Chapter 27: Cultivation

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With this thought, Zeng Yi's mind became active.

Indeed, the solution to the problem had to start from the root.

Zeng Yi stood up and walked toward the Spirit Pool, carefully observing. He noticed that there was a layer of ice-blue crystals covering the edge of the pool.

"It seems that this layer of crystals is what allows this pool to preserve the Millennium Cold Spirit Liquid." Zeng Yi said calmly. There seemed to be some special technique involved.

It seemed impossible to take away all the Millennium Cold Spirit Liquid. He couldn't just dig up the whole pool.

Since it could assist in cultivation and temper the physique, he had to immerse his whole body in it. Main characters in online novels often bathed in medicinal herbs to temper their bodies, and the principle seemed to be the same here, right?

But could he withstand this freezing temperature? Would he turn into an ice sculpture as soon as he went in?

Zeng Yi was conflicted and felt uncomfortable without anyone to teach him the method.

Right! Try enveloping the body with soul power.

Zeng Yi suddenly remembered this method, released his soul power, and wrapped his right hand with a faint blue soul power before reaching into the Millennium Cold Spirit Liquid.

Sure enough, with the protection of soul power, it felt much better. Although it was still very cold, it was tolerable.

Zeng Yi pulled his hand out of the pool and took out a large fur from his spatial bracelet and placed it on the ground. It was the fur of a bear-type soul beast that had regarded him as prey. Since it considered him prey, Zeng Yi naturally had no reason to spare it and used its fur for warmth.

"Xiao Ju, come out." Zeng Yi whispered to the clothes.

"Meow?"

There was some movement in Zeng Yi's clothes, and the cute little head of Xiao Ju popped out of Zeng Yi's collar, meowing in confusion.

"What's the matter? Why are you meowing? Hurry up and come out! You keep crawling into my clothes every day, and now my body has become your nest, right?" Zeng Yi said impatiently, grabbing the back of Xiao Ju's neck, lifting it out, and placing it on the warm fur.

"Meow~"

"Stay here nicely while I take a bath," Zeng Yi touched the top of Xiao Ju's head and smiled.

Then he started to take off his clothes, completely naked. A faint blue light suddenly burst out from his body. This was Zeng Yi's soul power, powerful and filled with a awe-inspiring aura, oppressing the space. Xiao Ju was startled by the sudden burst of power and meowed twice.

"I'm fine, just go to sleep!" Zeng Yi comforted Xiao Ju.

He restrained his soul power, precisely controlling it, forming a thin layer of pale blue soul power outer garment outside his body. The oppressive feeling in the entire space disappeared, and Xiao Ju calmed down, lying on the warm fur, looking at Zeng Yi with its big cute eyes.

"Alright! This should be enough."

Ready, Zeng Yi took a deep breath and bravely walked forward.

What's the big deal? It's just taking a bath, like taking a cold shower on a cold day. No problem.

Zeng Yi encouraged himself.

Stepping into the pool, a chilling sensation rushed through his body, causing Zeng Yi to shiver.

So cold! But still bearable.

His whole body entered the pool, walking to the middle. The Spirit Pool wasn't very deep, only half a meter deep. Zeng Yi sat cross-legged, with the liquid covering his chest.

Now, Zeng Yi felt like he had entered a frozen world. The coldness was uncomfortable, and his lips kept trembling. Even with the protection of the soul power outer garment, a layer of frost formed on his face.

However, he could clearly feel the immense energy contained in this Millennium Cold Spirit Liquid. If he could absorb it all, he could quickly reach level 40 or above. But Zeng Yi was only level 28 now. Once he absorbed up to level 30, it would be the limit without obtaining a soul ring. Even if he continued to absorb, he wouldn't reach level 31.

Enduring the bone-chilling cold, he began to operate his soul power, mobilizing the energy in the Millennium Cold Spirit Liquid and slowly introducing it into his body along his meridians, absorbing the energy and tempering his body.

The Wind Sword Technique started to operate as well, a gentle breeze spinning around Zeng Yi's body, gradually getting faster, carrying white snowflakes, and the cold wind became as intense as a blizzard.

The cold wind swept through the space, snowflakes scattered, and the cold became heavier. Xiao Ju couldn't bear it, so it got up, carrying the thick fur elsewhere, rolled up its body inside the warm fur, and waited for Zeng Yi.

After practicing for less than an hour, Zeng Yi's soul power level broke through from 28 to 29. This wasn't solely due to the Millennium Cold Spirit Liquid. Zeng Yi's own soul power level was about to break through, and after the arduous escape and life-or-death race he experienced before, his spirit had undergone sublimation and transformation. As long as he calmed down and practiced overnight, he could successfully breakthrough to level 29. It was just that the Millennium Cold Spirit Liquid accelerated his speed.

However, this also indicated the significant effect of the Millennium Cold Spirit Liquid.

Having reached level 29, Zeng Yi didn't stop practicing and continued pushing towards level 30, the Soul Elder realm.

Being in this cave, Zeng Yi didn't know how much time had passed outside. Moreover, meditation cultivation didn't have a sense of time. Zeng Yi didn't know how long he had been practicing.

During this time, Xiao Ju would come to find him and meow at him, indicating that it was hungry. Zeng Yi would then stop practicing, feed Xiao Ju, and eat something himself.

As for how much time had passed, based on Xiao Ju's appetite, the eighteen roasted fish stored by Zeng Yi in the spatial ring were all gone. It indicated that they had been in the cave for about nine days.

But there was still a lot of Millennium Cold Spirit Liquid left. Zeng Yi couldn't bear to leave, so he had to let Xiao Ju eat the fruits it disliked. Otherwise, they would go hungry.

At first, Xiao Ju resisted since it was a carnivorous soul beast. How could it eat vegetarian food? But in the situation where Zeng Yi didn't go out and it was hungry, Xiao Ju had no choice but to face the cruel reality.

Zeng Yi was delighted that Xiao Ju was willing to eat fruits. After all, always eating meat wasn't good, and these fruits were delicious and nutritious, much better than the food in his original world. They were all natural and pollution-free green food.

Since Xiao Ju's food problem was resolved, Zeng Yi could focus on cultivation. The fruits he had stored in his space could feed him and Xiao Ju for half a year without any problem.

Zeng Yi had been cultivating for a long time inside the cave.

Actually, Zeng Yi's soul power had reached level 30 long ago. As long as he obtained a soul ring, he would become a Soul Ancestor. However, there was still a lot of energy in the Millennium Cold Spirit Liquid. It felt very unwilling to leave like this. So he stayed, constantly tempering his soul power with the Millennium Cold Spirit Liquid from the pool, making his soul power even more solid and powerful, stabilizing his foundation.

He continued until the energy in the Millennium Cold Spirit Liquid weakened. Only then did Zeng Yi plan to leave.

At this point, Zeng Yi felt that not only had his strength doubled, but his body's strength had also significantly increased. When he lightly scratched his skin with a sword, only a faint white mark appeared. His physical strength alone could withstand the attacks of a powerful Soul Master.

Moreover, Zeng Yi also helped Xiao Ju by allowing it to absorb some of the energy in the Millennium Cold Spirit Liquid, accelerating its growth. Zeng Yi remembered that in Douluo Continent, soul beasts could enhance their cultivation by absorbing heaven and earth treasures. Otherwise, it would be too difficult for soul beasts to grow. Did they rely on longevity? A ten thousand-year soul beast didn't necessarily live for ten thousand years. It might be ninety thousand years or eighty thousand years, but it was called a ten thousand-year soul beast because its cultivation level reached the ten thousand-year standard, which was the same for lower-level soul beasts.

So, in order to help Xiao Ju gain self-defense capability, Zeng Yi could only help it in this way.

Xiao Ju had been nurtured by Zeng Yi's soul power all along, and now with the absorption of the Millennium Cold Spirit Liquid's energy, it had also acquired the strength of a soul beast after nearly a hundred years of cultivation. It now had some self-defense capability against ordinary people. Coupled with its unique talent ability, spiritual attack, even some first-rank Soul Masters would be affected by it if they were careless.

"Alright, Xiao Ju, let's go out!" Zeng Yi said happily to Xiao Ju.

"Meow?"

Hearing Zeng Yi's words, Xiao Ju jumped onto Zeng Yi's shoulder with joy, rubbing its furry head against Zeng Yi's cheek. Finally, they could go out. It had almost vomited from eating vegetables inside. Now, it almost couldn't remember the taste of meat.

"Look how happy you are. When we get out, I'll make some grilled meat for you!" Zeng Yi touched Xiao Ju's smooth fur and said.

"Meow~"

"It's been almost four months in here! I wonder how it is outside? Hahaha, Sunset Forest, I, the Ronin Yi, am back!" Zeng Yi laughed heartily.

If he calculated based on the food he ate, he had stayed here for about four months, as he had a regular eating schedule.

"After coming out, I'll find a suitable cutie for myself."

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