Free Web NovelChapter 510: Chapter 219: Tenth Level of the Mental Realm, Unity of Heart and Body
"I’m sure you all stayed up last night reading the *Mental Realm Evolution Skill* several times. But from the looks on your faces, it’s clear most of you still don’t know how to cultivate this Skill. Today, I will reveal the secret to practicing it."
"Before that, I want you to have a direct, visual experience of the body’s responses to changes in one’s Mental Realm level."
"Now, I’ll ask Mr. Li and Mr. Liu to demonstrate for everyone."
Yun Hong announced in a clear voice.
Li Dayao and Liu Wan, who had just hung the cloth scroll on the wall, hadn’t left. They remained in the classroom, standing beside Yun Hong. When he finished speaking, they both removed their upper garments, standing bare-chested before the crowd.
As everyone watched in confusion, Li Dayao and Liu Wan began to circulate the *Mental Realm Evolution Skill* in unison. Their Qi Power manifested physically, and points of light appeared on the surface of their skin. These points connected, forming two different Mental Realm patterns.
Li Dayao’s Martial Arts prowess was not only greater than Liu Wan’s, but his Mental Realm level was also higher. Both had reached the state of Unity of Heart and Body, but the responses Li Dayao received from his body were far more numerous than Liu Wan’s.
The points of light on his body were denser, and there were even some faint, flickering ones, suggesting he had received a response but had not yet drawn strength from it.
After facing the crowd, the two men turned to show their backs, which were also covered in many points of light.
"So those points of light are the responses from the body?"
"And all the responses combined form a complete Mental Realm map!"
"I think I get it now. The Mental Realm map is a guide, showing us where in the body to elicit a response. And the method to get that response is what’s written in the *Mental Realm Evolution Skill*. The reason it seemed so obscure and difficult to practice before was that we hadn’t seen the Mental Realm map, so we didn’t know the precise locations where the body’s responses should appear."
"You’re only half right. Every part of the body can produce a response. The Mental Realm map is a complete Operation Technique. Only by combining it with the map can you understand the *Mental Realm Evolution Skill*. Through the *Mental Realm Evolution Skill*, you can achieve a true transformation of your Mental Realm."
The crowd buzzed with discussion. The last person to speak was Yan Zhen.
The moment he saw the Mental Realm map, he had an epiphany. When Li Dayao and Liu Wan displayed the responses from within their bodies, using the Mental Realm map as a template, he finally understood the secret.
Most people thought that combining the *Mental Realm Evolution Skill* and the Mental Realm map would help them elicit responses from their bodies. But Yan Zhen saw at a glance that all responses were built upon the foundation of a successfully evolved Mental Realm.
Through the Mental Realm map, he now understood how to use the *Mental Realm Evolution Skill* to transform his own Mental Realm and enter the realm of Unity of Heart and Body.
As long as he successfully entered the third realm, he could, like Li Dayao and Liu Wan, receive responses from his body—perhaps even more responses than both of them—and eventually, as the annotations on the map suggested, break through to the Life and Death Realm.
"You are also only half right. The Mental Realm map is indeed the Operation Technique for the *Mental Realm Evolution Skill*. However, even if your Mental Realm hasn’t transformed, combining the two can still help you gain more responses from your current foundation. To truly transform your Mental Realm, you must find every single required response for each level. Only then can your Mental Realm be consolidated," Yun Hong reminded him.
"Thank you for your guidance, Teacher."
Upon hearing this, Yan Zhen quickly bowed to Yun Hong.
Hearing this, Chu Lingguang, who was standing to the side, felt a jolt as if struck by lightning. He couldn’t help but ask, "If someone, by a stroke of luck, enters a higher level of the Mental Realm without finding all the responses from the previous level, will their Mental Realm regress?"
"Of course."
Yun Hong nodded.
He clarified for the students, "Unity of Heart and Qi, Unity of Heart and Strength, Unity of Heart and Body—no matter which realm it is, only by obtaining every response for that level can your Mental Realm truly transform. Only then can you achieve true unity with qi, strength, body, will, and so on. These two Mental Realm maps will not only allow you to understand the *Mental Realm Evolution Skill*, but they will also help you find which responses on your current level have yet to be awakened, and even help you awaken every single one."
"The Imperial City Academy holds an exam every month. Whoever can place in the top five in every assessment will, in the end, earn the guidance of an expert from Yuanchu Mountain."
Yun Hong’s words were nothing short of shocking.
The hall erupted in an uproar.
The two words "Yuanchu Mountain" instantly ignited the entire room.
Even Yan Zhen and Tuoba Yunhong were visibly stirred, eager to try.
Chu Lingguang also clenched his fists, thinking to himself: ’So my time in the third level of the Mental Realm wasn’t just a fluke. I just haven’t truly achieved the Unity of Heart and Strength. According to the Mental Realm map, the reason my Mental Realm can’t stay at the third level is because I’m still missing a response from my Dantian?’
’That’s strange... Does that mean I never actually got a response from my Dantian?’
’If that’s the case, then what about the Little Red Horse and the Wind and Wave Power in my Dantian?’
’Master said he doesn’t know much about this. It looks like I’ll have to ask Teacher Yun Hong in private.’
Chu Lingguang’s mind was filled with questions.
With the help of the Mental Realm map, he, like many others, had finally understood the *Mental Realm Evolution Skill*. He could now successfully circulate the Cultivation Technique and even identify where he was lacking.
「A day passed quickly.」
Chu Lingguang checked his status panel.
Favors: 41,451
Mixed Element Skill (0-10,000)
Mental Realm Evolution Skill (12-100,000)
(Remaining Lifespan: 179 years)
He was thrilled to discover that after understanding the Mental Realm map, the *Mental Realm Evolution Skill* had finally been added to his panel. And the value for its Perfection was a staggering 100,000!
