Chapter 1716: Heart State Scale 29.9

Not only was Xing Jiansheng stunned, but the middle-aged man also stood rooted to the spot, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

There was a deafening silence.

They had just commented on how quickly Master Yang improved, gaining 0.2 on the scale from a single pressure. But that was after an epiphany that lasted nearly an hour. Yet you… gain a value every ten seconds, a value every ten seconds... How did you do that?

Even a 3.0-level one-star master had never witnessed such rapid growth!

"Could the crystal ball be broken?"

He couldn't help but murmur, then quickly checked, only to find the crystal ball perfectly intact, without any damage.

It wasn't broken, and yet it was jumping so fast. This indicated that the person's rate of progress was simply astounding.

Not far away, Wu Chen's eyebrows twitched uncontrollably, his expression on the verge of collapse.

This was the mind-realm scale, and it had surpassed 29.0, gaining a value every ten seconds...

"His mind-realm scale is incredibly solid," Luo Ruoxi said, seemingly unfazed. "Every stage is perfectly smooth. Only then can he maintain such rapid progress at such a high level!"

A Master recognized by Heaven cultivates a mind-realm scale that is far more solid than what one cultivates independently. To use the analogy of building blocks, if the base is laid without any deviation, subsequent, more challenging stages will be much simpler to construct.

"Solid..."

Everyone else suddenly understood, their faces etched with bitter smiles.

Xing Jiansheng, in particular, was so embarrassed he wished he could sink into the ground.

He had originally worried that his son's rapid progress might lead to issues, but now he realized the young man wasn't progressing quickly at all—he was too slow!

He had accumulated so much that he couldn't accumulate any more; what was the point of staying put?

Amidst everyone's shocked gazes, the displayed value stopped.

Zhang Xuan exhaled, withdrew his hand from the crystal ball, and shook his head, saying, "It seems this is the limit!"

When cultivating the mind-realm scale method of the Path of Heaven, his progress was relatively fast at first, but upon reaching 29.9, he couldn't advance further, as if a massive barrier was in his way.

The pressure before him no longer had any effect; staying there any longer would be a waste of time.

"Is that... all your cultivation?"

Seeing him approach, the middle-aged man's eyes widened like gongs.

For others, even ten hours of cultivation wouldn't be enough, let alone one. Yet he, on the other hand, reached his limit in less than two minutes...

"Yes, I paid for an hour just now. The time isn't up yet; who wants to cultivate?" Zhang Xuan asked, returning to the front.

"I'll give it a try!"

Meng Jiansheng looked happy.

Her son's talent pleased her more than if she had improved her own strength.

"Wait a moment," Zhang Xuan said. "I just looked at these cultivation techniques and gained some insights. I created a set of cultivation methods myself. Mother, learn it first before you go!"

"Created a set of cultivation methods?"

Meng Jiansheng was stunned.

You walked from here to the crystal ball and back—at most, less than three minutes. And in that time, not only did your mind-realm scale improve by 0.8, but you also created a set of cultivation methods?

"Yes!"

Without further explanation, Zhang Xuan tapped his finger, and a thought was immediately transmitted.

Meng Jiansheng's body stiffened as she reviewed the newly acquired memory.

As a master of the Spontaneous Inspiration realm, she had her own methods for cultivating her mind-realm. But upon seeing the cultivation method her son transmitted, she realized that everything she had practiced before amounted to nothing.

Without a word, she quickly comprehended the new cultivation method in her mind and mastered it in a short while.

"I'll try!"

Taking a deep breath, she took a few steps to the crystal ball and placed her palm on it.

A line of numbers appeared in the air: 27.3.

Her cultivation was formidable, and her swordsmanship profound, but her mind-realm scale had only just broken through the bottleneck for a nine-star master, so her progress had not been very significant.

Feeling the pressure transmitted from within the crystal ball, Meng Jiansheng closed her eyes tightly and cultivated strictly according to the method her son had transmitted.

It shifted slightly to 27.4. One minute later, 27.5. Another minute later, 27.6...

Soon, just like Zhang Xuan earlier, a pattern emerged: while his value increased every 10 seconds, hers advanced by 0.1 every minute.

Xing Jiansheng's eyes widened again.

If anyone in this world understood Meng Jiansheng best, it was definitely him.

His wife had an impatient personality and little innate talent for mind-realm cultivation. Her ability to reach 27.3 was solely due to his countless efforts, the use of numerous treasures, and their cooperative practice of combined sword arts.

After that, she hadn't made an inch of progress for several years.

Now she was gaining 0.1 every minute...

"Your cultivation method..."

He quickly turned his head to look at his son.

Such a drastic change had to be related to the cultivation method his son had imparted.

"Here," Zhang Xuan said, smiling faintly. "After Mother finishes, you can try it too..." Knowing what he was thinking, Zhang Xuan tapped his finger again and transmitted the same cultivation method.

Xing Jiansheng quickly looked. After a moment, he also stood rooted to the spot.

No wonder his wife had progressed so quickly; this cultivation method was simply too powerful!

Countless ancestors of the Zhang Clan had created numerous cultivation methods for the mind-realm, but compared to the one in his mind, they were all vastly inferior, not even on the same level.

"Honestly, I understand less and less..."

He looked at his son again, and Xing Jiansheng couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Having heard many of his son's deeds, he had thought that by spending more time with him, he would surely understand why his progress was so swift and profound. The result, however, was that after truly interacting with him, he understood less and less!

The young man seemed to know everything, as if omniscient and omnipotent. Any cultivation method, even the most basic introductory one, would immediately transform from mediocrity into something miraculous in his hands, becoming a treasure that captivated everyone.

"Legend says... Master Kong also possessed such abilities!" he muttered excitedly. "Could it be that our Zhang Clan is about to produce a peerless genius comparable to Master Kong?"

The thought alone filled him with anticipation.

"You can go now," his wife's voice rang out from ahead. "Continuing to cultivate won't do me any good..."

While he was musing inwardly, he quickly looked and saw the value 29.9 fluctuating constantly in the air. In such a short time, his wife had actually increased her mind-realm from 27.3 by 2.6, reaching the limit for a nine-star master.

"29.9 is actually the limit for a Great Sage," Wu Chen couldn't help but comment upon seeing the two reach this value. "As long as you break through this, you'll have a mind-realm comparable to an Ancient Sage!"

"Breaking through this means having an Ancient Sage-level mind-realm?" Zhang Xuan was startled, his eyes immediately burning with fervor. "I can't make any more progress through cultivation, but... I have the Book of Path of Heaven! If I use it, will it directly increase by 5.0, allowing me to successfully break through these shackles and reach the Ancient Sage level?"