Chapter 63 Snow Stream

The torrential snow stream scoured the giant city walls like a flood, descending like a waterfall from the heavens. Silver Fox waved his hand, erecting a pitch-black barrier to block all the snow.

His gaze toward Gu Shen had changed.

Initially, upon hearing Bai Xiu's description of Gu Shen, he simply thought of him as a rare genius, like the younger Xiu, one in a hundred years.

Now, he realized it.

This kid was not normal!

He had only been cultivating for a few years, yet he had already manifested five strands of Mind Stream power… Wouldn't he steadily surpass him in another two years?

No, judging from Gu Shen's mental state just now, he wouldn't even need two years!

Gu Shen, who was sitting cross-legged, was completely unaware of Silver Fox's thoughts.

He was immersed in his recent mental visualization.

It was rare to have an opportunity to temper his mental state. Even in the resource-rich Initial, there were no trials for the mind. The God of Iron and Craftsmen had not created a cultivation room for cultivators above the Mind Stream level. The eight pieces of Nether Soul Jade in the meditation room were for the use of ordinary transcendents below Mind Stream to meditate.

This time.

Silver Fox's confrontational pressure training had benefited Gu Shen greatly.

For transcendents, most breakthroughs were due to external pressure.

Life and death, victory and defeat.

But the mental state was different… The mental state emphasized "entering stillness." Before achieving Mind Stream, applying pressure was detrimental to Mind Stream cultivation.

And there were too few transcendents who had achieved the Mind Stream state.

It could be said that there were only a few top-tier Mind Stream masters like Silver Fox in the entire Five Continents.

"I caught the first five snowballs."

"But unfortunately… the sixth strand of Mind Stream power failed to condense."

Gu Shen carefully recalled his feelings just now. His mental sea had been expanded sufficiently. The moment the fifth strand of Mind Stream power manifested, he clearly felt his brain region widen, as if he had suddenly seen the light.

This showed that mental state cultivation could be carried out through external pressure.

But the failure to condense the sixth strand of Mind Stream power also proved one point.

His mental state was not truly without a threshold…

The reason why the fifth strand of Mind Stream power was able to condense so smoothly was because he had made preparations in advance. In other words, he already had the strength to differentiate "five strands of Mind Stream power," only lacking an external catalyst.

"Is it because I actively tried to differentiate multiple strands of spirit?"

Gu Shen calmed down.

Transcendent cultivation was essentially a life leap.

Those wanderers in the [Old World], because they had no air to breathe, grew powerful lungs, slender vertical pupils, and wings.

Use it or lose it.

The Mind Stream state was also like this.

Becoming a Title did not require possessing "Mind Stream," so most transcendents simply stabilized their spirits in one range and did not bother to cultivate their minds.

Who really needed to multitask with five or six minds?

Gu Shen smiled wryly and asked, "Lord Silver Fox, you are indeed powerful… May I know, what is your highest Mind Stream differentiation?"

"I can differentiate up to seven strands of Mind Stream power."

Silver Fox, hearing Gu Shen's praise, felt a mix of emotions.

Was he powerful?

For other transcendents, seven strands of Mind Stream power was out of reach, but for Gu Shen… the two were already nearly on par.

Silver Fox patted Gu Shen on the shoulder and said with emotion, "The future belongs to you. You are so young, yet you have already reached this step. It won't be long before you completely surpass me."

Gu Shen was very clear in his mind.

The reason why he was able to constantly break through in "Mind Stream" was partly due to the strong spiritual support given by Cinder, and partly due to his secret cultivation under the Ice Sea.

It was precisely because he had to differentiate his mind and deal with several things at the same time that he was able to reach his current Mind Stream level.

But what about Silver Fox?

How did Silver Fox cultivate to this step?

"I ordered the removal of the [Deep Sea] surveillance from the Umbrella Defense Line of Chan Wing City."

General Silver Fox seemed to possess the ability to read minds. With just one glance at Gu Shen, he saw the young man's doubts and explained with a smile, "Having lived through the Red Emperor era, I don't quite trust the [Deep Sea]. I would rather entrust such important matters as guarding the human frontier to my own hands."

"So, I usually leave a strand of Mind Stream power stationed at the front line of the 'Umbrella Defense Line.'"

Silver Fox said, "Besides, the internal affairs of the Second Legion are complicated. If a team investigating the legion needs to go out of Chan Wing City to perform tasks, two or three strands of Mind Stream power are simply not enough. It was in such an environment that I cultivated seven strands of Mind Stream power…"

So that was it.

Gu Shen suddenly understood.

"Rust Bone and White Lizard don't have as strong a mental state as I do."

Silver Fox smiled slightly, half boasting and half showing off, and said, "This kind of thing depends on talent. Seven strands of Mind Stream power cannot be differentiated just by wanting to… As far as I know, even those extremely powerful Titles have not condensed a second strand of Mind Stream power."

"That's true."

Gu Shen said with emotion, "The transcendents of the Five Continents don't seem to pay much attention to this."

But it was different in the pre-ancient civilization.

The God of Iron and Craftsmen paid great attention to mental state cultivation. He himself could even differentiate more than ten strands of Mind Stream!

"Yes."

Silver Fox said, "During the few times I left the fortress to explore, I also obtained some legacies from the [Old World]. I obtained a mental breathing technique in a relic. This breathing technique can help stabilize the mental state and emphasizes the importance of mental state cultivation."

"A breathing technique to improve mental state cultivation?"

Gu Shen's eyes lit up.

"Would you like to see it?"

Silver Fox asked with a smile, without any hesitation, and then directly projected the breathing technique onto Gu Shen's Mind Lake through mental transmission.

This was a broken breathing technique.

Most of the relics of the [Old World] were eroded by the source matter storm, and it was almost impossible to find a complete breathing technique.

After looking through it, Gu Shen found that this breathing technique was easy to read. As his mental perception swept over it, his Mind Lake resonated.

Obviously, this was a rubbing after being translated by General Silver Fox.

The breathing techniques of the [Old World] were often written in ancient script.

He looked up and asked curiously, "Do you recognize the ancient script in this breathing technique?"

"I know a little bit."

Silver Fox said with a smile, "I had a friend who knew ancient script and taught me some… Unfortunately, this breathing technique mainly guides transcendents to 'hone craftsman skills'. This breathing technique talks about how to make sealed items and how to refine mithril."

"..."

Gu Shen hadn't had time to read it carefully, but he understood after hearing this.

This breathing technique was likely related to the God of Iron and Craftsmen.

Even if it wasn't the original, it was left behind by the descendants of the Craftsman God.

For the transcendents of the Five Continents, this was indeed a tasteless thing. Everyone was focused on improving their own combat power, and as long as their spirit was stable, the Mind Stream power didn't matter.

But…

For the inheritors of casting, this was a priceless treasure that was hard to come by!

To become a figure like the God of Craftsmen, one indeed needed an extremely strong mental state cultivation. The more complex the sealed item, the more complicated the manufacturing process. One must be extremely focused and be able to differentiate several strands of Mind Stream power to have a chance of successful creation.

"I'll accept this breathing technique."

Gu Shen was not polite. He said sincerely, "As a thank you, I have a gift for you."

"A gift?"

Silver Fox raised his eyebrows, finding it a little funny.

Having reached his level, his desires for worldly possessions were almost zero.

Especially after coming into contact with the Origin, Silver Fox deeply realized his limit.

Being able to refine such a strand of Origin power under "chance" was the end of his life.

His life had already reached the highest point.

What gift in this world could move him?

"This is one hundred catties of black silver." (One catty is approximately 1.1 pounds.)

Gu Shen took out a special round cabin box, the same model as the corps commander of the Violet Rain Legion.

"One hundred catties?"

The expression on Silver Fox's face was even more shocked than Violet Rain's was originally.

Because Violet Rain was stationed in Central City, guarding the Empress's Manor all year round, she didn't go out much, so the "black silver" she came into contact with was just numbers.

Violet Rain knew that black silver was scarce.

But she didn't know what the scene of mining black silver was like, and what the deeper meaning of it was.

Silver Fox was different.

The northwestern frontier was one of the main mining areas for black silver in North Continent… He personally participated in and supervised the excavation of black silver. It was precisely because he personally witnessed the birth of black silver.

So he knew how rare this thing was. It would take a long time to mine one hundred catties with the strength of an entire legion!

North Continent was the richest place for mithril.

But the production of black silver was scarce. The value of this thing was immeasurable, and every gram must be used on the edge of a knife.

And now.

Gu Shen suddenly took out one hundred catties in front of him!

"Don't be polite, just take it."

Gu Shen said with a smile, pushing the secret cabin box out: "I believe you know better than me what this black silver can do."

Silver Fox was silent.

He didn't know how Gu Shen managed to take out so much black silver all at once.

But… this was indeed a gift he couldn't refuse.

Although he himself had reached the limit of transcendent cultivation and had no material desires.

But behind him, there was a whole legion.

Silver Fox was stationed on the northwestern frontier to guard North Continent, and even the entire human homeland behind North Continent.

What supported him to do these things was responsibility and a sense of mission.

If he had this batch of black silver, the equipment of the elite troops of the Second Legion could be fully upgraded, and it would be easier to deal with the source matter storm after being coated with black silver. If there was any surplus after the distribution was completed, he would give these extra black silver to Rust Bone and White Lizard.

"…Thank you."

Silver Fox's voice became a little hoarse.

He didn't decline, accepted the cabin box, took a deep breath, and said solemnly.

"Mr. Gu, thank you again for the sake of the human homeland."

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