Ye Liangchen lay on the bed, deducing the cause of his parents' deaths. Based on his understanding of the Douluo Continent's plot, Ye Liangchen made the following assumptions.
His parents, along with Lan Xiaodie and her husband, were likely hunting Spirit Beasts to obtain spirit rings, preparing to advance to Titled Douluo.
At that time, Tang Hao was probably being pursued by Qian Daoliu and could only hide everywhere on the continent, coincidentally encountering his parents and their group in the Star Dou Forest.
To ensure his whereabouts weren't revealed, Tang Hao committed murder to silence them, resulting in the deaths of his parents and Yun Hanxing, while Lan Xiaodie managed to escape under their cover.
Among the many Titled Douluo on the Douluo Continent, few are truly good people; their hands are all stained with blood, and they disregard morality for their own benefit.
Tang Hao could even scheme against his Spirit Beast wife's spirit ring and had passed through Slaughter City, demonstrating decisive killing. Killing a few unrelated people was something he was perfectly capable of.
Logically, his parents had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and their combat power was not inferior to Tang Da Chui's at that time. Although Tang Da Chui was a Titled Douluo then, he was injured and should not have been able to kill his parents.
Could it be that Asura God intervened? Only then would his parents have died. And the fact that Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's mother changed her name also made sense; they were also protecting themselves.
It seems the situation is a bit complicated.
However, these were just Ye Liangchen's conjectures, without evidence, and he couldn't be certain. To find the truth, he would have to become powerful first.
Currently, Tang Da Chui is a Level 95 Titled Douluo, possesses a Ten-Thousand Year spirit ring, and the secret art of Ring Explosion. There are very few people on the entire continent who can defeat him. Before he could utterly crush his opponent, he had to lie low and develop cautiously.
"Since I've come to this World and am now in Tianshui Academy, to prevent these Little girls from being drawn into future wars, I will be the one who calls the shots in this Douluo Continent World from now on. I want ninety-nine percent of the entire World."
Ye Liangchen set a small goal for himself, but to achieve this dream, he had to have strength.
So, he used his mind to retrieve the Hun Yuan Skill and foundation establishment pill from his game backpack, preparing to begin cultivating. Only by refining his body well would he be able to absorb spirit rings beyond his level and easily defeat those geniuses in the future.
The early bird catches the worm. In the cultivation World, the earlier one cultivates, the better. Tang San from Saint Spirit Village next door had already begun cultivating various techniques from the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record since he could walk. As a fellow transmigrator, Ye Liangchen naturally couldn't fall behind.
In this cruel World where the strong are revered, only overwhelming power can allow one to wield power over the World and enjoy the company of beauties.
"Buzz buzz..."
With a thought, three ancient scriptures and a small jade bottle appeared in Ye Liangchen's hand. Opening the lid, he saw about 20 golden pills inside, emitting an intoxicating medicinal fragrance that made one feel refreshed just by smelling it.
"It truly lives up to its name as a foundation establishment pill!"
Looking at the cool words on the bottle: "Swallowing one golden pill, my fate is mine, not heaven's."
"Nonsense! Isn't this just bragging?"
Ye Liangchen carefully read the small print below; at most, it was for forging the strongest foundation and physique for Spirit Masters.
"For the Douluo World, such a treasure is already enough."
Ye Liangchen took out a foundation establishment pill and swallowed it. The pill immediately transformed into pure energy upon entering his stomach, nourishing every part of his body. He felt warm and comfortable all over, and his strength seemed to have increased significantly.
"Not bad. I need to find a way to give the foundation establishment pill to Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er to improve their aptitudes."
"But how can I do it without revealing anything?"
"I've got it."
Ye Liangchen remembered the candy snacks Aunt Lan usually bought for him. So, he took out two foundation establishment pills and put them in the candy snack box. He could then give them to the two Little girls to eat.
I'm truly a genius!
"Oh! This Hun Yuan Art is actually divided into three volumes, very impressive!"
"Indeed! Awesome cultivation techniques are all divided into upper, middle, and lower parts."
Ye Liangchen looked at the scriptures in the Hun Yuan Art and felt it had potential.
The Hun Yuan Art is divided into nine major realms: Beginner, Entry, Minor Accomplishment, Major Accomplishment, Perfection, Transcendent, Profound, Divine, and Supreme. It is divided into three volumes: the first volume can be cultivated to Minor Accomplishment, the second to Transcendent, and the third to Supreme. Moreover, the Supreme realm in the third volume has a note (not for ordinary people to cultivate).
"Hmm! So, it means only I, as a cheat, can cultivate to the Supreme realm! Interesting!"
Ye Liangchen guessed that the Supreme realm, for this World, should be even higher than the Creation God's realm. This was much more advanced than Little San's Mysterious Heaven Skill next door.
"Hun Yuan is one with the Five Elements, both tangible and intangible, containing the machinery of Yin and Yang creation, with opening and closing, gathering and dispersing, giving birth to all things.
Hun Yuan Qi, divine power permeates, gathers to form, disperses to become wind.
Hun Yuan Qi, divine power permeates, disperses to form, disperses to become Qi.
Hun Yuan Qi... disperses without a trace.
Hun Yuan Qi... disperses without a trace.
Upper Hun Yuan, Lower Hun Yuan, Outer Hun Yuan, Inner Hun Yuan, Middle Hun Yuan, Hun Yuan, Hun Yuan, One Hun Yuan.
Clear, spiritual, heart's fire within, looking at the Seven Stars on the left, looking at the Southern Dipper on the right.
Hun Yuan encompasses everything, containing all, boundless in its greatness, without inner limits in its smallness. Hun Yuan is all things in the World, and Hun Yuan Qi is also the energy of all organs and meridians in the human body."
Ye Liangchen sat cross-legged on the ground and began cultivating the first volume according to the incantations and starting postures.
"Sit cross-legged and calm the mind, relaxed and natural.
Lips and teeth lightly closed, breathing slow and gentle, hands clasped firmly, eyes level, gathering divine light, reaching the heavenly heart.
Entering the Mud Pill Palace, descending to the Qi Cavity, continuously existing, used without diligence.
When the Dantian is full of Qi, the Governor and Conception meridians run concurrently, guarding against danger and risk, circulating along the meridians, the Heavenly Cycle circulates, flowing smoothly throughout the body.
Qi returns to the Dantian, cultivation is complete, the method is clear."
Ye Liangchen followed the incantations in the scripture, combined with the actions and breathing methods in the diagram, and clearly felt a flow of Qi circulating in his meridians, which was very magical.
"The reason why there were no cultivators on Blue Star in my previous life was mainly because the spiritual veins were cut by ancient people, resulting in no spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and thus no true cultivators."
"The spirit power of the Douluo Continent is equivalent to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Using it to cultivate this kind of technique should not be a problem."
After cultivating for an hour, Ye Liangchen saw a layer of gray impurities appear on his skin, accompanied by an unpleasant odor.
"Oh my! What the! This is expelling impurities from the body! This cultivation technique actually has the function of cleansing marrow and refining hair, it's simply a super beauty effect, in one word, awesome."
Seeing this, Ye Liangchen was very excited. He immediately got up and rushed into the bathroom, took off his clothes, and took a refreshing shower to wash off the impurities from his body.
"As expected of a super cultivation technique, it achieved such good results on the first try. I feel refreshed all over, and my physical strength seems to have increased significantly."
Ye Liangchen put the Hun Yuan Art and the foundation establishment pill back into his game backpack, then took out the Five Elements Divine Fist, intending to observe and try to cultivate it.
"Oh! So this Five Elements Fist is like this?"
The Five Elements Divine Fist is a boxing technique created based on the forms of five animals: dragon, snake, tiger, leopard, and crane. The dragon form cultivates Spirit, the tiger form cultivates bones, the leopard form cultivates strength, the snake form cultivates qi, and the crane form cultivates essence. These five are practiced alternately, and it also includes the cultivation of mental techniques and footwork, making it a top-tier martial art that cultivates both internal and external aspects.
Each form of the Five Elements Fist has six major stances and thirty-six minor stances.
Tiger Fist: Black Tiger Tests Claws, Tiger Palm Climbs Wind, Hungry Tiger Seeks Sheep, Black Tiger Sits in Cave, Fierce Tiger Stretches Waist, White Tiger Pushes Mountain.
Leopard Fist: Leopard Settles Golden Body, Ground Basin Tears and Folds, Leopard Pierces Cliff, Leopard Plays with Ball, Golden Leopard Faces Heaven, Golden Leopard Straight Punch.
Snake Fist: Eight Trigrams Snake Form, White Snake Spits Tongue, Poisonous Snake Blocks Road, Two Snakes Divide Path, White Snake Coils Mouse, Poisonous Snake Guards Cave.
Crane Fist: White Crane Spreads Wings, Wild Crane Seeks Food, Male Crane Prints Feathers, Long Beak Stands Alone, Crane Claw Prints Sand, Ice Crane Guards Plum.
Dragon Fist: Twin Dragons Wag Tail, Golden Dragon Offers Claws, White Dragon Turns Head, Dragon Qi Spans River, Coiling Dragon Explores Claws, Roaming Dragon Retreats.
Ye Liangchen carefully memorized the movements in the boxing manual, then combined them with the mental technique, and began to practice.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
"Too tired."
An hour later, Ye Liangchen collapsed on the ground, completely soaked in sweat. He was still young, his stamina couldn't keep up, and it was his first time cultivating, so his movements were not fluid.
"Slowly now! There's still time later."
Ye Liangchen got up, rested for a bit, then went into the shower room. After a pleasant warm bath, he prepared for his afternoon nap.
"The Spirit Masters on the Douluo Continent are all single-minded. Most of them rely on hunting Spirit Beasts to obtain Spirit Abilities. Those who can create their own Spirit Abilities are very few. Feng Xiaotian's self-created Storm Devil Wolf 36 Consecutive Slashes amazed everyone in the Soul Master Competition."
"With this set of Divine Fists, once cultivated to Major Accomplishment, transforming spirit power into the five forms of dragon, snake, tiger, leopard, and crane, the combat power will surely be comparable to those Spirit Abilities. At that time, others will even think they are self-created Spirit Abilities!"
Ye Liangchen imagined fighting opponents in the future, manifesting dragon, snake, tiger, leopard, and crane with spirit power. That scene should be very impressive.
"Tang San, are you ready?" Ye Liangchen's mouth curved into a smirk.
His first experience with cultivation was exhausting. Lying on the soft bed, Ye Liangchen quickly fell into a drowsy sleep.
At the same time, in the back mountains of Saint Spirit Village, Nuoding City, Fasinuo Province, Little San, who was cultivating Mysterious Heaven Skill, felt his scalp tingle, as if someone was watching him.
"Who?"
Little San immediately stopped cultivating, holding small stones in his hand. His gloomy eyes, glowing with purple light, scanned his surroundings, but he found no one. So, he resumed cultivating.
"Anyone who poses a threat to me, no matter who they are, has chosen a path to death," Little San thought fiercely to himself.
Meanwhile, a black-robed figure in the distant forest watched Little San's strange cultivation method and his eyes glowing with purple light, muttering to himself: "Is this really my son? Could it be some Old freak reincarnated?"
The black-robed figure was Tang Hao. Seeing that his son's lifestyle was different from normal children, especially his eyes, which were too mature. At this moment, Tang Hao felt as if he had eaten a fly, very uncomfortable.
"Is this what a child born to a Spirit Beast is like? Forget it, he is Ah Yin's flesh and blood after all. I'll observe him for a while longer. If he truly is some Old freak who has taken over, don't blame me..."
After a while, Little San finished cultivating, quickly got up, and ran down the mountain.
"This kid is not simple! ..."
Tang Hao was very shocked watching Little San move as swiftly as if he were flying. He sighed deeply and quietly left the forest, quickly returning to his thatched hut to sleep in. Little San did not discover any of this.
...
After this cultivation session, Ye Liangchen slept very soundly, unaware of how many hours had passed. In a daze, he felt someone pinching his face, and his nostrils felt a bit itchy.
"Hachoo..."
Ye Liangchen let out a sneeze, which woke him up directly. He found Shui Yue'er leaning over his face, using her hair to tickle his nostrils.
"Hahaha..."
"Xiao Chen Didi, hurry up and get up for dinner, it's almost dark."
Shui Yue'er's soft and adorable voice sounded in Ye Liangchen's ear. The Little girl burst into laughter when she saw Ye Liangchen sneeze.
"Big sisters, you're done with class."
Ye Liangchen noticed that it was already late. Shui Bing'er and her sister had already brought his meal, so he could only reluctantly get up.
"You've slept until dark. Hurry up and wash your hands, then eat your meal."
Shui Bing'er placed the three lunchboxes she was holding on the table in the outer hall, calling Ye Liangchen to get up and eat.
"Thank you, Big sisters."
Ye Liangchen immediately got up quickly, washed up, and then came to the hall to have dinner with the two Little girls.
"When will Aunt Lan and the others be back?"
It had already been 20 days since Lan Xiaodie and the others took more than a dozen senior students to hunt Spirit Beasts. Ye Liangchen was also very worried, as they were, after all, his only remaining relatives in this World.
"Don't worry, my mother and grandmother are both there. They are both Spirit Douluo, and my aunt is also a Spirit Saint. Plus, there are three Spirit Emperor teachers. They will be fine and will be back soon," Shui Bing'er comforted him from the side.
"I'm four years old now. In two more years, I'll be able to awaken my Spirit, and then I can cultivate too."
"Xiao Chen will definitely awaken a powerful Spirit and become a Titled Douluo in the future."
"Xiao Chen, let me tell you! Spirit Master cultivation..."
Shui Bing'er and her sister talked about Spirit Master cultivation knowledge while eating, and Ye Liangchen listened attentively. Although he had learned about Spirit Master cultivation methods from novels in his previous life, he still needed to learn about the details.
Now he was just a four-year-old child, so he had to try his best to play the role of a child.
After he cultivated to Spirit Elder, he would give the Hun Yuan Art to his relatives around him, claiming it was a self-created technique, so it wouldn't be exposed.
After dinner, Ye Liangchen remembered the foundation establishment pill. So, he directly picked up the box of candy snacks on the nearby table, pretended to eat them, and prepared to let the two Little girls inadvertently eat the foundation establishment pill.
"Big sisters, ah... open your mouths, eat the candy beans."
Ye Liangchen took out the two foundation establishment pills and mixed them with two candy beans, then fed them separately into Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's mouths, letting them eat them.
"Ah ah..."
"Hmm! These candy beans are so delicious."
Shui Bing'er and her sister chewed the candy beans, feeling warm and comfortable all over. However, they didn't suspect anything; they just felt that their younger brother was very kind to them, which touched them deeply and warmed their hearts.
This way, they ate the foundation establishment pill. I'm truly a genius! Ye Liangchen praised himself in his heart.
With the boost from the foundation establishment pill, the cultivation path for these two Little girls would be much smoother in the future. Later, he would also 'borrow' the Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to evolve their Spirits. That kind of opportunity couldn't be left for Tang San.
Two hours later, it was already dark. Ye Liangchen returned to his room, preparing to observe the Five Elements Divine Fist again, as there were many stances and footwork he hadn't mastered yet.
Shui Bing'er and her sister stayed in their mother's room next door. After all, with the adults away, they weren't at ease leaving Xiao Jiahuo alone.
Cultivators cultivate souls, and cultivators are superior among men.
After observing the Five Elements Divine Fist and practicing for a while, three hours had passed, and it was almost dawn. Ye Liangchen took a bath, then collapsed into bed and fell asleep.