After scattering the Blue Silver Grass seeds around Ah Yin, the Blue Silver Emperor, Ye Yu found a quiet patch of ground beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, sat cross-legged, and closed his eyes.
He was preparing to cultivate using the Inner Core Method.
From his initial Blue Silver Grass spirit at innate rank 1, to the current Blue Silver Spirit Jade Vine, Ye Yu had now completed two major cultivation stages.
Stage One
Take advantage of the moment when Tang San was apprenticing under Yu Xiaogang, and went to the Spirit Hunting Forest for his first soul ring.
As expected, Tang Hao would secretly follow.
This gave Ye Yu the perfect opportunity to locate the hidden cave where Tang Hao kept the Blue Silver Emperor's Right Leg Bone and the young Ah Yin seedling.
Once fused with the spirit bone, Ye Yu's Blue Silver Grass completed its first evolution, becoming the Blue Silver Vine.
Mission accomplished.
Stage Two
After arriving at Heaven Dou City, Ye Yu's goal shifted: build a relationship with Dugu Yan, gain access to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and acquire Immortal Herbs to enhance his body and spirit power.
Starting from the first soul ring, he aimed to absorb thousand-year-level rings, defying common soul master norms and achieving a "great leap."
Once again—Ye Yu succeeded.
He used the Dark Jade Divine Bamboo Shoot to trigger the second evolution of his spirit, transforming the Blue Silver Vine into the Blue Silver Spirit Jade Vine, and even awakened the Blue Silver Domain.
He then consumed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, undergoing a full ice-fire body tempering process.
The results?
A quantum leap in physical capabilities, plus granting his martial soul resistance to all non-Ultimate ice and fire elemental attacks.
With Dugu Yan fully won over, Dugu Bo became his "grandfather-in-law."
With Dugu Bo's help—and the strengthened constitution provided by the Blue Silver Emperor's Right Leg Bone and the body tempering—
Ye Yu absorbed thousand-year soul rings right from the start, and even ten-thousand-year rings for his third and fourth.
Each soul beast was a plant-type with powerful life attributes, causing his strength to soar once again.
From a weak level-10 rookie,
He had transformed into a level 47 Soul Ancestor—strong enough to crush Yu Tianheng, a top-tier genius.
He had proven: for the Blue Silver Spirit Lineage, choosing plant-type soul beasts with strong vitality attributes was the best possible path.
But after all that…
Aside from the still-maturing Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin,
Ye Yu realized he no longer had any external opportunities left to further evolve his spirit or make huge leaps in power.
Blue Silver King?
He had no clue where it might be. Even the original novel never revealed its exact location.
Back then, even the Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin herself—
If Tang Hao hadn't carried her seedling past Nuoding City, Ye Yu likely would never have sensed her existence.
If that's the case for Ah Yin…
Then the Blue Silver King? Even less of a chance.
As for the Slaughter City…
Ye Yu wasn't planning to go anywhere near it.
He wasn't Tang San, nor did he have someone like Hu Liena or a Slaughter God protecting him.
So, Ye Yu's next phase wouldn't focus on chasing rare encounters.
It would focus on developing himself.
As a transmigrator, Ye Yu knew—
Later in the Soul Land series, aside from soul tools, there was a major evolution in the soul master system:
Soul Cores (魂核).
Ye Yu had already asked Dugu Bo—and confirmed that the current Douluo Continent had no concept of soul cores yet.
So his next goal was clear:
Lay the groundwork to eventually form a soul core.
And the first step?
Compress the spirit power in his body.
This not only helped prepare for the future formation of a soul core,
But also enhanced the quality of his spirit power.
With more compressed power, Ye Yu could summon more Blue Silver Spirit Jade Vines using the same amount of energy—
Making his soul power far more efficient and enduring in combat.
Let's be real—when it came to plant-based battle styles,
Ye Yu really envied a certain Senju Hashirama from another world...
And compression shouldn't be too difficult for him.
His body was already extremely robust thanks to herb refinement and spirit bone fusion.
And with his powerful spiritual force from cultivating the Inner Core Method, his control over soul power was very high.
Even when he was just a level-10 novice,
Ye Yu had already been able to manipulate objects with soul power—a rare ability.
That alone was proof.
Moving forward, he also intended to study the Thunder Body Tempering Technique, and eventually develop his own lightning-based body refinement method—
Further improving his physical resilience.
Only by doing so could he continue compressing his soul power…
And lay the ultimate foundation for forging a soul core!
In Soul Land III, most of the peak geniuses had already formed their first soul core while still at the Soul King stage (rank 50–59).
So Ye Yu, as a transmigrator, set a similar goal:
Form his first soul core while at the Soul King level.
Thus, the next phase of his cultivation had two priorities:
1. Compress Soul Power2. Body Tempering
Now sitting cross-legged by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well,
Ye Yu cleared his mind and began cultivating with the Inner Core Method.
Under the method's guidance,
His spiritual consciousness gradually synchronized with the surrounding natural world.
He entered a state akin to a pseudo-Heaven-and-Man Unity.
In that state, his mental energy was honed and polished through resonance with heaven and earth.
He could clearly sense the emotional shifts—joy, sorrow, peace—of the surrounding Blue Silver Grass.
His mind grew tranquil.
His control over internal spirit power improved immensely.
He began experimenting with compressing his soul power.
It felt like kneading cotton—
First, he gathered all his spirit power from the meridians and pushed it into the dantian (core).
Then, with his powerful spiritual force acting like an invisible hand, he began to squeeze that gathered spirit power—
Tightly, relentlessly.
(This, of course, is a metaphor—spiritual force can't literally compress soul power.)
But even so, he could feel intense resistance and backlash during the compression process.
It put significant strain on both his body and mind.
But Ye Yu endured it.
I compress.
I compress more.
I keep compressing!
His face turned red. His brows furrowed. Teeth clenched. Sweat beaded.
Sitting cross-legged with eyes tightly shut, Ye Yu was fully immersed in the task of compression.
At his side, Dugu Bo watched with a mix of concern and curiosity.
To him, this grandson-in-law of his was great in every way—
Except one:
Too many wild ideas.
Now he wanted to compress his soul power?
Dugu Bo truly couldn't understand it.
In traditional soul master development, only at the Soul Sage (rank 70) or Soul Douluo (rank 80) stages did the quality of spirit power naturally leap.
Right now, everyone else was focused on rushing through cultivation.
Yet this kid wanted to slow things down to compress his power?
Wasn't that counterproductive?!
But in the end, Dugu Yan strongly supported Ye Yu.
So Dugu Bo didn't stop him.
Especially considering Ye Yu's success in absorbing a 5,000-year Undying Grass as his first soul ring—
That feat alone proved his methods weren't blind gambles.
What if another miracle happened again?
In truth, Dugu Bo was genuinely curious:
If a soul master at the Soul Ancestor or Soul King level had the spirit power quality of a Soul Sage…
What kind of monster would that create?
They had left the Dugu Estate in the afternoon.
By the time they reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest, it was nearly evening.
There, Ye Yu sat beside the well, eyes closed, practicing the Inner Core Method and compressing his soul power.
In the blink of an eye—
A full night had passed.
(Author's note: Compressing soul power won't delay Ye Yu's cultivation.)
Compression actually helps burn through the medicinal energy left from the Dark Jade Divine Bamboo Shoot, Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, and Infernal Delicate Apricot.Once that energy is fully refined, he can move on to consuming the next Immortal Herbs:
Chrysanthemum and Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone
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