I will be stronger after the remake

After thinking about it carefully, Tang Ping realized that her strengths and weaknesses were all within the range of normal people, and she did not have any particularly outstanding talents.

If I had to say something, it's quite rare to always perform exceptionally well in major exams. After all, most people are already doing well enough to perform at their usual exam level, and underperformance is the norm.

However, everything should be considered in comparison. Compared to Yuan Ji's martial arts talent, which could win a national championship, his exam talent seems unremarkable.

Furthermore, what does the exam have to do with monks?

Whether it's playing to one's strengths or filling in the gaps, it seems to have nothing to do with it.

Could it be that his identity as a transmigrator played a role?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Tang Ping: reverse his thinking, instead of thinking about what strengths or weaknesses he had that matched those of the monks, he should think about what characteristics of the monks' spiritual personality matched his own.

"Excuse me, what is the difference between a monk-type spirit and a celestial-type spirit? Since the former is more useful to me than the latter, does that mean that a certain spiritual ability unique to the monk-type spirit is exactly what I need?" Tang Ping asked.

Yuan Ji preemptively said, "The 'monk' category of spiritual beings refers to monks, martial monks, Zen masters, and the like. Their characteristics... could it be referring to subduing demons and monsters?"

Feng Yingying said, "Even immortals can subdue demons and monsters."

"Then... meditation and mind cultivation?"

Even immortals need to cultivate their minds.

"I understand, it's chanting scriptures!"

"Immortals... indeed, immortals don't need to chant scriptures, only Taoists do. But if the key is chanting scriptures, why is the most useful spiritual category monks instead of Taoists? You know, Taoists are closer to immortals than monks. Tang Ping's cultivation of Taoist spiritual categories is definitely more efficient."

"It's neither this nor that, could it be that your divination went wrong?"

When her professional competence was questioned, Feng Yingying, who had always been very easygoing, turned serious and said firmly, "My divination has only two outcomes: either I can't figure it out, or I can figure out the truth. I will never get a wrong answer!"

Yuan Ji chuckled and said, "I was just saying it casually, don't take it so seriously, or you'll scare people."

Feng Yingying choked upon hearing this, secretly glancing at Tang Ping. Seeing that the other was lost in thought and hadn't noticed them, she breathed a slight sigh of relief, rubbed her face with her hand, and softened her expression.

After a while, Tang Ping said slowly, "Could the key point be reincarnation?"

Yuan Ji disagreed: "Isn't it true that immortals can also reincarnate?"

“No, the spirit level of immortals does not have any spiritual power related to reincarnation,” Feng Yingying retorted. “Although there are often plots of immortals being reincarnated in our mythology, that is the result of absorbing Buddhist settings. Orthodox immortals do not talk about reincarnation, and even Taoism does not talk about it. Everyone has heard of reincarnated living Buddhas, but who has heard of reincarnated celestial masters?”

Yuan Ji said, "Isn't it said that Lü Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals, is the reincarnation of the Eastern Emperor?"

"That's just something made up in TV dramas. The original novel of 'Journey to the East' says that Lü Dongbin might be the reincarnation of Donghua Zhenren or Huayang Zhenren. Donghua Dijun is the result of the former being a misinterpretation. Zhenren and Dijun are worlds apart. Moreover, anyone who knows a little about the Taoist pantheon knows that Donghua Dijun is the head of the male immortals, with a high status. He has long been free from disasters and tribulations and enjoys peace and tranquility. There is no reason for him to reincarnate. Even if he was bored, he could just use an incarnation to descend to the mortal world. There is no need for him to reincarnate."

Feng Yingying glanced at the other person with arrogance, a faint sneer appearing on her face.

Before Yuan Ji could argue, Tang Ping continued, "Buddhism regards reincarnation as a method of cultivation, while even if Taoism has absorbed Buddhist doctrines, the reincarnation of immortals is often out of necessity, such as being punished for violating heavenly rules."

Yuan Ji said dejectedly, "You've already reached a conclusion, so what else can I say? But what does reincarnation have to do with you? Are you a reincarnated living Buddha?"

"It's just a guess. I can't verify it unless I actually advance to the level of a monk."

Tang Ping wasn't just saying that to be polite; aside from his identity as a time traveler, he couldn't think of any other connection.

Even if he guessed correctly, he still didn't understand why reincarnation energy was the most useful. Could it allow him to travel back in time?

“Don’t waste time discussing something that’s impossible,” Yuan Ji said to Feng Yingying. “Hurry up and teach him the spiritual energy cultivation method.”

"I am not proficient in demon-type spirit cultivation methods, and it would be easy to mislead students if I taught them casually. But please rest assured, I have sent assistance requests to other bases, and experts who are proficient in this field are expected to arrive tomorrow."

"So what are we doing today? Just strolling around?"

Feng Yingying said, resting her chin on her hand, "It's not impossible. You must be tired from your long journey. Why not take this opportunity to rest and get familiar with the environment? After all, you'll be staying here for at least two months."

Yuan Ji glared and said, "Please, I was the one driving. He only sat for two hours. How could he be tired!"

Tang Ping hurriedly said, "If it's not too much trouble, could you please teach me some knowledge related to spirit power? Apart from reading a book called 'Common Sense of Psychic Power,' I know nothing else."

"Being diligent and eager to learn is the virtue that a spiritual person should have. I really hope that someone can learn from this."

Feng Yingying praised him, ignoring Yuan Ji's eye roll, and pondered, "Let's start with the most basic cultivation. There are two methods for cultivating spiritual power. One is the spiritual power cultivation method I just mentioned, which is similar to the internal energy cultivation method in fantasy novels. As long as you practice it diligently, you can increase your spiritual power. The other is the spiritual power deduction method, which involves deducing your spiritual power according to the general public's impression. As long as you do the appropriate actions, you can increase your spiritual power."

Upon hearing this, Tang Ping instantly recalled a once-popular novel from her past life. However, when she compared it to her own situation, she couldn't help but worry and asked, "How should I play the role of a male fox spirit?"

Chapter Ten: Deductive Method

Yuan Ji couldn't help but laugh out loud, and said jokingly, "According to the public's impression of a vixen, it's nothing more than seduction and bewitching. You can try to be a love saint. Of course, putting yourself in a lower position and living off a woman is also an option."

Tang Ping said expressionlessly, "Isn't this a bit too challenging for someone who has never been in a relationship?"

Yuan Ji disagreed: "This isn't a feudal society anymore. As long as you're handsome, girls will swarm around you like locusts in heat, to the point that you'll completely change your perception of women."

Tang Ping asked doubtfully, "Are locusts like this after they go into mating season?"

"That's not important. You should have felt it too, right? Spiritual attributes have an impact on people. This impact doesn't manifest as spiritual energy, but rather as a subtle change. For example, my tiger demon spiritual attribute will gradually increase my strength, while my fox spirit attribute will continuously enhance your attractiveness to the opposite sex. You're a little bit more handsome today than you were yesterday."

Yuan Ji made a gesture with one hand that would enrage Korean men.

Feng Yingying interjected, "Just a reminder, it's not about playing a role, but about acting. You don't need to put yourself into the role of the spirit. As long as you do things that are consistent with the image of the spirit, your spiritual power will be enhanced. What you think in your heart is not important. In short, judge by actions, not intentions."

"Is it really that materialistic? Psychic energy appears to be very idealistic, but its core is actually materialistic. It's quite contradictory." Tang Ping was astonished.

Feng Yingying suggested, "Instead of seducing individuals, there is actually a more efficient way: become an idol star. In ancient times, there was no film and television media, so one against a hundred was the limit, and the efficiency was extremely low. But modern people can easily achieve one against ten thousand."

Tang Ping remained unmoved and calmly analyzed, "We live in an era of capital and traffic. Without the backing of capital, ordinary people cannot become idol stars. In comparison, although it is also very difficult for internet celebrities to become famous, at least there is a possibility."

"Don't worry, the country has established a professional department to help psychics develop their spiritual attributes. If you choose the path of an idol star, Youxing Entertainment Company under China Film Group will sign you and then push you into the market. They will use their connections to help you get on various film and television programs. This is the advantage of joining a powerful organization. There are various experiences and lessons learned from predecessors for you to refer to, as well as professional logistics support personnel, so you can have no worries and devote all your energy to cultivation."

"Youxing Entertainment is actually a national team!" Tang Ping exclaimed in surprise. "There have been rumors online, but everyone thought it was just fans trying to boost their idols' value, and nobody took it seriously. So, are Zhao Yeman, Pan Tong, and others launched by Youxing Entertainment in recent years also psychics?"

Feng Yingying said, "Half and half, we still need some pretense."

Yuan Ji glanced at it and said, "You really want to become an idol star?"

Tang Ping said, "Let's talk about it later. How can we make such a decision so easily? Let's try the spiritual energy cultivation method I just mentioned. Maybe I have a special talent in this area, and then I won't need to waste my energy on other things."

Feng Yingying said, "The two are not in conflict. You can perform and cultivate spiritual power at the same time, which is more efficient. But there is one thing you must remember: it is better to do nothing than to do something that violates the image of a spiritual being, otherwise the effect of spiritual energy will be weakened."

"There's such a setting!" Tang Ping exclaimed in astonishment.

Yuan Ji snorted twice and said, "Han Lin yesterday is a typical example. There is no need to say more about the fame of Hei Bai Wuchang. No Chinese person doesn't know him. Normally, his strength should be among the top of the second-stage cultivators. However, as ghost messengers who capture wandering souls and reward good and punish evil, Hei Bai Wuchang is the guardian of order. But he has been doing things that disrupt order, which has caused his strength to stagnate. No matter how much he cultivates, it is useless."

Tang Ping pondered for a moment and asked, "So, as a vixen, I have to learn to manipulate emotions and actively seduce others, instead of passively accepting pure love?"

Feng Yingying covered her mouth and laughed, "Not necessarily. In various myths, legends and folk tales, there are fox spirits who play with emotions and bring disaster to the country, as well as fox spirits who are devoted and single-minded, and fox spirits who are pursued by mortals. But no matter which story it is, it is related to love and the relationship between the sexes. So you can't show that you are not interested in love. A straight man is the opposite of a fox spirit."

Yuan Ji said with a wicked smile, "You can't be gay either."

"My sexual orientation has always been normal," Tang Ping said with a helpless expression.

……

The three chatted until noon before ending, and Tang Ping felt she had gained a lot, having a general understanding of psychics.

After Feng Yingying left, Yuan Ji grabbed Tang Ping's shoulder and asked curiously, "Do you know her?"

"First meeting."

“That shouldn’t be the case,” Yuan Ji said with a suspicious look. “Although this woman is always smiling and seems easy to talk to, she is actually very businesslike and doesn’t show any favoritism. But today she was unusually considerate to you, and even showed signs of deliberately trying to please you. I almost suspected that she was being mind-controlled... Could it be that she is bewitched by your good looks?”

Tang Ping immediately said in a serious tone, "From today onwards, please call me Wu Yanzu of Lin'an."

Yuan Ji was amused and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Okay, that's too unlikely. Although you've become quite handsome, you'd only score a 75 out of 100. To make someone fall in love at first sight and captivate them, you'd need at least a 90. But what other reason could there be?"

"Who am I asking you to ask me?"

"You really don't recognize her? Could she be a distant relative you've met before, but you didn't remember her while she remembered you?"

"What relatives do I have...?"

As they talked, a guess suddenly popped into Tang Ping's mind: real relatives were impossible, but maybe they were fake relatives from her adoptive mother's side.

"Oh, judging from your expression, you seem to have something on your mind. Could it really be a distant relative?"

“They’re not relatives. At most, we’ve met before, but that’s unlikely. If we really knew each other, she would have just pointed it out. It’s not like there’s anything embarrassing to mention.”

“That makes sense,” Yuan Ji frowned, looking troubled, and scratched his head. “I still can’t figure it out. Never mind, I’m not going to think about it anymore. Let’s go eat. My stomach is growling.”

After saying that, he pulled Tang Ping towards the cafeteria.

The canteen at the psionic training base is a buffet style and it's free. You can eat as much as you want, but you can't waste food.

Afterwards, Tang Ping witnessed Yuan Ji showing off seven bowls of rice in one go, and the plates for serving dishes were refilled three times, each time filled to the brim with all kinds of meat and vegetables.

"I'm so full! The chefs at the training base are really good at cooking, much better than those at our workplace."

After finishing his meal, Yuan Ji patted his flat stomach without any regard for his image.

Tang Ping asked suspiciously, "Are all psionicists this good... No, I'm a psionicist too, but my appetite doesn't seem to have increased much."

"I can eat. How could someone who practices martial arts not know how to eat? Otherwise, how could there be the saying in ancient times that 'the poor are scholars and the rich are warriors'? I am grateful for industrialization and the development of productivity, otherwise I would never have had the opportunity to embark on the path of martial arts."

After expressing his feelings, Yuan Ji added, "Of course, my appetite has indeed increased after advancing to the Tiger Demon Spirit level. Before, I would be full after eating five bowls of rice."

"That's a lot too."

Tang Ping was speechless. He used to have a big appetite in high school, but now one bowl of rice is enough for him. He would rather eat more vegetables.

"Since you have nothing to do this afternoon anyway, I'll train with you."

"Training for what?"

"Real combat fighting."

Chapter Eleven: Detecting Lies

boom!

Tang Ping, who was trying to sneak up on him from behind, was punched in the face by Yuan Ji. Blood gushed from his nose, and he fell to the ground, rolling around in pain while clutching his face.

While casting a healing spell, Yuan Ji said with disdain, "A real man should be strong. Is it necessary to scream so pitifully?"

“Even a strong man would scream if his nose was broken. I think I’m strong enough to hold back my tears,” Tang Ping said, gasping for breath.

About ten minutes later, Tang Ping's nose returned to normal. He touched his newly restored nose bridge and asked suspiciously, "Why does the treatment seem to be slower than when my shoulder blade was shattered? Were you doing this on purpose?"

"No, no! I'm not very good at healing magic anyway, so this efficiency is normal and not surprising at all."

Yuan Ji's eyes darted around as he spoke, clearly indicating that he was feeling guilty.

But Tang Ping didn't notice this. He was thinking about why Yuan Ji's voice sounded a bit distorted just now.

“Please repeat the sentence ‘I did not intentionally reduce the treatment efficiency’.”

“Fine, I’ll admit it. I didn’t intentionally reduce the treatment… Okay, okay, I did do it on purpose.”

Yuan Ji had a strong sense of morality and couldn't continue lying against his conscience, so he simply went all out and said frankly, "People who advance to the demon-type spirit level have stronger physical attributes than ordinary people, and combat skills are actually easy to learn. In comparison, the ability to take a beating and endure pain is more worth cultivating... Are you listening?"

Tang Ping snapped out of her daze, temporarily suppressing her suspicions, and said expressionlessly, "I'm listening. Keep bluffing."

"What nonsense! I'm telling the truth. Demon-type psychic users have relatively strong vitality. In addition, there are psychic users in the organization who are good at healing. Theoretically, as long as you have a breath left, you can be saved. Therefore, no matter how serious the injury, you can continue to fight the enemy. But many people often cannot bear the pain, lose their fighting spirit, and ultimately lose the battle they could have won. Just like now, what's a broken nose? It's not a fatal injury. You can continue to fight. If you were lying on the ground rolling around in actual combat, the enemy would have taken the opportunity to kill you long ago."

“Right now it’s just a friendly competition between colleagues, and there’s no need to risk my life, so of course I can’t stand it. But if it really comes down to life and death, I’ll have to endure the pain no matter how much it hurts. It’s a difference in mindset.”

"This idea is wrong. Don't overestimate yourself. If you can't even endure in normal times, you'll only be more pathetic in actual combat. After all, the enemy won't be as harmless as I am."

Tang Ping thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "You're the expert, so I'll listen to you. But please spare me today. If you keep hitting me, I'm afraid I'll be traumatized."

Yuan Ji knew that haste makes waste, so he didn't force the issue and put away his stance.

Tang Ping sat on the ground to rest for a while, then suddenly asked, "By the way, can firearms be used here? Compared to fists and melee weapons, firearms are obviously more practical, right?"

"Scholars have studied that the physical constants of the Illusionary Realm are slightly different from those of the real world. Ordinary items are fine, but the more sophisticated the item, the greater the impact. For example, cell phones and computers are unusable in the Illusionary Realm, and firearms are prone to jamming and exploding. On the contrary, crude items like homemade bombs are not affected much."

"Then let's not move it from the real world, let's make it directly in the Phantom Realm. The abilities of psionicists are all kinds of strange and wonderful. It wouldn't be strange if one or two psionicists could make guns by hand. Items made using local materials will inevitably conform to physical constants. What's that called again, 'body and earth are one'?"

Yuan Ji praised, "As expected of a top student, your mind works so fast. Indeed, someone has created firearms in the Illusionary Realm using this method. Although they are all basic models, they can undoubtedly greatly enhance the combat power of first-stage spiritual energy users. Shooting is included in the training program at the base, so you can look forward to it."

"But you must remember not to rely too much on firearms. Don't think that having a gun on your side means you're fearless. Such thinking will only harm you. The foundation that psionicists can rely on is ultimately their own spiritual essence."

“For example, Han Lin yesterday, the ghosts he summoned had no physical form and were immune to physical damage, bullets couldn’t hit them at all. He himself controlled other people’s bodies with his soul, so even if you shot him in the head, it was useless. He could continue to control the body like he was controlling a puppet. Only spiritual power could hurt him.”

Tang Ping thought for a moment and said, "Why not just attach spiritual energy to the bullet?"

“The idea is good, but it’s impossible to do. Our spiritual power can only attach to objects we touch. Once the contact is broken, the spiritual power will dissipate quickly. Therefore, spiritualists always carry some cold weapons with them. Even a martial arts master like me is at a great disadvantage when facing an enemy with weapons unarmed.”

Tang Ping recalled Yuan Ji's psychic ability "commanding ghosts" and wanted to ask her, "If you shoot Han Lin with a pistol, will it trigger psychic power to control his soul?" Unfortunately, he shouldn't know that Yuan Ji had such psychic power, and asking would only arouse suspicion, so he had to swallow his question.

After resting for a while, Yuan Ji said goodbye and left, as she had no intention of accompanying her to school.

After watching the other person's figure disappear from the Illusionary Realm, Tang Ping reconsidered the speculation he had made earlier.

"Judging from the results, the distorted voice means that the other party is lying. The effect description of 'Three-Eyed Radiance' is 'to see through the truth and falsehood of things and to discern the truth and falsehood of other people's hearts.' It seems that the former refers to being able to see the other party's spiritual information, while the latter is to detect lies. However, I did not use my psychic power just now, so the latter effect is a permanent effect and can take effect without being used."