"Sacred arts are composed of techniques, and so-called techniques are the rules of divine power arrangement. If you want to learn a sacred art, you must first understand the techniques that form it, and then use them to construct and perform the sacred art. When I first learned sacred arts, most of them were static construction techniques, that is, stationary constructions. Only by becoming familiar with the technique can you successfully construct the technique while moving, speaking, and thinking—this is called mobile construction."
"If you understand sacred arts well enough, you'll discover that many sacred art techniques are actually unnecessary; they simply exist to facilitate beginners' practice of the sacred art. This allows you to shorten the process of incantation and quickly cast the sacred technique. Being able to skip the construction step and directly cast the sacred technique is also a manifestation of strong mental fortitude and a profound understanding of the sacred technique."
In the back garden of Shengyao Si, the training ground yesterday, Wang Yinlan was briefing Ji Jiayu on her knowledge of sacred arts.
As she spoke, Wang Yinlan couldn't help but express surprise. Although she knew that Ji Jiayu was extremely intelligent, talented, and mentally strong beyond compare, being able to instantly construct a technique upon first encountering a sacred technique was simply too terrifying! However, this was a good thing, a blessing for the Bright Clan!
"Come on, show me all three sacred techniques," Wang Yinlan said.
"Okay." Ji Jiayu nodded, immediately releasing spiritual power from his body, spreading it out, and simultaneously releasing divine power. With the help of spiritual power, the divine power was instantly successfully organized. Then, as more divine power gushed out, the divine power in the void was activated, and the two resonated, forming the sacred technique Holy Spirit Protection.
When the holy light landed on Ji Jiayu, Wang Yinlan was even more shocked. "Perfect!"
But that wasn't the end of it. Ji Jiayu immediately cast his second sacred technique, the Holy Sword. Compared to the first defensive sacred technique, this divine sword was a purely offensive sacred technique.
The sacred technique was completed, and golden blades of light appeared around Ji Jiayu's body, floating in the air like petals, yet incredibly sharp.
"Wow!" Ji Jiayu waved his hand, and over a dozen sacred blades roared, and in an instant, they were embedded in the stone slab floor dozens of meters away.
Finally, there was the third sacred technique, the sacred wind of healing. This was a group recovery type of healing sacred technique. The moment this sacred technique was successfully cast, a gentle breeze blew, sweeping away Ji Jiayu's fatigue caused by waking up early. He wasn't injured now, otherwise, the wounds that had seen blood would have healed instantly.
"Everything's fine, there's nothing to say," Wang Yinlan said.
Thanks to his extraordinary spiritual power, Ji Jiayu must have cultivated a sacred art below the seventh rank. Wang Yinlan couldn't help but sigh in her heart: This is the son of destiny!
When they train, each sacred technique must be studied arduously for a long time, and then they must find the secret of success through repeated failures, finally being able to apply it in actual combat. It is precisely after hundreds or thousands of failures that their mental strength improves. But compared to Ji Jiayu... Don't mention it, people are truly more popular than others!
"The sacred arts are fine. Have you studied the sacred patterns?" Wang Yinlan asked.
"No." Ji Jiayu shook his head. "I want to master the sacred arts first."
"Well, yes, it's always right to be skilled," Wang Yinlan said.
"Then I'll continue practicing."
After Ji Jiayu finished speaking, he began casting the three sacred techniques in front of Wang Yinlan over and over again. Each time he cast them, he made subtle changes to observe the power of the sacred techniques in different situations. For example, injecting more or less divine power, going faster in some places, slower in others, walking at a larger or smaller speed, etc.
And when he had a good grasp of the situation, Wang Yinlan arranged for a sixth-level Ming Zun Sheng Yao Si to be his sparring partner, so he could learn how to use holy arts during battle.
After the entire lesson, all the members of Sheng Yao Si present had to say one word: perfect! Ji Jiayu's control of the holy arts was flawless, so perfect that they envied him.
In the evening, Ji Jiayu was sitting cross-legged in the field resting, and a woman who looked less than twenty years old slowly walked towards him. The woman held a dagger in her right hand, and the sharp edge of the blade flashed with a cold light.
Currently, she was still fifty meters away from Ji Jiayu.
Suddenly, Ji Jiayu opened his eyes and stared intently at her.
At this moment, someone gathered beside him; it was Wang Yinlan and a group of researchers from Sheng Yao Si.
"Regardless of interference, the sensing range for those carrying evil intentions is fifty meters, and it will not change depending on the strength and number of evil individuals."
After a while, Ji Jiayu received a summary report from Wang Yinlan.
Sensing goodwill and malice is a powerful ability granted to Ji Jiayu by the Holy Shine Pearl. With this ability, it's virtually impossible to attack or kill him.
However, what made Wang Yinlan and Ji Jiayu a little regretful was that the Holy Shine Pearl could only detect malice and goodwill, and couldn't detect other emotions, such as jealousy, hatred, or anything else.
But that was enough.
After testing this perception ability, Ji Jiayu tested the Holy Shine Light, the true manifestation of the energy he activated with the Holy Shine Orb.
"Based on previous actual combat and the test these two days, the following conclusion can be drawn: the Holy Shine Light has five effects: purification, healing, exorcism, strengthening faith, and providing a positive influence on our people of light."
Wang Yinlan said, "But the main effect is that exorcism and purification are the strongest. However, the scope of action also has a significant impact on its effectiveness, and it needs to be tested slowly."
"There's one more thing," Ji Jiayu said.
"What?"
"In the area covered by the Holy Light, when you speak, I can tell if you're lying," Ji Jiayu said.
"This..." Wang Yinlan exchanged glances with the several Ming Saints, and they all felt a little incredulous. What lie did you just hear? After a few seconds of silence, Wang Yinlan asked.
"Why don't you say something now? I'll see if you're lying."
Ji Jiayu said, "Didn't you just hear it?"
Wang Yinlan said, "Just say it."
"Okay." Ji Jiayu hesitated for a moment, looked at the two women with slightly complicated expressions not far away, and said, "Just now, the sister on the left said I was handsome, and the sister on the right said, 'How could there be..."
"Who's lying?" Wang Yinlan's expression also became strange.
"Uh, the sister on the right." Ji Jiayu's face flushed slightly.
As soon as Ji Jiayu finished speaking, the woman on the right immediately covered her face and said, "How could I have him?"
"She's lying again." As soon as Ji Jiayu said this, a burst of laughter erupted at the scene, and even Wang Yinlan burst into laughter.
Laughing back, Wang Yinlan was still deeply shocked that the Holy Light could detect lies, and in an instant, she had already thought of over a dozen uses for this ability in her mind.