Once he made his decision, Qin Feng didn’t hesitate in the slightest.
He immediately used his personal terminal to access the Fearless Warband’s internal system and found the rental option for an "Advanced Cultivation Quiet Chamber" in the resource exchange list.
[Option: Advanced Cultivation Quiet Chamber (Void Stone)]
[Cost: 100,000 Reputation Points/Year]
Staring at the string of zeros, Qin Feng didn’t even blink an eye before confirming the payment.
[Reputation Points -100,000. Lease successful. Access to Cultivation Quiet Chamber A-73 has been granted for one year.]
[Reputation Balance: 500,000]
A huge sum was deducted, accompanied by the cold chime of a system notification.
For Qin Feng, who had just obtained a massive amount of reputation from a nightmare-level mission, this investment was not only necessary but also well worth it.
Absolute darkness and dead silence instantly enveloped the entire space.
Qin Feng sat cross-legged, his mind quickly settling.
He didn’t rush to begin, instead first adjusting his state until his mind was as still as a placid well.
Then, with a thought, he called up *Foundations of Imperial Mental Power Manipulation*.
The next moment, a soft light glowed before him, forming a complex, three-dimensional holographic image.
Countless shimmering particles danced in the air, simulating the Spiritual Energy and the as-yet-invisible Mental Power within a human body.
Beside the image, annotations in the Imperial Common Tongue cascaded like a waterfall, accompanied by narration from a steady, emotionless synthetic voice.
"Mental Power is an extension of the Will of a living being, a lever to wield higher-dimensional power..."
"Step one: Perception. Empty your mind and sink to the depths of your sea of consciousness. There, you must find the eternally unchanging light of your ’true self’..."
"Step two: Contact. With your Will, attempt to ’touch’ that emptiness and feel the faint, almost imperceptible resistance..."
Qin Feng watched with rapt attention, deeply branding every word and every image in his mind.
The holographic tutorial was undoubtedly top-tier. It visualized an incredibly abstract concept as much as possible.
Yet, even so, Qin Feng still felt lost in a fog.
The feeling was like trying to appreciate a beautiful oil painting through a thick sheet of frosted glass.
He could make out the general outline and colors, but he couldn’t grasp the brushwork, the texture, or the soul of the piece.
Manipulating Mental Power was profoundly esoteric. It wasn’t a simple matter of moving energy, but a transcendent art that involved one’s Life Origin and the dimension of Will.
’No wonder you need an Instructor to cultivate Mental Power.’
Realization dawned on Qin Feng.
He was instantly reminded of his distant past.
Back in middle school, his Martial Dao teachers had taught a basic version of the *Imperial Body Refining Technique*, one that had been simplified countless times to ensure it was completely safe.
At the time, the teachers would personally guide students through every movement and every breath, laying the most rudimentary, yet most critical, foundation.
It wasn’t until they entered a Martial Arts High School that they would encounter the true *Imperial Body Refining Technique*.
The same principle applied to cultivating Mental Power now.
This *Foundations of Imperial Mental Power Manipulation* was like a high school textbook. Without the foundational concepts taught by a middle school teacher, an ordinary student attempting to use it would be utterly lost. They might even stray down the wrong path due to a misunderstanding.
And his two seniors, Liang You and Chu Qi, were now playing the role of those "middle school teachers."
"Do you feel it? That sense of emptiness, the feeling of your thoughts extending outward but touching nothing at all."
Chu Qi’s voice, steady as a mountain, rang out in the absolute silence of the chamber, reaching Qin Feng’s ears with perfect clarity.
"Mm."
Qin Feng grunted in assent; he was experiencing that very sensation at that moment.
"Good. That’s the first step. It proves you’ve begun to explore the mental domain."
Liang You’s gentle voice immediately followed. "Now, don’t think about ’controlling’ it. Forget that word. Imagine your mind is a part of your body, just like your finger. When you want to move your finger, you just have the thought to ’move,’ and it moves. It’s the same with Mental Power."
"Try to form a single, pure, simple thought in your sea of consciousness. For example, ’light,’ or ’heat’."
Qin Feng followed his instructions. He cast aside all stray thoughts, leaving only a single, pure intent in his mind—light.
Gradually, within that eternal darkness and void, he seemed to "see" an imperceptible speck of light, smaller than a mote of dust.
"Lock onto it. Feel it. Don’t try to grasp it. Instead, ’become’ it."
Chu Qi’s voice chimed in at the perfect moment, guiding his perception.
Time slowly trickled by with each repeated attempt.
Ning Jing, Dragon Jade, and Nissan didn’t linger for long.
After giving Qin Feng an encouraging look, they each headed to their own Cultivation Areas. For them, breaking through to level six was just the beginning. They had too much to consolidate and too much new knowledge to learn; their time was equally precious.
Only Qin Feng and his two devoted instructors, his seniors, remained in the quiet chamber.
Liang You and Chu Qi were extremely patient. They continuously explained specialized Mental Power terminology to Qin Feng, described the different sensations he might experience at various stages, and corrected the subtle deviations in his perception.
"...When you can clearly perceive that speck of light, and it responds the moment your intent stirs, you’re halfway there. That speck of light is the most fundamental aggregate of your Mental Power. The next step is to guide it."