Chapter 57: Douluo Continent-Style Cultivation Method

Li Xuan, using the faint light emitted by the Starfire Fruit, trembled his hands and slowly opened the book before him.

This book is the key to opening Li Xuan's path as a Soul Master; Li Xuan steadied his mind while carefully reading its contents.

But after a short while, Li Xuan's gaze changed; his previously excited hands grew heavy, and his relaxed features furrowed.

Half an hour later, Li Xuan stared gloomily at the book in his hands; the excitement that had been on his face vanished completely, and his deeply furrowed brows showed his mood was far from pleasant.

"What kind of ghost world is this, after all these years of development it turned Soul Power Refinement into this dog-like mess!" Li Xuan slammed the book shut, then, angry, lowered his voice and let out a sharp "Di".

The cultivation system described in this book about the Douluo Continent was far simpler than Li Xuan had imagined; in short, it says: absorb soul power into the body, store it, and after reaching the limit, absorb a soul ring and use its power to break through realms.

In his previous life, Li Xuan had read many novels; he recalled a book that described Combat Qi cultivation as storing Combat Qi in the Ren‑Du meridians, and magical cultivation as storing mana in the Niwan Point. Even so, Li Xuan thought those cultivation methods were overly simple.

In the Douluo Continent, Soul Power Refinement is even simpler: after absorption, it isn't placed elsewhere but stored directly in the meridians, and more importantly, there is no purification or concentration.

The simplicity is somewhat frustrating…

During this time, Li Xuan had been worried that reckless cultivation might go wrong, so he hadn't cultivated; now it seems he was overly cautious.

Lowering his head, Li Xuan began to think; he was extremely dissatisfied with the current Douluo Continent cultivation method—it was too primitive, too simple, too crude!

However, before the transmigration, Li Xuan was an ordinary, proper person; he had never cultivated and knew nothing about acupoints or meridians.

He only had some knowledge from movies, TV shows, and online novels.

Such as basic terms like dantian, Baihui Point, Yongquan Point, and the Ren‑Du meridians; moreover, Li Xuan didn't even know where the Ren‑Du meridians were.

If the absorbed soul power were stored directly in the dantian or the Ren‑Du meridians, it would pose great danger, and Li Xuan didn't want to take that risk.

"Fine, let's see if the System Mall can get a proper cultivation technique later; for now I'll make do with the Douluo Continent method," Li Xuan decided not to use his imagined method, but to systematically absorb soul power into his own meridians.

After pondering, this simplest cultivation method was the most suitable for Li Xuan; he put away the Starfire Fruit, returned to his bed, sat cross‑legged, assumed the Five Hearts to Heaven Pose, and began drawing surrounding soul power into his body.

Without cultivation you don't know; once you start, it's startling—when Li Xuan truly began, he realized just how strong his talent was.

The surrounding soul power rushed into Li Xuan's body, simultaneously activating the lingering medicinal power of the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum within him; this medicinal power transformed into extremely pure soul power that entered his meridians.

It was less than half an hour.

Li Xuan felt the bottleneck suddenly loosen, and before he could react, the bottleneck shattered!

Li Xuan's soul power level rose to Level 19! Everything proceeded as naturally as water finding its channel—exceptionally smooth.

This was indeed normal; three months had passed since Li Xuan's last breakthrough. During those three months, he brewed Alchemy Pills daily, and while using flame, his cultivation gradually improved. Now, by chance, with the help of the lingering medicinal power of the Burning Heart Golden Chrysanthemum, he broke through smoothly.

"This breakthrough is silky smooth, huh," Li Xuan blinked blankly. However, he also noticed a problem: the cultivation he gained by continuously using flame to restore soul power was very pure, whereas cultivation obtained by absorbing surrounding soul power introduced many impurities.

Li Xuan didn't know what these impurities were, but they would affect his control over flame. The impact was minor, yet because Li Xuan frequently brewed Alchemy Pills, his flame control was extremely precise, so he could sense the subtle change. "What a pitfall—if I keep training like this, even a tiny deviation in flame control could cause an explosion when making a ball of pills; that's deadly," Li Xuan frowned, speaking with annoyance.

Absorbing a small amount of impurities doesn't affect Li Xuan much, but if he continues this cultivation, it won't be long before his flame control becomes increasingly coarse, and then he won't be able to brew Alchemy Pills.

"Just when one wave settles, another rises," Li Xuan sighed helplessly, lying on the bed and ceasing cultivation.

After thinking for a while, another idea sprang to Li Xuan's mind.

He decided to stick with the previous method: increase the amount of Alchemy Pill brewing, thereby boosting his strength without any side effects, and without affecting his flame control.

Moreover, Lanba Academy has a Fire-type Simulated Cultivation Environment, where Li Xuan's soul power recovery can be accelerated, and his cultivation will improve faster.

However, there was no chance today; after class tomorrow, Li Xuan plans to visit the Fire-type Simulated Cultivation Environment, check its condition, and then decide his next cultivation direction.

Before Li Xuan could think seriously, drowsiness struck, and he dozed off on the bed.

After a long, exhausting journey, Li Xuan, though a Soul Master, was still a child and was utterly fatigued; after his breakthrough, he relaxed and fell asleep.

……

Early the next morning, Li Xuan got up promptly.

He folded his bedding, tidied the room briefly, then changed into his school uniform and left the Academic Affairs Office.

Li Xuan didn't know where the teaching building was, but the students were heading to class, so following them would lead him to it.

Half an hour later, Li Xuan arrived at the campus; in front of him stood three teaching buildings, each seven stories tall.

"The teaching building is on a mountaintop; to attend class you have to climb several hundred meters!" Li Xuan looked at the building with surprise.

But it makes sense; all students must climb the mountain to attend class, which serves as a way to build stamina.

The teaching buildings are divided into three: the left one is the Beginner Class building, mainly for children below Level 10; the graduation age is capped at 12, meaning those who haven't absorbed a soul ring before 12 are expelled.

The right one is the Intermediate Class building, for children between Level 10 and Level 20; the graduation age is capped at 18, and those who haven't absorbed a second soul ring by 18 are forcibly expelled.

In the center is the Advanced Class building, responsible for cultivation of trainees above Level 20; the graduation age is 25, and only those who break their soul power level to Level 30 and obtain a soul ring graduate formally; otherwise they are still expelled.

Li Xuan didn't hesitate; he went straight to the Intermediate Class building, found Class Three, knocked on the door, then pushed it open and entered.

At that moment, the classroom had few people, only a few ten‑year‑old students, who looked at Li Xuan with curious faces.

Ladies and gentlemen, Chapter Two, there's still time, I'll keep trying.

(End of Chapter)