Chapter 279: Mental Power Transformation, New Abilities!

Chapter 279: Mental Power Transformation, New Abilities!



It was night.

The indoor fireplace blazed, and the candlelight flickered.

Jiang Ning sat by the fire, continuing to read the book in his hand.

Even though, for him now, even in the depths of winter outdoors, temperatures below freezing didn't make him feel the cold.

But his past life's habits as a southerner made him prefer doing his work by the fire.

【Calligraphy Mastery Experience +1】

【Calligraphy Mastery Experience +1】

【.】

As he slowly turned the pages of the book, his calligraphy mastery experience gradually increased.

After another half a day.

【Skills】: Calligraphy Mastery + (Four Limit Breaks 5000/5000) (Characteristics: Memorize at a Glance, Extraordinary Senses, Keen Mind, Exceptional Insight)



"Finally full!" Jiang Ning put down the book in his hand and rubbed his neck, which had been bent down reading.

Then, he looked at his panel again.

【Essence Energy】: 318.93

It was clear that the fourth limit break of Calligraphy Mastery, Firewood Splitting Sword Technique, and Water Control were all of the same level, requiring only 200 Essence Energy points to break through.

The next moment.

A thought crossed his mind.

The Essence Energy points rapidly decreased.

Then.

Crack—

He heard something bulging on his forehead, as if something was about to break out of its shell.

At the same time.

He instantly felt his mental power expanding like a tangible substance, and the range covered by his mental power was constantly expanding.

Initially, it could only cover a radius of 100 meters, and then it extended to 105 meters, 110 meters, 115 meters... This also represented the rapid growth of his mental power.

It should be known that every meter added to the radius of 100 meters increases the coverage area exponentially.

At this very moment.

Jiang Ning's mental power coverage area was slowly but steadily expanding.

With each breath, the covered area was broader than the previous breath.

A moment later.

200 meters.

Feeling his mental power stop growing and sensing the covered length, Jiang Ning was shocked.

Before the fourth limit break of Calligraphy Mastery, his mental power could only cover a 100-meter radius.

But now, he had completed the fourth limit break of Calligraphy Mastery.

This brought about a rapid increase in his mental power, and after the transformation ended, he could cover an area of 200 meters.

It should be noted that 200 meters is four times the area of 100 meters, not just twice.

This also indicates that his mental power has quadrupled after the limit break of Calligraphy Mastery and the transformation.

This kind of improvement is extremely exaggerated.

Before, the base strength of his mental power was already very high.

Far surpassing sixth-rank warriors of the same level.

This was also the reason he could complete the Iron Bone and Obsidian Bone tempering so efficiently.

Now, with a fourfold increase in mental power, the efficiency of his bone tempering will improve again.

"Comfortable!" Jiang Ning revealed a pleased expression and slowly opened his eyes.

Today, whenever he had free time, he would read the book in his hand.

Until late at night, he finally accumulated enough experience to reach the fourth limit break of Calligraphy Mastery.

And this improvement did not disappoint him at all.

The increase in mental power alone was a fourfold increase on top of his already solid foundation.

Then.

He opened his panel again.

【Essence Energy】: 118.93

【Skills】: Calligraphy Mastery (Fourth Limit Break 0/6000) (Characteristics: Memorize at a Glance, Extraordinary Senses, Keen Mind, Exceptional Insight, Heavenly Eye)



【Heavenly Eye】: Can open the heavenly eye, revealing things and objects that ordinary people cannot see.

"Heavenly Eye?" Jiang Ning was surprised.

He immediately thought of the Yellow Sky Sect.

According to Lin Qingyi's previous statement and his understanding of the Yellow Sky Sect.

The so-called Heavenly Master in the Yellow Sky Sect possesses the ability of the Heavenly Enlightenment Eye.

With the Heavenly Eye, they can see things that ordinary people cannot, such as ancient laws and Yin Spirit cultivators.

"Could my Heavenly Eye be of the same nature as the Heavenly Master's Eye in the Yellow Sky Sect?" Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

Then.

He closed his eyes slightly and instantly sensed the existence of the Heavenly Eye.

The Heavenly Eye was not his physical eyes.

Instead, it was a virtual eye located between his eyebrows.

Feeling the change in his forehead, he raised his hand and touched his forehead.

Instantly, he felt a slight bulge on his forehead, as if something was protruding.

"It's right here." He thought to himself.

Then, he closed his eyes slightly.

Instantly, he sensed the Heavenly Eye between reality and illusion.

As his thoughts moved slightly.

The Heavenly Eye between his eyebrows suddenly opened.

At this moment, even with his eyes closed, he gained a different vision. He turned around and looked around, and everything in the room fell clearly into his line of sight.

No matter if the light was bright or dim, at this moment, his vision remained the same, slightly dimmed but still retaining its original colors.

The next moment, his mind stirred.

The wall before him instantly became a phantasmal existence, highly transparent, and the indoor walls suddenly gained over ninety percent transparency.

This instantly allowed him to see the various sights outside.

Then, he slightly lifted his head and gazed into the distance.

His vision pierced through the Eastern Courtyard, through the tall walls, and he saw the thick snow on the rocky beach and the frozen lake.

Even without a trace of starlight or moonlight, it was pitch-black darkness where one couldn't see their fingers in front of them.

Yet, he could still see everything in the distance.

"Is this the Heavenly Eye?" Jiang Ning muttered, then nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad at all!"

After some experimentation, he roughly understood how to use the Heavenly Eye.

With the Heavenly Eye activated, darkness was as if it didn't exist.

Even in the darkest environment, without a hint of light, his vision remained unaffected.

At the same time, with the activation of the Heavenly Eye, he also gained the ability to see through obstacles.

A thick wall, when the Heavenly Eye was turned on, could instantly become more than ninety percent transparent.

This was an extremely practical function for him.

His archery skills were formidable, and the arrows he shot could pierce through rocks.

But he only feared his vision being obstructed.

If his vision was blocked, even with his powerful archery skills, it would be useless.

As his mental field expanded, and with his Calligraphy Mastery breaking through five limits, his mental power transformed and surged.

However, it could only cover a range of two hundred meters.

For his archery skills, two hundred meters was nothing.

With his archery, even a distance of two kilometers was within his range.

Now with the Heavenly Eye, he could fully utilize his archery skills.

Then, he slowly opened his eyes.

But the Heavenly Eye remained activated.

He walked to the bronze mirror, looked at his reflection, and touched his forehead.

He could only feel the raised particles beneath his skin.

Apart from this, he couldn't sense any other abnormalities.

Furthermore, even when his fingers covered his forehead, it didn't block the Heavenly Eye's vision.

"As expected of the Heavenly Eye, it's indeed somewhat spiritual!" Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

Then, as if remembering something, he murmured, "I wonder if, after activating the Heavenly Eye, I can see the Yin Spirit of that Earthly King from the Yellow Sky Sect?"

He hadn't forgotten.

That night was extremely dangerous for him.

Moreover, that night, Lin Qingyi had attacked, injuring the Earthly King's Yin Spirit.

It was possible that the Earthly King of the Yellow Sky Sect might seek revenge.

So, to prevent future troubles, he also needed a way to detect Yin Spirits.

As for dealing with Yin Spirits, he wasn't sure if his current ability to gather Wind Thunder Power could threaten them.

According to his understanding, Yin Spirits could travel a thousand miles in a night, crossing state borders in a single night.

But Yin Spirits were phantasmal existences, and using their power to affect reality wasn't that simple.

Their strength could only be displayed at most ten to twelve percent.

The more powerful the martial artist, the weaker the effect.

Vital Energy was the ultimate Yang and the most rigid force.

It was innately a counter to Yin Spirits.

And Thunder Power was the most rigid force in the world.

Thinking of this, he raised his right hand.

Suddenly, a gale rose indoors.

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Electric arcs appeared in his hand, and a ball of lightning formed.

"Indeed, as my mental power strengthens, the Wind Thunder Power I gather also becomes stronger."

He could sense the Wind Thunder Power rapidly gathering within a two-hundred-meter radius, converging into his hand.

In the time it took to breathe, it had already reached its limit in his grasp.

At this moment, a ball of cyan lightning flickered in his hand, flashing intermittently.

This was the effect of the Wind Thunder Breath characteristic, allowing him to sense and control the Wind Thunder Power.

The next moment, the window on one side of the room suddenly opened.

Cold wind rushed into the room.

Jiang Ning waved his right hand, and a ball of cyan electric fire, like lightning, instantly pierced through the air and fell onto the courtyard ground.

Boom—

The courtyard instantly turned white, and a thunderous roar echoed.

For the residents living near the Luo River, such a commotion didn't stir any reaction.

Winter thunder was a common occurrence, and they only thought it was a sudden clap of thunder.

When the thunderous sound faded, Jiang Ning, through the wall, saw the power of the Wind Thunder explosion.

Falling onto the stone bricks, it merely cracked them and left a scorched black mark, but nothing more.

There were no additional effects.

"Pathetically weak!" Jiang Ning shook his head.

Such power could barely harm a physical entity, let alone match the force of his casual stomp.

In his eyes, this was barely enough to injure an ordinary person and posed little threat to a warrior.

Indoors.

Hoo—

Jiang Ning exhaled a turbid breath and adjusted his state.

"Time to start forging the Jade Bone!" he muttered.

Then, he began to manipulate the Vital Energy Power within his body.

A moment later—

Boom—

His entire body shook violently, and his Vital Energy surged.

With a total of two hundred and six bones in his body, he simultaneously tempered thirty-six of them.

Previously, he could only temper thirteen bones at once, nearly tripling the number.

"Feasible!" he thought, sensing the changes within his body.

Instantly—

Boom—

Boom—

Boom—

One hammer after another, the Vital Energy within him transformed into hammers, relentlessly pounding his bones.

The Hundred and Eight Heavens and Earth Vortex Bone Forging Technique, or the Hundred and Eight Primordial Energy and Earthly Yin Bone Forging Technique, consisted of one hundred and eight cycles, each cycle representing a Small Heavenly Cycle.

After a long time—

Boom—

With the final hammer strike, he—

"Hoo—"

Exhaled a long, turbid breath, his body already drenched in sweat.

Then, a bottle appeared before him, a flask of emerald jade.

Within the flask was the Jade Marrow Pill, the Jade Marrow Liquid he needed to absorb to forge the Jade Bone.

Absorbing the Jade Marrow Liquid could fundamentally alter the composition of one's bones, forging a flawless Jade Bone, also known as Crystal Jade Bone.

Once successfully forged, the human skeleton would shine like crystal, transparent and flawless, revealing the internal blood vessels and nerves.

The next moment—

The emerald jade flask's stopper was opened by an invisible spiritual force.

A pill the size of a bean, entirely emerald green, appeared before his eyes.

Through the pill's surface, one could see the emerald green liquid flowing within, like mercury.

This emerald green liquid was the Jade Marrow Liquid, refined and extracted from the pill.

It was the most precious part of the entire pill.

Whoosh—

The Jade Marrow Pill flew into Jiang Ning's mouth.

The Jade Marrow Liquid, wrapped within the pill, instantly exploded.

In an instant, Jiang Ning felt an intense coolness, similar to mint candy but ten times more potent, permeating his heart and soul.

Then, he closed his eyes.

He felt the Jade Marrow Liquid, like liquid mercury, slowly flowing down his throat and into his abdomen.

In his abdomen, the Jade Marrow Liquid began to vaporize.

It transformed into fine strands, like smoke and mist.

These strands then permeated his flesh and blood, slowly merging into the thirty-six bones he had just tempered.

Soon!

The substance derived from the Jade Marrow Pill was completely absorbed by his bones, leaving no excess.

Then, he witnessed the absorption of the Jade Marrow Liquid as the obsidian-like bones gradually revealed crystal-like silk threads.

Seeing this, his previously anxious heart finally calmed.

It signified that everything was going smoothly.

He had taken a solid step towards forging the Jade Bone.

Next, he continued to consume the Jade Marrow Pills.

After digesting the eleventh Jade Marrow Pill, he felt that the thirteen bones he had tempered earlier could no longer absorb more, so he stopped.

At this moment, after absorbing sufficient Jade Marrow Liquid, the thirty-six bones he had just tempered were now adorned with crystal-like silk threads, becoming exceptionally beautiful.

"It's done!" he said, satisfied with what he saw within his body.

The forging of the Jade Bone was now on the right track.

Furthermore, due to the transformation of his spiritual power, he could simultaneously manipulate thirty-six Vital Energy hammers, tempering thirty bones at once.

This greatly increased his efficiency.

The time wasted earlier was now justified, as sharpening the blade before cutting wood proves beneficial.

Not only did it not delay the forging of the Jade Bone, but it also allowed him to forge it faster than initially planned.

He then examined his body again.

"With my current efficiency, I should be able to completely forge the Jade Bone within one to two months."

This thought brought him joy.

For an average warrior, forging the Jade Bone required years.

But for him, it was a matter of months.

The difference was significant.

"This means that before the snow melts and winter turns to spring, I should be able to forge the Jade Bone and directly enter the Fifth Rank."

(End of Chapter)

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