Rapid Growth

"So there were restrictions like that."

Shen Mu suddenly understood. No wonder he had no memory of the so-called "Fallen God" secret technique. Although Shen Mu was a transmigrator, he had long forgotten many inconsequential details.

Babata put its hands on its hips. "Of course. But you don't need to worry. While you can't cultivate the unique secret manuals created by my master, other secret manuals aren't affected."

Secret techniques such as "Sky Shuttle" and "Arc Blade," corresponding to the Sky Shuttle and Arc Blade Disc, could be cultivated even without the unique Mental Power of the Yunmo Star lineage.

Only secret techniques created by Huyan Bo, such as "Body Snatch" and "Soul Imprint," had such restrictions.

According to Babata, cultivating some basic secret techniques was enough for Shen Mu at his current stage.

They might only be basic secret techniques, but anything valued and collected by Yunmo Star was far from commonplace in the universe. Only Planet-Level members of immortal factions could gain access to them.

"By the way, Babata, you said my soul talent was inferior to Luo Feng's, and that I could become Teacher's disciple because I comprehended a domain. Then Brother Hong should be able to as well, right?"

Hearing Shen Mu's words, Luo Feng nodded as well. After all, without the Limit Martial Hall's training, Luo Feng might not have become who he was today.

"Hong isn't impossible, but there are many problems..."

Although Babata had followed Huyan Bo across the universe for tens of millions of years, it was ultimately only an intelligent lifeform and did not truly understand cultivation.

It could guide Shen Mu and Luo Feng partly because the Yunmo Star lineage had a mature system for training Mentalists, and partly because Huyan Bo had already prepared inheritances for his disciples.

What secret techniques should be cultivated at each stage, what requirements there were, what difficulties needed attention, and so on—Huyan Bo had considered all of it, so Babata knew everything clearly.

But if it had to train a warrior, Babata could at most provide secret techniques and the experience of its predecessors.

If they encountered any doubts or bottlenecks, unless there happened to be an exact example to draw from, Babata would not know how to guide them.

"Besides, the resources your teacher left behind were meant to train one disciple. Since he was worried about unforeseen circumstances, he prepared quite a generous amount, barely enough for the two of you."

"If we take Hong in as well, I can't even provide the Mu Ya Crystals he needs for Planet-Level cultivation. The few surplus Mu Ya Crystals were already given to Shen Mu all at once. There aren't even enough resources left to raise another Mo Yun Vine."

Seeing Babata's difficulty, Shen Mu pondered for a moment.

If possible, it would be best to increase Hong's strength a little. That would give them greater confidence when they eventually surrounded and killed the Golden Horned Beast.

"How about giving Hong and Thunder God some basic warrior manuals first? Something like the controllers' Basic 312 Forms. As for the rest, we can think about it after entering the universe."

Shen Mu looked at Babata and voiced his idea.

"That won't be a problem. Shen Mu, you can personally give them the materials when the time comes. But come up with a convincing reason. Before I agree otherwise, the existence of Yunmo Star must not be exposed." After thinking briefly, Babata agreed.

A moment later, Shen Mu and Luo Feng disembarked from the King-Class Fighter. They exchanged smiles without saying anything.

Over the next few days, Luo Feng and his parents stayed temporarily in Kyoto Base City. During that time, Luo Feng's parents remained by Old Madam Tang's side.

Meanwhile, under Babata's guidance, Shen Mu began his cultivation.

In the virtual world, within a beautiful realm of green mountains and clear waters.

"Your comprehension is very high, and you possess a domain as well. That's remarkable. But your basic Mentalist qualities are far too poor—even worse than your warrior abilities."

Hearing Babata's words, Shen Mu could not help nodding. He had never been exposed to any advanced Mentalist manuals before. The only Mentalist basics he knew were the most basic of the basics in the universe, common trash found everywhere.

"First, your Consciousness Strength is very high, nearly at the Planet-Level peak, yet your amplitude is only fourteen. That's simply terrible."

"Also, you haven't even mastered many basic controller techniques, such as the Condensing Glyph."

The Condensing Glyph was the true technique for Mind Amplitude.

Although Shen Mu previously possessed fourteenfold consciousness amplitude and could unleash fourteen times the power of his Mental Power, he could only display it by controlling fourteen throwing knives at once.

But after learning the Condensing Glyph, he could gather that fourteenfold power onto a single throwing knife, making him far more flexible in combat.

The Condensing Glyph was not particularly difficult. Under Babata's guidance, Shen Mu mastered it in just one day, reaching the same level as Luo Feng.

Besides the Condensing Glyph, there were also the Entangling Glyph, the Dividing Glyph, and others. Once these basic techniques were mastered, Shen Mu's combat power would rise by an entire level.

In the blink of an eye, two weeks passed.

Within the virtual space, Shen Mu floated in midair, with fourteen streams of watery light faintly flowing around him.

The fourteen streams of light split and merged, weaving and transforming as they simultaneously demonstrated the basic techniques of a controller.

"Amazing. High comprehension really does have its advantages. Although your Mental Power talent is inferior to Luo Feng's, your rate of improvement is no slower than his."

Babata was extremely satisfied with Shen Mu's performance. Perfectly learning the controller's basic techniques in half a month had completely surpassed Babata's expectations.

Shen Mu smiled faintly. With a thought, he put away the flying blades, then looked at Babata. "I should be able to cultivate the 'Arc Blade' secret technique now, right?"

"Of course. With your consciousness amplitude, you can fully use the Arc Blade Disc's first form."

Like the Sky Shuttle, the Arc Blade Disc was a third-tier Mental Power Weapon, so it had three forms.

As long as a Planet-Level cultivator could perfectly master the first form, it would be difficult to find an opponent at the Planet-Level.

The Arc Blade Disc's first form was called Circular Cut. Tenfold amplitude was enough to begin, fifteenfold amplitude meant minor mastery, and twentyfold amplitude represented perfect mastery.

The Circular Cut form could increase Shen Mu's attack power threefold.

With Shen Mu's current fourteenfold consciousness amplitude, after using Circular Cut, the destructive power of his attacks was actually comparable to the damage caused by forty-twofold amplitude.

Clang!

A crisp sound of a blade leaving its sheath rang out. The Arc Blade Disc before Shen Mu suddenly spread apart, then spun at high speed, forming a cutting ring.

"Go!"

With a wave of Shen Mu's right hand, the Arc Blade Disc shot out and instantly sliced the top off a distant mountain.

Seeing Shen Mu begin practicing the "Arc Blade" secret technique, Babata nodded in satisfaction.

"Shen Mu, your main task from now on is to cultivate the 'Arc Blade' secret technique and the 'Fallen God' secret technique. Convert your Mental Power completely as soon as possible. Then you can cultivate the powerful secret techniques left behind by my old master."

"I understand. I'll strive to complete the Mental Power conversion within a year."

A twisted smile appeared on Babata's face. "Do your best. I'm going to guide Luo Feng now. Luo Feng is different from you—the more I scold him, the faster he improves."

During this period, Babata had successfully figured out how to guide Shen Mu and Luo Feng.

Shen Mu was relatively worry-free. As long as his goals were planned out, he would cultivate with all his strength, and his progress was extremely impressive.

Luo Feng was the kind of genius who grew through pressure-based education. The greater the pressure, the more terrifying his progress became.

"By the way, Babata, can I give the warrior manuals to Brother Hong and the others now? I'll say my tamed beast, East Sea Azure Dragon, discovered an inheritance in the depths of the ocean."

"No problem, as long as you can make the story convincing."

Babata gave Shen Mu an OK gesture, then immediately logged off to put pressure on Luo Feng.