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Chapter 268 Outlasting the Inner Demon [Third Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets]

For logistics personnel, they rarely experience any oppression, making it difficult for them to unlock their genetic potential...

There's no other way. There's no reason to put someone below the fourth rank in danger when we have fourth-rank combatants like Fang Ge, Zheng Zha, Da Xiao Ying Kong, and Luo Gan Dao available to fight.

To be honest, everyone only has two lives for now, and even with the Reincarnation Platform, there are only three... Moreover, the Reincarnation Platform in The Chronicles of Narnia is not a place that can be easily reached and from which one can escape unscathed.

These three levels of gene locks can also be opened using external force.

As long as we obtain the cultivation information of the [Lingkong Pavilion] in the world of Gods and Demons, Chu Xuan can combine rune technology to stimulate his brain and unlock the third-order gene lock.

Unlocking the genetic locks of subsequent classes comes at a price. It makes it even harder to unlock the genetic locks of those classes, and due to a lack of tempering, it becomes even more difficult to overcome inner demons.

As we all know, the fourth-order intermediate level is a hurdle.

In the infinite diversity of existence, one cannot reach the intermediate level of the fourth tier without overcoming inner demons. Therefore, even the supreme god cannot mass-produce strong individuals at the intermediate level of the fourth tier who possess personalized spiritual light.

Fang Ge's plan to create the Heavenly Demon Puppet and the undead creatures was actually a way to exploit loopholes.

The former are puppets or machines devoid of self-awareness and spiritual light, relying solely on bloated materials to achieve their combat power. The latter, having already lived through that life, need not experience it again after death.

The Central Continent team has kept Baiyue's corpse and soul, making him an excellent candidate for the [Lich], all they need to do is wait for Qi Teng to accumulate enough energy.

Returning to the topic of external unlocking... for the standard reincarnation team's enhancement model, external unlocking is a genuine overextension of potential. Unless one possesses an unlocking physique like Zheng Zha, reaching the fourth level of external unlocking will almost certainly result in overcoming the inner demons.

However, the Central Continent Team is different... If you really look into the reincarnators of the Central Continent Team, none of them specialize in the [Gene Lock System].

There are two main reasons why reincarnators struggle to overcome their inner demons. First, in order to unlock the earlier layers of genetic locks, most reincarnators develop somewhat obsessive and deeply ingrained personalities. Second, their strength increases too rapidly, while their mental state cannot keep up.

Unlike the original work, where the characters are slightly enhanced and rely entirely on locks in combat, Fang Ge's Central Continent Team is basically composed entirely of non-orthodox cultivators.

They have another, simpler way.

Passing the time, gaining experience, and cultivating a better mindset...

A prime example is Zhan Lan. However, Zhan Lan was so dedicated to this that she completed the project in a relatively short time, taking only a little over ten years.

As for the others... if they are like Zhang Jie, who has no obsessions, or like the remastered Ming Yanwei, with a pure heart, it won't be long before they reach their peak, at most a few years.

Luo Gandao, under Fang Ge's arrangement, believes that his inner demons are most likely related to "having betrayed the team in the past" or "a survival obsession." With targeted measures in place, it won't take too long.

If it were a series of problem children like Lingdian, Wang Xia, Bawang, Qi Tengyi, Li Shuaixi, Cheng Xiao, etc., the time would probably be four or five times that of Zhan Lan!
The underlying principle is also very simple.

At twenty, you might fall into a state of mental turmoil due to family conflicts, failing the college entrance exam, or other factors. But if you have enough life experience and a happy life, and live to your seventies or eighties, you will most likely be healed by those happy times.

It's what they call "living a long time and becoming more accepting of things." Of course, if life is really tough, it definitely won't heal you... it will only make things worse.

Its cost is too high, and Fang Ge commented that it is not as good as proving the Dao by force... but it can be combined with other methods.

These are the [Innate Spiritual Treasures], also located in the Floating Pavilion. There are three genuine items without any hidden mechanisms: the Eastern Emperor Bell, the Jade Disc of Creation, and the Golden Cudgel. The number of projected spiritual treasures and physical entities with hidden mechanisms is countless…

It was just a batch of runes and materials. After it was completely destroyed, Chu Xuan would use the materials to rebuild it.

Trust Chu Xuan! And innate spiritual treasures have the power to suppress and weaken inner demons. This will greatly shorten the time needed to endure the ordeal.

In the next reincarnation world [The Avengers], the Infinity Stones will reappear. Among them, the Mind Stone, Soul Stone, and Time Stone will all help with this method, thus further reducing the cost of overcoming inner demons.

Therefore, the Supreme God's arrangement of the [Reincarnation World] did indeed have its reasons. Its preferential treatment of the Central Continent Team is clearly visible.

Thinking of this, Fang Ge's gaze fell on Linaia.

"Uh...should I make room for you?" Lina hurriedly smoothed her loose blonde hair, clearly not calm despite her self-consciousness.

Of course she remembered that plan. Now that Qi Tengyi has been fully enhanced and possesses the [Resurrection] skill, it's time for her to lose her status as a reincarnator.

"You have two B-level side quests left, and one C-level and one D-level side quest each."

Seeing that she was very cooperative, Fang Ge's tone softened: "Pay for the cost of purchasing the 2S-level [Chaos Divine Grinding Visualization Technique] manual and the research data from [Misaka Network]. For the D-level side quest, buy a [Portable Watch].

The Chaos Divine Mill Visualization Method originates from the novel *Yuan Zun*. Within chaos, a divine mill exists; with each turn, gods and demons perish. Visualize the mill, using your divine soul as a guide, being ground by it. The mill rotates nine times, each turn bringing a new level of power. The cultivation method involves continuously immersing your divine soul in the mill, undergoing countless cycles of destruction and rebirth, ultimately transforming into greater strength. It consists of nine rotations, each turning bringing a new level of power. The nine rotations represent nine complete cycles of the mill. If your divine soul can endure one complete cycle, it will undergo a transformation. Strengthening requires two S-rank side quests, rewarding 80000 points. Exchanging for the manual requires two B-rank side quests, rewarding 8000 points.

[Misaka Network Technology, from *A Certain Magical Index*, refers to the Misaka Sisters' connection to each other's brains via shared brainwaves, forming the Misaka Network for information sharing. Due to their common brainwave patterns, all the sisters' brainwaves are converted into electronic signals and interconnected, thus constructing the Misaka Network. The sisters share a single memory, and this vast network operates as a single brain, much like a high-powered parallel computing machine. Requires one C-rank side quest and 800 reward points.]

Lina is not yet a fourth-tier mental power user, so she does not have the authority to purchase S-level mental power techniques, which is why Fang Ge needs to issue a [payment request].

The Chaos Divine Grinding Visualization Technique has an extremely high price and potential, but its cultivation difficulty is relatively low compared to other techniques of the same level; it simply requires enduring immense pain...

"You are also a spiritualist. Because of the necromancy [resurrection], although your soul is still active, your body will be regarded as a vessel and cannot be recorded by [true resurrection]."

Fang Ge explained the reason: "Therefore, there is no point in improving the physical body and energy pool. Anyway, you are a mental power user, so focus on improving your mental power with meditation and visualization methods! We have plenty of Huang Zhongli here... If you can't learn it, Zhan Lan will be responsible for teaching you."

"As if I can learn it very quickly... A 2S-level technique must be very difficult, right?"

Zhan Lan glared at Fang Ge, seemingly displeased with his casual boasting, "Let's start with the A-level Star Meditation Method, I have more experience with that."

"Really?" Lina was somewhat flattered. She hadn't expected to have such an opportunity.

This is a treatment that even the Celestial Team doesn't get!
"Haha, the two captains are really thoughtful." Luo Yinglong scratched his head, feeling a warmth in his heart.

Perhaps this was just a small favor for the Zhongzhou team... but Luo Yinglong certainly understood that the Zhongzhou team didn't need Lina at all, and was only doing this out of respect for him.

"There's no need to take it too seriously."

Knowing Luo Yinglong's character well, Fang Ge feigned indifference and said, "The mental power users and cultivators in the team all need to hone their spirits... and you are no exception. As for Huang Zhongli, who is a pure surplus of resources, there is no need to worry about him at all."

This is indeed a [team redemption] event.

But the more modest Fang Ge was, the more Luo Yinglong remembered her kindness.

As for [Misaka Network]... of course it's for exchanging for the Samsara Army, the Heavenly Demon Puppet, and even the Undead.

"Overlord, from now on, the command and guidance of the formation personnel will be entrusted to you," Fang Ge said.

(End of this chapter)