Chapter 27 Spiritual Changes

Xu Jingming also noticed the changes in himself. On one hand, his mind felt relaxed and joyful, and on the other hand, he was more sensitive to his surroundings.

"My senses regarding my body have become much sharper," Xu Jingming sat cross-legged, feeling his body and marveling inwardly. "Reaching Tier 3 means that the mind is integrated into every part of the body, greatly improving the perception of the body. But now, my perception of my body is even stronger!"

Not only were the muscles, bones, skin, and flesh more sensitive, but also the internal organs. It was as if the clarity of the past was ‘blurred,’ and now it was ‘ordinary.’

"With the increased sensitivity, the mobilization of physical strength should be much smoother," Xu Jingming stood up, reached out, and took out the black spear, beginning to experiment.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh...

With a shake of the spear, it spun and whistled as it stabbed out. Streaks of spear shadows appeared, and dozens of stabs were made in succession, noticeably faster than before. Then, he used Bocao Xun She (Parting the Grass to Find the Snake), exerting force swiftly and striking left and right. He also used Piqiang (Splitting Spear) and Bengqiang (Crushing Spear), and even used techniques like grabbing and blocking.

"The feeling of each spear is clearer, and it is more natural to control," Xu Jingming nodded slightly. "This cultivation from the country, the method I obtained to train my mind, its importance may not be inferior to spearmanship."

"I don't know the real name of this method for training the mind, so I'll temporarily call it the Lianxin Fa (Mind Refining Technique)," Xu Jingming thought.

"From that cosmic legend expert, 'Xuan,' I learned three techniques: Yangsheng Qiangfa (Life Nurturing Spearmanship), Huahong Qiangfa (Rainbow Transformation Spearmanship), and Lianxin Fa. Which is more important? It's impossible to determine now," Xu Jingming thought.

Huahong Qiangfa seemed to be the most powerful, but because it only had one stab!

After all, he had not reached Xuan's level, so it was impossible to only use the 'stab' move in combat.

In comparison, Yangsheng Qiangfa contained many spear techniques.

Lianxin Fa… had the effect of improving the mind and spirit, and it also helped control the body.

"Right, besides these three, there was also Xuan's opponent," Xu Jingming thought of the armored strongman. "In that great battle, that opponent used shield and hammer techniques, in which the shield technique was used more than 9.87 million times, and I sensed each time clearly."

Because he was possessing Xuan, Xu Jingming clearly sensed the opponent's shield and hammer techniques.

"Although I don't know the inner essence, at least Xuan's level of perception allowed him to see through some of the realities," Xu Jingming thought, "That strongman expert was even superior in head-on confrontation before Xuan broke through, only slightly inferior in speed."

"His shield technique is very domineering," Xu Jingming recalled. The memory of over nine million times was too profound. "The shield technique is extremely domineering, suppressing time and space! Annihilating everything!"

At the point where the shield and the spear collided, the space was annihilated on a small scale.

Xu Jingming stretched out his right hand, and a square shield similar to the strongman's appeared. When learning, it was better to use similar weapons.

"Bang."

Xu Jingming tried slamming the shield.

Because he was not possessing the armored strongman, Xu Jingming could only imitate and try again and again based on his own shield technique accumulation. He practiced one shield technique after another on the mountain platform. He practiced with his left hand, then switched to his right hand.

Because the armored strongman used a one-handed shield, he also used a one-handed shield for the time being when learning.

"Di di di." At 12 noon, the time reminder sounded, and Xu Jingming stopped practicing the shield technique.

...

At lunchtime, Xu Jingming went offline on time, feeling very hungry. When he came to the living room, he saw Li Miaomiao sitting on the sofa.

"Jingming, are you hungry?" Li Miaomiao said with a smile.

"I am a little hungry," Xu Jingming said apologetically, "I was a little obsessed with cultivation when I came back, and I haven't been offline."

"The food is just ready," Li Miaomiao said, "I guessed that even if you are a god-level expert, you can't accumulate more than sixteen hours of online time every day. I estimated that you would definitely come out for lunch."

"Xiao Wu, it's time to eat!" Li Miaomiao shouted.

The housekeeper robot 'Xiao Wu' began to bring the food to the table, and Xu Jingming walked over and began to transform into a rice-eating machine, eating heartily. After returning from Binhai, he hadn't eaten for more than thirty hours, so he was naturally hungry and thirsty.

Li Miaomiao ate very slowly. She usually wasn't in the virtual world during the day, and she ate three meals a day. She spent most of her time online at night, because Yaori (Solar) level experts only had a maximum of 12 hours of online time per day.

"Since you were listed on the Starry Sky Ranking, you were taken away by the country the next afternoon," Li Miaomiao said with a smile while eating, "After you came back, you went into seclusion again. I'm afraid you don't know many things."

"What's the matter?" Xu Jingming asked.

"The ninth place appeared on the Starry Sky Ranking yesterday, and the tenth place appeared today," Li Miaomiao said.

"Two appeared?" Xu Jingming nodded. "The further back, the faster the emergence of experts." After all, Xia Country had cultivated many people, and other countries would definitely cultivate their own geniuses.

"The global ninth is from Sakura Country, called Kiyosato Fujii," Li Miaomiao said.

"Oh, it's him?" Xu Jingming nodded slightly. "He is an old generation martial arts expert, about forty-five years old this year. He is the number one spear expert in Sakura Country, and he can be regarded as a spear master."

He also practiced spearmanship, so he naturally knew this old generation spear expert from abroad.

The spear, in human history, not only Xia Country, but also other countries have studied it. Especially the World Martial Arts Competition has influenced for thirty years, making many spear styles flourish around the world, and there are many spear practitioners in Sakura Country.

"The global tenth is from Tianzhu Country, called Haru Singh, twenty-five years old this year," Li Miaomiao said, "He was originally a martial arts genius. When he was sixteen years old, he was injured in a competition and paralyzed in bed due to a spinal injury. With the arrival of the virtual world, his body recovered, and now he is listed as the global tenth in one fell swoop. Tianzhu Country is extremely enthusiastic, and the whole people worship this genius expert."

Xu Jingming sighed: "Paralyzed at the age of sixteen? It's really not easy."

While chatting, Xu Jingming had swept away 80% of the food on the table, then got up and said: "I'm going to continue practicing spearmanship."

"You have practiced for more than thirty hours in the virtual world, and you still want to practice offline? Aren't you tired?" Li Miaomiao couldn't help but say.

"Not tired, full of energy."

Xu Jingming grinned, then took a spear and ran to the yard to continue practicing.

Even learning the knowledge in a book takes a long time, first to understand the general idea. Then, very detailed analysis of each knowledge point, and even some questions to prove whether you really understand...

After careful study like chewing it up and then integrating it, it can only be regarded as a basic understanding of the knowledge in a book.

'Xuan's' spearmanship is also like this!

Xu Jingming's previous practice in the virtual world was only a general understanding, not even mastering the superficial. Even 'mastering the superficial' required him to spend a lot of time studying. If he wanted to master it further, it would require accumulation over time.

"Jingming, is he so obsessed with practicing spearmanship?" Li Miaomiao looked at Xu Jingming in the yard through the glass window, focusing on practicing spearmanship, and couldn't help but mutter to herself. At the same time, she sighed, "Perhaps this is why he can be listed in the global top ten, and I am still stuck at the Yaori level."

...

Xu Jingming studied hard in reality and practiced diligently in the virtual world.

Gradually, he formed a habit.

In reality, he focused on the 'Lianxin Fa'! Combined with the three Heavenly Python Evolution methods.

In the virtual world, he practiced Yangsheng Qiangfa, Huahong Qiangfa, and shield techniques.

In the past, Xu Jingming had no clear direction and could only grope forward on his own. Now that he had a clear direction, there was too much worth studying, whether it was spearmanship or shield techniques. He completely immersed himself in it and didn't pay much attention to the changes in the outside world.

Outside, as time passed day by day, Fang Yu, Zhou Yi, Zhang Qing, Tie Lianyun, Xiong Tianshan, Zhao Fan, and others from Xia Country were also listed on the Starry Sky Ranking one after another. More experts from various countries around the world were able to be listed on the Starry Sky Ranking.

In the blink of an eye, September had passed and entered October.