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Chapter 145: Chapter 119 Spiritual Thought (Seeking Recommendations, Seeking Monthly Votes!)

The “Ice Heart Jade Thought Technique” posits that the human brain is shackled by the natural laws of the universe, and only by breaking through these restrictions can one’s thoughts leave the body, thereby forming Spiritual Thought.

Spiritual Thought is an elevation of the cultivator’s soul; to a certain extent, it is akin to the creation of a Spiritual Power Vortex within a cultivator’s body, both representing significant leaps forward.

The formation of the Spiritual Power Vortex signifies that a cultivator’s body is no longer that of a mortal but is capable of binding spiritual power.

And when Spiritual Thought leaves the body, it signifies that the cultivator’s spirit can interact with nature, such that one can perceive and observe the world without using their eyes. This kind of perception and observation is more conducive to understanding the true nature of the world.

Li Shiming knew that the training difficulty of the “Ice Heart Jade Thought Technique” was immense. In his exchanges with Yin Shilan, he inquired about Spiritual Thought.

In Yin Shilan’s reply, she told him that Spiritual Thought was an important advancement for an Array Master; an Array Master with Spiritual Thought was on a completely different level.

The Spiritual Thought Technique is so rare that even Foundation Establishment Cultivators within the Sky Sea Sect are unable to exchange for it. Yin Shilan hadn’t asked about the circumstances in other sects, but she surmised they were likely similar.

The rarity of the Spiritual Thought Technique and the various difficulties in cultivating it mainly boil down to the exceedingly high demands it places on the spirit.

It was also from Yin Shilan that Li Shiming learned how precious the “Ice Heart Jade Thought Technique” really was, its value far beyond his imagination.

The spirit of his clone focused to a single point, and with the help of Soul Stabilizing Incense, the clone’s spirit reached an optimal state.

Within the brain, the spirit turned into a Jade Sword radiating coldness, which constantly kept his spirit more alert and prevented him from becoming lost due to excessive mobilization of spirit.

The Jade Sword shot out, striking the position of the forehead right in front of the brain.

According to the description in the “Ice Heart Jade Thought Technique,” this was a process of grinding, requiring persistence over days and days to break through the barrier imposed by the universe on the brain.

What surprised him, however, was how easily the chilling Jade Sword broke through the barrier that the universe had placed on the brain.

The Jade Sword burst out of the brain, transforming into Spiritual Thought formed from spiritual power.

Li Shiming felt that the space in the server room had changed dramatically; it was entirely different from what he saw with his eyes or from what he observed with his consciousness in a god-like perspective.

Spiritual power moved throughout the space, charged dust particles, the light waves emitted from LED lights, and so forth—the strange sensations greatly astonished him.

The world was still the same world, but it felt richer through these sensations.

This richness was partly due to the server room’s relatively pure space; if he were outside, the Spiritual Thought would enrich his experiences even more.

Li Shiming suppressed the urge to summon his clone into the outside world since the clone’s aura had not completely transformed, and doing so at this time might cause trouble for himself.

He pondered why his clone found the “Ice Heart Jade Thought Technique” so easy to cultivate, which surely must have been for a specific reason.

In fact, the reason the clone so easily broke through the toughest barrier of the “Ice Heart Jade Thought Technique” was due to its deep foundation.

After the dissolution of Baili Jin Yan’s soul in the clone, it wasn’t the spirit intelligence that disappeared, but the soul energy had been converted into the spirit of Corpse Refining by the “Xuanming Corpse Refining Chapter” Life-bound Corpse Refinement Technique.

As this transformation was not complete and resulted in an extremely special state of coexistence of life and death in the form of a Living Corpse, it retained most of its original capabilities.

If Li Shiming didn’t control the clone to learn the “Ice Heart Jade Thought Technique,” the previously broken brain barrier would have restored itself.

The ease with which the clone cultivated the “Ice Heart Jade Thought Technique” this time was precisely because the brain’s barrier had only just begun to restore a trace before it was once again shattered by the chilling Jade Sword transformed from spirit.

If the difficulty of a normal cultivator cultivating the “Ice Heart Jade Thought Technique” is a hundred, then the difficulty for the clone to retrain the technique is one—that’s the difference.

Li Shiming tried to control the Spiritual Thought. The control of Spiritual Thought was somewhat similar to that of a hand formed from spiritual power, but Spiritual Thought was even more special. Unless one reached the Foundation Establishment Stage and already possessed Spiritual Thought, one could not detect its presence.

In other words, even if Spiritual Thought extended right in front of a Qi Refinement Realm cultivator, they would not be able to discern its existence.

Spiritual Thought also possesses offensive capabilities, which are related to both the strength of the Spiritual Thought itself and the Spiritual Thought Technique practiced.

If one hasn’t cultivated a Spiritual Thought Technique, then the control over Spiritual Thought is instinctual, and releasing Spiritual Thought mainly facilitates the control of spells and remote weapons such as flying swords.

Using Spiritual Thought to directly attack an enemy, unless the enemy’s soul strength is much weaker than one’s own, makes damaging someone with Spiritual Thought possible.

However, cultivating a Spiritual Thought Technique is different. Techniques like the “Ice Heart Jade Thought Technique” not only make the Spiritual Thought stronger, but they also allow it to transform into a Jade Sword when needed, striking at the enemy’s spirit, causing a fatal blow.

After personally experiencing the power of the “Ice Heart Jade Thought Technique,” Li Shiming felt extremely fortunate for having killed Baili Jin Yan and realized that if he had given Baili Jin Yan even the slightest chance, he would have been the one to die.

Baili Jin Yan possessed the peak realm of Qi Refinement, a robust body honed by the Third Grade Sword Base of the “Sword Demon Secret Manual,” and the Spiritual Thought cultivated through the “Ice Heart Jade Thought Technique,” making him a hexagonal warrior without any weaknesses.

With his comparison, Li Shiming knew the direction of his efforts. If he could reach the level of Baili Jin Yan while still in the Qi Refinement Realm, he would be able to close the gap with the second-generation immortals.