Awakening

"Very good. From today onward, you are my personal disciple." Jia Yi looked at Lin Qingyu and smiled kindly. "Oh, right. Take this first."

As he spoke, he took out a black square box and handed it to Lin Qingyu.

"What is this?" Lin Qingyu was somewhat puzzled. Even if there was to be a gift, shouldn't the disciple be the one offering a gift to the master upon becoming his disciple?

"Nine-Leaf Spirit Grass, a kind of Spirit of Plants and Trees. A'Meng prepared it for you. He hoped it could help you recover your health." Jia Yi said, "But now, it can be used to awaken your Mental Power."

"Awaken Mental Power?" Lin Qingyu did not understand.

"That's right. The reason you were unable to move before was most likely because you possessed exceptionally powerful Mental Power. Once this Mental Power awakens, it may even allow you to become a War God-level powerhouse in a short time." Jia Yi said, "However, awakening Mental Power is extremely dangerous, especially for someone as talented as you. This Nine-Leaf Spirit Grass can greatly improve your body's tolerance for a short period and prevent anything from going wrong during the awakening process."

"This..." Lin Qingyu turned to look at his mother, silently asking for her opinion.

To be honest, he did not really need this. Given the strength of his will, there was no chance that anything would go wrong during the awakening of his Mental Power.

"Xiao Yu, accept it. This was originally the birthday gift your father had intended to prepare for you." Zheng Xinyi said.

"Thank you, Teacher." Lin Qingyu accepted the box and thanked Jia Yi.

"The one you should truly thank is your father." Jia Yi said.

Then, he took out his phone and operated it for a moment before handing it to Lin Qingyu.

"Xiao Yu, verify your identity here. Once you're done, you'll have the status of a Special Recruitment Warrior." Jia Yi said.

A Special Recruitment Warrior was a special status.

Normally, after a prospective warrior passed the physical test, they had to pass the warrior practical examination before they could purchase manuals and begin cultivating. Before passing that examination, ordinary prospective warriors could only practice the most basic "Five Hearts Towards Heaven Cultivation Method."

However, the warrior practical examination was only held twice a year, with an interval of half a year between them. Many warriors were highly talented and might gain an initial grasp of some formidable ultimate arts within those six months. To avoid wasting their talent and time, the Special Recruitment Warrior system was created.

Provided someone guaranteed for them, Special Recruitment Warriors still did not have the same privileges as regular warriors, but they were qualified to cultivate all kinds of manuals. Of course, they had to pay for the manuals themselves.

Generally, those who passed the physical fitness test in August or February would wait half a year. During that period, they could apply for Special Recruitment Warrior status and spend some time cultivating manuals.

Lin Qingyu nodded and verified his fingerprints and irises on Jia Yi's phone. Under Jia Yi's personal guarantee, his status changed from that of an ordinary person to a "Special Recruitment Warrior."

"Master, should I begin cultivating Gene Energy directly?" Lin Qingyu asked.

"No, don't rush." Jia Yi replied. He turned to Zheng Xinyi and said, "Xiao Zheng, you have the qualifications of a national special-grade pharmacist, right?"

"I do." Zheng Xinyi nodded. She knew what Jia Yi intended to do.

"Eating Nine-Leaf Spirit Grass directly can also increase the body's vitality and resilience, but that won't make the most of its effects. Xiao Zheng, go to the laboratory first and use the Nine-Leaf Spirit Grass to prepare some potions according to this formula. Once the Potion Configuration is complete, let Xiao Yu begin cultivating." Jia Yi said. "As for Xiao Yu, don't cultivate Gene Energy at home either. Come with me to military district headquarters first. Huaxia Country's best equipment and experts are there."

"Alright." Zheng Xinyi nodded. Since it concerned her son's safety, she would not be careless.

Lin Qingyu did not particularly mind. He knew his own situation best. The awakening of Mental Power might be a great trial for others. For him? There was no difficulty at all.

Even the status of Special Recruitment Warrior was unnecessary to him, because once he began cultivating, he was confident he could directly reach the peak of Apprentice level.

That would be an Apprentice-level peak with a Gene Level dozens of times greater than normal. Killing an ordinary Planetary level 1st stage warrior would not be impossible.

Jia Yi, who came from a military background, was highly efficient. Within half a day, Lin Qingyu had arrived at military district headquarters. Surrounded by the top experts and equipment Huaxia Country could mobilize, he prepared to begin his first cultivation session.

"Xiao Yu, be careful. Once you sense Cosmic Energy, don't rush to absorb it. Drink the potion made from the Nine-Leaf Spirit Grass before absorbing it." Zheng Xinyi said.

Cultivating Gene Energy could very likely cause his Mental Power to awaken directly, so drinking the potion before absorbing Gene Energy was safer.

Of course, Mental Power would not necessarily awaken every time. However, one Nine-Leaf Spirit Grass could produce a set of twelve potions, so Lin Qingyu theoretically had twelve chances.

Moreover, as Lin Qingyu grew stronger, his body's tolerance would increase as well. If he reached War God level in a very short time without awakening his Mental Power, then even if it awakened later, there would be no danger.

"Honestly, they have far too much confidence in me." Seeing the enormous fuss his mother and Master Jia Yi had made, even Lin Qingyu felt somewhat speechless.

Cosmic Energy was not something one could sense casually. Talented people needed at most one or two days, while those with poor talent might need more than half a year.

Yet Jia Yi had called so many people here because he hoped Lin Qingyu would succeed on his first attempt.

"Still, since they've placed such great expectations on me, I should give them a worthy response." Lin Qingyu did not want to disappoint the expectations of his family and elders.

In fact, he had always been able to sense Cosmic Energy.

After all, his will even had the potential to rival weaker Undying gods!

Under the command of his powerful will, even though he possessed only an ordinary person's consciousness, sensing Cosmic Energy was still easier than breathing.

To ordinary warriors, Cosmic Energy seemed ethereal and unfathomable. To Lin Qingyu, it was merely a delectable feast within easy reach. He drained the potion made from Nine-Leaf Spirit Grass in one gulp, then actively mobilized his consciousness and issued the command to devour Cosmic Energy!

In an instant, all the Cosmic Energy around Lin Qingyu surged toward him. If the Cosmic Energy absorbed by ordinary warriors was a trickling stream, then the Cosmic Energy Lin Qingyu absorbed was a tsunami capable of drowning everything!

However, while this vast energy tsunami might have overwhelmed an ordinary warrior, it could do nothing to Lin Qingyu.

"My physical fitness is improving. My body structure, cells, organelles, even my genes are undergoing subtle changes!" Lin Qingyu had long since opened his Will Space and activated the ability of Absolute Record. He intended to record every breakthrough and evolution he experienced.

"Right, there's also my Mental Power." Lin Qingyu focused his will inside his Sea of Consciousness. A dark golden sphere that nearly filled the entire Sea of Consciousness floated within it like a star.

As his physical fitness increased rapidly, the enormous dark golden sphere also began transforming into golden mist.

Lin Qingyu understood that this golden mist was the so-called "Mental Power"!

As his physical fitness continuously improved, his Mental Power also grew at a tremendous pace, and the dark golden sphere transformed into mist faster and faster.

Knowing that people were watching him and that he was safe, Lin Qingyu devoted himself wholeheartedly to cultivation.

Yet he had no idea just how great a shock his actions had caused!