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Chapter 81: Soul Core Cultivation Technique
2023-04-04 Author: Fu Hejun
In truth, the technique Ye Cheng imparted to Zhu Zhuqing, if given a simpler name, would be called the "Three Soul Cores Condensation Method"!
That's right, the key to this so-called Innate Art, which allowed a Soul Master to remain in a state of cultivation at all times, lay in the Soul Core.
What exactly is a Soul Core?
The Soul Core was a concept that only emerged tens of thousands of years later, during the eras of Douluo II, III, and IV.
Soul Masters of that period could form a Soul Core within their bodies by compressing their internal soul power.
This Soul Core had many uses. Not only could it extend the duration of a Soul Master's Martial Soul True Body and allow for more adept control over energy, making their soul power more abundant, but with its formation, a Soul Master could naturally draw heaven and earth energy into their body even without meditating. This was equivalent to being in a constant state of cultivation. In simpler terms, this was the so-called idle cultivation.
Of course, possessing a Soul Core did not mean a Soul Master no longer needed to cultivate. While a Soul Core could automatically absorb external energy for cultivation, if the Soul Master actively cultivated, the Soul Core's energy absorption speed would be even faster. This would naturally lead to higher efficiency!
Therefore, cultivating was still necessary. Otherwise, relying solely on the Soul Core's instinctive absorption and operation would result in rather low efficiency.
The Innate Art Ye Cheng imparted to Zhu Zhuqing was naturally different from the traditional Douluo methods for soul core condensation. Using a normal method, she would need to be at least at the six-ring cultivation level to even attempt to condense a Soul Core. This was because the total amount of soul power she possessed at her current level was too little to form one.
Furthermore, the process of forcibly compressing soul power within the body would inevitably put immense pressure on it, thus requiring the Soul Master to also undergo body tempering. This was difficult to achieve at lower levels, so generally, one needed at least a six-ring cultivation level to start attempting to condense a Soul Core.
However, Ye Cheng's so-called Innate Art was different. It utilized an extremely profound method to cleverly allow a Soul Master to circumvent the various negative effects of soul power compression. This enabled a Soul Master to condense a Soul Core within their body at a very low level.
Isn't this far superior to the crude, simple, and unsophisticated soul core condensation methods used by traditional Soul Masters?
Moreover, as her cultivation deepened in the future, Zhu Zhuqing would be able to naturally condense a full three Soul Cores within her body without needing the numerous fortuitous encounters and risks that Huo Gua from the original story faced.
That is, one soul core condensed in each of the so-called Upper, Middle, and Lower Dantians!
As the "founder" of this technique, Ye Cheng, according to the setting, had undoubtedly already condensed a Soul Core in each of his three Dantians long ago.
The existence of these three Soul Cores allowed his internal soul power and spiritual power to constantly increase even without cultivating, especially improving his use of his Twin Martial Souls. He could not only use the soul skills of both Martial Souls simultaneously but also fuse the two Martial Souls to form a Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill!
It was just that, because he had always been too invincible, no one had ever been able to force him to use these powerful techniques.
...
"Zhuqing, don't be nervous," Ye Cheng said, summoning his Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing was sitting cross-legged on the Large Green Stone. Ye Cheng, acting as her teacher and guardian, sat behind her, ready to assist with the upcoming process of condensing her soul core.
"Teacher, I'm ready!"
Taking a deep breath to calm her fluctuating emotions, Zhu Zhuqing finally prepared herself.
"Then, let's begin!"
As soon as the words fell, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in Ye Cheng's hand emitted a brilliant radiance that enveloped Zhu Zhuqing. Bathed in the light, Zhu Zhuqing felt her originally nervous and anxious mood gradually calm.
Slowly closing her eyes, Zhu Zhuqing turned her consciousness inward, silently recalling the specific principles of the technique. She began to prepare to condense her soul core!
First, she needed to gather all her soul power toward the Dantian in her abdomen and then continuously compress it!
The first Soul Core would be formed in the Lower Dantian in her abdomen.
This was the foundation of cultivation.
As for the Middle Dantian, it was in the center of the chest, and the Upper Dantian was at the glabella between the eyebrows. These were still too distant for her, so it was best not to think about them for now.
To condense a Soul Core, a Soul Master's soul power state must first meet the standard. Starting from rank 10, with every increase in rank, the quality of a Soul Master's internal soul power would gradually improve, equivalent to a transformation from gaseous to liquid and then to solid.
Under normal cultivation, upon reaching the Titled Douluo realm, a Soul Master's internal soul power could turn solid. The minimum requirement for soul core condensation was the solid state, meaning that to condense a Soul Core, one needed to be at least a Titled Douluo.
However, this only referred to the most primitive and clumsy method. The Innate Art was not bound by this rule. Following the circulation route of the Innate Art, Zhu Zhuqing silently mobilized the soul power within her body, causing it to circulate through her meridians in a unique pattern. Threads of soul power moved like tiny streams, eventually converging as all streams return to the source.
They gathered in the Dantian!
When the first wisp of soul power arrived in the Dantian, it became the center. Soul power continuously gathered from all directions, wrapping, intertwining, condensing, and fusing...
This originally gaseous soul power, along with the other wisps continuously surging in, began to transform. Just as too much mist turns into dew, this accumulated soul power slowly transformed from a gaseous to a liquid state.
But this was far from enough.
Zhu Zhuqing continued to circulate her soul power, constantly gathering it toward the center of her Dantian. At the same time, her body was continuously absorbing heaven and earth energy from the outside world to replenish her own consumption.
Sensing this, Ye Cheng did not hesitate. He immediately channeled his pure soul power through the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in his hand, removing his own imprint and converting it back into pure, unowned energy. He then diluted its concentration through the radiance before finally infusing it into her!
If Zhu Zhuqing were to absorb external energy by herself, even if she absorbed continuously for three months without rest, it would likely still not be enough soul power to condense a Soul Core. Therefore, at this time, he, as her master, needed to lend a hand.
With Ye Cheng's selfless contribution, the process of Zhu Zhuqing absorbing and converting energy instantly accelerated by more than a thousand times. An endless supply of soul power continuously gathered in her Dantian, concentrating at a single point!
Finally, that point of liquid soul power transformed into a solid state! Just like water turning into ice.
At this stage, the originally transparent and colorless soul power had become a rich, milky white, like solidified milk.
Next, Zhu Zhuqing needed to further compress the solid soul power and make it manifest an attribute!
*Rotate!*
She whispered in her heart.
Slowly, the condensed, solid soul power began to rotate...
Under the control of her will, the solid soul power began to spin around its center! It spun faster and faster, faster and faster, eventually forming a black hole-like vortex!
A terrifying suction force formed.
In an instant, innumerable streams of soul power surged into the Dantian!
The black hole accepted all comers, wildly absorbing this energy!
Zhu Zhuqing had the illusion that even her soul was about to be sucked away.
Outside, Ye Cheng felt Zhu Zhuqing's soul power absorption speed suddenly increase severalfold, and he realized she was close to success. He immediately increased the infusion of soul power!
Vast soul power, as if it cost nothing, was converted into unowned energy and infused into her through the radiance emitted by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!
After a while, the solid soul power, which had been wildly spinning in her Dantian, suddenly trembled slightly. In that instant, the rapidly rotating solid soul power actually stopped, going from extreme motion to extreme stillness—the feeling was simply too abrupt.
The next moment, Zhu Zhuqing felt everything around her become blurry. The solid soul power that had stopped rotating had completely transformed into a black hole vortex.
Just by looking at it, Zhu Zhuqing felt as if her soul was about to be sucked in. Within that black hole vortex was endless darkness and endless mystery, and she couldn't sense any of the secrets it might hold within.
However, she could clearly feel a faint, bridge-like connection between herself and that black hole vortex.
Around the black hole at this moment, faint gray ripples constantly swayed. These gray ripples gradually solidified, and Zhu Zhuqing was surprised to find that these gray light patterns eventually formed a bead!
With this bead at its center, a black vortex swirled around it!
Is...is this my Soul Core?
(end of chapter)
2023-04-04 Author: Fu Hejun
In truth, the technique Ye Cheng imparted to Zhu Zhuqing, if given a simpler name, would be called the "Three Soul Cores Condensation Method"!
That's right, the key to this so-called Innate Art, which allowed a Soul Master to remain in a state of cultivation at all times, lay in the Soul Core.
What exactly is a Soul Core?
The Soul Core was a concept that only emerged tens of thousands of years later, during the eras of Douluo II, III, and IV.
Soul Masters of that period could form a Soul Core within their bodies by compressing their internal soul power.
This Soul Core had many uses. Not only could it extend the duration of a Soul Master's Martial Soul True Body and allow for more adept control over energy, making their soul power more abundant, but with its formation, a Soul Master could naturally draw heaven and earth energy into their body even without meditating. This was equivalent to being in a constant state of cultivation. In simpler terms, this was the so-called idle cultivation.
Of course, possessing a Soul Core did not mean a Soul Master no longer needed to cultivate. While a Soul Core could automatically absorb external energy for cultivation, if the Soul Master actively cultivated, the Soul Core's energy absorption speed would be even faster. This would naturally lead to higher efficiency!
Therefore, cultivating was still necessary. Otherwise, relying solely on the Soul Core's instinctive absorption and operation would result in rather low efficiency.
The Innate Art Ye Cheng imparted to Zhu Zhuqing was naturally different from the traditional Douluo methods for soul core condensation. Using a normal method, she would need to be at least at the six-ring cultivation level to even attempt to condense a Soul Core. This was because the total amount of soul power she possessed at her current level was too little to form one.
Furthermore, the process of forcibly compressing soul power within the body would inevitably put immense pressure on it, thus requiring the Soul Master to also undergo body tempering. This was difficult to achieve at lower levels, so generally, one needed at least a six-ring cultivation level to start attempting to condense a Soul Core.
However, Ye Cheng's so-called Innate Art was different. It utilized an extremely profound method to cleverly allow a Soul Master to circumvent the various negative effects of soul power compression. This enabled a Soul Master to condense a Soul Core within their body at a very low level.
Isn't this far superior to the crude, simple, and unsophisticated soul core condensation methods used by traditional Soul Masters?
Moreover, as her cultivation deepened in the future, Zhu Zhuqing would be able to naturally condense a full three Soul Cores within her body without needing the numerous fortuitous encounters and risks that Huo Gua from the original story faced.
That is, one soul core condensed in each of the so-called Upper, Middle, and Lower Dantians!
As the "founder" of this technique, Ye Cheng, according to the setting, had undoubtedly already condensed a Soul Core in each of his three Dantians long ago.
The existence of these three Soul Cores allowed his internal soul power and spiritual power to constantly increase even without cultivating, especially improving his use of his Twin Martial Souls. He could not only use the soul skills of both Martial Souls simultaneously but also fuse the two Martial Souls to form a Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill!
It was just that, because he had always been too invincible, no one had ever been able to force him to use these powerful techniques.
...
"Zhuqing, don't be nervous," Ye Cheng said, summoning his Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing was sitting cross-legged on the Large Green Stone. Ye Cheng, acting as her teacher and guardian, sat behind her, ready to assist with the upcoming process of condensing her soul core.
"Teacher, I'm ready!"
Taking a deep breath to calm her fluctuating emotions, Zhu Zhuqing finally prepared herself.
"Then, let's begin!"
As soon as the words fell, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in Ye Cheng's hand emitted a brilliant radiance that enveloped Zhu Zhuqing. Bathed in the light, Zhu Zhuqing felt her originally nervous and anxious mood gradually calm.
Slowly closing her eyes, Zhu Zhuqing turned her consciousness inward, silently recalling the specific principles of the technique. She began to prepare to condense her soul core!
First, she needed to gather all her soul power toward the Dantian in her abdomen and then continuously compress it!
The first Soul Core would be formed in the Lower Dantian in her abdomen.
This was the foundation of cultivation.
As for the Middle Dantian, it was in the center of the chest, and the Upper Dantian was at the glabella between the eyebrows. These were still too distant for her, so it was best not to think about them for now.
To condense a Soul Core, a Soul Master's soul power state must first meet the standard. Starting from rank 10, with every increase in rank, the quality of a Soul Master's internal soul power would gradually improve, equivalent to a transformation from gaseous to liquid and then to solid.
Under normal cultivation, upon reaching the Titled Douluo realm, a Soul Master's internal soul power could turn solid. The minimum requirement for soul core condensation was the solid state, meaning that to condense a Soul Core, one needed to be at least a Titled Douluo.
However, this only referred to the most primitive and clumsy method. The Innate Art was not bound by this rule. Following the circulation route of the Innate Art, Zhu Zhuqing silently mobilized the soul power within her body, causing it to circulate through her meridians in a unique pattern. Threads of soul power moved like tiny streams, eventually converging as all streams return to the source.
They gathered in the Dantian!
When the first wisp of soul power arrived in the Dantian, it became the center. Soul power continuously gathered from all directions, wrapping, intertwining, condensing, and fusing...
This originally gaseous soul power, along with the other wisps continuously surging in, began to transform. Just as too much mist turns into dew, this accumulated soul power slowly transformed from a gaseous to a liquid state.
But this was far from enough.
Zhu Zhuqing continued to circulate her soul power, constantly gathering it toward the center of her Dantian. At the same time, her body was continuously absorbing heaven and earth energy from the outside world to replenish her own consumption.
Sensing this, Ye Cheng did not hesitate. He immediately channeled his pure soul power through the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in his hand, removing his own imprint and converting it back into pure, unowned energy. He then diluted its concentration through the radiance before finally infusing it into her!
If Zhu Zhuqing were to absorb external energy by herself, even if she absorbed continuously for three months without rest, it would likely still not be enough soul power to condense a Soul Core. Therefore, at this time, he, as her master, needed to lend a hand.
With Ye Cheng's selfless contribution, the process of Zhu Zhuqing absorbing and converting energy instantly accelerated by more than a thousand times. An endless supply of soul power continuously gathered in her Dantian, concentrating at a single point!
Finally, that point of liquid soul power transformed into a solid state! Just like water turning into ice.
At this stage, the originally transparent and colorless soul power had become a rich, milky white, like solidified milk.
Next, Zhu Zhuqing needed to further compress the solid soul power and make it manifest an attribute!
*Rotate!*
She whispered in her heart.
Slowly, the condensed, solid soul power began to rotate...
Under the control of her will, the solid soul power began to spin around its center! It spun faster and faster, faster and faster, eventually forming a black hole-like vortex!
A terrifying suction force formed.
In an instant, innumerable streams of soul power surged into the Dantian!
The black hole accepted all comers, wildly absorbing this energy!
Zhu Zhuqing had the illusion that even her soul was about to be sucked away.
Outside, Ye Cheng felt Zhu Zhuqing's soul power absorption speed suddenly increase severalfold, and he realized she was close to success. He immediately increased the infusion of soul power!
Vast soul power, as if it cost nothing, was converted into unowned energy and infused into her through the radiance emitted by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!
After a while, the solid soul power, which had been wildly spinning in her Dantian, suddenly trembled slightly. In that instant, the rapidly rotating solid soul power actually stopped, going from extreme motion to extreme stillness—the feeling was simply too abrupt.
The next moment, Zhu Zhuqing felt everything around her become blurry. The solid soul power that had stopped rotating had completely transformed into a black hole vortex.
Just by looking at it, Zhu Zhuqing felt as if her soul was about to be sucked in. Within that black hole vortex was endless darkness and endless mystery, and she couldn't sense any of the secrets it might hold within.
However, she could clearly feel a faint, bridge-like connection between herself and that black hole vortex.
Around the black hole at this moment, faint gray ripples constantly swayed. These gray ripples gradually solidified, and Zhu Zhuqing was surprised to find that these gray light patterns eventually formed a bead!
With this bead at its center, a black vortex swirled around it!
Is...is this my Soul Core?
(end of chapter)
