Douluo: My Custom Achievement System

"That child has a very strong Life Force and possesses extremely rare attributes. I wanted to take him as my disciple, but he refused at first," Elder Zhuang said with some emotion.

"He refused?" Yan Shaozhe couldn't believe it.

"He said he already has a teacher, which is why I asked you to inquire about his background," Elder Zhuang explained.

Having understood Elder Zhuang's purpose, Yan Shaozhe didn't ask any further questions and went straight to Jiang Yi's background.

"Speaking of which, you know Jiang Yi's teacher. You should remember the student who had Elder Lin's granddaughter come to you begging for your help with treatment, right?"

Upon Yan Shaozhe mention this matter, Elder Zhuang recalled it briefly and also remembered the incident.

You mean Li Lingyu?

"That's right." Yan Shaozhe nodded.

He then explained Jiang Yi's background to Elder Zhuang in detail.

"I never expected that Jiang Yi would be Li Lingyu's apprentice." After hearing this, Elder Zhuang couldn't help but sigh.

Lin Yu had asked him to treat Li Lingyu's injuries, but Li Lingyu's injuries were too severe, and even he was powerless to help her.

He thought the matter would end there, but unexpectedly, Lin Yu was brought in for treatment by Lin Huiqun.

Moreover, the type of injury is similar to that of Li Lingyu, but it is even more serious than that of Li Lingyu, and it is already life-threatening.

He tried his best, but in the end he could only preserve Lin Yu's strength and life; it was impossible for him to cultivate anymore.

"So I was thinking of taking Lin Huiqun's enemy's disciple as my own?" Elder Zhuang with some helplessness.

He only wanted to train Jiang Yi was exceptionally talented and had a unique Martial Soul, but he never expected that Jiang Yi's background would be so complicated.

"So, not formally accepting him as a disciple is actually a good thing."

"However, we shouldn't involve the younger generation in the affairs of the older generation. I'll teach him as before."

After making his decision, Elder Zhuang stood up and left Yan Shaozhe's office.

Two days have passed in the blink of an eye since Jiang Yi helped Ma Xiaotao suppress her Evil Fire.

In the past two days, Jiang Yi sent a letter to Spirit Mountain City.

To obtain a four-thousand-year-old Soul Ring, he needs to do a lot of preparations. First, he needs to hunt down ten thousand-year-old Soul Beast and unlock the Thousand-Year Soul Beast Collector.

This is relatively easy to solve. As long as he doesn't provoke those powerful thousand-year-old Soul Beast, he can easily accomplish it with his strength.

However, hunting down the Soul Beast he needs this time on his own will be quite difficult.

This time, the plant Soul Beast is not like the Ancient Hemlock, a plant Soul Beast without combat power.

It's practically impossible for him to kill that Soul Beast on his own with just his Blue Silver Grass; he'll need someone's help.

He also needs Li Lingyu's help in finding this kind of Soul Beast.

He trusted Li Lingyu completely, so naturally he would seek his help for something as important as hunting for Soul Ring.

While waiting for Li Lingyu's reply, two days passed, and it was Shrek Academy's rest day.

Early in the morning, Jiang Yi stayed in his dormitory cultivating, waiting for the senior brother that Elder Zhuang had mentioned to come find him.

Around eight o'clock, a man dressed in a white robe arrived at the dormitory.

The man appeared to be in his thirties, but his eyes held a world-weary look, suggesting he was likely much older than he appeared.

"You must be my junior brother. Come with me, our teacher is already waiting for you in the Inner Court."

Standing at the dormitory entrance, the man smiled and said.

Jiang Yi immediately got up and followed his senior brother, whom he was meeting for the first time, to the Inner Court to begin his first lesson under Elder Zhuang.

Chapter 82 Life Philosophy, Deep Meditation

On the way, Jiang Yi got to know his senior brother.

This senior brother is Elder Zhuang's true direct disciple. Before Jiang Yi, he was Elder Zhuang's only disciple.

My senior brother's name is Zhuang Fei. Although we share the same surname, he is not my biological son. He is an orphan whom Elder Zhuang rescued during an attack by Evil Soul Master.

The reason for adopting Zhuang Fei is that when Elder Zhuang helped him awaken his Martial Soul, the Tree of Life Martial Soul was awakened.

That's right, it's exactly the same as Elder Zhuang's Tree of Life Martial Soul.

Under such circumstances, how could Elder Zhuang bear to leave a child with the same Martial Soul as himself? So he took the child in as his adopted son.

Soon, led by Zhuang Fei, he arrived at Elder Zhuang's Inner Court residence.

Most of the Sea God Pavilion Elder reside on Sea God Island.

Elder Zhuang lived near the central area of Sea God Island, where the surrounding Heaven and Earth Origin Energy) was very rich, and all kinds of plants were planted around his house.

The entire courtyard was covered with Blue Silver Grass, and Jiang Yi stared at it in surprise.

"Most of these Blue Silver Grass are already a hundred years old, and even the weakest ones are at least thirty years old."

"As expected of the place where the Golden Ancient Tree grows, its Life Force is indeed incredibly abundant."

Only with such abundant Life Force could so many Blue Silver Grass grow to this extent.

As they stepped into the courtyard, Elder Zhuang also came out of the house.

"Godfather," Zhuang Fei waved and called out with a smile.

Elder Zhuang also had a smile on his face. The relationship between him and his son was not quite the same as the traditional father-son relationship in the Douluo Continent.

Because of Elder Zhuang's personality, the two were more like unconventional friends.

Jiang Yi only felt a blur before his eyes, and then Elder Zhuang's figure appeared in front of the two of them.

"Xiao Fei, well done. You can go back to your work now," Elder Zhuang said with a smile.

Zhuang Fei nodded, turned around, and left the courtyard. He now also works at the Shrek Academy, and when he doesn't have classes, he cultivates on his own.

"We don't need to leave. This place is the most suitable for your cultivation," Elder Zhuang said.

"Just sit down." Elder Zhuang sat down casually on the Blue Silver Grass.

Seeing this, Jiang Yi also sat down on the ground.

Elder Zhuang smiled and then asked, "What could you feel when you were sitting on the ground?"

"Life," Jiang Yi said without hesitation.

His Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass, and he has fused with Blue Silver Grass in terms of spirit, life, and Soul Power.

Even though it was his first time visiting this place, he could clearly feel the life force of every single Blue Silver Grass here, and could even faintly hear the thoughts emanating from those older Blue Silver Grass.

"Not bad." Elder Zhuang nodded slightly.

Life is everywhere in our world; even if you can't see it sometimes, it doesn't mean that life doesn't exist.

Elder Zhuang raised his palm, revealing the unseen creature.

Others might not understand, but Jiang Yi understood what Elder Zhuang meant.

"Elder Zhuang could sense the Life Force of microorganisms."

He then lowered his hand and continued, "Today is my first lesson for you. I won't teach you how to control your Life Force; instead, I want to ask you a question first."

What do you think Life Force is?

Jiang Yi thought for less than a second before answering directly, "It's a resource. Separated from life itself, Life Force is a resource."

If Elder Zhuang had asked about life itself, Jiang Yi would not have answered in this way. Instead, he viewed Life Force as a resource, detached from life itself.

Elder Zhuang's eyes flashed, and then he said, "Resources, that's right. Apart from life itself, Life Force is a kind of resource."

As he spoke, Elder Zhuang opened his hand, and the surrounding Blue Silver Grass moved swiftly without any wind.

In Jiang Yi's perception, the Life Force of the Blue Silver Grass was extracted and eventually condensed in Elder Zhuang's palm, forming a blue sphere.

"A rough Life Force." That was Jiang Yi's first impression of this thing.

The Life Force that Elder Zhuang casually condensed was completely different from the Life Essence he extracted.

The few Blue Silver Grass that had had their Life Force absorbed had become extremely withered.

"This is the Life Force of the Blue Silver Grass. Once it is separated from the Blue Silver Grass Blue Silver Grass, its vitality is greatly reduced."

"However, as time goes by, the Blue Silver Grass's vitality will gradually recover."

"But what if it's absorbed all at once?"

Elder Zhuang made his move again, this time draining the Life Force of the Blue Silver Grass.

The Blue Silver Grass withered completely, lost its vitality, and could not be restored.

"Life Force is not a resource that can be infinitely exploited. As life Soul Master, we must have reverence for Life Force and a sense of balance."

"Only in this way can Life Force be preserved, and treatment is not simply about recovery, but about activating the inner, primal balance and order."

"The original balance and order?" Jiang Yi repeated the sentence.

Jiang Yi could easily understand what Elder Zhuang had said earlier about Life Force not being a resource that could be infinitely obtained.

The harmonious coexistence of humans and nature is something he learned in his previous life, and after establishing a connection with the Blue Silver Grass, he never exhausted the resources to the point of depletion.

Furthermore, each time he absorbs something, it makes the Blue Silver Grass stronger.

However, he found it difficult to understand what Elder Zhuang later said about the inner and original balance and order.

He had some guesses about where this balance and order lay, and how to activate it, but he couldn't be sure.

After all, he was just a beginner who couldn't even utilize his Life Force.

A look of confusion appeared in his eyes, but a smile appeared on Elder Zhuang's face.

"Your Martial Soul is not a traditional life-giving Martial Soul, nor does it possess healing abilities. Understanding balance and order is not so easy."

Let me help you.

As soon as Elder Zhuang finished speaking, a dazzling emerald green light suddenly erupted, bursting forth with abundant Life Force.

However, instead of spreading to other places, it completely enveloped Jiang Yi, and a towering tree, radiating emerald light, appeared before Jiang Yi's eyes.

His body greedily absorbed the rich Life Force, and he felt that all the Life Force around him had become incredibly active.

"Calm down!"

The sound was like a thunderclap, startling Jiang Yi's consciousness and causing it to blur instantly.

The sound of breathing was stretched and amplified infinitely until it became the only sound in the world.

At this moment, the sound of breathing was no longer just his, but belonged to heaven and earth, to all living things.

After the breathing sounds came sounds like heartbeats, countless sounds like drumbeats.

A variety of sounds rose up, forming a grand rhythm that harmonized with all other sounds.

After an unknown amount of time, the noise subsided like the tide.

"Whoosh!" It seemed like a gust of wind blew by, and for some reason, Jiang Yi suddenly felt that it was a sea breeze.

Sure enough, the next second a huge wave crashed in, and Jiang Yi was swept into the tide of life.

Chapter 83 Initial Control, Heading to the Star Dou Great Forest

Consciousness drifted in the tides of Life Force. Jiang Yi forgot himself, yet he could clearly feel the heartbeat, breath, and pulse of all Life Force things...

Outside, Elder Zhuang stood before Jiang Yi, the towering tree being his Martial Soul, the Tree of Life.

It is not the Martial Soul Avatar, but it is already better than the Martial Soul Avatar.

"He entered Deep Meditation on his first try. This kid's talent is truly extraordinary. The fluctuations in his body's Life Force are so great; it seems he has gained some understanding."

Elder Zhuang wore a smile, clearly very satisfied with Jiang Yi's apprentice.

As darkness fell, Jiang Yi still hadn't snapped out of his Deep Meditation.

Zhuang Fei had already returned to the courtyard by this time.

Looking at Jiang Yi, who was Deep Meditation, Zhuang Fei was quite surprised. "He's entered Deep Meditation. His life force fluctuations are so strong. It seems he's about to gain initial control over his Life Force."

"My junior brother's talent is even better than mine was back then."

Keep in mind that he possesses the Tree of Life Martial Soul, and even under Elder Zhuang's tutelage, he didn't achieve this level of speed, using Life Force without employing Soul Skill.