The rain fell in a fine, dense patter, and the breathing inside the room gradually grew steady and deep.
Ye Jingtang waited outside the window. From his own experience, unless deliberately dispelled, the effects of Dreamlike Illusion Powder lasted an hour. Waking her before then would still leave him unable to explain things clearly.
After waiting a while, he saw that Uncle Hua had not returned today and there were few people in the residence, so staying here temporarily should pose little problem. He told Niao Niao, who was keeping watch outside, to go back and notify the others, then leaned against the window and took the Bright Deity Diagram from his robes.
Although the Dragon-Mingling Diagrams shared the same format, their contents differed. The Dragon-Elephant Diagram depicted Turtle Bearing Three Mountains, signifying boundless strength, while the Bright Deity Diagram depicted a divine beast crouching on the ground. Ye Jingtang reckoned it was probably the legendary Diting, signifying keen Six Senses capable of perceiving all things in the world.
The Bright Deity Diagram was the most mysterious of the first six diagrams. Its specific effect was to make the mind exceptionally clear, sharpening hearing and sight, granting extraordinary reactions and particularly coordinated control over the limbs, and so forth.
Without this diagram, one would be much like Cao Gonggong: possessing monstrous physical abilities, but a mind that could not keep up with the body at all. Like a little horse pulling a great cart, one's movements would either lag or carry too much force to stop, directly limiting one's fighting potential.
Ye Jingtang was actually no different. When he fought the Left Xian King, even he could not see his own saber strike clearly, precisely because his eyesight, reactions, and so on could not keep pace with his physique.
Fighting