"Of course you can." Xiao Yan nodded firmly.
After spending time with Zhu Zhuqing and the others, and comparing them with Wang Sheng and his group, his understanding of innate soul power had deepened further.
"Not having innate soul power only means a person's aptitude is slightly worse — their perception of Heaven and Earth Yuanli isn't that sharp. So, using the meditation cultivation method, they can't cultivate soul power. But if they use the Xuan Tian Gong, the result will be entirely different."
"With endless food and such a miraculous Xuan Tian Gong…" Meng Yiran opened her small mouth slightly; she couldn't even imagine it.
Zhu Zhuqing was also surprised — who would've thought that after just one nap, Xiao Yan could come up with something so extraordinary?
With a sudden clap of his hands, Xiao Yan once again condensed a tree.
This tree was entirely different from the fruit-bearing one. From its branches hung all kinds of beautifully crafted clothes — mostly women's garments.
"This is…" Ning Rongrong was so shocked she couldn't finish her sentence.
Who could've thought that, aside from a tree that bore fruit, there could also be one that grew clothes?
Looking at the two "divine trees" he had created, Xiao Yan smiled and said, "Once you understand the interconnections between things, reproducing them becomes much easier. This kind of tree can grow all sorts of clothing I've designed."
"With food and clothing solved, the matter of housing is just a minor problem that can be handled with a single thought. Now, the only thing left is the soul ring.
"If the problem of soul rings can be solved, then all the people on the continent could truly focus on cultivation. Otherwise, once the number of soul masters increases a hundredfold, it won't take many years before all the soul beasts are hunted to extinction. Without soul beasts producing soul rings, the entire soul master community would perish."
That was the second major issue he needed to solve.
Unlike other worlds, soul masters on the Douluo Continent were utterly dependent on soul rings.
Having personally experienced the immense boost a soul ring could provide, Xiao Yan naturally didn't want such a miraculous phenomenon to vanish.
Fusing with a soul ring not only enhanced one's inner power but also granted a powerful soul skill.
If such treasures were to disappear, it would be a tragic loss.
However, his current research was still shallow. To even think about creating a soul ring of the hundred-thousand-year level — his own cultivation realm was still a limiting factor.
The road ahead was long.
Xiao Yan stretched lazily. "Go back to your rooms, I'll brew some medicine for you. You can rest well for the next three days. Once Zhuqing and Rongrong finish their exams, we'll head to the Soul Beast Forest to help Rongrong obtain her soul ring."
Ning Rongrong said confidently, "My soul power is already at level thirty-four, and I've mastered the first four swords of the Piaomiao Sword Art. Winning the competition will be easy."
With the upgraded Xuan Tian Gong and weighted cultivation, her progress was six times faster than before. Nearly three months of training equaled a year and a half's worth of her old progress.
Because Ning Rongrong cultivated Xuan Tian Gong, her path had deviated from that of standard soul masters, so Xiao Yan wasn't sure if regular soul masters could break through the same way.
Still, considering that the meditation method hadn't changed for over a thousand years, perhaps the first generation of soul masters had simply been too eager to advance, failing to realize the flaw — and so their descendants believed they couldn't advance without a soul ring.
"You've only trained for less than three months; your actual combat experience is still shallow. Don't get careless," Xiao Yan cautioned.
Ning Rongrong stuck out her little tongue playfully and hooked her arm around Zhu Zhuqing's. "That's what Zhuqing-jiejie is for!"
"Her soul power is level thirty-five now, and she's mastered Ghost Shadow Mist Steps. Her speed is frighteningly fast, and when paired with her Crushing Divine Claw, she could fight three people alone."
Caught off guard by Ning Rongrong's praise, Zhu Zhuqing's face flushed slightly. "Rongrong, my Crushing Divine Claw isn't as amazing as your Piaomiao Sword Art."
Seeing the two acting like that, Xiao Yan thought to himself: Once they've learned martial arts, unless they meet some very bizarre soul skills, they'll just steamroll other soul masters.
He needed to find a way to expose the three of them to more types of soul skills — sharpen their combat instincts. Otherwise, that smug confidence would get them caught off guard one day.
"You girls go rest first. I'll finish brewing the medicine soon."
Taking out his alchemy set, Xiao Yan sat down and began skillfully tending the fire and adding herbs.
"Xiao Yan, you don't seem to have much going on lately, huh?" Ning Rongrong clasped her hands behind her back and lightly walked over to him.
Seeing her sweet and innocent expression, Xiao Yan immediately knew this little minx was up to no good. He quietly dropped more herbs into the cauldron and asked evenly, "What do you want?"
Ning Rongrong crouched down, her eyes level with his, and smiled sweetly. "Can you help me nourish my meridians again?"
"You've opened the fourth meridian?" Xiao Yan's hand paused mid-motion.
Ning Rongrong's meridians were unusually blocked — her condition was special — so he hadn't transferred all his power into her body in one go.
To fully teach her the Xuan Tian Gong, it required at least three separate sessions.
Hence, her meridian nourishment sessions were more frequent than others.
Ning Rongrong nodded and grinned. "Yup, I've already opened the fourth one. You need to teach me the fourth stage of the art now."
Grasping her wrist, Xiao Yan quickly sensed her internal flow — then released her hand with a helpless sigh. The little troublemaker was trying to trick him.
"You've only cleared half of it. We'll talk when you've fully opened it."
Busted, Ning Rongrong immediately switched tactics — full-on adorable assault. She wrapped her arms around his arm, pouting and cooing, "Xiao Yan~ please~ just help me nourish it once more. Just one more time! It's not like it costs you anything, and you'll have to do it several more times anyway."
Her jewel-like eyes blinked rapidly, her soft voice honey-sweet, and with that delicate green soul device hugging her curves — the girl was a walking weapon of mass distraction.
At that moment, Meng Yiran chimed in from the side, "Xiao Yan, I want to nourish my meridians too!"
She had been itching to break through for a while, but Xiao Yan had been too busy recently.
Pulling Ning Rongrong's small hands off him, Xiao Yan — already feeling a headache coming — felt even worse now.
He should've never mentioned this method out loud.
Now, both the little and the big temptresses were all over him.
"Did you two plan this together?" Xiao Yan spread his hands and sighed helplessly. "You've both been cultivating Xuan Tian Gong. Just use the medicinal bath and circulate the art — it'll do the job. Nourishing the meridians manually doesn't make much difference for you anymore. Why can't you understand that?"
"Then why do you sneak into Zhuqing-jiejie's room every night?" Ning Rongrong stood upright, folding her arms over her chest, looking down at Xiao Yan, who sat on his stool.
"Rongrong! How could you say that out loud?" Zhu Zhuqing's pretty face turned crimson as she whispered.
Ning Rongrong pouted, "Because he won't help me nourish my meridians."
Xiao Yan's forehead darkened. Wasn't that because I was worried about Zhuqing's cultivation foundation?
"There's no reasoning with you, little minx."
Ning Rongrong huffed proudly. "Little? You know what's little. You even made my underwear yourself."
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