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Su Yu dared not practice recklessly.
He stored the Intermediate Meditation Method booklet in his storage ring.
After sweeping the battlefield one more time to ensure everything was in order, Su Yu set off.
He held a map he had scavenged from the Evil Spirit Master and, after comparing it, headed toward the nearest town.
*Wangyue City.*
This was a secondary small city located in the southeast of the Star Luo Empire.
The city was quite large and even boasted a soul beast forest, which was officially managed to provide soul rings for soul masters in need.
Of course, to enter this soul beast forest to hunt for soul beasts, one would have to pay a hefty entrance fee.
On the way, Su Yu stopped in a small village to change clothes and clean himself up before arriving at the city gate, feeling quite amazed.
"This mystical world is indeed different; the grandeur of this city gate is astonishing."
The scale and momentum were impressive.
He couldn't help but wonder what Shrek City, home to Shrek Academy, was like. And what about the capital of the most advanced and developed nation, the Sun-Moon Empire—Mingdu? What scenery awaited there?
"First, I need to find a place to stay."
Su Yu found a small independent courtyard and paid for a month's rent, totaling five silver spirit coins.
Under normal circumstances, from a safety perspective, a six-year-old child shouldn't be looking for a place to live alone.
However, having developed the *Insertion Technique* meant that Su Yu had at least some ability to protect himself.
This allowed him to act with a bit more boldness.
The fact that he had killed the Evil Spirit Master with the *Insertion Technique* was a coincidence, resulting from various factors coming together.
In a normal situation, if he encountered a great soul master, Su Yu would definitely not be able to win. But against a soul master with only one soul skill, he still felt confident.
His only disadvantage was that his soul power might be somewhat limited, affecting his stamina.
However, the *art of cutting* emphasized a quick kill; as long as he found the right moment to activate his soul skill, he could take down his opponent in one blow.
"I need to find a way to recognize characters."
This was the second most important thing.
As for obtaining an identity document or something similar—
Once he gained some cultivation, wouldn't everything become easier?
A third-ring soul master could easily handle such matters in a small city.
So, Su Yu was not worried about this at all.
Typically, there wouldn't be a need for such identity documents.
Su Yu didn't plan to attend any soul master academies, nor did he intend to buy a house, so having such documentation held little significance.
As for Shrek Academy—
As long as you have enough talent, nothing is a problem.
"Although I don't agree with many of Shrek's concepts, I have to admit that they offer the best educational resources on the entire continent."
What Su Yu referred to wasn't just the teaching staff; it was more about the resources in training techniques, cultivation experiences, and various knowledge.
He had a clear understanding of his own situation.
His astonishing comprehension was his greatest advantage and the foundation for his future rise. To maximize this ability, abundant knowledge was essential.
Without any information in his mind, developing anything would be somewhat inconvenient.
The *art of cutting* was also a soul skill Su Yu developed while in a state of enlightenment; in fact, even this skill itself was not fully complete.
Creating a soul skill required a personal understanding of how to manipulate soul power, which in turn allowed for offensive techniques.
This was something that needed to be refined step by step to keep up with the pace of soul masters and continue to be effective.
Just like the soul rings absorbed at different levels, the soul skills provided by hundred-year soul rings are inherently inferior to those from thousand-year or ten-thousand-year soul rings.
This illustrates the fundamental gap in soul skills.
Creating one's own soul skills naturally requires a process of gradual improvement.
The that Su Yu was currently developing was, in essence, comparable to a soul skill provided by a soul ring over a hundred years old.
"Let's put these thoughts aside for now; first, I need to learn to recognize characters and master the meditation method."
Su Yu spent half a day in the city finding a tutor and, for one gold soul coin, hired him to teach him.
The steep price didn't deter the tutor; without hesitation, he followed Su Yu home and began his lessons. Su Yu was primarily interested in learning to read, and with his extraordinary comprehension, he grasped the material quickly.
On the first day, the tutor ran out of textbooks and finished teaching everything he had, then hurried home. Three days later, he left feeling quite accomplished.
Having earned a gold soul coin in three days made him feel like he was floating on air.
After sending the tutor off and closing the door, Su Yu took out the Intermediate Meditation Method. He hadn't learned all the words, phrases, or sentences; he had focused only on the most basic and common characters.
Learning those, combined with a dictionary, was sufficient.
Using the dictionary, Su Yu began to understand the descriptions in the Intermediate Meditation Method little by little.
"What the hell is the difference between this and what I figured out on my own?"
Frustrated, Su Yu tossed the dictionary aside and cursed.
"Am I really not overestimating myself but rather overestimating this meditation method?"
There was a reason behind the mystical combat power floor tiles of Douluo Continent.
"Seriously, it just says to feel the existence of the martial soul within, then meditate to capture the elemental energy of heaven and earth, transforming it into one's own soul power?"
The so-called Intermediate Meditation Method was merely about some simple variations in techniques during meditation? Su Yu was speechless.
"In that case, I'll just have to experience it for myself."
Sitting cross-legged, he emptied his mind.
As he attempted to meditate, Su Yu discovered that the method wasn't entirely useless. At the very least, the techniques for entering a meditative state were quite effective, helping him quickly avoid unnecessary thoughts and focus more easily.
Su Yu soon sensed the presence of his martial soul and began to channel it, perceiving the elemental energy around him.
"This perception of elemental energy is indeed somewhat useful."
"And refining this elemental energy is helpful too."
After experiencing the process, Su Yu opened his eyes and began to summarize the effects of the Intermediate Meditation Method.
"Overall, the auxiliary effect is really quite good."
However, this meditation method was merely an auxiliary tool.
"The only aspect that impacts the speed of soul power cultivation is the technique for refining elemental energy into soul power. Once I reach the Great Soul Master level, it's likely to diminish significantly."
At that point, he would probably be relying solely on his own efforts to cultivate.
In response, Su Yu could only shake his head in disbelief.
No wonder it was called a meditation method.
Nevertheless, there was an Advanced Meditation Method beyond the Intermediate one.
And surely, there were even more specialized cultivation techniques above that.
The meditation method was likely established merely for the convenience of meditating.
While cultivating, there were many techniques for operating soul power; these might be the key to increasing the speed of cultivation.
Su Yu recalled that in an era ten thousand years ago, some great master had seemingly summarized a series of soul power operation routes, which were said to significantly accelerate the cultivation of soul power.
This indicated that on Douluo Continent, there were indeed techniques similar to inner strength, involving the circulation of soul power through specific pathways within the meridians to achieve effects.
However, a formal system had not yet been established.
As for why people had been summarizing operation routes ten thousand years ago, yet no one had truly created a method similar to inner strength after all this time, Su Yu didn't want to delve into.
(End of chapter)