Lu Yuan Arrived Late

No matter how great the commotion caused by several Half-Saints fighting, it could not affect the alchemists far away in the Jia Ma Empire. Even the North Dragon King, who was near the Misty Cloud Sect, knew nothing about Zi Yan being attacked, let alone the alchemists and cultivators in the Jia Ma Empire, whose strength was far inferior to that Dou Saint.

Ultimately, it came down to Soul Power. If one had to find another excuse, it could only be blamed on the sheer size of the region.

Soul Power, also known as Mental Power.

The first term was the name used on the Dou Qi Continent.

The second term was the more commonly used name.

Out of respect for other cultivators, and to avoid causing trouble for themselves, cultivators generally would not use Soul Power to sense their surroundings—that was, they would not use Mental Detection to inspect the area around them.

It could be said that Mental Detection was an ability that needed to be actively activated. It required the user to turn it on manually; it was not a passive ability.

What was active?

What was passive?

The line between them had always been rather vague.

However, if Mental Detection was compared to intuition, then intuition, which did not need activation and could remain active at all times, was undoubtedly a passive ability. Mental Detection, which had to be actively activated, was naturally an active ability.

Therefore, most cultivators would only activate Mental Detection after their intuition issued a warning, using it to sense dangers that might exist in their surroundings. No one kept Mental Detection active at all times. Setting aside whether their Soul Power could sustain such prolonged consumption, there was also the matter of privacy. No male cultivator would dare swagger around female