The Direction of Cultivation

While Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei was being carried off to play hide-and-seek.

Coiling Dragon Qi Fei was still cultivating.

Alternating between practicing Dou Qi and Magic Power, despite the exhaustion, the feeling of his strength growing was truly intoxicating to him.

It wasn't until the time reached the agreed-upon moment that Qi Fei stopped his cultivation and entered the Shared Space once again.

At this time, Shen San Qi Fei had already arrived.

"Has he not come yet?"

Coiling Dragon Qi Fei was naturally referring to Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei.

"He came, but he left again because something came up."

Shen San Qi Fei replied.

"However, he left a wisp of mental energy here, through which we can contact him."

He pointed to a nearly transparent, thin thread floating to the side.

"That certainly makes it convenient for us to communicate. How did you guys discover this method?"

Coiling Dragon Qi Fei examined the thin thread.

If Shen San Qi Fei hadn't pointed it out, he would have barely been able to see it.

"It's too troublesome to explain with words; let's just share it directly."

Shen San Qi Fei reached out his hand.

"Fine."

Coiling Dragon Qi Fei grasped it.

He knew that, given his own personality, he would definitely be too lazy to explain things with his mouth.

A familiar sensation arrived as a surge of memories flooded into his brain.

Simply put, Shen San Qi Fei discovered that they entered the Shared Space in the form of mental bodies.

The activation of the sharing ability also relied on contact between these mental bodies.

So, he wanted to know if the sharing ability would still activate if it were only a wisp of mental energy.

Then, he and Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei tested it out.

The result was that it worked.

But perhaps because this wisp of mental energy could not represent their entire being, the sharing ability was not complete.

Only a small amount of information was shared.

If the amount of mental energy were increased, the degree of completeness of the sharing would also increase accordingly.

However, they hadn't tested exactly how much was needed to fully activate the ability.

Because they really didn't have anything left to share.

According to the tests by Shen San Qi Fei and Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei.

The first sharing between different Qi Feis was additive, while subsequent sharing resulted in the newly shared power overwriting the old portion.

And in the end, all they were doing was sharing the same memory from different perspectives.

This bit of information could be handled by putting in just a little more mental energy, so it was really impossible to test.

Besides these, Coiling Dragon Qi Fei also saw the results of the sharing between Shen San and Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei.

On Shen San Qi Fei's side, due to the combined aptitude of the three, there were gains in both mental energy and Internal Qi cultivation.

But Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei was simply outrageous.

Eight attributes and dual Physical Jewels; he was practically like a Long Aotian from an old-school web novel.

It truly made Coiling Dragon Qi Fei envious.

He didn't know when he would be able to use his own Life Bead.

After finishing the memories, he let go of his hand.

Just as he was about to speak and complain about how ridiculous Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei was, he noticed the expression on the other's face change.

"Wait, I'm going out for a moment."

After saying that, Shen San Qi Fei disappeared.

Leaving Coiling Dragon Qi Fei standing there alone, looking bewildered.

Five minutes later, Shen San Qi Fei came back in.

"I just went out to break through to Qi Solidification. What's the situation on your end?"

Seemingly because he was too surprised, he had forgotten that they had already shared memories.

"Huh?"

Coiling Dragon Qi Fei was equally stunned.

"Didn't you just break through? Why are you breaking through again now?"

"It must be because of your Magic Power cultivation."

Likely due to the effect of his Mental Talent, Shen San Qi Fei had initially calmed down and started analyzing the cause.

"The problem is, you saw my magic cultivation; on my side, it doesn't even count as Level One..."

As Coiling Dragon Qi Fei spoke, he suddenly realized something.

In the God Three World, mental energy and Internal Qi are two completely different paths.

Therefore, for most people in this world, the difficulty of breaking through to Qi Solidification lies in connecting with their mental energy.

However, the Magic Power of the Coiling Dragon World is refined from natural elements using mental energy.

In other words, it is inherently and closely linked to mental energy.

Thus, after this Magic Power was shared over, it acted as a bridge connecting Internal Qi and mental energy.

Consequently, Shen San Qi Fei broke through naturally.

"It seems you've figured it out too."

Shen San Qi Fei said.

"Are we thinking the same thing?"

Coiling Dragon Qi Fei asked.

Shen San Qi Fei did not answer, but instead slapped Coiling Dragon Qi Fei on the shoulder.

The next instant, memories surged forth; as expected, they were thinking exactly the same thing.

At the same time, a surge of power flowed in.

This must be the growth Shen San Qi Fei gained from breaking through on his own using Magic Power, rather than the Magic Power that had already been converted into Internal Qi.

Because the scale of the two forces during sharing was completely different.

"What a pity, it actually can't be converted a second time."

Coiling Dragon Qi Fei said with a look of regret.

"Isn't that normal? Magic Power essentially comes from you, it's not something I cultivated myself."

Shen San Qi Fei comforted him.

Regardless, the speed at which their Clone Cultivation was improving was already fast enough; they didn't need this little bit.

"But having said that, our future cultivation direction can be set."

Shen San Qi Fei said while touching the mental energy left behind by Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei.

A few minutes later, Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei appeared in the room.

"What's wrong?"

Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei asked.

"Let's discuss our future plans."

Because Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei was currently suppressing his cultivation, Shen San Qi Fei could only explain by speaking.

"Go ahead."

Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei said.

"On Coiling Dragon Qi Fei's side, Magic Power is determined by mental energy."

Shen San Qi Fei said.

"That is to say, if I improve my mental energy, it is equivalent to raising the upper limit of his magic level, though he still needs to refine the Magic Power himself to increase his level."

"And this portion of the magic level he cultivates can be shared."

The moment Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei heard this, his face lit up with joy.

In this way, the speed at which they improved their cultivation would be much faster than they had anticipated.

"Therefore, in the future, I will focus primarily on magic cultivation, with Dou Qi as a supplement."

Coiling Dragon Qi Fei said.

Dou Qi would mainly be used to practice control, so as to avoid exposing his true strength.

"And I will focus primarily on mental energy cultivation, with martial arts as a supplement."

Shen San Qi Fei added.

"At least until the eve of the awakening of my Mental Talent, when I can no longer improve rapidly."

Once reaching that realm, the mental energy on this side would basically have reached its limit.

The only way to improve would be through one's state of mind, insights, and the like, to purify one's own mental energy.

It relies entirely on opportunity and cannot be used as a standard method of cultivation.

"I suddenly feel like I'm being left out."

Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei's gaze wandered between the two, his eyes filled with resentment.

In the Heavenly Jewel Change World, spirit is singled out as a distinct attribute rather than a level of cultivation.

Therefore, improving it is quite troublesome.

In other words, both of them went off to focus on cultivating spiritual power, while he is the only one who still has to honestly cultivate Heavenly Power.

"You can cultivate skills and combat techniques related to spiritual power."

Shen San Qi Fei spoke up.

"Such things are relatively scarce in both of our worlds, but it is different where you are."

In the Heavenly Jewel Change World, Will Jewels can imprint (copy) the skills of Heavenly Beasts corresponding to their attributes.

Although the spiritual attribute is one of the Four Holy Attributes and there are not as many Heavenly Beasts for it as there are for common attributes, there is definitely no shortage of them.

(The other three are Holy, Time, and Primordial Evil.)

Once Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei imprints the skills and figures out the principles behind them.

Perhaps they could be directly converted into techniques that all Qi Feis can use.

"From this perspective, your responsibility is even greater than ours."

"I estimate that the only things universal across all worlds are physical fitness and spiritual power; you are adding protective measures for everyone."

Is magic in the Coiling Dragon World powerful?

It is incredibly powerful.

Saint Realm magic starts at the city-destroying level, and the wind element even has offensive magic capable of tearing through the space of a plane.

This kind of power is considerable in most worlds.

But the problem is, the others have neither Magic Power nor an environment with external heaven and earth elements.

No matter how strong these spells are, they are meaningless.

Spiritual power and physical fitness are the keys for other Qi Feis to survive the early stages.

"Although I know you're mostly just trying to sweet-talk me, I'll believe you anyway."

Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei said.

The power they currently share is already enough to save their lives in the early stages.

If this portion of power cannot solve a problem, then the spiritual power techniques he comes up with probably won't be of much use either.

"Besides spiritual power techniques, I will focus my energy on combat experience. By the way, what weapons should we choose?"

Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei asked.

"Currently, the ones we have a foundation in are the bow, the halberd, and the sword."

Shen San Qi Fei took stock of their current skills.

The first two come from himself, specifically Archery and Charioteering from the Six Arts of the Gentleman.

The latter comes from Coiling Dragon Qi Fei and is the heritage of the Cadmus Family.

"Let's set aside the bow and sword for a moment; your halberd technique is clearly not for normal combat, right?"

Coiling Dragon Qi Fei pointed out a problem.

Shen San Qi Fei's halberd technique was practiced while learning Charioteering.

But the issue is that Charioteering in the God Three World, because of Old Master Kong, is different from driving a carriage in ordinary worlds.

Simply put, it involves driving a War Chariot pulled by three oxen and two horses with one hand, while holding a three-to-four-meter-long halberd in the other.

Using the impact force of the War Chariot, you just ram people away.

This thing is clearly not meant for normal fighting, right?

"Why not? Are you worried there won't be a battlefield where you can get up to speed?"

Shen San Qi Fei asked, looking somewhat confused.

"If it's just one War Chariot, unless you're in a dense forest, you can get it running in most places, right?"

If it's just one, any road in any world can easily accommodate it.

If the road is a bit wider, even a U-turn on the spot is not a problem.

"Come to think of it, we really could train with the War Chariot."

Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei stroked his chin in thought.

"Why are you like this too?"

Coiling Dragon Qi Fei turned his head to look at him.

"Look at the original work; if Linley had subdued a few level-eight Magic Beasts before taking his revenge, would he have let the King of Fenlai escape?"

Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei gave an example for Coiling Dragon Qi Fei.

"It seems that's the case."

Coiling Dragon Qi Fei pondered for a moment.

In the original work, when Linley assassinated the King of Fenlai, even with the protection of a Saint Realm magic scroll, he had come within a hair's breadth of finishing the job.

If he had been assisted by a few level-eight Magic Beasts, the outcome would have been completely different.

"But this doesn't have much to do with a War Chariot, does it? That's just a simple numerical advantage."

Coiling Dragon Qi Fei asked again.

"If Linley knew how to drive a War Chariot, do you think he would have been caught?"

Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei sneered as he spoke.

Driving a War Chariot to ram someone to death, then immediately turning the corner to flee the city.

By the time the Radiant Church reacted, his shadow would have long since vanished.

"The War Chariot is just one method of coordination."

Shen San Qi Fei explained from the side.

"When we reach the later stages, if we find more suitable ways to coordinate, such as Battle Formations, we won't need the War Chariot anymore."

Of course, it is estimated that by the later stages, they won't need to rely on the power of others anyway.

"Besides, there is another advantage to us using a War Chariot."

Shen San Qi Fei and Coiling Dragon Qi Fei locked eyes.

This direct eye contact left Coiling Dragon Qi Fei stunned, unable to react in time.

"Soul Contract."

Shen San Qi Fei sighed and uttered the name.

This magic is cast using soul power, so theoretically, it should be universally applicable.

"The Soul Contract allows the controller and the Magic Beast to communicate directly through their minds, which saves the most difficult part."

That is, how to tame beasts and make them launch attacks according to one's own intentions.

With this contract, you can simply issue commands to them directly in your mind.

Isn't that much simpler than holding onto reins and pulling?

"I see."

Coiling Dragon Qi Fei was successfully persuaded.

"Actually, I'm wondering if we can create a piece of equipment that combines the power of livestock and a War Chariot."

Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei spoke up from the side.

"You aren't thinking of using Physical Jewel Manifestation to create a War Chariot, are you?"

Coiling Dragon Qi Fei looked at him with a blank expression.

"Why not? Theoretically, the volume of a dual Physical Jewel should be enough."

Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei estimated.

"It's not that it's impossible, it's just a bit absurd."

Coiling Dragon Qi Fei muttered.

It would be like hosting an Unlimited Fighting Tournament.

Everyone else at most enters the arena wearing full armor, but this guy drives a vehicle right onto the field.

Who could possibly fight you like that?

"If you have the energy to research this, you might as well wait and see if there's a sci-fi version of Qi Fei, and have him prepare a Tank for you then."

Shen San Qi Fei put a stop to Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei's wild imagination.

"A Tank wouldn't fit the volume of a Physical Jewel, but a Heavy Motorcycle might be worth a try."

Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei followed Shen San Qi Fei's train of thought.

Indeed, modern gadgets are much more impressive than a mere War Chariot, and they don't even require the assistance of livestock.

Wait, wasn't their initial idea to rely on animal power to fight enemies... no, they were originally discussing their cultivation paths.

"Ahem, it seems we've gone a bit off-topic."

Thinking of this, Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei coughed twice.

"In short, my primary weapons will be the Bow and Arrow and the Two-handed Greatsword, and my secondary weapons will be the War Chariot and the Heavy Halberd."

He brought up the topic that had long been forgotten.

"Let me handle the Heavy Halberd and the War Chariot; it just so happens that I have the conditions to train with them here."

Shen San Qi Fei said.

"The most suitable thing for you to practice is the Bow and Arrow."

That stuff belongs to the signature skills of the Heavenly Bow Empire, and it's convenient to train with as well.

"How about I practice the Two-handed Greatsword instead?"

Coiling Dragon Qi Fei asked.

Since this was a sword technique performed using Dou Qi, it was suitable for him to practice as well.

"No, you cannot practice it. Don't forget that you still have a mastermind lurking on your side."

God Three stopped him.

A thing like the Two-handed Greatsword is not easy to hide once you start practicing it.

The training ground, the commotion, the calluses on the hands... all of these would increase the risk of exposure.

"That's right, so I will take on the greatsword as well. You two focus on cultivating your Essence."

Heavenly Jewel Change said.

With one of them being long-range and the other close-combat, the configuration was perfectly reasonable.