Modifying Cognition

Gu Shen had once saved Lu Nanzhi from "Mental Exile."

That "record" was enough to put the Corps Commander and the others at ease.

After Veil Spring was withdrawn, Gu Shen instructed them to send the fourteen enforcers to the nearest recovery rooms... For Transcendents whose minds had normally drifted away, Veil Spring might still have been effective. But for Mu Wanqiu and the others, no matter how powerful Veil Spring's "retrieval" ability was, it was useless.

Their souls had already reached the end.

"Are you sure they can all be saved?"

The Corps Commander came to Gu Shen's side. "The longer Mental Exile drags on, the harder it is to retrieve them."

"Corps Commander, have you forgotten? I have Divination Technique."

Gu Shen smiled. Looking into the Corps Commander's eyes, his gaze was clear and sincere. "I need to take them back to Nagano. This is... the result of divination."

This was the result of divination.

That phrase was truly useful.

Unreasonably useful.

"If I remember correctly, you were only at the second tier when you were in Dadu. You hadn't learned Divination Technique then."

The Corps Commander said meaningfully, "How did you save Lu Nanzhi?"

"Besides Divination Technique, I also have Blazing Fire."

Gu Shen extended his palm and displayed the tiny flame. Then he began spouting nonsense with a perfectly serious expression. "The specific process of 'searching for a mind' isn't actually a secret. There's no harm in telling you. Due to the characteristics of my S-Rank ability, Blazing Fire can travel deeply through mental spaces. After obtaining Divination Technique, I can locate the precise position of a mind."

The Corps Commander frowned and looked at Gu Shen suspiciously. "Really?"

"Of course."

Gu Shen wore an earnest, harmless expression. "But I need some time. After the battle