Pokémon: I just became a Gym Leader, and Cynthia proposed to me.

Chapter 835 The Foundation of a Veteran Dojo

Around noon, Matsuha, the headmaster of the Enju Dojo, came to visit.

Song Ye's features were delicate yet sharp, and his eyes held the serenity of a cultivator.

As he entered the venue, he saw a group of ghost Pokémon practicing a catwalk under the guidance of Mashu.

As Songye watched this scene, a complex smile appeared on his lips.

When Ma Xiu saw the pine needles, she went to greet them.

"Pine needles, long time no see."

Pine Leaf turned around. "Ma Xiu, these wild ghost Pokémon have caused you trouble."

His gaze shifted to the group of ghost Pokémon practicing. "These little guys are wild Pokémon from around Ecruteak City, so they should be within my jurisdiction."

"They took your clothes because of my mismanagement."

Ma Xiu waved her hand, her smile generous and frank: "I know you too well. It's nothing. These little guys not only didn't cause me any trouble, but they also added luster to my fashion show."

Ma Xiu smiled slightly, "I know you're here for Shuwen. Go ahead. Don't worry, Shuwen is easy to talk to."

"It will definitely help our telescopic vision become even more powerful."

He nodded and turned to walk towards Li Shuwen.

The moment Li Shuwen saw Song Ye, he knew that the other party was quite skilled.

"Mr. Li Shuwen, I am Songye, the headmaster of Yuanzhu Dojo." Songye bowed slightly.

"Excuse me for disturbing you, but could you please, like Master Huiyuan, have a friendly exchange with me?"

Li Shuwen nodded slightly, as if he had expected this request.

"Of course, I'd also like to learn about the Ghost Techniques passed down at the Enju Dojo."

"Thank you. If you don't mind, please come to the Enju Dojo."

"I can show you both the facilities and items in the gym that are used to enhance the abilities of Ghost Pokémon, which can also be considered as... an exchange between us."

Li Shuwen raised an eyebrow. "But you also know Master Huiyuan?"

Matsuba nodded. "Renge-ji Temple was once a household name in the Johto region, but it has only declined somewhat in the last hundred years or so."

Li Shuwen turned to look at Cynthia, "Gym Leader Pine Leaf invited us to visit the Enchantment Dojo."

Cynthia walked over. "Let's go take a look. My Rockruff's progress has been a bit slow lately."

Ma Xiu waved her hand, "You all go ahead, it's a good opportunity for me to focus on studying clothing."

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Yuanzhu Taoist Temple is located on a small hill. Its architectural style is simple and solemn, with upturned eaves and gray bricks and tiles.

Song Ye pushed open the heavy wooden door, and a faint sandalwood scent wafted out.

After crossing the front yard, Songye led them to an incense room.

The walls are made of dark wood, and the floor is covered with tatami mats.

A bronze incense burner sits in the center of the room, wisps of smoke rising from the openwork patterns on the lid and filling the entire space.

The pale purple smoke carried a clear and distant fragrance.

"This is calming incense," Songye said, squatting beside the incense burner and gently stirring the incense with a thin copper stick.

"Made from a blend of more than a dozen rare herbs, it is specially formulated to help Ghost Pokémon calm their emotions and enhance their mental strength."

Li Shuwen closed his eyes and felt the flow of energy in the air.

The scent of incense, when inhaled, does indeed have a calming effect.

He could even feel the wave-guiding power within his body becoming clearer and more transparent in this atmosphere.

"Good stuff," he exclaimed sincerely.

With just a sniff, Li Shuwen had already figured out most of the formula for the calming incense.

This calming incense can be incorporated into the incense he gives to Brother Sang to enhance his mental strength and improve his sleep.

Songye nodded slightly, said nothing more, and led them to the next place.

After leaving the incense room, I walked a short distance along a cobblestone path, and an octagonal pavilion appeared ahead.

A row of copper bells of varying sizes hangs under the eaves of the pavilion, ranging from the size of a fist to the size of a palm.

When the wind blows, the copper bells make a melodious sound, a deep and resonant sound, like an ancient melody without sheet music.

"These are resonance bells," Pine Leaf said, walking to the center of the pavilion and looking up at the row of bronze bells. "Each bell has a different tone and frequency, corresponding to the psychic fluctuations of different types of Ghost Pokémon."

"When my dream monster first evolved, its emotions were very unstable and its mental energy fluctuated violently."

"I had her come here every day to listen to the bell for an hour, and in just two and a half weeks, her mental control returned to normal."

Hirona extended her finger and gently flicked the nearest brass bell.

The ringtone reverberated in my mind, like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples that spread outwards in circles.

"It really is amazing," she whispered.

Li Shuwen also gave it a try.

He gently touched the largest copper bell with his waveguide power, and the moment the bell rang, he felt his waveguide power amplify by almost double.

Although it only lasted for less than two and a half seconds.

"This bell... is quite effective for cultivation, but it requires a trainer to use special power to activate it, right?" He looked at the pine needles.

Song Ye's lips twitched slightly. "That's right. Ordinary cultivators can't activate the bell's effect to its maximum so easily, like Mr. Shuwen."

The third facility is the Dark Room.

This is a secret room built underground, with no windows, only a heavy iron door.

The moment Song Ye opened the door, a chilly aura rushed out from the crack, and the temperature was at least ten degrees lower than outside.

Li Shuwen was the first to go in.

The room was almost devoid of light sources, with only a few faint fluorescent stones on the ceiling providing starlight-like illumination.

The walls and floor were made of black stone, smooth as a mirror, reflecting the faint fluorescent light, like countless stars embedded in the darkness.

"The Dark Room," Pine Leaf's voice echoed in the empty room, "is mainly used to increase the Ghost Energy reserves of Ghost Pokémon."

"The walls and floor of this room are made of special materials that can greatly increase the concentration of Ghost-type Pokémon in the environment without harming them."

"My cursed doll has been training here for three months, and its ghost energy reserves have nearly doubled."

Li Shuwen stood in the center of the room, releasing a wisp of spiritual energy.

He felt that his mental energy became more focused and easier to concentrate into a single point after entering the room.

"Training here is also helpful for Psychic-type Pokémon."

Songye nodded slightly: "Theoretically, yes. Although the energy properties of superpowers and ghost attributes are not exactly the same, the training effects are not much different."

Cynthia stood at the door for a while before leaving.

Stepping out of the dark room, the light returned.

Pine Leaf led them through a courtyard filled with bamboo to the backyard of the dojo.

The scene in the backyard made Li Shuwen's eyes widen slightly.

This is a greenhouse, a special facility for cultivating medicinal herbs.

Under the transparent glass dome, rows of shelves are filled with various herbs.

The fragrance is pleasant and not overpowering; instead, it gives people a sense of inexplicable comfort.

The greenhouse was managed by a woman in her fifties with gray hair, but she was in good spirits, and her hands were covered with calluses and yellowish-brown stains from herbal juices.

She saw Songye bring in guests, nodded, and continued fiddling with the herbs in her hands.

"Matsumoto-san has worked here for twenty years and is one of the best herb cultivation experts in the Johto area."

The greenhouse is next to the pharmacy.

The moment the door was opened, a strong medicinal smell wafted out, a mixture of the aroma of various herbs steamed and boiled, bitter with a hint of sweetness.

The pharmacy was larger than the greenhouse and was divided into several areas, each managed by a dedicated person, mostly middle-aged people in their forties and fifties.

There were also a few young people who looked to be in their early twenties, diligently learning from the master craftsman.

"Yuanzhu Dojo truly has a profound history." Li Shuwen turned around and said to Songye, his tone filled with undisguised admiration.

When he said that, he was already thinking about his own Veil Dojo.

As expected of a dojo with a long history, they still have a lot to learn at the curtained dojo.

After touring all the facilities, Matsuha led them to the gym's battle arena.

The dojo is very spacious, with wooden floors worn smooth and shiny, and portraits and calligraphy works of successive abbots hanging on the walls.

A huge circular pattern was drawn on the ground in the very center, resembling some kind of ancient formation.

Songye stood on one side of the field, "I hope Mr. Shuwen will give me your guidance in the upcoming match."

Li Shuwen nodded. "Let's learn from each other."