Chapter 81: The Heart Separation Control Method, One Mind for Many Tasks
After leaving the ancient castle where Chen Xin resided, Qi Tian immediately began to pressure Ning Rongrong.
"Rongrong, you've been quite dishonest, haven't you?"
"Did you think Sword Douluo could see through our current situation and then step in to deal with me?"
"He's a Rank 96 Super Douluo. He's strong—terrifyingly strong. You must think he's omnipotent, right?"
"And when you realized even Sword Douluo couldn't see through what's happening… did you feel despair?" Qi Tian asked.
Ning Rongrong felt a bit flustered, though not overwhelmingly so.
Because she had already discovered that aside from being… a little lecherous, Qi Tian didn't pose any real danger to her.
And being lecherous wasn't that big of a deal. Aside from touching a little, what else could he do?
It was her own body anyway. At worst, this was basically her self-touching… right?
"Senior is truly amazing… You even saw through this little gir—uh, this little maiden's thoughts. The senior is magnanimous. Surely you won't hold this against me, right?" she said.
'So now that she knows she can't resist, she's just giving up?' Qi Tian thought.
He sighed. "I originally wanted to give you something good, but after what you pulled, I'm really disappointed."
'Good things? What good things could he possibly have?' Ning Rongrong sneered inwardly.
She recalled Qi Tian's greedy expression when he took her pile of gold soul coins and instantly concluded he couldn't have anything valuable.
Still, she wasn't stupid. She knew now was the time to cooperate obediently.
"Senior, I was wrong! Can you tell me… what is this 'good thing'?" she asked earnestly.
"Guide the way first. I'll explain on the road," Qi Tian replied.
This time, Ning Rongrong didn't dare play tricks. She obediently led the way.
She was afraid that if Qi Tian really left tomorrow and she didn't show up to class, her father would question her again.
As for telling the truth? Impossible. If she confessed that a man had taken over her body, how would she ever keep her reputation?
"I have a method that can allow support-type soul masters to gain combat ability," Qi Tian said.
"What!?" Ning Rongrong cried out.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's martial soul was the ultimate support-type martial soul. No matter what soul ring they attached, they could never gain offensive power.
Other people kill a strength-type soul beast and gain a strength-type attack skill.
But the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, with the same type of ring, would only get a support skill that boosts strength—and the boost was fixed.
Even the age of the ring only affected soul power consumption, nothing more.
"Senior, you're not lying to me?" Ning Rongrong asked.
If she could gain offensive power, the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could rise to a new level.
Not to mention, she wouldn't have to travel with a strict escort everywhere she went.
She didn't want to end up like her father—every time he traveled, he had to bring Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo. What a hassle.
"It's absolutely real. I have a spirit soul technique that allows your soul power to fuse with a soul beast's spiritual imprint, thus hatching a spirit soul."
"A spirit soul can assist you in battle, indirectly giving you offensive power."
"And spirit souls can grow, meaning your offensive power will only become stronger."
Ning Rongrong was moved. Qi Tian's explanation was clear, convincing, and overwhelmingly tempting.
"Senior, please help me! I was wrong—I'll admit it. If you can let me gain combat ability… I'll do anything!" Ning Rongrong said.
"Anything?" Qi Tian asked.
Ning Rongrong imagined what it would be like to finally possess offensive power. In that case… giving up something small didn't feel like a big deal at all.
"Of course I'm serious!" she said resolutely.
But Qi Tian simply lowered his head and continued walking toward the sect academy, completely ignoring Ning Rongrong. This made her anxious, and she kept flattering him nonstop.
Qi Tian let her stew by herself and went straight to the academy's library, where he located the secret technique—the Heart Separation Control Method—and began studying.
"Heart Separation Control? Senior, do you want to learn this? I can explain it to you!" Ning Rongrong offered.
Although her own practice was mediocre, that was only because she was lazy. Her understanding of the technique itself wasn't bad.
"No need," Qi Tian said casually.
This method wasn't particularly difficult. With just a quick read-through, Qi Tian had already grasped the basics and immediately entered the state of Three Apertures Harmonizing the Heart.
In this state, controlling Ning Rongrong's body alongside his own posed no difficulty at all, and it wouldn't delay his cultivation either.
'What a great secret technique. Not only can it help refine my soul skills, but it also supports maintaining a dual-body state.'
Qi Tian even began imagining… could he eventually split his focus even further—controlling multiple people at once? That would give him god-tier time management.
Physically, his "Body" martial soul gave him an extremely strong body—enough to satisfy them. Spiritually, he could divide his mind to accompany each one of them.
Perfect.
'And cultivating this method will also strengthen my spiritual power,' Qi Tian thought.
It wasn't like Tang San's Purple Demon Eye, which was purely a cultivation-type art, but if used constantly, it would grow; if used poorly, it would stagnate. But as long as he kept multi-tasking, his mental strength would increase naturally.
"Senior… you really don't need me to help?" Ning Rongrong asked again.
She didn't realize that she was acting just like a bootlicker—desperately trying to get Qi Tian's attention.
Qi Tian noticed her change in attitude. Since she had truly softened, he no longer needed to keep her hanging.
After returning to the classroom, he finally resumed speaking to her.
"Rongrong, the Spirit Soul Method isn't something just anyone can use. Only true geniuses can contract a spirit soul," Qi Tian said.
"Am I not a genius?" Ning Rongrong muttered silently, calming down to listen.
"To contract a spirit soul, you need exceptionally strong spiritual power and soul power. Otherwise, the spiritual imprint of the soul beast can't hatch into a spirit soul."
"Next, you must have an empty soul ring slot. For example, at rank 30, you could contract a thousand-year spirit soul."
"But the ideal moment is when you break through rank 70—then you can contract a fifty-thousand-year spirit soul."
"Think about it. To hatch a fifty-thousand-year spirit soul, how terrifying must your spiritual and soul power be?"
Hearing this, Ning Rongrong immediately felt discouraged.
"So… there's no hope for me?" she asked.
"Of course there is," Qi Tian replied. "As long as you train diligently, both your spiritual power and soul power can improve."
"For example, the Heart Separation Control Method. Which aperture have you reached?"
Ning Rongrong flushed with embarrassment. She was simply too lazy—she hadn't even completed the second aperture yet.
"You had innate rank 9 soul power, yet you're only rank 22 now. Do you really think you've been working hard?"
Four years and only two ranks per year? That was practically wasting talent.
But Ning Rongrong had her own excuses.
"Senior, support-type martial souls are like this… they're harder to cultivate than battle-type soul masters."
"Hmph! Think carefully—do you ever truly train hard? Do you go into mimicry environments to develop your martial soul?"
"If this doesn't work and that doesn't work, how am I supposed to help you contract a spirit soul?"
Ning Rongrong whispered weakly,
"Senior… I'll work hard from now on, okay? Please, you must help me contract a spirit soul!"
"Good. It's a promise," Qi Tian said with satisfaction.
Ning Rongrong felt something was off—like she'd been tricked somehow.
But she couldn't pinpoint where the problem was… because Qi Tian genuinely felt like he was trying to help her.
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End of Chapter