Genshin Impact: Immortal Cave

Li Mochen stood there, thinking about his new ability - soul power. This is really something new.

"Is this... the power of the soul?" he muttered to himself, with curiosity flashing in his eyes.

Ever since Grandma Ping gave him the "Heart-Appearance Ten Thousand Tribulations Talisman", his perspective seemed to have been enlightened. Before, he saw what he saw, but now he can see the deeper essence of things.

The people are still the same people, the trees are still the same trees, but the perception of their souls is no longer simple. If the human body is likened to a "cup" and the soul is likened to "water", then ordinary people cannot see the water in the cup. But Li Mochen can now see the soul of things, whether they are living or inanimate.

"Did you see it? This is the 'heart's appearance', the truest appearance of all things. Only the power of immortals can see through it." Grandma Ping explained.

"It's really amazing. I never thought the world could be like this." Li Mochen exclaimed.

"'Mental appearance' is the reality of all things, while 'mental image' is a personal inner reflection. The two cannot be confused." Grandma Ping continued, and her words sounded a bit profound.

"'Mental image' is like the reality in your mind, which is not necessarily the reality of the outside world, but your personal opinion." She gave an example, opening her hand, and there was no flame in her hand. But then, a ball of blazing flame appeared out of thin air in her palm.

“This is the ‘mind image,’ the reality in my mind.”

Although Li Mochen has practiced for many years, he is also a learned man. He gradually understood these concepts. The "external scene technique" is actually a fairy technique that uses the inner illusion (mental image) to change the reality (mental appearance). Grandma Ping has no fire in her hand, but she imagines that there is fire, so there is fire.

The potential of this magic seems to be endless. When it reaches its peak, it can almost create everything out of thin air like the God of Creation. However, Grandma Ping believes that creatures with such powerful soul power do not exist. If there are, they are already creatures at the level of creation, without the need for the "External Scenery Technique".

But this magical art has practical value for mortals or immortals.

"Originally, the 'art of exterior scenery' was only used to build cave dwellings, because this is the simplest application." said Grandma Ping.

“Why is it the easiest?”

"Because it's easy to imagine. It's natural for immortals to have caves. It's easy for you to imagine it, too."

Li Mochen looked at Grandma Ping's teapot cave and understood what she meant. It is easy to imagine something that already exists, but it is difficult to imagine something that does not exist.

For example, Shenhe could imagine a cave, but she couldn't imagine a cave in a teapot. Therefore, she could only build a cave on the top of Mount Aozang, unlike Granny Ping who could get into a teapot.

The difficulty of using this skill in combat increases exponentially. Granny Ping couldn't imagine defeating the Rock King, so she could never defeat him. And to use "mental image" to expand Li Mochen's body to hold hundreds of talismans, as Granny Ping said, the difficulty is also quite exaggerated.

"Teacher Ping, do I just need to keep imagining and use my soul power to change reality?"

"That's right. The first step is to let the talisman on the forehead integrate into the body and not let it show."

"So...how long will it take?"

“It’s hard to say. It could be a few seconds, or it could be hundreds of years, or even thousands of years.”

Grandma Ping looked at the talisman on Li Mochen's forehead and smiled. Although the talisman she gave opened the way for Li Mochen to practice, this magic was extremely difficult. Some people might not be able to master it in their entire lives, while others would succeed very quickly.

But Grandma Ping believed that Li Mochen belonged to the latter. Her confidence would also affect Li Mochen's progress in cultivation. Of course, it would ultimately depend on Li Mochen's own understanding. Soon, Li Mochen came out of the Teapot Cave, his head still full of complex new knowledge.

"Imagine... believe... soul power... mental image..." He muttered to himself as he flew back to Ao Zang Mountain. He looked more like he had encountered something strange rather than an immortal.