SWDnovel Chapter 267 - 149: Candlelight Illuminating the Nine Netherworld Map (3)
Chapter 267 - 149: Candlelight Illuminating the Nine Netherworld Map (3)
This was absolutely beneficial for the future growth of his Spiritual Power, with no drawbacks whatsoever.
[Ding! You have cultivated the Observation Skill: Candlelight Illuminating the Nine Netherworld Map. You have gained Spirit Attribute +0.02!]
[Ding! You have cultivated the Observation Skill: Candlelight Illuminating the Nine Netherworld Map. You have gained Spirit Attribute +0.03!]
[Ding! You have cultivated the Observation Skill: Candlelight Illuminating the Nine Netherworld Map. You have gained Spirit Attribute +0.05!]
As he stared intently at the scroll, the system’s notifications began to gradually chime in his mind.
The chimes weren’t dense, not nearly as frequent as the flood of notifications he received when cultivating the *Tai Xu Two Principles True Understanding*.
But Lin Ye understood what this meant. His Spiritual Power, his greatest weakness, had finally begun to truly grow through cultivation.
He understood more directly than anyone just how important Spiritual Power was for a Martial Artist.
Both Crystalization and Shadow Scale, his temporary skills, consumed his Spiritual Power.
After today, this weakness would finally be shored up!
Time slowly passed.
Ten minutes had passed since the *Candlelight Illuminating the Nine Netherworld Map* was fully unfurled.
By now, the number of people in the once-crowded dark room had dwindled to only fifteen.
Lin Ye could also feel a cataclysmic pressure madly draining every last drop of Spiritual Power from his Sea of Consciousness.
In the system’s judgment, neither cultivating a Cultivation Technique nor observing a Visualization Spiritual Map was considered an "out of combat" state.
Therefore, his Healing out of combat mechanic was completely useless right now.
He couldn’t simultaneously consume Spiritual Power to continue observing and use the mechanic to recover it.
Lin Ye quickly made a decision.
He understood that one shouldn’t rush for quick results in cultivation, but today’s opportunity to observe the *Candlelight Illuminating the Nine Netherworld Map* was simply too rare to pass up.
’Who knew if he’d have to spend precious academic credits to get in next time.’
’I have to take advantage of today’s free access and imprint as many details as possible into my Sea of Consciousness!’
Having made up his mind, Lin Ye pushed through the strain and glanced at the others in the dark room who were still holding on.
He saw Dongfang Zhen sitting cross-legged, the earlier look of casual ease on his face replaced by an unprecedented level of focus.
Generally, a person could only cultivate one Cultivation Technique at a time.
But there was no such thing as too many Observation Skills.
The imagery and the principles for tempering one’s Spirit differed for each Observation Skill. By observing various Visualization Images, one could use different methods to grow their Spiritual Power, which was immensely beneficial.
This was also reflected in the feedback from Lin Ye’s system.
There was a cap on the Spirit attribute points he could gain from cultivating a single Spirit Observation Skill.
If Lin Ye had another Spirit Observation Skill, the two wouldn’t conflict. The potential growth of his Spirit attribute would only increase.
Another twenty-some minutes passed.
By now, besides the guide, Chang Siming, only five people were left in the dark room.
Lin Ye, Dongfang Zhen, Zhang Daoxuan, Wei Shuying, and another young man who had been incredibly low-key, but who Lin Ye’s system had marked as LV 31.
Dongfang Zhen and Wei Shuying were the most at ease. Their breathing was steady and their eyes were bright, indicating they could clearly last for a good while longer.
Zhang Daoxuan and the other young man were a step behind them, but still as steady as a rock.
Lin Ye sighed softly to himself.
He could clearly feel that among the five of them, he was in the lowest tier.
He... was about to hit his limit.
The spiritual pressure was like death by a thousand cuts, slicing away at his willpower bit by bit.
’If I hold on any longer, I’m afraid I’ll truly damage my soul.’
And so, Lin Ye hesitated no longer. He slowly got to his feet and walked out of the dark room.
The moment he stepped out of the dark room and into the fragrant Meditation Hall, the mountain-like spiritual pressure vanished.
He let out a long breath, pressing a hand to his forehead to soothe his throbbing Sea of Consciousness.
He saw many of the students who had left early resting outside, either sitting or lying down. Every one of them was pale and looked spiritually drained.
Several instructors in Qiming General Star Training Camp uniforms stood beside them, holding notebooks and constantly jotting things down.
Seeing Lin Ye emerge, one of the instructors glanced up at him, his pen quickly scratching a few notes in his book.
If he wasn’t mistaken, they were likely recording his endurance time and his overall ranking.
Lin Ye paid it no mind.
He stood in place for a moment, closing his eyes to regulate his breathing. He could feel his Spiritual Power, now free from the terrifying pressure, beginning to recover on its own at an astonishing rate.
However, just as everyone assumed he would find a place to sit down and rest like the others...
...not long after leaving, Lin Ye did something that left everyone completely bewildered, and even a little shocked.
He... turned around and walked back into the dark room!
That was right. Neither Chang Siming nor the other instructors had made any rule against re-entering after leaving the Spiritual Visualization Class.
Everyone who had come out had done so only because their Spiritual Power was completely depleted and they simply couldn’t endure it any longer.
In that state, their souls were utterly exhausted and couldn’t possibly recover in a short amount of time. Naturally, none of them would even think of going back in to torture themselves further.
But Lin Ye did. Just like that, he went back.
"What’s he doing? Is he trying to make one last push?"
"Is he nuts? He was only out for a few minutes. How much Spiritual Power could he have possibly recovered? Isn’t he just asking for it by going back in?"
"Maybe... he just can’t accept it."
The students resting outside watched Lin Ye’s retreating back, murmuring amongst themselves.
The instructors who were taking notes also paused, looks of astonishment on their faces.
They exchanged a glance, then shook their heads slightly.
’Just a waste of effort.’
For a Martial Artist, replenishing Spiritual Power was far more troublesome than recovering physical stamina.
It recovered at an extremely slow rate.
For someone with weak Spiritual Power, a single observation session could exhaust their soul, potentially taking several days to recover.
Even those with resilient Spirits would need until at least the next day to make a full recovery.
They had never seen anyone go back in without even taking a moment to catch their breath.
「Inside the dark room.」
Lin Ye looked at the *Candlelight Illuminating the Nine Netherworld Map* once more. This time, however, it was much easier, as his Spiritual Power had been fully restored.
He returned to his spot and sat down cross-legged.
His action caused Dongfang Zhen and Zhang Daoxuan, who were sitting nearby, to glance over with surprised expressions.
However, both quickly collected themselves and returned their full attention to the magnificent scroll before them.
The seconds and minutes ticked by.
「At the entrance to the Meditation Hall at the foot of the mountain, Yin Liulan, Nie Cang, and Su Yunjin strode inside.」
"Mr. Yin!"
The instructors in charge of record-keeping immediately went up to greet them.
Yin Liulan glanced at the exhausted students inside the hall, who were still recovering, and his brow furrowed slightly.
"It’s almost four in the afternoon. Isn’t it over yet?"
The lead instructor in charge of records was Zhou Yan, the same person who had welcomed Lin Ye and the others to the camp.
He saluted Yin Liulan and replied, "Reporting. The afternoon’s visualization class started at half-past one. The average endurance time for most students was about ten minutes."
"But there are a few with exceptionally strong Spiritual Power who are still inside."
A look of surprise crossed Yin Liulan’s face as he walked toward the closed entrance of the dark room.
"I’m going in to see who’s still left."