Mythical Three Kingdoms

"Is it true that Inner Qi Manifestation also requires understanding one’s own will?" Ji Xiang had completely understood by this point.

"Indeed it is so," Guann Hai nodded.

"So annoying..." Ji Xiang said, feeling utterly frustrated.

With this realization, Ji Xiang’s three major lines of research all had to come to a halt. However, the brainwashing psychology within the abnormal psychology branch of her psychology studies was already more than halfway complete, supported by a large amount of data. Moreover, much data stemming from this, although not fully organized yet, was enough for Ji Xiang to fill in many areas of this branch.

[To cultivate Inner Qi Manifestation and create a Legion Talent, it still requires following the educational psychology branch, with at least a thousand samples, and this would take twenty years. How bored must the predecessor who wrote the book have been to classify so many categories?] Ji Xiang thought with a sense of grievance.

Ji Xiang now basically confirmed that what she was learning must indeed belong to the category of forbidden research. It was not only capable of twisting normal will but also effectively establishing a person’s will through guidance, and using that will as the core to construct a Legion Talent.

However, just thinking about how much time this method would take made Ji Xiang feel it was crushing her life - as short as thirteen to fourteen years, or as long as seventeen to eighteen years. Considering her character, managing three or four kids would probably knock her out.

As for passing her knowledge to others, according to Ji Xiang’s observations, her disciple Zhang Chunhua, who was considered one of the best among her peers in terms of talent, had only learned the basics in three months, despite Ji Xiang’s intentional guidance.

This left Ji Xiang feeling helpless. Some things truly depend on innate talent, and what she was learning evidently required significant talent; whether others could learn it at all was a real question.

Ji Xiang reckoned that perhaps only she had grasped this ability. Regarding teaching it to others, she somewhat understood why certain schools of thought mysteriously vanished. Some things genuinely cannot be passed down simply because one wishes to do so.

"Alas, research needs to be paused for a while," Ji Xiang said helplessly, then looked at Yu Jin with a bit of embarrassment, "General Yu, it’s unfortunate that I ruined your spoils of war. I hope that’s okay."

"As long as it’s not fatal. I only needed a head for a sacrifice," Yu Jin said with a wave of his hand. Mii Lohe’s refusal to surrender left a group of military generals with no recourse but to execute him. After all, he wasn’t a Han Dynasty Inner Qi Manifestation, dead was dead.

"I’ve erased his Legion Talent, and his own Inner Qi Manifestation’s strength too. I initially intended to experiment on how to break through Inner Qi Manifestation and how to condense a Legion Talent, but I ended up breaking it..." Ji Xiang wrapped her fingers around her hair with some embarrassment.

"..." Yu Jin was dumbfounded. To think that Inner Qi Manifestation’s strength could be erased, and Legion Talent could be erased too - the world of you physicians is truly beyond our comprehension.

"Cough, cough, not a big problem really; I just needed a head, after all." Although Yu Jin was taken aback for a while, he still magnanimously indicated it wasn’t a problem. "I’m just curious about how you achieved this, and what your research results are."

Given that she had ruined Yu Jin’s spoils, Ji Xiang couldn’t hide things. She meticulously explained how she systematically broke Mii Lohe and shared the insights she gained from ruining the toy.

Though many things sounded simple when Ji Xiang described them, normal people couldn’t possibly replicate them--timing and methodology hinged on her reading of facial expressions and eye changes, all naturally grasped by Ji Xiang.

For Yu Jin, Chen Dao, and Guann Hai, Ji Xiang’s explanation on breaking playthings was utterly incomprehensible, akin to a Heavenly Book. Even Zhang Chunhua couldn’t understand why her master could do it so effortlessly.

"In short, the current state is that the Hu People are finished. Their inability to give rise to a Legion Talent is entirely due to suppression by the Han Dynasty. No matter how arrogant they appear, their hearts are filled with profound inferiority," Ji Xiang said, curling her forefinger around her hair.

"My method twists their will to circumvent this issue, but because it’s done by twisting their will, they cannot truly embrace it," Ji Xiang said helplessly, "Similarly, the will that Inner Qi Manifestation lacks also falls into this category."

"If I personally intervened, I could brainwash them into fanatics, people who have no fear of death. But since it’s twisted, they can’t meet the requirement of seeing one’s heart clearly at the moment of Inner Qi Manifestation breakthrough," Ji Xiang sighed.

"Fearless of death?" Yu Jin was taken aback. "I’m curious, Doctor Ji, how many people could you transform into what you described?"

"I could brainwash about a few dozen a month, but this inherently defies people’s will; once they leave my side, they will be naturally influenced by their environment. Moreover, this method differs in many ways from willingly sacrificing soldiers," Ji Xiang sighed.

"Of course, it’s not entirely impossible to make them identical, but it would be incredibly laborious, rendering it not worthwhile. I believe this ability is better suited for managing prisoners," Ji Xiang dismissed Yu Jin’s thought.

"So that’s how it is," Yu Jin’s interest waned significantly.

"There are other uses too, such as enhancing the battle will of soldiers. This way, the negative impact on soldiers is essentially negligible, more of a subtle adjustment, I suppose," Ji Xiang contemplated.

"Such a method exists," Yu Jin chuckled, finding that Ji Xiang was nothing like a physician, having even delved into training soldiers.

"Mm, I’ll eventually organize this knowledge and hand it over to you, as a form of recompense for troubling all of you during this period," Ji Xiang nodded. Such nuances could hardly be encapsulated in words alone.

"That sounds okay," Yu Jin nodded, "Doctor Ji, is there anything else on your mind?"

"I’ve completed my experiments and plan to rest for a while. I’ve also taken care of the prisoners in your camp. When you have them work, they’ll be quite compliant," Ji Xiang stood and bowed to the group, who all returned the bow.

Regarding Ji Xiang’s mention of prisoners, they didn’t pay much heed until later discovering these prisoners were extremely diligent laborers, showing exceptional humility. When Sunx Qian expressed special gratitude to Chen Xi, that’s when Chen Xi noticed something was amiss.

However, by then, Ji Xiang had already established her mountain gate, accepted three disciples, and gathered a large group of students. By the time Chen Xi figured out the whole story, he could only order the mountain gate to be sealed, confine the oblivious Ji Xiang, and then take action.