The Black Book: Seven Deadly Sins
Chapter 96 - 96: Cognition as Anchor

"I heard you just returned to the present world and haven't eaten yet, so let's eat together."

Ye Wan Ning took a few grapes from the fruit plate and put them into Diao Chan's hand. The little guy, who was struggling incessantly, immediately calmed down and gnawed on the grapes with a grin.

The three of them sat down, and only then did Zhu Haomiao notice that Li Cang had been raising his chin and glaring at him, and frowned strangely.

What did I do to offend him again?

Could it be that I was staring at legs too obviously, and he noticed it?

Meanwhile, carefully scrutinizing Zhu Haomiao's slightly frowning, exquisite facial features, Ye Wan Ning secretly leaned over to Li Cang's ear and asked.

"Cangcang, do you think Shui got more handsome?"

Li Cang looked her up and down with a blank expression.

"You're truly hungry."

"....."

Lightly punching her friend, Ye Wan Ning put this small matter aside and invited Zhu Haomiao to eat.

However, in less than half an hour, the two of them had already put down their chopsticks, looking at Zhu Haomiao performing solo with envy.

"Darn it! Innate Food Bucket Saint Body, so envious!"

Hearing Ye Wan Ning talking to herself, Zhu Haomiao's forehead instantly filled with black lines.

You with your Innate Kissing Saint Body dare to criticize me?!

Grinding his teeth, Zhu Haomiao suppressed his urge to retort and brought up the main topic.

"Senior Sister, there are some things I'd like to consult you about."

Upon hearing this, Ye Wan Ning, who was poking Diao Chan's butt, turned around, sat up straight, and nodded eagerly with a serious face.

"Feel free to ask. As an elder, it's necessary for me to impart some life experience to you..."

"....."

Though I'm not sure why, I somehow feel that your words are a bit dangerous.

Zhu Haomiao smacked his lips, suppressing the strange emotions in his heart, and began speaking earnestly.

"The first question is about the Casting Divine Power. I've already advanced to the Silver Level in the Illusion Realm, and besides the first Healing Language, I can cast two more divine skills. But I saw on the forums that it says not to rush and it's best to decide at the Middle Heavenly Position or even High Sky Rank."

Upon hearing this, Ye Wan Ning and Li Cang exchanged a glance after scanning the silver white Dragon Emblem on the young man's chest, exchanging looks for a few seconds before Li Cang opened his mouth to answer.

"You and I both follow the Martial Arts system, and divine skills are indeed a very important supplement for us, allowing us to have some unique authority from other systems and fill in our shortcomings."

"But the divine skills from the Yanhuang Armory can only be said to be practical and far from powerful."

"If you can get some special and powerful divine skills at the Middle Heavenly Position or High Sky Rank, you can integrate them into the bloodline blended with Illusion Gold through the Divine Soul. This is actually the correct way to unlock the Dragon Emblem divine skills."

"Of course, what I'm saying only applies to geniuses."

"For ordinary people, they may never reach the Middle Heavenly Position in their entire lives, let alone the High Sky Rank, so it's naturally better to realize divine skills as early as possible..."

"But there are only five divine skill slots for the Dragon Emblem, so if you don't have a heavy survival pressure right now, I'd recommend you prefer quality over quantity."

At this point, Li Cang changed the subject.

"By the way, do you have any urgent divine skills you want right now?"

Hearing this, Zhu Haomiao nodded heavily.

"Sumeru Mustard Seed Divine Ability, it can open a portable storage space and make traveling much more convenient."

Hearing this, Ye Wan Ning couldn't help but advise against it.

"If you can get a storage-type True Object in the future, then this divine skill slot would be wasted."

Li Cang: "That's right. Although True Objects with storage space are precious, they are not unattainable for you, so there's no need to waste a divine skill slot."

Hearing their advice, Zhu Haomiao nodded thoughtfully.

"I understand, and there's one more thing. When I left the Illusion Realm, my projected body disappeared. Is there a way to let it continue to grow naturally in the Illusion Realm?"

After all, if I can use the time returning to the present world for rest, my growth speed will at least double!

To his surprise, Zhu Haomiao asked such a profound question at the First Layer Heaven, causing Ye Wan Ning and Li Cang to look at each other. They took a while to organize the words for a response.

Ye Wan Ning: "In theory, it's possible, but..."

Hearing the first half of the sentence, Zhu Haomiao's eyes lit up, but then he realized he was happy too soon.

"But this is generally a topic considered in the late Middle Heavenly Position, or even High Sky Rank."

"Because it requires a very high position and a certain divinity as a foundation."

"The method is to spread your 'name', using the cognition of intelligent beings as an anchor to stabilize your projection."

"The most common form is to establish a religion, using the worship of broad believers to anchor oneself."

"Additionally, there is also an elite route of cultivating absolute fanatic Saints, using their strong beliefs as an anchor."

"Of course, these two are not mutually exclusive, so most 'Gods' pursue both routes..."

At this point, Ye Wan Ning paused, changing the subject.

"However, leaving the projection is actually a very dangerous move. A body without a soul is just an empty shell. If the enemy takes advantage of the moment when your soul returns to the present world to launch a sneak attack... the result is predictable."

"Even if your position is strong enough to receive Saints' prayers in reality, due to the different flow of time on both sides, the reaction time left for you would be quite short."

"And since the enemy is meticulously plotting a sneak attack, it's naturally a decisive strike of success or death, leaving no time for you to react."

"Therefore, every year, legendary and even mythical Transcendents suffer heavy losses, and some even fall because of this."

Listening to Ye Wan Ning's gentle murmur, Zhu Haomiao pondered for several seconds, unwillingly biting his lip.

"I understand, and there's one last question. When cultivation techniques reach a bottleneck, how can you break through quickly?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Wan Ning gave Li Cang a look, signaling him to answer.

Li Cang helplessly pursed his lips, holding up two fingers: "It's simple, there are two methods."

"First, when the strength is great, the brick flies. As long as the pressure is big enough, there's no bottleneck that can't be broken."

"In the space between life and death, there is great fear. As long as you are infinitely close to death, leave the rest to the will to survive."

Zhu Haomiao: "....."

How straightforward yet crippling the secret is...

"What about the other method?"

"Second, following the path of nature. This depends on insight and opportunity. Through traveling and gaining insights from nature, and cross-verifying the revelations encountered during daily training, capture inspiration to break through the bottleneck."

Speaking of which, Li Cang suddenly remembered something and added.

"Right, there's a non-method method—closing yourself off and tackling the problem head-on!"

"In any case, either the bottleneck or you must die!"

"In summary, the first method suits ordinary people, the second method suits talented individuals with high insight, and the third method... well... is suitable for desperate situations."

Zhu Haomiao: "....."

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