Mental Energy

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Mental Energy (精神力)
Alias(es)	Mental Power; soul power 43 495 520
Occupation/Role	Cultivated spiritual power used for Talisman Mastery, reconnaissance, combat, object control, and artifact refining 10 11 54 221
First Appearance	Discussed when Lin Dong asks Little Marten how to become a Talisman Master 5

Power Progression

The following records Lin Dong’s Mental Energy cultivation, rather than his separate Origin Energy or body-tempering advancement.

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Initial cultivation	6	Begins training under Little Marten after reaching the Earth Origin Stage.
Peak Two Seal Talisman Master	11	Uses the Ancient Swirl Talisman Seal’s Seal Condensing Method to condense a Life Spirit Talisman; his accumulated Mental Energy supports an immediate rise to this rank.
Three Seal Talisman Master; half-step Four Seal	23	Months of Mental Grinding Wheel training leave him just short of a complete Four Seal breakthrough.
Four Seal Talisman Master	24	The seventh-grade Fire Ancestor Demonic Flower saves several months of cultivation.
Spirit Talisman Master	50	Demonstrates this realm by killing Yue Shan with the Creation Talisman Array.
Intermediate Spirit Talisman Master	73	Explicitly identifies his rank while using Mental Energy to navigate the Mist Forest.
Peak Intermediate Spirit Talisman Master	98 111	Drains Hua Gu’s Mental Energy, expecting its digestion to bring him to the peak; this rank is subsequently confirmed in the Creation Martial Tablet.
Advanced Spirit Talisman Master	122	Reveals another breakthrough achieved within the Ancient Tablet Space.
Heaven Talisman Master	124	Refining the Devouring Ancestral Symbol transforms his Life Spirit Talismans and accumulated energy, expands his Niwan Palace, and produces a spiritual body.
Three Seal Heaven Talisman Master	162	Identified at this rank during the remnant soul’s attempted possession; he has finished digesting Master Mu’s Nascent Soul power.
Four Seal Heaven Talisman Master	162	Devours the ancient remnant soul and passes the Fourth Wind Thunder Tribulation.
Five Seal Heaven Talisman Master	168	Reveals this rank while defeating the Ghost King Sect intruders.
Eight Seal Heaven Talisman Master	221	Uses wide-area reconnaissance to investigate the demonic apes and locate the Immortal Yuan Ancient Tree.
Nine Seal Heaven Talisman Master	239	Defeats Qing Ye with Mental Energy after his Origin Energy is sealed.
Half-step Immortal Talisman Master	251	A vast energy torrent raises him through the Nine Seal sub-stages to the threshold of the next realm during Nascent Soul formation.
Minor Achievement Immortal Talisman Master	264	Prioritizes Mental Energy advancement when the Space Ancestral Symbol enters his Niwan Palace.
Mid-stage Minor Achievement Immortal Talisman Master	342	Advances while absorbing the Thunder Realm’s accumulated thunder power.
Late-stage Minor Achievement Immortal Talisman Master	342	Continues advancing under the same influx of thunder power.
Early-stage Great Achievement Immortal Talisman Master	342	Crosses into Great Achievement before exhausting the Thunder Realm’s reserves.
Mid-stage Great Achievement Immortal Talisman Master	342	Reaches this rank as the thunder power accumulated over thousands of years is completely depleted.
Great Symbol Sect	392 393	Breaks through in the Heavenly Demon Marten Tribe’s Ancestral Land; his Mental Energy manifests as a silver-white pillar extending over thirty thousand meters.
Early-stage Great Symbol Sect	422	Three months in the Devouring Master’s Reincarnation Sea improve him beyond his newly attained Great Symbol Sect state; the account compares his strength to the First Layer Reincarnation Tribulation.
Divine Palace Stage	480	Confirmed after entering the Great Thousand World. Spiritual Energy Assimilation does not reduce his Mental Energy cultivation.
First level of Immortal Grade Grandmaster	509	Reveals this level during his confrontation with the Battle Emperor and summons the Mind Giant.

• Early rank inconsistency: Lin Dong’s Four Seal breakthrough is explicit, but later accounts of the Pill Immortal Pool Gathering describe him as a peak Two Seal or Three Seal Talisman Master before again identifying him as Four Seal 24 33 35 37.

Cultivation and Mechanics

Requirements and the Niwan Palace

Mental Energy cultivation requires exceptional talent and a foundation in Origin Energy cultivation. Little Marten’s basic method, preserved within the Ancestral Stone, does not include formal training methods for use after opening the Niwan Palace 5.

• Lin Dong begins Mental Energy cultivation after entering the Earth Origin Stage; this is his starting point, not a stated universal minimum 6.
• His early cultivation reaches a bottleneck that requires opening an aperture in the Niwan Palace and condensing a Life Talisman Seal 10.
• The Seal Condensing Method regulates Mental Energy into a special rhythm, forming a vortex within the Niwan Palace 11.
• Condensing a seal improves control and enables rune inscription on objects, including weapons 10.

Life Talisman Seals

Type	Characteristics
Life Talisman Seal	The ordinary and most common type 11.
Life Spirit Talisman	Often possesses a special ability. Lin Dong’s Ancient Swirl Talisman Seal carries a trace of Devouring Power because it was replicated from the Devouring Ancestral Symbol 11.
Life Heaven Talisman	Rare and poorly documented even in ancient records 11.

• At the Spirit Talisman Master level, the Life Talisman Seal develops sentience 54.
• The Devouring Ancestral Symbol dissolves Lin Dong’s five Life Spirit Talismans and absorbs his stored Mental Energy before returning a purer, larger volume of power 124.
• That transformation expands his Niwan Palace and condenses a human-shaped spiritual body—the rudimentary form of a future Nascent Soul 124.

Wind Thunder Tribulations and Spiritual Bodies

• Heaven Talisman Masters temper their Mental Energy through elemental forces such as wind and thunder, making it substantially stronger than at earlier ranks 160.
• After the seventh Wind Thunder Tribulation, the Spirit Body in the Niwan Palace gradually transforms into a Primordial Spirit Body 135.
• This process is also described as transforming essence into spirit, producing a true Nascent Soul body 250.

Yuan and Mental Dual Cultivation

Dual cultivation provides two routes to Nascent Soul formation: transforming the golden core in the Dantian and transforming the spiritual body in the Niwan Palace. The resulting two bodies eventually merge into a stronger Nascent Soul 250.

• The merged Nascent Soul improves perception and combat power, giving dual cultivators an advantage over opponents of the same level 250.
• Mental Energy benefits especially strongly because the Nascent Soul is itself an evolved spiritual body 251.
• The two power reserves also provide tactical alternatives: Lin Dong defeats Qing Ye with Mental Energy after the Earth Dragon Sealing God Seal removes his access to Origin Energy 239.

Realms and Power Scaling

Mental Energy Realm	Structure / Comparable Martial Realm
One Seal Talisman Master	Can control suitable objects to fly, well before an Origin Energy cultivator reaches the Creation Three Realms 11.
Two Seal Talisman Master	Comparable to the Minor Yuan Dan Stage 25.
Four Seal Talisman Master	Pinnacle of beginner Talisman Masters; comparable to Great Perfection Yuan Dan 23.
Spirit Talisman Master	Associated with the fifth seal and divided into low, intermediate, and high levels; comparable to the Creation Three Realms 14 23.
Heaven Talisman Master	Nine seals; comparable to the Nirvana Stage 14.
Immortal Talisman Master	Minor and Great Achievement; comparable to the Life and Death Mysterious stages 14.
Minor Symbol Sect	Surpasses ordinary Reincarnation/Samsara experts; top-tier experts who have touched upon Reincarnation can suppress it 381.
Great Symbol Sect	Surpasses ordinary Cycle Stage experts; those who have passed a Reincarnation Tribulation can suppress it 381 399.
Half-step Divine Palace Stage	Associated with the Eight Ancient Masters other than the Ice Master 14.
Divine Palace Stage	Associated with the Symbol Ancestor, Ice Ancestor, and Lin Dong 14.

Symbol Sect is the central watershed: Mental Energy completely materializes, and its combat power undergoes a major transformation. Before this realm, it is described as slightly weaker than the vast, substantial force of Yuan Power and lacking staying power; afterward, it overtakes ordinary martial experts of the corresponding realms 23 381 399.

Abilities & Skills

Perception and Reconnaissance

Mental Energy can be projected outward to detect objects, terrain, and distant activity.

• Lin Dong searches an underground exchange by sensing objects containing a Seal Condensing Method, rather than inspecting every stall closely 10.
• As an advanced Spirit Talisman Master, he surveys the entirety of Profound Yin Mountain 122.
• His investigative technique forms a transparent web that crosses obstructions and covers more than half a forest sea 221.
• His Great Symbol Sect breakthrough allows him to spread awareness across the Heavenly Demon Marten Tribe’s Ancestral Land through the silver-white pillar 393.

Object Control and Flight

Mental Energy can move objects, apply external force, and support aerial travel.

• One Seal Talisman Masters can fly by controlling a weapon forged from metal capable of carrying Mental Energy 11.
• Spirit Talisman Masters can walk through the air without relying on a flying object 70.
• Large-scale control includes lifting mountains and hurling them at enemies 54.
• Lin Dong plants a Mental imprint in a mid-grade Talisman Puppet to claim control over it 60.

Offensive and Defensive Constructs

Mental Energy can form hands, spears, barriers, waves, and containment structures.

• An invisible giant hand crushes Wu Sha, a Sky Origin Stage expert 25.
• Lin Dong uses a giant hand to disperse Ziyue’s shockwave and block her subsequent spear attacks 39.
• Heaven Talisman Master-level crystal bubbles trap multiple Demonic Rock Dynasty experts 160.
• High-level Heaven Talisman Masters can conjure talismans that connect directly with the power of heaven and earth 160.

Mental Fire and Artifact Refining

Mental Fire is a distinctive Spirit Talisman Master technique capable of attacking souls and forging Spirit Treasures 54.

• Talisman Masters can use Mental Energy Fire to produce powerful Spirit Treasures 479.
• Lin Dong also uses a solidified Mental Energy hand to apply pressure during the Ancient Sky Scale Halberd’s upgrade 93.
• His Divine Palace-stage Mental Energy survives his transition to the Great Thousand World, although unfamiliar refining methods and planar suppression initially limit his displayed abilities to Spirit Artifact Grandmaster 480.

Devouring and Energy Extraction

Lin Dong’s devouring applications come from his special talisman and Ancestral Symbols, rather than a universal property of Mental Energy.

• His Life Spirit Talisman becomes a Spirit Talisman Vortex, absorbing Ziyue’s Soul Annihilation Needle and returning pure Mental Energy to his Niwan Palace 39.
• The Ancient Swirl Talisman Seal drains Hua Gu’s Mental Energy to nourish Lin Dong’s cultivation 98.
• The Devouring Ancestral Symbol processes remnant souls and Primordial Spirit Bodies into usable power 162 345.
• Essence Transformation Vortex, taught by Little Marten, extracts Heaven and Earth Yuan Power or other substances; Lin Dong uses it to drain a medicine pool and clear dense fog 60 74.

Energy Fusion

The Ancient Qiankun Formation combines Mental Energy and Yuan Power into a chaotic-colored energy mass called Yuan-Essence power 93.

• The fusion produces fluctuations capable of threatening Creation Stage experts 93.
• At this point, Lin Dong can barely manipulate the formation’s fusion power and cannot yet control its decomposition function 93.

Mind Giant

Lin Dong can condense vast Mental Energy into a towering silver-white giant.

• The giant initially appears at ten thousand feet tall and crushes Jiu Feng with a single step 406.
• A later manifestation reaches ten thousand zhang and astonishes the Divine Sect and Talisman Valley masters 422.
• Lin Dong deploys it alongside the Dragon of Imagination in a pincer attack against the Battle Emperor 509.

Mental Secret Techniques

The stated hierarchy consists of Essence, Qi, and Spirit tiers. The highest-tier techniques obtained from the ancient remnant soul are described as Divine Level 162.

Technique	Documented Rank / Use
Spiral Wave	Elite-grade technique purchased at the Myriad Gold Auction House 31.
Soul Destruction Wheel	Elite-grade technique taken from Cao Zhu’s Cosmic Bag 41.
Soul Annihilation Needle	Ziyue’s Elite-grade technique; compresses Mental Energy into a sharp needle 39.
Creation Talisman Array	Qi-level technique used to kill Yue Shan; applications include Creation Light and Creation Azure Waves 50 60 67.
Yin Demon Great Method	Includes the Yin Demon Roar, which channels Mental Energy through the throat into spreading sound waves; also used against Qing Ye 162 239.
Wind Thunder Palm	Divine Level technique acquired from the ancient remnant soul 162.
Great Heavenly Thunder Sound	Divine Level technique acquired from the same soul; used to incapacitate Ghost King Sect intruders 162 168.
Divine Spear	Divine Level technique acquired from the same soul 162.

Cultivation Resources

• Ancestral Stone Space — Preserves the basic Mental Energy method and contains the Mental Grinding Wheel used by Lin Dong 5 23.
• Mental Grinding Wheel — Tempers Mental Energy through repeated, painful training; months of use do not immediately resolve Lin Dong’s Four Seal bottleneck 23.
• Fire Ancestor Demonic Flower — Seventh-grade Spirit Medicine that accelerates Mental Energy cultivation and enables Lin Dong’s Four Seal breakthrough 24.
• Symbol Master Tower — Built over a century from the Mental Energy of Yan City’s predecessors; its pressure cleanses and tempers the spirit 39 42.
• Ancestral Symbols — Refining the Devouring and Space Ancestral Symbols directly advances Lin Dong’s Mental Energy cultivation 124 264.
• Thunder Realm — Thousands of years of accumulated thunder power raise Lin Dong to mid-stage Great Achievement Immortal Talisman Master 342.
• Devouring Master’s Reincarnation Sea — Three months of cultivation improve his Great Symbol Sect attainment 422.
• Ancestral Palace — Supports both Origin Energy and Mental Energy cultivation, especially at Samsara Stage and Minor Symbol Sect 447.

Limitations and Risks

• Difficult advancement: Mental Energy is harder to cultivate and demands greater talent than Origin Energy 5 23.
• Diminishing returns: At mid-stage Great Achievement Immortal Talisman Master, even six Death Mysterious Stage Primordial Spirit Bodies provide only a small fraction of the energy needed for another advancement 345.
• Restricted perception: The Mist Forest’s fog can impede Talisman Masters’ Mental Energy, although it cannot confuse Lin Dong at Intermediate Spirit Talisman Master level 73.
• Information overload: Receiving the Great Desolation Imprisoning Heavenly Finger inheritance strains Lin Dong even at peak Intermediate Spirit Talisman Master 111.
• Spiritual-body disparity: Ordinary Talisman Masters cannot readily refine a Primordial Spirit Body because its life essence exceeds that of a Spirit Body 135.
• Technique-specific injury: Desolate Demonic Eyes requires Mental Energy, while its Yin Sha Qi can erode the eyes; Gu Mo permanently loses his sight while attempting the technique 215.
• Soul attacks through True Spirit: An enemy possessing a fragment of someone’s True Spirit may use it to attack that person’s main soul 504.

Practitioners and Traditions

• Lin Dong — Cultivates Mental Energy alongside Origin Energy, later combining it with Spiritual Energy cultivation in the Great Thousand World 239 509.
• Little Marten — Primarily cultivates Origin Energy but introduces Lin Dong to the Ancestral Stone’s basic method and teaches Essence Transformation Vortex 5 60.
• Master Yan — President of the Yan City Talisman Master Association; recognizes Lin Dong’s unusual talent and Life Spirit Talisman 31 39.
• Ziyue — Uses Mental Energy shockwaves, spears, and Soul Annihilation Needle; attempts a Three Seal breakthrough inside the Symbol Master Tower 39 43.
• Gu Mo — Redirects his cultivation toward Mental Energy after losing his eyesight and reaches Great Achievement Immortal Talisman Master while retaining peak Life Mysterious Stage Yuan Power 215.
• Divine Sect — Specializes in Mental Energy combat; its practitioners can transition into Spirit Talisman Masters in the Great Thousand World 479.
• Talisman Valley — Focuses on talisman production and artifact refining, providing routes into Spirit Array Mastery and Spirit Artifact Mastery 479.
• Battle Emperor — A dual cultivator and million-rune Battle Array Master. His Mental Energy is compared to Great Symbol Sect, or high-ranking grandmaster, and supports the refinement of army battle intent into War Spiritual Energy 509.

Great Thousand World Applications

Tianxuan Talisman Masters combine functions that become distinct professions in the Great Thousand World 479.

Profession	Mental Energy Application
Spirit Talisman Master	Combat-focused continuation of Talisman Mastery 479.
Spirit Array Master	Activates arrays and draws on the power of heaven and earth 471.
Spirit Artifact Master	Refines artifacts; Talisman Valley practitioners are suited to this specialization 479.
Spirit Alchemist	Primarily cultivates Mental Energy; the aura of their soul power carries a pill fragrance 495.
Battle Array Master	A branch of Spirit Array Mastery that commands armies through battle intent 471.

• Practitioners’ Mental Energy auras differ according to profession; Spirit Array Masters carry dense natural power, while Spirit Alchemists carry the fragrance of pills 495.
• Lin Dong reorganizes the Martial Realm’s Talisman Masters into Spirit Artifact, Spirit Talisman, and Spirit Array divisions, with a separate Battle Array division led by Tang Xinlian 501.