LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 12: Creating His Own Cultivation Technique
Chapter 12: Creating His Own Cultivation Technique
First, Su Mo carefully analyzed the cultivation system of the Douluo Continent.
He quickly realized that soul masters here primarily cultivate soul power by absorbing energy through their martial souls.
Whether it was the basic, publicly available soul power cultivation technique or more advanced versions, all of them relied on martial souls to absorb external energy and then convert it into the soul master's own soul power.
So, a person's bloodline and the quality of their martial soul essentially determined their talent.
But what if someone didn't use their martial soul? What if they absorbed external energy directly through their body instead?
"It's definitely possible!"
"After all, Tang San's Xuantian Technique allowed him to cultivate even before his martial soul was awakened. It was only because of the world's rules that he couldn't break through before awakening his martial soul!"
"In the original story, Tang San always used his Xuantian Technique to cultivate soul power. Not only could it cultivate soul power, but it could also continuously replenish it during battle, making it practically inexhaustible!"
Thinking of this, Su Mo became excited.
If Tang San could do it, then others certainly could as well.
However, after his initial excitement, Su Mo quickly fell silent again.
Because, unlike Tang San, he didn't have a cultivation technique like the Xuantian Technique.
Frustrated, Su Mo scratched his head. He had thought of a solution, but he lacked the necessary internal cultivation technique.
Su Mo did consider trying to create his own technique, like the protagonists in other novels, but he knew it wasn't that easy.
Having practiced martial arts before, Su Mo was well aware of how fragile the human body could be. One wrong move could lead to disastrous consequences.
Feeling troubled, Su Mo scratched his head in frustration.
He didn't know how long he sat there, but suddenly, his eyes lit up.
Su Mo had thought of another way.
He crossed his legs and began meditating, starting his soul power cultivation technique.
However, this time, Su Mo didn't summon his martial soul outside of his body. Instead, he began cultivating directly.
This method of keeping the martial soul within the body during cultivation was usually reserved for higher-level soul masters who were more proficient in their cultivation techniques.
For soul masters who were still unfamiliar with cultivation, keeping the martial soul inside the body could create obstacles, as the physical body would slow down the absorption process.
While the energy could still be absorbed, the efficiency would decrease.
As Su Mo started cultivating this way, he indeed noticed that his absorption rate slowed down. The external energy had to pass through his body before it could be absorbed by his martial soul.
However, Su Mo didn't seem discouraged by the slower cultivation speed. He didn't care about efficiency at this point.
Instead, he focused all his attention on feeling the process of external energy entering his body and then reaching his martial soul.
This was the natural route for absorbing external energy!
Su Mo knew he couldn't just randomly create an internal cultivation technique, nor did he dare to. But following this natural route, he was willing to experiment.
After all, the original cultivation process had already proven that these routes were safe!
So, from that day on, Su Mo began cultivating with his martial soul kept inside his body, almost like trying to run before he could walk.
Although it took him several times longer each day to achieve the same results as before, Su Mo enjoyed the process.
Every day, Su Mo familiarized himself with the process of external energy entering his body, and he began experimenting with absorbing the energy directly through his body without using his martial soul.
The human body's potential is limitless!
Su Mo had come across this idea in some novels in his past life, and he didn't know if it was true, but he hoped it was.
If it was, he could break free from the limitations of his martial soul's talent in cultivating soul power.
Low-quality martial soul slowing down cultivation?
Then I'll just cultivate without using my martial soul!
Whether Su Mo would succeed or not remained to be seen, but only he could have thought of breaking the Douluo Continent's traditional soul master mindset in such a way.
What seemed like a simple change was something that no one else in this martial soul-centered world would even consider.
"What is this damn brat doing?"
Inside Su Mo's martial soul space, Bibi Dong, although not fully manifesting outside and therefore not entirely sure what Su Mo was up to, could still sense the changes in his cultivation method.
She clearly noticed that Su Mo had altered his cultivation approach, resulting in a significant decrease in efficiency.
In Bibi Dong's view, this was nothing short of a waste of time.
Switching from external to internal cultivation before reaching a certain level was only making things more difficult for himself.
Such a time-wasting action was something Bibi Dong could hardly stand.
Yet, despite her frustration, Bibi Dong didn't step out to correct Su Mo's mistake.
Her anger from that day hadn't subsided yet!
No one had ever dared to defy her like that before.
So, upon realizing that Su Mo was wasting time, she decided to let him be.
After all, even if Su Mo spent more time on it, he would still reach his daily limit of improvement.
Moreover, Bibi Dong had also considered that even if Su Mo didn't become Yu Xiaogang's disciple, he would eventually attend Nuoding Academy.
As long as Su Mo was at Nuoding Academy, she could still be close to Yu Xiaogang.
That's why Bibi Dong didn't continue to push Su Mo to become Yu Xiaogang's disciple.
However, Bibi Dong remained puzzled because, in her mind, Su Mo wasn't the type to waste time.
Sure enough, as time passed, Bibi Dong noticed that Su Mo seemed to be attempting a new method of cultivation.
"Is he really abandoning his martial soul and trying to directly absorb external energy through his body for cultivation?"
"How could that possibly succeed!"
When Bibi Dong discovered Su Mo's innovation, her first reaction was that it couldn't work.
Even though she had already become a god, her immediate thought was that Su Mo was just messing around—cultivating soul power definitely required a martial soul!
"This brat is trying to find his own way to break through the limitations of his talent!"
At the same time, Bibi Dong realized what Su Mo had been doing during this period.
To be honest, she admired Su Mo's courage in trying something new on his own.
But she could already foresee the outcome. Even she and Yu Xiaogang, after spending so much time, hadn't found a solution—how could Su Mo possibly succeed?
Though Su Mo's method was novel, Bibi Dong was certain that it was bound to fail.
Still, Bibi Dong wasn't planning on warning Su Mo.
"He needs to experience a setback to understand the harshness of reality!"
"Aside from Xiaogang, no one can find a way to break through the limitations of talent!"
With this in mind, Bibi Dong found herself somewhat looking forward to seeing Su Mo's disappointment.
When that time came, she would comfort Su Mo, which might finally make him more obedient.
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