The "spark" dug out of Brother Ze's chest could boost one's talent in the mechanical domain, but it wasn't something he needed at this stage.
If he could use it to attract the attention of the Four Pillars and reap a few benefits, then—
No matter how he looked at it, it seemed like a pretty good deal!
After asking the Dao-Nature Incarnation how to perform an Esoteric Cult ritual, Qin Shi got started.
He didn't even need to leave the Mind Palace. On the contrary, staying here was safer.
According to Super Little He, the Dao-Nature Incarnation, the Netherworld was a virtual sea that overlapped with reality.
It contained the consciousness of every living being in the vast universe and bore the endless radiance of their minds, yet it remained filled with cold darkness.
Even a grandmaster of mental cultivation who completely unleashed his Mental Strength, burning himself into a brilliant torch, could at most illuminate one corner.
"The Mind Palace is like an airbag. Even if something goes wrong with the ritual and you attract something unclean, it can still hold it back for a while."
Through Super Little He, the Dao-Nature Incarnation, Qin Shi learned that constructing a mindscape required at least fifty points of Mental Strength.
He'd basically entered a cheat code, using an Achievement Trait to generate one directly. He was leagues ahead of his peers.
"Constructing a mindscape is like building a firewall. It can block interference from the Netherworld, shut out those bewitching whispers, and even protect against mental attacks from Psionicists.
"If I run into some big shot from the Psionic Department in the future, heh!"
As Qin Shi pondered, he busied himself with the Esoteric Cult ritual.
Fortunately, he didn't need to meet strict location requirements, like performing it in a