Chapter 105: Lingxin Fa

“Oh?”

The middle-aged man sized up Lin Qing, then suddenly smiled.

The next instant, the meditation room, moments ago filled with students seated in rows, saw each one—still staring at Lin Qing in shock—dissolve like bubbles.

In the blink of an eye, the entire meditation room held only Lin Qing and the middle-aged man before him.

Lin Qing glanced at the empty room and sighed: “So it was like this all along… I never noticed in all these days…”

After bonding with the Transmission Star Tower, on his first day attending this mental meditation class, Chen Guang had realized the other students were merely illusions—only he and this middle-aged man were truly present.

Thus, it was clear the man had come specifically for him.

But since Zhao Jia had recommended him, and the man had shown nothing but goodwill, and today was his final day, he might as well ask clearly.

“Don’t blame Xiao Yi.”

The middle-aged man smiled. “I was the one who told her about this mental meditation class. She’s just a naive child.”

Lin Qing nodded slightly.

After half a year of interaction, he understood exactly what kind of person Zhao Jia was.

The middle-aged man didn’t press him on how he’d figured it out, only murmured: “I meant no harm—just wanted to meet you, a friend of Jia’s.”

“What is your relationship with Jia?” Lin Qing asked.

“I am her father,” the middle-aged man said with a faint smile.

An alien too? Lin Qing’s heart stirred.

“You’re leaving Lian’an City. Coincidentally, so am I.”

The middle-aged man whispered: “Jia trusts you as her only friend. As her father, I wanted to meet you. These past days of purifying your mind? Consider it a small gift.”

“Very useful. Thank you,” Lin Qing said.

“I’ve never been much of a father,” the middle-aged man sighed. “Before I leave, I’ll give you one piece of advice and a gift.”

Advice and a gift? Lin Qing looked at him.

At least… the Order Level hadn’t changed.

“Try not to reveal Jia’s psychic awakening status,” the middle-aged man said. “She’s a pitiful child, born to be trampled by fate. Her life may be short. I hope you’ll treat her kindly.”

Lin Qing didn’t understand what he meant.

“This gift is my payment.”

Without warning, the middle-aged man produced a thick book and a scroll, handing them to Lin Qing.

“This book is a dictionary I compiled,” the middle-aged man said gently. “Once you learn the characters in it, you can begin attempting this Lingxin Fa.”

Lin Qing stared in surprise at the dictionary and scroll in his hands.

Dictionary? Lingxin Fa?

Could it be… the language of Zhao Jia’s civilization?

“The entry to Lingxin Fa may be difficult, but persistence will bring success.”

The middle-aged man murmured: “Even just mastering the basics will help you greatly. Whether you can truly succeed… depends on you.”

He paused. “If you do succeed, try the method at the end of this scroll. It may bring you great benefit—but after learning it, you must destroy this scroll.”

Lin Qing hesitated, then asked: “Jia said she has a genetic illness. What does that mean?”

“I might as well tell you,” the middle-aged man sighed. “It’s a gene virus embedded deep in our bloodline. Its purpose is ‘selection.’”

He spoke slowly: “Unless the other person is of our own kind or meets specific conditions, any close bond with them causes us unbearable pain.”

“Specific conditions?” Lin Qing looked at him.

“The condition is… a soul strength far exceeding the norm, and a soul lineage closely aligned,” the middle-aged man said.

Lin Qing froze.

He didn’t understand what a soul was—but he was a man from a century ago, reborn into another life. Perhaps his soul truly surpassed the norm?

“As for other matters…”

The middle-aged man slowly shook his head. “Let Jia decide for herself.”

…

Zhao Jia’s father had left the meditation room.

Lin Qing sat cross-legged in the empty room, staring at the dictionary and scroll in his hands, lost in thought.

“Master, Zhao Jia’s father is definitely a psychic awakener too. But I can’t detect his strength.”

Chen Guang’s voice echoed in his mind. “You should check the dictionary first. I’ll back it up—otherwise, keeping this alien civilization’s dictionary could become a major problem if discovered.”

Lin Qing hummed in agreement and immediately opened the dictionary, flipping through it at lightning speed.

Of course, even with his memory skills and the Memory Master technique, skimming this fast wouldn’t let him memorize it instantly.

The dictionary was too thick, and its Chinese translations were overly complex.

Lin Qing merely skimmed it roughly—this was still short-term memory. To turn it into semantic, long-term memory, he’d need time to familiarize himself.

By the time he finished the entire book, only twenty minutes had passed.

“This language system is highly systematic and detailed, extremely refined,” Chen Guang said.

Some characters even resemble those of the Zhi Star people—there might be a connection… I can’t say more, but this civilization’s cultural depth is undoubtedly profound. I wonder what civilization it is.

Lin Qing fell into thought.

But no need to overthink it—learn it first.

“Order.”

He summoned the Entropy Reverser and found a new prepay item: “Special Alien Civilization Language Proficiency.”

“Prepay: Special Alien Civilization Language Proficiency.”

As he willed it, a flood of knowledge instantly surfaced in his mind—how to master this language.

It was simple: fully internalize the characters and their grammar.

This wasn’t math. Just brute-force memorization was enough.

So it was easy.

As Lin Qing prepaid the language, a torrent of memories surged forth, transforming his fading, shallow recollections into deep, vivid knowledge.

As if it were his mother tongue.

Immediately, Lin Qing flipped through the dictionary again, even faster.

Simultaneously, as his eyes swept each page, the already deep memories in his mind surfaced, and the completion progress of this language soared.

Soon—

【Special Alien Civilization Language Proficiency Completed】

Lin Qing smiled faintly.

Memorization-based subjects were simple—nothing like math, where prepaying alone was a hassle.

Too bad, unless you had a special talent for such subjects and could enter the Urban Circle, learning it meant little—and wasted cultivation time.

Besides, from his current understanding, those who entered Urban Circle universities could only move within campus zones, forbidden to leave. Even holidays meant direct transport home—total military-style control.

He couldn’t accept such prison-like treatment.

“Why did you look at it again?” Chen Guang asked, puzzled. “I already backed it up. I’ll teach you now.”

“I’ve memorized it.”

Lin Qing’s hands suddenly expanded several times in size, turning metallic, then gripped the dictionary and crushed it dozens of times until it became fine powder.

He scattered the powder into a nearby trash bin.

“Your memory is that strong?” Chen Guang was surprised but said nothing. “Now check the Lingxin Fa.”

Lin Qing unrolled the scroll and found a star map above, with alien script explanations below.

It was a pure method for refining the spirit and purifying the mind.

First, one must complete “Spirit Purification” before seeing the cosmic deity form formed by the connected stars in the star map—otherwise, only psychic awakener could discern the cosmic deity form within the map.

It was like a visual illusion: if you didn’t realize it, no matter how hard you looked, you’d never find it.

Lin Qing understood now.

His time listening in the mental meditation class had been the process of spirit purification.

“Cosmic deity form?”

Lin Qing studied the star map closely.

Gradually, his consciousness seemed drawn into it—he glimpsed countless brilliant stars stretching across the deep void, their connections forming countless cosmic deity forms.

Lin Qing closed his eyes, briefly scanning the stars, and found them ordinary again.

He turned to the training instructions beneath the map.

These characters were not the actual Lingxin Fa training method.

The true Lingxin Fa lay hidden within the star map—the visualization of the cosmic deity form.

Simply identifying the constellation forming the cosmic deity form already tested spatial imagination and perceptual acuity.

The key was—

Three hundred and eighty stars formed one cosmic deity form, yet the map contained thousands of stars, hiding hundreds of such forms.

Only one was correct.

A psychic awakener could spot the correct one with a single glance.

Others had to proceed slowly, trial by trial.

“Find the correct cosmic deity form in the star map, and you’ll receive a visualization image.”

“Contemplate it day and night—perhaps one day, the cosmic deity within the image will awaken and begin refining your spirit and mind.”

At this point, the Heart Refining Method has been mastered.

After successfully cultivating the Heart Refining Method, one can awaken mental force.

Lin Qing grew more and more astonished as he read.

This so-called Heart Refining Method was meant to awaken mental force?

“Master, this is likely a spiritual cultivation method from another extraterrestrial civilization.”

Chen Guang said: “I’ve heard the Zhi Star people also have spiritual cultivation methods, but only a tiny fraction of them are ever taught.”

Lin Qing took a deep breath and slowly calmed his racing thoughts.

Earth’s evolutionary advancement pales drastically compared to extraterrestrial civilizations.

Only the Sunrise Cultivation Method can push the human body to its limits, yet even that only increases genetic awakening probability by ten percent.

As for spiritual development, there is absolutely no shortcut—only those born with naturally sharp minds can awaken mental force.

The Zhi Star people’s spiritual cultivation method is a closely guarded secret.

And now, he had somehow acquired an extraterrestrial spiritual cultivation method? “Truly a great gift…”

Lin Qing looked at the scroll in his hand, realizing this was his chance to awaken mental force.

But first, he had to enter the method.

The Heart Refining Method was still hidden within this star map—he hadn’t even obtained it yet, let alone entered it.

“Cosmic Deity form?”

Lin Qing wasted no time and began carefully observing each star in the star map.

But he understood that merely obtaining the Heart Refining Method within it would likely take a long time.

The thousands of stars on this star map could combine into hundreds of Cosmic Deity forms, yet only one was correct.

Recognizing an incorrect Cosmic Deity form would cause minor spiritual damage.

This minor damage required one or two days to recover from.

Thus, simply finding the correct visualization might take considerable time.

Only those with extremely acute perception could instantly uncover the single true Cosmic Deity form hidden within.

“Still, I can try…”

Lin Qing had an idea in mind.

He immediately fixed his gaze on the star map and began observing closely.

“Find 380 stars at once.”

Lin Qing stared at each star, using instinct to locate the hidden Cosmic Deity.

Gradually—

Stars linked together, slowly revealing a faint, towering silhouette of an iceberg’s edge.

【Current Order Level decreased by 0.1】

Suddenly, a blood-red prompt appeared before Lin Qing’s eyes.

Lin Qing immediately closed his eyes and stopped searching.

His Order Level restored itself.

“Ha… It really works.”

A faint smile touched Lin Qing’s corner of his eye—he now knew his guess was correct.

Any threat or harm to himself triggered a drop in Order Level, at least 0.1.

When he linked stars and encountered an incorrect Cosmic Deity form, it damaged his spirit—and naturally caused Order Level to drop.

“This will greatly improve efficiency.”

Lin Qing immediately began observing again.

Since it wouldn’t harm his spirit, he could just restart if he failed! Not long after—

“Found it…”

Across the boundless cosmic expanse of the star map, thousands of stars blazed simultaneously. A colossal Cosmic Deity sat upon the vast void, imprinting itself quietly into Lin Qing’s mind.

“Huh…” Lin Qing exhaled slowly and opened his eyes.

Next came constant visualization of this Cosmic Deity form—perhaps one day it would “activate” and begin refining his heart and spirit.

Only then would he truly have entered the method.

“After entering, I must keep refining my heart and spirit—but if I can just advance-pull, I can awaken mental force immediately…”

Lin Qing’s heart filled with anticipation.

He cast one final glance at the star map and saw that the stars’ resonance had vanished—he could no longer perceive the hidden Cosmic Deity form.

“So it can only be transmitted once…”

Lin Qing understood at once, then tore the star map into shreds and ground it to powder.

He wondered—what would happen when he succeeded in cultivation and awakened mental force, following the method at the map’s end?…

The next day.

June 27, morning.

A Patrol Headquarters inspector arrived in person, escorting all qualified Patrol Captains from the Jiangnan region aboard a headquarters warplane, bound for Patrol Headquarters.

(End of Chapter)