“Why are you here?” Before Qin Hao could knock, Thunder God walked out from the small courtyard next to him and asked Qin Hao.
“This is my territory, why can’t I be here?” Qin Hao said with a face full of black lines. While Thunder God’s innocent heart was indeed very good, sometimes his words were a bit too direct.
“Let’s go, call Hong. My secret method is complete, and I need you two to test it and help me improve it.” Qin Hao said, knocking on Hong’s door.
Hearing the knock, Hong quickly came out and opened the door. Seeing Qin Hao at the entrance, he was a bit surprised. Although he knew Qin Hao was still Qin Hao, he was now a top-tier expert. His sudden appearance was still unexpected.
After all, Qin Hao could cover the Star Palace area with just a thought, or directly teleport the two of them through space and time, or even just give an order to his subordinates to summon them.
Yet, he appeared in person to invite them, which was different from the top-tier experts they usually encountered.
Hearing that Qin Hao had completed a secret method and wanted them to try it, Hong’s eyes filled with excitement. A secret method created by Qin Hao, a top-tier expert, would certainly not be simple.
Within the Virtual Universe Corporation, every secret method created by a Universe Lord was worth billions of points.
Qin Hao didn't waste any time. His divine power directly enveloped Hong and Thunder God. The three of them instantly vanished from their original spot, reappearing inside the Star Palace Main Hall.
“What you are about to try is my newly created cultivation secret method, the Ningshen Method, which is a method for soul cultivation. Our Earth was once transformed by powerful beings, making the souls of Earth humans somewhat special, possessing extremely high talent in temperament. The ancient sages who appeared on Earth were also individuals with exceptional talent in temperament and soul, but due to the unique era, they did not embark on the path of cultivation.”
“Now, infants and clansmen born on Earth also possess good talent in temperament and soul, which is why I created the Ningshen Method. By cultivating the soul, it accelerates the growth of Earth humans and smooths out their physical disadvantages.”
As Qin Hao spoke, divine power emanated from his fingertips, and the cultivation method of the Ningshen Method was displayed within the Star Palace. From theory to cultivation steps and precautions, everything was incredibly detailed, from sensing the soul, understanding the soul, to deeper methods of stimulating and refining the soul, all were thoroughly explained.
After all, this secret method was intended to be popularized among lower-level human races, so the overall difficulty of the secret method was not very high. However, while stronger individuals could learn it, the threshold for them would be relatively lower.
The soul power of a Planetary Level being is incomparable to that of an Undying, and it is not easy to fully master it. Moreover, most soul cultivation in the universe is relatively crude.
“This is a soul cultivation method?” Looking at the secret method before them, Hong and Thunder God couldn't help but be surprised. As World Lords, they understood the importance and complexity of the soul, and that cultivating it was not that easy.
Even the path Hong was currently on as an Illusion Warrior involved research into the soul, but the improvements he could gain were very limited, mostly focusing on touching the opponent's weaknesses for breakthroughs.
However, cultivation on the soul itself was very rare.
Carefully comprehending the secret method before them, the two of them successively entered a state of cultivation, beginning to perceive their own souls.
When one becomes a Domain Lord, the soul actually undergoes a transformation, condensing into a soul crystal sphere that enters the life core. After becoming a World Lord, the soul crystal merges with the origin force crystal to form the origin pearl, and origin force and psychic power condense into World Power, which can form any substance.
To a certain extent, at this stage, the power of the soul is integrated with energy, and World Power also contains a certain amount of soul power. The soul's location is the origin pearl, or rather, a part of the origin pearl. When one becomes Undying, the soul and origin power undergo another transformation, condensing within the origin pearl.
So at this time, the soul merely transforms into another mode of existence; it still exists. However, trying to explore and refine the soul from within will be a relatively troublesome matter.
This is also why Qin Hao used ordinary people as a blueprint when creating the soul cultivation method. Although ordinary people's souls are relatively weak, they are also subject to fewer restrictions from the laws of the universe.
As cultivation deepens, and the soul integrates with the rules and power system of cosmic cultivation, it becomes increasingly difficult to change.
However, when Qin Hao created the cultivation method, he also made some changes, providing certain secret methods for World Lords, Domain Lords, and even the Undying, to complete the process of sensing and refining the soul.
Hong and Thunder God entered a state of cultivation, beginning to immerse themselves within the origin pearl. Consciousness, soul power, soul, World Power... gradually became clear through their perception. The soul origin was like countless stars within the origin pearl, enveloped by soul power and combining with origin force to form World Power.
Sensing soul power and perceiving the soul origin were just the beginning. To refine the soul, the soul origin needed to re-condense, and soul power needed to re-gather. This was an extremely dangerous undertaking, like collapsing one's own origin pearl and extracting one's own soul power, a reversal of cultivation.
Completing it carried risks, and could even cause damage to the soul. Qin Hao couldn't help but take out materials and treasures used for soul recovery and soul condensation, setting up an array around Hong and Thunder God to stabilize their souls and replenish their soul energy.
Within the origin pearl, Hong sensed the soul origin, gradually illuminating each point of soul origin. After completing the sensation of all soul origins, Hong also felt a surge of soul power integrating into him, without the slightest hesitation.
“Condense!” With a clear shout, within the origin pearl, tiny specks of starlight gradually began to converge towards the center. As these specks of starlight gathered, the origin pearl began to tremble, as if it could shatter at any moment.
However, a surge of soul power quickly poured in, stabilizing the origin pearl. And in the center of the origin pearl, tiny specks of starlight gathered together, forming a light sphere the size of a grain of rice.
After forming, the light sphere began to pulsate continuously, like a heart. With each pulsation, within the origin pearl, it was as if a tide had passed, and the surrounding star points converged towards the center with the force of the tide.
As the starlight continuously gathered, the light sphere gradually grew larger and became more solid. From the size of a grain of rice, it became the size of a soybean, still continuously growing larger, and its color gradually became transparent, like a clear and flawless treasure pearl.