61: Master of Thought

Long Yuan had just thought it over carefully and felt that this Inter-school Competition had come at just the right time!

Because as his strength continuously increased, some special manifestations would inadvertently appear. Once these manifestations were discovered, people might ask him about them or mention them to others. If he continued to stubbornly conceal and defend himself, he would become extremely mysterious and incomprehensible in the eyes of others. The final result would be like 'no silver here, three hundred taels,' clearly telling others that he was hiding a great secret, thereby putting himself in a dangerous situation.

To avoid such a situation, it would be better to do the opposite and actively give others the impression that he was gradually improving. It just so happened that when he was tested for his Awakening, a rare talent in the Mind Power direction was revealed. Although his overall Aptitude rating was only F-grade, it gave him a reason to continuously improve. After all, even Martial Commander Xu Yanran, one of the pillars of the Great Ming Empire, also had Mind Power talent. With her as a guiding light, he could attribute any changes to that, and in this way, others would only think that Mind Power talent was indeed amazing, and would not suspect that he actually possessed a deeper, great secret.

Therefore, this Inter-school Competition was the best opportunity to showcase his Mind Power talent. He should seize this opportunity well and show everyone the power of 'Mind Power'!

In the Martial Dao, all Xuan Practitioners with Mind Power talent, once they achieve success in their Cultivation, can become a 'Mind Power Master.' A Mind Power Master is someone who can use their Soul Power to manipulate objects and do what they want. This Soul Power is called 'Mind Power.'

The Mind Power of a Mind Power Master is extremely miraculous in the eyes of ordinary people, because it can not only remotely control everyday objects, but also control weapons for combat, and even influence the opponent's consciousness and Soul. These miraculous manifestations often lead people to regard Mind Power Masters as individuals close to ghosts and gods!

However, a Mind Power Master's abilities are relatively ordinary in the early stages of Cultivation, but as their overall strength improves, they become increasingly powerful in the Late Stage. This power is mainly manifested in offensive aspects, as they can remotely control some relatively light weapons to attack enemies. Such attacks are very sudden and make it impossible to guard against them. If used on the battlefield, it is a good method for assassinating the opponent's generals, and thus they become key targets for the enemy's prevention.

For this reason, Mind Power Masters are also key protected individuals on their own side on the battlefield and rarely show themselves. Even if they do, several hidden experts will be around them to ensure their safety. It can be said that the importance of a Mind Power Master can sometimes be much greater than an entire combat team...

'Mind Power Masters... can actually be regarded as Cultivators, existing in the Immortal Realm similar to Soul Warriors, belonging to the Elementary version of Soul Warriors. Because some Soul Warriors actually Cultivate from Mortals, but this seems to require certain special methods. The similarities between Elementary Soul Warriors and Mind Power Masters are too many, basically they can be regarded as the same type of person. Therefore, Mind Power Masters can also continue to grow towards Advanced Soul Warriors in the future, just like Elementary Soul Warriors! In short, for now, I am more than capable of playing the role of a small Mind Power Master...' Long Yuan mused in his heart.

After he Cultivated the 'Heavenly Eye' divine art and reached the Perfection of the first layer, he could easily move a huge garbage mountain. This greatly boosted his confidence, making him feel that he had finally mastered a sure-kill technique. With such an immortal art in hand, he finally possessed the power to protect himself in this foreign Great Ming Empire!

Such a powerful immortal art was obviously much more formidable than those so-called Mind Power and Mind Skills. The two simply could not be compared. Of course, he could not use these powerful immortal arts in public during the competition. He only needed to use some small tricks similar to Nian Needles and Nian Stings to defeat the enemy. Therefore, he still needed such 'Mind Instruments' to use.

Mind Instruments are a general term in the Martial Dao world for weapons suitable for a Mind Power Master's Mind Power. They are generally light and sharp, to facilitate manipulation by Mind Power. In fact, Long Yuan could condense his Soul Power into forms like Soul Stings, Soul Needles, and Soul Swords to use without such Mind Instruments, and the effect would be much better. But such immortal arts definitely could not be displayed in public; he had to use Great Ming's Mind Instruments to help him conceal his powerful immortal arts.

'Oh, right, I saw the Martial Arts Home's mall last time, and they also had Mind Instruments for sale, but the quantity was extremely small, the variety was pitifully few, and the prices were particularly expensive. I wonder if I can ask the school to help purchase a pair of Nian Needles?' Long Yuan thought to himself.

He remembered that just that small pair of Nian Needles cost a hundred superior xuan stones, a hundred times the price of those pseudo-Yellow Rank Martial Skills. Although he could afford it himself, if people found out, his secret as a small rich man would not be kept...

Seeing that Yun Yi was to be his coach, Long Yuan was secretly delighted. Wasn't this exactly like someone bringing a pillow when you wanted to nap?

Yun Yi was also secretly Cultivating Soul Power, so he must be very clear about the power of Mind Power Masters and the importance of Mind Instruments to a Mind Power Master...

Long Yuan was not in a hurry. After Yun Feiyan and other key school leaders left, he saw Yun Yi walk towards him. After getting close, he asked, "Long Yuan, how is the 'Spirit Refining Technique' I gave you last time coming along?"

Sure enough... Long Yuan sneered in his heart. This evil cultist from the Shadow Moon Hall was indeed keenly concerned about this matter. He said, "Teacher, I'm doing pretty well..."

"Pretty well? What objects can you drive now?" Yun Yi's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked.

"Hmm, this small knife..." Long Yuan took out a small knife he had prepared earlier.

"What?! You can drive this small knife?!" Yun Yi's eyes widened in surprise. Don't underestimate it as just a small knife; how could an ordinary person possibly drive it with just Soul Power? Even if an Innate person could have Xuan Power leave their body, at most they could hit it or make it move in the direction of the Xuan Power. To flexibly control and direct its flight path, or even use it to kill enemies, was simply unthinkable.

Long Yuan calmly nodded and said, "Indeed, I can. Would you like me to demonstrate it for you, Teacher?"

Yun Yi looked around, frowned slightly, and said, "There are too many people here. Follow me to the training room over there..."

The two came to a training room by the side of the field. After Yun Yi locked the door, he impatiently said, "Quickly, try it!"

Long Yuan separated a wisp of subtle Soul Power to control the small knife. The small knife flew rapidly in the air, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, sometimes spinning non-stop, and sometimes stopping instantly. Finally, with the speed of lightning, it 'thwacked' into the center of a target board opposite. But he hadn't expected the target board to be not so sturdy; the small knife actually passed through the bullseye, and with its remaining momentum, it directly plunged into the wall behind, embedding itself deeply, leaving only a small round hole in the wall...

"Oh no! Is there no one outside?" Long Yuan exclaimed.

When he turned to look at Yun Yi again, he found that Yun Yi was completely stunned, not having reacted at all...

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