Douluo Continent: From Blue Silver Grass to Nine-Leaf Sword Grass

Chapter 5 Enrollment

With this in mind, Jiang Li made a plan. For now, he would just practice Tai Chi. If anyone asked him about it, he would just say he was practicing casually. Besides, even if someone stole his skills, it wouldn't matter. Without a concrete understanding, one could only learn the form, and would definitely not learn the essence.

After making his plans, Jiang Li went out for a meal and then continued practicing Tai Chi.

.........

A month later.

Time flew by, and a month passed quickly. The Soul Master Academy also started its new semester.

At dawn, with the final movement completed, Jiang Li's morning exercise was finished.

"Phew, school starts today. I wonder if I'll be seen looking down on others like this." Jiang Li sighed and wiped the sweat from his brow.

For the past month, Jiang Li has been practicing Tai Chi every morning and evening, and cultivating his soul power in his spare time. Now his soul power has reached level three. The meditation method was given to him by the Spirit Hall; it's a common one. More advanced methods are only available at the academy.

Meditation methods are divided into basic meditation methods, intermediate meditation methods, advanced meditation methods, top-level meditation methods, and meditation methods specific to martial spirits.

The level of meditation techniques is closely related to the speed of cultivation. The higher the level of meditation techniques, the faster the soul power can be absorbed. However, the soul power of each martial soul is different, which also leads to a wide variety of meditation techniques.

Ordinary meditation methods are just sensory cultivation, while the martial soul-specific meditation methods belong to the sect-inherited meditation methods of Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, Clear Sky Hammer, etc. They are adapted from top-level meditation methods and contain the cultivation from Soul Master to Title Douluo. They are the most suitable cultivation methods for them. Of course, this is just Jiang Li's speculation. After all, no matter what, they have been passed down for so many years, it would be unreasonable if they did not have a specific meditation method.

For most people, having soul power is a stroke of good fortune, and they can only cultivate to the level of a Great Soul Master in their lifetime, such as a steward who helps awaken a martial soul. Therefore, low-level meditation is the most suitable method for ordinary people.

As for intermediate or even advanced meditation techniques, that depends on your innate soul power. If you have that innate soul power, you will naturally obtain advanced meditation techniques when you reach that level. If your innate soul power is insufficient, even if your meditation technique level is high and your soul power absorption speed is fast, you will still be a useless person if you cannot cultivate your martial soul. For example, a certain master.

Of course, he found out all of this while eating out, and he didn't know if it was true or not. After all, it was too strange for a six-year-old child to ask so many questions, even in a cultivation world.

However, Jiang Li also discovered a blind spot: the meditation method does not involve meridians and relies entirely on talent. If you have good talent, you can absorb soul power quickly; if you don't have good talent, no matter how hard you try, it will be the same.

After washing up, Jiang Li prepared to head to the junior academy with his Martial Soul Awakening Certificate.

Coconut Grove City, the second largest city in the Heaven Dou Empire, is adjacent to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. The city not only has a primary soul master academy, but also an intermediate and advanced soul master academy.

In addition, this place is also the transportation hub of the Heavenly Dou Empire. Most of the goods of the Heavenly Dou Empire pass through here, and most of the information Jiang Li found out came from the merchants who came and went.

Two quarters of an hour later, Jiang Li arrived at the Coconut Grove City Junior Soul Master Academy.

"Tsk, now I know why so many people are desperate to become Soul Masters. Even the junior academy is so extravagant, with gates made of solid iron." Jiang Li sighed as he looked at the gate in front of him.

The entrance to the Coconut Grove City Junior Soul Master Academy is very luxurious. The entire gate is made of some kind of rock, 30 meters wide and 15 meters long, with two gates at the bottom, both made of high-quality refined iron.

Keep in mind that this is only the junior academy; the intermediate and senior academies will be even more luxurious, not to mention the Spirit Hall Academy.

In Douluo Continent, Soul Master is a very prestigious profession. As long as you have Soul Power when you awaken your Martial Soul, even if it's only at level one, you can become a Soul Master. If a child from an ordinary family awakens Soul Power, their life afterward can be described as soaring to the sky.

A Soul Master can receive one Gold Soul Coin per month. A family of three would only spend one Gold Soul Coin every few months. In other words, becoming a Soul Master can improve a family's life by many levels.

Of course, cultivation also costs money. The poor study literature and the rich study martial arts. It's the same in every world, and it also requires money, companions, methods, and location.

Wealth refers to cultivation resources and personal money. With wealth, you can cultivate faster than others.

"Companion" refers to a Daoist partner or fellow Daoist, equivalent to a companion. After all, "among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me." With a companion, one can mutually verify each other's ideas and progress.

The Dharma refers to cultivation methods and means of protecting the path. Cultivation requires guidance; otherwise, one cannot achieve anything by practicing blindly on one's own. Moreover, when one's wings are not yet fully grown, one often needs trump cards and a powerful background.

The environment refers to the cultivation and learning environment. A good cultivation environment can help you make better progress. Different environments have different effects on cultivation. A good cultivation environment can help people make rapid progress and achieve twice the result with half the effort. If you choose a bad environment, you may end up with twice the result with half the effort.

Besides, the most important aspect of cultivation is cultivating the mind, because it is people who control power, not power that controls people. If one is misled by power, one can only become a force for power and thus become a puppet of power. This is why Jiang Li chose to practice Tai Chi.

After a moment of reflection, Jiang Li slowly walked to the entrance of the Soul Master Academy, where there was only one gatekeeper.

"What do you do?"

The gatekeeper saw Jiang Li stand there in a daze for a while after arriving at the entrance of the Soul Master Academy, so he didn't bother with it. After all, there were too many people who wanted to become Soul Masters, and it didn't matter if the little kid just looked around. However, since he had already come to the entrance, it would be a bit of a dereliction of duty if he didn't ask him anything.

Upon hearing the gatekeeper's words, Jiang Li stopped and took out his Martial Soul Awakening Certificate from his pocket, saying, "I'm here to study. This is my Martial Soul Awakening Certificate." After saying that, Jiang Li handed the Martial Soul Awakening Certificate to the gatekeeper.

The gatekeeper took the Martial Soul Awakening Certificate and glanced at it. He saw that the Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass and that he possessed innate level two Martial Power. His expression turned strange.

"When did the Blue Silver Grass martial soul become able to awaken soul power?" The gatekeeper was very puzzled. The Blue Silver Grass actually had innate soul power, but he didn't say anything. Maybe Jiang Li in front of him was just lucky to awaken soul power.

After verifying the Awakening Certificate, the gatekeeper opened the gate and let Jiang Li enter the academy.

The Coconut Grove City Soul Master Academy is very large, but there are very few students. This may be because it is the beginning of the semester, or it may be because most of the students are commoners. In any case, there are very few people.

Jiang Li quickly found the Academic Affairs Office, pushed open the door, and saw several men in their thirties talking inside.

One of the middle-aged men saw that a child had come in and said to Jiang Li, "You're here to register, right? My surname is Li, and I'm the dean of students at this school. You can call me Director Li. Let me see your credentials."

Jiang Li handed the certificate to Director Li, who looked at it with a strange expression and said, "Blue Silver Grass? Innate Level Two Soul Power?"

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Jiang Li asked, puzzled.

"It's alright. After all, it's extremely difficult for Blue Silver Grass to awaken its soul power. You're very lucky," Director Li said.

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Then Director Li continued, "But are you really sure you want to enroll? After all, it's quite difficult for Blue Silver Grass to become a Soul Master, I'm afraid..." Director Li didn't finish his sentence, but Jiang Li understood what he meant. He was simply worried that Jiang Li might not be able to break through to Soul Master before graduation.

"It's alright, I wouldn't have come if I didn't have confidence," Jiang Li said casually.

"Sigh, alright then, I'll process your paperwork right away. Do you want to be a work-study student or something else?" Director Li sighed, then began to inquire about Jiang Li's needs.

"How much are the fees for self-funded students?" Jiang Li asked. Who would want to be a work-study student if there were self-funded students? It would take up cultivation time and be exhausting. He wouldn't do it.

"For self-funded students, a six-person room costs two gold soul coins per year including tuition and fees, a four-person room costs three gold soul coins, and a single room costs five gold soul coins. Which type do you want to stay in?" Director Li explained the fees to Jiang Li and then asked.

"A single room, please. Here are my Soul Coins." Jiang Li calculated the money he had left. He had fifteen Gold Soul Coins left, which was enough for his current expenses. Food wouldn't cost much, and he could always go home next semester; it wasn't far anyway.

This is the key to room 201. Turn right after you exit this door and you'll see the dormitory.

After listening, Jiang Li took the keys and left.

"Maybe he really can become a Soul Master." Watching Jiang Li's departing figure, Director Li suddenly had this thought.

With a "bang," the door was pushed open.

"Old Li, is that kid new? What kind of spirit does he have?" The newcomer was about the same age as Director Li, but with a rugged face and a broad back, clearly a strength-type spirit master.

"Blue Silver Grass, innate level two soul power," Director Li said with worry.

"Blue Silver Grass, tsk..." The man felt a little bitter. After all, Blue Silver Grass was too useless. What good was it if it had soul power? Even if one became a Soul Master, there was nothing one could do.

"Yes, I'm worried about that too. How should we raise this child? Maybe he can really become a Soul Master," Director Li said.

"Let's see how he performs. If he really has talent, we should nurture him properly. After all, we haven't had a Soul Master prospective member for several years," the man said.

"Who can argue with that? In recent years, all the talented ones have been taken away by the Spirit Hall, and the rest have been taken away by the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex. What's left are just a bunch of scoundrels."

Although Coconut Grove City is the second largest city in the Heaven Dou Empire, there are too few talented people. Most of them have been taken away and trained by people from the nearby Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon or the Spirit Hall. As a result, those who remain are mostly people at the second or third level of the Innate Realm. In recent years, good seedlings have been taken away after their Spirit Awakening. Coconut Grove City has not had any new students enrolled for several years. Jiang Li is the only one in recent years, and he is also a Blue Silver Grass. Director Li really doesn't know what to do.

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(End of this chapter)