Chapter 321: Psychic Energy Breakthrough, New Trait

Chapter 321: Psychic Energy Breakthrough, New Trait



November 21, 2024

Inside the room.

Three hundred and fifty meters!!!

As Jiang Ning sensed the range of his psychic energy's coverage, he was stunned.

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

However, the expansion of his psychic energy field was unrestricted, covering a 360-degree area.

It was important to note that in a circular area, when the diameter doubled, the area increased exponentially in a geometric progression.

The same applied to the strength of psychic energy, which also grew exponentially.

His psychic energy field could now cover an area of three hundred and fifty meters in diameter, compared to the previous two hundred meters, indicating that his psychic energy strength had increased by three times or even more.

The knowledge he had learned in his past life only required a simple calculation to reach this conclusion.

Moreover, he could clearly feel the increase in his psychic energy strength.

The threefold increase in psychic energy gave him an extremely noticeable sensation.

Soon after, as if he had activated a god's eye view, every minute detail within the 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.

Time passed.

He slowly opened his eyes.

His gaze turned towards the window.

In the distance, every falling snowflake suddenly appeared crystal clear in his mind.

The sound of snow falling inside and outside the courtyard also reached his ears.

The auditory feedback instantly brought a clear image to his mind.

"Something's wrong!!"

Jiang Ning's heart whispered involuntarily.

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

The extent of this improvement far surpassed the enhancement brought about by the increase in psychic energy.

Normally, an increase in psychic energy would also enhance the five senses.

Each time his psychic energy improved in the past, his five senses had strengthened to some degree.

But this time was different.

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

He instantly felt that this state was abnormal, far beyond the effects brought about by the increase in psychic energy.

With this thought, he immediately opened his personal panel.

His heart was filled with anticipation.

The breakthrough of Scholarly Skills would undoubtedly bring him a new trait.

Each time a new trait appeared, it left him eagerly anticipating.

It was like a lottery.

The unknown was the greatest anticipation.

However, from the changes in his body, he felt that he could roughly guess which aspect of his talent the new trait would enhance.

[Skills]: Scholarly Skills (Six Breakthroughs out of 7000) (Traits: Photographic Memory, Extraordinary Senses, Swift Mind, Exceptional Insight, Heavenly Vision, Superb Sixth Sense)



[Superb Sixth Sense]: Innately possessing a sixth sense, all six senses exhibit superb effects, and intuition is exceptional.

"As expected!!"

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

From the changes in his body, the transformation in his eyesight and hearing, he knew that his new trait must be related to perception.

Seeing the new trait gained from the breakthrough in Scholarly Skills on his panel, he didn't feel surprised, except for the increase in intuition, which was the sixth sense, that exceeded his expectations.

The sixth sense of humans is also called intuition.

As long as one's martial arts reach a certain level, every martial artist will possess some degree of intuition.

Just like the few times he had demonstrated his arrow technique.

Even if the opponent couldn't see or hear, they would still sense something at critical moments, allowing them to block or dodge.

This was the manifestation of intuition.

The new trait on his panel, according to the panel, also primarily enhanced intuition while bringing a certain enhancement to the other five senses.

"What a great thing!!"

Looking at his panel, he nodded in satisfaction.

The previous enhancement of the five senses had already brought him significant benefits, which he had personally experienced.

With the five senses enhanced again, although it wouldn't directly increase his combat power, the auxiliary effect was still considerable.

Especially intuition, the sixth sense, had an even greater auxiliary effect.

After checking the changes in his panel, he closed it.

Then he looked towards the distant Luoshui Lake.

Due to the continuous snowfall over the past two days.

The lake surface, which had started to thaw, was now frozen again.

At this moment, with the surge in his psychic energy, Jiang Ning turned his gaze towards the direction of Luoshui Lake, and the thought in his mind resurfaced.

"Let's give it a try!"

The next moment.

He extended his psychic energy to locate Lu Yi and then used the 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 finishing this task, he stepped out of the room and into the courtyard.

Climbing over the tall courtyard wall, he quickly arrived on the ice-covered lake surface.

Compared to half a month ago, the ice layer was noticeably thinner.

Even with the falling snow, the temperature was still significantly higher than it had been half a month ago.

As he stepped onto the ice, he heard a "crack-crack" sound.

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 being nourished by an invisible force, a sensation several times more refreshing than soaking in a hot spring.

Closing his eyes, he instantly extended his perception.

In an instant, everything within a three-li radius of the surrounding underwater area appeared in his mind like a painting.

Through the lake water, he could sense any changes within a three-li radius.

Whether it was the surging of hidden currents or the splashes from fish tails, everything was imprinted in his mind with utmost clarity.

"The range of my perception has indeed increased!" Jiang Ning opened his eyes, a pleased expression on his face.

A three-li radius was equivalent to a six-kilometer diameter, or a six-thousand-meter length.

Such a vast area of water allowed him to see everything in detail, both big and small, in the underwater world.

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

But now, even with his eyes open, processing the information from a three-kilometer radius of the underwater scene didn't make him feel any pressure.

Especially in the water, nourished by the water source, any consumption was quickly replenished.

His brain continuously processed these information streams without feeling the slightest burden.

Soon, he made some discoveries.

His body moved swiftly.

Instantly, he swam through the water like a fish, parting the currents on both sides as if they were making way for his advance.

After three breaths.

He had already traveled a kilometer away.

He stopped in front of a rock crack.

Extending his right hand, the rock crack in front of him began to widen.

"A twenty-year-old Water Lotus, a lucky find indeed!"

Jiang Ning's face lit up with a smile.

Water Lotus.

Although it grew in water, it had the effect of enhancing qi and blood, nourishing the essence, and was especially beneficial for women's beauty and skincare, with very noticeable results.

This was also the most unique aspect of the Water Lotus.

And the most valuable one.

Most women who practiced martial arts needed such beauty-enhancing treasures.

People like Lin Qingyi, Xie Xiaojiu, and Xiao Emei all required them.

Without these special heavenly materials and earthly treasures, how could they maintain their fair skin and beautiful complexions while practicing martial arts under the sun and wind for a long time? As the saying goes, one white conceals all ugliness.

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

Therefore, the Water Lotus, with its extremely effective beauty-enhancing properties, is a treasure that all martial-practicing women yearn for.

A single plant of this could be sold for two to three hundred taels of silver.

Ordinary herbs with similar effects could be purchased for only one-tenth to one-twelfth of the price.

The next moment.

He reached into the rock crack and retrieved the twenty-year-old Water Lotus, which was intact and undamaged. He nodded in satisfaction.

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

Finding such a valuable item at the start of his journey was indeed a lucky sign.

After that.

Without hesitation, he began chewing on the Water Lotus in his hand, which was worth a considerable amount.

Although the Water Lotus was more valuable than ordinary herbs with similar effects due to its uniqueness, it held no significance for him.

The difference in price of a hundred or so taels of silver meant nothing to him.

Nowadays, in Luoshui County, there were fewer and fewer aged medicinal herbs and so-called heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

Even with money, it was difficult to purchase the heavenly materials and earthly treasures he needed for absorption.

Moreover, with his perception covering a three-kilometer radius, he could search for heavenly materials and earthly treasures underwater with high efficiency.

Heavenly materials and earthly treasures were not only abundant in the wild mountains but also in these uninhabited underwater areas, which were the real treasure troves.

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

After chewing a few bites, the twenty-year-old Water Lotus entered his stomach.

"This twenty-year-old Water Lotus should provide about ten Essence Points."

He instantly felt a warm current flowing through his stomach.

After that.

He moved again.

Relying on his perception, which covered a three-kilometer radius of the water, and his current speed in the water, he conducted a comprehensive search.

After an entire day, he also found many good things at the bottom of the lake.

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

When he approached, his heart secretly rejoiced.

But upon closer inspection, he was greatly disappointed.

Because those treasury silver pieces were of unknown age, having been buried for an unknown number of years.

After soaking in the depths of the lake for too long, the erosion was severe. Upon contact with the air, they began to oxidize rapidly, turning into a pile of scrap.

The next day.

Jiang Ning woke up and opened his personal panel to take a look.

【Essence Energy】: 611.17

Seeing the change in Essence Energy points, he nodded slightly.

"Not bad!"

The previous morning, he set off, and until late at night, he was conducting a comprehensive search for heavenly materials and earthly treasures in Luoshui Lake.

With his speed and a range of three li of water, he found quite a few heavenly materials and earthly treasures, some of which were several decades old.

Regardless of their effects, after discovering them, he consumed them all without hesitation, absorbing and refining them.

After a full day of absorption and refinement yesterday, he experienced a significant change in his Essence Energy points when he woke up today.

The Essence Energy points increased from over three hundred yesterday to over six hundred now.

It had increased by more than two hundred points.

If it were in the past, an increase of over two hundred Essence Energy points would have excited him.

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

After all, for him at present, the required Essence Energy points for breaking the limit in any skill on his panel were no longer a small number.

It took him almost a full day to gain less than three hundred Essence Energy points.

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This was just the time required for the increase in Essence Energy points, not to mention the time needed for gaining experience.

"Today, I must continue deeper into the center of the lake!"

With these thoughts, Jiang Ning's heart stirred.

Yesterday, he had searched along the lake's shore, moving deeper into the lake, and he noticed a phenomenon: the deeper he went into Luoshui Lake, the deeper the water, but the older the heavenly materials and earthly treasures he found.

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

It was a type of heavenly material and earthly treasure that could enhance the body's ligament toughness, increasing the efficiency of tempering the body's ligaments and reducing the time required for tempering.

Even with his current ligament strength, after refining that eighty-year-old Snake-Dragon Grass, he could feel a slight improvement in the toughness of his ligaments.

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

A slight improvement was already extremely difficult to achieve.

This slight improvement was enough to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Snake-Dragon Grass.

This alone was enough to show that Luoshui Lake was a natural treasure trove.

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

After that.

He opened his hand and took out a wine flask from his Infinite Ring.

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

Inside the flask, the two small black stones continuously released thin, silver threads, which merged into the flask, transforming into sparkling stars.

"As expected!" His expression turned joyful.

Yesterday, at the bottom of the lake, he had found a piece of black stone that resembled the Taiyin Stone he already possessed.

The only difference was that the black Taiyin Stone he found yesterday showed no divine anomalies; it was dull and dark, appearing like an ordinary piece of broken stone.

If he hadn't already possessed a Taiyin Stone, he wouldn't have noticed it.

After finding it yesterday, because he didn't see any divine anomalies from the black stone, he had only picked it up with a try-it-and-see attitude.

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

Moreover, it seemed that because the two Taiyin Stones were placed together, they had also stimulated the divine anomalies in the Taiyin Stone he found yesterday, and it, too, began to release a silver thread-like diluted Imperial Elixir.

The next moment.

With a thought, the two Taiyin Stones at the bottom of the flask rose under the control of his psychic power, passing through the flask's mouth and landing in his palm.

"Indeed, they're the same!" After a careful observation, Jiang Ning discovered that after a night, the two black stones, aside from their different shapes, were almost identical.

"Now it seems that there should be more Taiyin Stones like the ones in my hand in Luoshui Lake."

"I wonder why Luoshui Lake contains such a divine object as the Taiyin Stone."

Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

He knew he had another reason to thoroughly search Luoshui Lake.

While the Taiyin Stone might not bring him obvious benefits in the short term, soaking it in liquid for a long time could continuously produce a diluted state of Imperial Elixir.

This special heavenly material and earthly treasure could not only improve his foundation bones, increase his martial arts talent, and bring about continuous transformation, but it could also continuously increase his Essence Energy points.

The increase in Essence Energy points was even more important.

Over time, the Essence Energy points provided by soaking the Taiyin Stone in liquid were not to be underestimated.

After that, he put the two Taiyin Stones back into the flask.

(End of Chapter)

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