Chapter 543 - 334: Time to Go Back
His "Mind-Reading" ability is one among the Six Supernatural Powers of Buddhism. Officially known as the "Power of Discerning Others’ Minds" or "Wisdom of Differentiation Power." It’s also called "Observing the Minds Numeration Wisdom Power," "Knowledge of Others’ Minds," or "Differentiation of Minds." It means to possess the wisdom to truly know the differences within other people’s minds—this supernatural power.
It’s equivalent to the "Wisdom of Others’ Minds" within the Ten Wisdoms. In the ’Abhidharma-mahavibhasa Shastra, Volume 15 (T26, No. 432),’ it is asked, "What is the power of discerning others’ minds?" The answer: "The minds of other sentient beings, including the searching, pondering minds, can all be truly known; the presence of greedy thoughts can be truly known, as well as the absence of such thoughts... The non-liberated mind, the liberated mind, both can be truly known, this is called the power of discerning others’ minds."
According to the Abhidharmakosa Shastra, Volume 27, those who wish to develop the Mind-Reading ability should rely on the fourth dhyana of the form realm as their foundation, first scrutinizing the successive changes and transformations of their own mind and body, and then observing those of others. Through enhanced practice, they can truly understand the various mental states of others.
Li Ming’s Mind-Reading ability was, of course, unrelated to Buddhism, but when he sensed this newly born supernatural power within himself, he naturally thought of the Buddhist Mind-Reading power.
As the seventh evolution progressed dramatically, a golden essence, immortal in nature, was born from the depths of Li Ming’s soul. Along with this golden essence, the supernatural power he named "Mind-Reading" was also born.
When the power was activated, streams of profound information were collected mysteriously into his heart.
All information beneficial to him, harmful to him, or unrelated to him, was rapidly processed and discerned, eventually yielding results—this was the pain of "Mind-Reading."
If one could say that "Heart-Capturing," from his sixth evolution, was not very effective against beings with strong psychic power and could be resisted, the trajectory of "Mind-Reading" was very different.
This mysterious trajectory of acquiring information, even those with formidable soul power found difficult to defend against, because it was the power emerging from the heart.
Moreover, the most crucial aspect was that this supernatural ability could automatically gather any information from the hearts of living beings that was harmful or beneficial to him. Beyond that, it could also passively collect information between heaven and earth that was harmful or beneficial to him.