Visualization Technique

Half an hour later.

As Zhao Nan's mental energy ran dry, he still hadn't managed to sketch a complete image in his mind.

But after just half an hour, Zhao Nan discovered that his mental energy had increased somewhat.

The increase wasn't much, but Zhao Nan was still very happy. There was no other reason: this clearly showed that his method was working.

After that, Zhao Nan repeatedly restored his mental energy and continued testing.

During his final test, Zhao Nan tried to use his mental energy to sketch a Saint-level Magical Beast he had once seen.

That was when Zhao Nan suddenly discovered that using mental energy to sketch such a powerful creature made it drain faster.

Once his mental energy recovered from this accelerated depletion, it increased substantially.

Zhao Nan was curious about this, but before he could investigate further, the other three people in his dorm had returned.

When Zhao Nan saw his three roommates come back, he stopped cultivating and went with them to Bishui Paradise for a feast.

At the table, Zhao Nan recounted some of his experiences from his latest outing.

However, Zhao Nan didn't mention taking Linley on as a disciple. Instead, he told them some things about the Magical Beast Mountain Range recorded in the original story.

The four of them thoroughly enjoyed their meal. In the end, As paid the bill, and then they slowly made their way back to the dorm.

At that moment, Zhao Nan couldn't help feeling a little wistful.

His three roommates would be heading to the Magical Beast Mountain Range to gain experience the next day.

Zhao Nan didn't try to stop them. If they wanted to become strong, they had to keep honing themselves through experience.

As for telling them to be careful, Zhao Nan didn't say much. After all, he had returned from the Magical Beast Mountain Range alone. How could the three of them fail to make it back together?

It was true that Zhao Nan had a system, but compared to his three roommates, his talent was only somewhat better. He wasn't exceptionally gifted.

After all, this was the Ernst Institute, a gathering place for geniuses!

Only fifth-year students could go out to gain experience, which meant all three of them were already Level Five Mages.

The next day!

Zhao Nan had just gotten up when he saw the breakfast they'd left on the table, along with a note saying they had gone to the Magical Beast Mountain Range to gain experience.

Zhao Nan put the note away, then finished his breakfast and once again immersed himself in research.

This time, Zhao Nan didn't try to sketch any other images. Instead, he sketched a Level Nine Magical Beast.

As he sketched it, Zhao Nan felt his mental energy increase slightly, but not by much.

Then Zhao Nan sketched that Saint-level Magical Beast again, and the same thing that had happened the day before happened once more.

By now, Zhao Nan had formed a rough guess: this dramatic increase in mental energy should be related to the Laws' Profound Mysteries possessed by the Saint-level Magical Beast!

After reading the original story, Zhao Nan had wondered what would happen if someone began comprehending the Laws' Profound Mysteries before reaching the Saint-level.

Why could so few people on the Yulan Continent comprehend the Laws' Profound Mysteries before reaching the Saint-level?

Reaching the Saint-level meant having comprehended part of the Laws' Profound Mysteries.

Becoming a god meant successfully comprehending a single Laws' Profound Mystery.

So this method of training his mental energy must have been stirring the Laws' Profound Mysteries within the Saint-level Magical Beast, causing his mental energy to surge.

Although Zhao Nan didn't know exactly why this happened, he didn't dwell on it.

For one thing, Zhao Nan was only a Level Seven Mage. How could he understand something so profound?

So Zhao Nan didn't pay it any more attention. In any case, he'd successfully developed a method of training mental energy, so Doehring Cowart wouldn't be the only one with such a method anymore. What's more, this method of training mental energy...

It wasn't like Doehring Cowart's Flat Blade Style, which could only be used by Earth Element mages.

Still, Zhao Nan didn't let his guard down. With a thought, he decided to find some more Saint-level Magical Beasts and test his method.

If it proved reliable, then his method of training mental energy would be complete.

But Saint-level Magical Beasts weren't cabbage. He couldn't just find them whenever he wanted.

Zhao Nan knew very well that if he went looking for them in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, he might end up as a Saint-level Magical Beast's meal the moment he stepped inside!

But where was he? He was at the Ernst Institute.

As an institute under the Radiant Church, how could it not have a few Saint-level Magical Beasts?

Once he had an idea, Zhao Nan stood up, left the dorm, and went to find his mentor to ask about the Saint-level Magical Beasts at the institute.

After learning about the Saint-level Magical Beasts, Zhao Nan went to look for them.

As a fifth-year student at the Ernst Institute, Zhao Nan wasn't as gifted as Linley would later prove to be, but he was still a fairly talented student.

When he said he wanted to see the might of a Saint-level Magical Beast, the institute's mentor naturally didn't refuse. After all, he only wanted to see one, not ask for one.

Besides, the mentor had seen this sort of thing plenty of times, so he didn't suspect a thing!

After examining three Saint-level Magical Beasts, Zhao Nan said goodbye to the institute's mentor, returned to his dorm, and began to visualize them slowly.

But during this visualization, Zhao Nan noticed a problem.

This time, Zhao Nan had seen three Magical Beasts, but only one had been Earth-aligned. The other two were Saint-level Magical Beasts, one Water-aligned and the other Thunder-aligned.

After visualizing them three times, Zhao Nan found that only visualizing the Earth-aligned Saint-level Magical Beast greatly increased his mental energy. The Water-aligned and Thunder-aligned Saint-level Magical Beasts had barely increased it at all.

After noticing this, Zhao Nan had another thought: his method of training mental energy should correspond to his own element.

Of course, this was only Zhao Nan's guess. He didn't consider it certain.

Even so, Zhao Nan was already very satisfied. With this method of training mental energy, he could reach the Eighth-rank Magus level more quickly.

After all, Linley was six years old now, but when he turned eight, he would find the Coiling Dragon Ring and face his first brush with death.

Although Linley had made it through unscathed in the original story and even activated the Coiling Dragon Ring, who knew what would happen now that Zhao Nan had entered the picture?

What if Linley ran into mortal danger because of some unexpected mishap?

So Zhao Nan had set himself a goal: to reach the Level Nine Mage realm within two years.

Only then could he make absolutely sure Linley wouldn't face mortal danger two years from now.