Rise in Douluo Continent with the help of bean buns

A light snow fell on Tiandou City in the depths of winter, covering the courtyards in the southern part of the city with a thin layer of white. Only the cold-resistant plants in the herb garden still had a few specks of green, showing their tenacious vitality in the cold wind.

Qinghetang's three major business lines have long been on a track of steady growth, with its thousand-acre planting base, large workshops outside the city, and sales network in sixteen towns operating smoothly and efficiently.

Old Chen, Old Li, and the four elders each managed their own affairs, so Lin Chen no longer needed to concern himself with daily matters. He was finally able to devote most of his energy to cultivation.

No one outside knows how much soul power this mysterious Qinghe boss has now. There are occasional guesses, but most people think he is only a level 10 or 12 soul master, after all, his age is what it is.

If anyone knew that he had already reached level 30 at the age of ten, they would probably be astonished.

But Lin Chen knew in his heart that he was never some kind of gifted genius.

What appears to be a phenomenal progress in cultivation to outsiders is simply the inevitable result of years of accumulated experience.

Behind every step of improvement lies the inevitable result of the convergence of three factors; there is no room for luck.

The first source of confidence comes from the Qinghe Technique, which has been continuously optimized by Doubao.

In the quiet room, Lin Chen sat cross-legged with his eyes slightly closed, his soul power slowly circulating through his meridians.

The Qinghe Technique's energy flow had been practiced countless times within him, and he was already extremely familiar with it. However, few people knew that this most basic plant-based cultivation method was no longer what it originally was.

From the moment he acquired this cultivation technique after transmigrating, Doubao had been fine-tuning and optimizing it.

Initially, the three redundant nodes in the cultivation path were corrected to reduce soul power loss. Later, the characteristics of the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul were combined to adjust the way the dantian circulates, improving the efficiency of soul power conversion. Later still, with each soul ring absorbed and each evolution of the Martial Soul's origin, the cultivation technique would be iterated, keeping the compatibility between the cultivation technique and the Martial Soul at the highest level.

[Qinghejue optimization progress: 17 iterations in total.]

Current soul power absorption efficiency: 3.2 times that of ordinary yellow-rank cultivation techniques.

Soul power loss rate: reduced by 41%.

Meridian warming and nourishing effect: increased by 28%.

With an absorption efficiency more than three times higher, it means that what others do in one day is equivalent to three days of practice for him.

This optimization wasn't a dramatic, overnight change, but rather a gradual process of subtle adjustments, accumulating little by little until it ultimately created a huge advantage. Just like the growth of the Blue Silver Grass, it was silent yet never stopped.

The second source of confidence comes from the increasingly pure origin of the martial spirit.

Lin Chen looked inward at his dantian and could see the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul floating quietly.

The deep green grass blades stretched out, with fine dark purple light swirling between the veins. Silver-blue primal patterns spread along the roots to the tips of each blade, and as they flowed, a warm and gentle life force slowly emanated, nourishing the dantian and meridians.

Both times, he chose pure, homologous vine-type spirit beasts for the absorption of spirit rings.

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The first ring, the century-old Blue Silver Grass, solidifies the foundation of herbaceous origins; the second ring, the millennium-old Ghost Vine, incorporates the resilience and parasitic characteristics of vines.

Each time it absorbs energy, Doubao precisely strips away the foreign energy, leaving only the purest primal power, gradually refining and tempering the essence of its martial soul.

【Purity of Martial Soul Origin: 98.7%】

The original evolutionary stage: the second stage is complete, and it is transitioning to the third stage.

Soul power compatibility: 99.1%, with almost no cultivation loss.

The purer the origin, the higher the compatibility between soul power and martial soul, the less resistance there is during cultivation, and the faster the conversion speed.

The martial soul origins of ordinary soul masters are mostly mixed, and when absorbing soul rings, they inevitably mix in foreign energies, making cultivation twice as difficult and half as effective.

Lin Chen's Blue Silver Grass maintains its extreme purity from the very beginning, like the most fertile soil, so his soul power naturally grows by leaps and bounds.

The third source of confidence is a mental strength far exceeding that of others at the same level.

Soul power cultivation is never just about increasing physical strength. Mental power is like the hand that steers the ship; the more precise the control, the higher the efficiency of soul power circulation.

Lin Chen's spiritual power was already stronger than that of ordinary people due to the fusion of souls after his transmigration. Later, through daily micro-management training and continuous tempering by expanding his knowledge base, coupled with the daily nurturing of the Life Gold, he has now far surpassed other Soul Masters of the same level.

[Current total mental energy: 1.8 times the average of a normal three-ring Soul Master.]

Soul power control precision: 0.01 millimeters.

Micro-management synchronization limit: 720 vines.

His powerful mental strength allows him to precisely control the direction of every strand of soul power, without missing the slightest loss; he can precisely control the force when expanding his meridians, maximizing the expansion range without damaging the meridians; and he can compress his soul power layer by layer when condensing it, polishing every bit of soul power to its ultimate potential.

Others cultivate like a flood, while he cultivates like a precise drip irrigation.

The efficiency is naturally vastly different.

The combination of skill techniques, martial spirit, and mental strength is what creates the "lightning-fast" cultivation progress in the eyes of others.

But only Lin Chen himself knows how steadily he has progressed over the past year.

It took him a full year and two months to go from level 21 to level 29.

At first glance, advancing eight levels in a year is astonishingly fast, enough to be called a genius.

In reality, every time he advances to a higher level, he stops to refine his skills until he has solidified the foundation of his current level before moving on to the next level.

After breaking through to level 22, he suppressed his energy for three months, repeatedly refining his soul power and polishing the combination of his first and second soul skills to the point where he could do whatever he wanted with them.

At level 25, he paused for two and a half months to focus on expanding his meridians and strengthening his physical body, laying the foundation for absorbing higher-age soul rings in the future.

From level 27 to 28, he steadily cultivated while advancing his soul guide material business. Even with his busy schedule, he did not slack off in the slightest and still spent two months completing the breakthrough and refinement.

No level is reached by rushing through blindly.

The refinement of soul power at each level is maintained at more than twice the average of the same level; every meridian has been honed to the limit of the current realm; and the purity of the martial soul origin is steadily improving through daily nurturing.

It may seem fast, but it's actually more solid than most people's.

Like building a house, while others are busy laying bricks, he is digging the foundation and reinforcing the beams and pillars. The deeper the foundation, the higher the house can be built in the future.

Two months ago, his soul power reached the peak of level 29.

If it were an ordinary Soul Master, they would probably be eager to break through the level 30 bottleneck and step into the Soul Venerable realm as soon as possible.

But Lin Chen didn't.

Instead, he withdrew his strength, completely suppressing the momentum of his breakthrough, and began a new round of consolidation.

This period of reflection lasted for two whole months.

In these two months, he did not deliberately increase his total soul power, but only did three things.

The first thing is to repeatedly refine soul power and solidify every bit of foundation at level twenty-nine.

He circulated the Azure Seed Technique, compressing and purifying the soul power within his body again and again. The already extremely condensed soul power was polished to become even more viscous and mellow, with each strand containing extremely strong power.

The total amount of soul power did not increase much, but the quality improved to a new level.

[Level 29 Peak Soul Power Condensation: 268%]

The average for the same grade is 112%.

The second thing is to temper one's mental strength and hone one's micro-management skills to the limit.

Two hours of micro-management training every day without fail. Starting with controlling 600 vines simultaneously, gradually progressing to 700, and now stabilizing at 720, with precision improving from 0.02 millimeters to 0.01 millimeters.

At the same time, he uses the essence of life-giving metal to nourish his spiritual sea every day.

The total amount of mental energy has steadily increased, the duration of in-depth analysis has been increased to twenty-two minutes, and the daily limit for high-intensity computation has also increased to twenty-two times.

The stronger one's mental strength, the greater the chance of breaking through to the third ring, and the lower the risk of absorbing a five-thousand-year soul ring.

The third task was to work with Doubao to deduce all the details of the third spirit ring.

The target had already been set—the five-thousand-year-old Ten-Thousand-Tough Heavenly Star Vine.

The habitat, habits, attack patterns, weaknesses, hunting routes, risk contingency plans, and guidance schemes during the absorption process of the soul beasts were all analyzed and rehearsed over and over again.

From the terrain at the core edge of the Star Dou Great Forest to the activity patterns of the ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts that might appear in the surrounding area, nothing was overlooked.

Third Soul Ring Acquisition Plan: Version 7.

Target: 5000-year-old Tianxing ancient vine, pure vine of the same origin, with a 97% compatibility.

Expected absorption success rate: 98.3%.

Expected Soul Skill: Distributed Blue Silver Forest, integrating offense and defense, providing comprehensive defense and crowd control.

All preparations were perfected during these two months of reflection.

The bottleneck of level 30 is nothing compared to such a solid foundation.

If he so chooses, he can break through the bottleneck and reach the realm of a three-ring Soul Master at any time.

But he remained in no hurry.

Breaking through level 30 is not difficult; the difficulty lies in steadily catching the third soul ring that has lasted for five thousand years after breaking through.

The stronger the foundation, the more stable the absorption of spirit rings, and the higher the strength of the spirit skills obtained in the end.

Two more months of reflection would lay a solid foundation for the next few decades. Lin Chen understood this calculation very clearly.

The winter sun shone through the window and fell on the boy's handsome profile.

Lin Chen slowly finished his practice and opened his eyes. A faint blue halo flashed in the depths of his eyes, so fast it was like an illusion.

He stood up and stretched his limbs. His aura was restrained, lacking any of the sharpness of a Soul Master, leaving only a warm and peaceful scent of grass and trees, like a tree quietly accumulating strength in winter, waiting for the spring breeze to arrive so it can break through the soil and grow tall.

"Master, Steward Chen is here. He says there's been an update on the intelligence from Xingdou." A servant whispered the news from outside the door.

"Let him in," Lin Chen said calmly.

Old Chen quickly walked in and handed over an intelligence file: "Master, the news that Shadow Seven sent back indicates that the recent activity patterns of soul beasts in the outer edge of the Star Dou Core area have been figured out, and the exact location of the habitat of the Heavenly Star Ancient Vine has also been confirmed."

Lin Chen took the file and casually flipped through a couple of pages.

The information is very detailed and basically matches the location predicted by Doubao.

He put down the file and looked out the window.

The snow has stopped, and a faint ray of sunlight is appearing on the horizon.

December has arrived, and there are still more than two months until spring.

When spring arrives and the weather warms up, it will be time to set off for the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for the third spirit ring.

Two months of consolidation have been enough; the foundation at level 29 is already unbreakable. The breakthrough to level 30 is just waiting for the right opportunity.

The water has arrived, and the canal will form naturally.

"Understood." Lin Chen said calmly. "Have Shadow Seven keep an eye on things and confirm the movements of the surrounding soul beasts again before spring. Also, give the Venerables a heads-up that we'll set off at the end of February."

"Yes." Old Chen bowed in response and then left.

The quiet room returned to silence.

Lin Chen walked to the window and looked at the snow-covered herb garden in the courtyard.

A cold wind blows, and the branches and leaves sway gently, but they do not bend.

Just like his path of cultivation, it may seem gentle and slow, but in reality, it is full of resilience and solid progress.

Starting as a useless level 3 innate talent, he has now reached the peak of level 29 and could break through level 30 at any time.

He was gone for four years.

Over the course of four years, we have made steady and solid progress, without a trace of opportunism or superficiality.

Others only see speed, but he only values ​​the foundation.

Because he knew that the road ahead was still long.

The third ring is just the beginning; there will be a fourth ring, a fifth ring, and even a titled Douluo in the future.

There are also opportunities hidden deep within the stars, the journey to Shrek Academy, and a wider world waiting for him.

Only with an unbreakable foundation can one go far and achieve stability.

The young man's gentle features showed no arrogance, only his unwavering composure.

Accumulated knowledge and experience will eventually lead to success.

The threshold of level 30 was right in front of him, yet he stood at the door, patiently refining the final details.

When the time is right, we will step into a completely new realm.

And the vast Star Dou Great Forest awaits him, ready to begin his journey to acquire his third soul ring.