Once Mental Energy breaks through to Level 2, one can project Divine Thought outwards to investigate external matters, connect to the Divine Soul imprint on a Sound Transmission Talisman with Divine Thought to transmit sound over thousands of miles, use Divine Thought to explore Different Dimensions like Storage Pouches and Storage Rings, activate and control talismans such as Teleportation Talismans and Flame Burst Talismans with Divine Thought, and operate Formation Plates and Formations with Divine Thought.
Another very useful function for Cultivators when Mental Energy breaks through to Level 2 is the ability to go without sleep for extended periods.
If one's cultivation Realm can reach Immortal Rank or Divine Rank, then not sleeping for thousands or tens of thousands of years will have no effect on those Immortals or Divine Beings.
If Mental Energy reaches Level 5 of the Communication Realm, one can unleash Divine Soul attacks.
Divine Soul attacks are silent, extremely difficult to guard against, and are the most powerful offensive method.
Of course, the power of a Level 5 Mental Energy attack is too weak to be worth mentioning; it can only give the target a slight sensation and cannot cause any damage whatsoever.
Only when the cultivation Realm reaches the Core Shattering Realm, World Realm, Enlightenment Realm, or even Immortal Rank or Divine Rank, can Divine Soul attacks cause significant or fatal damage to an opponent.
Currently, Xia Ziyan is at Core Formation Realm Level 1, and her Divine Soul Realm is Mental Energy Level 11. With such a high Divine Soul Realm, she can naturally go without sleep for extended periods.
As for Lu Xuan, his Divine Soul Realm once reached God-Emperor Ninth Grade Peak. Although he self-destructed his Soul Infant and Level 9 Divine Altar, and the remaining Divine Soul performed another Divine Soul attack, becoming very sparse, no matter how sparse, it is still a God Emperor Realm Divine Soul. Naturally, it is much higher in Mental Energy Rank than Xia Ziyan's, so he can also go without sleep for extended periods.
Since neither of them needed to sleep, they engaged in an all-night conversation in this recuperation room during the long night.
Of course, this long conversation mainly consisted of Xia Ziyan excitedly talking, and Lu Xuan listening attentively.
Xia Ziyan excitedly recounted the details of today's battle to Lu Xuan.
The Xuantian Sect Grand Elder's words became reality, destroying the Xuan Yin Sect's Grand Elder, Sect Master, and two Martial Lord Level 8 Elders. The remaining Xuan Yin Sect Disciples who were able to escape all fled, and those who couldn't escape were captured by the Xuantian Sect as prisoners.
The Xuantian Sect achieved a great victory in this battle, obtaining many spoils of war.
After the battle, the Xuantian Sect Grand Elder and Sect Master led some Disciples to the Sect's Secret Land, where the Old Ancestors were in secluded cultivation, to find the Old Ancestor who had acted and express their gratitude for his protection.
However, after searching for a long time, they could not find which Old Ancestor in secluded cultivation had intervened to help.
Since the Old Ancestors were in secluded cultivation, these Juniors naturally dared not open the Immortal Caves where the Old Ancestors cultivated.
Unable to find the Old Ancestor who saved the Xuantian Sect, and with the Old Ancestor unwilling to show himself, the Grand Elder, Sect Master, and others could only kneel in the Secret Land, offering their thanks to the Old Ancestor, and then led everyone back to the Xuantian Sect's martial arts plaza to begin grand celebrations.
The Grand Elder personally ordered that all fallen warriors be given a grand burial, their families compensated doubly, all injured and sick fully treated, and the reward tiers increased to satisfy the wishes of Disciples with war merits as much as possible.
The Xuantian Sect's war merits and contributions are meticulously categorized into thirty-six Ranks. Each Rank has corresponding rewards, from one Sect contribution point for Rank 36, to ten thousand contribution points for Rank 2, and upwards from ten thousand points for Rank 1, with no upper limit. This system fairly and justly encourages Disciples to diligently Cultivate and make contributions and achievements for the Sect.
The wishes of the participating Disciples, stored in the Hall of War Merits, were reviewed one by one, and the Sect heavily rewarded those with war merits based on their achievements and wishes.
It was a pity that Lu Xuan did not kill a single enemy in this battle. Although he had used his body to block a palm strike from the Xuan Yin Sect's Core Formation Realm Level 6 expert, saving Xia Ziyan, helping a companion in battle is very proper and normal. Furthermore, he did not die from saving Xia Ziyan; he was only injured.
In the Cultivation World, getting injured is a perfectly normal occurrence and not worth mentioning, so Lu Xuan's war merits were very minor.
Because the Sect had a large number of Disciples, and this major battle involved the entire Sect's strength, many people made achievements or died in battle, so it would take a long time to complete the evaluation.
Lu Xuan's war merits were low, so it would not be his turn to have his war merit Rank evaluated for some time.
Although his war merit Rank had not yet been determined, Xia Ziyan estimated that his war merits would likely only be in the thirties.
This was simply insufficient to reach the Rank required for the Sect to send people to Dongchuan County in the Great Xia Kingdom to protect the Lu family.
Fortunately, Xia Ziyan helped resolve the Lu family's crisis.
During the all-night conversation, Xia Ziyan spoke a great deal.
For a girl, if a handsome boy listens to her with great admiration, she will develop a strong liking for him.
And for Xia Ziyan, not only did Lu Xuan listen to her very attentively, but more importantly, Lu Xuan was also her savior.
After such a night, Xia Ziyan's favorable impression of Lu Xuan doubled.
At dawn, Xia Ziyan received a Sound Transmission:
The Sect will organize its Disciples, led personally by the Grand Elder and Sect Master, to go to the Xuan Yin Sect and annihilate it.
As a Core Formation Realm Outer Sect Disciple and a primary combat force among the lower-Rank Disciples, Xia Ziyan had not sustained significant injuries in this battle, so she naturally had to join the expedition.
Xia Ziyan dared not delay, so she bid farewell to Lu Xuan and departed to conquer the Xuan Yin Sect.
After Xia Ziyan left, Lu Xuan continued to recover from his injuries in the recuperation room. Without Xia Ziyan talking, Lu Xuan found peace.
With the quiet, Lu Xuan had time to calmly reflect on his situation and what he should do next.
His physical injuries would heal quickly and were no longer an issue, but his Meridians were broken, preventing him from circulating his power to Cultivate.
Being unable to Cultivate meant cutting off the path to improving his cultivation.
Currently, Young Lu Xuan's body cultivation was at Meridian Communication Level 9. Even if his Meridians hadn't been broken and he could circulate his power to Cultivate and improve his cultivation, his Dantian was shattered.
With a shattered Dantian, it would be impossible to break through the Dantian and raise his cultivation to the Core Formation Realm.
To reconnect his Meridians, he would need to take a Meridian Renewal Pill, and to repair his shattered Dantian, he would need to take a Heaven Mending Pill.
Lu Xuan guessed that in this place, the so-called edge of the Cultivation World, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was sparse, and spiritual herbs and medicines were scarce. The Pill Formulas for these two Medicinal Pills were extremely difficult to develop, and even if they were developed, Alchemists in this environment would likely find them very difficult to refine.
Therefore, Lu Xuan estimated that it would be impossible to buy these two Medicinal Pills; if he wanted to obtain them, he could only refine them himself.
Thinking about needing to refine these two Medicinal Pills himself, Lu Xuan also recalled that Young Lu Xuan's body had very narrow Meridians.
With these narrow Meridians, it would be impossible to absorb a large amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to improve his cultivation:
Before a significant amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi could be absorbed, these narrow Meridians would burst.
