46: Are you the illegitimate son of a powerful being?

Returning to his dorm, Chen Qing made a quick meal to fill his stomach and then entered a state of Cultivation.

This time, he needed to consolidate the rapid increase in his Cultivation from a while ago and the gains he made from the ranking competition.

As for continuing to improve his Realm, he decided to put it on hold for now.

For Chen Qing, what he lacked most was time.

The time he had spent on the Martial Dao path was too short, which led to him having little combat experience and a pitifully small understanding of various aspects of the Martial Dao.

Thinking of this, he no longer rushed to Cultivate, but instead made a phone call.

"Hello? Senior Brother? Are you in the dorm?"

"I'm in the dorm. Is there something you need?"

"Yes, there's something I need to ask for your guidance on."

"Alright then, just come over. I'll send you the address."

Chen Qing looked at the address in the message, tidied up briefly, and headed out... to Dorm Villa No. 230.

Tong Zhe wore a loose robe and held a folding fan, presenting a refined and scholarly demeanor.

The villa was quite simple; modern furniture and decorations had been removed and replaced with a collection of antiques.

Chen Qing casually observed the interior's arrangement; some of the 擺件 (display items) looked like genuine antique pieces.

"I didn't expect a Martial Artist like Senior Brother to actually like these items."

Tong Zhe closed his folding fan and smiled: "They're all just decorative pieces. Ever since the invasion of myriad worlds and the arrival of the portals, these things aren't worth much anymore.

Even if everything in this room were sold, it wouldn't buy a few Medicinal Pills."

"How is it? Encountered problems in your Cultivation?"

Tong Zhe sat on the sofa, brewing tea as he asked.

Chen Qing stopped looking at the antiques and also sat on the sofa, nodding: "Yes, there are some issues. Senior Brother, I've been Cultivating for a while now, but it's only been pure arduous Cultivation. I know very little about the entire Martial Dao path, so I ask Senior Brother to enlighten me."

"Haha. The introduction to the Martial Dao in middle school is indeed very limited. Children from powerful Families are exposed to it from a young age, so they naturally know.

Only children from ordinary families like you can only begin to understand once they enter a martial arts university.

What do you want to understand first?"

Chen Qing thought for a moment and asked: "I've been Cultivating life force until now. What exactly is this life force?

Are Martial Artists training for longevity?

If so, wouldn't many people flock to it?"

Tong Zhe's tea-brewing skills were proficient, not interrupting his speech: "The life force that Martial Artists Cultivate is not the life force you understand.

Chen Qing, remember this.

Practicing martial arts is not Cultivating immortality!

We practice martial arts not for eternal life, but to kill enemies, to protect our homes and country!

Life force index, or in some places also called life force strength, is actually a general term for the human body's Qi, blood, essence, and spirit as one entity.

It's a System that the Federation researched for many years and concluded is the most suitable for human Cultivation.

The lower three stages of Martial Artists primarily Cultivate Qi, blood, and essence. After reaching the middle stage, when the physique reaches a certain strength, a person's sensory abilities will also increase.

By then, one can perceive the existence of their own Mental Energy.

Then, combined with corresponding Mental Energy Cultivation methods, one can Cultivate Mental Energy."

Chen Qing nodded upon hearing this, roughly understanding what he was currently Cultivating.

"Senior Brother, I've noticed that some Martial Skills primarily consume Mental Energy, while others don't. What's the reason for this?"

In his numerous battles, he found that both Prism and Ice Soul Spear greatly consumed his Mental Energy, whereas the two free Martial Skills he practiced in the dorm, the E-rank Martial Skill Shadow Step and Earth Shattering Fist, required no Mental Energy to activate.

Tong Zhe didn't rush to answer, but instead poured two cups of tea.

He realized that his Junior Brother truly knew nothing about the Martial Dao. His teacher was really something, always holed up in the research lab, resulting in the students having very little foundational knowledge.

He took a sip of tea and replied: "Martial Skills are actually mainly divided into two categories.

The first category primarily consists of mental Martial Skills. Your opponent, Zhou Yaoguo, used a teleportation technique, which is a mental Martial Skill.

Abilities like the mirror jump you demonstrated before, or the spear you condensed at the end, if I'm not mistaken, should also fall into this category.

These types of Martial Skills primarily consume Mental Energy and place a relatively heavy burden on the spirit. Low-level Martial Artists generally don't Cultivate them, and they are extremely difficult to Cultivate.

Zhou Yaoguo Cultivated it mainly because his own special ability was unique, and he had to fight in the Space Battlefield, so he Cultivated it for self-preservation.

As for you..."

He frowned, looking at Tong Zhe, actually quite puzzled as to how Chen Qing Cultivated these things.

And judging by the situation that day, this kid wasn't just simply getting started.

Chen Qing chuckled: "Haha, my Mental Energy increased due to an ability mutation, which allowed me to Cultivate ahead of time."

Is that so?

Tong Zhe looked at him suspiciously, and casually extended a wisp of Mental Energy, but soon encountered a Mental Energy barrier and returned without success!

"Hmm?"

Tong Zhe became spirited now, and probed again, with the same result, still hitting a wall!

He was someone who was almost at the 4th stage, although he hadn't officially Cultivated Mental Energy yet.

But at his stage, he was already able to perceive and release his own Mental Energy.

The result was that he found his Mental Energy seemed to be inferior to his Junior Brother's?

Chen Qing's eyes were blank; he could feel someone trying to probe him with Mental Energy, which should be his Senior Brother.

But his current physical strength was not enough, and his Mental Energy had not reached the point where he could perceive and release it, so he could only stare blankly.

"You, what is your Mental Energy level?"

After multiple failed probes, Tong Zhe couldn't help but ask.

Chen Qing actually knew his Mental Energy index; it was on the System interface, currently 2.97, but he dared not say it directly!

He wasn't some humanoid Mental Energy detector, so how could he accurately perceive the size of his Mental Energy?

"You haven't tested it?"

Chen Qing shook his head.

Tong Zhe thought for a moment and said: "I don't have a Mental Energy detection instrument here. My Mental Energy was tested at the teacher's place last week and had already reached 2.5.

Among the third stage, my Mental Energy is considered very strong.

For Mental Energy to reach the point of perception and release, either your physical strength, meaning your life force, needs to reach a certain level.

Or your Mental Energy index reaches 3; fulfilling either one is enough.

I just tried to probe you with Mental Energy, but failed.

This indicates that your Mental Energy should be in the range of 2.5 to 3."

Tong Zhe's expression was strange. Martial Artists in the lower three stages cannot independently Cultivate Mental Energy. At this stage, Mental Energy can only be increased indirectly through the improvement of life force and the Breakthrough of Realms.

In fact, very few people can raise their Mental Energy to the perception threshold of 3 before reaching the middle three stages.

That he could have 2.5 was already due to his extraordinary talent.

Yet this Junior Brother, what Realm is he in now?

His Mental Energy is actually higher than his!

He suspected that it wouldn't be long before Chen Qing's Mental Energy would Breakthrough 3, reaching the point where he could perceive it!

Seeing his Senior Brother staring intently at him, Chen Qing couldn't help but cough twice and said: "Senior Brother, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to keep staring at me like this?"

He had recently become a bit sensitive and fearful about the preference for male companionship.

Tong Zhe's expression was serious, and he leaned slightly forward, asking: "Chen Qing, are you the illegitimate son of some powerful human being?"