He picked up the Primordial Origin Crystals that had fallen to the ground, fifteen in total.
Three had the purest color and were supreme-grade.
The other twelve were of more ordinary quality, only approaching high-grade.
Primordial Origin Crystals were divided into four grades: low, mid, high, and supreme.
Supreme-Grade Origin Crystals were extremely rare.
Killing Tang Hao had dropped three at once, an unexpected windfall.
He just wondered how Tang San would emerge now that Tang Hao was dead.
Perhaps he could observe Tang San's future through Tang Hao's thread of fate.
They were connected figures, after all. With a karmic connection between them, investigating would not be difficult.
"Senior, what are these?"
Ah Yin was quite curious. These things had dropped after he killed those seven people?
It was the first she had ever heard of such a thing.
Gu Yuan smiled faintly and said, "Just some little trinkets. Now that Tang Hao is dead, what do you plan to do?"
"Please allow me to follow you, Senior."
Ah Yin was quite decisive and knelt straight down.
He was Spirit Hall's most mysterious expert. If she could gain his protection, she would be safer while traveling the continent.
With Spirit Hall backing her, she would not have to worry about anyone seeing through her identity.
Gu Yuan lowered his gaze and watched her for a good while before saying, "Rise."
Ah Yin had chosen to follow him. That worked out perfectly.
He would see whether Tang San could still emerge in the future without Tang Hao and Ah Yin.
If he could, it was probably the Douluo Heavenly Dao's handiwork.
When the time came, he could drag it out and ask.
"Thank you, Senior!"
Ah Yin was secretly delighted.
The senior had agreed to let her follow him. From now on, she had someone backing her too!
Not having to travel the continent alone, trembling with fear, was rather nice.
"Since you've chosen to follow me, your cultivation cannot be too weak."
"Study this little thing carefully."
With that, he touched a fingertip to her brow, and golden light flashed.
Ah Yin felt a flood of information pour into her mind. It was a cultivation method.
But it was very unusual, completely different from anything she knew.
Generally speaking, both Soul Beasts and Soul Masters cultivated Soul Power.
They absorbed the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth and converted it into Soul Power, gradually increasing their cultivation.
But the cultivation method Gu Yuan had now given her cultivated a form of energy called Spiritual Power.
Judging by the description, Spiritual Power far surpassed Soul Power.
Against the Soul Power of her current Soul King realm, just a few levels of Spiritual Power would be enough to trounce her.
What an incredible power!
Ah Yin was deeply shocked. There was actually such a miraculous cultivation system in this world?
Was this Spiritual Power what Gu Yuan cultivated too?
No wonder he was Spirit Hall's most mysterious and powerful expert.
"Senior, after cultivating this method, can I become a god at level one hundred?"
Ah Yin was filled with anticipation.
Becoming a god at level one hundred was not just the dream of human Soul Masters, but also of Soul Beasts.
But becoming a god was not so easy!
Gu Yuan said indifferently, "Become a god at level one hundred? The so-called gods of the Divine Realm are nothing but trash."
"If you can cultivate to the Foundation Establishment realm, even a God King would be no match for you."
The Foundation Establishment realm?
Ah Yin blinked.
According to the cultivation method's introduction, the first realm was Body Tempering, and the second was Foundation Establishment.
Beyond those were Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and other realms.
Reaching the Foundation Establishment realm was not that difficult.
With her talent, perhaps she could do it in a year or two.
So, was this Senior Gu Yuan's cultivation even stronger than those gods'?
Just thinking about it was terrifying.
Gu Yuan did not explain much.
There were many cultivation systems across the Myriad Heavens and myriad worlds, but the universally applicable system was the one he had just given her.
At the ninth level of Body Tempering, even a First-Level God would have to kneel and sing of being conquered.
What he cultivated was Immortal Origin Power, a form of energy above Spiritual Power.
Now that he had given Ah Yin this cultivation method, he would teach it to Bibi Dong and the others after returning.
He would have them change cultivation systems so that, when they followed him to the Myriad Heavens and myriad worlds in the future, they could adapt more quickly.
"First, get started with the cultivation method. I'll guard you here."
Gu Yuan spoke. Having received the cultivation method, she had to familiarize herself with it first.
If she could cross its threshold, all the better.
"Yes, Senior!"
Ah Yin sat cross-legged and began circulating the cultivation method.
Gu Yuan sat on the sofa and watched.
As soon as Ah Yin began circulating the cultivation method, the Spiritual Power of heaven and earth seemed to encounter a black hole, being madly dragged toward her and into her body.
Such tremendous energy, but... I can control it!
Ah Yin was secretly startled.
When she had meditated before, there had never been so much Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth.
The amount that could ultimately be converted into Soul Power had been even more pitifully small.
Yet now, having only just begun circulating the cultivation method, she was already absorbing hundreds or thousands of times as much Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth as before.
And she could convert it efficiently.
Meanwhile, as the cultivation method circulated, the Soul Power within her body was gradually transforming into Spiritual Power.
At this rate, it would take less than half a day to convert all of it.
After watching for a good while, Gu Yuan noticed something.
Although Ah Yin had not officially crossed the threshold yet, her level was rising as her Spiritual Power increased.
It was not the advancement system of immortal cultivators, but the leveling system of the Douluo World.
"Could it be because of this world's rules?"
A moment's thought made it clear.
This world's leveling system had long since been fixed.
Thus, any living being in this world, even after changing cultivation systems, would be forcibly evaluated according to this world's leveling system as long as they had not surpassed the Douluo Heavenly Dao.
In his perception, Ah Yin's level rapidly rose from fifty-three to fifty-six and was still climbing.
But the Soul Power within her had not increased. Instead, it was steadily transforming into Spiritual Power.
"Rather interesting. Does that mean they can still keep obtaining Soul Rings?"
Gu Yuan raised an eyebrow. The Douluo World's leveling system had no effect on him.
Because he had already pinned the Douluo Heavenly Dao to the ground and rubbed its face in the dirt.
So it could have no effect whatsoever.
But for Ah Yin, Bibi Dong, and the others, or even people like the Asura God, the leveling system still had an effect.
While Ah Yin was still cultivating, he would take a look at Tang Hao's thread of fate.
Through the karma within it, he would find how Tang San might appear in the future.
Golden light flashed in his eyes, and Tang Hao's thread of fate appeared before him.
It contained countless nodes, each representing an event.
"His fate is in chaos, but I can still find it."
"But... what in the world is this?"
After looking for a good while, he suddenly found Tang San within the karma of the thread of fate.
But the situation was different from what he had expected.
Tang San was not going to appear in the future. He had already appeared.
The current Tang San was six years old and had already awakened his Martial Souls.
Twin Martial Souls, Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer!
What was going on?
Without Ah Yin, how had Tang San appeared ahead of time, and still as Tang Hao's son?
But he was an illegitimate son.
"Douluo Heavenly Dao, get the hell out here!"
He felt there was quite a bit going on here. It would be better to have the Douluo Heavenly Dao explain!