineering. Just like the difference between a spear and a club."

"Our Tang Family's ' Clear Sky Hammer,' under my grandfather's guidance, has earned the title of the number one Tool Martial Soul in the world, and is also known as the 'ultimate power.'"

"Of course, we know our own strengths and weaknesses. The power of the ' Clear Sky Hammer ' relies more on its own weight and the amplification provided by our Tang Family's various secret techniques, rather than on pure strength like the ' Titan Giant Ape,' ' Great Strength Gorilla,' or ' Thousand Ton Ant.'"

"According to Master Ling's vision, if our Tang Family possessed the physique and strength of a ' Titan Giant Ape ' or a ' Great Strength Gorilla,' and then used the ' Clear Sky Hammer ' in battle, the effect would undoubtedly be explosively enhanced!"

"Yes," Ling Yi nodded, then continued, "So, you asked me if there's a path different from His Majesty Clear Sky's. I've thought about it, and His Majesty Clear Sky has already mastered the ' Clear Sky Hammer,' reaching its pinnacle in both power and technique—the pinnacle of hammer fighting."

"Therefore, the path your younger brother Tang Hao chose is not actually wrong."

"If he can truly take this path to the point of 'overcoming all laws with sheer force,' then his achievements will definitely surpass those of His Majesty Clear Sky."

"The problem is," Ling Yi shook his head, then continued, "Human strength has its limits; the power of humankind is ultimately finite."

"Therefore, no matter how hard Tang Hao tries, there will always be someone stronger than him."

"When facing those who are weaker than him, he can naturally crush them with his superior strength and achieve a crushing victory."

"But what will Tang Hao do if he encounters an even stronger enemy? Will he use the secret technique of your [Clear Sky Sect], the Great Sumeru Hammer, to Ring Detonation the rings?"

"Can he guarantee that after the Ring Detonation, the battle can be ended before the power amplification ends?"

"Furthermore, who can guarantee that the power after the Ring Detonation will actually be greater than the opponent's?"

"Therefore, in the final analysis, the path to ultimate power is ultimately just an unrealistic fantasy."

"At least that's how it is in the Douluo Continent universe." Ling Yi silently added in his mind.

"Hmm~" Tang Xiao didn't care about Ling Yi's comments on Tang Hao. He was more concerned about whether he could gain Ling Yi's approval for what he had figured out over the past month.

Or rather, has he chosen the right path?

"Master Ling, the key to your concept of the ' Giant Spirit Heaven-Breaking Hammer ' lies in the word 'Giant Spirit'."

Tang Xiao extended his right hand, clenched his fist with a powerful gesture, and said in a deep voice, "Over the years, I have also practiced the 'Beast Martial Soul - Xingyi Fist Style' you created, integrated my own power, and even comprehended the Martial Dao Ming Jin realm you pioneered."

"Over the past month, I've been trying to incorporate the essence of Tai Tan and his people's Martial Soul into my own fist techniques. Now, when I wield my hammer, it has a bit of the feel of ' Great Strength Gorilla.' Although it's still a bit awkward, I can feel that both the power and the flow of energy seem to have become different, a smoother feeling..."