Genshin Impact: Supreme Justice of Teyvat - Chapter 40

Chapter 40: The Method of Spiritual Awakening

In the dead of night, as dawn crept over the horizon, a shadow darted across the street, avoiding several surveillance cameras, and successfully entered an apartment.

Click!

The door opened and then closed. Lu Yu tossed his mask and yellow trench coat onto the sofa before collapsing onto it with a sigh.

“Another perfect disguise! Honestly, it’d be a waste if I didn’t become a movie star,” he mused aloud.

In his hand were three business cards: Morningstar expert Li Cheng, Night Market owner Ma Yang, and the talkative girl Xu Xiaoqing. Unfortunately, Lu Yu couldn’t contact any of them yet. His public identity was still that of an ordinary person, and rushing into things might expose certain issues. He needed to wait for the right moment.

Still, tonight’s visit to the Night Market had been fruitful. Not only had he acquired a wealth of books on awakened individuals, but he had also obtained information about a dragon egg and learned much about various magical creatures.

Recalling the dragon egg, Lu Yu connected it to Li Cheng’s earlier words. Apparently, someone was supplying fresh eyeballs to the Human Eye Thieves. Those traitorous humans who sold out their kind would likely choose cities close to the thieves’ hideouts to keep their activities concealed. Transporting goods over longer distances would only increase their risk of exposure.

Based on the Human Eye Thieves’ known areas of operation, if these criminals were hunting for victims, the most likely targets would be Hang City and a few nearby towns.

With this thought in mind, Lu Yu snapped his fingers.

Snap!

At the sound, three dark shadows coalesced in front of him. These shadowy servants, whose features were indistinct, appeared, one of them holding a stack of books, which it placed before him.

Lu Yu nodded approvingly and issued an order:

“From now on, patrol this city. Report back immediately if you uncover any information about human trafficking or the Human Eye Thieves.”

Without hesitation, the three shadowy servants dissolved into shadowy pools and melted into the darkness. As Lu Yu’s claws in the shadows, they began scouring the city for information.

“Convenient, but there aren’t enough of them,” Lu Yu remarked, satisfied with their obedience, stealth, and tireless efficiency. They were the perfect employees for a ruthless boss.

“It seems I’ll need to find time to create the remaining seven shadow servants. Good thing I still have the contact number for the Flower and Bird Market owner—he can deliver the materials directly.”

With these mundane matters handled, Lu Yu picked up the handwritten “Awakeners’ Beginner Knowledge” from the talkative Xu Xiaoqing and began reading.

Hours passed as he immersed himself in the book. The rising sun illuminated the world, its golden rays driving away the darkness.

Closing the final book, Lu Yu marvelled,

“So, that’s how the system for awakened individuals works. They rely on cultivating their spirituality to gain power. It’s somewhat like manipulating consciousness to influence reality… no, that’s not entirely accurate. There are also body-tempering techniques, curses, divination, blessing rituals, and various ceremonial methods. It’s more akin to simultaneous cultivation of the soul and body to achieve formidable strength.”

Awakened individuals derived their power from a force called spirituality, which existed in all things. Every person, and even every blade of grass, possessed spirituality, albeit in varying degrees.

Spirituality was the synergy of the soul, body, and mind, enabling individuals to grow stronger and harness the world’s forces. All humans contained spirituality, but only those who surpassed a specific threshold could become awakened.

Thus, many schools employed specialised instruments to monitor students’ spirituality. Regular testing ensured that anyone whose spirituality exceeded the threshold could seize the opportunity to awaken.

The practice of cultivating spirituality traced back to the human forefather, who devised rituals to enhance it. He named this method the “Spiritual Awakening Method” and used it to transcend to higher realms before selflessly spreading his teachings.

Subsequently, the human race flourished, producing numerous strong individuals who hunted and expelled the monstrous beings that once preyed on humanity. This marked humanity’s transformation from prey to predators.

However, while the forefather’s method was universally applicable, it didn’t allow everyone to maximise their potential. Over time, others began refining and improving the technique.

After countless generations of innovation, the “Spiritual Awakening Method” evolved into numerous powerful systems, such as Li Cheng’s “Yin-Yang Duality”, which integrated vast knowledge, rituals, techniques, and the crucial core: ceremonial patterns.

A ceremonial pattern was the heart of any secret technique, akin to a ritual’s blueprint, determining whether a method could be practised.

With these patterns, humanity could continually enhance its spirituality, advancing to stages like Morningstar and Luminous Moon, achieving godlike power comparable to deities and demons.

Interestingly, the core of ceremonial cultivation resembled a unique system from Lu Yu’s previous life: visualisation diagrams.

The essence of a ceremonial pattern lay in visualising it to elevate one’s spirituality, condensing it into a singular point to ascend to Morningstar.

This point would then expand, its light growing until it pierced through the boundary of illusion and reality, transforming into Luminous Moon.

Finally, the visualised ceremonial pattern would manifest as a shadowy projection, granting the practitioner its immense power.

Yet, Lu Yu didn’t possess such sophisticated secret methods. All he had was the most rudimentary version of the “Spiritual Awakening Method”, courtesy of the talkative girl.

What should he do next?