Chapter 9: Cultivation

Although Li Luochen is open-minded, Tang San's arrival brings him a sense of urgency in his cultivation. After all, we are both time travelers. Although my setup isn't as advantageous as yours, Tang San, as an indomitable fighter, why shouldn't I compete with you?

Thus began a long period of training. Li Luochen found that the cultivation of a soul master at this stage was quite fast, and he could break through to the next level in about three months. It would likely take a little over a year to reach level four, and less than two years to reach the bottleneck of a second-ring great soul master.

While his soul master realm was improving rapidly, Li Luochen did not neglect his medical skills. Flanders was also kind-hearted and went out of his way to find some healing soul masters he knew, borrowing medical books from them for Li Luochen to study.

After practicing for about a year, Li Luochen's soul power level reached the peak of level 16. Li Luochen, now a little over seven years old, guessed that he might be able to break through to the Great Soul Master level before he turned eight. Just think about how incredible it was that the Dragon God Douluo Moon in later generations became a Great Soul Master at the age of eight.

Although the other person's spirit is the super beast spirit Holy Dragon, which gets stronger as time goes by, Li Luochen himself is not inferior. He guessed that the limit of his first spirit ring's absorption is five hundred years. The 420-year-old Feng Qinglong, being a dragon species, has tremendous and powerful energy. If it were Gu Zhu, Li Luochen felt that it would be no problem to absorb it for more than 500 years. However, Feng Qinglong's bonus is definitely greater than Gu Zhu's. The word "dragon" on the dragon-patterned stick means it is most suitable for absorbing dragon-type soul beasts.

With his current physical condition, he guessed that it would be no problem for him to absorb the second soul ring for eight or nine hundred years. However, if he wanted to try to absorb the second soul ring for a thousand years, or to absorb the soul of a thousand-year-old dragon-type soul beast, that would be much more difficult. Unfortunately, he is only an equipment soul master, and his physical body is far less powerful than that of a beast soul master. Unless he has soul bones to improve his physical fitness, or takes whale glue to increase his body strength.

The former is definitely not advisable, as soul bones are hard to come by, while the latter appears from time to time at auctions. After all, the only known use of whale glue in this era is as an aphrodisiac. No one knows that it can assist in spiritual practice and, when properly absorbed, can increase the strength of the body and allow one to absorb soul rings beyond the limit. Although no one knows its true effect, noble gentlemen all like to buy whale glue, and with Li Luochen's financial resources, he is definitely not able to compete with them.

Although the teachers in the academy have good cultivation, they don't have much money. Their cultivation is obviously around Soul King and Soul Emperor, and the dean Flanders is about to become a Soul Saint, which is the threshold of becoming a true strong man. It turned out that the academy was really poor, and the teachers were poor too. They had to rely on deceiving students into paying registration fees. It was not going to work out, so he had to talk to the dean. Li Luochen ran to the place where Flanders was practicing.

Knock, knock~ Li Luochen knocked on the door politely.

"Is the dean here?"

"Come in"

Flanders sat in his seat with a worried look on his face. The budget of the academy was not enough again. As the dean, he must provide resources to teach the little monsters. The simulated training environment could not be created, and the medicinal bath and diet still needed to be improved, but it still didn't work.

"Dean, you look so unhappy. Is the college running low on funds again? I have a way for us to make money."

Li Luochen could tell at a glance that Flanders, the old profiteer, was worried about money.

"Oh? Do you have any ideas?"

Flanders' eyes lit up but then dimmed again. What good policies could a little kid come up with?

"Dean, please call Teacher Shao Xin over. This plan is related to him."

"Call Lao Shao over, could it be..."

Flanders was intrigued by Li Luochen's words, and his unscrupulous nature immediately surfaced. He hurried to find Shao Xin.

Shao Xin arrived soon. He is now a food-type soul emperor with a soul power level of 62. He is the youngest teacher in Shrek Academy. You know, the food department is very difficult to cultivate, but Shao Xin is very powerful. Judging from the current situation on the mainland, Shao Xin can be ranked in the top ten in the food department, and most of those who are stronger than him are older.

"Xiao Chen, why did you ask Boss Fu to call me here? Boss Fu said you have a way to solve the college's funding problem?"

Shao Xin looked at Li Luochen and felt as if he was being plotted against.

"That's right. Teacher Shao Xin's food skills are very advanced. Your soul skills should be quite strong."

"Hey, Lao Shao doesn't have any other abilities, but his food-related abilities are great. He can restore, amplify, and heal with these candies very well."

Shao Xin said proudly while patting his big belly.

"So how long can your jelly beans last, Mr. Shao?"

Li Luochen asked a crucial question.

"My jelly beans can now last for a month. After a month they won't disappear but the effect will be gone."

Shao Xin didn't know what Li Luochen was thinking, but he always felt that he was being plotted against.

"Hehe, Dean, you see that Teacher Shao's soul skills are so effective. Why don't we take Teacher Shao's candy beans to an auction, or even to the market outside the Soul Hunting Forest? Teacher Shao, a food-type soul master at the Soul Emperor level, is in great demand wherever he goes. It is rare to eat the food of a food-type Soul Emperor. This may be the beginning of our sudden wealth. It will just make Teacher Shao a little tired."

Li Luochen's words opened a window for Flanders, who then looked at Shao Xin with ill intent, placing one hand on Shao Xin's shoulder.

"Old Shao, you see the academy's funds are a bit tight right now. How about you make some sacrifices? It's all for the little monsters anyway."

"Boss Fu, this, I... Okay."

Shao Xin agreed, and to make the college more financially abundant and provide students with better resources, he silently took on everything.

"Delicious small sugar beans, big sugar beans, green sugar beans, and red sugar beans! ×N"

Flanders left the academy with bag after bag of candy beans, his mouth almost grinning from ear to ear. Shao Xin was a little weak from using too much soul power, so Li Luochen helped him back to the teacher's dormitory.

The first step of making money for the academy has been completed, ensuring the academy will have sustainable funds. When he reaches level 17, he will let Dean Flanders take him to the auction in Soto City. He hopes to obtain whale glue to become stronger.

Around eight o'clock in the evening, Flanders came back and generously paid the wages owed to the teachers.

"Come on, Xiaochen, this pair of storage soul guide bracelets is for you. Each has five cubic meters of storage space. It's a reward for your advice to the academy."

Flanders generously gave Li Luochen a pair of purple storage soul guide bracelets. These two were not cheap, and it was estimated that Flanders made a huge profit.

"Boss, what's wrong with you? Are you paying wages and giving Xiaochen a reward? Are you going to die? What about the inheritance you're leaving behind?"

When Zhao Wuji looked at Flanders, he always felt that he was not so real today.

"You are so good, Lao Zhao, you are so mean to me. Believe it or not, I will deduct your salary..."

Then Flanders told Li Luochen about his money-making strategy. The academy would no longer be short of funds, but Shao Xin would have to work hard.