Blue Silver Grass Strategy (Douluo Dalu Fiction)

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Another one and a half months later.

Ling Yi opened his eyes inside his tent, feeling the Spiritual Power within his body, which had reached a bottleneck after a night of cultivation, and could no longer be increased. A look of joy appeared in his bright eyes.

Level 20.

In this year of his fifteenth birthday, he finally managed to boost his Spiritual Power to Level 20!

In the summer of the Tangluo Calendar year 2597, when Ling Yi was 6 years and 4 months old, his Wu Soul awakened with a half-level innate Spiritual Power. By the late autumn of the Tangluo Calendar year 2601, when Ling Yi was 10 years and 8 months old, he had cultivated his Spiritual Power to Level 10, a total of 9.5 levels in 4 years and 4 months.

On average, his Spiritual Power increased by more than two levels per year, a growth rate that was completely unlike what a half-level innate Spiritual Power and a useless Wu Soul like 'Blue Silver Grass' should have.

And now, in late April of the Tangluo Calendar year 2606, when Ling Yi was 15 years and 2 months old, he had spent 4 years and 6 months to boost his Spiritual Power from just over Level 11 after absorbing a 300-year-old 'Blue Silver Grass' to Level 20, an increase of more than eight levels of Spiritual Power!

Just from the numbers alone, the increase in Spiritual Power cultivation for Ling Yi after Level 10, as a One-Ring Soul Master, was almost the same as before Level 10, when he was a Soul Scholar!?

How could this be!

Not to mention that the quality of Spiritual Power for a typical One-Ring Soul Master is at least 10% stronger than when they were a Soul Scholar, and the amount of Spiritual Power each level represents is also increased.

Although acquiring a Soul Ring enhances the body, meridians, and other aspects, allowing for more Spiritual Power to be gained in the same amount of time, the amount of Spiritual Power required to advance each level also increases, so the speed of level advancement generally slows down a bit.

Well, this doesn't apply to prodigies who have access to all kinds of resources.

After all, as their strength increases and their bodies naturally grow with age, their ability to digest and absorb nutrients also strengthens, allowing them to gain more from nourishing foods, thus accelerating their cultivation speed even further!

This is the foundation of major forces!

Ling Yi did not come from a major force, and the Ling family, which had been cultivating for many years, was merely a local wealthy family.

Even after being enfeoffed as the Baron of Waterwood Principality, the town of Beikouhe and its 25 subordinate villages did not have any good things for Soul Masters.

The newly established 'Blacksmith Association, Waterwood Principality Branch,' after being planned by Ling Yi, overseen by Old Master Jin, and meticulously managed by Vice Presidents Li Qiang, Fu Shan, Long Ang, and Li Qingqiu, achieved the remarkable feat of doubling the income of the blacksmiths in the entire principality!

This was not surprising, as orders for various iron tools within the principality no longer flowed out, and the procurement of raw materials was handled by the 'Blacksmith Association, Waterwood Principality Branch,' which significantly reduced costs.

As a result, after a year, the income of each blacksmith naturally increased significantly!

However, even though the blacksmiths' income increased, and Ling Yi, as a vice president, received a substantial share of the profits, in this remote and backward Waterwood Principality, money could not buy many secret medicines or treasures to increase cultivation efficiency.

This was somewhat disheartening.

Of course, this was true for other Soul Masters within the principality.

For them, being able to eat a hearty meal of soul beast meat every few days was already a great supplement.

On a daily basis, they had no shortage of chicken, duck, fish, pork, beef, and mutton, which were on a different level compared to the ordinary people who often went hungry.

Ling Yi was different. As early as the age of three, he began consciously collecting ginseng seeds and started an artificial ginseng planting project in the old forest north of Mountain Sea Village.

According to his previous life, such ginseng is called 'Forest Ginseng.' In terms of nutrients, it is absolutely no weaker than the 'Wild Ginseng' that Ling Yi discovered in the old forest earlier.

After all, those 'Wild Ginseng' plants grew naturally in the old forest after being excreted by birds that had eaten ginseng seeds. 

The ginseng seeds that Ling Yi planted were not interfered with after being planted, and their growing environment was the same as that of 'Wild Ginseng,' so their effects would naturally be the same.

After starting school in Wood Plant City at the age of seven, even though Ling Yi no longer lived in Mountain Sea Village, he would always take time each year to return with Zhang Lei, Ling Shan, and others to expand his 'Forest Ginseng' planting base in the old forest north of the village.

With Ah Huang and Miaomiao patrolling, few birds or beasts dared to destroy these treasures that Ling Yi had planted.

Later, when Ling Yi entered Cold Wind Camp and could not return home easily, he had already told Zhang Lei to take care of the 'crops' and 'chicken soup ingredients' and to share the harvest with the three generations of the Ling and Zhang families.

As for Ling Yi, he naturally brought along some processed 'dried vegetables' and their seeds.

In the countryside, it is normal to have some local specialties growing in the fields. For a young boy like Ling Yi, occasionally missing home and eating some home-cooked dishes was nothing unusual.

However, these home-cooked dishes were not the most effective for increasing Spiritual Power cultivation. When Ling Yi practiced the 'Beast Soul·Xingyi Fist Framework,' these highly nourishing 'Forest Ginseng' were truly effective!

A pot of chicken soup, with bones, meat, and a couple of vegetables, made Ling Yi feel a surge of heat throughout his body. He could clearly feel the strengthening of his muscles and bones as he practiced his boxing.

Under the effects of the 'Beast Soul·Xingyi Fist Framework,' the reinforcement of his meridians and the residual nourishing energy in his body further stimulated the efficiency of his Spiritual Power cultivation.

Surrounded by 'Blue Silver Grass' for dozens of miles, with a powerful mental force, 'Forest Ginseng' stew, a growing body and meridians, and a Wu Soul 'Blue Silver Grass' that was slowly strengthening over time...

With these external and internal buffs, Ling Yi's Spiritual Power cultivation naturally grew at a speed that was incomprehensible for someone with a half-level innate Spiritual Power.

According to the letter he received, Qingqiu Xin had already obtained a second Soul Ring with a lifespan of nearly 500 years with the help of his father and was on his way back to Cold Wind Camp.

Zhang Mufeng, who had been practicing the 'Beast Soul·Xingyi Fist Framework' with Ling Yi, had not increased his body strength as much as Ling Yi, but he had gained nearly 200 pounds of strength compared to over a year ago.

In addition, he had achieved a small level of proficiency in the Basic Staff Technique, which he had learned from Ling Yi through repeated beatings. Although his Spiritual Power was still at Level 18, his combat strength was not to be underestimated.

Thinking about this, Ling Yi got up and went to the corner of his tent to take down a finely polished iron staff with a dull color and simple patterns. He then stepped out of the tent.

Feeling a bit excited, he decided to find Zhang Mufeng for a fight to calm his mind and also to motivate the young man. In their group of four, he was the one lagging behind.

However, if Zhang Mufeng could master the Basic Staff Technique to a proficient level, even the newly promoted Great Soul Master, Qingqiu Xin, might not be able to beat him.

After some thought, he decided to cut the process of teaching his three friends and the development of the Blacksmith Association branch. The progress of their strength was already slow enough, and it was time to speed things up a bit.

(End of Chapter)