Chapter 223
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Chapter 223: The Upper Limit Is Exposed
"Yes!"
The Branch Leader of the Mining Institute felt a surge of joy in his heart.
He quickly took out a proposal and was about to read it aloud when Yi Chen waved his hand to stop him.
Yi Chen’s divine consciousness enveloped the proposal.
He soon finished reading it.
To avoid wasting his time, the content was detailed yet concise.
In summary, the Mining Institute would keep track of the number of Comprehension Stones. Tribe members who had reached the Ninth Level of Spirit Law, as well as those in the Spirit Consciousness stage and the Heart Tribulation Stage, needed to use the Comprehension Stones to grasp the principles of heaven and earth in order to break through to higher levels. They could register at the Mining Institute.
Based on the quantity of Comprehension Stones, the number of breakthroughs, and the time required, the Mining Institute would build and plan a special facility for breakthroughs, arranging everything uniformly.
All the Comprehension Stones would not be distributed outside; instead, those who needed them would train in designated locations arranged by the Mining Institute.
"Not bad!"
Yi Chen was pleased with the plan.
He pondered for a moment and decided, "Let’s wait a few more days. I will refine the Comprehension Stones to enhance their properties."
"Understood!"
The Branch Leader of the Mining Institute was thrilled.
Having Yi Chen’s approval and praise for the plan meant that Yi Chen had remembered his name.
If he could also accomplish this task well, it would undoubtedly leave a good impression on Yi Chen.
Such good impressions could be very beneficial in the future.
Although the Great Flame Kingdom was gradually stabilizing,
the path to promotion was no longer as easy as before.
However, the entire Great Flame Kingdom was still in a period of rapid development, filled with opportunities.
Moreover, the Great Flame Kingdom always belonged to Yi Chen.
Any decision made by Yi Chen could dominate and change the structure of the entire power center in the Great Flame Kingdom.
If he could gain points in front of Yi Chen, and if a position for Vice Councilor opened up or new Vice Councilors were added, the Branch Leader’s chances for advancement would undoubtedly increase.
This was also the reason why the Political Council tirelessly promoted the monthly meetings.
In the power struggle, if you don’t move forward, you will fall behind.
The upper echelons wished to maintain their status and glory while attaining higher ranks. The higher-ups aimed to advance further and gain more power and status.
The fake heavy criminals wanted to fulfill their nearly hopeless task of getting closer to or controlling Yi Chen.
They all had to use the monthly meetings to showcase their abilities and talents in front of Yi Chen, trying to earn more favor points from him.
Especially since this Country Lord was sentimental and nostalgic; even if they didn’t show much ability or talent, just appearing monthly might bring them boundless benefits in the future.
“If there’s nothing else, you can all get back to what you were doing!”
Yi Chen waved his hand.
"Yes!"
The high priest immediately led the senior members to bow and leave the grand hall.
Yi Chen then took out a flying treasure and entered it once more.
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"What does this mean?"
The audience watching the live room, who had initially only come for entertainment, were all stunned by the last suggestion.
"Has anyone ever looked into those Ordinary Tribe Members at the Ninth Level of Spirit Law who have never broken through to the first stage of Spirit Consciousness?"
Someone couldn’t help but ask.
"Who would pay attention to Ordinary Tribe Members at the Ninth Level of Spirit Law?"
"I happen to know one Ordinary Tribe Member at the Ninth Level of Spirit Law, and I have been puzzled for days about why he hasn’t broken through to the first stage of Spirit Consciousness."
"It can’t be true that, as the Branch Leader of the Mining Institute said, you can only break through to the first stage of Spirit Consciousness with the help of Comprehension Stones?"
"From what the Branch Leader said, once an Ordinary Person reaches the Ninth Level of Spirit Law, they have already hit their limit in understanding. Even if they break through to the first stage of Spirit Consciousness, they would still need Comprehension Stones to comprehend the principles of heaven and earth."
The audience began to panic a bit.
No one had expected that just watching for fun would lead to such an alarming revelation.
The Great Flame Kingdom had enough Comprehension Stones to help Ordinary Tribe Members break through because its population was not large.
Another crucial reason was that the Federation Military had invested a massive amount of Comprehension Stones as tuition to keep Yi Chen focused on enhancing the strength realm of the tribe members.
This was what made the exile planet rich in Comprehension Stones.
However, Comprehension Stones were truly an extremely scarce resource.
At the very least, in the entire galaxy and within the star cluster, Comprehension Stones belonged to the category of extremely scarce resources.
In the human federation, a one-pound Comprehension Stone’s price had skyrocketed to over thirty million federation coins.
No one could understand whether those top billionaires were insane or what, just because Yi Chen valued Comprehension Stones and these stones were extremely scarce resources, they were willing to pay any price to acquire them.
Only now did they begin to understand.
The root cause was that after reaching the Ninth Level of Spirit Law, lacking understanding made any further breakthroughs impossible.
This was different from cultivation talent.
No matter how low one’s cultivation talent, it only affected training speed, being just a fraction of that of top geniuses.
But no matter how low it was, one could still slowly accumulate spirit power over time.
Everyone had been mistakenly thinking that understanding was the same way.
They never expected that the two were completely different.
Without enough understanding, one could not rely on time to gradually improve.
"Don’t panic; everyone, don’t panic. Don’t forget Yi Chen’s words; he plans to refine the Comprehension Stones to enhance their effects."
One audience member seemed to have thought of something and spoke with hope.
"That’s useless! Yi Chen can refine the Comprehension Stones with his weapon refining technique, and with his strength and abilities, enhancing the effects by ten times isn’t difficult at all."
"Even enhancing them by dozens of times wouldn’t be surprising."
"But so what?"
The pessimists helplessly replied, "You need to understand how scarce Comprehension Stones really are."
"Given the population of our human federation compared to the Comprehension Stones, the ratio is absolutely millions to one."
"Even if the effects of the Comprehension Stones are enhanced a hundredfold, that would only indirectly mean that the reserves of Comprehension Stones doubled, and the ratio would still be tens of thousands to one."
"Moreover, the effectiveness of the Comprehension Stones might not even increase by a hundred times."
"Also, at least half of the Comprehension Stones are in the hands of the wealthy."
"They would only keep them for their family members for long-term use and would not release them. After all, once they break through to the Spirit Consciousness stage, they can comprehend the principles of heaven and earth while training."
"Furthermore, while Yi Chen can refine Comprehension Stones, the top geniuses of the federation cannot."
"Comprehension Stones are fifth-grade spirit mines; who knows how long it will take those top geniuses to reach the level of refining Comprehension Stones and enhance their effects."
"Doesn’t that mean ordinary people like us might never break through the Ninth Level of Spirit Law in our entire lives?"
"Not necessarily; theoretically, the Ninth Level of Spirit Law can have a lifespan of up to a thousand years. After hundreds or thousands of years, when the top geniuses can reach the level to refine Comprehension Stones, perhaps some wealthy people will establish training rooms for comprehending the principles of heaven and earth."
"We ordinary people, even if we go broke, may qualify to borrow Comprehension Stones in those training rooms and break through to the first stage of Spirit Consciousness."
"But breaking through to the second stage of Spirit Consciousness is out of the question, as we would be completely bankrupt."
The audience in the live room was completely in a frenzy.
The sixth session of Skill Teaching could take five to fifteen years, already making all federation citizens feel unbearable.
If it took hundreds or thousands of years to possibly break through to the first stage of Spirit Consciousness, it was simply despairing.
Not to mention, there might be a huge price to pay.
After all, breaking through to the first stage of Spirit Consciousness would double one’s lifespan, extending it from a thousand years to two thousand years—a temptation that no one could refuse.
Even more despairing was that after reaching the first stage of Spirit Consciousness, to break through to the second stage, one would probably have to use the wealth accumulated over a hard-earned millennium of life to get another chance in the training room.
