Chapter 3175: The Key to Awakening Psionics

Of course, even so, it was impossible for Xia Duo to feel at ease attempting to awaken his Psionics through an Artifact Baptism in Zhamu Dasi. After thinking for a moment, he asked Luodasi again:

"Then do you know of any way for a person to awaken Psionics on their own?"

"I don't know much about that aspect; after all, I am not a specialized historical researcher."

"Just tell me what you do know!"

"What I know? I don't think you would want to know those things!" Luodasi hesitated for a moment, confirming with Xia Duo again whether he really wanted to hear it.

Xia Duo's answer was affirmative. He had not previously retrieved any traditional methods of awakening Psionics from the consciousness of Luodasi or other Psionic Masters, and he had even heard for the first time that a large number of self-awakened individuals had existed in Zhamu Dasi in the past.

"Then I will say it. As far as I understand, during that Dark Age, many Psionic Warriors, in order to obtain more subordinates who possessed Psionics, would torture and kill the loved ones of the target to be awakened right in front of them, or even make the target kill them with their own hands. It's just that even doing this, not even one in a hundred people might successfully awaken Psionics!"

"So, the key to self-awakening is to let the emotions of the person to be awakened reach a certain extreme state, is that it?" Xia Duo was not affected by the cruel case Luodasi described, but instead extracted some key information from it.

Regarding this, Luodasi also gave an affirmative response, "The theories of the past were indeed like that, but now we generally believe that it is perception exceeding the limit that creates Psionics, not emotions."

"Perception exceeding the limit?"

Although Xia Shao had promised that as long as he cooperated, he would find a way to let him return to reality, putting himself in his shoes, Luodasi doubted the promise made by the enemy Xia Shao, but he had to cooperate only because of the existence of other copy consciousnesses.

And if it were true that one could awaken Psionics once perception reached its limit, then it would be quite universal; theoretically, even an Arcane Mage could possibly awaken Psionics.

That feeling was like a consciousness, without knowledge or awareness, drifting aimlessly in the endless void, and then Psionics just suddenly emerged, a bit like meaning suddenly being born out of meaninglessness.

"That is actually the biggest disagreement between us and the Zeqi School. Regarding the First Mentor's understanding that the mind dominates everything, our understanding of 'dominating everything' is dominating everything within ourselves, which can usually be understood as controlling the Mental Image World, but the Zeqi School's understanding of 'dominating everything' is to dominate all things outside of oneself when dominating oneself."

Otherwise, if he, a Psionic Master, were to surrender to an Arcane Mage, he really couldn't bring himself to do it. If the other party were also a Psionic Mage, and one who had guided his own awakening, then his joining the other party's command could be said to be a matter of course, which would be better than being reduced to a prisoner.

"Then how is 'idealism' explained?" Xia Shao continued to ask.

And the Zeqi School's "mind dominates everything" focuses more on dominating everything of "oneself." Seeking the supplementation of reality's rules is merely learning from that more powerful "mind" that shapes reality.

Could this be perception exceeding the limit? Exceeding the physical body, reaching straight to the inner heart?

Thus, he began to introduce the many details of Psionics without sparing any effort. If he could really let the other party awaken Psionics, even if he couldn't win the other party over to the Anti School, at the very least, he could join the other party's command.

Forcibly training two diametrically opposed states might lead to mental breakdown.

Xia Shao thought of the process of Mohawi awakening Psionics that he had deeply experienced before; in fact, it was not amplifying perception, but weakening perception, weakening or even completely stripping away all perception.

If both sides became their own people, then at the very least, his survival would be guaranteed.

He still wanted to say that the rules of the real world are stable, but as long as a Psionic Mage is willing, their Mental Image World can also have stable rules.

If Psionics is the result of emotions reaching an extreme, then this power system might really not be suitable for Arcane Mages, because what Arcane Mages train the most is focus or calmness, not intense emotions.

He understood Luodasi's explanation that the essence of the world is the mind, and he also understood where the most fundamental disagreement between the Anti School and the Zeqi School lay.

This made Luodasi, a Psionic Master from the Anti School, even more valuable!

Kalishi was indeed from the Anti School, but Kalishi would not chat with him about these things, and he would not chat with the other party about them either.

He was still continuing to inquire, and he caught a loophole in Luodasi's words: "You said the essence of the world is the evolution of the mind, so why do you Anti School members still seek the rules of reality? Isn't it better to use the mind to dominate everything like the Zeqi School?"

"It's very simple. When your perception exceeds the physical body and exceeds matter, you will discover that the essence of this world is nothing more than the evolution of the mind. Everything in the world will change as your heart desires; this is idealism."

Xia Shao could, of course, perceive Luodasi's change in attitude, but he did not expect that the other party had already prepared to convert him into a Psionic Mage and then surrender.

To be honest, regarding Luodasi's explanation, Xia Shao really couldn't think of anything to refute it for the moment!

……

He still wanted to say that the real world is material, elemental, and objectively existent, but Luodasi did not deny this point either. In fact, a Psionic Mage's Mental Image World can also be material, elemental, and objectively existent.

"So that's how it is!"

"Very simple. In our school's theory, the reality we can shape and completely control is limited to our own Mental Image World. Outside the Mental Image World, it is jointly shaped and controlled by different minds. The real world you speak of, in our view, is a stronger Mental Image World shaped by an even more powerful mind."

Therefore, he simply could not refute the other party's argument that the essence of the world is the mind, and it was almost impossible to prove or disprove it.

To use words from Earth, this is actually the difference between objective idealism and subjective idealism!

"You still haven't answered my question. If the essence of the world is nothing more than the evolution of the mind, why do you still seek the rules of reality? Wouldn't it be fine to rely entirely on the evolution of the mind? Or is it not possible to find it within the heart?"

Perhaps this is the true reason why Psionics can exist!

Luodasi belongs to the objective idealism school, while the Zeqi School belongs to the subjective idealism school, which is why they believe their own mind can dominate everything, with the emphasis on "oneself."

At this moment, Luodasi instantly realized where his path to survival lay, and he became even more diligent when introducing Psionics.

Xia Shao had never had such an in-depth exchange with a Psionic Mage before, and he had never even had one from the Anti School; the two Psionic Masters he had "devoured" before were both from the Zeqi School.

Seeing that Xia Shao seemed very interested in Psionics, Luodasi couldn't help but have a thought in his heart: if he could let Xia Shao awaken Psionics, wouldn't both sides be in the same camp?