Chapter 378: The Evolved “Wu Dian”

Inside Ye Feng’s mental sea, the originally golden-colored “Wu Dian” no longer resembled a book at all but rather a golden card. When Ye Feng used his mental power to probe it, the golden card vanished suddenly, and a 14-inch transparent glass panel appeared in his hands.
“This is…” Ye Feng looked at the glass panel in his hands with a puzzled expression. It resembled a tablet, but it was completely transparent and less than five millimeters thick. Several options were displayed on the glass panel. The one in the middle was “Wu Dian Mind Method.” Aside from this, there were other options on either side: “Wu Dian Secret Techniques,” “Wu Dian Forbidden Moves,” “Derived Skill Manuals,” “Training Insights,” “Other Types of Manuals”…
In the upper left corner, the bold golden words “Recommended Training Items” kept flashing.
Ye Feng ignored them for now and directly tapped on “Wu Dian Mind Method” in the middle. A huge three-dimensional image instantly appeared before him—a vast star map that completely captured his attention.
Within that star map, dozens of extremely bright stars stood out sharply. As the star map rotated, other stars began to disappear. After what seemed like some time, only those dozens of stars remained visible.
Then, the starry background dissipated, replaced by a man. The positions of those dozens of stars were deeply marked on the man’s chest, and a milky white line connected those points.
Ye Feng’s eyes grew wider and wider. It was only then that he realized, “The line formed by these stars is the first small Zhou Tian in the ‘Wu Dian’…”
After the first part was demonstrated, Ye Feng silently said, “Next page,” and the three-dimensional image changed again.
Each Zhou Tian within the mind method continued to expand. The second Zhou Tian included the first, and the third Zhou Tian included the second. After observing three such transformations, Ye Feng found that the new “Wu Dian” completely separated the mind method from the secret manuals.
“So this is the true essence of the ‘Wu Dian’…” Ye Feng was filled with awe. This demonstration not only helped him understand the origin of the “Wu Dian” Mind Method but also made him realize more deeply that the core of the “Wu Dian” lay in its mind method.

Ye Feng, who wanted to flip to the next page, was also told he lacked the permissions. He returned to the homepage of the “Wu Dian” and this time chose “Secret Techniques of the Wu Dian”. The 3D image appeared again, showing a cross-section of a human body, allowing clear visibility of every muscle, meridian, bone, and even the flow of blood. As the dantian began to function, a white energy flowed along the meridians, instantly filling the entire body in the cross-section, with even the energy distribution in various parts clearly indicated. At that moment, the 3D image rotated again, showing another person fighting against the previous one. Every time their fists and feet collided, the energy in the areas used for defense or attack became much denser than in other parts, as the fighter transferred energy from other areas to the point of contact during the struggle. “This is the ‘Ning’ technique…” Ye Feng immediately understood. “During a fight, to save energy and make attacks more effective, one can concentrate energy in the point of contact.” After the demonstration, Ye Feng clicked on the next page. “Controlling the speed and direction of energy flow—this is the ‘Liu’ technique.” After reading this section, Ye Feng gained deep insights. “It wasn’t mentioned at all in the previous ‘Wu Dian’, only reflected in the combat techniques.” “The ‘Shi’ technique involves releasing the concentrated energy in different ways, with each method producing different effects…” Ye Feng’s control over energy flow had now reached a completely new level. “I never noticed this before; I only knew that during a fight, one should release as much energy as possible to harm the opponent. It turns out that brute-force release alone may not yield the best results…” Having flipped through “Secret Techniques of the Wu Dian” to this point, he reached the limit of his permissions and could not proceed further. He then started reading “Forbidden Techniques of the Wu Dian”. The first technique was Absolute Defense. In the image, a man used the power of his two palms to completely block the attacks of dozens of equally strong opponents, suffering no harm at all. “This technique is similar to the half-circle motion described in the previous ‘Wu Dian’—it seems Hongjun adapted it from that.” Ye Feng immediately understood. “However, mastering this technique likely requires a long time of practice to achieve such results.”

The second move is “Wing of Light.” This move is quite special and requires a high level of control. The overall requirement is to use the “Flow” technique to control the flow of energy on the body’s surface, thereby accelerating flight. Of course, this acceleration can also be used in attacks. Ye Feng saw in the demonstration that with the same punch, the use of the “Flow” technique increased its speed by nearly ten times. Of course, reaching ten times the speed requires long-term practice; even if Ye Feng tried to imitate it, he might not be able to double the speed.

The third move is called “Falling Star.” In the scene, a man pushed the “Release” technique to its limit, transforming his accumulated energy into a punch that shattered a star thousands of kilometers away. This left Ye Feng in awe.

After watching these, Ye Feng prepared to start practicing. “The energy in my sea-blue crystal core isn’t yet saturated. I’ll run it through a few cycles to feel it out and also saturate it.”

With that, Ye Feng took out a lower-grade divine crystal from his ring. This was a trophy left by the over thirty people who had perished earlier; he had only exchanged some of its magic crystals so far. Those who died had dozens of lower-grade divine crystals, and even three medium-grade ones. However, Ye Feng had also purchased quite a few supplies by advancing through the Fourth Realm earlier, which he didn’t need at the moment.

He slowly closed his eyes, sat cross-legged on the ground, and used the newly learned “Condense” technique to control the black energy, drawing in the energy from the divine crystal and channeling it through his meridians toward the black crystal core. With the “Condense” technique, the black crystal core absorbed energy a bit faster, and a black tentacle extended toward the nearby sea-blue crystal.

After about an hour, the size of the sea-blue crystal finally matched that of the black crystal, reaching an egg-shaped size. At the same time, three small horns grew on it, making it look similar to the other crystals, though with slightly different colors.

By then, nearly half of the lower-grade divine crystal in Ye Feng’s hand had been used, so he put it back into his ring.

“The decision to enter the Refinement Realm earlier was clearly wise,” Ye Feng thought to himself with a smile. “It’s only been three days after all this effort. Fortunately, one hour outside equals about forty-two days in the Refinement Realm. I entered early, so I still have at least twelve hours until tomorrow morning, which is equivalent to five hundred days. Since only three days have passed, I can take this opportunity to train hard.”

“The three forbidden moves in the ‘Wu Dian Jin Zhao’ need to be practiced thoroughly by me. Even if I only learn the basics, my combat strength will improve. It will also be of great help in understanding the energy manipulation techniques in the ‘Wu Dian Mi Fa’.” Ye Feng resolved to continue training in the cultivation realm.

Days passed by. After practicing against countless strong opponents, Ye Feng was able to master the three forbidden moves to a large extent. His defense, speed, and attack power all improved significantly, and his control over energy grew more proficient.

“Two hundred days.” After slaughtering a group of nearly a hundred peak demi-gods with his bare hands, Ye Feng finally stopped killing. “My strength has more than doubled. I can now instantly kill peak demi-gods with just my hands. But it’s still not enough…”

Ye Feng slowly turned his gaze to the ‘Wu Dian’. The words “Recommended Techniques” in the top left corner were still prominent. “Recommended techniques? But what I need most now is a mental cultivation method to control that Sacred Realm plant…”

“Never mind. Let’s see what you’ve recommended for me…” Ye Feng sighed lightly and clicked on it.

Numerous techniques were listed in order:

1. Fragments of ‘Swallowing Heaven and Devouring Earth’
2. Fragments of ‘Meditation Everywhere’
3. Fragments of ‘Manual on Mental Power Control’
4. ‘Sword Control Art’
5. ‘Whip Killing’
6. Compilation of Lightning Attribute Techniques
7. Compilation of Water Attribute Techniques
8. Precautions for Void Walkers
9. Discussion on Extreme Attribute Substances
10. …
11. …

Ye Feng scrolled down. The ‘Wu Dian’ had recommended over thirty items to him in total.

“The ranking is based on the degree of relevance to the owner of the ‘Wu Dian’. The higher the rank, the greater the benefit to enhancing the owner’s strength.” The line at the bottom caught Ye Feng’s attention.

‘Swallowing Heaven and Devouring Earth’? Ye Feng frowned slightly. He couldn’t understand why this technique was related to him at all. Moreover, the ‘Wu Dian’ ranked it above many mental cultivation techniques. “It’s just a fragment…”

After hesitating for a moment, Ye Feng ultimately did not choose this book. “Let’s put it aside for now. For me, improving mental power is the most urgent task. No matter how important this book is, I’ll have to wait until next time to practice it… There are less than three hundred days left. I’ll focus on meditation first, then work on improving my mental control.”

With that, Ye Feng clicked on the second-ranked technique, ‘Meditation Everywhere’…