Genshin Impact: Immortal Cave

“My forehead is so big, my forehead is so big, my forehead…”

The next morning, Li Mochen woke up from his dream, still muttering to himself.

He spent the whole night trying to understand how to cultivate "mental imagery", but still couldn't figure it out. Teacher Ping explained that it was necessary to make the soul power transcend the real world. But she herself was also confused about how to do it.

So, there was Li Mochen, who was in a state of being possessed by a ghost, and kept talking to himself.

"Hey! What are you mumbling so early in the morning? It's so scary!"

When Shen He finally got up to continue making the "Giant Wind and Cloud Puppet", he couldn't help but roar at Li Mochen. Although this guy is not good at speaking and singing, he is really like a star when he makes ghost videos. He can repeat the sentence "My forehead is so big" for several hours, which makes Shen He have a splitting headache.

"Ah? Lord Shenhe, what are you talking about?"

"I said, what's wrong with you? Why do you keep talking?"

Alas, this is a long story. Li Mochen shook his head and told Shenhe about his experience of learning the "outdoor scene technique" from Teacher Ping last night.

“So that’s how it is…Are you okay?”

Li Mochen originally thought that Shenhe would comfort him, but he didn't expect her to just say hello directly.

"Why do you say that?"

"It's not that I look down on you, you little brat are only half-god at best, and you actually want to learn Sister Ping's 'External Scenery Technique'?"

"Are you overestimating your own abilities? You want to run before you even learn to walk?"

"No, it's like chewing on a dragon's tail without even drinking milk. Isn't that courting death?"

Shenhe glanced at Li Mochen, his eyes full of helplessness.

How powerful is Sister Ping's "External Scenery Technique"? It is a unique magical power among immortals. Even Shenhe himself can't learn it, let alone the Emperor. Now Li Mochen wants to learn it, but Shenhe would rather he go to the Qiuqiu people to learn the magic dance.

“I know…I know I’m overestimating myself. I just want to get stronger.”

After being mocked by Shenhe, Li Mochen could only smile bitterly. Indeed, he did not have the half-immortal bloodline like Ganyu, so it was difficult for him to become stronger.

After all, it is impossible for humans to become immortals, let alone mortals like Li Mochen who do not have the eyes of God.

Shenhe saw it all and understood his loss and longing.

"If you really want to become stronger through 'mental imagery', you should go find someone instead of going crazy here."

Although Shen He was not proficient in the "art of exterior scenes", she knew that there was someone who was very knowledgeable in this area.

"Hmm? Besides Grandma Ping, is there another master of the 'External Scenery Technique'?"

"It's not that exaggerated. Although that person doesn't know the 'art of exterior view', he is good at using 'mental imagery' to improve his combat effectiveness."

“Who is this awesome guy?”

"You've seen him before... the Great Saint Xiao."

Xiao? Hearing this name, Li Mochen was stunned. He had seen this person before, but in his impression, Xiao didn't look like someone who could perform sophisticated magic, but more like a warrior wielding a spear to fight the enemy.

In this regard, Shenhe gave his own explanation.

"Do you know Xiao's identity?"

"The Great Sage who conquers demons, the Yaksha who protects the Dharma?"

Li Mochen remembered that this was the title he saw in the Daoist Fellow System. Although it was a bit strange that Xiao had two titles, it was nothing special.

"That was now. During the war, Xiao was no longer a guardian Yaksha, but a killing machine for his master."

Master? Killing machine?

Li Mochen frowned. This didn't sound good.

"Xiao is valued by his master because he is born with an extremely powerful 'mental image'."

"Born strong? That means the power of the soul is very strong."

"Yes, but the way he uses 'mental imagery' is different from 'external scene technique'. It is used to strengthen himself."

Shenhe's understanding of "mental image" is broader than that of Grandma Ping. She believes that "mental image" is a universal soul power, but some people are strong and some are weak.

In addition to immortals, ordinary creatures also have "mental images" that can be used to strengthen themselves.

In order to eat leaves high up, giraffes have evolved long necks from generation to generation.

In order to eat coconuts that are high up, coconut crabs have evolved claws that can pry open coconuts.

In order to avoid natural enemies, chameleons can slowly change the color of their skin.

"The natural changes of these organisms actually all originate from 'mental images', but the process is extremely slow."

"I think this should be biological evolution..."

"What did you say?"

"It's okay, let's talk about Xiao."

After glaring at Li Mochen, Shen He continued. According to her, Xiao, as a Yaksha, is invulnerable to swords and spears, water and fire, and is almost immortal. Such physical changes come from the transformation of Xiao's "mental image" projected into reality.

Let the power of the soul integrate into the body and merge with every cell to achieve the "ideal diamond body".

After such training, there are only a handful of people, whether immortals or demons, who can surpass Xiao in physical strength.

That's why Xiao is so tricky, able to tear his enemies to pieces even when injured.

"So if you want to quickly master the 'Exterior Scenery Technique', Xiao will be of great help to you."

"But Teacher Ping asked me to first learn how to use the 'heart image' to store the 'heart image of ten thousand disasters'. This..."

"Once you come back from Xiao, this little thing will become easier. Don't worry."

Before Li Mochen could react, the divine crane had already pulled and pushed him out of the cave.

Only after watching him leave did Shen He breathe a sigh of relief.

"The noisy guy finally left. My head was about to explode from his shouting."

Thinking of Li Mochen's weird mumbling "My forehead is so big", Shen He couldn't help but shudder. However, he said that he and Xiao had some friendship, so that was good.

After all, if he mentioned the past to Xiao for no reason, he might get beaten up. Shenhe thought so while concentrating on building the "Wind and Cloud Giant Doll".