11: Target

Silently, the Deep Driller once again arrived in the Great Wilderness.

The moment the transmission was completed, Qin Jin, sensing something, raised his palm and looked at the golden thread within it.

Under his gaze, the golden thread was replenished, solidifying slightly.

His Votive Power was growing.

“It seems that the Si Huo Tribe’s piety has not waned these past few days.”

“Currently, it appears Votive Power cannot directly cross worlds. Only after I returned to the Great Wilderness did the Votive Power generated by these sacrifices find a target.”

“Votive Power is a well-deserved extraordinary force, with infinite wondrous uses. However, for now, the priority is to improve oneself, and the accumulated Votive Power should be saved as a trump card.”

Thoughts flashed through his mind.

Qin Jin’s gaze swept around.

He had arrived very early this time; it was morning on the Mining Star, but here in the Great Wilderness, it was still night. The sun was nowhere to be seen, and the surroundings were deathly silent.

The Deep Drillers crouched slightly, its cockpit opened, and Qin Jin disconnected his mental link, leaping down.

At this very moment.

In the darkness, he took a deep breath, and the Thunder Beast Breathing Technique began to circulate.

His chest rose and fell, life energy surged, and muffled thunder rumbled around Qin Jin.

At the same time.

Qin Jin’s eyes were slightly closed, his mental will highly active, sensing himself.

Before long, the same sensation as his previous attempt appeared.

An unknown energy, accompanying the circulation of the Breathing Method, flowed into his body like a trickling stream.

“It’s here!”

Qin Jin’s spirit was invigorated.

He had made this move immediately upon arriving in the Great Wilderness with careful consideration. Now, his mental will explored towards that unknown energy, and at the same time, Votive Power was activated, enveloping his mental will for protection.

Before breaking through to the Newborn Realm, the professional panel did not display a mental index.

That was because the human body’s mental power was initially latent and could not be directly controlled.

Only by breaking through to the Newborn Realm and undergoing a transformation would it become explicit, subsequently coming under the control of the Martial Artist, allowing them to begin practicing the Visualization Method.

His mental will made contact with the unknown energy.

The moment of contact, the unknown energy became violent. Protected by Votive Power, his mental will remained safe, carefully sensing during the contact.

“Mainly thunder-attribute energy.”

“No wonder it’s so violent.”

“The Thunder Beast Breathing Technique, in the Great Wilderness, actually attracted thunder-attribute energy.”

“There are some other attributes mixed in, but they are very minor.”

“This unknown energy, normally dormant in heaven and earth, is introduced into the body by the Breathing Method. Calling it Spiritual Energy is quite fitting.”

Qin Jin’s mental will surged, flowing upstream along the Spiritual Energy.

With the protection of Votive Power, he became a bit bolder.

His spirit flowed upstream, and after several breaths, his mental will tentatively left his body.

Suddenly, the view before him opened up!

In Qin Jin’s perception, the moment his mental will left his body, it was like becoming a lone boat in a tsunami, persevering amidst the roar, surrounded by a volatile world.

If not for the protection of Votive Power, his mental will would have been directly damaged.

“Fire-attribute Spiritual Energy, thunder-attribute Spiritual Energy, so vibrant, is this wood-attribute Spiritual Energy?”

“Thick, steady, this feeling should be earth-attribute Spiritual Energy.”

Qin Jin’s thoughts raced, naming the different forces he discovered.

“Like the Fire Python, the formation of power crystals might be due to the various elemental forces contained within this heaven and earth.”

“The legendary Human Divine Kingdom that Qi Chuan spoke of is very likely to exist.”

“This power, contained within heaven and earth, should be usable through appropriate methods.”

Thoughts churned.

Perhaps due to the influence of the Breathing Method, the most abundant energy around him at this moment was thunder-attribute Spiritual Energy.

Qin Jin’s will made contact with the thunder Spiritual Energy permeating heaven and earth.

The Breathing Method was still operating, and with mental power as a guide, Qin Jin tentatively tried to actively draw thunder Spiritual Energy into his body.

The thunder-attribute Spiritual Energy introduced into the body by the Breathing Method was merely a trickle.

But now.

Under the guidance of mental power, the thunder-attribute Spiritual Energy permeating heaven and earth seemed to have found a target, the stream turning into a river, continuously pouring into his body!

In just a few seconds.

Qin Jin felt a sense of mental fatigue.

Although it was only guidance, this was equivalent to setting a coordinate for the elemental Spiritual Energy within heaven and earth, guiding its direction, which consumed a great deal of energy.

He stopped the guidance, his mental power retracted, and he fully immersed himself within his body.

As the Breathing Method operated, the thunder-attribute energy that poured into his body merged with his life energy, circulating together within his physique.

A stinging sensation emanated from his entire body, his physique was tempered, and as life energy surged, it consequently improved.

At this very moment.

Qin Jin’s eyes were tightly closed, and outside his body, faint flashes of lightning occasionally appeared and then vanished.

Time passed.

In the eastern Great Wilderness, two great suns emerged, gradually climbing.

Darkness was dispelled.

At a certain moment.

Qin Jin suddenly opened his eyes, his aura surging.

The thunder-attribute Spiritual Energy introduced into his body had transformed into nourishment for growth; his physique became tougher, and his life energy grew stronger.

With a slight thought.

The professional panel appeared before him.

[Martial Artist: Newborn Realm]

[Life Index: 32.4]

[Mental Index: 21.3]

[Thunder Beast Breathing Technique: Lv4 (3%)]

[Thunder Elephant Visualization Method: Lv1 (29%)]

Qin Jin’s gaze fixed.

The increase in his Life Index and Mental Index was within his expectations.

What made his gaze fix was the Breathing Method!

“Lv4.”

“The level of the Thunder Beast Breathing Technique has increased!”

“It seems the direction I chose was correct.”

Wen Jinglun once said that after a Martial Artist completely mastered a Breathing Method, through diligent effort and under the influence of opportunities, they would have a chance to increase the level of a Breathing Method.

Now.

Qin Jin had achieved this.

“This is just the beginning.”

“Current cultivation focuses on the Breathing Method, using the guided elemental power to temper oneself and strengthen life energy.”

“But as my Mental Index continues to rise, I will be able to perceive more hidden information. One day, I might find a way to directly absorb and control these heaven and earth Spiritual Energy.”

“That might be the foundation of this world’s cultivation methods.”

“This could also be considered creating a unique method.”

Thoughts flashed, the panel disappeared, and Qin Jin let out a long breath, looking up at the sky.

As he cultivated, two great suns rose from the east, dispelling the darkness.

“Although they look no different, these two suns are very likely two Three Legged Golden Crows.”

“Great Sun Golden Crow…”

He muttered a sentence in his heart.

“If I were to engrave the Great Sun Golden Crow in my mental world, what level of Visualization Method would that be?”

The thought flashed and vanished.

Qin Jin withdrew his gaze.

There was a limit to the engraving of a Visualization Method.

If one tried to engrave an extraordinary being far beyond their capacity when their own accumulation was insufficient, it would only lead to the collapse of their mental world, rendering them a cripple.

In Qin Jin’s view.

If he were to attempt to engrave the Three Legged Golden Crow at this moment, facing this mythical creature from legend, he would probably be instantly reduced to dust, leaving no bones behind.

“At least it’s a goal.”

“The sun is always hanging in the sky. As my mental power increases and Votive Power grows, one day, I will engrave you!”

Turning around, Qin Jin bent slightly, leaped up, gripped the protrusions on the mech, and with a push, ascended into the cockpit.

Mentally connecting to the mech, the map display appeared in the cockpit. Qin Jin identified the direction and strode towards… the Si Huo Tribe.

Settlement.

Compared to when he left, the settlement had undergone some changes. There were more houses, and a nearby area of soil showed signs of being turned over, having been designated as a planting zone.

The Deep Driller approached, making a considerable commotion.

Upon nearing, Qin Jin noticed that the Si Huo Tribe members in the settlement were gathered together, each standing ready with weapons in hand.

The most familiar Qi Chuan and several elders were not among the crowd.

Seeing that it was the Deep Driller, the Si Huo Tribe members visibly relaxed. Before Qin Jin could even ask, a woman stepped forward a few paces, knelt on the ground, her voice urgent.

“Lord Sacrificial Spirit.”

“A fierce beast approached. Elder Qi and the others voluntarily left the village to lure it away!”