Chapter 20: Seventy or eighty years old is the best age to strive.
The more Dugu Lin thought about it, the more excited he became. Was his cheat ability a little too powerful?
Douluo Continent is just a floor tile in the fantasy genre!
If you just draw a ginseng fruit, wouldn't it be able to easily defeat the five great god kings?
Becoming a god or ancestor is just around the corner!
Dugu Lin explained his idea, and Dugu Bo was so shocked that it took him more than half an hour to recover. Then he suddenly remembered that his grandson had said that he had eaten another Immortal Herb, and hurriedly asked, "Lin'er, what level is your soul power?"
Level 20.
Speaking of soul power level, Dugu Lin felt that absorbing the soul ring should not increase soul power too much, because Dugu Lin could feel that there was a clear conflict between the medicinal effects of the Immortal Herb Beautiful Silk Tulip and the Eight-Petaled Fairy Orchid, and the improvement in soul power could only be from level 15 to level 20.
It's only level five soul power at the Great Soul Master level!
The tulip extract has lost at least 20% of its medicinal efficacy!
Fortunately, the evolution of his second martial soul was unaffected. Otherwise, Dugu Lin would have regretted consuming the Beautiful Silk Tulip prematurely. Consider the lost soul power the price of temptation, and learn from this experience!
"Level 20!"
Dugu Bo, surprised, quickly asked, "Are you going to get your second spirit ring now?"
"Let's wait a bit. My soul power is increasing too fast right now. Let me settle down for a while first. It's also a good time to wait for my sister. After she fixes her martial soul defect, we can go get soul rings together."
"Very well, your soul power level has indeed increased too quickly! It's better to slow down, otherwise it may affect your foundation!"
The next month passed in the blink of an eye. Dugu Lin and the Jade Phosphor Serpent spent another month cultivating at the Ying Yang Ice And Fire Eyes, and only returned to Heaven Dou City after fully mastering their surging soul power.
"Little brother, I've reached level sixteen in soul power! Isn't that amazing?"
When Dugu Yan heard that her younger brother had returned, she skipped and hopped back from the Junior Soul Master Academy.
These past few days, Dugu Yan has consumed two pieces of ten-thousand-year Whale Glue and more than ten pieces of thousand-year Whale Glue, which allowed her to increase her soul power by two levels in just about a month and a half. Moreover, Dugu Yan's physical strength is now capable of absorbing soul rings with an age of more than five thousand years! One can only imagine how much Whale Glue she has consumed.
Wow~ Sister, you're amazing!
Dugu Lin concealed the fact that he was already level 20 and at the right moment revealed an admiring look, which almost made Dugu Yan's tail swirl to the sky.
"Hehe~~ Little brother, I brought you lots of delicious food, come with me."
"Uh-huh."
"Here you are, this is the spicy rabbit head you mentioned you liked last time. Come and have a taste."
"Sister, you're so good to me." Dugu Lin pretended to be an obedient younger brother.
"Little brother, release the Jade Phosphor Serpent, Little Scale, and see if it will eat spicy rabbit head."
"Hiss~~" The little Jade Phosphor Serpent appeared, flicked its tongue at the spicy rabbit head, and then shook its head, indicating that it would not eat it.
Dugu Yan said dejectedly, "Alright, then let's eat together."
Dugu Bo, sipping tea in the pavilion, watched with satisfaction as his grandchildren mysteriously shared their spicy rabbit heads, a scene that stirred many emotions within him. He never imagined he could enjoy such a relaxed and joyful time with his family.
After dealing with his clumsy older sister and attaching a Jade Phosphor Serpent martial soul to his body, Dugu Lin arrived at the pavilion.
"Grandpa, he's been thinking about this lately and he's discovered that on the eve of Tang San's ascension to godhood, something called pills suddenly appeared in the Soul Master army of the Heaven Dou Empire."
After much deliberation, Dugu Lin decided to have his grandfather begin studying alchemy now. Dugu Lin himself was merely a man of empty words, and could only hope that his grandfather would achieve great things; at seventy or eighty years old, he was at the prime of his life to strive for success.
"Pills?"
Dugu Bo frowned slightly; all he knew about were pills and medicinal baths.
"That's a pill that can directly increase the soul power of any soul master by one level!"
"There's such a thing?"
Dugu Lin continued to deceive him, saying, "Grandpa, this kind of pill is completely different from the ordinary pills on the market."
Dugu Bo nodded and said, "I have never heard of a pill that can improve one's soul power level."
"Grandpa, I only know the refining principle of this kind of pill. I will explain it to you in detail and see if you can refine this pill."
"Good!"
"First of all, it is said that a medicine cauldron is needed to refine elixirs."
"A medicine cauldron? What kind of medicine cauldron?"
"It's just a tripod, with three legs and two handles."
"Yes, Lin'er, please continue."
"Secondly, we need to use our soul power to control the intensity and temperature of the flames, extracting the essence of each medicinal herb without any impurities."
"Anything else?"
"Then, we combine the medicinal herbs according to their properties, and finally, we blend all the medicinal essences into a pill step by step."
"Okay, then Grandpa will give it a try first."
Full of anticipation, Dugu Bo found a medicine cauldron and then entered the cultivation room.
Dugu Lin was not optimistic about this, knowing it was impossible to achieve in a short time. If alchemy were truly that simple, the Douluo Continent wouldn't have been devoid of any pills.
Really!
The next day, Dugu Bo came out with a dark face.
"How is it, Grandpa?"
"No, it's all been burned by the flames."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Lin frowned and said, "It seems that your use of soul power is too rudimentary. How about this, Grandpa, let's start by practicing the control of soul power."
"Control of soul power?"
A moment later.
Dugu Lin was already standing in the courtyard, his hands covered with soul power, and then he placed his hands on the tree, intending to use the soul power to create a suction force to hang himself on the tree.
While doing so, he said, "Grandpa, soul power is a very magical thing. So, I'm thinking, is it possible to make soul power generate a kind of suction so that we can hang directly on the tree without relying on any other external force? Or... gather soul power at the soles of our feet to generate a kind of suction so that our feet can adhere to the tree trunk, and eventually we can walk horizontally on the tree or even hang upside down. Or, another cultivation method is to use soul power as a thread to pass through a complex small hole channel."
There are many ways to practice precise control of supernatural powers. However, Dugu Lin only knew these two clumsy methods.
"Will it work? Was this the cultivation method that Tang San proposed when he became a god?"
Dugu Bo asked, frowning.
"It's my own idea, Grandpa, let's give it a try."
"Then let's give it a try."
Another half month has passed.
Dugu Bo ran up a huge tree trunk with lightning speed, then suddenly stopped and stood sideways on the trunk.
Beneath the tree trunk, Dugu Lin stared blankly at Dugu Bo atop the tree, a bitter smile playing on his lips. "I'm not a waste," he thought. "It's just that a Title Douluo's spiritual strength is stronger, which is why they cultivate faster than me!"
This scene was witnessed by Dugu Yan, who was returning home, and her eyes lit up: "Wow~ Grandpa! You're so amazing! Teach me, teach me!"
Dugu Bo jumped down from the tree trunk, stroked his beard, and laughed loudly, "Hahaha~~ Grandpa will teach you in a bit."
He felt a sense of pride in being admired by his granddaughter.
"Uh-huh!"
Dugu Yan nodded obediently.
Immediately afterward, Dugu Bo asked, "Lin'er, what about that water-walking cultivation you mentioned?"
"Treading water is about gathering your soul power in the soles of your feet to create a repulsive force, allowing you to stand on the water, and even run and fight."
"Okay, I'll try again."
[end of the chapter]