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Chapter 86 Enlightenment! The Zen of War!
Tang Ruobing's private training room

Ye Mingqiu sat upright in the center, took out the Blood Spear from his storage space, placed it horizontally on his lap, put his hands on both sides of the spear shaft, and closed his eyes to rest.

This is the most basic form of military Zen: to perceive the connection between the weapon and oneself, to regard the weapon as part of the body, to better understand and master the weapon, and to cleanse the mind through meditation, so as to calm the restless heart.

Appropriate military meditation can accelerate the understanding of special skills, familiarize one with weapons, enhance one's combat power, and cleanse the mind.

Although the Blood Spear has the property of [Mind Erosion], this property is only triggered in combat. Outside of combat, the Blood Spear will not have a negative effect on Ye Mingqiu, who is practicing military Zen.

Moreover, the Blood Spear, possessing a spirit, is more human-like than ordinary weapons and has its own will.

The crimson crystallized patterns spread from the spear shaft to Ye Mingqiu's hand. The crimson patterns gradually brightened and dimmed with Ye Mingqiu's breathing, making it easier for him to feel the sense of fusion with the weapon and enter a higher level of military meditation.

"Does this weapon have a spirit?"

Tang Ruobing looked at the blood-stained spear that was actively cooperating with Ye Mingqiu in his military meditation, and her heart trembled.

You should know that even though she's an 8th-level mage, her staff doesn't have a spirit, and it won't respond to her while she's practicing her martial arts meditation. Suddenly, she felt that the dark gold-grade staff in her hand wasn't so appealing anymore.

Equipment with growth potential doesn't necessarily have a spirit, but equipment with a spirit definitely has growth potential. Although the Blood Spear is currently only silver-grade, it has a high possibility of advancing to gold, dark gold, or even higher grades in the future.

[Hint: You have mastered the skill - Military Zen]

Military strategy (active/passive)

Rank: ★
Active effect: After entering the Soldiers' Zen state using the main weapon, you can quickly become familiar with the weapon and treat it as part of your body for training. When using this weapon in battle, the efficiency of improving special skills is increased.

Current primary weapon: [Blood Spear]

Passive effect: When bound to the main weapon and used for training, gain a 10% enlightenment bonus and cleanse your mind and will.

So this is the art of military strategy and Zen.
Ye Mingqiu felt his mind gradually lighten, as if he were gradually shedding his shackles. His sensitivity to the world around him gradually decreased, and fatigue followed, but he felt extremely comfortable, as if the whole world had become more beautiful.

So, I was under that kind of immense pressure the whole time? That was really dangerous.
If it weren't for her keen observation and teaching me the method of practicing military Zen, my condition would probably have continued to worsen the next time I entered the spirit world.

Ye Mingqiu turned around, looked at Tang Ruobing behind him, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry."

"Humph!"

Tang Ruobing gave a light snort and said, "Sit there and don't move. Let me lean against you for a while."

Inside the training room, the two leaned back to back. Tang Ruobing, as usual, kept her head down and read her book without interrupting her reading progress. Ye Mingqiu, feeling relaxed, closed his eyes again and continued to enter a state of military meditation to cultivate.

After school, at the school gate

Chen Ran leaned against a tree, staring at the people leaving the school, his gaze unfocused, but he soon spotted a familiar young man in the crowd.

Hey! Found it!
"Ye Mingqiu, come here, look over here!" Chen Ran waved his hand and shouted loudly.

"Ok?"

Ye Mingqiu looked in the direction of the sound and found that it was his old classmate Chen Ran. He also smiled brightly, waved in response, and walked towards Chen Ran under the tree.

"Dude, what happened to you? I couldn't find you anywhere at school this afternoon. You weren't in the classroom, at the convenience store, at the infirmary, or even in the private training room! Where did you go?" Chen Ran couldn't help but sigh and complain. "I was in the private training room," Ye Mingqiu replied matter-of-factly.

"You're kidding, impossible, absolutely impossible! I've been to your private training room so many times, and I've never seen you even once," Chen Ran said with absolute certainty.

"No?"

Ye Mingqiu was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized that he had been spending the past week in Tang Ruobing's private training room and had subconsciously regarded it as his own.

As for his own training room, it seems he has never been there even once.
"Ahem, then you can come find me in Tang Ruobing's private training room next time," Ye Mingqiu said, sounding slightly embarrassed.

"Is this convenient?"

Chen Ran asked blankly, afraid that knocking on the door would interrupt something. After all, under normal circumstances, what kind of good person would run into someone else's private training room every day, as if it were their own home?

At the same time, he calculated the time and couldn't help but think to himself: His fighting power is really strong!

"What are you thinking? We're just studying magic together," Ye Mingqiu explained.

"Tch, studying magic, huh! I'm your deskmate, do you think I don't know you? You can't even pass your general education courses, and you want to study magic? Do you know how much you have to learn in the magic department?" Chen Ran retorted without any politeness.

"look."

Ye Mingqiu raised his hand, attracting Chen Ran's attention, but the latter looked casual and puzzled, unsure of what he was going to do next.

The next moment, the energy fluctuations gathered in his palm, and a bright red flame ignited. The shape of the flame reflected in Chen Ran's eyes, revealing the disbelief on his face.

"Fuck!"

Chen Ran subconsciously took a step back, looked at Ye Mingqiu, then at the flame in his hand, and forced himself to calm down before saying, "Don't lie to me. Xiao Guang told me that general spells are not difficult to learn and can be used to fool people, but they are actually useless."

"Oh."

Ye Mingqiu responded, and the flame in his hand rapidly expanded, transforming into the shape of a palm. The palm seemed to come alive, raising a middle finger at Chen Ran.

"I'm in a big trough!"

Chen Ran couldn't hold back any longer. This was definitely not a general spell; it was an advanced spell, symbolized by the mage statue.

Not a buddy?

We agreed to just give up together, but you went and quietly started studying magic? We're on the same page, and you're playing mind games with us? Advanced spells require both knowledge and practical experience, which can't be learned in a short time. Ye Mingqiu must have practiced countless times already.

"You're not switching to law, are you? Aren't you afraid the school will make you pay a penalty for breaking the contract? They need you to be a support student in the college entrance exam preparatory team!" Chen Ran asked worriedly.

"I'm a support class. I only learned magic to achieve better results in the Spirit Realm Trials. I don't know any special moves. Being an elite enhanced class like Xia Qingxue is the ceiling. I want to see a higher world," Ye Mingqiu replied with a smile.

"A higher world? In other words, your professional level?" Chen Ran's expression gradually became more and more interesting.

Ye Mingqiu just smiled brightly.

(Sorry, I'm useless. I was planning to update ten chapters today, but only updating eight is too lame.)
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