"Again, a breakthrough?"
Ling Ling stared blankly at Jiang Li, who was cleaning up the broken glass. Yes, he was her husband!
She had fallen for him the moment she saw him.
She had thought he was just an ordinary man, but who knew… he was a peerless genius?
"Maybe it's because the dishes my wife made yesterday were too delicious…"
Jiang Li swept away the glass, sat beside Ling Ling, and smiled slyly, "I heard that it's easier to have an epiphany when you're in a good mood."
"Really? Then I'll make you lunch right now."
Ling Ling didn't press for more, gave him a kiss, and went to the kitchen.
Jiang Li glanced at the clock and realized it was almost twelve o'clock.
"My martial artist strength is not bad now, and my mental aspect..."
Jiang Li thought of the silver-haired man from yesterday. In his impression, the man was a Mentalist.
"A Mentalist's gaze contains a mental shock, yet I felt nothing at all…"
"It seems my soul's strength is very high,"
Another thought arose in Jiang Li's mind, and he then scanned the living room, focusing on a vase.
Whoosh!
The vase suddenly turned into a streak of light, shooting out of the broken window. Almost in the blink of an eye, the vase returned like a boomerang.
Clap!
With a lift of his hand and a thought, Jiang Li controlled the vase, which shot directly into his palm.
Whoosh!
Jiang Li's thoughts stirred again. His gaze swept across the living room table, and instantly, the entire table levitated.
Soon, the sofa, the television, the small tea table, and all the other objects in the living room seemed to lose gravity, rising into the air.
"Ah, honey..."
Ling Ling, who was about to call Jiang Li for dinner, was utterly stunned. She held a plate of food in one hand and covered her mouth with the other, unable to speak.
Good heavens!
Her husband was actually a Mentalist?
Thud! Crack! Boom! Thump! Thump!
Distracted for a moment, the furniture Jiang Li was controlling crashed back down.
"Honey..."
Jiang Li didn't care about the damaged furniture. He strode over to Ling Ling, smoothing her hair and asking with concern, "Did I scare you?"
"No, no..."
Ling Ling said repeatedly, "I just didn't expect that you, husband, would actually be a Mentalist..."
"It's not necessarily certain..."
Jiang Li wasn't sure if he could be considered a Mentalist. He smiled and said, "However, my mental strength should be quite a bit stronger than a normal person's..."
"Mmm, it smells so good; let's eat first!"
"Mhmm."
Over the next few days, Jiang Li was pondering the issue of his mental strength.
For Mentalists, there were no related cultivation methods available online, only superficial mentions of their power.
Among martial artists of the same level, Mentalists held an almost overwhelming advantage, and fighting above their level was no problem.
"It's a pity there's no martial arts related to the spirit or soul yet."
After Ling Ling fell asleep, Jiang Li sat cross-legged in the living room, circulating the Yin Yang Hunyuan Taiji Technique, closing his eyes to begin cultivation.
'Sizzling.'
Cosmic energy continuously flowed into his body through the soles of his feet, palms, and the Baihui acupoint on the top of his head. In an instant, the cells within his body seemed to boil, frantically devouring this wondrous cosmic energy.
"This is...?"
As the cosmic energy continuously converged, Jiang Li felt his soul tremble, and a mysterious place appeared in his Sea of Consciousness.
The area was vast and seemingly endless, entirely filled with thick fog.
In the center of the fog was a small lake, perhaps a hundred square meters in size. The fog appeared to emanate from this lake.
"This fog is mental energy?"
Jiang Li could easily sense that the fog was of the same origin as the mental energy he used to control objects.
"The fog is mental energy, and the fog comes from the lake... so, this is the legendary Sea of Consciousness?"
Jiang Li suddenly thought of this. The Sea of Consciousness was mentioned in novels he had read in his previous life, as well as in the Yin Yang Hunyuan Taiji Technique he created.
It was a specific term used by cultivators for their minds.
"It seems I need to find a technique to cultivate mental energy."
Jiang Li thought to himself.
And currently, the fastest way to get a technique was naturally the points shop.
He opened the chat group, and everyone was mostly lurking, aside from some casual greetings.
He then opened the shop.
[Taiji Swordplay: From group member 'Wudang Centenarian Daoist', Swordplay: 900 Points!] [Purple Mist Divine Skill: From group member 'Purple Mist Gentleman Sword', Internal Skill: 1200 Points!] [Bright Jade Skill: From group member 'Yao Yue', Internal Skill: 6000 Points!] [Xiao Li's Flying Daggers: From group member 'Xiao Li's Flying Daggers', Mental Weapon Skill: 9000 Points!]
Mental weapon skill?
Isn't this just like a Mentalist controlling flying daggers?
It's just that Li Xunhuan's mental power was too weak, and he could only control one at a time.
Jiang Li was startled.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Li's Flying Daggers has such great potential!
[Shaolin Vajra Hard Qi Skill: From group member 'Wudang Centenarian Daoist', External Cultivation Method: 750 points!]
"Shaolin Vajra Hard Qi Skill and Xiao Li's Flying Daggers, these are the two!"
"I'll consider the other things after I've thoroughly grasped these two!"
[Demon Core: From group member 'Heaven and Earth Boundless Qiankun Borrowing Technique', Consumable: 2000 points!] [Low-Grade Spirit Stone: Consumable, 5000 points!]
Suddenly, Jiang Li's eyes lit up! He actually saw Spirit Stones here! It didn't specify the source, which clearly meant it was something from the chat group itself.
"Alright, it's a bit expensive, but it's worth it."
"Otherwise, relying solely on my own cultivation, I don't know when I'd achieve immortality."
This is the real opportunity of the chat group!
Whether it's the martial arts world or Swallowed Star, what's always lacking most is resources.
Jiang Li first exchanged for the Shaolin Vajra Hard Qi Skill and Xiao Li's Flying Daggers. Then, in one go, he exchanged all the remaining points for Spirit Stones.
96 Spirit Stones, worth 480,000 points.
The Shaolin Vajra Hard Qi Skill and Xiao Li's Flying Daggers cost less than 10,000 points.
In the end, Jiang Li only had 3,250 Spirit Stones left.
Mainly, Spirit Stones were too expensive!
Top-tier martial arts techniques like the Bright Jade Skill and the Profound Heart Marvelous Technique could only buy one or two low-grade Spirit Stones.
"96 Spirit Stones, at my current level, I can consume them in a month."
Jiang Li was delighted and decisively logged off.
World Devourer.
Jiang Li looked at the Spirit Stones piled up in front of him and couldn't help but reach out to grab them.
They felt cool to the touch, and a faint wisp of spiritual energy entered his body, making him feel refreshed.
"So this is a Spirit Stone from the cultivation world? Indeed, it's different. I wonder how it compares to the Wood Ya Crystals?"
All the Wood Ya Crystals on Earth were on Mist Island, which Jiang Li naturally couldn't obtain.
"First, I'll comprehend the Shaolin Vajra Hard Qi Skill and Xiao Li's Flying Daggers."
Jiang Li entered an ethereal state.
[You comprehend Shaolin Vajra Hard Qi Skill, understanding the method of external cultivation. The hardest in the world is, after all, Vajra. You seem to have gained some enlightenment. You have created Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill.] [You comprehend Xiao Li's Flying Daggers. You discover that this is a Mentalist cultivation method. Using mental power to control flying daggers, one can kill without a trace. You have created the Primordial Spirit Cultivation Method.]
"Primordial Spirit Cultivation Method?"
Jiang Li's eyes lit up.
This was exactly what he needed most right now. If he could condense his mental power, with his heaven-defying comprehension and vast brain capacity, the mental outburst would undoubtedly be terrifying!
As for the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, it was also a decent external cultivation technique, and Jiang Li had improved it, removing the golden powder.
"Let's start with the Primordial Spirit Cultivation Method!"
Jiang Li closed his eyes and channeled all of his mental power outward.
A mystical sensation filled his mind. He seemed to have a god's-eye view. First, the bedroom he was in came into focus, then the entire two-bedroom apartment, followed by the whole neighborhood…
(End of Chapter)