Book 16: Chapter 64
He fights dirty! He fooled us into thinking he can’t fight!
Lu Jianqiu drew his sword as he hastily retreated. Seeing as Li Shoulin was practically matched with him, there was no reason he would not also go through a wall in one blow. Nevertheless, Ming Feizhen was as still as a statue again. Observing Ming Feizhen’s locked brows and sitting posture, he suspected Ming Feizhen was practicing some internal discipline that helped him surpass Li Shoulin. On second thought, though, there was always bound to be an opening when one was in practice irrespective of how sophisticated, advanced of profound a discipline was. Thus, he attributed Li Shoulin’s downfall to a lack of wits not skill.
Deciding to attack Ming Feizhen’s weakness instead of when his power was at its peak, Lu Jianqiu cautiously crept forwards, aiming his sword at Ming Feizhen’s neck as he circled around. He gradually circled faster until he spotted an opening. Despite not knowing why that particular spot was the opening, he decided that was the spot and that was the opportune moment. This was the moment he could beat Ming Feizhen and walk away as the winner of the three-way threat.
Boom!
Another wall crumbled.
And then, it fell silent again.
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Only disciplines in the Heart Realm category were able to read thoughts without error, but their practitioners were not able to “hear” another person’s “thoughts”. Divine Realm’s “Interlinked Minds” was not an omnipotent mind-reading technique as rumoured. “Five Apotheosis” was not the act of divine skills as the name suggested; it was purely the extreme augmentation of certain body functions. Thus, “Interlinked Minds” was the act of augmenting one’s sensory organs far beyond “ordinary” people’s limits. For instance, someone born with excellent vision and hearing may have been able to read one’s mood from seeing hair movements – and hearing blood flow or heart beats – if they honed those senses and supplemented them with internal energy. As they gained experience and continued honing those senses, they had the potential to seemingly read minds with a single glance. Whether intended or not, the user could apparently hear all another’s thoughts at lightning speed.
As magical as it sounded, it was a useless ability unless the user communicated with others and understood emotions. As such, it was impossible to be born able to utilise “Interlinked Minds”. It was also impossible to comprehend the significance of every word on another’s mind precisely, but it was possible to have a general picture if they familiarised themselves with the factors involved with the skills.