Mysterious mirror hanging high

Chapter 977 The Heart-Listening Technique

However, for Jing Yu, the speed of cultivation is not particularly important, since his advancement in Qi Refining realm depends primarily on creating his own subsequent cultivation techniques.

But at least this will greatly speed up his journey to the peak of the Cave Heaven realm!

"Fellow Daoist Guo."

Jing Yu spoke, his voice more solemn and emotional than before: "Your Yin Yang Scripture... is truly a miraculous skill that can seize the creation of heaven and earth. It is my good fortune to have seen this scripture."

Seeing that he was calm and composed, not only unharmed but even more serene, Guo Tingshu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a simple smile, "It's good that Fellow Daoist Bai Yuan is alright. This cultivation method is strange, and I can't explain its principles. I just practiced it and ended up like this without even realizing it."

Jing Yu exclaimed, "With such extraordinary skills, Fellow Daoist Guo must come from a noble family. May I ask which esteemed master you are a disciple of?"

Jing Yu even suspected that Guo Tingshu in front of her might be a "Chosen One" from the Immortal Selection Hall.

Unexpectedly, Guo Tingshu shook his head again: "I am not from a high-ranking family. I have known the Yin-Yang Scripture since I was born. It is as if someone engraved the scripture in my brain from birth."

Jing Yu was stunned again, thinking to himself, "Isn't that exactly the same as my [Suffering Crossing Sutra]? Strange, just who is this kid!"

Guo Tingshu looked puzzled. After holding back for a long time, he couldn't help but ask, "Fellow Daoist Bai Yuan, what exactly is this so-called 'Bitter Crossing Scripture'? I've heard you mention it several times. Could it be that it's a cultivation technique you were born with?"

Jing Yu suddenly jumped up from the futon. The slight irrationality that had been there before suddenly became clear in that moment. He had finally grasped that fleeting spark of inspiration that had been slipping through his fingers:

"You...you can hear my thoughts? You are...you are a mind reader!"

Guo Tingshu was startled by Jing Yu's reaction. A flickering light began to gather around him, seemingly poised to strike, but he quickly suppressed it and stammered:

“I…I don’t know what a ‘mind reader’ is…Alas, why do so many of you say that? And several of my originally kind fellow Daoists have suddenly turned on me and want to take me to some Five Elements Immortal Court to claim a reward.”

"But I'm really not some kind of mind reader. I just practiced a secret technique that allows me to hear what other people are saying... Sigh, I can't really explain it."

Guo Tingshu hurriedly took out a jade slip from his storage bag and handed it to Jing Yu: "Fellow Daoist, take a look and you will know... However, no one else can practice this secret technique. In short, only I can practice it."

Jing Yu took the jade slip with a look of suspicion. He probed it with his divine sense and found that it was indeed a miraculous skill that could detect the fluctuations of other people's thoughts. It was similar to Guan Lingxiao's secret method of using his sword heart to detect other people's intentions, but it was obviously of a higher level.

"【The Heart-Listening Technique】? Guo Tingshu's technique names are all so simple and easy to understand."

Although Guo Tingshu had just indicated that this secret technique also had problems and was probably not something an ordinary person could master, Jing Yu was precisely not an ordinary person.

He has even achieved some mastery of the Yin-Yang Classic, so there's no reason for him to fall victim to this seemingly less profound and mysterious little secret technique.

He followed the instructions, guiding his mind to slowly circulate the energy incantation.

At first, there was nothing unusual, except that my senses seemed to have become more acute.

However, just as he was trying to continue using the Heart-Hearing Technique in order to capture the so-called "heart's voice," a sudden change occurred!

It wasn't that some external distracting thoughts had entered his mind, but rather that those fleeting, subtle thoughts that he usually didn't even notice had suddenly surfaced!

"There seems to be a weak point in the water palace's protective barrier..."

"What is the background of Guo Tingshu?"

"How long can the balance of Yin and Yang be maintained..."

"That wisp of tea fragrance just now was quite elegant..."

"I wonder where Fellow Daoist Lu is right now..."

Countless thoughts, big and small, important and insignificant, clear and vague, even some illogical fragments of thought, were magnified and captured at the same moment, and then exploded in his ears, no, directly in the depths of his mind, like thousands of gongs and drums!

This is no longer just noise, but a raging storm of thoughts!

These voices did not come from the outside world; they were all his own "inner thoughts"!

They overlapped, intertwined, and collided, instantly turning Jing Yu's sea of ​​consciousness upside down.

He tried to concentrate and suppress it, but found that the more he suppressed it, the more intensely those amplified and captured thoughts rebounded, as if a million versions of himself were arguing and roaring in his mind at the same time.

His soul felt as if it were placed inside a giant bell and repeatedly struck by a giant hammer, making him dizzy and his vision go black.

Jing Yu was shocked, then instantly realized: "So that's how it is! This [Hearing the Heart Technique] amplifies the perception of mental fluctuations, but it doesn't distinguish between internal and external, or between primary and secondary!"

A practitioner's thoughts are numerous; one thought arises and another arises, like a never-ending waterfall.

This method captures and amplifies all these fleeting thoughts. For those whose minds are not focused enough or who cannot effectively shut down this perception, their own chaotic thoughts are enough to form the most ferocious means of attack, impacting their soul, without the need for external demonic interference!

However, this is not what is meant by inner demons or delusions; it is merely an amplification of one's own thoughts, which even the pursuit of longevity cannot avoid.

He finally understood why Guo Tingshu said that others could not practice it, and he also understood why those "kind fellow practitioners" suddenly turned against him—perhaps when they tried to practice this method, they were frightened by the terrible backlash of this thought and mistakenly thought that Guo Tingshu had given them a wrong method.

However, Jing Yu already had a solution.

"A state of tranquility, activated!"

He once again entered a state of mind free of thought and desire. The tumultuous storm of his mind came to an abrupt halt, and the thousands of arguing and roaring thoughts fell silent, leaving behind only an unprecedented and absolute stillness.

When a thought arises, be aware of it; be aware but do not follow it; when the thought ceases, do not pursue it; remain still yet constantly illuminating.

All thoughts, whether about past memories, present perceptions, or future deductions, are like light and shadow projected into the void; they come and go as they please, and can no longer shake his mind in the slightest.

I don't know how much time has passed; perhaps it was just a moment, or perhaps it was eternity.

Jing Yu's mind became calm. He did not stop the operation of the [Hearing Heart Technique]. After discarding his own fluctuating thoughts, the effect of the technique was completely different.

He looked at Guo Tingshu, who had a worried expression, and at that moment he finally heard what the other person was thinking.

"Is Fellow Daoist Bai Yuan alright?"

"Is Fellow Daoist Bai Yuan alright?"

"Is Fellow Daoist Bai Yuan alright?"

No matter how much he tried to find out, he only heard the same thing. It was as if Guo Tingshu's mind was unable to process overly complex thoughts and could only turn his worries into simple and straightforward concern.

Jing Yu almost snapped out of his tranquil state of mind. He finally understood why Guo Tingshu was able to successfully master this mind-reading technique.

The person in front of me had absolutely no distracting thoughts; at the same moment, there was only one voice in his mind!