Chapter 3: Level 10, First Soul Ring!
Thatched Village, back mountain.
After having a delicious meal at Old John's house, Su Lin immediately returned to the Blue Silver Grass gathering place in the back mountain to start practicing.
He knew very well that if he wanted to grow up in this world, he had no right to slack off given his talent.
Through meditation, Su Lin sensed the light spots around him that represented the Blue Silver Grass. He tried to touch and integrate them little by little...
Failure, failure, failure...
Although he failed, he gained something every time, and his practice speed became faster and faster.
"At least this way of practicing is much faster than normal meditation."
Su Lin was not discouraged, but he was not satisfied with it either.
He continued to try.
If it doesn't work once, try ten times. If it doesn't work in one day, try ten days. If it doesn't work in ten days, try a month, a year!
Many people in the village discovered that little Su Lin, the only one who had awakened his innate soul power, seemed to be a little crazy.
Apart from still going to various houses for meals every day, he spent almost all his time staying in the grassland on the back mountain, motionless.
This situation has lasted for a whole year!
One year later.
Night, Thatched Village, grassland behind the mountain.
"Failed again?"
Su Lin was still wearing the same old white shirt. He frowned slightly and said, "I clearly feel like I've caught up with their rhythm."
This is the umpteenth time Su Lin has failed.
But as always, he didn't hesitate too much before starting his next attempt.
"Just a little bit…"
He sat cross-legged on the ground, repeating the process he had repeated countless times in the past year.
Meditation, perception, contact, integration...
Suddenly…
Su Lin was shocked!
Success!
After spending about a year, he finally succeeded in integrating his spirit into the entire area where the Blue Silver Grass gathered.
No operation is required, just let the spirit sway with the rhythm of the Blue Silver Grass, and as if by instinct, endless energy will gather.
At this moment, he even felt that his weak Blue Silver Grass spirit origin was slightly nourished.
However, the sudden surprise and excitement made him unconsciously come out of that state.
"Remember this feeling just now... I want to make sure I can easily integrate into it every time I come to practice from now on."
Su Lin's face was filled with undisguised joy.
If he could maintain this speed of cultivation and solve the problem of insufficient origin, he would definitely be able to cultivate Blue Silver Grass to a high enough level.
Failure, failure, failure, and still failure again and again.
But Su Lin's belief became even stronger.
One hundred and thirty-second time.
"Finally succeeded again. Let's practice first this time!"
In Su Lin's palm, the Blue Silver Grass kept swaying, and the green leaves were covered with a layer of fluorescence.
The spiritual energy is too abundant, and the spirit is constantly converting it into soul power.
Compared to the past, this is now more than several times faster.
A soul master with innate soul power level 1 may not be able to improve his soul power by 1 level even after practicing for a year, but with his unremitting efforts and the help of the Blue Silver Grass, Su Lin's soul power is not far from level 4.
And this time, it was just one night.
"I actually reached level 4 just like that!"
Su Lin was a little surprised. Although he had already accumulated a lot of soul power, it would still take at least ten days to practice normally.
But Su Lin was not satisfied with this.
"After entering that state, absorbing the energy of heaven and earth is no longer a problem. Unfortunately... the conversion efficiency of the spirit is still too low."
Su Lin knew where his problem lay.
Blue Silver Grass is called a useless spirit, not only because it is weak and has no attack ability.
Ordinary Blue Silver Grass Spirits have insufficient origin and are very inefficient in converting soul power.
"The only solution I can use at the moment is to add spirit rings after level 10 to make up for it..."
As for the Immortal Herb far away in the Sunset Forest... it was still too far away for a seven-year-old child.
"So now, go get some breakfast and come back to continue your training!"
Spring passes and autumn comes.
A year and a half later.
It is still in the back mountain of Thatched Village.
"Finally... Level 10."
"I can finally add the first spirit ring to my Blue Silver Grass spirit!"
Su Lin slowly opened his eyes, unable to hide the excitement in them.
Two and a half years!
Apart from eating for free, he spent almost all his time on cultivation.
With the help of this Blue Silver Grass that I planted with my own hands.
Finally, today he raised his soul power to level 10.
As long as he adds a spirit ring to his spirit, he can become a formal Spirit Master!
"Next, my first spirit ring..."
In the past two years, the growth of this Blue Silver Grass has been getting faster and faster. In fact, this Blue Silver Grass has been there for one or two hundred years.
But Su Lin did not hesitate. He left the grassland behind the mountain and headed towards the forest south of the village.
There was the target he had chosen long ago, a Blue Silver Grass that was more than four hundred years old.
If it were any other soul beast, Su Lin really wouldn't be able to judge its age, but with something like Blue Silver Grass that can be found everywhere, even ordinary villagers could make some basic judgments based on its size and toughness over time.
Of course Su Lin also wanted the Millennium Soul Ring, but he didn't have the confidence to do so. It would be better to be pragmatic.
The forest south of Thatched Village is very small, with basically no soul beasts in it, only some ordinary wild beasts.
But the exception is Blue Silver Grass, which is found all over the world.
There was no need to enter the forest. Su Lin successfully found the Blue Silver Grass that he had marked at the edge of the forest.
It is much larger than usual, almost reaching Su Lin's calf.
Although it is a soul beast that has cultivated for more than four hundred years, it is still limited by its race and has not yet developed complete wisdom. It is even unable to resist instinctively.
Su Lin came to the Blue Silver Grass and pulled it hard...
It didn't move!
Su Lin was not embarrassed: "It really can't be done. After all, it is also a soul beast."
He took out a small and exquisite knife from his pocket. It was very sharp and was brought back from the city by Old John.
It took half an hour.
The Blue Silver Grass finally fell down with its leaves wilting.
A yellow soul ring appeared on it.
Su Lin immediately sat down cross-legged, gathered his soul power, and a Blue Silver Grass grew out of thin air in the palm of his hand.
The breath of life spread with the gentle swaying of leaves, and a light blue halo enveloped it, pulling the hundred-year-old soul ring slowly towards it.
As the soul ring got closer, Su Lin felt more and more pressure, but thanks to his physical fitness trained since childhood, he was still able to hold on.
When it reached the top of his head, the soul ring suddenly shrank and turned into a golden ring the size of a bracelet, which fell on the Blue Silver Grass in the palm of his hand.
Huge amounts of energy gathered and invaded, like continuous sea water washing over the body, wave after wave.
But Su Lin did not feel too much pain. This energy was very gentle and carried a strong breath of life. Su Lin absorbed it without any rejection, and it went surprisingly smoothly.
It's as if... they are one.
Now, it's just about becoming one!
"My guess was right!"
At this moment, Su Lin already felt it very clearly...
As the energy of this soul ring is continuously absorbed, the spirit origin of the Blue Silver Grass is growing stronger!
[end of the chapter]