Chapter 382 - 247: [Void Clearing Mirror] Mystery of the Gods

Chapter 382: Chapter 247: [Void Clearing Mirror] Mystery of the Gods

Yu Fei spent a full half hour dumping out all the waste material.

Though it was called waste, it actually contained many jade stones of fine quality; they just lacked any extraordinary properties.

If these stones were to enter the mortal market, they would be enough to disrupt the price of jade.

The merit points circulated in the world of martial arts were not interchangeable with the currency of ordinary people, so these things were useless to a Martial Artist.

Any Martial Artist who gave up the martial path could absolutely thrive in the mortal world by relying on their own abilities, but such people were rare.

Most Martial Artists, even if they had to toil like slaves in the martial world, exploited by their superiors and performing heavy, tedious work day after day, were unwilling to return to being ordinary people.

Once you have glimpsed the vastness of the world, you can never be content with an ordinary life.

In Ye Shuping’s eyes, Yu Fei’s aura was becoming increasingly extraordinary. Before, he could still discern some jumbled traces in it, but after the boy obtained his spatial ability, his entire being seemed to become a seamless whole, something Ye Shuping could no longer see through clearly.

After leaving the secret vault, the two returned to the Great Hall of Returning to Truth. By now, Ye Shuping’s emotions had calmed considerably.

"Teacher, my Star Soul Forging Scripture has broken through!"

"Oh? Then you can begin cultivating perception-based Secret Techniques. Let me think..."

Ye Shuping fell into deep thought, countless cultivation manuals flowing through his mind.

Perception-based Secret Techniques originated from the Divine Powers of ancient times. Back then, the methods passed down by each school were different, and each had its own merits.

Moreover, in the second realm of martial arts, the Cultivation Techniques used to strengthen the five viscera were often biased. The resulting mystical abilities varied greatly. There were even extremist Cultivation Techniques that would forcibly sacrifice other abilities just to strengthen a single aspect.

While this was advantageous for combat, it created numerous obstacles when trying to break through to higher realms.

The modern martial arts system integrated the Cultivation Techniques of the first three realms. Now, cultivation in the second realm focuses on achieving a balance of the five viscera and five elements, thereby laying the foundation for a prodigy.

The corresponding perception-based Secret Techniques are a fusion of multiple Divine Powers, forming a complex, integrated situational awareness.

The Heart and Spirit Network System was derived from this foundation. It is equivalent to using a special Secret Technique to shape a core within the Martial Artist’s soul, with the mystical abilities of the five viscera and other senses acting as its tentacles. This allows a Martial Artist to gain a much broader and more comprehensive range of abilities.

Therefore, the quality of a Martial Artist’s perception depends on how many methods they have cultivated on this spiritual platform. Each new ability continuously elevates the dimensions of their perception.

Considering Yu Fei’s powerful soul, Ye Shuping immediately thought of an ancient cultivation formula that might be perfectly suited for him.

At this thought, Ye Shuping began to explain:

"Perception-based Secret Techniques are derived from the soul, and they are divided into foundation and application. The Star Soul Forging Scripture you cultivate is the foundation.

"The prerequisite for cultivating these techniques is to turn that foundation into an application. This is known as a Soul Foundation Skill. In ancient times, it was called the foundation of Divine Power. Think of it like soil, into which you plant the secret techniques of the five viscera’s mystical abilities like seeds. As they grow, they will ultimately form a complex situational awareness."

"I think there is a Daoist Soul Foundation Skill from the middle ages that might suit you. It’s called the Void Clearing Mirror. It was once known as the foremost Daoist art of clarity and tranquility. A Cultivator could use it to perceive their true nature, unify their myriad thoughts, and prevent their heart from being disturbed by the external world.

"Moreover, once you master this wondrous art, a single thought of yours can split into ten thousand, granting you an extremely powerful deductive ability.

"Later, we discovered that this wondrous art was unexpectedly compatible with all sorts of mystical secret techniques. It allows a Cultivator to passively probe their surroundings, while others remain completely unaware.

"You might not know this, but within the same area, it’s very difficult for two support-type Martial Artists of similar levels to hide from each other. That’s because activating one’s perceptual abilities is an active probe, which creates detectable fluctuations.

"Cultivating the Void Clearing Mirror eliminates this problem. Its method of operation is more advanced and exceptionally domineering—it takes everything into the heart, encompassing all without exception."

Ye Shuping didn’t mention its other advantages. He remembered that Yu Fei’s soul fluctuation frequency far surpassed that of an ordinary person, meaning his reaction speed was incredibly fast. This was the true key to cultivating the Void Clearing Mirror.

Once he mastered it, Yu Fei would be able to naturally control his many strands of Sword Qi, rather than just releasing them all at once as he did now.

At that time...

The thought made Ye Shuping look at Yu Fei in amazement.

"Excellent!"

Yu Fei was momentarily confused. Just now, he had again sensed the old man’s goodwill toward him grow a little stronger.

’This old man is so inscrutable. His thoughts are impossible to guess!’

Afterward, Ye Shuping went on to explain the related Pupil Skills, as well as techniques for hearing, touch, smell, and taste, along with Sound Wave Martial Skills, Intuition Secret Skills, and more.

If he successfully cultivated the Void Clearing Mirror, he could then integrate these Secret Techniques with the Soul Foundation Skill one by one, forming a powerful and complex perceptual ability.

At the same time, Ye Shuping also explained the cultivation principles behind Stealth Secret Skills.

When a Martial Artist’s body was strengthened to a certain degree and combined with the principles of Iron Body training, they could isolate their inner self from the outside world. They could erase all traces of their presence from the world, concealing themselves in terms of form, spirit, and intent.

Perception and stealth are like a spear and a shield. The more complex a Martial Artist’s perceptual dimensions, the harder it is for others to hide from them. Likewise, the more a Martial Artist can isolate their own existential information, the more formidable their stealth becomes.

Yu Fei’s Illusory Sword Intent was a technique that concealed his existence from the dimension of spirit and intent. He didn’t literally disappear from the world, but rather from the spiritual perception of others.

It caused the opponent’s soul to misjudge, leading them to look but not see. This was a relatively advanced, stealth-like ability.

Externally, it might seem like others can’t see him, but that wasn’t actually the case. In front of a high-level Martial Artist, Yu Fei, with his Illusory Sword Intent activated, was always there; he wasn’t truly invisible.

Through Ye Shuping’s explanation, Yu Fei, for the first time, began to grasp the overarching relationship between these different Secret Techniques.