Chapter 53: Who Doesn't Want to Be a Freeloading Young Man?
The Taiyi Green Wood Technique was a main quest reward given to Su Yun after he won a competition against Tang San just before the holidays. It is a technique specifically designed for physical cultivation.
During his holiday return to the Holy Spirit Village, Su Yun, besides revising and researching his Liyuan Spear Technique and Wind God's Leg, also attempted to cultivate the Taiyi Green Wood Technique. Unfortunately, each cultivation session ended in just a few minutes.
This was not because Su Yun was exceptionally fast in his practice, but rather, the cultivation requirements of the Taiyi Green Wood Technique were extremely stringent, making it almost impossible for an average soul master to succeed in its cultivation.
The first condition for cultivating the Taiyi Green Wood Technique was that the cultivator must possess a strong affinity with the wood attribute.
For instance, Su Yun's awakened martial soul was the Blue Silver Emperor, one of the finest plant-based martial souls, which had evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor Tree. This made Su Yun naturally very attuned to the wood attribute spiritual qi between heaven and earth.
Furthermore, his innate full soul power made him one of the most suitable candidates for cultivating this technique.
The second condition required that the cultivator be surrounded by many treasures containing the wood attribute essence, continuously providing the cultivator with this essence to ensure successful cultivation.
Otherwise, without sufficient wood attribute essence, even entering the threshold of the Taiyi Green Wood Technique was impossible.
The reason Su Yun's cultivation sessions ended quickly was due to the lack of wood attribute essence in the impoverished Holy Spirit Village.
Essence is naturally formed and nurtured, requiring substantial time to imbue its true essence into various plants or treasures. Mass production of such essence through artificial means is almost impossible.
If Su Yun had continued to stay in Notting City, he was almost certain that mastering the Taiyi Green Wood Technique would take an incredibly long time.
However, a stroke of luck came his way when he was captured by Judo Luo and taken to the Spirit Hall, and even more so when he was accepted as a disciple by Bibi Dong. This made Su Yun feel like his fortunes had turned.
The advantages of the Spirit Hall over a primary soul master academy were immediately apparent.
In summary, it boiled down to two words.
Resources!
Resources!
Still, TMD resources!
No matter how talented a soul master is, without matching resources, they could not reach their full potential. Compared to other talented soul masters with resources, they would at least fall half a tier in strength.
Many soul master forces like families and sects across the Douluo Continent vied for control over territories, not only competing for talented soul masters but also securing the most precious local resources.
These valuable resources included, but were not limited to, cultivation theories, martial soul knowledge, and cultivation materials.
It was with these resources that the top soul master forces could maintain an absolute monopolistic position and ensure their power's longevity.
The Spirit Hall possessed the most advantageous mimicry cultivation grounds on the entire continent. The variety and quality of plants and herbs there were incomparable, even when combined resources of the Tian Dou Royal Academy and the Star Luo Royal Academy could not compete.
Furthermore, the Spirit Hall had many treasures of various attributes. With his status as the Pope's disciple, Su Yun could easily access them.
It wouldn't be long before he successfully cultivated the first layer of the Taiyi Green Wood Technique.
As a child of only seven years old dressed in ordinary clothes, Su Yun running alone on the streets of Spirit City indeed attracted attention.
Many knights and guards of the Spirit Hall couldn't help but turn their heads as they saw him trotting along.
"This little guy looks like the kid Lord Chrysanthemum Douluo captured last time, right?"
"Now that you mention it, I remember. His name seems to be Su Yun."
"Wasn't he summoned by the Pope to the Pope's Hall? Why is he here?"
"Should we capture him first? And inform Lord Chrysanthemum Douluo when he returns?"
After some discussion, the knights and guards prepared to apprehend Su Yun. However, before they could take a step, a cold shout came from behind: "Stop! All of you, come back!"
"Captain!" The guards abruptly stopped and turned to see that it was their captain who had stopped them, showing puzzled expressions.
The captain glared at them harshly, coldly saying, "You short-sighted fools, didn't you see the token hanging from that kid's waist?"
The guards were initially stunned, then turned to look and saw a token on Su Yun's waist that they had not noticed before, bearing the character "Dong."
Seeing the familiar character, the guards felt a chill run from their toes to their scalps, feeling fortunate that their captain had stopped them.
The token on Su Yun's waist was the personal token of Bibi Dong, the Pope of the Spirit Hall. Known to be possessed only by her direct disciple Hu Liena.
Now, Su Yun also had such a token, which implied what?
"Captain, does it mean that the kid named Su Yun has been accepted as a disciple by the Pope?" one guard asked, trembling slightly.
"What do you think?" The captain glanced at his subordinates coldly.
The guards, hearing this and watching Su Yun's departing figure, were filled with awe.
Just a few days ago, Su Yun was captured by Lord Chrysanthemum Douluo and confined in a small room.
But today, after being released for just one day, he had become the Pope's second direct disciple. What did this signify?
It indicated Su Yun's extraordinary talent!
Otherwise, how could the usually cold-hearted Pope accept him as a disciple?
As the captain had said, Su Yun initially faced some disregard from the guards when asking for directions to the Resource Hall.
However, when they saw the token on his waist and felt the same aura from it as Hu Liena's token, their attitudes took a complete turnaround.
Especially after learning that Su Yun had become a disciple of the Pope, they almost wished they could carry him to the Resource Hall.
Su Yun politely declined their "kindness" and, after some hassle, finally arrived at the Resource Hall.
Using his token, he successfully requested five millennium-grade wood attribute spiritual medicines from the Resource Hall staff and also inquired about the location of the Spirit Hall's mimicry cultivation grounds.
After storing the spiritual medicines in his soul-guided device on his wrist, Su Yun made his way to the mimicry cultivation grounds.
"This token is like a master key, so convenient." As he passed through the winding corridors and approached the entrance of the mimicry cultivation grounds, breathing in the fresh air ahead, Su Yun felt the thrill of privilege for the first time.
With the token in hand, the world was his oyster, like backing against a big tree to enjoy the shade.
No wonder people don't want to struggle, only wishing to say to a rich woman, "Hungry, food."
After all, who doesn't want to be a "useless" person who only needs to act cute in an elder sister's arms to be fed?
Of course, Su Yun was not someone who willingly chose to be "useless."
He aimed to make a name for himself on the Douluo Continent and become a god-like figure!
Even if Bibi Dong begged him to let her support him, he would resolutely refuse... at least twice.
Unless Bibi Dong insisted thrice, then he might reluctantly play the role of a pretty boy, living a life of ease as a freeloading young man.
"No, I can't daydream anymore."
Su Yun shook his head vigorously, casting all unrealistic thoughts from his mind, and no longer delayed his time, taking his first step:
"Let's go in first."
(End of Chapter)
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