Chapter 321: Mental Power Breakthrough, New Traits

Chapter 321: Mental Power Breakthrough, New Traits



November 19, 2024

Inside the house.

Three hundred and fifty meters!!

Feeling the range of his mental power's influence, Jiang Ning was stunned.

Three hundred and fifty meters, although only an increase of one hundred and fifty meters in diameter compared to the previous two hundred meters.

However, the expansion of his mental power field was a three-hundred-and-sixty-degree expansion.

It is known that in a circle, when the diameter doubles, the area increases geometrically.

The same goes for mental power strength; it increases geometrically.

Now, his mental power field could cover an area of three hundred and fifty meters in diameter, compared to the previous two hundred meters, indicating that his mental power strength had increased by three times and even more.

With the knowledge from his past life, he could easily calculate this result.

Moreover, he could clearly feel the growth in his mental power strength.

The threefold increase in mental power gave him an extremely noticeable sensation.

Then, as if unlocking a godly perspective, every detail within a three-hundred-and-fifty-meter radius was vividly displayed in his mind.

Jiang Ning felt extremely satisfied with this all-encompassing control.

Everything was under his command.

After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes.

His gaze turned to the window.

The distant falling snowflakes suddenly became incredibly clear in his mind.

The sound of snow falling in the courtyard and outside entered his ears.

The auditory feedback instantly brought clear images to his mind.

"Something's wrong!!"

Jiang Ning's heart whispered.

At this very moment, he suddenly realized that his eyesight and hearing had remarkably improved.

The extent of this improvement far exceeded the enhancement brought by the growth of his mental power.

Normally, the enhancement of mental power would also improve the five senses.

Each previous mental power upgrade had strengthened his five senses to some degree.

But this time was different.

Compared to before, it was a qualitative leap and transformation.

He suddenly felt that this state was not right; it was far beyond the effects of mental power enhancement.

With this thought, he immediately opened his personal panel.

His heart was filled with anticipation.

The breaking of limits in Literary Proficiency would surely bring him new traits.

Each time a new trait appeared, it left him with great expectations.

It was like a lottery draw.

The unknown was the greatest anticipation.

But this time, from his own changes, he felt he could roughly guess which aspect of his talent the new trait would enhance.

[Skills]: Literary Proficiency (Fifth Limit Break 2/7000) (Traits: Memorize at a Glance, Extraordinary Five Senses, Swift Mind, Outstanding Comprehension, Heavenly Eye Vision, Super Sixth Sense)



[Super Sixth Sense]: Innately possessing six senses, all six senses have extraordinary effects, and intuition is transcendent.

"As expected!"

Looking at the display on his panel, Jiang Ning was not surprised.

From the changes he had just experienced in his body, the improvements in his eyesight and hearing confirmed that his new trait must be related to perception.

Seeing the new traits on the panel due to the breaking of limits in Literary Proficiency, he wasn't surprised. The only thing that exceeded his expectations was the enhancement of intuition, the sixth sense.

The sixth sense of humans is also known as intuition.

When one reaches a certain level in martial arts, every warrior will possess some degree of intuition.

Like his previous displays of archery.

Even when his opponents couldn't see or hear, at critical moments, he could sense something, allowing him to defend or dodge.

This was the manifestation of intuition.

The new trait on his panel, according to the panel's description, primarily enhanced intuition while also improving the other five senses to some extent.

"Excellent!!"

Looking at his panel, he nodded with satisfaction.

He had already experienced the significant benefits of the previous enhancement of the five senses.

Although the five senses' second enhancement didn't directly increase his combat power, the auxiliary effects were still considerable.

Especially intuition, the sixth sense, had even greater auxiliary effects.

After checking his panel, he closed it and looked towards the distant Lo River Lake.

Due to the continuous snowfall over the past two days, the ice that had begun to melt had frozen over again.

At this moment, with the surge in his mental power, Jiang Ning's thoughts turned towards the direction of Lo River Lake.

"Let's give it a try!"

The next moment, he expanded his mental power field, located Lu Yi, and used the Secret Sound Transmission technique to inform Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan that he was going out, and they didn't need to wait for him for lunch.

After this, he walked out of the room and into the courtyard.

Climbing over the tall courtyard wall, he quickly arrived at the frozen lake surface.

Compared to half a month ago, the ice layer was obviously much thinner now.

Despite the falling snowflakes, the temperature was still significantly higher than it was half a month ago.

As he stepped on the ice, a "cracking" sound could be heard.

Boom—

With a stomp of Jiang Ning's foot, the ice beneath him instantly shattered, sending countless shards flying in all directions, and he fell into the lake.

As soon as he entered the water, continuous bubbles rose from his body.

He instantly felt his entire body nourished by an invisible force, several times more refreshing than soaking in a hot spring.

He closed his eyes, instantly extending his perception.

In an instant, everything within three li of the surrounding underwater area appeared in his mind.

It was like a painting, vividly depicted in his mind.

Through the water, he could sense any changes within three li.

Whether it was the surging undercurrents or the splashes from fish tails, they all imprinted in his mind with exceptional clarity.

"My perception range has indeed increased!" Jiang Ning opened his eyes, his face lighting up with joy.

A radius of three li, which is a diameter of three kilometers and a length of three thousand meters.

Such a vast area of water instantly allowed him to see everything underwater, big and small, in vivid detail.

If not for his strong mental power, he felt that even before, his brain might not have been able to handle such a massive influx of information.

But now, even with his eyes open, the information flow from the scene within a three-kilometer radius did not cause him any pressure.

Especially while in the water, nourished by the water source, any consumption would be quickly replenished.

His brain continuously processed this information flow without feeling the slightest strain.

Soon, he made some discoveries.

With a slight movement of his body, he darted through the water like a swimming fish, and the water parted to the sides as if making way for his advance.

After three breaths, he had already traveled a kilometer away.

He stopped in front of a rock fissure.

Extending his right hand, the rock fissure in front of him began to separate.

"A twenty-year-old water lotus, a red treasure!" Jiang Ning's face lit up with a smile.

Water Lotus.

Although it grows in water, it has the effect of nourishing the blood and strengthening the foundation, especially for women, it also has beauty and skincare benefits, and this effect is extremely noticeable.

This is also the most unique aspect of the water lotus.

It is also the most valuable part.

Most women who practice martial arts need such beauty and skincare treasures.

Just like Li Qing, Xie Xiaojiu, and Xiao Emei, among others.

If not for these special heaven-bestowed treasures, how could they maintain their fair skin and beautiful appearance while practicing martial arts for a long time, exposed to the wind and sun?

As the saying goes, a fair complexion covers a hundred flaws.

Once a woman's skin gets tanned, no matter how good her natural complexion is, it's hard for her to look good.

Therefore, the water lotus, with its extremely effective beauty and skincare properties, is a treasure that all martial arts-practicing women yearn for.

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This single plant, when taken out, could sell for two to three hundred taels of silver.

However, similar medicinal herbs with the same efficacy would only cost a tenth or a twelfth of the price.

The next moment, he reached into the rock fissure and retrieved the twenty-year-old water lotus, intact and undamaged. He nodded in satisfaction.

He had come to the water today specifically to search for treasures.

A successful start brought him great satisfaction.

Subsequently, without hesitation, he put the valuable water lotus into his mouth and began to chew.

Although the water lotus is highly valued due to its uniqueness, surpassing other heaven-bestowed treasures with similar medicinal effects, it held no significance for him.

A difference of a hundred or so taels of silver was merely a waste of his time.

Nowadays, in Luoshui County, there aren't many medicinal herbs with some years of age or so-called heaven-bestowed treasures.

Even with money, it's difficult to purchase the heaven-bestowed treasures he needs for absorption.

Moreover, with his perception covering a three-kilometer radius, he could search for heaven-bestowed treasures underwater with extremely high efficiency.

Heaven-bestowed treasures are not only abundant in the wild mountains but also in these uninhabited underwater areas, which are the true treasure troves.

With this treasure trove and his current efficiency, how could he care about a mere few hundred taels of silver?

After chewing a few bites, the twenty-year-old water lotus entered his stomach.

"This twenty-year-old water lotus should provide around ten points of Essence Energy."

He instantly felt a warm current flowing through his abdomen.

Subsequently, he began moving again.

With his perception covering a three-kilometer radius of the water area and his current fast speed in the water, he thoroughly searched the area. After an entire day, he also discovered many valuable items at the bottom of the lake.

Among them, he found several boxes of silver in the deeper parts of the lake.

When he first discovered them, he couldn't help but feel secretly delighted.

However, upon closer inspection, he was greatly disappointed.

Because of the unknown age of these official silver pieces, they had been immersed in the depths of the lake for too long, suffering severe corrosion. Upon contact with air, they began to oxidize rapidly, turning into a pile of waste.

The next day, Jiang Ning woke up and opened his personal panel for a glance.

【Essence Energy】: 611.17

Seeing the change in his Essence Energy points, he nodded slightly. "Not bad!"

Yesterday morning, he set off and continued his search deep into the Lo River Lake until late at night, carpet-searching for Heaven-Bestowed Treasures in the water within a three-li radius.

With his speed and perception, he found many Heaven-Bestowed Treasures of varying ages, some several decades old.

Regardless of their effects, upon discovering them, he devoured them without hesitation, refining and absorbing them.

After a whole day of absorption and refinement yesterday, his Essence Energy points today also showed a significant increase.

From yesterday's three hundred points, it had now risen to over six hundred points.

It had increased by over two hundred points.

In the past, such an increase of over two hundred Essence Energy points would have excited him greatly.

But now, it felt ordinary, and his heart did not stir much.

After all, for him at present, breaking through any skill in his panel required a substantial amount of Essence Energy points.

Spending almost a day, his Essence Energy points had increased by less than three hundred points.

At this rate, it would take four to five days to gain a thousand Essence Energy points.

And this was just the time needed for Essence Energy growth, not to mention the time required for experience grinding.

"Today, I must delve deeper into the center of the lake!" Jiang Ning thought to himself.

Yesterday, as he searched along the shore towards the depths of the lake, he noticed a pattern: the deeper he went into the Lo River Lake, the older the Heaven-Bestowed Treasures he found.

The oldest he discovered yesterday was an eighty-year-old Snake Dragon Grass.

It was a Heaven-Bestowed Treasure that could enhance the resilience of one's major tendons, increasing the efficiency of tempering and reducing the time required.

Even with his current tendon strength, after refining this eighty-year-old Snake Dragon Grass, he could feel a slight increase in the resilience of his major tendons.

For him now, his tendons were like those of a dragon.

A slight increase was already extremely difficult to achieve.

The fact that there was even a slight increase was enough to prove the effectiveness of the Snake Dragon Grass.

This showed that the Lo River Lake was indeed a natural treasure trove.

A natural treasure trove for him to take as he pleased.

Subsequently, he opened his hand and took out a wine flask from his Sumeru Ring.

He opened the flask and, through the vessel mouth, saw two small black stones lying at the bottom.

Two small black stones in the flask continuously released thin, silvery threads, which merged into the flask and transformed into shimmering starlight.

"As expected!" His expression brightened instantly.

Yesterday, at the bottom of the lake, he had found a stone that resembled the Yin Stone he once discovered.

The only difference was that the black Yin Stone he found yesterday did not exhibit any divine properties. It was dull and dark, appearing like an ordinary piece of rubble.

If he hadn't already possessed a Yin Stone, he wouldn't have noticed it at all.

When he found it yesterday, because the black stone didn't show any divine properties, he had only tried it out of curiosity.

But now, it seemed his guess was correct; it was indeed a Yin Stone.

Moreover, it appeared that because the two Yin Stones were placed together, the Yin Stone he found yesterday also began to activate, releasing a silvery thread-like Imperial Elixir.

The next moment, with a thought, he used his psychic power to control the two Yin Stones at the bottom of the flask, causing them to float up and pass through the vessel mouth into his palm.

"Indeed, they're the same!" After examining them closely, Jiang Ning found that after a night, the two black stones looked almost identical except for their different shapes.

"It seems there should be more Yin Stones like the ones in my hand in the Lo River Lake."

"I wonder why such a divine object as the Yin Stone exists in the Lo River Lake," Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

He knew he now had another reason to scour the Lo River Lake.

Although the Yin Stone couldn't bring him immediate benefits in the short term,

by soaking it in wine long-term, it could continuously produce a diluted form of the Imperial Elixir.

This special Heaven-Bestowed Treasure could not only improve his skeleton, enhance his Martial Dao talent, and bring about continuous transformation, but also continuously increase his Essence Energy points.

The growth of Essence Energy points was even more crucial.

Over time, the Essence Energy points provided by the Yin Stone soaked in wine were not to be underestimated.

Subsequently, he put the two Yin Stones back into the wine flask.

(End of Chapter)

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