Douluo: The Dragon King's Descent of the Gods

Chapter 35 Meditation, Breathing, and Internal Energy Cultivation Techniques

"That concludes tonight's meeting. Meeting adjourned."

On both sides of the long table, the people who participated in the meeting left one after another, and soon only Meng Xinghe and a woman wearing a hood and a mask remained.

"Xinghe, it's been a long time."

Qian Renxue removed her mask and looked at Meng Xinghe, who was sitting in the first seat, with a smile.

"Long time no see, you're even more beautiful than before," Meng Xinghe said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue's smile blossomed even more brightly on her exquisite face. "Thank you. So, in what ways am I more beautiful than before?"

"Confidence is the key to success," Meng Xinghe said.

"I see a confident beauty in you that I've never seen before."

"Confidence? Oh, yes, confidence." Qian Renxue removed her hood, her long golden hair cascading down like a waterfall. She rose and walked to the head of the long table, one hand resting on the high-backed chair, the other on the tabletop, her palm against her chin. She whispered in Meng Xinghe's ear:

"Star River, I'm so confident, so tell me, between me and that Silver Dragon King, who is more beautiful?"

Meng Xinghe's sky-blue eyes reflected Qian Renxue's stunningly beautiful face with golden hair and eyes, while Gu Yuena's breathtaking beauty with white hair and purple eyes also appeared in his mind.

After comparing them, he smiled slightly and said:

"Each has its own merits."

He wasn't comparing Gu Yuena to the present, but rather to the appearance of the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena as a human before her transformation and reconstruction.

Beauty is both a subjective and an objective thing.

Subjective beauty, simply put, is "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"; objective beauty is beauty in fact, which is itself an objective fact.

Objectively speaking, both Qian Renxue and Gu Yuena are absolutely beautiful, and their appearances do not fall into his aesthetic taboos; each has her own unique beauty.

"Do they each have their own merits?"

Qian Renxue whispered, her red lips parting slightly, her breath sweet and delicate, "But in my eyes, the most beautiful person in the world is you."

Before the warm breath from her ear had even dissipated, Qian Renxue's figure vanished from the space, leaving Meng Xinghe alone sitting in the head seat.

So, he was teased by Qian Renxue?

Moreover, the other party was very dishonest; they flirted with him and then ran away without any hesitation.

Indeed, as the old saying goes, boys must take good care of themselves when they are out and about.

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The next day, Class One, Soul Master Theory Class.

"Soul power is the foundation of a Soul Master. Now, could someone please answer: What are the cultivation methods for a Soul Master to increase their Soul Power level?"

Wu Changkong stood on the podium and scanned the room.

Perhaps because the question was too easy, no one raised their hand to answer, so he had to designate a student to answer the question.

"Xie Xie, you can answer this."

Seeing that the teacher had chosen him, Xie Xie stood up and confidently stated the answer he knew:

"Soul Masters can increase their Soul Power level through meditation and internal energy cultivation techniques."

"Hmm, not bad." Wu Changkong nodded in satisfaction, then changed the subject, "Anything else?"

"There...there's more?" Xie Xie was taken aback upon hearing this.

Seeing Xie Xie's expression, Wu Changkong knew that Xie Xie didn't know, so he asked Xie Xie to sit down first and looked at the class.

Xie Xie's family background was already among the best in Class One, and he didn't even know it. Probably only Meng Xinghe and Gu Yuena in the entire Class One knew.

but……

Wu Changkong glanced at the two people daydreaming by the window in the back row and immediately abandoned the idea of ​​making them stand up and answer the question. He gave the final answer himself:

"There are three methods for us Soul Masters to improve our Soul Power level. In addition to the meditation method and internal energy cultivation method that Xie Xie just mentioned, there is another method called the breathing method."

After saying that, he began teaching his lesson.

Meditation is the oldest and most common of the three methods of spiritual practice.

It originated in the ancient times of Soul Masters, appearing almost simultaneously with the human profession of Soul Master, and has been passed down to this day.

Over the years, various powerful meditation methods have emerged one after another.

For example, the Angel Meditation Method of the Spirit Hall's Angel lineage, the Celestial Meditation Method of the Holy Spirit Cult, and the Coiling Dragon Meditation Method of the ancient family of the Spirit Pagoda...

Furthermore, the most widely circulated basic meditation method in the Soul Master world is also progressing with the times, just like the radio calisthenics that ordinary people learn in school, constantly being updated.

For Soul Masters who practice the basic meditation method, with the same talent, the cultivation speed will increase as the meditation method is updated.

Internal energy cultivation is the most powerful and also the rarest of the three cultivation methods.

There are only two internal cultivation techniques in the entire Douluo Federation: the Xuan Tian Gong of the Tang Sect and the Da Guang Ming Shen Jing of the Holy Spirit Sect.

Internal energy cultivation is a practice method completely different from meditation.

As we all know, the soul power cultivated through meditation has no attributes, and the soul power of a soul master also has no attributes. It only exhibits corresponding attributes after being combined with a martial soul.

However, internal cultivation methods are different. The soul power cultivated from them has its own attributes, and the attributes of the soul power cultivated from different internal cultivation methods are also different.

The soul power cultivated by the Tang Sect's Xuan Tian Gong is balanced and harmonious, with a certain healing effect and a long-lasting aura, making it suitable for all soul masters to cultivate.

The soul power cultivated by the Holy Spirit Cult's Great Light of Heaven is bright and holy, possessing all the effects of light and holy attributes, such as purification, healing, and exorcism, making it suitable for soul masters with light or holy attributes to cultivate.

Finally, there is the breathing method, which is a rather special practice.

Because breathing techniques can be both a method of cultivation and a state of cultivation.

When a Soul Master reaches a certain level, they can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from the air through natural breathing and transform it into Soul Power.

The highest level of breathing techniques is called "body breathing," which means that every pore of the body can breathe just like the mouth and nose.

Meanwhile, breathing techniques are divided into active and passive methods.

Active means that the Soul Master consciously absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth through breathing and transforms it into Soul Power; passive means that the Soul Master does not need to do it deliberately, and the body naturally absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth through breathing and transforms it into Soul Power.

The latter's absorption and conversion efficiency is far inferior to the former, but it has the advantage of being uninterrupted 24 hours a day. It is a passive skill, and as long as you are alive, the breathing technique will not stop.

Breathing techniques can be mastered naturally by Soul Masters, or they can be cultivated artificially. However, only the Holy Spirit Sect in the entire Douluo Federation possesses this method, which is called the Celestial God Breathing Technique!

The Holy Spirit Cult is also the only faction that simultaneously possesses meditation, breathing techniques, and internal energy cultivation methods.

"Teacher," Tang Wulin raised his hand and asked, "how does the Holy Spirit Cult manage to possess three major cultivation methods simultaneously?"

"Tang Wulin, that's a good question," Wu Changkong said.

"This is because the Holy Spirit Church has produced several wise scholars throughout its history."

"The Celestial Meditation Method, the Celestial Breathing Method, the Great Light Heavenly Nerve, and many other combat techniques all originated from these researchers."