Chapter 302 - 173: Evolution
Every victory was met with flowers and applause. People you knew and those you didn’t, good and bad alike, would swarm you with congratulations.
Chu Lingguang had experienced many victories on his journey.
He didn’t lose himself in the crowd’s applause and cheers. After a few simple pleasantries, Chu Lingguang went to a private courtyard.
With Heavenly Talent, he could live in an independent courtyard. The daily allotment of Demon Beast Flesh and Blood was double that of A-grade Talent students, and he could receive private guidance from the Trial Ground’s instructors at any time.
The treatment was worlds apart from that of other students.
Not long after he moved into the courtyard, many students came one after another to deliver gifts. Fatty Qin’s gift was the most lavish. The guy was incredibly thick-skinned; even though Chu Lingguang had rebuffed him before, he shamelessly came over, begging him to be the bigger person and forgive his past offenses.
The other party was the son of a high-ranking official of the Court. Chu Lingguang could refuse his attempts to win him over, and even ignore him, but he couldn’t make an enemy of Fatty Qin.
He simply kept Fatty Qin at a distance.
Inside the courtyard’s rooms, the facilities were fully equipped. There were not only books on Cultivation Techniques like the Day and Night Breathing Technique, the Zhenyuan Technique, the Zhenyuan Pile Skill, and even the Sunrise Bloodline.
The books also contained detailed explanations and the insights of many Trial Ground instructors. Compared to what the A-grade Talent students saw, the content was simply on another level.
Chu Lingguang sat before the windowsill, picked up a brush and ink, and began writing a letter to Guo Wei.
He would tell Guo Wei about the changes he had undergone recently.
He started the letter by sending his regards to Guo Wei, telling him to rest well and not to overwork himself.
Then, he promised to devote himself entirely to his cultivation and do his absolute best to place in the top ten of the Provincial Examination.
He then explained that he hadn’t actually grasped the True Meaning of Spear Technique. Under Instructor Yun Hong’s examination, it was determined that he had merely made his flesh and blood resonate with his Spear Technique, creating a unique form of destructive power. He wrote this to prevent the outside world from exaggerating his abilities and to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Only then did he begin to recount the events of the past few days.
He mentioned that a Qi Vortex had appeared in his abdomen, giving him an Entry Level cultivation in the Qi Sea Realm. Furthermore, he had successfully fused the Great River Operation Method and the Circulation Operation Skill, found the point of compatibility with his Pile Skill and Breathing Technique, and merged all the Dragon Elephants in his body into one, taking first place in the initial assessment.
Chu Lingguang deliberately omitted the fact that he had been in a coma for nine days to avoid worrying Guo Wei.
In the letter, he mentioned Long Xin, Xia Tianzhong, and Xu Kanghui. He asked Guo Wei if he was right to oppose them head-on, suppressing them with his Dragon Elephant Power, which led to his promotion from A-grade Talent to Heavenly Talent and access to richer cultivation resources.
He asked if what he did was right, and whether it would bring trouble to their sect.
He voluntarily mentioned that when facing the provocations of Xia Tianzhong’s group, he felt a strong desire to defeat every one of them. For a time, he even believed he was in no way inferior to them.
He admitted his desire to clash with them, and his even greater desire to defeat each one of them and take the top spot in this Trial Ground.
Finally, Chu Lingguang asked about Hei Hu and Zhang Linghua’s condition and asked Guo Wei to send his regards to his Second Aunt and Guo Fang.
After finishing, Chu Lingguang read it over twice. Seeing no issues, he handed it to the Black Armored Warrior outside his courtyard. The Black Armored Warrior then gave it to a leader to inspect.
After reading the letter, the man glanced at Chu Lingguang a few more times. Then, right in front of him, he attached the envelope to the back of a large wild goose. The goose took flight, riding the wind, and quickly disappeared into the mountain forest.
Everything in the Trial Ground was vastly different from the outside world.
That goose had a wingspan of nearly two meters. It flew fast and had great endurance, capable of delivering the letter to Guo Wei much sooner than a carrier pigeon.
「The next morning.」
Chu Lingguang and the other students came to the Learning Palace once again.
The instructor for today’s lecture was Yun Hong.
Long Xin, Xia Tianzhong, and Xu Kanghui were also present. As he now also possessed Heavenly Talent, Chu Lingguang sat with them.
"You already understand how to strengthen your Dragon Elephants through Operation Techniques. You even know how to combine Pile Skills and Breathing Techniques to awaken more Dragon Elephant Power."
"However, the key to a Dragon Elephant’s strength lies not only in its numbers but also in the strength of one’s Bloodline."
"Some people are born with special Bloodlines, where one is comparable to several of an ordinary person’s. Others have weak Bloodlines and can never awaken a single trace of Dragon Elephant Power in their entire lives."
"But regardless of the type, any Bloodline can be evolved through cultivation."
"The Sunrise Bloodline is such a Bloodline Evolution Method. This Cultivation Technique can not only make your Bloodline Power several times stronger than before, but it can also help you merge your Dragon Elephant Power together, just like Chu Lingguang, and transform it into True Dragon Power."
Yun Hong said slowly.
The students couldn’t help but look at Chu Lingguang.
"Instructor Yun Hong, is Chu Lingguang’s True Dragon Power really that strong?"
Zhao Rushuang asked.
"Its strength might not be absolute, but the Potential Energy it carries will drastically reduce the might of each of your Dragon Elephant Powers, and even make them difficult to operate."
Yun Hong said.
"How can I merge all my Dragon Elephants into one and obtain True Dragon Power like Chu Lingguang? I started practicing the Sunrise Bloodline long ago, so why can’t I do what he did?"
Zhao Rushuang asked again.
"The fusion of Dragon Elephants varies from person to person, and not everyone can succeed. This is because the points of fusion are different for each individual. The only common factor is finding a shared response from all the Dragon Elephants, which allows them to be merged."
"And the Sunrise Bloodline Evolution Technique not only helps you evolve your Bloodline, but it also makes it easier for you to find that shared response from each Dragon Elephant."