Mu Ziyan later explained that soul dual cultivation was a continuation of the nourishment process. During that time, he would start practicing the Violetfog Rushcloud Mantra by himself with her guiding him along the way.

"You aren’t from my archclan, so there’s many things about the technique that you won't get. Without my guidance, your first steps will be really difficult. Training at the second general soul level will be really slow, but if you dual cultivate with me, you'll progress at least ten times the rate. If you don't believe me, you can check it when you come back five days from now. Hmph, I'm nurturing you...