Warrior General Level

"Not necessarily..."

Jiang Li still wasn't sure whether that meant he was a Psychic, so he smiled and said, "But my mental strength should be quite a bit greater than that of an ordinary person..."

"Mmm, that smells so good. Let's eat first!"

"Mm-hmm."

Over the next few days, Jiang Li kept pondering the question of his mental strength.

There were no cultivation methods for Psychics online, only scattered mentions of how powerful they were.

Among martial artists of the same level, Psychics held an almost overwhelming advantage. They could even fight opponents of a higher level.

"Too bad there aren't any martial arts related to the mind or soul yet."

After Ling Ling fell asleep, Jiang Li sat cross-legged in the living room, circulated the Yin-Yang Chaos Taiji Art, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate.

Hiss...

Cosmic energy streamed into his body through the soles of his feet, his palms, and the Baihui acupoint at the crown of his head. In an instant, the cells throughout his body seemed to boil, greedily devouring the miraculous energy.

"What's this?"

As the cosmic energy continued to pour in, Jiang Li felt his soul shudder. A mysterious place appeared in his mind.

The place seemed boundless, yet it was filled with dense mist.

At the very center of the mist was a tiny lake, barely more than a hundred square meters in size. All the mist was rising from it.

"Is this mist Spiritual Force?"

Jiang Li could easily sense that the mist rising from the lake was of the same origin as the mental strength he had used to control objects.

"The mist is Spiritual Force, and it's rising from the lake. Then is this the legendary Sea of Consciousness?"

Jiang Li suddenly remembered that both the novels he'd read in his previous life and the Yin-Yang Chaos Taiji Art he'd created had mentioned the Sea of Consciousness.

It was a special term cultivators used for the mind.

"Looks like I need to find a method for cultivating Spiritual Force."

Jiang Li thought to himself.

And the quickest way to get one was naturally the Points Mall.

He opened the chat group. Aside from a few casual remarks and greetings, most people had gone quiet.

He opened the mall.

[Taiji Sword Art: From group member 'Wudang Centenarian,' sword art: 900 points!]

[Purple Mist Divine Art: From group member 'Zixia Gentleman Sword,' internal cultivation art: 1,200 points!]

[Bright Jade Art: From group member 'Inviting Moon,' internal cultivation art: 6,000 points!]

[Little Li Flying Dagger: From group member 'Little Li Flying Dagger,' Spiritual Force weapon cultivation method: 9,000 points!]

A Spiritual Force weapon cultivation method?

Wasn't that just like a Psychic controlling flying daggers?

Li Xunhuan's Spiritual Force was simply too weak, so he could only control one dagger at a time.

Jiang Li froze.

He hadn't expected Little Li Flying Dagger to have so much potential!

[Shaolin Diamond Toughness Art: From group member 'Wudang Centenarian,' external cultivation art: 750 points!]

"The Shaolin Diamond Toughness Art and Little Li Flying Dagger. Those are the two I'll get!"

"I'll think about the rest after I've fully grasped these two!"

[Demon Core: From group member 'Heaven and Earth Infinite Borrowing Method,' consumable: 2,000 points!]

[Low-grade Spirit Stone: Consumable: 5,000 points!]

Suddenly, Jiang Li's eyes lit up!

He'd actually found Spirit Stones here!

There was no source listed, which clearly meant they came from the chat group itself.

"Good. They're a little expensive, but worth it."

"Otherwise, if I rely only on my own cultivation, who knows how long it'll take me to become an immortal?"

This was the chat group's true opportunity!

Whether in a martial arts world or the Swallowed Star world, the one thing people always lacked was resources.

Jiang Li first exchanged points for the Shaolin Diamond Toughness Art and Little Li Flying Dagger. Then he spent all his remaining points on Spirit Stones.

Ninety-six Spirit Stones, worth 480,000 points.

The Shaolin Diamond Toughness Art and Little Li Flying Dagger had cost less than 10,000 points.

After the exchange, Jiang Li had only 3,250 points left.

Spirit Stones were simply too expensive!

Even top martial arts like Bright Jade Art and Mystic Heart Marvelous Art could only buy one or two low-grade Spirit Stones.

"With ninety-six Spirit Stones, I could use them all up in a month at my current level."

Jiang Li was thrilled and promptly logged out.

Devouring World.

Jiang Li looked at the Spirit Stones covering the floor in front of him and couldn't resist reaching out to pick one up.

It felt cool to the touch, and a faint wisp of spiritual energy seeped into his body, invigorating him.

"So this is a Spirit Stone from the cultivation world? It really is different. I wonder how it compares to a Wood Sprout Crystal?"

All the Wood Sprout Crystals on Earth were on Mist Island. There was no way Jiang Li could get his hands on any.

"I'll start by studying the Shaolin Diamond Toughness Art and Little Li Flying Dagger."

Jiang Li entered a state of perfect clarity.

[You study the Shaolin Diamond Toughness Art and learn the method of external cultivation. The hardest thing in the world is the Diamond. You seem to have reached an epiphany and create the Diamond Indestructible Divine Art.]

[You study Little Li Flying Dagger and discover that it is a method for cultivating Spiritual Force. By controlling flying daggers with Spiritual Force, you can kill without a trace. You create the Primordial Spirit Cultivation Method.]

"Primordial Spirit Cultivation Method?"

Jiang Li's eyes lit up.

This was exactly what he needed most. If he could condense his Spiritual Force, then with his Inverse Heaven Comprehension and Brain Domain Width, the explosive force of his Spiritual Force would be enough to make anyone tremble!

As for the Diamond Indestructible Divine Art, it was also a fine method of external cultivation. Jiang Li had even improved it by removing all the gold powder.

"I'll start cultivating the Primordial Spirit Cultivation Method!"

Jiang Li closed his eyes and sent his Spiritual Force outward.

A wondrous sensation welled up within him. It was as if he had gained an omniscient view. First, he saw every corner of his bedroom, then the entire two-bedroom apartment, and then the whole residential complex...

Chapter 11: Warrior General Level

Devouring World.

"I'm on my fifteenth Spirit Stone!"

"Absorb!"

Jiang Li focused his thoughts.

The Spirit Stone in his hand turned to stone at a visible rate, eventually becoming nothing more than an ordinary rock.

The next second,

surging power welled up from every part of his body. Every cell seemed to go wild, frantically absorbing that immense power. In the space of a single breath, his level broke through again!

Name: Jiang Li.

Level: Warrior General Level (Beginner)

Points: 3,250

"It takes two days just to absorb one Spirit Stone. Slower than I expected."

Jiang Li shook his head.

It had taken him a whole month to absorb fifteen Spirit Stones, and his level had finally advanced to Warrior General.

Of course, the most noteworthy improvement was in his Spiritual Force.

His Sea of Consciousness was more than twice as strong as before!

"Too bad the Primordial Spirit Cultivation Method is only a rudimentary Spiritual Force cultivation method. I'll have to create a more advanced one."

"But my soul is already stronger than that of many Psychics!"

In his excitement, Jiang Li had wrecked the furniture they'd just bought, and the commotion had woken Ling Ling.

"Honey, did you break through again?"

Ling Ling looked blearily at the mess covering the floor and asked in surprise.

"I realized a few things. I lost focus for a moment and didn't control my strength properly."

Only then did Jiang Li vaguely sense that Ling Ling's strength might be more than that of an ordinary martial artist.

Of course, Jiang Li's Spiritual Force wasn't yet strong enough to tell someone's strength just by probing them.

And since Ling Ling hadn't told him, he hadn't asked.