"Extraordinary individuals... they have appeared long ago. To maintain order, the council chose to conceal the truth from the public, but as times change, concealment becomes increasingly difficult."

"After [Deep Sea] connected the world, Dongzhou officially established the Tribunal. The authorities began to recruit unorganized extraordinary individuals... Due to authorization reasons, I won't go into detail about this part."

"Senior Apprentice Sister???"

"It's best you don't know some things right now. You only need to know that the Tribunal has only two things to do: one is to imprison 'out-of-control extraordinary individuals,' and the other is to collect 'extraordinary sealed items.'"

Luo Er stretched out a hand.

Above her palm, invisible currents of air swirled, transforming into scattered qi. This repeated, and the rustling sound, like tearing paper, was quite pleasant.

"Until this stage, we still can't explain what extraordinary power really is... Nature has iron laws and rules, but it is a kind of 'destruction,' 'disregard,' and 'usurpation' of disorderly power."

"Because of the existence of this power, many truths are no longer truths."

"For example... a broken mirror cannot be rejoined."

Luo Er looked to the side.

"Whirr——"

A huge glass mirror at the end of the training ground instantly shattered, like mercury spilling onto the ground. But the moment her voice fell, thousands of fragments flowed back together, neatly piecing the huge mirror back together.

"Or for example... spilled water cannot be gathered back."

A water pipe suddenly burst, water gushing from the ground like a fountain.

The next moment.

Time seemed to flow backward. The scattered water droplets gathered into a column of water, then compressed inch by inch, and finally the burst pipe was restored to its original state, swallowing all the splashing water. All the noise disappeared, leaving only the quiet and surging sound of water underground.

Miracle.

This was already a supernatural phenomenon that ordinary people could not understand.

And the perpetrator only moved her fingers, said a few words, casually, as if drinking tea.

Everything happened.

And everything seemed to have not happened.

"According to current data, anyone, any age, may experience 'extraordinary awakening.' Awakeners will master powerful forces, but also face the risk of 'losing control'... This is also the biggest crisis you will face in this review." Senior Apprentice Sister Luo paused, "Because of the fire case, your danger rating is extremely high. The council will not allow a monster like you to exist with the possibility of losing control."

Out-of-control individuals...

Gu Shen suddenly thought of his initial encounter.

A-009 was an out-of-control individual. According to Mr. Shu's information, many years ago, she was a normal employee of the Guwen Association.

Because of contact with A-009, plus the fire case, he was considered likely to lose control?

"So the first lesson you need to learn is control."

Control extraordinary power?!

He was just an ordinary person, how could he control this nonexistent power!

Hearing this, Gu Shen became deeply worried... The Tribunal didn't know that his extraordinary awakening scene was actually created by the Ruler of Truth, which, according to Senior Apprentice Sister Luo, should be an extraordinary sealed item.

The Tribunal is responsible for imprisoning out-of-control individuals and collecting sealed items... presumably both are wary of the damage they might cause if they fell into the wrong hands. If the Ruler of Truth fell into the hands of bad people, it could very likely lead to a catastrophe.

"Mr. Gu Changzhi of the highest council once said that the relationship between the mind and the body is the foundation of all cultivation. The two are like water and a bowl; if one side grows stronger, the other side needs to keep up at the same time, neither is dispensable. Those who lose control do so because the two are unbalanced, leading to loss of control and collapse. To fundamentally prevent this... you need to start with the physical body."

Gu Changzhi... a name that still resonates like thunder today.

He was a hero respected and admired by many people in Dongzhou twenty years ago, famous and meritorious at a young age, but he hadn't been seen for a long time.

Gu Shen asked, "Is he also related to the Tribunal?"

"Of course. The establishment of the Tribunal was greatly related to Mr. Gu Changzhi." Senior Apprentice Sister Luo said softly, "The teacher received a lot of support from him, including a very important... thing, that can help you control extraordinary power."

She seemed to be thinking about what to use to describe it.

The word "thing" wasn't quite appropriate.

But there was no more appropriate adjective.

"Is it... a sealed item?" Gu Shen asked curiously.

"No." Senior Apprentice Sister Luo shook her head.

"You'll know once I show it to you." She stretched out a finger and touched Gu Shen's brow.

Buzz—

The entire training ground fell silent in an instant.

The sound of the wind, the sound of water, the sound of insects fluttering their wings were amplified infinitely. The whole world was in a contradictory opposition between extreme silence and extreme noise. Gu Shen only felt a surge of drowsiness coming over him. In an instant, his eyelids felt as if they were filled with lead, weighing thousands of pounds. His whole body fell downward, but into soft clouds.

Was he being hypnotized? He couldn't just fall asleep like this!

In a flash of lightning, Gu Shen struggled. He tried to make himself conscious.

But... it was useless.

The power that was pulling him into the dream was too strong to resist.

……

……

"He's in the dream."

At the critical moment, Nan Jin stretched out a hand and steadily supported the boy, who was falling straight to the ground. She helped him over to a chair at the edge of the training ground. Gu Shen lowered his head and fell into a deep sleep, his breath long and even.

"Not simple at all, he even struggled a bit."

Senior Apprentice Sister Luo smiled, "Looks like a little kid with secrets, but... I'm not interested in his little secrets."

"Remember, when I first joined the Tribunal, I only got an A grade."

Luo Er fell into reminiscence, smiling softly, "As a consolation, the teacher showed me *Jingzhe*, and I actually slept for a full eight hours in that dream... The fastest person that year only took two and a half hours."

"Senior Apprentice Sister..."

"Are you talking about Han Dang? He can't compare to you—"

Zhong Wei said solemnly, "In that dream, you not only finished reading *Jingzhe*, but also completely copied it down. So far, no one else in the entire Tribunal has been able to do this."

The spiritual dream carrying *Jingzhe* could not be described in words, nor could it be replicated by technical means.

To comprehend it, one could only borrow the original copy left by Gu Changzhi in the Tribunal, and applying to view it required certain permissions, qualifications, and contributions.

But there were always exceptions.

"So... our *Jingzhe* is taught by Senior Apprentice Sister through dream transmission. The teacher has not used the original copy from the Tribunal again."

Nan Jin revealed a look of realization.

Senior Apprentice Sister actually completely replicated the *Jingzhe* dream.

She frowned and said, "Han Dang... that name sounds familiar, I think I've heard it somewhere."

"Zhu Wang's prized student, known as the 'Smiling Tiger,' with a perverse and capricious personality. His teacher, Zhu Wang, has always been eyeing the teacher's position as Grand Arbiter." Zhong Wei said unhappily, "They initiated this meeting to impeach the teacher. Only when the teacher steps down can Zhu Wang step up as a replacement. They seized on the issue of using the pardon... If nothing else goes wrong, they will be watching Gu Shen's review very closely."

Nan Jin was thoughtful.

In terms of qualifications, prestige, and strength, Zhu Wang was one of the very few big figures in the Tribunal who could compete with the teacher, but the two had always been at odds, never meeting or cooperating, and their disciples vaguely had the meaning of confrontation and separation.

Mr. Shu's lineage had Senior Apprentice Sister Luo as the face.

And the leader of Zhu Wang's lineage was Han Dang.

"Last night's online meeting was intense."

"Gu Shen's matter has attracted too much attention. Some people are full of bad ideas and don't know where to vent them." Zhong Wei sighed, "Last night's meeting decided to conduct a review of Gu Shen in Da Teng City. I don't know if Han Dang will cause trouble."

"When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it."

Senior Apprentice Sister Luo waved her hand and said, "Han Dang is nothing. It's better not to tell Gu Shen about his affairs, lest he feels too much pressure."

"Mm..."

The two nodded in agreement.

"By the way," Nan Jin asked curiously, "How long did Senior Apprentice Brother take to finish reading *Jingzhe* back then?"

"Four hours and nine minutes, ten minutes slower than you." Zhong Wei said with a smile, "Those in the Tribunal who are qualified to read *Jingzhe* can be called geniuses. Non-spiritual power users, as long as they can finish reading and leave the dream within twelve hours, it is considered a success."

"For you, four hours is already a very good result."

Senior Apprentice Sister Luo fell into reminiscence, sighed softly, and said, "Later I learned that the reading time of *Jingzhe* is related to mental potential. Reading *Jingzhe* at that time was also a test. If you could finish reading it within 2 hours, the teacher would have the Tribunal add an S-grade rating... If I hadn't chosen to copy it, I would have completed it."

"Senior Apprentice Sister has always been a powerhouse comparable to an S-grade in my heart." Zhong Wei said with a smile, "Not flattering, I'm serious!"

"S or not S... these ratings are not important now."

Luo Er smiled, looked at the boy slumped on the bench, and asked, "How long do you think it will take Gu Shen to finish reading *Jingzhe*...?"