Swallowing the Starry Sky: Heaven-Defying Comprehension, Joining the Chat Group Section 11

"It's not necessarily..."

Jiang Li wasn't sure yet if this counted as a spiritual thought master, so he smiled and said, "But my mental strength should be quite a bit stronger than an ordinary person's..."

"Mm, it smells so good—let's eat first!"

"Yeah, yeah."

Over the next few days, Jiang Li spent his time pondering the issue of his mental strength.

As for spiritual thought masters, there weren't any related cultivation methods available online, only scattered mentions of their power.

Among martial artists of the same rank, spiritual cultivators held an almost overwhelming advantage, and even fighting above their level was well within reach.

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

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

Sizzle.

Cosmic energy flowed into his body through the soles of his feet, his palms, and the crown of his head at the Baihui acupoint. In an instant, the cells inside him seemed to boil, madly devouring this wondrous cosmic energy.

"What is this?"

As the cosmic energy continued to converge, Jiang Li felt as if his soul trembled, and a mysterious place appeared in his mind.

This place was boundless, yet filled with dense mist.

At the very center of the mist was a small lake pool, barely over a hundred square meters, from which all the mist arose.

"Is this mist spiritual power?"

Jiang Li could easily sense that the rising mist shared the same origin as the mental strength he had used earlier to control objects.

"The mist is spiritual thought-force, and it rises from the lake pool—so this is the legendary Sea of Consciousness?"

Jiang Li suddenly realized that whether from the novels he'd read in his past life or the Yin-Yang Chaos Taiji Art he had created, both mentioned the existence of the 'Sea of Consciousness.'

It was a specific term cultivators used for this part of the mind.

"Looks like I need to find a technique that can train mental strength," Jiang Li thought to himself.

And the fastest way to obtain techniques right now was naturally the Points Mall.

He opened the chat group. Aside from a few casual greetings and small talk, everyone else was basically lying low.

He clicked on the mall.

[Taiji Sword Art: From group member 'Wudang Centenarian Old Daoist,' Sword Art Category: 900 Points!]

[Purple Mist Divine Art: From group member 'Purple Mist Gentleman's Sword,' Internal Art Category: 1200 Points!]

[Bright Jade Art: From group member 'Inviting Moon,' Internal Art Category: 6000 Points!]

[Little Li Flying Dagger: From group member 'Little Li Flying Dagger,' Spiritual Weapon Category Technique: 9000 Points!]

Spiritual weapon category technique?

Isn't that just like a spiritual master controlling flying daggers?

It's just that Li Xunhuan's mental strength was too weak, so he could only control one at a time.

Jiang Li was stunned.

He hadn't expected the Little Li Flying Dagger to have such great potential!

[Shaolin Diamond Toughness Art: From group member 'Wudang Centenarian Old Daoist,' External Cultivation Technique: 750 Points!]

"Shaolin Diamond Toughness Art and Little Li Flying Dagger—these two it is!"

"As for the rest, I'll think about them after I've fully comprehended these two!"

[Demon Core: From group member 'Heaven and Earth, Infinite Borrowing of Power,' Consumable: 2000 Points!]

[Low-grade Spirit Stone: Consumable, 5000 Points!]

Suddenly, Jiang Li's eyes lit up!

He actually saw spirit stones here!

There was no source noted, which clearly meant this was the chat group's own stock.

"Good, even if it's a bit pricey, it's still worth it."

"Otherwise, relying solely on my own cultivation, who knows how long it'd take me to become an immortal."

This was the true opportunity of the chat group!

Whether in a martial world or a world like Devouring the Starry Sky, the scarcest thing was always resources.

Jiang Li first exchanged for the Shaolin Diamond Toughness Art and Little Li Flying Dagger, then spent all his remaining points on spirit stones in one go.

96 spirit stones, worth 480,000 points.

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

All told, Jiang Li was left with only 3,250 spirit stones.

The main issue is that spirit stones are too expensive!

With top-tier martial arts techniques like the Bright Jade Art and the Mystic Heart Marvelous Art, you could only buy one or two Low-grade Spirit Stones.

"Ninety-six spirit stones—at my current level, I can consume that many in a month."

Jiang Li rejoiced and decisively logged off.

The Devouring World.

Jiang Li looked at the spirit stones spread out all over the floor in front of him and couldn't help reaching out to grab them.

As soon as he touched them, they felt ice-cold, and a faint wisp of spiritual energy seeped into his body, leaving him refreshed and invigorated.

"So this is what spirit stones from the cultivation world are like? They're really different. I wonder how they compare to Wood Sprout Crystals?"

All the Wood Sprout Crystals on Earth were on Mist Island, so Jiang Li naturally couldn't get his hands on them.

"First, I'll comprehend the Shaolin Diamond Toughness Art and the Little Li Flying Dagger."

Jiang Li entered a state of ethereal clarity.

[You comprehend the Shaolin Diamond Toughness Art, learning the method of external training. The hardest thing in the world is nothing but diamond. You seem to have an epiphany, and you create the Diamond Indestructible Divine Art.]

[You comprehend the Little Li Flying Dagger. You discover that this is a spiritual mentalist cultivation method—using mental power to control the flying dagger, killing 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 mental power, with his heaven-defying brain domain breadth, a mental burst would absolutely be enough to make anyone tremble in fear!

As for the Diamond Indestructible Divine Art, it was also a decent external training technique, and after Jiang Li's improvements, he had removed all the golden powder from it.

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

Jiang Li closed his eyes and mobilized all his mental power to probe outward.

A mysterious feeling surged into his heart. It was as if he had gained a god's perspective. First, he took in the bedroom where he was, then the entire two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment, and then the whole neighborhood...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 11: Warrior General Level

The Devouring World.

"The fifteenth spirit stone!"

"Absorb!"

With a thought from Jiang Li, the spirit stone in his hand petrified at a visible speed, finally turning into an ordinary stone.

The next second, waves of surging power burst forth from every limb and bone in his body. Every cell of his seemed to go mad at that moment, frantically absorbing this torrent of energy. In just the span of a single breath, his realm broke through again!

Name: Jiang Li. Realm: Warrior General Level (Initial) Points: 3250

"Two days to absorb one spirit stone—slower than I expected."

Jiang Li shook his head.

In an entire month, he had only absorbed fifteen spirit stones, and his realm had only broken through to Warrior General Level.

Of course, the most noteworthy thing was the improvement in his mental power.

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

"Too bad the Primordial Spirit Cultivation Method is just a shallow mental cultivation technique. I'll need to create something more profound."

"Still, my current soul strength already surpasses that of many mentalists!"

In his excitement, the newly bought furniture at home was wrecked again, and Ling Ling was woken up by the commotion.

"Honey, did you break through again?"

Ling Ling, still groggy with sleep, stared blankly at the mess on the floor and asked in surprise.

"I comprehended something and lost focus for a moment—couldn't control my strength."

It was then that Jiang Li vaguely sensed that Ling Ling's strength didn't seem to be that of an ordinary martial artist.

Of course, Jiang Li's mental power hadn't reached the point where he could probe someone's strength with a single glance.

Besides, Ling Ling hadn't told him, and he hadn't asked.