When the experts heard Chen Jing's choice of name, they exclaimed, "Lonely City? What a good name, what a good name, what a good name!"
He said "good name" three times.
"I will tell Chief Ma about your invitation to join the Black Hand gang," the expert said. "In a place like this, no one would refuse the Black Hand's invitation, especially a teenager. Refusing would seem suspicious and suspicious. Um, if there was anything you didn't understand before, you can ask now."
Chen Jing immediately asked, "Why can cultivation techniques control spiritual energy? Why are there different cultivation techniques for each type of spiritual energy?"
The expert replied, "It's not that every type of spiritual energy has a different cultivation method, but rather that each sect, and even each individual, has a different cultivation method. Specifically, for each individual, mastering spiritual energy and tapping into its power requires cultivating the mind. The cultivation method is a guide to cultivating the mind, but how to cultivate the mind specifically requires each individual to cultivate, summarize, and try on their own."
"Why can mental techniques control spiritual energy? Have you ever seen a child wielding a sledgehammer? That's how a practitioner who hasn't cultivated their mind uses spiritual energy. The essence of cultivating the mind is to harmonize your body, mind, and spiritual energy, not to be controlled by it, but to master it. Therefore, no matter how proficient you are in mental techniques, it's useless. What you need is solid and down-to-earth practice."
Chen Jing nodded after listening, and then asked, "Then how do I know if my cultivation is effective and that I have mastered spiritual energy?"
The expert replied: "The growth of spiritual power. There are two ways to increase spiritual power: one is to absorb spiritual energy to increase the total amount of spiritual energy, and the other is to cultivate oneself and improve one's control over spiritual energy."
Total amount and percentage? Chen Jing thought for a moment and nodded.
"When you have complete control over the spiritual energy within your body, you will have a subtle intuition that your body and mind are in perfect harmony. It is a very mysterious experience."
The expert added, "By the way, when you absorb spiritual energy, you must absorb the spiritual energy that you can see the color of, not the grayish-white spiritual energy. Grayish-white spiritual energy contains a variety of spiritual energies, and if it is not broken down, it will lead to qi deviation and demonic possession."
Grayish-white spiritual energy... Chen Jing subconsciously focused for a moment and saw many black threads outside the window.
But, but I didn't see any grayish-white spiritual energy, I only saw black spiritual energy.
Does that mean I can absorb all of them?
Chen Jing finally had the surprising and real feeling that he had transmigrated and had a cheat code.
No wonder, no wonder I can absorb spiritual energy and use my abilities at the same time... Chen Jing thought.
Chen Jing quickly asked, "Is it true that the more spiritual energy you absorb, the better?"
The expert shook his head: "No, the more spiritual energy one has, the easier it is to turn a person into a slave to the Dao, requiring more cultivation to compensate for and control it. But for the Body Realm, one only needs to absorb spiritual energy until one can feel it flowing in the blood. After that, no more absorption is needed. Mastering it is the most important thing. For the improvement of strength, qualitative change always outweighs quantitative change."
Chen Jing thought for a moment and then asked a second question: "If absorbing spiritual energy can directly teach you the spells within it, just like how I naturally learned invisibility as soon as I absorbed spiritual energy, then why is there also the Daoist Canon?"
Without hesitation, the expert replied, "Anyone who gets a sword knows that it can be used to slash, chop, and stab, but only true sword masters know how to utilize them. You understand spiritual power as a sword, and the so-called Daoist Canon is a sword manual that teaches you how to use it; it is a summary of the wisdom of our predecessors."
"Different types of spiritual energy bring different spiritual power attributes, and different spiritual power attributes also lead to different levels of difficulty in learning different Taoist scriptures. For example, you will learn the Taoist scriptures on stealth very quickly, as if you are a genius in this field, but other aspects are different, and some are even impossible to learn."
"I see..." Chen Jing seemed thoughtful, feeling that most of the problems that had been troubling him had been resolved, and for a moment he could hardly think of anything to ask. He thought for a moment and then asked, "Master, you said before that the types of spiritual energy one can absorb are determined at the first time one absorbs spiritual energy and at birth. What is the situation at birth?"
The expert replied, "Some practitioners inherit their spiritual energy when they have children, so the children are born with a spiritual essence, which means they are born with extraordinary abilities. Sometimes, if the child is lucky, they may be born with spiritual energy as well."
Chen Jing asked again, "Master, you said there are thirteen types of spiritual energy, but you only mentioned the names of twelve of them."
The expert replied, "The thirteenth spiritual energy and its practitioners suffered an unimaginable blow because of something, and it has now been wiped out. No one practices this spiritual energy anymore."
Chen Jing nodded: "Master, I have no more questions about cultivation."
The expert's expression remained unchanged: "If you have any questions later, come here to ask me, and also report to me on the progress of the investigation into the blood sacrifice."
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Chen Jing decided to move away with her younger siblings to a new home immediately.
But we definitely need to avoid the area where the battle took place! Chen Jing thought to himself. He took Wan Tong, who was wearing a cloak and a black robe, with him first. When they encountered soldiers checking them along the way, they used their invisibility abilities to help Wan Tong pass through.
Chen Jing was worried that the inspectors would add Wan Tong's name to the wanted list.
When Chen Jing arrived near Uncle Zhang's house, he saw a familiar person knocking on the door.
It's Luo Jiu!
He immediately pulled his sister and hid in the shadows across the house.
“…Ms. Zhang, that’s the situation. We need young blood, we need outstanding young people like you.”
"Regarding your father's illness, as long as you join us, I can guarantee that he will receive the best doctors and the best care in the whole city."
This... Luo Jiu didn't just look for me, but for many young people? Chen Jing thought quickly.
The price they offered was so high. I have to say, they truly deserve to be called extraordinary individuals, guaranteeing the best treatment... Zhang Taoying had absolutely no choice.
Chen Jing watched from the side, and sure enough, Zhang Taoying seemed to agree. She and Luo Jiu went inside, and Luo Jiu carried Uncle Zhang out on his back, with Zhang Taoying nervously following behind.
Chen Jing wondered why Black Hand was suddenly recruiting young people. In the past, although Black Hand had recruited new people, their targets were all outstanding and promising hunters and people with special abilities. There were never too many of them. Each time they expanded their recruitment, the number of people was very small, striving to become elite.
After Zhang Taoying and Luo Jiu had gone far away, Chen Jing came to the door and found it locked. Although he had the key from the landlady Su Yuan, it was still not a good idea to sneak in.
Chen Jing thought for a moment and said to Wan Tong, "Let's go find Hua Xing first and help him move our things over. We'll stay here from now on."
Wan Tong nodded slightly and hummed in agreement.
Throughout the journey, Wan Tong remained silent, well-behaved, and did not utter a single word, completely unlike a girl her age.
As Chen Jing led Wan Tong closer to his home, he saw that the house was brightly lit and he could hear a familiar man's voice.
"Are you planning to take all this stuff and move it away? Without me, you would all be dead by now! Gnawing corpses on rats!"
Chen Jing felt Wan Tong, who was holding his hand, suddenly tremble and shudder. She instinctively squatted down in fear.
It was that man, that so-called 'father'.
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