Chapter 160
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Chapter 160: Spatial Spirit Mine
In the weapon refining room, the variety of materials on the material rack had significantly increased since Yi Chen’s last visit.
A quick glance revealed over a hundred types, each labeled with its appearance and quantity.
This delighted Yi Chen; the more varieties there were, the greater the chance of finding the spirit mine he desired.
“Tribe Leader!”
Bai Ruo Xin appeared at the door.
She wore a long, snow-white dress, and her stunning beauty, along with her graceful and elegant demeanor, made her look like a fairy who had descended into the mortal world.
Yi Chen couldn’t help but steal a few extra glances at her.
Of course, Yi Chen was more interested in Bai Ruo Xin’s dress.
He never expected that, in just a few years, with the rapid development of the Flame Mountain Tribe, they would already have cotton and fabric.
The style of clothing had also undergone remarkable improvement and enhancement.
Yi Chen didn’t want to dwell on such trivial matters. He instructed, “You arrived at the right time. Bring over the newly discovered spirit mines, one by one.”
“Okay!”
Bai Ruo Xin immediately complied.
Soon, a fist-sized red stone was controlled by Bai Ruo Xin’s divine consciousness and placed on the stone platform.
“This is a mine discovered by the Sacred Water Tribe in the Misty Forest. It has fiery characteristics, radiating warmth, but the temperature isn’t too high. Many tribespeople in the Misty Forest collect it as a treasure for warmth.”
Yi Chen nodded.
Currently, the top geniuses in the tribe, who trained the fastest, had only reached the fourth level of Spirit Consciousness.
Their divine consciousness strength still couldn’t fully penetrate the spirit mines to perceive their properties.
So, he would have to waste time individually sensing the characteristics of all the new spirit mines.
Fortunately, this situation wouldn’t last much longer.
Although, as they elevated their realms, restricted by their talents, the top geniuses would take longer to comprehend the laws of nature, and their speed in breaking through small realms would slow down.
He estimated that in another three or four months, breaking through to the sixth level of Spirit Consciousness shouldn’t be a problem.
The strength of the top geniuses’ divine consciousness in the tribe was nowhere near his level.
But upon breaking through to the sixth level of Spirit Consciousness, perceiving the properties of first-grade and second-grade spirit mines and materials would be completely fine.
At that point, he wouldn’t need to waste time personally testing low-grade spirit mines and materials.
His divine consciousness wrapped around the spirit mine, easily penetrating within.
As he sensed the properties of the spirit mine, he looked up at Bai Ruo Xin and said,
“Later, send a notification to the tribe and the geniuses of the four armies that after they break through to the ninth level of Spirit Consciousness, they shouldn’t rush into training.”
“They can take turns taking one or two months off to return to the tribe to rest, or travel around to broaden their horizons and adjust their mindsets.”
“Try to cultivate their character and resolve any unfinished desires or things they wanted to do.”
“Alright!”
Bai Ruo Xin nodded.
“Don’t you have any curiosity at all?”
Yi Chen felt a mix of amusement and frustration.
“I do, but I’m holding back my questions; it might increase your curiosity about me.”
Bai Ruo Xin winked playfully.
In truth, she was indeed very curious.
But she knew that the people of the human federation were even more curious.
By refusing to ask, she could annoy one person less who might spy on or learn from Yi Chen.
At the very least, it could make the people of the human federation stomp their feet in frustration and gnash their teeth.
She wanted to help Yi Chen collect some interest first.
Yi Chen’s mind couldn’t help but flash back to the heart tribulation, remembering the goddesses and fairies he saw in the temple.
Among them, only two were familiar.
One was his first love from his past life, and the other was Bai Ruo Xin.
He hadn’t thought much of it at the time; his mind was focused solely on the heart tribulation.
Now, looking back, could it be that he had feelings for Bai Ruo Xin?
He decisively cast that thought far away.
Women were like fleeting clouds, all time killers.
They should just go wherever it’s cool.
He had a lot to do.
“Second-grade spirit mine, Fire Spirit Stone!”
Last time, testing the properties of a second-grade spirit mine took him over ten minutes.
Now, he finished it in just one or two minutes.
Bai Ruo Xin seamlessly moved to place the second spirit mine onto the stone platform, while registering the Fire Spirit Stone’s grade and name, she introduced it.
“This spirit mine is not abundant. It was recently discovered and collected by the Southern Army.”
Yi Chen quickly enveloped the spirit mine with his divine consciousness, penetrating into it.
While sensing the properties of the spirit mine, he spoke, “The new major realm I’ll name Heart Tribulation Stage. Guess what I plan to tell you.”
“From the peak of the ninth level of Spirit Consciousness to breaking through to the first level of Heart Tribulation Stage, besides the purity of spirit power, one must also overcome a mental tribulation linked to the laws of nature.”
Bai Ruo Xin’s face lit up with joy. “So, that’s why you wanted me to inform those top geniuses to wait before reaching the peak of the ninth level of Spirit Consciousness, to first adjust their mindsets and cultivate their characters, resolving any unfinished wishes?”
“Breaking through is difficult; why are you so happy?”
Seeing the smile on Bai Ruo Xin’s pretty face, Yi Chen felt a bit confused.
“It is challenging; only then can we create a gap between top geniuses and reduce the competitors for the position of leader in the Intelligence Organization.”
Bai Ruo Xin raised her delicate eyebrows.
“You really are quite confident!”
Yi Chen’s expression was somewhat strange.
This line of thought was a bit unusual.
“Not only is it about self-cultivation and fulfilling wishes, but it also requires willpower training. When someone is about to break through, have them return to the tribe to make the breakthrough while I watch to prevent any accidents… Huh!”
Just as Yi Chen was saying this, his eyes suddenly brightened.
He unexpectedly sensed the presence of spatial properties from the second spirit mine.
This surprise came too suddenly.
The main purpose of his visit to the weapon refining room was to see if there were any Treasure Materials for preserving spirit materials.
He didn’t expect to discover the spatial spirit mine he had been thinking about at just the second spirit mine.
…
“What’s going on?”
“Oh my gosh, what is this heart tribulation?”
“Did Yi Chen’s expression suddenly change before his breakthrough because he encountered heart tribulation?”
The audience in the live room was startled by Yi Chen’s words.
“Everyone, don’t panic; the difficulty will increase as we go on. This is already known. But since Yi Chen took only a dozen minutes to solve the so-called heart tribulation, it shouldn’t be too hard.”
“Are you joking? Comparing anyone to Yi Chen? It took Yi Chen ten minutes to overcome heart tribulation, which holds no reference value! Not to mention ordinary people; even top geniuses wouldn’t dare to compare their training speed to Yi Chen’s!”
“Indeed, from Yi Chen’s attitude, it seems that this heart tribulation poses significant danger.”
“Otherwise, there wouldn’t be a need for top geniuses to take turns on breaks, postponing their breakthroughs as much as possible, focusing on self-cultivation and strengthening their willpower.”
“Moreover, during the breakthrough, he must be there to supervise, guarding against accidents. These orders don’t align with Yi Chen’s interests, which only indicates that heart tribulation is very dangerous.”
“It’s over; the top geniuses will probably delay their breakthrough to the new realm by at least two to three months.”
Everyone sighed in frustration.
Ever since witnessing the strength of spiritual artifacts, all of humanity counted the days, trying to estimate when the top geniuses would break through to the new major realm and gain the qualifications to learn weapon refining techniques.
Each day felt like a year, filled with suffering.
Just the thought of needing more than half a year felt like a knife twisting in their hearts, as though thousands of ants were biting at them, making them extremely uncomfortable.
No one expected that the sudden emergence of heart tribulation would likely delay the training speed of the top geniuses by several months.
It was utterly devastating.
Additionally, no one had realized that the military and other forces estimated the delay to be not just half a year, but two years, which would be even more painful.
If people knew that the majority would never break through to the Spirit Consciousness stage due to insufficient comprehension, let alone to the Heart Tribulation stage to learn weapon refining techniques, at least one-third of humanity would be suffering from depression.
The difference between temporarily not being able to learn and never being able to learn is completely different.
The council has already been secretly training psychologists on a large scale.
