Mythical Three Kingdoms

After Chen Xi finished handling all the matters, he took a carriage to Liu Bei’s residence.

”Zichuan, you’re here. Have a seat.” Liu Bei seemed like he was waiting for Chen Xi to arrive.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xi nodded, found a usual spot to sit down, and was at a bit of a loss for words; this time, it was indeed his issue.

”Zichuan, how do you view this problem?” After the maid served tea and water to Chen Xi, Liu Bei sent her away before speaking.

”This time was indeed an accident, I truly slipped up.” Chen Xi did not conceal anything, speaking frankly about how the development this time was beyond his expectations.

”Is Ji Xiang’s school truly that powerful?” Listening to this, Liu Bei was slightly surprised, then he put down his teacup and somewhat incredulously asked.

”Yes, and it can continue to grow stronger. To be precise, the subject Ji Xiang is currently studying is still far from fully realizing its potential.” Chen Xi hesitated slightly, but didn’t hide anything in this regard, opting to speak the truth.

”Is that so? Even at this level, the potential is still far from fully realized.” Liu Bei’s expression became noticeably more serious.

”Far more so. Ji Xiang’s current ways, after all, are still very basic, considering this discipline has just come into being. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have mentioned how to counteract this field.” Chen Xi spoke with a troubled expression.

As of now, Ji Xiang is undoubtedly a master of psychology, but in practical terms, Ji Xiang’s current school is far from the psychology truly developed in later generations. Simply put, in facing future psychology, Ji Xiang’s current psychology is at most a seed, but this seed holds vast potential.

The reason psychology in later generations became unstoppable is due to its long past and brief history; under such a substantial buildup, before its full destructive force could manifest, the discipline had achieved unity, and countless people had already entered the field.

In other words, in the twentieth century, when psychology’s various major disciplines took shape and core concepts emerged, the whole field of psychology had grown into a towering tree, and it was only then that people began to consider countering it.

However, what good was that then? By that time, it was already deeply entrenched, and the psychology that had grown into a towering tree was not something that a fledgling discipline, barely a seed, could contend with.

Born at the wrong time, it could be said a discipline like this, with scant hope of birth, was already smothered in the shadow of a flourishing psychology.

But in this current era, even if Ji Xiang’s commotion grows larger, in essence, today’s psychology is just a seed. Even if it’s a flower of evil, it needs to grow before it can bloom. If someone seizes nutrients from the start, wishing it would spread as rampantly as in later generations, that’s just wishful thinking.

Moreover, unlike in the nineteenth century, where various countries already had research in this field and found themselves unable to curb it, in this era, the only person who truly understands is Ji Xiang. Even Chen Xi only knows the superficial and not the underlying principles.

This is the biggest difference brought by the times and years. The method Ji Xiang previously used for brainwashing through multi-level marketing was merely the crudest way of utilization, and using that to develop the pipeline was not teaching psychology, but spiritual pollution.

Trying to peek into psychology from this perspective would likely result in losing everything while gaining nothing.

As for learning through proper means, it’s not Ji Xiang that one has to get through, but Chen Xi. Initially, Ji Xiang and Chen Xi agreed that it wouldn’t be passed on. Chen Xi had placed eleven people in her circle; if Ji Xiang wanted to take on a disciple, the vetting process would be nothing to laugh at.

One could say Chen Xi’s biggest mistake was misjudging the speed of Ji Xiang’s return to humanity. If Ji Xiang were still the Xuanyuan High Priest, learning such things wouldn’t matter; after all, she was the only one who knew them. Her existence’s purpose was partly straightforward development and partly reverse decryption.

As for others wanting to obtain such power, well, even though when Ji Xiang called this a science and declared it transmissible, Li Youu and others were aghast, Chen Xi merely smiled. From ancient times to now, there have been many heretical sects, yet the psychological theory truly emerged only in the nineteenth century.

Even with the long history and deep heritage, once the concept of psychology emerged in the later half of the nineteenth century, it quickly absorbed historical knowledge and grew into a towering tree within a short span.

But what era is it now? Sorry, we’re merely at the end of the Second Century, where the sect representing psychology’s long history has not come to light.

If someone could shape such a fledgling and incomplete discipline, without even having the rudimentary thoughts or core concepts, then today’s events or not, they would have shaped it sooner or later.

This is why Chen Xi, without hesitation, allowed Ji Xiang to inherit this discipline. Without joy or sorrow, without good or evil, following nature’s way; to Chen Xi, it seemed extremely fitting.

Not to mention, Chen Xi’s own Spiritual Talent could counteract it; just the state Ji Xiang was in back then—having made a vow not to spread the knowledge—was enough.

At that time, for Chen Xi, he was just transferring responsibility to Ji Xiang, letting her gradually improve the discipline positively while countering it in reverse.

After all, with only one person in this discipline, there would be no other branches. Even if it’s said to be a closed-door effort, ultimately it’s them playing with themselves; if they cannot develop a counter-discipline under such conditions, it simply means they are unwilling to do so!

But would Ji Xiang, who maintained a State of Heavenly Person back then, have the concept of unwillingness? On the contrary, certainly willing. Yin and Yang are interdependent, Yin and Yang evolve, Yin and Yang oppose and are rooted; that is nature. So, Chen Xi didn’t need to manage it; Ji Xiang in that state would already start to counteract.

One person counteracting their self-created discipline—with the entire discipline only involving themselves—it’s impossible for nothing to emerge.

There is no interference from others within the same discipline; Ji Xiang is this discipline’s founding master. In such a situation, psychology would produce two seeds from the onset, instead of, as in reality, being due to long history, after the window pane of ignorance being shattered, growing through accumulated strength until unopposable.

”What if it fails?” Liu Bei quietly listened to Chen Xi’s words, passed the teapot to Chen Xi, and then spoke.

”This is already a failure; I can only keep her restrained. As long as she doesn’t spread psychology, I won’t act.” Chen Xi said somewhat silently.

”What if it has already been spread without our knowledge?” Liu Bei asked slightly vexed, since this situation was indeed very dangerous.

”Lord Xuande, do you remember what my Spiritual Talent is?” Chen Xi paused for a moment before speaking, ”My Spiritual Talent is absorbing the Spiritual Capacity of those who recognize me. This Spiritual Capacity usually contains similar emotions and the same Will.”

”Although I can’t pinpoint a specific person’s Spiritual Capacity, if that person’s Will has been distorted, it’s actually very easy for me to resolve it. Because no Will Distortion can be completely distorted; if it were complete, it wouldn’t be distortion.” Chen Xi said calmly.

It is precisely due to this point that Chen Xi dared to let Ji Xiang attempt this.

As for Ji Xiang spreading psychology’s entire core recklessly, what a joke, Chen Xi’s control is not that poor. Ever since Ji Xiang completed her theory, the people she has been in contact with have all been recorded.

A small guild with fewer than ten students, including servants, had eleven people placed there by Chen Xi. In such circumstances, if Ji Xiang could still spread the discipline, then Chen Xi would have to say this is predestined by the universe’s Will, and he would be powerless.

Of course, all this is said in jest; while Chen Xi may be unreliable at times, he isn’t oblivious to the importance of matters.

”You’re still one person, Ji Xiang is a whole discipline; are you sure...” Liu Bei pondered for a while before speaking, but as he spoke, he remembered something.

”Back then when you had Cao Mengde and Sun Bofu treating Hanmou’s former temple as sacrificial grounds, was this actually part of the plan?” Liu Bei asked, frowning.

”Not exactly. Back then it was merely to preserve the ability to regulate the four seasons (for details, see Xi Zhicai separating Spiritual Talent, Qu Qi spreading superior breeds, Stone Stele and Ancestral Temple, Chen Xi’s plan at the Northern Frontier, and when Chen Xi told Taishi Ci about his completed Spiritual Talent system in Japan).” Chen Xi shook his head and replied.

At that time, the main reason Chen Xi proposed this method was that he had already confirmed that his Small Jade Bi was in Xun Yu’s possession, meaning that if the external Spiritual Capacity was sufficient and Chen Xi was willing to loosen permissions, his Spiritual Talent could exist long-term wrapped in massive Spiritual Capacity.

So, using Qu Qi’s nationwide temples, Chen Xi released some permissions to on the one hand infiltrate the forces of Cao Cao and others, and on the other hand indeed solidify the Han Dynasty’s foundation.

After all, Chen Xi’s potent talent for regulating the weather came from the Free Spirit Energy from recognized people attaching itself, which is why Chen Xi attempted to implement unified regulation through Qu Qi’s temples.

Of course, right now, there is virtually no effect. After two more years to confirm that Qu Qi’s temples indeed can regulate the seasons, it would fundamentally mean that the other regions under Han’s rule have already been incorporated into Chen Xi’s system. And then, by releasing part of his abilities, allowing places with adequate Spiritual Capacity to control as Xun Yu does, it would be the right path, and as the area under control expands, releasing a portion would be the correct course.

But that was its prior usage; currently, there is another significance, which is to counter heretical sects.