Douluo: The Fallen Garuda, Feathers Crossing the Mortal Realm

After Fu Yu retrieved what he wanted from the Zhang residence, he found the most reputable caravan in the main city.

He used the excuse of hitchhiking to visit relatives in Tiandou City to find the most amiable-looking manager.

In the Douluo Continent, where eleven or twelve years old is considered an adult, six or seven years old is not considered young, so the team manager was used to it.

After agreeing on a price of one silver soul coin, Fu Yu hitched a ride to Heaven Dou City.

A dozen days later, on the convoy of carriages heading to Tiandou City.

Fu Yu sat cross-legged, practicing the cultivation techniques he had learned from Yu Duchen.

Tai Xu Sword Qi.

It is the ultimate skill of Fu Hua, the Red Iris Immortal of Mount Taixu, and consists of five elements: mind, form, intention, soul, and spirit.

It is a highly refined skill that specializes in the cultivation of true qi.

Its core and intention refer to internal strength, its form and soul refer to sword moves, and its spirit refers to ultimate skills.

Unlike ordinary cultivation methods, the Taixu Sword Qi does not store true qi (soul power) in the body's dantian or other locations, but allows true qi to flow freely and continuously within the body.

What Fu Yu is currently cultivating is the Mind Rhythm among the Five Elements, also known as the Sword Heart Technique, which is the foundation of all changes in the Tai Xu Sword Qi.

Heart Rhyme is the first rhyme to learn, and it is also the most difficult rhyme besides Sword God.

Because the earlier one begins cultivating this skill, the better, and youth is the optimal time to temper one's sword heart; the earlier, the purer it will be. (My memories from my past life have mostly burned away.)

For an adult to cultivate sword heart is like trying to grasp the wind in the palm of their hand—it's all in vain.

Anyone who comprehends the essence of the mind can draw upon the vital energy throughout their body's meridians for their own use.

As for why Fu Yu practiced the Sword Heart Technique in the caravan without caring whether the others heard it.

That's because the Sword Heart Manual has 462 sounds in total, but it has no specific form and cannot be put into words. It neither teaches the circulation of qi nor guides the body's refinement.

Therefore, knowing the formula itself is meaningless, but its mystery lies in this.

Even if you don't know its meaning at all, as long as you get started with the basics of the Mind Rhyme, memorizing, reciting, and listening to it will already be effective.

It will temper the body and refine the mind. In the end, your body will become the "Tao" of true energy, and your consciousness will become the "lake" of thought.

But if you haven't grasped the basics, then this mantra is no different from rambling in your sleep.

Fu Yu's greatest achievement over the past ten days has been mastering the Sword Heart Technique. His soul power flows through his body like water, drawing in natural soul power from the outside world according to his will.

However, because he did not obtain a spirit ring, Fu Yu could only slowly accumulate the spirit power he absorbed.

Just then, a shout woke Fu Yu from his meditation.

He then got up, lifted the carriage curtain, and looked outside.

"What's wrong, Uncle Zhao?"

Fu Yu looked at the middle-aged man who had called out earlier.

The man's surname was Zhao. He was a helper in the car team and was a kind person. He had taken good care of Fu Yu over the past ten days.

"Xiaoyu, we're about to enter Tiandou City. Are you familiar with the road ahead? Do you want your uncle to give you a ride?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Yu immediately jumped out of the car and looked at the front of the convoy.

Hundreds of meters away are the tens of meters high city walls of Tiandou City, the weathered walls seeming to tell the stories of the past tens of thousands of years.

There were also many heavily armed soldiers patrolling back and forth, their sharp eyes scanning down from time to time.

Thousands of years ago, the Heavenly Dou Empire split into the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Douling Empire, each occupying half of the original Heavenly Dou Empire's territory.

The capital of the Heavenly Soul Empire is Heavenly Dou City, the former capital of the Heavenly Dou Empire for ten thousand years, and the Sunset Forest that created the Seven Gods is not far outside the city.

However, the Sunset Forest is no longer what it used to be. There are hardly any ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts left, let alone even a thousand-year-old one.

"It's alright, Uncle Zhao. I've been to Tiandou City several times, and I know the roads very well."

Fu Yu wasn't lying. He had indeed visited Tian Dou City several times with Zhang Lexuan under Uncle Zhang's guidance. Although he didn't know the city by heart, he remembered every street they had walked through.

Uncle Zhao laughed heartily.

"Alright, once we get into the city, you should go home early so your family won't worry."

Upon hearing Uncle Zhao's words, Fu Yu subconsciously looked in a certain direction, which was the location of the Star Dou Great Forest, and also the location of Shrek City.

"Family? Yes, Sister Lexuan is still waiting for me."

However, Fu Yu quickly composed himself and looked at Uncle Zhao with a smile.

The memories of her past life have been burned away, and the experiences of this life are once again forcing Fu Yu to grow.

"Okay, Uncle Zhao, if we have the chance to meet again in the future, I will definitely treat you to a drink."

"Haha, you're so young to be drinking. Wait until you're a few years older."

As the two talked, the convoy gradually entered the bustling Tiandou City.

"Uncle Zhao, I'm leaving!"

At the intersection of a bustling street, Fu Yu stood by the roadside waving goodbye to the receding convoy.

Uncle Zhao, who had walked away, waved his arms happily.

After leaving the convoy, Fu Yu began to walk quickly through the streets, following the route he remembered.

Following the directions on the roadside signs, Fu Yu finally arrived at the largest library in the area.

This is also Fu Yu's first target before hunting souls.

Since he had not yet entered a junior soul master academy, Fu Yu could only come to places like libraries to obtain the soul beast knowledge he needed.

After tens of thousands of years of development, basic knowledge about spirit beasts has become widespread. It is no longer necessary to go to a primary spirit master academy to learn it; that place is now just a place for literacy and teaching common sense.

More advanced knowledge can only be learned by teachers at advanced Soul Master academies.

As Fu Yu stepped over the somewhat worn threshold, the stench of decaying books immediately hit him.

After fanning his nose with his hand until he got used to it, Fu Yu went to the administrator and put down a silver soul coin.

"Excuse me, where are the books about spirit beasts kept?"

The elderly administrator, wearing glasses, glanced at Fu Yu with his somewhat cloudy eyes, then pointed a wrinkled index finger in a certain direction.

"Third row, second bookshelf."

Thank you.

After thanking him, Fu Yu went to the bookshelf the administrator had mentioned.

"Complete List of Soul Beast Types", "Detailed Explanation of Tiger-Type Soul Beasts", "Distribution of Soul Beasts in Sunset Forest (New Revised Edition)"...

Fu Yu's eyes lit up, and he immediately took out the book about Sunset Forest.

He flipped through the pages quickly, carefully memorizing every word and every picture.

After finishing one book, Fu Yu also took out the Complete Book of Soul Beasts and quickly flipped through it.

A book is bound to contain some errors. Reading several books and comparing them will reduce the number of mistakes significantly.

After finishing reading the most important books and reviewing them in my mind to make sure I hadn't missed anything, I left the library without stopping.

The security guard sitting at the entrance watched this scene and shook his head, unsurprised.

"Children have no idea how valuable knowledge is."

After leaving the library, Fu Yu went to a blacksmith shop.

"Master, do you have a crossbow?"

The clanging sounds from the blacksmith's shop were incessant, so Fu Yu had to shout louder.

"Crossbow? What would a child want such a thing?"

Although the Heavenly Soul Empire does not ban bows and crossbows, or even armor, the boss still had to ask a question.

"For hunting at home."

The shopkeeper nodded knowingly. After all, being near Sunset Forest, some hunters often went in to hunt ten-year-old soul beasts to sell.

"We're out of crossbows. If you want one, you can wait two more days, and I'll have my apprentice forge one for you."

"Never mind then." Fu Yu said and turned to leave. There were many blacksmith shops in the city, so there was no need to look at just one.

"Wait a minute, I have an old item in my shop. Would you like to take a look? If you want it, you can take it for five silver soul coins."

Upon hearing this, Fu Yu stopped and waited for the boss to get the items.

"How about the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow? This is the last batch produced by the Tang Clan."

The shopkeeper took out a black box-shaped repeating crossbow from the shop and introduced it to Fu Yu with a smile.

"Deal, but I also want the matching crossbow bolts."

Everything is ready; we're just waiting to head to Sunset Forest tomorrow.