Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

Ning Rongrong and Oscar couldn't get up; that's basically due to a lack of exercise.

The atmosphere in the cafeteria was very strange at this moment; no one was speaking, and everyone was exchanging glances.

Upon seeing Zhu Zhuqing's arrival, Dai Mubai's face darkened, and he said in a sarcastic tone, "Fatty, you're not going out tonight, are you?"

Ma Hongjun nodded and said in a low voice, "The evil fire has been released most of the time yesterday, so I probably won't be going out for the next couple of days."

Dai Mubai said, "Alright, you stay in the dorm tonight. I'm going out to find those twins from last time."

The fat man's eyes lit up. "Boss Dai, you eat the meat, but will I get some soup?"

Dai Mubai said, seemingly annoyed, "These kinds of things only work if both parties are willing; forced relationships are never happy."

As he said this, he deliberately glanced at Zhu Zhuqing.

...

'I don't understand, but I'm deeply moved?'

'Aren't they afraid of getting their kidneys cut?'

'really!'

'Speaking of twins, your clone technique…'

'Minor Snow!'

...

Some unpleasant memories were recalled, causing a huge shock to the young hearts of some. Ning Huahua rolled her eyes, then turned and left with Zhu Zhuqing.

Breakfast was a simple matter. They took out the egg and milk combination they had prepared earlier from their soul tools, along with some Douluo carbohydrates. Before the school bell rang, the two aloof little guys—or rather, the big one and the small one—had taken care of their physiological needs.

At this moment, neither the dean nor the teachers had arrived on the large playground, but there was already one person on the playground, none other than Ning Rongrong.

Seeing that the child had tidied herself up perfectly and that nothing seemed to have happened, Qian Renxue, who had been worried about her, felt relieved.

Qian Shui knew little about yesterday's events and didn't want to get involved. Despite being a teacher, she didn't want to overstep her bounds and stood aside waiting for Flander's arrival.

Flanders seemed to be a slowpoke as well, taking quite a while to arrive, which made the atmosphere on the field rather awkward.

"Today is the second lesson. Where's Oscar? Did he sleep in again?"

Tang San quickly replied, "He was still cultivating when I came out this morning. Perhaps he was in deep meditation and couldn't wake up in time."

Flander frowned. "This class can't be held without him. Tang San, go and call him."

Tang San was about to return to his dormitory when he saw Oscar rushing over from the direction of the dormitory.

However, his face did not show any panic about being late; instead, it was full of excitement.

"Oscar, are you thinking of going for another run?" Dean Flander glared at him.

Oscar quickly shook his head. "No, Dean, please let me explain. I've broken through! I've reached level 30!"

"What?" Not only Flander, but everyone else also looked at Oscar with surprise, except for Ning Huahua and Qian Shuishui.

The little girl didn't seem surprised at all; someone had predicted Oscar's upgrade long ago and wasn't surprised at all.

Flander's eyes lit up noticeably. "Good, good, good, Oscar, you haven't disappointed me."

You are the fourth student to reach level 30. On behalf of the academy, I congratulate you.

Oscar is a true genius with innate full soul power, a fact that Qian Shui understands. It's just that he was ruined by training. Qian Shui finds Oscar more agreeable than Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, who are less worthy of his attention. He might consider giving Oscar some extra help.

Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun also stepped forward to offer their congratulations.

Ning Rongrong stood there, looking at Oscar with a complicated expression, while Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought.

"Alright. Today's lesson will now begin." Flander's voice pulled everyone back from congratulating Oscar.

"Today's lesson is simple. Oscar, you are the main character today. Today's lesson is that everyone except Oscar must eat at least one of the two kinds of sausages created by Oscar's soul power."

Although everyone's expressions changed, most of them looked at Ning Huahua without prior agreement, as her fierce behavior and words were still fresh in their minds.

"Look at Senmo?"

The classic opening remarks, delivered with a distinct accent, were followed by her wearing a red dress, her style unchanged. The slender sword at her waist was exactly the same one Ning Huahua had mentioned on the day she enrolled. The audience immediately recognized her.

"Everything is in a cycle. What you eat today may have been the smelly food of yesterday, or even some corpse."

According to your thinking, you yourselves are nothing but filthy things.

"But he was just turning into a sausage, so there's an ambiguity in his words. Are you guys taking it seriously or what?"

Ning Huahua's words were far more disgusting than Oscar's sausage curse. Apart from Qian Shuishui, who remained as composed as ever, even Flander's expression changed.

“That makes sense, Oscar. Please make the sausages.”

Qian Shui looked at Tang San with some surprise and admiration. As expected of someone who had been influenced by Taoist thought, his understanding was more advanced than that of others.

...

'Isn't Tang Hao's son being dealt with?'

'You want to kill him?'

'No, just like you said, why carry unnecessary sins?'

"Don't worry, unless I put in the effort and dedicate all my resources to nurturing him, he'll find it very difficult to achieve much in cultivation in his lifetime."

'Vanity!'

I've already read the Xuan Tian Gong, but I'm not interested in it.

It may seem similar to cultivation techniques, but it is not. It is simply a method of developing energy flow in the meridians to achieve certain specific abilities, which has been passed down in the form of cultivation techniques.

It's not about cultivating essence, energy, and spirit in a unified way. To put it bluntly, it's about pursuing 'sex,' which is essentially a martial arts manual for the body. Even the cultivation of spiritual power is just a byproduct of eye techniques like the 'Purple Demon Eye.'

Generally speaking, these are techniques developed by individuals who have reached a certain level of mastery to achieve specific abilities. They are processes derived from obtaining certain results.

It can even be understood as requiring the user to activate skills, which is different from the martial soul cultivation system and the imprinting of soul rings.

This is similar to why it's difficult for Qian Shui to teach others the skills she's learned. Simple methods of soul power operation are manageable, but complex ones are almost impossible.

He would probably need to create a technique similar to the "Mysterious Heaven Skill" himself, allowing learners to practice it step by step.

After all, spirit rings are inscriptions of skills that spirit beasts have cultivated over millions of years. It's already quite exaggerated that humans can directly use spirit rings simply by hunting them down.

As for 'fate,' which is the strength of one's soul, it is merely a byproduct.

The essence of cultivating immortality is to pursue the comprehensive sublimation of the individual, to pursue the great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and to continuously improve oneself. It is to optimize oneself by drawing on external energy, and it is a method to follow the principles of nature and improve one's realm in the most original way.

That's why it's necessary to cultivate the three elements of 'essence, energy, and spirit' simultaneously, to cultivate both 'nature and life', and to endure being struck by lightning to overcome tribulations, in order to "cultivate for countless eons and prove my supernatural powers."

This is the fundamental difference between it and martial arts manuals like the 'Mysterious Heaven Skill'.

Otherwise, Tang San should also awaken his primordial spirit and martial soul.

Almost all the elements of a cheat code—the Sea God's test, the immortal herb, the opportunity for the Blue Silver Emperor's second awakening, and the father—were removed by Qian Shui.

The only variable is the Asura Demon Sword in Tang Chen's hand, which represents the Asura God's test. That is precisely the opportunity to solve Bibi Dong's problem in Qian Shui's test. However, he still needs some time to grow and reach a level where he can control Tang Chen.

...

Sausages were a must-eat, and following Tang San was Ning Rongrong. 'This girl is smart and competitive; as long as she doesn't throw a tantrum, she's quite likable.'

'Um. ’

...

Then there's Zhu Zhuqing, who's single-mindedly focused on becoming stronger but is somewhat dull and stubborn. Among everyone, her talent is arguably the worst.

But she represents the masses who struggle desperately but can only drift along with the tide, which is probably a major reason why she is so likable.

There's very little Qian Shui can do. If you don't let go of certain things, no one can help you, just like Qian Shui herself, who developed PTSD after leaving the City of Slaughter.

As for Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, he could ignore them. As long as they didn't do anything wrong, they could do whatever they wanted. What did it have to do with Qian Shui?

Qian Shui now had a better understanding of the seven people's abilities. They had originally come to Shrek Academy with a casual attitude, but now they had become more serious about training students.

It's probably a bad habit I picked up when I was leading a small team back then.

Chapter 185 The Root of Cultivation

"Practice is the best way to test one's cultivation, but it does not mean the entirety of cultivation."

Looking at the seven people gathered together, Qian Shui was giving them a lesson in ideology and theory.

"Flander's idea of ​​sending you to the Great Soul Arena is partially correct, but not entirely. Extraordinary power is not for showing off to others or proving anything. The strong seek answers within themselves and need to constantly surpass their past selves."

Everyone fell into deep thought, while Tang San nodded slightly.

"Did the 'singer' tell you this?"

Faced with Ning Rongrong's question, Qian Shui smiled slightly but did not give a confirmation.

At this moment, due to Oscar's breakthrough in level, the group was on their way to the Star Dou Great Forest, inside one of the restaurants.

Although it is safe to have a high-level teacher take a student on a soul hunt alone, Flander disagrees, as this could avoid many unnecessary accidents.

However, he didn't care. Because of Qian Shuishui, he took the initiative to go together. It had been a long time since he had been to the Star Dou Great Forest, and he missed it. He thought it would be like revisiting an old haunt.

"He is special; most people can't learn from him. What you need to do is learn everything you can."

"May I ask what it means to be 'able to learn'?" It was Tang San who spoke. Among the children present, he was the only one who could fully understand.

Instead of answering directly, they posed another question: "What do you think a support character needs to do to be combat-ready?"

This is a question that Qian Shui repeatedly addressed when he led the team back then.

As ordinary citizens, Ma Hongjun and Oscar were quite naive about the question, only thinking about the literal meaning, but neither of them could answer it and could only shake their heads.

Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong were somewhat surprised. "Is this something we can tell you? Shouldn't it be a cultivation secret unique to the Spirit Hall? We..."

Dai Mubai's words made everyone understand, but Tang San had a different opinion: "Perhaps it's not that profound or complicated. My teacher once analyzed it with me, saying that the true strength of the 'Singer' lies not in the power of his spirit rings, but in himself!"

Then he looked at Ning Huahua, "Just like Teacher Ning's situation, a strong body, skills other than martial soul skills, plus the amplification of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda are enough to lay a strong foundation."

Therefore, that's how I trained, which is why I'm a support-type Soul Master!

“That’s true. The Minister of Education said something similar.” Ning Rongrong affirmed Tang San’s words.

"But the problem is, how can a support character have combat power? We're not Soul Masters!" Oscar scratched his head, unable to understand the question.

Dai Mubai said, "Xiao Ao, Tang San himself has already told you the answer: a powerful body, skills beyond martial soul skills, plus the amplification that helps him!"