Chapter 4: First Meditation
Yang Xiong felt a bit helpless upon hearing his father's words. This was how things worked within the sect. There were various rules for the cultivation of children, especially for those with better talents, who were given even more attention.
Recently, Yang Xiong had gone through some documents and gained a general understanding of the martial soul awakening situation in the soul master world. According to the statistics, there were approximately 100,000 soul masters, with more than 70% being below the rank of Soul King, creating a pyramid-like structure.
Among them, the proportion of Soul Masters, Great Soul Masters, and Soul Lords was about the same. For those whose martial souls awakened with innate soul power levels, as long as it wasn't ridiculously low, they could generally cultivate to the rank of Soul Lord; the only difference was the time it would take.
However, from the rank of Soul Sect onward, the number of soul masters decreased drastically. Every time a rank increased, the number of soul masters dropped by several times, and the proportion of higher-level soul masters grew.
For example, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was estimated to have 5,000 soul masters, there were only two Title Douluos, over twenty Soul Douluos, and at least a hundred Soul Saints.
Don't underestimate his father, a Soul King. Even though he was an outer sect elder, he didn't have many duties within the sect unless there was a special task. He spent at least half of his time resting.
If he were a Soul King and went outside, he could serve as the mayor of a small town or the leader of a high-level Soul Master academy.
Regarding innate soul power levels at awakening, there were probably fewer than five people within the sect who had innate soul power levels of seven, and those who exceeded level seven were extremely rare. Of course, this was only for the current year.
At this moment, Yang Lin continued, "Xiaoxiong, I have some good news. The young lady of our sect has awakened with innate soul power at level nine, making her one of the highest innate soul power level individuals in the history of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul."
Yang Xiong, somewhat confused, replied, "What does that have to do with anything? Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is powerful, it has its inherent flaws. Its soul power can only reach level seventy-nine at most."
Yang Lin sighed, "Yes, this is the greatest limitation of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Otherwise, with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's powerful support, we could definitely rival the Haotian Sect."
Yang Xiong didn't say anything further.
In the afternoon, under his father's guidance, Yang Xiong began his first meditation.
Meditation is about emptying the mind, allowing innate soul power to flow within the body and absorb energy of the same attribute from the air.
The meditation methods across Douluo Continent are quite similar, but the paths through which the energy flows inside the body may differ. Due to differences in martial souls, physiques, and other factors, everyone gradually forms their own unique way of circulating energy.
The key to all this is the innate soul power. The higher the innate soul power level, the faster the meditation will progress. Those with higher-quality martial souls will also have wider meridians. Normally, the innate soul power level and the martial soul quality of a soul master are quite similar at the time of awakening.
This is one of the reasons why soul master sects are so powerful. They not only have a complete cultivation system but also methods to cultivate the best martial souls. Additionally, bloodline inheritance and martial souls tend to be more stable.
However, the body martial soul has no specific attribute and can absorb all types of energy from the air. But this is also a flaw, as the energy in the air is chaotic and noisy, which makes the cultivation of the body martial soul difficult in the early stages.
Another major disadvantage of the body martial soul is that, unlike other martial souls, it cannot be summoned.
On Douluo Continent, whether it's weapon martial souls or beast martial souls, they can be summoned, and during meditation, the soul master's meditation gradually synchronizes with the martial soul. When a soul master reaches level ninety-nine, the body and the martial soul can perfectly merge.
But the body martial soul is different. Because it cannot be summoned, early cultivation becomes very difficult. One can only cultivate by continuously training the body. Current cultivation methods are much inferior compared to those available thousands of years later, especially since there are no spiritual cultivation methods in the entire continent.
Yang Xiong meditated for an entire afternoon, and it seemed that his soul power only improved slightly. This improvement was very limited, and he certainly didn't feel like a genius with innate soul power at level six.
At dinner, Yang Lin asked, "Xiaoxiong, today was your first meditation. How do you feel about the results?"
Yang Xiong carefully recalled the afternoon's meditation. "Father, I think the meditation effect was poor today. My soul power only increased a little, perhaps this is due to the limitations of my martial soul."
His mother, Sun Yu, tried to comfort him. "Xiaoxiong, when I first began meditating, it was the same for me. My body and martial soul didn't seem to match completely. After gradually adapting, things got a little better."
Yang Xiong smiled. "Mom, I plan to focus more on physical training starting tomorrow. I'll try to study and train during the day, and only meditate at night."
Yang Lin, somewhat confused, replied, "We soul masters do need to focus on physical fitness, but soul power is the foundation. Exercise does help to some extent, but it's still better to spend more time meditating, especially since your innate soul power has reached level six."
Yang Xiong said, "Father, I have my own cultivation method. Trust me, I'll adapt soon. By the way, I remember the sect provides medicinal baths. Could you help me register to receive one?"
Yang Lin was even more puzzled. "With our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's wealth, we indeed provide medicinal baths for all disciples. However, these are typically given after the age of twelve or once you reach the rank of Great Soul Master. Medicinal baths are very beneficial for the body and can accelerate a soul master's cultivation speed, but a child's body hasn't fully developed yet. The medicinal bath may have side effects and could even affect your future growth."
Yang Xiong quickly responded, "Father, my martial soul is special, so I want to start the medicinal bath as soon as possible. It might stimulate my martial soul's growth."
Yang Lin was somewhat confused but agreed, "Alright, as long as you have confidence in your cultivation and your own plan, I'll allow it. The medicinal bath materials are precious, but for our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, it's nothing. After all, we are the largest herbal merchant on the entire Douluo Continent."
The family had long been used to Yang Xiong's approach. Since he was young, he had always been very reliable, and every decision he made was well thought out and planned, showing an extraordinary level of maturity.
Yang Lin suddenly remembered something. "By the way, Xiaoxiong, Li Aunt's son is already twenty years old. He worked in the patrol team for a while. I've spoken to Li Aunt about asking her son to take care of you. You'll be going to school every day, and at six years old, you're still too young."
"You'll have someone watching you while you train, just in case anything happens. I know you don't like being waited on, but sometimes it's necessary to have someone around to help, at least to ensure your safety."
Yang Xiong reluctantly nodded.
In truth, given Yang Xiong's family situation, they were doing quite well in Douluo Continent. Both of his parents were soul masters and outer sect elders at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Every year, the sect provided a generous salary, not to mention various sect subsidies.
Aunt Li worked as a maid at their home, handling laundry, cooking, and cleaning. A family of soul masters couldn't be expected to do all these chores themselves, so instead of wasting time on these tasks, it was better to meditate more.
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