(Extra chapter for 145 monthly votes...)
My Divine Soul is taking clearer and clearer shape as it develops! Tang Changsheng thought. When he had cultivated the Second Layer and nurtured his Heroic Soul, it had been nowhere near this distinct.
But nurturing the Essence Soul would take slow, painstaking work. This was one hurdle he could not rush!
The Essence Soul and Heroic Soul were closely linked; "heroic" itself carried the sense of essence. Fu Shi and Non-Toxin governed the Evil Qi, impurities, Toxin, and other things in the body that caused illness and aging.
But once the North Pole Aperture opened and the Heroic Soul took shape, the changes in his body were even greater.
Tang Changsheng now felt as though his energy flowed without end, as though he could never use it up.
Just an hour or two of sleep each day was enough to sweep away all his fatigue. And that feeling of boundless vigor...
Under Daoist alchemical methods, this was the time to hold back, nurture, and restrain oneself. That energy had to be stored away until enough accumulated for quantity to turn into quality: Essence Refining into Qi!
But the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Heart Method that Tang Changsheng cultivated called for no such thing.
A hundred days of Daoist Foundation Establishment sounded simple enough. It took only Three Months. But how many people could truly make it through those months?
A skilled teacher, natural aptitude, surroundings... even food and clothing... all of it made a difference.
An ordinary person could spend ten or twenty years trying and still fail to achieve Foundation Establishment.
The General's Temple, however, did not follow that approach. At this stage, it was better to ease up and let some of that energy out.
Unfortunately, Ling Xiaoyu and Arabella were both