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The reason Bibi Dong did not achieve a deeper transformation of her soul into the primordial spirit while consolidating the vitality Golden Core, soul power heart nucleus, and mental spirit grid, Tang San speculated, was likely because her understanding of these three treasures—vitality, energy, and spirit—was not as profound as his own. This meant that the resonance between the three did not reach the necessary level.
At least for Tang San, his own connection with the world of Douluo was a constant interplay of energy.
It seemed that Bibi Dong did not have such an energetic interaction.
Moreover, in terms of cultivation methods, Bibi Dong currently focused primarily on the Soul Power Dual Meditation, which centered on soul power, with spirit power and vitality being secondary.
Even though she had recently been incorporating some body-tempering techniques from "The Body Art" into her Soul Power Dual Meditation, it was still not as effective as Tang San's Creation and Destruction Scriptures, Jade Bone Golden Skin Secret Art, and Cosmic Meditation.
The only advantage might be that Bibi Dong's Soul Power Dual Meditation could simultaneously cultivate vitality, energy, and spirit, whereas Tang San's three divine arts required further integration in the future to achieve perfect harmony.
For Tang San, this was an informal comparative experiment: whether it was better to unify the three from the start or to cultivate each treasure separately and unify them later.
Currently, both approaches seemed to lead to the same ultimate goal.
However, in terms of completeness, Tang San's three divine arts were far superior; while in terms of unity, Bibi Dong's Soul Power Dual Meditation had a slight edge.
Tang San had noticed in the past that as his three arts became more complete, their interconnections tightened, and one day, when they could perfectly connect, they would surely evolve into an entirely new art.
And Bibi Dong?
The efficiency of the transformation between the vitality Golden Core, soul power heart nucleus, and mental spirit grid was far inferior to Tang San's. Many details were incomplete, resulting in lower efficiency in energy transformation and circulation.
As a result, the impact on her soul was also less significant.
"It seems my Soul Power Dual Meditation is still incomplete, so my resonance with the three treasures is not as strong as yours, and I can't induce a transformation in my soul," Bibi Dong understood the reason for not achieving the primordial spirit and was not anxious. She then asked about another matter: "Have you consolidated the 'rings' around the Golden Core, Heart Nucleus, and Spirit Grid? What are the energy flow paths like?"
"This is also what I wanted to discuss next."
Tang San used his soul power to shape a human model, marking the upper, middle, and lower dantian, and then simulated the appearance of the vitality Golden Core, soul power heart nucleus, and mental spirit grid. He also constructed corresponding soul rings around them. "First, I need to clarify that the three main dantian—Guanyuan, Shanzhong, and Yintang—may not look very large on the surface, but they contain vast realms. This demonstration is just to make things clearer."
Bibi Dong lowered her eyelids, slightly exasperated: "There's no need to explain all this to me. I'm not a three-year-old, you know?"
"Since such cultivation methods have not been summarized or codified before, I wanted to provide a detailed explanation," Tang San said with an awkward smile, controlling the human model to demonstrate the dynamics between the Golden Core, Heart Nucleus, and Spirit Grid, as well as the oscillations of the three peculiar "rings."
"After consolidating the corresponding rings, the energy flow paths within can actually be altered. This means they can be continually added to and improved, as these three soul rings are condensed from my vitality, energy, and spirit and move according to my intentions."
"Therefore, it will be necessary to continuously research various soul skills that can convert soul power into vitality and spirit power, record their flow paths, and continually experiment to discover, analyze, categorize, and summarize. Then, based on our respective martial souls, we can test to see which methods are more suitable."
"Just the preliminary collection is a massive undertaking. Additionally, since everyone's martial soul is different, the primary flow paths of soul power will also vary, making it a complex process to summarize and find suitable energy pathways for oneself."
"Based on the current progress, it will take at least a hundred years before we can summarize a systematic energy conversion and circulation circuit for these three special rings that future generations can follow. For now, we can only test different circuits to see which ones suit our individual needs."
Bibi Dong pondered for a moment and asked, "So, how long will it take to record the energy circuits of soul skills that convert soul power into vitality and spirit power?"
"It depends on how many relevant soul skills the Spirit Hall can collect," Tang San adjusted his glasses and began to hypothesize. "Currently, I have some soul tools brought back from the Golden Ancient Tree that could assist in research. Using these tools could speed up the recording of the energy circuits in the soul rings."
"However, it will undoubtedly require a lot of cooperation from soul masters... Given the current development model of the Spirit Hall, it might take a hundred years just to summarize a portion of the related energy flow, conversion, and circulation circuits."
"With a bit of luck, we might identify the basic structure of the energy flow circuits of soul skills. Once we summarize these basic structures and conduct experiments, progress could become easier."
The operation of soul tools is similar in concept to soul skills, Tang San believed it could be instructive, but the twelve basic attributes of soul tools are extremely complex—combining just two of them with varying proportions can produce different effects.
The energy flow routes in soul rings are even more intricate.
It can be said that all human inventions and creations, whether they are objects or cultivation methods, have elements of biomimicry.
Soul tools, too, were created based on the principles of soul rings and soul skills, capable of exerting greater, stronger, and more effective powers than the corresponding soul skills. However, in terms of precision, they are still inferior to the original energy flow routes within soul rings.
Golden Age soul tool technology might achieve the same level of precision as the energy flow routes in soul rings, but unfortunately, the research materials on that topic have been destroyed.
"So, are the rings surrounding the three core areas currently useless?" Bibi Dong furrowed her brow.
"Not entirely. At least with the three rings, I find that my control over vitality, energy, and spirit is much more precise. I can even influence the structure of every cell within my body using these three types of energy."
Tang San refuted Bibi Dong's view that the rings were useless at this stage.
"Moreover, I've discovered that we can inscribe our existing cultivation method routes onto these three rings. This can also enhance the efficiency of the conversion, flow, and circulation of vitality, energy, and spirit, functioning somewhat like an 'enhancement tool' for cultivation, with no adverse effects observed so far."
Bibi Dong considered this and decided to try creating the three rings based on Tang San's method.
At least, she trusted that Tang San would not deceive her.
"What did you name these three rings?"
"I haven't named them yet, but if we need names, it's simple. They correspond to the three core areas, so we can call them the Golden Core Ring, Heart Nucleus Ring, and Spirit Grid Ring."
When it comes to naming, Tang San preferred straightforward and understandable names, making it clear what each one represents.
(End of Chapter)