Chapter 47

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"Solen, how much strength do you have in your arms now?" Ye Jingyu asked.

"120 catties," Lan Ling replied.

"What?" Ye Jingyu exclaimed in surprise. It had been less than a month since the practical training in the southern border, yet Lan Ling's arm strength had increased by 60 catties.

At this point, there were still more than two months before the final exam. At this rate of improvement, there might be a great surprise at the graduation exam.

This cultivation speed was truly terrifying. Yes, Ye Jingyu had seen him use a 100-catty bow to kill a fiery red barbarian bull, but he always thought that Lan Ling was using his dragon force to strike, and his arm strength was still only 70 to 80 catties.

"Since you've already broken through 100 catties, the first stage of cultivation is over," Ye Jingyu said. "Next, we will move on to the second stage of cultivation. We will leave the Wild Buffalo Valley and go to another place."

Lan Ling asked, "To hunt more powerful beasts?"

Ye Jingyu looked at Lan Ling for a while, then said, "Pick up the bow and arrow, and follow me."

Next, Ye Jingyu packed his belongings, and he and Lan Ling rode their horses westward.

They galloped for over a hundred miles, entering a new wilderness. Suddenly, Ye Jingyu stopped, immediately dismounted, and hid in the grass, pointing to a spot dozens of meters away: "Do you see that Blood Cloud Leopard?"

Lan Ling nodded. In the grass dozens of meters away, a beautiful leopard lay there. Its body was gray, and its spots were blood red, hence the name Blood Cloud Leopard.

Lan Ling now understood. The fiery red barbarian bull and the Blood Cloud Leopard had vivid red colors because they had relatively powerful dragon bloodlines in their bodies.

"Try to shoot it," Ye Jingyu said.

Lan Ling picked up the 100-catty bow, took a deep breath, drew the bow, and aimed.

"Shoot..."

The arrow shot out like a meteor.

However, as soon as the bowstring sounded, the Blood Cloud Leopard suddenly became alert and leaped out like lightning.

Then, its eyes immediately turned toward Lan Ling. It quickly sensed the powerful killing intent from Ye Jingyu, turned around, and fled rapidly.

"Quickly, use all your mental power to shoot it. Shoot as many arrows as you can," Ye Jingyu said.

So, Lan Ling quickly locked on and shot rapidly.

From start to finish, he shot five arrows, but none of them even came close to the Blood Cloud Leopard, the closest being over ten meters away.

In just a moment, the Blood Cloud Leopard disappeared without a trace.

"Do you know why I brought you here?" Ye Jingyu asked.

"I know," Lan Ling said, hanging his head.

Ye Jingyu said, "In the first stage, I had you shoot wild bulls because they have large eyes and slow reactions, and they like to stand still. Although they are living creatures, shooting them is no different from shooting a fixed target."

Lan Ling nodded, indicating that hunting wild bulls was extremely easy.

Ye Jingyu continued, "However, such clumsy beasts are only wild bulls. Your enemies, and the targets of the final exam at the Imperial City Academy, are moving targets. With your current mental locking ability, do you think you can hit a moving target?"

Lan Ling shook his head, completely impossible. He had just tried, and the closest his arrows came to the Blood Cloud Leopard was several meters away.

Ye Jingyu said, "Next, we will move on to the second stage of cultivation, which is shooting moving targets."

Then, Ye Jingyu sighed and said, "There are only two months left until the final exam at the Imperial City. Shooting moving targets is the most difficult part, and we can only do our best and leave the rest to fate."

Yao Xing also said that, to a large extent, it depends on Lan Ling himself. So, this stage is really difficult.

Ye Jingyu continued, "The first goal of the second stage is to use your mental power to lock onto a moving target 40 meters away. Come, I'll take you to a new place to start the second stage of cultivation."

Then, the two mounted their horses, and Ye Jingyu led Lan Ling southward.

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They traveled over a hundred miles, and the forest gradually became denser. Ye Jingyu continued forward, walking another twenty miles.

From a distance, Lan Ling could already hear the sound of rushing water.

Turning around a valley, they suddenly saw a waterfall, several dozen meters high and several hundred meters wide.

The roaring water fell, splashing up mist and forming a natural rainbow under the sunlight.

The water here was really cool and clear. Ye Jingyu couldn't resist licking his lips; such a good stream was perfect for swimming, but unfortunately, it wasn't the time for swimming.

"Most of the time, the most clumsy beasts just stand still, so even though they are living creatures, shooting them is no different from shooting a fixed target," Ye Jingyu said. "However, most of the enemies in this world, and the targets of your final exam, are moving targets, and they move very fast and are very small."

Ye Jingyu continued, "Next, you need to learn how to use your mental power to lock onto a rapidly moving target."

"Okay," Lan Ling said. "How should I practice?"

Ye Jingyu said, "This waterfall is nearly fifty meters high. Focus on the waterfall. Focus on a single water droplet from the moment it starts falling until it disappears into the water, and use your mental power to lock onto that droplet throughout the entire process."

Lan Ling nodded and said, "So, the sign of success is that I can track and lock onto the droplet from the moment it appears until it disappears?"

"Exactly," Ye Jingyu said. "A thousand words are not as good as a single try. Start by trying it out."

Lan Ling sat on a rock on the opposite bank of the river, about forty meters from the waterfall. He took a deep breath, gathered all his mental power, and opened his eyes to focus on the waterfall forty meters away.

However, as soon as he started, he realized it was an impossible task.

Because at forty meters, it was impossible to see a single water droplet; it was too small. For a normal person, even at ten or twenty meters, it would be extremely difficult to see a single water droplet.

Lan Ling tried again and again, but he couldn't see any water droplets at all.

Ye Jingyu asked, "How is it?"

Lan Ling said, "I can't see clearly at all, let alone lock onto it."

Ye Jingyu said, "Then, try to channel your dragon force into your mental power and project it through your eyes."

Lan Ling began to follow Ye Jingyu's instructions, releasing dragon force from the demon star and injecting it into his mental power.

Instantly, Lan Ling felt a jolt in his brain, and his mind became clear and his body felt light.

Then, he gathered all his mental power and projected it through his eyes.

Suddenly, a miracle happened. The scene before him seemed to be magnified and brought closer.

The distance of forty meters suddenly felt like it was right in front of him.

It was truly mysterious. The dragon force was truly powerful. When combined with physical strength, it formed a powerful strike.

And when combined with mental power, it produced such a surprising effect, directly bringing the scene closer.

"Can you see clearly now?" Ye Jingyu asked.

"I can see clearly," Lan Ling said.

Indeed, he could see clearly. The countless water droplets from the waterfall forty meters away were almost all visible.

Of course, Lan Ling's field of vision was now extremely narrow, and he could see nothing but that patch of water droplets.

Ye Jingyu said, "Now, try to lock onto a single water droplet and track its entire movement from the moment it starts falling until it hits the water."

So, Lan Ling's mental focus began to lock onto a single water droplet, trying to capture it at all times.

However, he found it completely impossible because the droplet moved too fast. From the moment it appeared to the moment it hit the water, the entire process took only three to four seconds.

Almost as soon as he started to lock onto it, it disappeared. And the most critical point was that his mental field of vision was a whole curtain of water, not a single droplet.

"How is it?" Ye Jingyu asked.

"I can't do it at all," Lan Ling said.

"Why can't you do it?" Ye Jingyu asked.

Lan Ling said, "Because the droplet is moving, and my field of vision is completely static, I can't dynamically lock onto and track it."

"Exactly," Ye Jingyu said. "The mental locking you learned before was static locking. Now, you need to learn dynamic locking."

Lan Ling listened intently.

Ye Jingyu continued, "When you channel your dragon force into your mental power, what do you feel?"

Lan Ling said, "My body feels light, and my mental power seems to become tangible, as if it's about to float away."

"Exactly," Ye Jingyu said. "You need to let your mental power float out and move with the target. This way, you can always lock onto a moving target. Remember, it's the movement of your mental power, not the movement of your eyes."

Then, Ye Jingyu said, "First, retract your dragon force and mental power. We will enter the water again and start learning the mental projection technique."

He then took out a pill and handed it to Lan Ling, saying, "Take it."

Lan Ling took it, and after a moment, he suddenly felt excited, his body felt light, and he had a sense of floating.

"What is this?" Lan Ling asked in shock.

"A mental stimulant," Ye Jingyu said. "To learn the mental projection technique, you must take this."

At this point, Lan Ling's mental state was becoming increasingly excited, and he was gradually losing the sense of his body.

Then, he and Ye Jingyu entered the water and sat down, holding a tube in their mouths, allowing the water to completely submerge them.

Ye Jingyu sat behind him and said, "Next, I will inject the 'Drifting Formula' into your ears and mind. You don't need to do anything; just follow my 'Drifting Formula' and let your mental power leave your body. The sign of success is when you can see yourself."

See yourself? And not in a mirror? This was too mysterious.

Lan Ling opened his mouth to speak, but he couldn't make a sound in the water.

"I know what you want to ask," Ye Jingyu said. "You want to know how long it will take to complete the mental projection technique. I'll tell you, those with high mental talent can do it in a dozen days, while those with low mental talent may never complete it."

To be honest, Ye Jingyu was very eager to see how long it would take Lan Ling to complete the mental projection technique.

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