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Dongfang Yao sat quietly beside him, hugging her knees.
She rested her face on her knees, staring intently at her brother's profile.
After practicing the meditation technique, Dongfang Jing felt something was strange.
Why is this completely different from his first meditation yesterday?
In the sea of his mind, he opened his eyes, and his pupils immediately contracted.
It was that familiar space again, the Hall of a Thousand Mirrors.
"Could it be that besides touching the mirror, I can enter this place through meditation alone? Hmm, no, that's not right."
Dongfang Jing carefully examined the area and discovered that there were differences as well.
His body did not experience any shattering pain.
And that feeling of being confined has been greatly reduced.
"Because this isn't the real Hall of a Thousand Mirrors, is it?" Dongfang Jing quickly realized this.
He tested it last night.
The true Hall of a Thousand Mirrors possesses an extreme physical environment, including weightlessness, hypergravity, and fragmentation, as well as an extreme mental environment.
It can comprehensively, quickly, and solidly temper one's physique and hone one's spirit.
Furthermore, the flow of time within the Hall of a Thousand Mirrors differs from that in reality.
One minute in reality, two minutes in the hall, a ratio of 1:2.
In a fantasy world, everyone has their own destiny.
Dongfang Jing understood that this Hall of Ten Thousand Mirrors was the opportunity for him to grow rapidly and gain power!
However, there is a price to pay. Entering this place will constantly deplete your mental energy. If your mental energy is exhausted, it will be more than just a headache.
At the same time, the body will be ravaged every minute and every second.
But so what!
What is this pain if I can gain power and protect the people most important to me?
He, Dongfang Jing, will shatter all the difficulties that stand in his way!
After several transfers and several days, the brother and sister finally arrived at their destination.
The province of Theo, Winchester.
Dongfang Jing had his reasons for choosing this place to stay temporarily.
Firstly, if you continue southeast along the main road, you will reach the capital of the Heavenly Dou Empire, Heavenly Dou City.
There was a lot of trade between the two cities.
Therefore, its level of prosperity is incomparable to that of a small border town like Rinwind City.
As for why not go directly to Tiandou City?
Let's try a different approach.
Main quest: You are a six-year-old child born in a third-tier city, and you need to take your three-year-old sister to a first-tier capital city to make a living.
This is extremely difficult.
Secondly, Dongfang Jing urgently needs his first spirit ring.
North of Winchester lies the Frozen Forest, the top choice for ice and water-type soul masters.
In the south lies one of the gathering places for several wild soul beasts, known as Sunset Forest.
After much deliberation, Dongfang Jing decided to try his luck in Sunset Forest.
Although there are many high-level soul beasts in it, how can it compare to the Star Dou Great Forest in terms of danger?
Holding Dongfang Yao's hand, when they entered the city for inspection, the soldiers only asked for some basic personal information and collected a few soul coins, and nothing unexpected happened.
After entering the city, Dongfang Jing took his sister to an inn.
The signboard reads "Qibao Inn" in four bright characters.
This Seven Treasures Inn is a property of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School, one of the three major schools in the Soul Master world.
From the outside, the inn exudes wealth, whether it's the walls, the floors, or even the air inside.
The accommodation fee is naturally much higher than that of a regular guesthouse.
But Dongfang Jing still chose to stay there.
He had inquired about many things concerning the three upper sects.
According to those rumors, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has the best reputation, and the Seven Treasure Inn is naturally top-notch in terms of confidentiality.
The room fee is a small matter; Yao'er's safety is the most important.
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Chapter 6 Sunset Forest
Check into Qibao Inn.
In the guest room.
Dongfang Jing gently stroked his sister's head and said solemnly, "Yao'er, you are very smart, so I won't hide it from you. In a few days, I will be going to obtain a spirit ring, which is very dangerous, and I won't be able to take you with me anymore."
"Yes, Yao'er understands."
The little girl didn't cry or make a fuss; she just kept her head down, her eyes and the tip of her nose red.
His sensible demeanor left Dongfang Jing speechless.
He took out more than twenty bulging bags from the large bag and explained, "These are all the soul coins our parents left us. Each bag contains 100 gold soul coins. I'm leaving them all for you."
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Yao suddenly looked up, her big eyes filled with confusion.
Since our parents passed away, my brother has become much more frugal.
But her brother never skimped on her spending.
She thought her brother was being so frugal because the family was broke.
Now, he actually pulled out more than two thousand gold soul coins all at once!
Keep in mind that one gold soul coin is enough to cover the normal expenses of an average family of three for several months.
Dongfang Jing chuckled and gently pinched the girl's nose, explaining, "Of course we have to be frugal. Once you awaken your martial soul and become a soul master, there will be many places where you'll need money. These two thousand gold soul coins will be far from enough."
"If you get hungry, just call room service and have them bring you some food. Don't wander around by yourself, just stay in the room. I need to do some preparations for our trip to the forest these next couple of days. When I get back, I'll take you to the city for a good time."
Dongfang Jing gave instructions word by word, afraid of missing any details.
"Half a month, what if I haven't returned by half a month?"
"don't want!!!"
Dongfang Yao interrupted him, sobbing as she said, "Yao Yao'er will wait for her brother."
Then, she gently kissed the other person's face, her eyes brimming with tears.
"Brother, you must come back safely."
"Yes, I will come back."
It's very close to Sunset Forest from Winchester.
Centered on Heaven Dou City, most Soul Masters from nearby cities choose Sunset Forest to hunt Soul Beasts.
The forest has a pleasant temperature and many of its plants are temperate plants unique to the north, giving it a refreshing feel.
Fortunately, these plants are not very tall, which makes them much easier to move around in.
Dongfang Jing walked alone in the forest.
He held a long sword made of fine iron in his hand, and carried a full-length mirror of the same height as him on his back.
If it weren't for Wang Kun's criminal record, he might have hired a Soul Hunting Team to help him obtain Soul Rings.
However, there are too many uncertainties, and Dongfang Jing is well aware of the wickedness of human nature, so it is difficult for him to trust others anymore.
He dared to enter the Soul Beast Forest alone, so he must have had ways to protect himself.
First, there is the ability to swap positions between the original body and its mirror image.
In the blink of an eye, one can retreat to a range of ten meters.
During the few days of preparation, aside from purchasing necessities for the wilderness, he spent the rest of his time familiarizing himself with his martial spirit and cultivating his physical and mental strength in the Hall of Ten Thousand Mirrors.
Using the position change six or seven times in a row is not a problem.
The second way to save one's life is through the Hall of Ten Thousand Mirrors.
Dongfang Jing discovered that, in order to enter, he could do anything that reflected his entire appearance, except for touching the mirror.
For example, lakes, rivers, metal walls, and large puddles.
The Hall of a Thousand Mirrors is an independent space; only by summoning his Martial Soul and touching the mirrors can he connect with reality.
If you can't win, you can just hide; hide for as long as you can.
Not long after entering the Sunset Forest, various cries came from all directions, sending chills down one's spine.
Dongfang Jing did not back down at all, and with steady steps, he searched for a suitable soul beast.
In his mind, the first soul skill must be an offensive soul skill.
Ideally, it should simultaneously provide acceleration, dash, and high burst damage.
Soul beasts possessing this characteristic are not uncommon.
As long as they are speed-type mammalian beasts, such as canine and feline spirit beasts, they generally possess considerable leg strength and biting ability, making these spirit beasts his first choice.
As for the age, Dongfang Jing decided to play it safe and choose one that was over three or four hundred years old.
As he was walking, he suddenly stopped, immediately summoned his martial spirit, and gripped his longsword tightly, the tip of which pointed directly at the rustling grass beside him.
Since the other party refused to show themselves, Dongfang Jing dared not be careless. He slowly retreated while manipulating his mirror image to sense the situation inside the bushes.