Douluo Jueshi: Who let him join Shrek!

Chapter 689 Zhang Lexuan Breaks Through to Super Douluo and Returns to Qingshui City
Xue Di nodded slightly. Since she had taught herself how to use soul tools, she had a good understanding of the difficulty involved.

Although it didn't take her very long to go from a beginner to an eighth-level Soul Master, the difficulty of becoming a ninth-level Soul Master from an eighth-level Soul Master is extremely high! It's several times more difficult than breaking through from a first-level Soul Master to an eighth-level Soul Master!
It should be noted that Qian Duoduo, the vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department, had reached the level of an eighth-level Soul Master when he was in his forties. However, he has not yet taken the step from an eighth-level Soul Master to a ninth-level Soul Master, even now that he is almost ninety years old!
This shows how difficult this step is.

"Yes, I know. You can teach me when you have time, and I'll study it slowly in the rest of the time. Anyway, I'm already tied to you, so I have plenty of time."

"It's snow," the Snow Empress said softly.

Jiang Ming felt something was off about what he heard, but he couldn't quite put his finger on why.

After all, it is indeed a fact that Xue Di is now his soul spirit, completely bound to him, and he can't leave.

"Okay, I'll teach you when I have time, but not now, I'm cooking porridge outside."

Jiang Ming nodded.

Jiang Ming thought it was a good thing that Xue Di liked to study soul tools. Although the small world was now a world, it was not perfect and was still far from the real world.

Since Xue Di is interested in researching soul tools, she can use this to relieve her loneliness.

When I get tired of researching, I go to play cards or mahjong with the elves or the others. It's quite relaxing.

As for cultivation
The Snow Emperor is now only a soul essence; without a physical body, she cannot cultivate.

Or rather, Jiang Ming's cultivation was equivalent to her cultivation.

As Jiang Ming's soul, the stronger Jiang Ming is, the stronger she will naturally be.

Withdrawing his spiritual energy from the small world, Jiang Ming glanced at the bubbling white porridge and immediately turned off the heat to prevent it from turning into burnt rice.

Let the congee cool down a bit. Jiang Ming went into the bedroom and took a look. Zhang Lexuan was still lying in bed, but she was already awake.

Sunlight shone on her beautiful, gentle face, which was slightly flushed. Her languid posture gave Jiang Ming a warm feeling of peaceful tranquility.

"Awake? Get up, wash up, and eat."

Jiang Ming sat on the edge of the bed and gently patted Zhang Lexuan's shoulder.

Zhang Lexuan lay on her side, and beneath the light blue silk quilt, glimpses of spring were faintly visible.

"I'm so tired, I don't want to get up."

She pouted and said wearily.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ming touched Zhang Lexuan's hair with a touch of tenderness.

"I'll try to be more careful in the future. If you're tired, you can rest a bit more. I'll bring you breakfast and feed you."

As he spoke, Jiang Ming stood up, went to the kitchen, ladled out a bowl of white porridge, added some pickled vegetables that Zhang Lexuan liked, and brought it into the bedroom.

"Ah~"

Zhang Lexuan opened her rosy lips, waiting for Jiang Ming to feed her.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Ming couldn't help but smirk.

Although Sister Lexuan is mostly a gentle and graceful mature woman, sometimes she is like this, a cute little girl who likes to act coquettishly.

He quite liked Le Xuan's unexpected charm.

"Here, be careful, it's hot."

Jiang Ming fed Zhang Lexuan the bowl of white porridge spoonful by spoonful, using a trace of his life force as he did so.

This will help Zhang Lexuan's body recover quickly.

However, given Zhang Lexuan's physical condition, even if she is physically exhausted, she can recover quickly with a little rest.

After all, she had consumed a divine herb, Narcissus Jade Bone and Muscle! Even if her own recovery ability wasn't as good as Jiang Ming's, it was still very strong, and she didn't need to use her life force.

If other Soul Masters who desperately crave the power of life knew that Jiang Ming was actually using such a precious thing as the power of life to relieve fatigue, they would definitely grind their teeth in anger.

This is almost no different from lighting a cigarette with money, no, it's even more outrageous than lighting a cigarette with money!
But since Jiang Ming possessed abundant life force, he used it anyway.

The two spent half an hour cuddling together during breakfast. After finishing breakfast, Zhang Lexuan did not linger in Jiang Ming's tender embrace, but immediately got up and went to the balcony to begin her cultivation.

After yesterday's 'dual cultivation'—well, it shouldn't really be considered dual cultivation, since neither of them had learned any so-called dual cultivation techniques—...

However, the two are inherently very compatible, and when yin and yang combine, the energy within Jiang Ming's body can benefit Zhang Lexuan's cultivation.

"I'm going to start cultivating now. Go play by yourself."

Zhang Lexuan pushed away Jiang Ming, who wanted to be affectionate, and sat on the futon on the balcony to prepare for cultivation.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ming's lips twitched slightly.

That sounds so strange.

"Do you want me to protect you?"

Jiang Ming said softly.

Zhang Lexuan shook her head and said, "It's just ordinary cultivation. This is at home, not somewhere else. Why are you protecting the Dharma? Alright, you should leave now, otherwise I won't be able to enter a meditative state."

After saying that, Zhang Lexuan closed her eyes and began to adjust her state, preparing to break through the level 95 bottleneck.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ming left the cabin with a sense of helplessness.

Standing in the open space in front of the hut, Jiang Ming gazed at the shimmering Poseidon Lake under the sunlight and exhaled a long breath.

Afterwards, Jiang Ming returned to the fishing platform he had prepared the day before and cast his line again.

He refused to believe it! That not a single fish in this Sea God Lake would take his bait?
Is this reasonable? !
In fact, with Jiang Ming's strength, he could easily catch all the fish in Haishen Lake, let alone fish there, or he could use special bait like Elder Zhuang.

If Jiang Ming were to use his life force to create a nest, the entire Sea God Lake would probably boil over.

But Jiang Ming did not intend to do so.

He had fished at Poseidon Lake several times, using the most basic and unorthodox techniques, but not a single fish had taken the bait!

He was not satisfied and had to get his revenge!

then
Ten minutes, twenty minutes, thirty minutes, forty minutes
Jiang Ming's expression went from calm to a slight frown, then to heavier breathing, and finally to a slightly ferocious look.

"Grass! A type of plant!"

I can't bear it, I can't bear it at all!
Jiang Ming slammed his pole into the lake, sending sprays several meters high into the air. Fish leaped out of the water, their scales shimmering in the sunlight, dazzlingly bright.

Jiang Ming twirled the fishing rod in his hand, and the hook formed a perfect arc, easily gliding across the lip of a large fish, forcibly reeling it in!
"Phew~ It feels good!"

Jiang Taigong was fishing, and those willing to take the bait.

When Jiang Taigong fishes, he'll either take the bait or not!
Water splashed into the lake, and the fish scattered in panic, swimming away from the area.

Jiang Ming glanced at the fish he had caught. It had a big head and a small body, and not much meat, but it would still be very delicious to make a fish soup.

Lunch will be yours! After forcibly catching a fish, Jiang Ming lost interest in fishing.

I don't know what's wrong with the fish in this Poseidon Lake. There are so many fish, but whenever he fishes normally, he doesn't get a single one. It's infuriating!
He put away his fishing rod, touched the water and it froze, freezing the bighead carp.

Rapid freezing keeps the fish alive, preserving its freshness to the maximum extent.

After releasing the fish into the glacier of the small world and warning the soul beasts in the glacier not to steal them, Jiang Ming took a step forward and walked directly onto the lake surface.

With his Super Douluo cultivation level, riding the waves would be no problem for him.

As he walked towards the outer courtyard, some inner courtyard students were already using flying sword soul tools to traverse the sky above the Sea God Lake.

The students in the Inner Academy are actually much busier than those in the Outer Academy. They also have courses to attend and need to carry out Shrek Academy's inspection missions. Only by completing a certain number of inspection missions can they successfully graduate from the Inner Academy.

Of course, inner court students can choose to slack off, but that would undoubtedly leave them far behind those around them and might even draw criticism from the academy.

In the path of cultivation, one either progresses or regresses.

The inner court students, who were piloting flying swords in the air, saw someone walking on the surface of the Poseidon Lake and looked down with curiosity. Some enthusiastic students even greeted Jiang Ming.

Jiang Ming responded to each question and quickly walked to the outer courtyard of Haishen Lake.

The school bell for the foreign language department had already rung while Jiang Ming and Zhang Lexuan were still dawdling in their bedroom.

The students were all in class, and the entire foreign language department looked somewhat empty.

As Jiang Ming passed by the freshmen dormitory building, he stopped and glanced at the situation there.

More than a decade has passed, and the dormitory building for freshmen in the School of Foreign Languages ​​has obviously been renovated, or even renovated more than once.

After the college boosted the economy through various means, construction projects became much more lavish and were no longer constrained by funding.

"Teacher, what brings you here again?"

Jiang Ming walked to the big tree under the freshman dormitory building and found that Old Mu had come here again.

He sat in a recliner, rocking back and forth, looking quite relaxed.

His aged body would normally have looked normal doing this, but now, looking like a twenty-year-old lying down below the dormitory building, it looked rather strange, as if he had avoided taking forty years of detours.

Old Mu, who was sitting in a recliner, opened his eyes slightly when he heard the voice and smiled, "It's Xiao Ming."

He waved to Jiang Ming and said, "Although my body has returned to a youthful state, I am still over two hundred years old, and I have gotten used to lying here. I just happened to have nothing to do, so I came over to lie here for another day."

"Ugh~ I have to say, it actually feels pretty good."

Old Mu stretched and yawned, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Seeing this, Jiang Ming waved his hand and took out a recliner, lying down next to Old Mu.

The morning sunlight wasn't harsh; instead, it carried a touch of warmth. The rustling of leaves in the breeze was like a lullaby, making one want to take a nap.

At this moment, all is peaceful and serene.

"Where is Le Xuan?"

Seeing that Jiang Ming had also taken a recliner and lay down beside him, Old Mu closed his eyes again and said softly.

"Sister Lexuan is trying to break through the bottleneck of level 95 Super Douluo. She said she can break through in the next few days. I plan to go back to Qingshui City together after she breaks through the bottleneck. It's been a long time since I've been back."

Jiang Ming also closed his eyes and spoke softly.

"Hmm, she's already breaking through the bottleneck of Super Douluo so quickly. Le Xuan is indeed very diligent in her cultivation. Aren't you going to stay by her side to protect her?"

Elder Mu continued to ask.

"Sister Lexuan said she couldn't meditate peacefully with me around, so she kicked me out."

Jiang Ming said helplessly.

"hehe."

Old Mu chuckled softly and said nothing more.

That's how we all got through it.
Lying down is indeed a very pleasant thing to do, and time flies by.

In the blink of an eye, the freshmen finished their classes and were dismissed. A large group of freshmen, still quite young, surged toward the dormitory building.

When they saw two deck chairs downstairs in the dormitory building, and two handsome guys lying on them, the boys were fine, but the girls' eyes lit up.

"The new students are out of school and it's time for lunch. I'll be going now."

Jiang Ming slightly opened his eyes, yawned, and then disappeared along with the recliner he was lying on.

The freshmen who returned to their dormitories were startled by the sudden disappearance and immediately began to discuss it amongst themselves.

Listening to the noise around him, several black lines appeared on Old Mu's forehead.

He wanted to lie down a little longer, that kid.
As time went by, Zhang Lexuan's ascent to level 95 Super Douluo was very smooth. In just three days, Zhang Lexuan successfully broke through this bottleneck.

In the past few days, Jiang Ming has been wandering around the college.

Go have a drink with Master Xuan, and enjoy some tea with Master Zhuang.

However, since Elder Xuan became the head of the Sea God Pavilion, he has indeed restrained himself a lot when it comes to drinking.

Besides these leisure activities, Jiang Ming was pulled into the inner courtyard a few times to do manual labor, helping the elderly residents teach a few classes and imparting some experience.

To be honest, Jiang Ming really didn't think he had any experience.

If any inner court student were to follow his path, it would be a dead end! This is completely irrelevant.

However, he doesn't seem to have any real insights into combat techniques or cultivation. He relies on the help of the spirits in the Book of Spirits to boost his cultivation.

Without the extra cultivation speed provided by the elves, he would just be an ordinary soul master with twin martial souls and innate full soul power.

In the end, Jiang Ming only taught some combat tips that he had figured out on his own, but that was enough to greatly benefit the students of the inner academy.

During this time, Jiang Ming also made a special trip to take a look at the Tang Clan, which is now located in Shrek City.

Although he and Zhang Lexuan did not join the Tang Sect, they did invest in it, so they wanted to see how the Tang Sect was doing.

It is worth mentioning that the Tang Sect is indeed developing very well. Although it is still small in size now, as long as it develops and continues to combine its mechanical technology and soul tools, it will have a bright future!
It was another early morning. Jiang Ming and Zhang Lexuan got up early, packed their things, and set off on their way back to Qingshui City, bathed in the rising sun.

The two did not choose to travel at full speed. At their speed, they could reach Qingshui City in less than half a day.

But they weren't in any hurry, so they just continued on their way as usual.

Without any particularly strong pressure, taking things slowly and steadily is more reassuring.

(End of this chapter)