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328: Divide your mind againThe ice plain outside the temple had completely transformed into a purgatory battlefield, like a meat grinder.

Violent energy storms raged endlessly, plowing through layers of ten-thousand-year-old profound ice. Ice shards mixed with blue-gold divine blood, freezing into eerie and tragic reliefs.

The roars of Guardian Strange Beasts, the Soul-fire wails of Frost Battle Guards before death, and the earth-shaking booms of colliding Spells intertwined into a symphony of destruction.

In this chaotic slaughterhouse, Lin Jingyu was like a streak of purple lightning roaming the edge of life and death.

He thoroughly implemented the ”double-sided hunting” strategy, utilizing his own advantages and the environmental chaos to the extreme.

When several Guardian Strange Beasts, dominated by a mad will and covered in scars, charged at him with bloodshot eyes, he would ”bravely” meet them.

The startling thunder sword emitted a clear and high-pitched ring, its dark purple blade drawing in the sparse thunder Spiritual Qi from the surroundings, turning into snakes of lightning that tore through the cold mist.

”Boom! Crack!”

A guardian deity shaped like a giant rhino with a broken horn had its head precisely split open by his ”Thunderbolt Slash.”

The moment its massive body crashed to the ground, several golden light spots, thinner than a strand of hair yet containing a pure aura of life Origin, were quietly drawn into Lin Jingyu’s body as if by an invisible attraction.

A gentle yet solid warm current instantly dispersed into his limbs and bones, not only rapidly replenishing his consumed Spiritual Qi but also acting like the finest sandpaper, polishing his Meridian barriers and nourishing his parched Physical Body.

Within his Dantian, the rotation speed of those nine layers of Qi cyclones seemed to quicken slightly; the transformation toward a Liquefied Dao Foundation was subtly accelerating under the nourishment of this Origin energy.

And when he was ”accidentally” blown away by the shockwaves of battle or ”forced” to change positions, appearing to ”clumsily” approach a lone Frost Battle Guard struggling with a strange beast, the true killing intent would quietly descend.

Sometimes, the thunder light beneath his feet would ”unintentionally” slip, and his figure would ghost into the fray.

To onlookers, this seemed entirely like an accident amidst the chaos. But in that split second of contact, a condensed purple finger wind or a silent mental shock would be fired from a tricky angle.

”Ssh!”

A battle guard fully occupied with resisting an Ice Wolf’s claw strike would suddenly have a streak of lightning penetrate the gap in the armor at his back; his movements would instantly stiffen, and he would then be torn apart by the beast opposite him.

Or another battle guard, at the critical moment of casting a Spell, would feel as if his Divine Soul were pierced by an ice needle, causing a momentary trance before his Soul-fire was pierced by an incoming ice cone from the side.

Every successful ”accidental injury” resulted in more condensed blue light spots with significantly improved effects merging into Lin Jingyu’s Sea of Consciousness.

Under the nourishment of this pure divine energy, the three mental lakes surged, their surfaces expanding at a visible rate. The color of the lake water also shifted from pale gold to a deeper glazed gold-blue, while his total Mental Energy and degree of condensation grew day by day.

The operation of the Spirit Refining Art became increasingly smooth. Although the range of his Divine Sense scan could not expand due to environmental suppression, the precision of his perception improved by several levels.

He could even vaguely capture the cold, programmed battle command fluctuations transmitted from the Soul-fires of those Frost Battle Guards, allowing him to more accurately predict the battle situation and choose the most suitable ”hunting” timings and targets.

His fighting style also became increasingly unpredictable and bizarre.

At times he was fiercely unstoppable, his thunder techniques vast like a god of thunder executing punishment on behalf of heaven; at other times he was secretive and insidious, striking where least expected and disguising his assassinations as accidents.

He was like an unstable ghost on the battlefield, hunting both the mad strange beasts and silently weakening the temple’s defensive forces.

The Ice Peak Commander’s gaze would occasionally sweep across this area, the scrutiny in those crystal-like eyes growing stronger, yet he seemed not to have seen through the true intentions beneath these layers of disguise.

Days passed one by one in the intertwining of blood and fire, ice and thunder.

Lin Jingyu could clearly feel that he was undergoing a transformative change.

The Dantian Qi Sea was nearly overflowing, his Spiritual Qi as thick as mercury, with the faint sound of tides as it flowed. His Physical Body’s strength improved steadily, and his bones faintly took on a jade-like luster. But the greatest change came from his Sea of Consciousness.

That night, the wind and snow miraculously paused. The hazy moonlight pierced through the thick cold mist, draping a dismal silver veil over the blood-stained ice plain.

Lin Jingyu hid deep within the ruins of an ice tower destroyed by battle, setting up several layers of concealment and protective Restrictions.

He sat cross-legged, completely immersing his mind into his Sea of Consciousness.

After days of slaughter and devouring, those three mental lakes had expanded to three times their original size. The lake water displayed a glazed gold-blue hue, thick as if about to drip and seemingly calm, yet containing terrifying mental power sufficient to stir up massive waves.

Both the total amount and quality of his Mental Energy had reached a brand-new Peak, far exceeding the scope of the Early Stage of the second layer of the Spirit Refining Art, touching upon that mysterious Bottleneck barrier.

”It’s time...” Lin Jingyu silently recited the supreme secret technique recorded in the second layer of the Spirit Refining Art — the Realm of One Mind, Six Uses!

With the solid Foundation laid by ”Mind Dividing into Three Uses” before, his current Mental Energy as vast as the sea and as condensed as steel, and the nourishment and enhancement of his Divine Soul’s essence from absorbing a large number of divine light spots.

Although this impact was still accompanied by the extreme pain of his Soul being torn and reorganized, as if countless invisible threads were forcibly splitting and shaping his primary consciousness, the entire process was much smoother than expected.

Waves of pain repeatedly crashed against his wall of will, only to be smoothed and fused once more by his even more resilient Divine Soul power.

In the Sea of Consciousness, the golden-blue lake water churned violently, as if carving out new riverbeds.

After an unknown amount of time, when a sense of sudden enlightenment came, the unbearable pain receded like the tide.

Lin Jingyu slowly opened his eyes. As they opened and closed, six imperceptible tiny vortices seemed to flash deep within his pupils, making his gaze deeper and more indifferent, as if he could simultaneously reflect and process information streams from different levels.

With a slight thought, One Mind, Six Uses!

One Divine Thought moved as he wished, controlling the startling thunder sword floating before him to quietly practice the ”Thunderstorm Slash” killing move from the Nine Heavens Thunder Canon. The sword light flashed, and the thunder rumbled dully, yet the energy fluctuations were suppressed within a tiny range.

Another Divine Thought spread outward like an invisible spiderweb, delicately scanning everything within several miles: the unique trajectory of falling snowflakes, the crisp sound of ice crystals forming due to slight temperature differences, and even the faint pulse-like surge of the cold current deep within the eternal ice layer... All things and phenomena were reflected in his heart.

The third Divine Thought looked inward, like the most precise instrument, closely monitoring every detail of the Evergreen Spiritual Power surging like a river within his body, as well as the mysterious rhythm of the dark-golden Thunder Seed at the center of his Dantian vibrating slightly with his breath and exchanging energy with the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

The fourth Divine Thought acted like a calm leader, rapidly deducing various complex situations that might arise on the battlefield tomorrow, strategies for different opponents, and how to better disguise himself to reap the maximum benefits in the chaos.

The fifth Divine Thought silently recited the Evergreen Art’s mantra, guiding the gentle and thick life force within his body to nourish the minor Meridian damage from the day’s fierce battle, quickly restoring his consumed Origin Qi and keeping his body in Peak condition.

And the last one, the most core primary Divine Thought, sat high above all other thoughts, calmly coordinating the overall situation like a cold mirror, clearly reflecting and analyzing all the information collected in recent days.

Six types of thoughts ran in parallel without conflict, crystal clear and independent of each other.

Like six independent streams flowing into the same deep ocean, yet each running its own course. One Mind, Six Uses, Major Achievement!

And the three Mental Energy lakes deep in the Sea of Consciousness also transformed into six.

Although they were a bit smaller than before, combined, his Mental Energy had indeed grown tremendously.

Feeling the surging Spiritual Qi within his body that seemed ready to break through a certain critical point at any moment, and the sense of absolute control over himself and his surroundings brought by those six clearly independent and rapidly operating thoughts in his mind.

Lin Jingyu slowly stood up, his gaze piercing through the gaps in the ruins toward the deepest part of the temple.

The cold there was the most bone-chilling and profound.

His gaze was cold and firm, and the corner of his mouth curled into an imperceptible yet razor-sharp arc.