Teaching the Visualization Technique

Wushan Town, inside Linley's room.

Zhao Nan looked at Linley's solemn expression and couldn't help smiling. "All right, Linley, don't worry. Even if you can't cultivate this method, your teacher can still teach you others."

Linley's little face remained serious. "Don't worry, Teacher. I'll definitely learn the Visualization Technique you told me about."

Though Linley hadn't seen much of the world yet, he understood that a method Zhao Nan treated so seriously must be very important.

Hearing Linley say that, Zhao Nan didn't say anything more. He lightly touched Linley's brow with a finger, then said, "All right. Since you put it that way, let's begin. Follow my soul force and try outlining something for the first time.

"As for what to outline, how about something you've seen before?"

Zhao Nan didn't want to put too much pressure on Linley. After all, though this Visualization Technique had worked well for him, this was the first time he'd taught it to someone else.

So Zhao Nan decided to use his own soul force as a guide, drawing on Linley's soul force to shape the first object.

Linley thought for a moment, then said, "Teacher, let's outline the stool in my room!"

Zhao Nan followed Linley's gaze and saw the stool he usually sat on. He nodded. "All right. We'll outline that."

After speaking, Zhao Nan slowly sent his soul force through his finger and into Linley's mind.

Whether it was teaching this method or entering someone else's Consciousness Sea, this was a first for Zhao Nan, so he had to be extremely careful.

Meanwhile, outside Linley's room, Hogg stood guard with Hillman. Little Wharton seemed to sense the oppressive atmosphere too, and clamped his chubby little hands tightly over his mouth.

Inside the room, Zhao Nan's soul force traveled through his finger and entered Linley's Consciousness Sea.

As soon as he entered, Zhao Nan saw a mass of mist shaped like a longsword.

He understood that this was Linley's soul force.

Before reaching the Level Seven Mage rank, soul force was in this mist-like state. After reaching Level Seven, it became liquid; upon reaching the Saint level, it became solid.

These were three different states.

At the same time, everyone's soul force had a different shape.

Linley's soul force, for instance, was shaped like a sword, which meant he had the ability to cultivate the Law of Destruction.

Zhao Nan's soul force had a very unusual shape: it resembled the nebulae in the universe of his previous life, magnificent and beautiful.

Zhao Nan didn't dwell on the shape of Linley's soul force. Instead, he controlled that wisp of his own soul force and began guiding Linley's mist-like soul force.

As Zhao Nan guided him, Linley, who had been sitting cross-legged, sensed his Consciousness Sea. His attention entered it as well, and he began controlling his own soul force, following Zhao Nan's as it continually changed shape.

Perhaps Linley was too young, or perhaps it was his first time controlling soul force. In just five minutes, he hadn't even managed to outline a straight line before his Consciousness Sea began to hum.

Linley's face twisted in pain.

Seeing this, Zhao Nan hurriedly withdrew his soul force from Linley's Consciousness Sea.

As Zhao Nan's soul force left the Consciousness Sea, the pain slowly faded from Linley's face, and Linley opened his eyes.

Seeing him wake, Zhao Nan quickly asked, "How do you feel, Linley?

"Are you all right?"

"Teacher, I'm fine. I just feel so tired. I really want to sleep." Linley answered Zhao Nan with an exhausted expression.

Hearing this, Zhao Nan quickly said, "All right, Linley. Get some sleep first. We'll talk about the rest tomorrow."

Linley nodded, then lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

After Linley had gone to sleep, Zhao Nan stood up. He first tucked Linley in, then left the room.

As soon as Zhao Nan stepped outside, Hogg and the others hurriedly looked his way.

Zhao Nan shook his head, then nodded. "Let's head back for now. Linley said he was exhausted.

"I still can't say for sure whether he'll be able to cultivate successfully.

"We'll have to wait until Linley wakes up tomorrow and see."

Hearing Zhao Nan's words, Hogg couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although Hogg wanted Linley to grow stronger, he wanted even more for Linley to be safe and sound. Now that Zhao Nan had told him his son was merely tired and nothing was wrong, Hogg relaxed. He thanked Zhao Nan, then carried little Wharton away.

Zhao Nan returned to his own room, but his soul force didn't rest at all. He kept an eye on what was happening in Linley's room.

The night passed without incident!

The next day, after getting up, Zhao Nan saw that Linley was already awake.

He went to Linley's room and looked at him. "Linley, are you having any problems? Tell your teacher right away if anything's wrong."

"Don't worry, Teacher. I feel great—better than ever." Linley answered, then added, "Teacher, I think I can control my soul force on my own and outline things inside my Consciousness Sea now!"

"Really?" Zhao Nan looked at Linley in surprise.

Zhao Nan had Linley sit on the bed, then placed a finger against his brow. "Linley, start outlining something like that. I'll go into your Consciousness Sea and take a look.

"Don't try to outline too much at once. Rest as soon as you feel tired."

"Yes, Teacher!"

Linley answered, then immersed himself in his Consciousness Sea and began directing his soul force to outline a stool.

Seeing this, Zhao Nan couldn't help exclaiming inwardly, No wonder he's a Transcender. His comprehension is incredible.

Then Zhao Nan noticed once again that Linley's soul force was much more condensed than it had been the day before.

Zhao Nan knew exactly what condensed soul force meant.

It meant that there was nothing wrong with this Visualization Technique; it really could strengthen a cultivator's soul force.

Although Zhao Nan still didn't know why comprehending Saint-level Magical Beasts caused soul force to surge, that didn't mean there was anything wrong with this method of training one's spiritual force.

It was like how Beirut could condense Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind into a Godhead Weapon with incredible power, yet even Beirut, a Chief God, didn't know why.

Think about it: even a Chief God didn't know everything. Wasn't it perfectly normal for someone like him, an Eighth-rank Magus, not to understand everything?

After confirming that Linley had successfully cultivated the Visualization Technique, Zhao Nan withdrew his soul force from Linley's body and waited nearby for him to wake up.