Doulou Dalu: The Power of a Book

It's been a full two and a half years since Su Wen experienced the Martial Spirit awakening ceremony. He doesn't want to continue waiting.

"The first Spirit Ring should maximize the quality of my Martial Spirit."

Currently, Su Wen has prepared methods that can maximize the quality of the Martial Spirit.

"Using the Origin Soul Power to maximize the quality of the Martial Spirit, in addition to the characteristics of the Spirit Ring itself, the more Soul Power contained in the Spirit Ring, the better for me!" 

"This way, the Martial Spirit can undergo the maximum transformation, ensuring that I won't be stuck at the bottleneck of level thirty or forty in the future."

Su Wen is very clear that his Martial Spirit is ordinary. Having the ordinary Book Martial Spirit with Innate Spirit Power is already surprising enough. After all, It was basically impossible for a Soul Master to cultivate to the Rank of a Spirit Elder with an ordinary Martial Spirit.

"Not only do I want to be able to continue practicing without being restricted by my martial soul, but I also want to ensure that I can practice as fast as possible."

As for the Immortal Herb.

Su Wen is definitely going to try to obtain it, but he won't daydream about things he hasn't obtained yet.

Moreover, achieving the utmost transformation in each possible instance is essential and only then can the Immortal be maximally utilized.

...

Su Wen went all the way to the Spirit Hall and successfully found Su Yuntao.

"Is it you? Have you reached level ten?" Su Yuntao has some impression of Su Wen.

It's honestly quite fast to go from level five Soul Power to level ten in two and a half years, especially considering Su Wen's Martial Spirit is just an ordinary book. But in reallity, Su Wen reached level ten in just over a year, which is obviously abnormal..

According to Su Wen's speculation, because he traversed to this world from another, he was blessed with naturally strong spiritual power, compensating to some extent for the disadvantage in cultivation speed. The fact that an ordinary Book Martial Spirit can have Innate Spirit Power might also have something to do with this.

The Grandmaster and the Dean speculated that Su Wen's Martial Spirit might have undergone some variation in intensity, so they didn't doubt that Su Wen broke through this point in a little over a year.

"Do you need a permit for the Soul Hunting Forest?" Su Yuntao frowned, looking at Su Wen, puzzled. "Can't our academy help you obtain Spirit Rings?"

"I want a hundred-year Spirit Ring for my first Spirit Ring."

Su Yuntao suddenly realized and nodded.

That does seem quite unlikely.

The Primary Spirit Master Academy, with only the Dean having broken through to Spirit Ancestor, and the rest of the teachers not even reaching Spirit Elder, makes hunting a hundred-year Spirit Beast quite dangerous.

Only a Spirit Elder can relatively easily kill a hundred-year Spirit Beast, but to control the Spirit Beast and let the students kill it themselves is much more difficult.

Especially within the Soul Hunting Forest.

Lack of understanding about Spirit Beasts, misjudging their age, and underestimating their strength can lead to various crises. Therefore, besides the need to obtain Spirit Rings, very few Spirit Masters go to hunt Spirit Beasts, especially those who choose to become teachers at the Primary Spirit Master Academy.

Hunting Spirit Beasts for students is also primarily focused on safety as much as possible.

"I can apply for the permit for you, but hunting a hundred-year Spirit Beast is not an easy task. Even I don't have the confidence to kill a hundred-year Spirit Beast," Su Yuntao tried to persuade Su Wen.

The permit is issued by the Spirit Hall, claiming to require sponsorship from three nobles, but in reality, internal personnel of Spirit Hall can also act as noble sponsors.

As a deacon, Su Yuntao qualifies for sponsorship, and with two more colleagues, applying for a permit is not difficult.

"Don't worry, I've already assembled a team, and they will help me with the hunting," Su Wen assured.

"Have you found a Spirit Beast Hunting team?"

Su Yuntao frowned. Sprit Hunting teams vary in quality. Encountering a dedicated team is one thing, but if you come across one with low professional ethics, just finding any hundred-year Spirit Beast to appease the situation is already considered lucky. Getting paid without doing the job or even resorting to murder to silence people is not uncommon.

"You can join the Spirit Hall; we at the Spirit Hall can specifically help Spirit Masters facing bottlenecks obtain Spirit Rings. With your talent, joining the Spirit Hall gives you a chance to qualify for a hundred-year Spirit Ring. However, future Spirit Rings will require you to accumulate contributions on your own."

"Although your talent may not allow you to enter the Spirit Master Academy at the Spirit Hall, you can still learn the knowledge available in the academy in Nuoding City's Branch Spirit Hall. The hall can also provide you with an environment for cultivation."

Su Yuntao thought for a moment and continued to persuade Su Wen.

Spirit Hunting teams are unreliable. Among the several Spirit Hunting teams in Nuoding City, there isn't a single reliable one.

Su Wen initially thought of rejecting, but suddenly perceived the details in Su Yuntao's words.

"Stay in Nuoding City's Branch Spirit Hall for cultivation? Doesn't joining Spirit Hall mean entering the Spirit Master Academy in Spirit City?"

"Of course not. Those sent to Spirit City are a batch with higher talents. While your Innate Spirit Power is sufficient, your Martial Spirit doesn't meet the standards. However, with your talent, staying in our Nuoding City's Branch Spirit Hall can still provide you with more resources."

"I see."

Su Wen nodded, continuing to gather more information from Su Yuntao.

Spirit Masters who join Spirit Hall can also study at external Spirit Master Academies; they just carry the identity of a Spirit Hall Spirit Master.

Just like the families or sects of Spirit Masters in the Spirit Master Academy.

Given the situation, joining Spirit Hall might be worth considering.

Su Wen didn't regret coming to Spirit Hall today to understand things better.

The condition for joining the Spirit Hall is that he can gain benefits without having to endure the atmosphere in Spirit City.

If he had joined earlier, even though he could have studied better in these two and a half years, he would have undoubtedly exposed his cultivation speed. The shortcomings on the Martial Spirit wouldn't have been a valid excuse for not passing the application to enter Spirit City's Spirit Master Academy.

As for the background check afterward, it's not a problem either.

Having wasted over a year of cultivation time is already diminishing Su Wen's evaluation. A year in the Golden Cultivation Stage was wasted.

Even if Soul Power can still manifest itself after accumulating Spirit Rings, without a constant awareness of Soul Power progress, is there a guarantee of quality in cultivation?

In any case, even if thoroughly investigated, Spirit Hall's evaluation of Su Wen wouldn't qualify him for the opportunity to further his studies at the headquarters in Spirit City.

As for future performance.

If he successfully obtains a hundred-year Spirit Ring, his future performance could still be promising, and there would naturally be opportunities.

But if Su Wen actively avoids it, he could also escape the opportunity to go to Spirit City.

"I'll join Spirit Hall," Su Wen changed his mind and decided to join Spirit Hall.

Su Yuntao smiled.

"Don't worry, your decision won't be wrong."

"After your awakening and returning to Spirit Hall, I did some research. I found that Utility Martial Spirits like your Book Martial Spirit still have other applications. We have talents in Spirit Hall with expertise in this area."

"Different from the training direction of battle-oriented Spirit Masters, you utility Spirit Masters receive education in various Branch Spirit Halls. For example, you can serve as a librarian in the library of our Nuoding City's Branch Spirit Hall. When your qualifications are sufficient, you can move on to the more significant Child Spirit Halls, even to Lord Spirit Halls and Saint Spirit Halls, holding corresponding positions."

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Note: The MC will Not be following the Spirit Hall route, He will simply grow under their protection in the early stages. Once grown, he will establish his own influence.