With Wan Wan’s Assistance, Lin Chuan formulated the most detailed plan for earning academic credits, while also balancing daily studies, classes, and Beast Master training.
This plan was even more rigorous than the training schedule Lin Chuan had devised for himself during the three-month entrance exam period. Following this plan, Lin Chuan would only be able to rest for about two hours a day.
In the past, Lin Chuan would certainly not have been able to endure it.
But now, Lin Chuan’s Beast Master level had reached 12, and he had even condensed a Spiritual Core of Illusion Attribute in his upper Dantian, specializing in spiritual power. As long as his nutrition kept up, two hours of rest per day was completely sufficient for him!
Just like that, another month quietly passed.
During this month, in the middle of the month, around the morning of the 17th day, Guoguo Sakura broke through to Tier 2.
From Reincarnation of Rebirth to breaking through Tier 2, it took two months and six days. Even retracing an old path and compensating for shortcomings in strength and speed, this leveling speed was truly exaggerated. It must be admitted that the resources and environment of the Sixth Academy were truly crucial.
However, there were also things that were not so pleasant.
Guoguo Sakura’s breakthrough to Tier 2 did not result in a natural evolution into Flower Spirit, as Guoguo had before.
It was regrettable, but this situation was not beyond Lin Chuan’s expectations.
The higher the initial bloodline tier, the higher the evolution tier would be. Generally, Commander-grade Spiritual Beasts usually evolve simultaneously when they advance to Tier 3.
Guoguo Sakura would probably be the same.
Of course, it might also evolve earlier, at any level between Tier 2 and Tier 3, or even after Tier 3. It’s hard to say.
A mutated Flower Leaf Leaf like Guoguo Sakura, having undergone Reincarnation of Rebirth, had never existed before. Even a special-grade professor specializing in evolution would not dare to make a definitive judgment.
Aside from not evolving, Guoguo Sakura still gained many benefits from breaking through to Tier 2.
The Tier 2 Illusion Attribute energy that Guoguo Sakura could now wield, although of the same energy level as its Flower Spirit form before Reincarnation of Rebirth, was noticeably more condensed. Around Guoguo Sakura, unless it intentionally dispersed it, there would always be a faint, hazy, lingering white mist.
That was materialized Illusion Attribute energy!
Anyone, especially beings of a lower level than Guoguo Sakura, whether human or Spiritual Beast, would experience a natural visual deception effect upon first seeing Guoguo Sakura, as if Guoguo Sakura didn't exist. They would subconsciously ignore it. Only when Guoguo Sakura truly launched an attack, and the attack landed, would the opponent notice its existence. This was a passive state, allowing for a preemptive strike.
Furthermore, regarding Guoguo Sakura's skills.
The power goes without saying; it was completely incomparable to before.
Even the Flower Spirit form before Reincarnation of Rebirth was slightly inferior to the current Guoguo Sakura.
The Combination Skill, Illusion Dream Realm, which was previously only in its nascent form, had now reached the introductory stage.
Rosemary Illusion Incense, Bewitching Sound, and Illusion Eye, all three skills activated simultaneously, with their illusion effects stacking.
Even Guoguo could be strongly controlled for 30 seconds.
Of course, this was the result of Guoguo cooperating in the test.
If it were a real spar, Guoguo, who knew Guoguo Sakura inside out, would not give Guoguo Sakura such an easy opportunity to unleash its illusion and control itself.
In addition, Guoguo Sakura’s breakthrough also smoothly pushed Lin Chuan’s Beast Master level directly from 12 to 13.
While other first-year students were mostly still hovering between levels 11 and 12, Lin Chuan had already reached level 13.
This was another heaven-defying effect of Reincarnation of Rebirth.
It allowed Lin Chuan to repeatedly receive growth feedback energy from the same Spiritual Beast multiple times.
Especially now, his synchronization with Guoguo Sakura had reached 80%!
The feedback energy Guoguo Sakura alone provided to Lin Chuan was more than what it and Guoguo together had given Lin Chuan before.
Moreover, it was high-quality Illusion Attribute energy.
It had a significant propelling effect on the improvement of Lin Chuan’s Beast Master level and the accumulation of Illusion Attribute extraordinary factors.
Lin Chuan had already faintly sensed that his Beast Master talent, the Illusion Spirit Heart, which had evolved and broken through from a Tier 2 Spiritual Wood Heart to a Tier 3 Illusion Spirit Heart when he condensed the Illusion Attribute Spiritual Core in his upper Dantian, had grown somewhat. Of course, it was still far from breaking through to Tier 4, which was the minimum threshold for Beast Masters of the Five Great Families.
However, Lin Chuan’s situation was already extremely, extremely exaggerated compared to other first-year students.
Guoguo Sakura was like this in the middle of the month, and by the end of the month, due to the availability of more advanced, medium-to-high-grade resources, its leveling speed increased instead of decreasing, reaching level 22. It was already very close to Guoguo’s level 25. Unfortunately, it still hadn’t evolved.
Such was the situation with Guoguo Sakura and the other three Spiritual Beasts.
Guoguo had risen to level 25, providing a lot of feedback energy, but it didn't push Lin Chuan's level any further.
Because most of the feedback was Wood Attribute energy, which needed to be decomposed into the most basic unassigned energy factors before it could be absorbed by the Spiritual Core to raise the level. A considerable portion of it would be lost. This is also why Beast Masters who contract multiple-attribute Spiritual Beasts do not increase their level as quickly as Beast Masters who contract single, pure-attribute Spiritual Beasts.
Moreover, Lin Chuan did not convert all of Guoguo’s feedback energy into unassigned energy factors to raise his level; instead, he mostly used it to nourish his body.
Although not as effective as a Wood Attribute Spiritual Core for longevity and eternal youth, by using Wood Attribute energy to nourish his body, Lin Chuan’s physique also improved significantly. His height grew another three centimeters, reaching 175 cm, his skin became better and better, and his self-healing ability was further enhanced.
Wan Wan, while working part-time and attending classes, also managed to cultivate and train, successfully reaching level 15.
Finally, there was White Snow. It only reached level 12.
There was no other way; Commander-grade superior bloodline Spiritual Beasts were like this, especially the Ya Long race, which possessed Dragon bloodline.
The Ya Long race's advancement was inherently more difficult than that of ordinary Spiritual Beasts, requiring more resources.
However, what was gained in return was stronger power at the same level.
The current level 12 White Snow could completely defeat the level 15 Wan Wan in internal sparring.
Wan Wan used all her immortal arts, but could barely break White Snow's defense. To truly injure White Snow, she would have to use the Fire Attribute Combination Skill, Meteor Fire Rain, that Lin Chuan had passed on to her.
This was the difference between a Soldier-grade superior bloodline and a Commander-grade superior bloodline Ya Long race.
Compared to the increase in level, White Snow’s body grew much more, reaching 7 meters. Its appetite also further increased, from 1-2 tons per meal to 1-3 tons. This was only eating to 70% fullness. If White Snow were allowed to ignore its health and stuff its belly completely, it could eat 4 tons of food per meal.
During this period, White Snow focused on practicing manned flight.
Lin Chuan had given White Snow the feather of the Fierce Wind Falcon, a legacy material containing a large amount of flight skill experience.
This instantly transformed White Snow from a novice pilot into a seasoned one.
Then, Lin Chuan invited several Tian Yu Bird veteran drivers as coaches, teaching White Snow from a seasoned pilot to a veteran driver for manned flight. It was already a very excellent aerial mount Spiritual Beast.
Even if Lin Chuan's flying horsemanship was still terrible, as long as Lin Chuan wore the basic flying gear, riding White Snow would not be a problem.
Now, Lin Chuan rides White Snow when he goes out.
Such was the situation with the several Spiritual Beasts.
After a month's time.
Lin Chuan had executed the credit-earning plan very well, accumulating 512 academic credits according to the schedule.
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Manor, Meditation Room.
Lin Chuan took out everything from a storage bag.
These were the Intermediate Illusion Attribute exclusive Meditation Method book and related supporting ritual resources that he had just exchanged from the Academy's Secret Skill knowledge platform, costing a total of 480 academic credits.
Meditation Method usually only has an Intermediate Meditation Method.
Advanced Meditation Method is often an exclusive Meditation Method that a Beast Master further improves based on a specific Intermediate Meditation Method, tailored to their own situation and the contracted Spiritual Beast.
The Intermediate Illusion Attribute exclusive Meditation Method that Lin Chuan exchanged was named the 'Dream Amusement Park' Meditation.
The principle of this Meditation Method is to allow the Beast Master to enter a conscious dream state during the day, a fully equipped amusement park dream, through ritual diagrams and related resources.
Furthermore, the Meditation Method ritual array will pull the soul consciousness of all contracted Spiritual Beasts belonging to the Beast Master, the main body of the Meditation Method, within the regional range into this amusement park dream.
The Beast Master and the contracted Spiritual Beasts, through playing various facilities together in the Dream Amusement Park, such as Ferris wheels and bumper cars, engage in activities.
This allows the soul and will to collide and merge under happy, joyful, and pleasant emotions, thereby increasing contract depth and synchronization frequency.
As for how to improve and advance to an Advanced Exclusive Meditation Method.
This Secret Skill book also pointed out the path.
This Dream Amusement Park is just the basic, public version.
Any Beast Master who exchanges for this Meditation Method will form such an amusement park dream under the effect of the ritual and supporting resources.
To achieve an exclusive Advanced Meditation Method, the Beast Master and the contracted Spiritual Beasts must work together to shatter this amusement park dream and rebuild it using Illusion Attribute energy and their own soul consciousness.
One Spiritual Beast, one dream fragment, with the Beast Master’s dream as the core, forming a new ‘Dream Amusement Park’.
After carefully reading the contents of the Intermediate Illusion Attribute Meditation Method.
Lin Chuan and Wan Wan together set up the ritual array for the Dream Amusement Park Meditation Method, placing all the relevant resources at the activation nodes of the ritual.
Finally, he lit a stick of Dream Incense.
This was a crucial resource for entering the Meditation Method.
One stick of Dream Incense could burn for three hours.
These three hours were also the duration of the Meditation Method.
A wisp of ethereal white smoke drifted from the lit Dream Incense.
At the same time, Lin Chuan sat cross-legged in the main position of the ritual array and activated the Meditation Method ritual.
A hazy, ethereal mist appeared, guided by the smoke of the Dream Incense, encircling Lin Chuan and the four Spiritual Beasts. It eventually transformed into bubble-like objects, slowly enveloping Lin Chuan and the four Spiritual Beasts.
Gradually, Lin Chuan closed his eyes, and the other four Spiritual Beasts also closed their eyes and fell asleep.
Lin Chuan, Guoguo, Guoguo Sakura, and Wan Wan all slept soundly, while White Snow began to snore.
Fortunately, the ritual array of the Meditation Method seemed to have a silencing effect, and White Snow's snoring could not penetrate this sound isolation.
The Illusion Attribute Spiritual Core in Lin Chuan’s spiritual consciousness sea, appearing indistinctly, slowly rotated, actively releasing Illusion Attribute energy, combining with the power of the ritual array.
The original Meditation Room environment gradually transformed into a gigantic amusement park. Looking out, there was a towering Ferris wheel, as well as giant bumper cars that even White Snow could ride, giant dolls, and giant balloons.
Lin Chuan stood at the entrance of the amusement park, with Guoguo, Guoguo Sakura, and Wan Wan beside him. White Snow, still young in intellect, had already flown into the amusement park, circling among a pile of balloons and colorful streamers. Opening its dragon mouth, it bit a large balloon, and then with a puff, the balloon exploded.
White Snow seemed to find this very fun, and it pounced on another balloon.
Puff, puff, puff, the balloons kept exploding. Finally, a super, super large balloon, when it exploded, actually rained gold, which excited White Snow greatly.
White Snow was having fun, and Guoguo quickly joined in.
Guoguo drove a bumper car, crashing around the amusement park.
Finally, it even drove head-on towards Guoguo Sakura.
Guoguo Sakura, caught off guard, was sent flying into the sky, transforming into a shooting star.
Then it was instantly teleported back to the amusement park entrance.
Even a young lady sometimes couldn't bear it.
Guoguo Sakura also got into a bumper car and had a big collision with Guoguo.
Lin Chuan did not join in immediately; he was thinking.
This Dream Amusement Park is the basic construct of the Intermediate Meditation Method.
To refine the Intermediate Meditation Method into an exclusive Advanced Meditation Method, one must shatter this amusement park and, together with the Spiritual Beasts, build a shared paradise in their hearts.
Think what I think, imagine what I imagine, remember what I remember.
To make the will and thoughts of the Spiritual Beasts completely align and synchronize with the Beast Master, condensing into one.
So, what is the shared paradise in the hearts of him, Lin Chuan, and the four Spiritual Beasts: Guoguo, Guoguo Sakura, Wan Wan, and White Snow?