I'm extremely interested in Nen abilities.

However, some materialized items can easily have their duration extended by adding some constraints. It is definitely inappropriate to judge the progress of materialization training by the length of the duration. Take Shizuku's bulging-eyed fish for example. According to her, she has never paid much attention to the duration of the bulging-eyed fish since its birth. It seems that as long as she does not release it, she can keep holding the bulging-eyed fish in her hand.

That's quite natural; whose vacuum cleaner suddenly disappears halfway through use?

Jingyang sat beside her on the riverside slope, watching the beautiful sunset in the west, when he suddenly called out, "Auntie Bi?"

Little Di sat up straight and looked around curiously.

Jingyang waited a while, then heard a clear, sweet voice, like that of a young girl, coming from a distance behind him. The voice said with exasperation, "Idiot, the problem lies in 'realism'!"

Chapter 218 Level 5

Suddenly, a figure flashed, and a girl with soft, golden hair, a pretty and cute face, who looked to be about eleven or twelve years old, appeared out of nowhere. She stood on the slope, one fist against her seemingly slender waist, and the other hand pointing at Jing Yang and Xiao Di sitting side by side on the river below.

It really is Bisky!

Jingyang immediately perked up, as if there was a spring in his back, and he sprang up.

Xiao Di also stood up and asked curiously, "It's you. Didn't you say we'd wait until we got the stuff before talking about anything else?"

“You’re only qualified to continue talking to me after you get what you want. It’s different if it’s the other way around. I can talk to you whenever I want.” Bisky just casually made that up.

Little Drops thought to herself, "Our goal is to see you anyway. Whether we look for you or you look for us, it's all the same."

Jingyang smiled with a relaxed expression: "Auntie, since you've given us some pointers, you must have been secretly observing our training for several days now. So, Auntie, what score would you give me for my duel with that hunter this morning?"

Bisky stretched out her little hand and waved to him.

Jingyang walked over, and with a bang, Bisky punched him, sending him flying across the stream and landing on the other side with a thud, almost knocking him onto the main road outside the park.

"What did you call me?" Bisky's fists were bulging with veins, and she grinned coldly, grinding her fangs.

"Such speed." Little Drop blinked beside her; she hadn't seen Bisky throw the punch at all, and she guessed Jingyang hadn't either.

On the opposite bank, Jingyang flipped over and jumped up as if nothing had happened.

He touched his chest and abdomen in surprise—even with Bisky's "little princess" form, this was the only height he could hit—he looked at Bisky on the other side in surprise, then quickly ran back. When he got close to Bisky, he asked angrily, "Why did you hit me?"

Bisky glanced at him sideways.

Jingyang deliberately said, "Bi'a—"

Bang! Before he could finish speaking, another punch landed heavily on his chest. By the time Jingyang felt the pain, he was already hanging on the park wall.

Standing there, Bisky pointed to Jingyang sliding down the wall in the distance and asked Xiaoshi, "Does he like to get beaten up?"

Xiao Di said, "He probably wanted to test whether he could dodge your second punch."

"Hmph!" Bisky said, hands on her hips. "I asked around with Chairman Netero and found out that Jingyang is pretty good at fighting. So, I'm going to throw punches that even someone with good skills can't dodge."

"Is it that amazing?" Jing Yang hopped across the river and strolled back as if nothing had happened, but this time he was much more obedient. "Master Biskey, what did you mean by 'realism' just now?"

"Who's your master? Kid, don't rush to claim kinship." Bisky chuckled. "Just call me by my name."

Jing Yang readily agreed, "Nabiski, what do you mean by 'realism'? The vacuum cleaner that Xiaodi manifests is a spatial rule-based Nen ability, so it can't be realistic no matter what."

“You’re talking about ‘reality,’ not ‘truth,’” Bisky said. “Answer my question first—when did you know I was nearby?”

She was quite surprised when Jing Yang pointed it out to her.

"I don't know," Jingyang said honestly. "I only know that you are definitely in this city, but whether you are in our vicinity is just a guess, but luckily I guessed right."

Bisky nodded. "Is it the mark on your tiger?"

Jingyang smiled and said, "Yes."

Bisky said, "The markings created by Nen abilities such as Manipulation or Conjuration usually disappear or temporarily go dormant when they are 5 to 10 kilometers away from the Nen user. Beyond 10 kilometers, most of them can barely be sensed. I put your tiger in a house 50 kilometers away, and you were still able to sense it. It seems that your Manipulation training is quite advanced."

Jingyang quickly asked, "So, this is the standard for judging the training of the manipulation system?"

Bisky curled her lip and pointed to the distance signs erected along the roadside. "Idiot, 'distance' is the standard for Emission-type Nen. Haven't you figured that out yourself? For Manipulation-type Nen, the most important thing is manipulation. What difference does distance make?"

Jing Yang understood and said, "That's the strength of the operation. Or, the thoroughness of the operation?"

As he spoke, he shook his head, "Manipulation abilities are also divided into fully mandatory and semi-mandatory types, and even conditional types. The requirements for the thoroughness of the manipulation from the very beginning are not the same..."

For example, among Nen users of the same type, some people have strong personalities and a strong desire for control, so they will naturally develop Nen abilities that allow them to completely and thoroughly control their targets; while others are more compromising and moderate, preferring to discuss and cooperate with others, or they enjoy devising schemes and the thrill of setting their own rules and watching their opponents become their puppets. In this case, the Nen abilities developed by these people will inevitably tend to be semi-coercive and conditional.

This distinction in the nature of abilities is inherent in personality. If one deviates from the true nature of a Nen user and insists on forcing the latter type of user to train their Nen abilities towards complete control, it will only result in "a forced melon not being sweet".

“It’s about quantity.” Under Bisky’s gaze, Jingyang finally found the key word himself.

Bisky nodded in satisfaction. "That's right, it's about quantity. Although there are Nen abilities that don't require a certain number of controllable targets, but..."

Jing Yang smiled and said, "Perhaps some people will refuse to completely and ruthlessly control a target, but they certainly won't complain about the increasing number of targets they can control. The deeper a person's cultivation in manipulation is, the more skillfully they master the essence of 'manipulation'. When they manipulate a single target, they will naturally be more at ease and encounter less resistance. Conversely, they will have more spare capacity to manipulate more targets."

Bisky held up one finger. “If we divide the level of Nen practice into five levels, the first level can be regarded as the entry level. By our current common standards, in terms of the operational system of practice, if the number of operable targets reaches more than 10, it can be considered the second level, which can be said to have entered the inner sanctum.”

10?

Jing Yang thought to himself that when he first transmigrated, as long as he had enough spiritual energy, he could easily play around with 20 star marks.

At this moment, Xiao Di asked curiously from the side, "The second level may not necessarily be more powerful than the first level, right? Even if you can control more targets, if the power of Nen itself is not strong, it seems to be of little use."

Bisky didn't mind the questioning, nodding calmly and saying, "Comparing different Nen abilities across different Nen users is certainly a good point. However, we're comparing the depth of cultivation within a particular Nen system, not the strength of a single Nen ability. Specifically, we're discussing the level of cultivation a Nen user has within their own Nen system, roughly at what stage they're at, so we can have a clear understanding. In fact, there are many masters who are only at the beginner level of Nen, but have extremely abundant Nen capacity or rich combat experience. Therefore, their developed Nen abilities, despite numerous limitations, are remarkably effective once they are put into use. So, there are actually quite a few who possess incredibly powerful combat abilities—not everyone cares about the so-called level of cultivation; as long as they can fight and kill enemies, that's enough."

Jingyang listened carefully and couldn't help but ask, "You said 'despite numerous constraints,' so can we say that if one's cultivation level is high, the constraints on mental abilities will also decrease?"

Bisky smiled slightly, "What do you think constraints are? A newbie who has just started learning doesn't even know what Nen is, yet he wants to obtain the Nen ability that many masters may not be able to master. So what can he do but negotiate conditions? He can compromise on anything he can, as long as he gets the Nen ability he desires."

"Who are you talking to?" Little Drop asked.

Bisky points her finger to her heart, the meaning self-evident: a conversation with her inner self, a conversation with her own thoughts. Thoughts are the energy of life, life itself, the spirit, the subconscious, even the ethereal soul…

Jingyang muttered to himself, "When one's cultivation reaches a certain level, the compromises made can naturally be gradually withdrawn, just like breaking free from the shackles on one's body. This is quite natural. If I cultivate to a state where I am the very essence of thought, why would I need to restrain myself? As the saying goes, 'Do as you please without overstepping the bounds.'"

"Do as you please, without overstepping the bounds." Bisky pondered this sentence for a moment, then smiled and praised, "Excellent, that's very good. That's exactly the meaning!"

Jingyang thought of Netero, and of Netero's Hundred Forms of Guanyin...

Bisky said, "Now you should understand what I meant by realism, not just practicality."

Jingyang said, "Some Conjuration-type Nen abilities manifest objects that seem like fantasy. Judging them by their realism is obviously inappropriate. Conjuration, the core of conjuration is a process of materializing the ethereal aura into a real substance that even ordinary people can touch with their naked eyes and palms. So, the standard for evaluating the level of a Conjuration-type Nen user's Conjuration skill is naturally to see how 'real' the objects they conjure are. If people can't see any flaws at all, or even if they can recognize at a glance that these are not objects that exist in the real world, yet they are so real that people can't help but doubt their own eyes, their own senses, and their own common sense, and guess that they are probably real, then that is called a high-level Conjuration."

With a flick of her wrist, Xiao Di's spiritual energy materialized into a strange vacuum cleaner with glaring eyes and a mouthful of sharp teeth.

She asked curiously, "Are the standards for materialization also divided into five levels?"

Jingyang also asked, "What is it like to enter the gate, and what is it like to ascend to the inner chamber? And what is something even higher than ascending to the inner chamber?"

Bisky glanced at the bulging-eyed fish on the ground and the vacuum cleaner nozzle in Little Drop's hand, and said, "Being able to successfully materialize it and make it stable so that it can be used normally without breaking down easily, that's considered getting started."

She pointed to her eyes and said, "If the naked eye of an ordinary person cannot see anything unusual, then it can be called 'entering the inner sanctum,' which is considered a standard of the second level of the materialization system."

"Ordinary people can't tell, which means..."

"That's right, the difference between the second and third levels lies here. If a Nen user can see the flaws, that's the second level. But if a Nen user can't see the fluctuations of the materialized object's aura, then that's the third level."

"The concept of Nen user is too general. Different Nen users have different eyesight. Does it include 'Condensation'?"

"If even 'condensation' cannot see the flaw, then it is the fourth level."

"Level 5? That's the highest level, right?"

"Kid, you're not a Conjuration type, why are you asking so many questions?" Bisky poked Jingyang's chest with her finger. "Where's the Blue Planet Gem? Where's the Greed Island game console? I haven't even gotten what I wanted, yet you have so many questions."

This old lady is quite arrogant. Jing Yang chuckled. It was clearly her own fault for coming all this way to secretly try and mentor him and Xiao Di, these two unpolished gems, yet she stubbornly refused to admit it. Really…

“Then I should be at level two,” Xiao Di said at this moment.

The aura that had been focused in her eyes dissipated. She had just carefully observed her bulging-eyed fish, examining everything from the vacuum cleaner's fang-filled mouth and pipes to the main machine, which might be its storage space. Sure enough, she could see some aura floating between the vacuum cleaner's fangs and in the two "bulging eyes" on its rear end—of course, this was without Shizuku extending the aura from her body to cover the vacuum cleaner. This showed that Shizuku's current level of materialization was not perfect at materializing aura. Although even those with Nen abilities could not see the flaws with the naked eye, and even those using "Condensation" might not be able to spot the weakness at a glance, it was still something that could be seen.

Of course, it's not a big deal if a flaw is discovered. It doesn't affect the normal functioning of the bulging-eyed fish's Nen ability, nor does it hinder Shizuku's use of the bulging-eyed fish. In fact, as long as Shizuku uses "Zhou" to cover the bulging-eyed fish with her aura, even if the enemy uses "Ning," they will never be able to find any flaws—it's full of flaws, so what flaws are there to speak of?

However, just as Bisky said, this is a standard for measuring how well the little drop has progressed in its practice of the Manifestation System, and from then on, the little drop has a goal to continue its practice.

Xiao Di and Jing Yang exchanged a glance, both thinking of the same thing.

If, if Shizuku could cultivate the Conjuration system to the so-called highest level, then the various constraints that the bulging-eyed fish currently has, whether consciously or unconsciously, such as its inability to inhale living things, its inability to exist independently without Shizuku's presence, its inability to change its form, and its inability to accept instructions from people other than Shizuku... might be reduced one or two of them?

And isn't this the meaning of spiritual practice?

Jing Yang thought to himself: I've never felt that there's a limit to the number of stars. Perhaps... the highest level of the control system is that there's no limit to the number of controllable targets? And me... I'm already at the maximum level as soon as I land?

With a thought, the death energy panel suddenly changed.

The little figure sitting upright with his sword at his side showed no abnormalities. Jingyang's total energy was 30906, and his current death energy was 0. The data for the hexagon was also normal, with the transformation type still at 84.3% and the materialization type still at 97.2%. However, next to the enhancement, specialization, manipulation, and emission types, which had been increased to 100%, another line of text quietly appeared.

Trait System: Level 5

Enhancement type: Level 2

Emission type: Level 3

Operating System: Level 4

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How come you only have a Level 4 certificate?

Jingyang stared at the fourth-level label next to his control system on the panel, and he couldn't stand it no matter how he looked at it.

My buddy is a proper Nen user specializing in manipulation, but while he maxed out his Specialization skill, his Manipulation skill was a level lower, only reaching the fourth level.

He pondered to himself.

Undoubtedly, the information that suddenly appeared on the Death Aura panel reflected his inner thoughts—after he learned about the cultivation levels of the six Nen systems from Bisky, the Death Aura panel reacted accordingly, essentially getting a patch and an update!

Only when the Mind system is maxed out to 100% can there be a so-called cultivation level rating.

Those with only 80-90% of the "aptitude" of the Transformation and Conjuration types are not even qualified to be evaluated.

It's easy to imagine that for other normal Nen users who generally only possess one 100% Nen ability, there would only be one evaluation, unlike myself, who, apart from lacking the first level of entry, actually possessed all five levels.

Xiao Di's materialization training level is at the second level, which is equivalent to her enhancement training level.

Jing Yang did not believe that his talent in the enhancement system far surpassed Xiao Di's. He thought that a short month of training was equivalent to Xiao Di's years of experience. In fact, Xiao Di may not have properly cultivated the Fruit-Eyed Fish yet, since her ability was sufficient once she possessed it. Jing Yang's enhancement system, Nine Yang, required continuous improvement, and he had indeed practiced on hundreds of patients and injured people over the past month, so his faster progress was to be expected.

Bissie had nothing to hide, so Jingyang shared his thoughts one by one. Bissie nodded and said, "That's why the Enhancement type is the most balanced and moderate in all aspects. You see, even if an Enhancement type doesn't know anything, they can still improve steadily and reliably by cultivating on their own."

She looked at Shizuku and said, “Unlike her, who is a materialization type, if you don’t understand that the key to materialization is realism, and you just blindly practice, you are likely to go astray.”