Mental Talent

After dealing with Jia Liebi, the figure in the black robe turned to look at the leaders of the other two major factions.

"What about you two? You didn't do anything behind the scenes, did you?"

"This humble one has stood on the side of the Xiao Clan from the very beginning. I hope the senior will see the truth."

Ya Fei said with a pitiful expression.

"The Aoba Clan has no reason to do anything that would harm its own interests."

Aoba Pa, the patriarch of the Aoba Clan, was very frank.

They were currently making a fortune following the Xiao Clan; they would have to be out of their minds to do something like that.

"You two are at least more honest than him."

The black-robed figure casually tossed out two jade bottles.

"Qi Gathering Powder, consider it a token of thanks."

"Many thanks, senior."

Both Ya Fei and Aoba Pa accepted the medicinal pills with faces full of excitement.

For the former, since the Qi Gathering Powder was a Tier 4 pill, it represented a significant achievement for the auction house and would be a great help to her future performance rating.

For the latter, it was purely for the pill's effect of helping one advance to a Dou Zhe.

After finishing this, the black-robed figure vanished on the spot, not giving anyone a chance to react.

Ya Fei and Aoba Pa had no choice but to turn their attention to Xiao Zhan, attempting to glean information about this powerhouse from him.

Xiao Zhan easily deflected their probing questions.

The main thing was that he had only learned today that his two boys had a senior brother protecting them.

There was really no intelligence to leak.

Having finally sent the two away, Xiao Zhan had to deal with the affairs of the Jia Lie Clan.

As of now, the Xiao Clan was merely borrowing someone else's prestige and did not possess the true strength to crush the Jia Lie Clan. How to steadily swallow this piece of meat was a major challenge facing the Xiao Clan.

Just as Xiao Zhan was busy with these trivial matters, the black-robed figure had already returned to the room.

"How did the battle go?"

Xiao Yan, who had been waiting in the room the whole time, asked.

When the strange phenomenon appeared in the sky earlier, he had hurried over.

Xiao Yan had originally thought that if the situation outside went wrong, he would let Yao Lao borrow his body to take action, ensuring that Qi Fei's cultivation would not be too severely affected.

However, Xiao Yan hadn't expected that those people would only make a move after Qi Fei finished his cultivation.

Wouldn't that just be a suicide mission?

"Solved in one move."

Qi Fei took off the black robe.

"I thought if they dared to make a move, they would at least be able to take three of your moves combined."

To think they couldn't even withstand one move; Xiao Yan didn't know where these people got their courage from.

"How is that possible? Do you think my cultivation as a Dou Huang is just for show?"

Qi Fei rolled his eyes.

His "mediocrity" was only in comparison to those of the same cultivation level and techniques, not that he was truly incapable of fighting.

"That's true."

Xiao Yan echoed, then asked:

"So, what exactly did you do just now? To make such a scene appear outside?"

"Teacher didn't tell you?"

Qi Fei couldn't help but look at Yao Lao, who was floating to the side.

"He said he was afraid it would affect my state of mind."

Xiao Yan also stared at Yao Lao.

"Don't look at me; I really am doing this for your own good."

Yao Lao explained helplessly.

For someone of Qi Fei's age to create a Heaven Tier technique from scratch—even the descendants of the Dou Di would not dare to dream of such a thing.

It would be bad if it shattered Xiao Yan's confidence.

"Don't worry, Master, I believe Xiao Yan won't lose his confidence over such a small matter."

Qi Fei said confidently.

Just kidding, the protagonist is a creature that would be affected by such a small thing? That would be strange.

Of course, Qi Fei saying this wasn't entirely out of confidence in the protagonist.

Having finally created a cultivation technique, Qi Fei felt that not showing it off to his good brother would be like wearing fine silks in the dark.

Xiao Yan looked at Qi Fei with gratitude, then turned his head to denounce Yao Lao:

"I told you Xiao Fei would definitely be willing to let me know. Master, can't you have a little more faith in me, like Xiao Fei does?"

"Fine then."

Since Qi Fei, the person who understood it best, had said so, Yao Lao no longer had any intention of stopping him.

"So, Xiao Fei, what exactly did you just do?"

Xiao Yan asked excitedly.

"Nothing much, just created a Heaven Tier cultivation technique."

Qi Fei said this with the casual expression of someone mentioning they had eaten two bowls of rice for lunch.

"A Heaven Tier technique? The kind even Master couldn't get his hands on?"

Xiao Yan looked at Qi Fei, then turned his head to stare blankly at Yao Lao.

In the past, he could casually shout about wanting Yao Lao to give him a couple of Heaven Tier techniques because the concept was too distant.

It was like an ordinary person facing numbers like one billion or ten billion; there was no real sense of scale.

But after seeing Yao Lao casually pull out a pile of Earth Tier techniques while being unable to produce a single Heaven Tier one, Xiao Yan's understanding of Heaven Tier techniques suddenly became crystal clear.

Now, to be suddenly told that his good brother had created one himself.

Was this even reasonable?

"Otherwise, what kind of technique do you think could cause such a scene?"

Yao Lao, who had shifted into a mindset of just watching the fun, asked.

"It's only a quasi-Heaven Tier technique. It will still need me to go into seclusion and refine it for a while before it can stabilize at the low-grade Heaven Tier."

Qi Fei spoke as if he were disappointed that his own technique was too mediocre.

Xiao Yan turned his head and looked Qi Fei up and down.

"Xiao Fei, tell me honestly, you're actually an old monster reincarnated to start over, right? Don't worry, I can accept it."

He patted Qi Fei on the shoulder as he spoke.

"If I were an old monster reincarnated, would I only be a Dou Huang now?"

In Qi Fei's mouth, a Dou Huang sounded as worthless as a stray dog on the side of the road.

Xiao Yan, who wasn't even a Dou Zhe yet, felt like he had taken a bullet to the heart.

"See? I told you not letting you know was for your own good. You didn't listen to the old man's advice."

Yao Lao floated over to Xiao Yan's side.

"..."

Xiao Yan looked at Yao Lao in silence.

Yao Lao looked right back at him.

Neither of them blinked, as if they were competing to see who would give in first.

The final result was naturally the defeat of Xiao Yan, who was still restricted by his physiological limits.

However, during that brief contest with Yao Lao, he had successfully managed to compose himself.

"Um, Brother Fei."

Xiao Yan performed the classic fly-rubbing-its-hands gesture.

"Speak your mind."

Qi Fei stepped back, distancing himself slightly from the guy whose behavior was eerily similar to a housefly.

"I want to ask, can I cultivate this technique of yours?"

Xiao Yan knew this question was a bit thick-skinned, but that was a Heaven Tier technique.

If he missed this chance, he might never touch one in his entire life.

"You can, as long as you can endure the scorching of the teacher's Heavenly Flame."

Qi Fei nodded.

"My technique is based on the Red Lotus Body Tempering Art. Under normal cultivation, it can only be split into two separate high-grade Earth Tier techniques: the Fire Lotus Chapter and the Ice Lotus Chapter. Only by undergoing the tempering of the Bone Chilling Flame can the two be merged into one."

Only by utilizing the tempering of the Bone Chilling Flame could the two techniques, representing different laws, be fused together.

For now, Qi Fei had no way to change that.

"Uh, is there any other way?"

Xiao Yan asked awkwardly.

This method required one to be a Dou Huang; he was still far too distant from that realm.

"If one has exceptional talent and possesses both ice and fire attributes, perhaps they could rely on themselves to merge the two techniques."

Qi Fei estimated.

If he had nothing better to do in the future, perhaps he could try playing around with this idea.

One faction would pass down the Fire Lotus Chapter, while the other would pass down the Ice Lotus Chapter.

Then, they could leave behind a highly misleading message claiming that combining the two would grant the Power of Myriad Manifestations.

Hehehe—

"That just raises the requirements even higher, doesn't it?"

Xiao Yan couldn't help but retort.

Is merging cultivation techniques something an ordinary person can do?

Not to mention having to cultivate both ice and fire Dou Qi simultaneously; wouldn't that lead to death by explosion due to the conflict between the two energies?

"You only asked for a method, you didn't say it had to be easy."

Qi Fei spread his hands.

"Then are there any methods with lower difficulty?"

Xiao Yan asked with a hopeful expression.

"There really aren't."

Qi Fei said helplessly.

If Coiling Dragon Qi Fei could directly cultivate the fusion of laws between different elements, perhaps he could come up with a solution before long.

But in the Coiling Dragon World, this ability is the exclusive privilege of a Soul Mutator.

Coiling Dragon Qi Fei naturally couldn't do it.

However, come to think of it, their situation doesn't even count as soul mutation; could it be that the formation of a soul mutation must occur within the Coiling Dragon Universe?

Qi Fei couldn't help but ponder this question.

"Stop being so ambitious and unrealistic; become a Dou Zhe first before you start talking about cultivation techniques."

Yao Lao slapped Xiao Yan on the back.

"Understood, Teacher."

Xiao Yan replied immediately.

He was right; he wasn't even a Dou Zhe yet, a total novice, so why was he worrying about cultivation techniques?

It didn't take long for Xiao Yan to adjust his mindset.

Yao Lao inwardly praised Xiao Yan's ability to self-regulate, then turned his head to look at Qi Fei:

"Xiao Fei, will you need my help for your upcoming seclusion?"

"My future cultivation cannot do without your help, Elder, but this seclusion is mainly for organizing my techniques, so there is no need to trouble you."

Since Qi Fei wanted to continue comprehending the laws, he naturally wouldn't give up on the Bone Chilling Flame as an accelerator.

In fact, he intended to collect all the Heavenly Flames and rare treasures of heaven and earth that appeared in the original work whenever he had the time.

He wanted to collect Heavenly Flames to see how the law fragments within other flames differed and whether they could assist them in comprehending the laws.

As for the rare treasures of heaven and earth, Qi Fei considered that the Dou Po World contained things like the Ice Spirit Cold Spring.

Is there a possibility that this world actually contains exotic waters, exotic winds, exotic earths... and other such specialties that also contain law fragments?

It's just that these things are useless for alchemy, and the world lacked a figure like Ancient Emperor Tuoshe who could devour Heavenly Flames to grow, so they were never properly developed.

If they truly existed, then cultivating the Laws of Elements would become much more convenient for them.

"Alright then, I'll keep an eye on this kid's cultivation during this time."

Yao Lao said, looking at Xiao Yan.

Teaching this kid probably wouldn't be as easy as it was with Qi Fei.

Afterward, Yao Lao left with Xiao Yan, preparing to instruct him in his cultivation.

However, not long after stepping out, Xiao Yan was cornered by his father, and the two had a thorough and comprehensive "discussion."

Xiao Yan's brain was practically smoking by the time he finished making up his story.

Having finally escaped, he was immediately captured by Xiao Xun'er, while simultaneously facing a joint meeting composed of various aunts, cousins, and distant female relatives.

Only then did Xiao Yan understand why Qi Fei had announced his seclusion in advance.

Of course, Qi Fei certainly didn't know about this, as he was already in seclusion (laugh).

Meanwhile, in the God Three World.

Two deep dives into the study of laws had once again elevated Qi Fei's mental energy.

At this moment, he finally felt that power he had been anticipating for so long.

"As I expected, my Mental Talent is indeed related to the Shared Space."

In the courtyard, Qi Fei carefully observed the few chickens that Uncle Qi had just brought over.

These chickens were originally just ordinary poultry, but under the enhancement of his Mental Talent, they were now actually refining Heaven and Earth Essence on their own to transform their bodies.

This was a capability of Internal Qi Separation.

Moreover, they seemed to be cultivating even faster than a normal Internal Qi Separation practitioner.

Even without the power Qi Fei shared with them, these chickens now possessed Internal Qi roughly at the level of Internal Qi Condensation.

Hmm, this is interesting.

"Wait, why does something feel off?"

When Qi Fei withdrew his power, he discovered that he seemed able to manipulate the Internal Qi within these chickens.

He casually beckoned toward the chicken closest to him.

The next moment, a ball of Internal Qi was pulled out of the chicken by Qi Fei, and the chicken collapsed on the spot, nearing death.

Qi Fei pressed a portion of the Internal Qi back in, which was the only thing that saved the chicken's life.

Afterward, Qi Fei began to seriously study this ball of Internal Qi he had obtained from the chicken.

This ball of Internal Qi contained both Qi Fei's aura and the chicken's aura, with Qi Fei's aura being even stronger.

That was why he could manipulate it at will.

"Could it be because the chicken's essence, energy, and spirit weren't strong enough, so they were overwritten by the power I shared?"

Qi Fei speculated while toying with the Internal Qi.

The power he shared included his own essence, energy, and spirit; in a sense, it was him controlling the chickens as they refined Heaven and Earth Essence.

"However, this bit of Internal Qi is useless to me..."

Qi Fei looked at the Internal Qi in his hand, and a bold idea sprouted in his mind.

A flame of Internal Qi catalyzed by laws ignited in his hand, scorching the Internal Qi he held.

Before long, the Internal Qi harvested from the chicken became incredibly pure, merging into Qi Fei's body without even needing active absorption.

"Hmm... the efficiency is a bit low."

Qi Fei looked at the Internal Qi within his body, which had barely changed.

Going through all this trouble didn't even yield as much Internal Qi as a single breath of his own cultivation.

A wasted excitement.

"Forget it, I'd better continue researching my Mental Talent."

Qi Fei abandoned the thought of becoming a supervillain and focused on studying his Mental Talent.

Soon, Qi Fei discovered that it wasn't just Internal Qi he could share.

Mental power, martial arts, aptitude, consciousness, knowledge... even cultivation realms were all within the scope of his sharing.

Except for knowledge, the level of other attributes would decrease as the number of recipients increased.

It was just like dividing an apple among several people.

Qi Fei could grant one chicken the realm of a God Boundary Breaker, but with three chickens, it would only be at the level of Internal Qi Separation.

At the same time, sharing concrete powers like Internal Qi or mental power would, to a certain extent, cause an impact on the recipients.

Simply put, Qi Fei's essence, energy, and spirit caused a certain degree of "pollution" to the recipients.

The more power shared and the longer the duration of the sharing, the stronger this pollution became.

If he only shared aptitude, realms, or martial arts, such an effect would not occur.

"Perhaps this pollution is related to the essence, energy, and spirit of the recipient?"

Qi Fei looked at the flock of chickens before him, which were arranging themselves into a military formation under his command.

The God Three World also had the practice of passing on power, and those who received it could still cultivate normally.

It must be that the essence, energy, and spirit of a God Boundary Breaker were too powerful, while those of ordinary poultry were too fragile, which led to this situation.

I'll find a death-row inmate or someone similar to test this later.