"White Tiger Meditation Technique, Rank 3. By meditating on the White Tiger, one strengthens the spirit."
Kent flipped through a few of the rare spiritual meditation techniques, reading through their brief introductions.
"As the saying goes, 'It's harder to paint the bones than the skin, and it's harder to paint the tiger than the bones.' The tiger is the king of beasts, requiring not just the shape of the tiger but also its aura for meditation."
Kent shook his head. While meditating on the White Tiger could enhance one's mental force and suppress the backlash from controlling beasts, the meditation technique was too difficult, and its power wasn't substantial, which is why it only reached Rank 3.
"Tortoise Meditation Technique, Rank 3. By meditating on the tortoise, one solidifies the mind and forms a mental shield."
Kent was still unimpressed.
The Tortoise Meditation Technique was more about defense. It helped to stabilize and thicken one's mind, providing a defensive mental shield against sudden mental attacks, such as mental shockwaves, confusion, or even causing one to become mentally disoriented. However, it was too passive and didn't offer Kent the kind of aggressive spiritual power he sought. So, he quickly dismissed it and moved on to the next introduction.
"Tornado Meditation Technique, Rank 5. By meditating on the tornado, one forms a mental storm, with terrifying destructive power."
Kent's eyes lit up at first, but he soon dismissed it. This technique had a high rank and great power, but it was too unstable and difficult to control.
A tornado is formed by rapidly moving air currents, characterized by speed, ferocity, and volatility. The main flaw was its instability—if control was lost, it could result in chaos, even causing the practitioner to lose their sanity.
"The risk is too high, and the difficulty is extreme," Kent thought, shaking his head and rejecting it.
He continued reading through the descriptions. After going through several other spiritual meditation techniques, Kent's eyes suddenly brightened upon finding one that appealed to him.
"Flying Sword Meditation Technique, Rank 6. By meditating on the flying sword, one makes their mind operate at high speed, forming sharpness and gaining powerful spiritual piercing capabilities."
Kent's excitement grew when he read this. Flying swords—such legendary techniques existed even in modern society. He quickly calmed himself, realizing that while the Flying Sword Meditation Technique seemed perfect for him, offering powerful mental attacks with razor-sharp precision, it also represented extreme offensive power.
Choosing this technique would mean committing to a path of pure spiritual attack. The major downside was that it lacked defensive capabilities—once engaged in battle, Kent could only rely on offense and would be vulnerable to others' mental attacks.
Additionally, although the flying sword was stable in structure and simple to visualize, it placed immense strain on the mind.
First, he had to condense his will into the shape of a sword, constantly maintaining its sharpness.
Second, the sword needed to be sent out into the sky for extreme honing. The farther the mental sword went, the weaker the connection became, and if Kent didn't return his spirit in time, it could scatter or even disappear.
Of course, Kent figured there were ways to address these drawbacks, as long as he was careful and proceeded step by step.
After considering all this, he decided to purchase the Flying Sword Meditation Technique. However, due to its rank and power, the price was steep—it ranked second on the list of spiritual meditation techniques, costing 9 million credit points.
The most expensive was the Rank 7 technique, "Three-Legged Bronze Cauldron Meditation," which cost 10 million credit points.
Kent understood the reasoning. The Three-Legged Bronze Cauldron, if successfully meditated on, would turn the mind into an unshakable and immovable bronze cauldron. It could also exert spiritual pressure, creating a field that weakened the spirits of those within it, even destroying their souls.
"Nine million credit points. I don't have enough," Kent sighed.
He had been frugal with his daily expenses, but he still had to support his beautiful girlfriend, and his funds had been drained by his efforts to assist Xiao Wei. With his identity chip now only showing 1.01 million credit points, he realized his resources were lacking.
"Well, never mind. I'll just buy the first level for now. I'll find a way to get more credit points later."
With his decision made, Kent walked over to the intelligent electronic system to purchase the first level of the Flying Sword Meditation Technique in electronic form.
The system required identity verification. After scanning his retina, the purchase went through, and a memory chip was dispensed.
Kent took the chip, placed it into a high-grade helmet, and powered it on. The helmet scanned his retina again, confirming the purchase.
With a soft ding, the vision in front of Kent suddenly changed. He found himself in a dark, silent starry sky, where invisible mental energy slowly drifted, taking form and eventually solidifying into the shape of a three-inch-long flying sword.
At first, the sword was rough and unstable, on the verge of disintegration. But as Kent meditated further, the sword began to stabilize, gradually becoming more solid, though still at only 0.001% of its potential.
The process took around 20 minutes, and Kent's mind carefully observed every minute change, understanding the subtle shifts in the spiritual energy. When the meditation reached the first layer's completion, he felt as though he had grasped a rough understanding of the technique, though many uncertainties remained.
He removed the helmet, turned it off, and put it away. Sitting down quietly, Kent began to reflect on the profound experience.
After a long period, he still had many unanswered questions, but the experience had provided some direct impressions and a clearer sense of how to begin his practice.
"Rank 6, huh? No wonder it's so difficult to even master the first level," Kent sighed, impressed.
"But once mastered, the power will be immense. Who knows what kind of incredible transformations might arise when it's fully refined?"
Kent couldn't help but feel a growing sense of excitement and wonder about the future possibilities.