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Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Mental Power |
| Original | 精神力 |
| Type | Cultivation-related spiritual and mental power |
| First Appearance | Mentioned as a power unlocked upon reaching the Transcending Spirit Realm 58 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Latent access — Transcending Spirit Realm | 58 61 | Becomes usable after entering the fourth level of the Celestial Human Realm; Lu Wangchuan initially describes his control as vague. |
| Soul Crow True Law — acquired | 65 | Lu Wangchuan obtains and cultivates the mental-type True Law after defeating Li Chunhua. |
| Soul Crow True Law — Third Layer | 66 | Upgraded through the Light Screen at a substantial Vitality cost. |
| Soul Crow True Law — Seventh Layer | 79 | Raised from the fifth to seventh layer as Lu prioritizes stronger Mental Power before attempting the Mystic Realm. |
| Soul Crow True Law — Twelfth Layer | 82 | Gains mental attacks, memory scanning, environmental probing, illusions, and limited memory modification. |
| Soul Crow True Law — Eighteenth Layer | 84 | Unlocks ultra-long-range tracking and exploration; Lu Wangchuan's Mental Power can extend thousands of miles. |
| Soul Crow True Law — Thirty-Third Layer, Great Perfection | 98 | Reaches its limit as a True Law-level mental cultivation method and can no longer further strengthen the Primordial Spirit. |
| God-Demon Undying Grand Divine Power — Second Layer | 99 | Its detection ability is already nearly comparable to the Great-Perfection Soul Crow True Law; it also grants Primordial Spirit restoration and stronger mental attacks. |
| God-Demon Undying Grand Divine Power — Twenty-Ninth Layer | 101 | Continued upgrades greatly enhance Primordial Spirit tempering and the degree to which Mental Power can be exerted. |
| God-Demon Undying Grand Divine Power — Great Perfection | 103 | Mental Power can condense into tangible substance and directly attack physical terrain and structures. |
| Ancestral Technique-enhanced perception | 105 109 | Lu Wangchuan can cover Heaven One Holy Land with a thought, later expanding his perception across the Central Sky Domain. |
| Remote attachment and control | 173 | As a Dao Ancestor, Lu Wangchuan can attach his Mental Power to subordinates and take control of their bodies. |
Nature and Cultivation
Mental Power is an invisible force distinct from ordinary spiritual-energy perception. Spiritual energy can roughly identify whether something is a person or object, while Mental Power provides precise, penetrating perception comparable to high-definition remote viewing. 61
The Transcending Spirit Realm is the first realm in which a martial artist can begin wielding Mental Power at will. This marks a departure from relying exclusively on the fixed forms of cultivation techniques and foreshadows the spirit-focused cultivation of the Mystic Realm. 61
Mental cultivation is necessary for controlling increasingly immense power. A weak state of mind or insufficient Mental Power can leave a cultivator vulnerable to wicked thoughts, loss of control, and cultivation deviation during advancement toward the Mystic Realm. 78 79
At the Creation Realm and beyond, stronger Mental Power strengthens the Primordial Spirit, improves its compatibility with the physical body, and accelerates cultivation. 97 100
Abilities & Applications
Perception and Detection
Mental Power can perceive people, objects, movement, and hidden irregularities far more accurately than spiritual energy.
- Identifies distant voices and disturbances, allowing Lu Wangchuan to recognize Deng Sanxi while he is being pursued. 61
- Searches extensive collections of cultivation manuals almost instantly. 77
- Detects hidden Cave Dwellings, unusual terrain, concealed auras, and approaching visitors. 74 85 101
- Enables long-range reconnaissance over thousands of miles after the Soul Crow True Law reaches the eighteenth layer. 84
- Eventually expands to cover an entire Holy Land and later the Central Sky Domain with a single thought. 105 109
Mental Attacks and Combat Guidance
Mental Power can direct attacks, interfere with enemies, and support combat techniques.
- Guides a leaf infused with spiritual energy into a lethal projectile from a distance. 61
- The Soul Crow True Law provides direct mental attacks and can resist opposing mental attacks. 74 82
- Mental Power must remain highly concentrated in battles against comparable Other Shore Realm opponents, particularly while resisting their True Laws. 75
- At Great Perfection, the God-Demon Undying Grand Divine Power allows Mental Power to become tangible enough to damage mountains, land, and castles. 103
Memory Manipulation and Illusions
Advanced mental techniques can affect an opponent's mind rather than merely observe it.
- Lu Wangchuan causes Deng Sanxi partial amnesia to conceal his identity and involvement. 62
- The twelfth-layer Soul Crow True Law can inspect memories, generate illusions, and slightly alter parts of a target's memories. 82
- Past-life memories and residual soul fragments can be uncovered when Mental Power reaches a sufficiently high level. 117
Primordial Spirit Restoration
The God-Demon Undying Grand Divine Power addresses a weakness of Lu Wangchuan's earlier cultivation arts: the inability to repair damage to the Primordial Spirit.
- Enables gradual restoration even after severe Primordial Spirit damage. 99
- Enhances both Mental Power detection and offensive capability beyond ordinary mental cultivation arts. 99
- Greater Primordial Spirit refinement increases overlap with the physical body, improving cultivation speed. 100
Suppression and Concealment
Mental Power can be used to contest another person's perception or exert control without a visible technique.
- Blocks an external expert's attempt to observe Lu Wangchuan's pill refinement. 121
- Interfaces with the Great Emperor Token to check information on subordinates whose essence blood and Primordial Spirits it holds. 132
- Can be attached to Lu Wangchuan's fully controlled subordinates, allowing him to empower and control them remotely. 173
Limitations
- Mental cultivation techniques divide a practitioner's time and attention away from internal and combat cultivation, so most martial artists only train them as supplementary methods. 74 98
- Insufficient Mental Power leaves cultivators vulnerable to intrusive wicked thoughts and may cause them to lose control of their Spiritual Qi during major breakthroughs. 78 79
- The Great-Perfection Soul Crow True Law cannot continue strengthening the Primordial Spirit, requiring a higher-grade mental cultivation method. 98
- Emperor Weapons can conceal their auras well enough that even a Mental Power scan may require close proximity to detect them. 106