Meng Xinghe's Internal Cultivation Method

By the window in the back row, Gu Yuena paused her brush as she designed Battle Armor blueprints, her purple eyes turning toward Meng Xinghe with interest.

"Xinghe, those wise research scholars Teacher Wu mentioned—he was talking about you, wasn't he?"

Though it was clearly a guess, her tone was utterly certain, prompting Meng Xinghe to ask:

"Oh? What makes you say that?"

"It's simple," Gu Yuena transmitted to him.

"Geniuses are born at random. If the Holy Spirit Cult had monopolized all the Federation's geniuses, then given human intelligence and creativity, those research scholars could have been you—or they could have been someone else."

"But the Holy Spirit Cult hasn't monopolized all the Federation's geniuses. Furthermore, Soul Masters who join the Holy Spirit Cult must possess light or sacred attributes. Under such restrictions, for all those research scholars to be Soul Masters with light or sacred attributes would be far too much of a coincidence."

"Internal cultivation methods, breathing methods, supreme battle techniques... Outsiders who don't know you exist would only think the Holy Spirit Cult was blessed by fate, producing several peerless geniuses in succession. But I know you exist, so doesn't the truth become obvious?"

After hearing her out, Meng Xinghe put down the book in his hands and looked at Gu Yuena.

He realized that Gu Yuena was becoming increasingly clever. It was hard to believe that she was the Silver Dragon King who had inherited the Dragon God's world-shaking wisdom.

The Douluo Federation was enormous, with a population of more than six billion.

With such a vast population base, countless talented Soul Masters were born.

Geniuses from Soul Master families each had their own paths to follow.

As for civilian geniuses, ninety-nine percent of Soul Masters with light or sacred attributes joined the Holy Spirit Cult. Those who did not were still believers of the Holy Spirit Cult. Of Soul Masters with other attributes, more than ninety percent joined the Spirit Pagoda.

It could be said that the Holy Spirit Cult and the Spirit Pagoda had jointly monopolized nearly all civilian geniuses in the Federation.

With such a huge piece of the pie occupied by the two major powers, other factions could only trail behind and pick up a few scraps. Naturally, this had drawn the dissatisfaction of many forces, which had once joined together to raise an objection in the Federal Parliament.

The Parliament's response to the proposal was—rejected.

If both sides were willing, what was there to object to?

If they wanted civilian geniuses, then offer better terms and poach them!

If they offered better terms and people still did not want to come, that was their choice. But if they could not offer better terms and still wanted civilian geniuses to come to them, they could get lost!

The lesson continued, and Wu Changkong taught everyone two new meditation methods.

"There are two advanced versions of the Basic Meditation Method. One is called the 'In-Phase Resonance Meditation Method.' When cultivated alone, it is no different from the Basic Meditation Method. Its special qualities only emerge when two or more people cultivate it together in the same place."

"During cultivation, everyone reaches a Soul Power resonance effect by being on the same frequency. The more people there are, the better the effect, and cultivation speed can increase by as much as twenty percent. But its shortcomings are obvious: everyone must cultivate the same meditation method, and they must cultivate together."

"The other is called the 'Mimetic Symbiotic Meditation Method.' Before cultivating, simply arrange the cultivation site a little, and this meditation method can produce the same speed as cultivating in a mimetic environment. The higher the fidelity of the arranged setting, the better the effect. If this meditation method is cultivated within an actual mimetic environment, it can also provide a certain boost."

Since he had mentioned mimetic environments, Wu Changkong also explained the term in passing.

Soul Masters with different martial souls were best suited to cultivate in different places, and an environment most suitable for a Soul Master's cultivation was called a mimetic environment.

The better the mimetic environment, the better the effects of mimetic cultivation.

For example, the most suitable place for a Blue Silver Grass Soul Master to cultivate was undoubtedly the Blue Silver Forest, home to two Blue Silver Emperors and numerous high-level Blue Silver Grass soul beasts. The next best option would be a primeval forest filled with vast quantities of wild Blue Silver Grass, such as the Star Dou Great Forest.

At the very least, it had to be an artificial lawn covered in Blue Silver Grass.

Everyone nodded repeatedly as they listened, including those students from Soul Master families.

Although mimetic environments and mimetic cultivation were no secret, not every Soul Master could find a mimetic environment suited to their martial soul. Even if they did find one, it might not necessarily be suitable for cultivation.

Wang Jinxi's martial soul was the Bone Dragon King, and the mimetic environment best suited to him was the Undead World. That was an impossible prospect for both him and his family.

Wei Xiaofeng's martial soul was the Azure Shadow Serpent, and the mimetic environment best suited to him was the Ten Thousand Snake Cave. Yet he could not possibly cultivate in such a place. Even though his martial soul was a snake, he was still afraid of the kind of place that could trigger trypophobia.

Thus, while mimetic cultivation was good, it lacked universal applicability. The Mimetic Symbiotic Meditation Method was born for that reason, and the moment it appeared, it was eagerly sought after and loved by countless Soul Masters.

"Brother Huo," Tang Wulin silently asked in his heart after listening.

"Are the two meditation methods Teacher Wu taught suitable for me? And how do they compare to the Blue Silver Meditation Method?"

Huo Yuhao's divine consciousness: ...

The Blue Silver Meditation Method was an exclusive meditation method personally tailored for you by a god like him. How could such commonplace stuff possibly compare?

"Little Wulin, let me put it this way. If there is any meditation method in this world more suitable for you than the Blue Silver Meditation Method, it would be one created by your future self."

Tang Wulin understood. The Blue Silver Meditation Method was the best, and it was also the meditation method most suited to him.

He directly ignored the latter half of Huo Yuhao's words.

In his heart, Brother Huo was mysterious, powerful, and unfathomable. Even if he created his own meditation method in the future, it might not necessarily surpass the Blue Silver Meditation Method Brother Huo had taught him.

By the window in the back row, Gu Yuena looked at Meng Xinghe and asked curiously:

"Xinghe, which cultivation method are you using now?"

Given Meng Xinghe's realm, his breathing method had surely reached the highest level of body breathing. By the same logic, the Heavenly God Meditation Method and the Great Light Heavenly God Scripture had also surely reached their highest levels.

Therefore, she was very curious which of those three cultivation methods Meng Xinghe had chosen.

"An internal cultivation method." Meng Xinghe flipped through the book in his hands and answered with a smile.

"However, it isn't the Great Light Heavenly God Scripture. I created that specifically for the Holy Spirit Cult. The internal cultivation method I created for myself is another one, called—the Metaverse!"

"And you?" he asked in return. "The breathing method, right?"

"Mm." Gu Yuena nodded.

As the Silver Dragon King, she had been born with mastery of the breathing method's highest realm, "body breathing." Cultivation was an instinct to her; she did not need any meditation method to cultivate at all.

Even if she specifically created a meditation method for herself, its cultivation efficiency would still be inferior to a breathing method operating at full power.

Yet it was precisely because they were born knowing so many things that innate gods were far inferior to humans in terms of creativity.

Even with breathing, an instinct everyone possessed, some people remained at the level of instinct, while others could sink their qi into their dantian. That was the difference.

At that moment, Gu Yuena suddenly felt fortunate that she had chosen to take human form and cultivate anew.

If I hadn't taken human form, I probably would never have understood this.