Mental Power

Can you write songs?

Where did you two meet?

"You two are three years apart. Do you usually call her 'older sister' or by her real name?"

Yang Ning didn't answer a single question, but Xue Xian kept asking more and more questions.

As the questions multiplied, Yang Ning gradually realized what she was imagining.

Did she think You Ruo and I were lovers?

But we don't know each other!

But that's fine, at least she's not inviting me to join the Tianyi Sect anymore.

"By the way, do you know anything about Gui Tianhai?" Xue Xian asked.

Yang Ning remained silent, as if his secret had been exposed, and the boy began to withdraw. However, Xue Xian could notice that he was paying attention to her questions. When asked about her specific issues, especially when You Ruo's name was mentioned, his expression would change.

Now that Gui Tianhai was mentioned, his expression suddenly turned rather unpleasant.

Xue Xian smiled and said, "Gui Tianhai is Qi Refining Level 6 Talisman Realm cultivator, ranked 97th on the Divine Splendor Ranking. He cultivates the Peerless Divine Abilities of my Tianyi Sect, the <Tianyi Divine Sea Art>. This Cultivation Method can transform Law Power into Tianyi Water, allowing one to control all waters under heaven, as well as Rain Making, and control ice and snow. Moreover, the mana of cultivators who cultivate this Divine Ability Law Power is as deep as the ocean, inexhaustible!"

"Furthermore, although lightning can counter water, Heavenly First-Grade Water is no ordinary water. Ordinary Thunder Method not only cannot counter it, but will instead be countered by Heavenly First-Grade Water."

Xue Xian's actions do not constitute collusion with foreign enemies, because Gui Tianhai the Divine Splendor Ranking, and her abilities are clearly written on the list.

"The most effective counter to Heavenly First Water is actually ice-type Thunder Method. If you can advance to the Qi Refining Stage within three years, you can try your luck at the Li Han Palace. Three years later, Palace Master Zhan Tai Mingyue will be celebrating her thousandth birthday, and there will be a competition among Qi Refining Stage disciples. If you can achieve a good ranking, you can obtain an ice-type Thunder Method from Palace Master Zhantai!"

"Since Zhan Tai Mingyue is the Palace Master, how come she is only a thousand years old?" Yang Ning was somewhat surprised. Li Han Palace is located in Antarctica and is also among the Ten Immortal Sects.

This sect may not be very strong, but by taking advantage of its location, it can unleash power far beyond its own capabilities. In addition, this sect is nestled in Antarctica, neither plundering nor vying for supremacy, so no other sect actively seeks out Li Han Palace.

Since his ranking isn't low, the sect leader's strength must be considerable, at least at the Spiritual Law Realm, so how come he's only a thousand years old?

Keep in mind that the Tian Dao Yi is already several thousand years old!

Is he yet another super genius?

Xue Xian smiled and said, "She is indeed a thousand years old, the sixteenth thousand years old!"

"Um," okay.

Age is a taboo subject for women, and it seems that female cultivators are no exception!

Xue Xian was well-informed, loved gossip, and couldn't stop talking. She chattered on and on, revealing many secrets that Yang Ning didn't know.

This is completely different from Xue Xian's cold attitude in front of her subordinates.

They talked like that from night until morning, and then until the sun came up.

As the temperature rose, Xue Xian's enthusiasm gradually waned.

At 8:30 a. m., she finally screamed, "Ah, I'm not going anywhere!"

"We've only traveled 160 li, we still have over a thousand li to go!" Yang Ning said calmly.

"Wouldn't that mean we'd have to travel for another three or four days?" Xue Xian found a rock and hid in the shade. "Ah, please spare me! How about we meditate now and leave tonight?"

It's just as hot at night, but at least there's no sun.

Yang Ning remained silent. His White Dragon Swallowing Absorption Technique allowed him to absorb sunlight and convert heat into physical energy, making him impervious to heat and cold.

Little did they know that ordinary cultivators at the Body Refinement Realm couldn't even withstand the sun.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. The sun in the Cultivation World is definitely not an ordinary sun.

"Don't you have a Spirit Artifact?" Yang Ning suddenly remembered something. "When I saw it, it felt cool to the touch. Why didn't you wear it? It can even cool you down!"

"That's Spirit Artifact! You can't just take it out like that!" Xue Xian said with a tone of exasperation, "Do you know how dangerous this place is? If someone sees you have Spirit Artifact, they'll try to steal it from you!"

After learning about Yang Ning and You Ruo's relationship, her gaze towards Yang Ning changed from that of a peerless genius to that of a pure young man who loved but could not have her and was willing to die for love.

Because Yang Ning was younger than her, there might have been a bit of sibling affection between them, so whenever she had free time, she wanted to teach Yang Ning some martial arts experience.

Although she didn't have much experience in the ways of the world.

"But we have Spirit Artifact, why should we be afraid of others stealing them?" Yang Ning retorted. "They should be the ones afraid of being stolen from by us!"

"You've obviously never used Spirit Artifact before!" Xue Xian rolled her eyes. "Do you think this thing is easy to control?"

"Isn't it good?" Yang Ning blinked. "I think it's very simple!"

"Sigh!" Xue Xian sighed, feeling that the journey of teaching her younger brother was long and arduous.

"Although Spirit Artifact don't consume physical strength or Qi and Blood, they require mental control and must be handled with extreme care to prevent problems, so they are very mentally and Mental Power demanding!" Xue Xian said earnestly, "The higher the level of the Spirit Artifact, the faster it consumes Mental Power!"

As she spoke, she took out her Spiritual Qi — the Snow Soul Rhombus Crystal Bracelet —and placed it in front of Yang Ning.

This girl is incredibly bold; she's not afraid of being robbed.

"Count them!" Xue Xian, "How many snowflakes are on top!"

Yang Ning glanced at them. "Thirty-two?"

"That's right!" Xue Xian nodded. "My Spirit Artifact is especially special. Others only need to control one Spirit Artifact, but I have to control thirty-two, so it consumes thirty-two times more Mental Power than others!"

She's clearly exaggerating. Can you control one at a time?

Moreover, these combined Spirit Artifact must also have methods for combining and controlling them, which certainly requires a high level of Mental Power, but not thirty-two times higher!

"Therefore, I can only control the incense stick for half an hour at a time. If I can't defeat the enemy within that time, then I'll be in danger!"

Yang Ning nodded as if he understood, like an ordinary person who had never actually come into contact with Spirit Artifact.

Xue Xian seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said, "Come, let me recite a Cultivation Method, and you can try to practice it?"

"No, no, no!" Yang Ning immediately waved his hand. "I cannot cultivate the Cultivation Method of your Tianyi Sect!"

Major sects keep their traditions very secret. He would definitely dare to practice them, but he would have to learn them secretly!

Are you afraid of being hunted down if you study openly and honestly?

"Don't worry, this isn't Tianyi Sect Cultivation Method, it's the <Snow Jade Glazed Heart Sutra> passed down by the Snow Jade Sect!" Xue Xian said, "The founder of the Snow Jade Sect was also a Snow Jade Glazed Body, and the name Snow Master originated from her. This is Cultivation Method she specially tailored for the Snow Jade Glazed Body, which can condense the soul, calm the mind, and strengthen Mental Power!"

"I don't have the Snow Jade Glazed Body, so how can I cultivate?" Yang Ning asked.

"Of course it can, but it's not as effective as the Snow Jade Glazed Body!" Xue Xian recognized Yang Ning as a cultivation genius and a research genius, but she had never actually seen what it was like for a genius to cultivate.

Since I'm free anyway, I might as well give it a try.

Moreover, she didn't tell the truth.

It's not just less effective Snow Jade Glazed Body; it's practically ineffective.

Without this physical constitution, practicing this Cultivation Method is no different from reciting poetry.

This is why the Snow Jade Sect gave this Cultivation Method to the Tianyi Sect, because there was no one to carry it on and no one could practice it.

It would be better to exchange this Cultivation Method for a usable one.

"Then I'll give it a try!" Yang Ning nodded.

"Okay, I'll read it once first, listen carefully." Xue Xian cleared her throat, her tone suddenly becoming more melodious.

"If the heart is pure as ice, one will not be alarmed even if the sky collapses."

Amidst constant change, one remains steadfast, with a tranquil and serene spirit.

Selflessness and focus on the One, achieving complete stillness of the six senses.

"Refrain from excessive indulgence, cultivate inner peace, and practice selflessness and inaction."

Yang Ning's expression remained calm, but his heart was in turmoil.

This Cultivation Method contains a total of 164 characters. It is a spiritual cultivation method that combines Breathing Technique, meditation, and visualization techniques. It is similar to the combination of Yang Ning's "Lone Boat on Calm Lake Contemplation Method" and "Seven-Day Breathing Technique". If you add some content on the manipulation of Qi and Blood, it will be the "Black Tortoise Breath Concealment Technique".

Although it is slightly inferior to the <Black Tortoise Breath Concealment Technique>, this does not mean that this technique is of a lower level than the <Black Tortoise Breath Concealment Technique>.

In fact, because the creator possesses Snow Jade Glazed Body, she has a unique understanding of the methods of cultivating the mind!

What is the Snow Jade Glazed Body? It is a kind of Innate Dao Body, a manifestation of the Great Dao in a person!

Drawing upon the methods born from one's own physical constitution, the creative concept behind these methods is actually the same as that of Peerless Divine Abilities derived from combining Daoist texts!

If one can delve deeper and even uncover the secrets of one's own physique, one might even be able to create a Cultivation Method to achieve the Snow Jade Glazed Body!

This is not impossible. Look at the Purple Gold Coiling Dragon clan; they delved deep into their physique and created the Peerless Divine Abilities, the <Purple Gold Coiling Dragon Body>.

This Divine Ability can also help people cultivate the Purple Gold Coiling Dragon Battle Body!

It's a pity that the old ancestor of the Snow Jade Sect wasn't skilled enough; the Snow Jade Glazed Heart Sutra he created was probably just Human-grade Divine Ability, or perhaps only scratched the surface of the Earth-level!

However, this method also offers a glimpse into the mysteries of the Peerless Divine Abilities, the Snow Jade Glazed Body.

As for wanting to complete this Divine Ability?

Then we'll have to capture one of those with the Snow Jade Glazed Body and study them carefully!

Yang Ning glanced at Xue Xian, feeling somewhat relieved.

It seems that these cultivators with special physiques cannot be killed indiscriminately, otherwise wouldn't that disrupt the biodiversity of the Cultivation World?

"Did you write it down?" Xue Xian finally finished reading and then asked.

"I've got it!" Yang Ning nodded.

"Hmm!" Knowing he's a genius, it's not surprising he has such a vivid memory. "Then you give it a try!"

Yang Ning nodded, sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and then, like a broken record, accurately repeated the scriptures that Xue Xian had just recited.

Not only was it word for word, but even the tone and pauses were imitated perfectly!

"Impressive, is this what a genius is!" Xue Xian gave a thumbs up. She was a genius in terms of physical constitution, but her memory and comprehension were just so-so.

So when I see someone like Yang Ning, who can memorize something completely after hearing it just once, all I feel is envy.

"Hehe." Yang Ning chuckled.

"No wonder you're so confident in creating Supreme Divine Ability. I used to think you were just arrogant, but now that I think about it, if I had your talent, I'd be even more arrogant than you!" Xue Xian pouted and said, "One more time, look at my chest, and pay attention to my breathing!"

Yang Ning lowered his gaze. Sure enough, when God opens a door for someone, He also closes one.

Xue Xian is beautiful and has a sweet voice, and possesses an unparalleled physique, but unfortunately, she is flat-chested.

Seven minutes later, Xue Xian opened her eyes. "Well, did you remember it?"

"I've got it!"

"Then you give it a try!" Xue Xian.

Yang Ning nodded, then closed his eyes.

This time, the breathing, rhythm, pauses, and tone of voice were all perfectly matched!

Xue Xian watched from the side, her teeth itching with envy. "If only I had that kind of memory! I wouldn't have to memorize a Cultivation Method three times!"

Despite possessing Snow Jade Glazed Body, she has nothing to do with the phrase "ice-snow-clear intelligence".

It hurts, it hurts so much!

Seven minutes later, Yang Ning opened his eyes.

"How are you feeling?" Xue Xian asked.

"I didn't feel anything special!" Yang Ning answered honestly.

"Don't rush, it takes a long time to see the effects of this Heart Sutra, after all, it's a method for training Mental Power!" Xue Xian comforted her, "You've already memorized it, so you can learn it slowly later!"

As she spoke, a little devil inside her was secretly frolicking.

So what if you're a genius? You just can't learn their special Cultivation Method. Give them a few days to practice, and they might even start to doubt their own talent, hahaha!

Having a sibling bond doesn't stop her from harming her brother!

Yang Ning, on the other hand, was also savoring this Breathing Technique.

He not only practiced Breathing Technique, but also created his Breathing Technique, and he experimented with his own Breathing Technique countless times!

When it comes to people's understanding of Breathing Technique in this world, Yang Ning considers himself second to none.

He keenly noticed that Xue Xian's breathing rhythm and the Heart Sutra didn't seem to correspond quite well!

His breathing rhythm and his summarized Breathing Technique theory also don't match up in many ways!

Did Xue Xian hide her True Disciple?

It shouldn't be. She recited it very fluently, and her breathing seemed to come from instinct. It's obvious that she practices the Heart Sutra often.

Why is that?

Yang Ning believes that it wasn't that Xue Xian taught wrongly, but rather that what she learned was inherently wrong.

After all, the Snow Master who created this Cultivation Method is no longer here, and after being passed down through countless generations, this Cultivation Method has long lost its original True Intention.

Not to mention that this Cultivation Method was delivered to the Tianyi Sect along the way.

Even the Snow Jade Sect itself has problems with its inherited Cultivation Method, so the Tianyi Sect is even less able to understand them!

Furthermore, since the Tianyi Sect had never had a disciple with the Snow Jade Glazed Body before, who would bother to study this cultivation Cultivation Method!

It is estimated that this Cultivation Method was only unearthed from the trash heap after Xue Xian's sudden appearance, and after some research, it was taught to Xue Xian.

Judging from Xue Xian's learning progress, the research level of the Tianyi Sect's Cultivation Method Institute is just so-so!

While adjusting his Cultivation Method in the Spirit Realm, Yang Ning added nutrients from this Cultivation Method to the <Black Tortoise Breath Concealment Technique>, and asked Xue Xian, "You've been talking about Mental Power Mental Power all this time, what is Mental Power?"

"So you still have to join the Tianyi Sect with me. Small sects really don't know anything!" Xue Xian urged again.

Seeing Yang Ning's calm expression, Xue Xian shrugged helplessly. "Fine, fine, if you don't want to add it, then don't!"

"Mental Power, or the power of the mind, is the master of the soul and the root of the spirit! It is thought, will, imagination, and dreams," Xue Xian explained. "Just as blood is the master of the body and the foundation of Qi and Blood, depleted Qi and Blood can be replenished, but depleted blood will only lead to death!"

"Mental exhaustion can be recovered through rest and sleep, but Mental Power exhaustion will only lead to death!"

"For example, some people suffer a sudden family tragedy and their hair turns white overnight; others write a masterpiece and then suddenly pass away. These are the results of a huge drain on Mental Power!"

Yang Ning nodded, understanding.

Mental Power is a concept related to thinking, will, brain computing power, spatial imagination, comprehension, and inspiration. It is ethereal and can only be understood intuitively.

Spirit is a form of energy; it exists in a tangible way, yet it contains no conceptual definition.

It seems that Mental Power is a very important power, but Yang Ning has Spirit Realm, which can think, calculate, and control Spirit Artifact for him.

The Spirit Realm's depths are unfathomable, its boundaries impossible to fathom.

What does this mean? Does it mean his Mental Power is inexhaustible?

The <Black Tortoise Breath Concealment Technique> can only conceal the spirit, and should be unrelated to Mental Power. This is where the strength of the <Snow Jade Glazed Heart Sutra> lies.

This may also be a special feature of the Snow Jade Glazed Body; the amplification of the Cultivation Method ice and snow-type techniques should only be a side effect, while the fundamental effect is still the amplification of Mental Power.

So, are these Cultivation Method and physical qualities completely useless to me?

With his boundless Mental Power, and the royal Nightmare Dragon Pearl granting him the ability to control ice, frost, rain, snow, wind, and thunder, the Snow Jade Glazed Body was instantly reduced to dust by him!

However, Yang Ning thought of something else.

Since the Snow Jade Glazed Body amplifies Mental Power, is there a method specifically for utilizing Mental Power?

Thinking of this, Yang Ning simply asked, "Since this Heart Sutra is about cultivating Mental Power, does it have any corresponding Divine Ability to utilize Mental Power? It can't just be for controlling this complex Spirit Artifact!"

"Huh?" Xue Xian looked at Yang Ning in surprise. "You could guess that?"

"Really?" Yang Ning asked.

"Of course!" Xue Xian nodded. "Do you think people call the Snow Jade Glazed Body the Snow Lord, instead of the Snow God, Xue Xian, or Snow Emperor?"

Yang Ning shook his head. "How would I know?"

"Because the Snow Jade Glazed Body is the master of ice and snow creation!" Xue Xian waved her hand. "The Snow Jade Fairy of yesteryear possessed a Divine Ability called <Snow Lord's Living Beings>, which could grant life to ice and snow with a mere thought. It is said that the Snow Jade Fairy of yesteryear could summon billions of ice riders and ice and snow dragons with a single thought."

Oh, I see, Elsa Plus, Ice and Snow Summoning Style!

Controlling millions of ice riders does indeed require a great deal of Mental Power.

He wasn't wrong; everyone was thinking the same way: since they were good at Mental Power, they should focus on using Mental Power to their advantage.

The only difference is that back then, Snow Jade Fairy chose to create things from ice and snow, while Yang Ning chose to create things from steel, insects, information technology, and big data...

There's no way around it; having too much Mental Power just means you can be willful.

Yang Ning was about to say something when he suddenly frowned.

"What's wrong?" Xue Xian had been watching Yang Ning's reaction, so she naturally noticed the change in Yang Ning's expression.

"Someone's come in!" Yang Ning said.

"Where is it? I can't see it." Xue Xian looked up and looked around.

"There are 16 people in total, twelve kilometers away!" Yang Ning said.

"You Spiritual Manifestation over such a great distance?" Xue Xian, somewhat surprised, then suddenly remembered something. "Wait, how many did you say?"

"16!" Yang Ning repeated.

"It must be our people!" Xue Xian immediately jumped for joy.

Besides the Tianyi Sect, which other sect would be so generous as to send 16 Outer Disciple in at once?

They must have received the message and came to rescue me!

"Let's hurry over there!" Xue Xian immediately stood up, no longer bothered by the heat or the fatigue. "Where is it?"

Yang Ning smiled, then pointed.

"Come on, I'll treat you to the best of everything!" Xue Xian excitedly pulled out her Spirit Artifact bracelet, not even worried about it being stolen.

Yang Ning smiled and said, "Eating and drinking well?"

They'd probably be eating swords and drinking spears!

However, he didn't remind Xue Xian, since he was also planning to go there anyway.

After all, 16 people equals 16 Purple Heart Stone!