"This uses external pressure to achieve a body-tempering effect. You can set it yourself inside the Simulation Pod, or ask me to help you cultivate."
Seeing that Meng Yiran seemed to have misunderstood something, Xiao Yexuan hurriedly explained it carefully.
"Oh... so that's how it works." Meng Yiran breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then... Mr. Landlord, which of these body-tempering methods is better?"
"There is no strongest cultivation method, only the most suitable way to cultivate." Xiao Yexuan shook his head, unwilling to make a definitive judgment lightly.
"Is it like absorbing Soul Rings?" Meng Yiran said, understanding somewhat.
"Right!"
"However, cultivating is still different from absorbing Soul Rings. You'll encounter different opponents and different powers in the future, so you'll need different ways to respond. I suggest trying every body-tempering method. You can even use different methods together."
"For example, in an environment with alternating extreme heat and cold, scouring wind and sand, and crushing gravity, use an electrified whip... for ten consecutive lashes..."
Hiss... even Xiao Yexuan felt a chill down his spine and sucked in a cold breath after describing such a body-tempering method.
An ordeal like that really wasn't something an ordinary person could endure.
Sure enough, fear surfaced in Meng Yiran's eyes when she heard it. Just imagining that scene made her thighs tremble.
Yet Meng Yiran still looked at Xiao Yexuan with admiration in her eyes.
So her landlord was that powerful, always using such a perverse body-tempering method!
If she wanted to be worthy of Xiao Yexuan, she couldn't fall short either!
Thus, her gaze turned unwavering as she stared firmly into Xiao Yexuan's eyes and said,
"Mr. Landlord! Then... let's use the most powerful body-tempering method!"
She wanted to grow stronger so badly that she even dreamed about it.
"Huh? Are you sure? We can start with one method at a time." Xiao Yexuan was surprised. Wasn't Meng Yiran pushing herself a little too hard?
Even he found that cultivation method daunting and didn't dare try it, yet Meng Yiran wanted to start with it right away.
She doesn't have masochistic tendencies, does she?
But Meng Yiran still nodded firmly. "Yes! This is how I want to cultivate!"
"All right. It's a little dangerous to do that outside. Let's try it inside the Simulation Pod."
Xiao Yexuan was afraid he would break Meng Yiran if he did it outside.
If she checked out and claimed a rent refund, Xiao Yexuan would face a hefty penalty.
"Mr. Landlord, you often strike Rongrong with lightning outside too. I think, Big Brother Landlord, although the Simulation Pod works very well, I can't rely too much on its pain immunity. I need to experience it myself and make every bit of muscle in my body remember that pain. Only then can I truly become strong!"
Meng Yiran insisted on cultivating outside.
That made things rather difficult.
Still, Xiao Yexuan figured that even if he broke Meng Yiran, there would be a way to heal her.
For the sake of Soul Bones and benefits, Meng Yiran wouldn't check out lightly either.
Thus, he nodded in agreement.
Simulating extreme cold and extreme heat.
That was very simple.
Xiao Yexuan found a pillar, stood it on the ground, and lit a fire inside it.
Then he tied Meng Yiran to it.
However, Xiao Yexuan didn't immediately raise the temperature to the point where it could cook flesh.
For the cold, he had Little Snow Maiden release cold Qi.
An environment of mingling heat and cold took shape.
For the wind and sand, he called Ram over.
The wind she released sliced at the body like knives.
To simulate gravity, Ram only needed to apply pressure with her Soul Power.
This alone already left Meng Yiran in unbearable pain.
And these were merely the ongoing ordeals.
The most painful part would be the ten consecutive lashes from the lightning-charged whip afterward...
Xiao Yexuan didn't rush, letting her experience the four conditions for a while first.
Meng Yiran's body had long since become utterly exhausted as a result.
Her mind had also been worn down into a somewhat hazy state.
But the pain made her moan from time to time.
It was unbearable to listen to.
Thus, Xiao Yexuan left Meng Yiran to continue tempering her body there and went to Zhu Zhuqing's room to play once.
An hour later, when Xiao Yexuan returned feeling refreshed, Meng Yiran was already on the verge of passing out.
"Are you sure you still want to do the next part of the training?" Xiao Yexuan tried to dissuade her, feeling that her current state was enough.
He had also wanted to make Meng Yiran give up, which was why he had let her experience the pain for so long.
Who knew that Meng Yiran's tone would remain firm?
Xiao Yexuan no longer hesitated either.
He took out the electrified whip.
However, it carried very little electricity, not enough to make Meng Yiran collapse and convulse like Ning Rongrong.
Two minutes later, Xiao Yexuan had helped her train with more than ten lashes.
Meng Yiran could no longer endure it and fainted.
Even at the very end, she hadn't said a word about giving up.
"Not a bad disposition. She'll surely become someone great in the future!"
Xiao Yexuan was quite satisfied with Meng Yiran's character.
At the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang San and the others, whom Xiao Yexuan had let go, gradually woke up.
Tang San only felt a burning pain in his back, with no idea what he had experienced after Xiao Yexuan captured him.
"L-Little San, you're awake."
Seeing Tang San wake up, Ma Hongjun hurried over and asked warmly.
His gaze roamed over Tang San's body, somewhat heated.
"What exactly happened?" Tang San looked wary. He had been taken away by Xiao Yexuan-was he locked up now?
He looked around and discovered that this was merely a forest.
"Little San, I don't know either. When I woke up, I saw everyone here," Ma Hongjun said guiltily.
He had been the first to wake up.
"Hiss... it hurts! Damn Maple Forest Evening! Damn Xiao Yexuan!"
Tang San's backside hurt badly, and he thought the people from Maple Forest Evening had beaten him.
He didn't suspect anything else.
Then, to Tang San's great excitement, Tang Hao was actually nearby too, though he was more seriously injured and still unconscious.
Worried that Soul Beasts might come, the people from Shrek Academy hurriedly left the Star Dou Great Forest.
Along the way, Tang San also discovered the letter on Tang Hao that had originally been intended for Tang Yuehua.
Warmth filled his heart.
He hadn't expected that he had an aunt too.
Thus, he mailed the letter, hoping his aunt would hurry over, infiltrate Maple Forest Evening, and help them draw Soul Bones.
With their financial resources, making money would be simple enough.
Moreover, Maple Forest Evening didn't know Tang Yuehua's true identity, so she wouldn't be targeted by Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong.
As for making money, Tang San thought of Hidden Weapons, but he was now the son of a Titled Douluo.
He had also learned Tang Hao's identity from Zhao Wuji and the others.
The Clear Sky Sect!
The number one sect under heaven!
Although they couldn't return, Tang San felt that his father was the strongest Clear Sky Hammer wielder.
What was this nonsense about being expelled from the Clear Sky Sect?
Clearly, wherever Tang Hao was, that was the Clear Sky Sect.
His father had done nothing wrong. It was entirely the Clear Sky Sect that had abandoned his father.
Once they obtained Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones and precious pills, they could destroy a mere Clear Sky Sect with one hand.
For now, they would just wait for his aunt to come and become their MVP!
But when Tang San released his Martial Soul to cultivate, why had a flame mark appeared on his Blue Silver Grass?
That sensation seemed like Fatty's... Evil Fire?