Chapter 146: Yellow Tier, Three Qi!
Chapter 146: Chapter 146: Yellow Tier, Three Qi!
The key to the problem right now was finding the key to the problem.
Fang Chen failed his first attempt because he couldn’t simulate the sensation of controlling water. The Manifestation of Telekinesis relied on visualizing every single detail of what he wanted to happen next—its trajectory, sound, visuals, morphological changes, and so on.
Fang Chen stared at the two halves of the apple, realizing the crux of the issue. The Manifestation of Telekinesis required a clear, detailed imagination of the "process." However, he lacked true Perception and control experience over water. He couldn’t perfectly construct the complete image of a "Water Line" flowing, weaving, and healing in his mind. This caused his imagination to distort, rendering his Telekinesis ineffective.
Could he substitute it directly with attribute-less True Essence? He tried it. Once the True Essence left his body, it became restless and untamable. Lacking the moisturizing and Penetration characteristics of water, it was completely unable to establish a stable and gentle connecting bridge between the cuts; instead, it almost shattered the apple.
"True Essence won’t work... Then what other power do I have?" Fang Chen asked himself. Martial Artists relied on True Qi and True Essence, and he wasn’t a Mage who could mobilize Elemental Power... Wait. A Mage?
A flash of Spiritual Light sparked in his mind. Spiritual Power! His Spiritual Power had reached an impressive 153 points, far surpassing Martial Artists of the same rank. It should be comparable to a Mage of the same tier. After his last breakthrough, his Spiritual Power could already take form. If he released a streak of Spiritual Power onto his hand, it felt like being poked by a wooden stick.
Fang Chen immediately thought of a plan. "I’ll use Spiritual Power as the material for the ’thread’ and Telekinesis as the driving force and imaginative blueprint for the ’weaving’!"
He decided to give it a try. First, he channeled his Telekinesis. The invisible force gently and precisely aligned and joined the cut surfaces of the two apple halves, temporarily fixing their physical state in place. Next, he mobilized his majestic Spiritual Power, letting it surge out like a babbling brook. It evenly permeated between the cuts of the two apple halves, forming an extremely delicate "Spiritual Power medium layer."
Finally, he condensed his Telekinesis again, but this time, his "imagination" underwent a Qualitative Change. He no longer daydreamed about "water." Instead, he imagined his own Spiritual Power differentiating and weaving itself according to the rhythm recorded in the Rejuvenating Silk Technique Cultivation Technique!
Driven by his "imagination," the Spiritual Power permeating the cut began to respond. It was drawn out, transforming into countless "strands of light" thinner than hair, made entirely of Spiritual Power. Following the imagery of suturing, guiding, and nourishing found within the Cultivation Technique, these strands of light precisely pierced into the microscopic structure of the apple’s cut surfaces. They linked, knotted, and wove themselves together into a complex and orderly network.
This time, his imagination was backed by the Spiritual Power he already controlled and a clear blueprint. The details were rich and incredibly lifelike! Telekinesis sustained this imagined scene.
The next moment, under the dual effects of the Spiritual Power strands’ connection and the "healing imagination field" maintained by Telekinesis, the cells at the apple’s cut seemed to be injected with vitality, beginning to dock and fuse together. The flesh’s texture extended and intertwined, and the edges of the peel quietly closed up.
A moment later, an apple as good as new appeared in Fang Chen’s vision. He picked it up and gently pulled at its sides with both hands. The apple remained an integrated whole, as solid as ever, as if it had never been sliced apart.
It was a success! Moreover, even though Fang Chen had already withdrawn his Spiritual Power, the apple didn’t fall apart! His imagination had influenced reality!
"If I get injured in the future, I won’t even need a needle and thread to stitch myself up. I can directly use the combination of Telekinesis and Spiritual Power to sew up any wounds, big or small!" he realized, before adding, "It just consumes a bit too much Spiritual Power."
Fang Chen watched his Spiritual Power drop from [153/153] to [109/153].
"Just this small apple cost over 40 points of Spiritual Power. A larger wound would probably drain my Spiritual Power completely.
"It seems this operational method is too ’delicate.’ Even though it isn’t very powerful, the consumption of Spiritual Power is just too high."
However, as Fang Chen looked at the "healed" apple in his hand, he didn’t feel entirely satisfied.
"Although this method works, the Spiritual Power consumption is quite high, and the process requires focused guidance. This was just a small apple. What if it were a larger cut? The drain on my Spiritual Power would be massive. Is there... a simpler, more direct way?"
A moment later, a more brute-force idea surfaced in his mind. Instead of simulating the complex healing process, what if he directly imagined the "result"? He could imagine two invisible large hands forcefully "squeezing" them back into a single entity!
He acted on the thought immediately. He sliced another apple in half. Gathering his Heart Spirit, he imagined two invisible giant hands appearing out of thin air, each grabbing a half of the apple, and then seamlessly clapping them together! This way, the apple should also be complete.
Telekinesis and Spiritual Power activated. Sure enough, the two halves of the apple on the table moved in response to his thoughts, snapping together instantly. They looked completely undamaged.
"It worked?" Fang Chen felt a surge of joy.
But the very moment he withdrew his Spiritual Power—
THUD.
The apple split open again, reverting back into two halves.
Fang Chen watched this scene and shook his head.
"No good... This ’imagination’ is merely using Telekinesis to forcefully maintain the physical state of them ’being squeezed together.’
"The core of my imagination was ’squeezing,’ not ’mending.’
"Once the Spiritual Power maintaining this state disappears, those two invisible large hands vanish as well, and the apple naturally reverts to its original state.
"The reason the first apple didn’t fall apart was because the apple itself had already been repaired. Even if I released my Spiritual Power, the apple was still whole."
He understood the crux of the matter. To truly heal a wound and create new connections, he couldn’t skip the "materials" and the "process." The "result" couldn’t be generated out of thin air; it had to be built upon a logical "process." It seemed that trying to avoid Spiritual Power consumption and lazily skipping the details just wasn’t going to work. However, as long as the wound wasn’t particularly large, it wouldn’t be an issue.
"Sigh..." He let out a sigh. His gaze fell upon the special pieces of leather on the table used for practicing suturing, and suddenly, a flash of Spiritual Light struck him as he remembered something.
Previously, in many of Cyan Yang City’s equipment shops, he had seen some accessory Spiritual Artifacts—like earrings, rings, and necklaces. Their descriptions didn’t mention boosting attack or defense. Instead, they were labeled with terms like "God Ning," "Gathering Thought," "reducing mental burden," or "slightly lowering continuous Spiritual Power consumption." It was just that their prices were absurdly expensive, easily costing tens of millions of yuan.
"Right, there are also accessory Spiritual Artifacts... I wonder if there will be these kinds of items in the reward list for this Ten Academies Grand Competition."
At the thought of the Ten Academies Grand Competition, the slight excitement welling up in Fang Chen’s heart was quickly replaced by an even heavier pressure. He muttered to himself, "This isn’t enough... Even with this little healing trick, frontal combat strength is still the foundation."
Through his battles with Ding Yan and Xu Xiao, he had thoroughly figured out his current limits. To deal with an ordinary Yellow Rank One Qi Martial Artist, he still needed to trade injuries, exhaust all his methods, and seek victory through danger. But in the Ten Academies Grand Competition, he would be facing the elites of the same realm, selected from the top academies across the entire province! Their Cultivation Techniques, Martial Skills, resources, and combat experience were absolutely incomparable to the likes of Ding Yan and her peers. With his current strength, his hopes of breaking into the top ten... remained incredibly slim.
"Without top-tier Spiritual Qi, my Cultivation Realm will be hard-pressed to undergo a Qualitative Change in the short term. The only way to improve my immediate combat strength is through Martial Skills!"
Sword Gang!
The image of Mr. Liu Suifeng casually waving his hand and slicing open the Profound Iron Sword Testing Stone that day clearly resurfaced in his mind.
"As long as I can master Sword Gang...
"...I’ll have the strength to put up a fight!"
Fang Chen left the Liuyun Society. Not long after walking out the door, his Spiritual Power detected a gaze locking onto him.
Malicious intent?
Following his senses, Fang Chen looked over and actively released his Spiritual Power to perceive the opposing Aura!
What! It was actually the Yellow Rank! Three Qi!!!