Revelation of the Way of Heaven

To be honest, the courses in the spiritual studies department are really interesting. Except for the fact that it doesn't provide him with a certificate that guarantees employment, everything else is perfect and impeccable.

The first class of the new major mainly covered the reasons for the establishment of the Department of Spiritual Studies and advanced understanding of spiritual power.

The so-called advanced understanding of spiritual power is actually what Qin Xiaochuan read in "The Theory of Spiritual Souls." The reason for establishing the Department of Spiritual Studies is because it involves humanity's research process into spiritual mechanics; I'll briefly explain it here.

Contrary to Qin Xiaochuan's imagination, modern humans actually began their specific research on spiritual energy 50 years ago. However, the results were not very significant at the beginning of the research. It was not until the last 20 years that there was a breakthrough. Not only did they learn how spiritual energy is generated, but they also learned how to cultivate and increase spiritual energy.

Following the release of this research, intense debates erupted in various countries regarding whether spiritual power should be made available to the general public. After all, it is a powerful force, much like a gun, which can be used to protect human rights or to bring destruction to humanity.

Therefore, the United Nations convened a seven-day conference with representatives from various countries. In the end, all countries agreed not to promote the research for the time being. The reason was simple: the research was not mature enough and there were no known hidden dangers.

However, in order to conduct more accurate research on spiritual power, various countries decided to conduct pilot training programs within their own borders. The Department of Spiritual Studies at Mingde University is one of the pilot programs in the country, with the aim of selecting outstanding talents to practice spiritual power and see how effective it is.

To put it bluntly, they were used for experiments. The spiritual researchers used these people who had chosen to study spiritual studies to test whether the cultivation of spiritual power would have any effect on the human body, and whether the popularization of spiritual power would cause risks such as crime and riots.

The cultivation of spiritual power began a long time ago, so it is not only taught in the Department of Spiritual Studies at Ming Tak University.

Whether in ancient books or modern legends, there is a saying that there are ancient sects in many mountains, and they have passed down their practitioners for generations. These practitioners are actually cultivators of spiritual power and physical strength. The more famous ones now are Wudang Sect, Maoshan Sect, Shaolin Temple, etc.

But let's not get sidetracked. Let's get back to the advanced courses. The most exciting part of the advanced courses is definitely the later content, because from here on, Qin Xiaochuan can start learning skills.

The term "skill" was likely introduced from games in the last 20 years. Before that, Easterners called it "magic" or "Taoist arts," while Westerners called it "magic." Later, when the research on spiritual power in the East and West was combined, a new term was used for convenience: "skill."

Although the term "skill" is a relatively recent invention, skills have existed for thousands of years. However, these skills were not systematic and were passed down in a chaotic manner. It was only in modern times that people began to organize these skills that had been passed down for thousands of years, and finally a complete skill system was formed.

In general, skills are divided into five categories, with levels from highest to lowest: S, A, B, C, and D. The higher the level of the skill, the more complex it is and the higher the requirement for spiritual power. For example, a D-level skill only requires level 2 spiritual power to use, a C-level skill requires level 3, a B-level skill requires level 4, an A-level skill requires level 6, and an S-level skill requires level 8 spiritual power.

However, in the Department of Spiritual Studies, one can only learn D-level and C-level skills. As for higher-level skills, it is said that they can only be learned in certain cultivation sects.

Besides learning skills, the advanced courses also taught how to cultivate one's willpower. It was only after learning these courses that Qin Xiaochuan truly understood why Han Kexin had made him do those bizarre cultivation methods.

Whether it's spiritual energy or physical strength, there are two ways to cultivate: one is through consumption, and the other is through replenishment.

The so-called consumption refers to what he did before: releasing spiritual power and consuming physical energy through physical training. As spiritual power and physical energy are consumed, the inner strength will gradually increase.

The specific principles behind tonification are still unclear and are currently under research. However, there are specific methods for tonification, which have been passed down from our ancestors. Methods for tonifying human vitality include Tai Chi, Five Animal Frolics, and Yoga, while methods for tonifying celestial vitality include meditation, Zen practice, enlightenment, and prayer.

Han Kexin is a member of the Blood Witch Clan. In addition to the method of consuming blood, the Blood Witch Clan also has a method of enhancing their spiritual power by absorbing blood. Therefore, she did not know about the human cultivation method of replenishing blood, which is why she asked Qin Xiaochuan to choose the Department of Spiritual Studies.

Qin Xiaochuan's learning place was a spacious classroom. At the front of the classroom stood a bookshelf filled with various skill books. They could freely choose the skills they wanted to learn and then explore, learn, and practice on their own.

The teacher, Xu Yafen, walked around the classroom, only offering guidance when others didn't understand.

Since his actual spiritual power was level 2, he chose to learn two D-level skills: one was the fire-type fireball spell, and the other was the metal-type silver shield. One was for attack and the other for defense, which was perfect.

The higher the skill level, the more complex it is to perform. Low-level skills are actually very easy to learn, as long as you can control your spiritual power. However, high-level skills require hand seals and incantations.

He quickly mastered the techniques of both skills, but that didn't mean he had learned them, because he still needed to improve the power of the skills.

The power of a skill depends not only on its level, but also on the purity of the spiritual energy and the ability to control it. Therefore, truly learning a skill is not just about learning how to use it, but requires continuous practice to improve proficiency and unleash its true power.

Just as he was concentrating on controlling his spiritual power and creating a fireball in front of him, Xu Yafen suddenly walked up to him.

"Your control of spiritual energy is quite good. Although you've just started learning this skill, you've already mastered it to a certain extent. It seems you have a good talent for controlling spiritual energy." She smiled and nodded at him.

"Thank you, teacher." Qin Xiaochuan couldn't help but feel excited upon hearing the teacher's praise.

"Are you the freshman?" she asked him again. The reason she asked him this was that everyone else in the classroom except him was a sophomore or junior. The fact that someone could enter this classroom in the first semester of freshman year meant only one thing: that person's innate spiritual power had reached level three.

That's why he attracted a lot of attention from the very beginning.

He nodded and said, "Yes."

"Why didn't you choose to learn two C-level skills?" Xu Yafen asked in confusion.

"After all, this is my first time learning a skill, and my mastery of spiritual power is not yet proficient, so I've decided to start with simpler skills first," Qin Xiaochuan said to her sheepishly.

After saying this, he felt ashamed. It wasn't that he couldn't learn C-level skills, but to learn C-level skills, he had to constantly generate level 3 spiritual power.

However, creating a level 3 skill is not easy. Not only does he need to continuously draw spiritual energy from the Witch's Ring into his body, but he also needs to wait until the spiritual energy is diluted to level 3 before he can use it. The whole process is extremely troublesome. If he doesn't control it well, he might give himself away. Therefore, he did not plan to learn a level C skill before his spiritual energy reached level 3.

After hearing his explanation, Xu Yafen nodded in understanding, and then said, "It's such a pity. Level 3 innate spiritual power not only means high spiritual power, but also that your heavenly soul power is stronger than that of ordinary people. When you cultivate your soul power in the future, you will progress faster than others. Maybe you will reach level 4 in spiritual power in no time. It's such a waste that you are only learning a D-level skill now."

"It's okay, I can take my time," he said with a smile, though his face twitched as he thought, "Do you really think I want to learn D-level skills?"