Visualization: Entry Level

As long as he could grow stronger, Chen Mo didn't care what realm it was.

The Basic Saber Technique, though only a Basic Martial Technique, could still be used after breaking through to a higher realm.

During the foundation-building stage, the better the foundation, the further one could go.

In the short term, Chen Mo couldn't find a more advanced saber technique, so being able to continue cultivating this one saved him a lot of trouble.

Martial techniques weren't something you could find everywhere; higher-level ones had exorbitant prices that Chen Mo couldn't afford, nor did he have the qualifications to buy them.

Chen Mo naturally understood the grades of Cultivation Methods, which were divided into Four Grades and Three Ranks.

The Four Grades, from high to low, were Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow.

The Three Ranks, from high to low, were Upper, Middle, and Lower.

Basic Martial Techniques and Basic Stance Training weren't included in this rating system.

Basic Martial Techniques and Basic Stance Training were the keys for most ordinary people to step onto the path of martial arts, created and developed by countless predecessors. According to the rules of this evaluation system, they should have been rated as Yellow-grade Low-rank.

But such a low rating would clearly be disrespectful to the predecessors. Would you dare to say that the crystallized wisdom of the predecessors could only be rated as Yellow-grade Low-rank?

Moreover, different people could achieve different effects when using them.

These were still the foundational techniques for countless martial artists!

Therefore, after deliberation, the higher-ups of the Great Xia Nation clearly stipulated that Basic Stance Training and Basic Martial Techniques would not be included in this rating system, to avoid excessive controversy.

Other Cultivation Methods and martial techniques were classified into the Four Grades Three Ranks rating system based on their power, effects, and so on.

Chen Mo had no opportunity to access other Cultivation Methods; only martial artist families possessed advanced methods.

He also didn't have the habit of prying into others' Cultivation Methods, but he occasionally overheard classmates at school discussing how some family disciple was practicing a Yellow-grade Low-rank or Yellow-grade Mid-rank method.

Advanced methods required corresponding strength to cultivate. Yellow-grade methods only became effective when one reached the Martial Artist stage.

Cultivating during the Martial Disciple stage was meant for direct use upon breaking through to Martial Artist, but this was exclusive to disciples of martial artist families.

Of course, for the sake of fairness, the content of the Martial Examination was still Basic Martial Techniques and Basic Stance Training, so martial artist family disciples had no choice but to cultivate these basics as well.

Advanced methods felt distant to Chen Mo; for now, improving his strength was the priority.

Thinking of the method to enhance his Spiritual Power that he'd come up with at noon, Chen Mo immediately took action.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, palms and soles facing upward, adjusted his breathing, and calmed his mind.

Calming his heart and settling his qi was simple for Chen Mo—he just needed to turn his gaze inward and observe his inner self.

Chen Mo's mind entered his upper Dantian. The upper Dantian was spherical, looking only the size of a peanut on the outside, but its interior was vast and boundless.

It resembled the cosmic scenes he'd seen in his past life, except that aside from the area he had opened up, everything else was pitch black and sealed off.

Whenever his consciousness reached the edge of the opened area, it was blocked by an invisible barrier. No matter what method he used, he couldn't cross it.

That meant if the method was wrong, everything was in vain.

Chen Mo didn't waste effort on useless actions. He began recalling novels from his past life and the methods they used to enhance Spiritual Power.

Meditation or Visualization—both were essentially the same.

Alternatively, grinding away—slowly tearing apart his own Sea of Consciousness, enduring immense pain, allowing the Sea of Consciousness to repair itself bit by bit, thereby increasing his Spiritual Power.

Such a method was naturally effective. The method he'd used before to raise his Spiritual Power to 100 was similar to this.

Back then, because the fusion of the two souls wasn't yet complete, it had been so easy to succeed. But now that the souls were fully merged, tearing apart the Sea of Consciousness—that kind of pain—Chen Mo wasn't too keen on enduring.

He wasn't a perverse masochist, so of course he wanted a better method!

Besides, a method to enhance Spiritual Power definitely shouldn't involve tearing the Sea of Consciousness and letting it repair itself; that efficiency was far too slow.

Chen Mo decided to use a Visualization Method.

In this world, there were many Abyssal Fierce Beasts of all shapes and forms, but he didn't know what the consequences of visualizing them would be, so he absolutely wouldn't visualize a fierce beast.

That left things to visualize: the sun, the moon, and himself.

He didn't know which one to choose.

"Only children make choices—I want them all!"

"Holding the sun and moon in hand, looking down upon all living beings! That's what I want!"

With that thought, Chen Mo began to visualize.

In his Sea of Consciousness, Chen Mo sketched the image of himself holding the sun and moon.

His Spiritual Power acted like a paintbrush, tracing the lines bit by bit.

But Spiritual Power wasn't a paintbrush, so sketching was extremely difficult.

Chen Mo struggled to draw, and before he could even finish a few lines, he felt mentally exhausted—a sign of excessive Spiritual Power consumption.

Seeing this, Chen Mo immediately realized something was wrong. His method of visualization was incorrect!

If the visualization method were correct, he shouldn't feel tired; instead, he should become more and more energetic.

So he immediately abandoned the act of sketching images and switched to a different method.

Visualization, visualization—it meant looking and imagining, not drawing.

Chen Mo snapped back to reality and began to imagine himself holding the sun and moon in his hands, looking down upon all living beings.

The visualization came surprisingly easily. Soon, a human silhouette took shape in his Sea of Consciousness, holding two spheres in its hands.

The moment the outline appeared, his original fatigue began to fade bit by bit.

The method was correct.

Chen Mo continued adding details.

As time passed, the image in his mind grew richer and richer.

Eyes, nose, mouth, ears, hair—one by one, the contours emerged.

The facial features appeared, but just as he wanted to continue, he suddenly heard a loud bang.

His Sea of Consciousness felt as if it had been violently struck, nearly churning into chaos.

It was like experiencing an earthquake—the Sea of Consciousness shook violently.

Yet, in an instant, it returned to calm.

Under the influence of his talent, this Visualization image had already solidified. Chen Mo withdrew from the visualization.

He immediately checked his Sea of Consciousness and found that it had expanded by more than half.

His Spiritual Power had also increased by more than half.

He quickly opened his System Panel:

[Host: Chen Mo]
[Talent: Diligent Heaven Rewards (No pain, no gain; once proven, forever proven)]
[Realm: Sixth-grade Martial Disciple (Dantian shattered) Vitality Value: 64 Spirit: 158]
[Cultivation Method: Basic Stance Training Minor Accomplishment (187/200) Visualization Method Beginner (1/1000)]
[Martial Techniques: Basic Fist Technique Minor Accomplishment (42/200) Basic Saber Technique Perfection (3/1000) Basic Movement Technique Minor Accomplishment (35/200)]
[Special Skill: Spiritual Perception Beginner (60/500)]
[General Proficiency Points: 0]

Sure enough, a new cultivation method appeared in the Cultivation Method column—Visualization. Judging by the proficiency, it was clearly an advanced technique, at least Yellow Grade.

Just the facial features alone had already increased his Spirit by 50 points. Chen Mo couldn't imagine how much more his Spirit would increase once the entire image was complete.

However, seeing that Spiritual Perception had only gained one proficiency point, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

The proficiency of Spiritual Perception didn't seem to have much to do with the Visualization Method.

Chen Mo subconsciously activated Spiritual Perception, and the next second, he was overjoyed.