In response to the question posed by his son, Song Shan didn’t need to ponder much and explained:

"Originally, this matter wasn’t of much relevance to you. Following the regular cultivation of the Spectral Energy Guidance Technique suffices."

Listening, Song Chi always felt that his great-uncle’s gaze lingered on him for a moment, but it soon shifted away, as if it was just his imagination.

"Within the Torch Human Civilization, the Torch Human Clan classifies spiritual force strictly according to the cultivation level of one’s own Spectral Energy Guidance Technique, that is, the number of times their life has undergone sublimation."

"Generally speaking, once the Spectral Energy Guidance Technique breaks through lv10, which is undergoing one life sublimation, the spiritual force of a Torch Ship Captain will receive a substantial upgrade. This marks the transition from ordinary spiritual force to the Ordinary Thought State, known as the First Rank of Ordinary Thought State, allowing one to achieve Threefold Mind Utilization."

"Following this pattern, the Spectral Energy Guidance Technique at lv20 undergoes the second life sublimation, corresponding to the Second Rank of Ordinary Thought State, allowing for Fourfold Mind Utilization."

At lv30 of the Spectral Energy Guidance Technique, with the third life sublimation, it corresponds to the Third Rank of Ordinary Thought State, allowing for Sixfold Mind Utilization."

Having said this, Song Shan stopped and did not continue.

However, Song You, clearly unable to contain his curiosity, continued to inquire:

"Dad, what about the Guidance Technique at lv40, a Fourth Rank Torch Ship Captain?"

Song Shan shot a sideways glance at his son, causing Song You to instinctively shrink his neck, knowing that Song Shan was about to scold him for aiming too high.

Yet, for some reason, Song Shan finally continued to answer.

"Spectral Energy Guidance Technique at lv40, undergoing the fourth life sublimation, stepping into the Fourth Rank Level, that’s when the spiritual force of a Torch Ship Captain will enter the realm of Divine Thought State, known as the First Rank of Divine Thought State.

Only the spiritual force of this level can control a Torch Warship to momentarily transform into the Mythical Mecha Form and master fighting with the Mythical Mech against enemies."

After this, Song Shan paused again, and this time his demeanor was firm, clearly indicating that he would not speak further, no matter who asked.

However, at this point, Zhao Hongxue, the great-aunt present at the scene, added:

"Of course, this is the normal progression for an ordinary Torch Ship Captain. There are countless Torch Ship Captains within the Torch Human Civilization, numbering over a hundred billion. Among them, there are some who are innately gifted or exceptionally fortunate. Those who possess high-level spiritual force even at low ranks have a significant advantage over other captains of the same rank."

"The benefits of a strong spiritual force are surely clear to you. It not only makes the control of a Torch Warship more intuitive during navigation but also affords you significant advantages in danger perception, mastery of Spectral Energy, and reduced training time. So, the point your great-uncle is trying to make is:

Those rare Divine Soul Type resources on the Soul Spirit Floating Land can, to some extent, accelerate the training of your spiritual force, or even grant you a higher level of spiritual force."

"Therefore, when you take part in missions later, if you have sufficient assurance and opportunity, try to obtain as many of these Divine Soul Type resources as possible and don’t hold back!!"

Hearing this, Song Chi, from his slight vantage in the crowd, twitched the corner of his eye. If he had harbored any doubts before, he was now fairly certain that his great-uncle and great-aunt’s words were probably aimed at him, as for the reason.

It was simply because they feared he was still hiding his abilities and wanted him to use his full strength in the future to acquire as many Divine Soul Type resources as he could. These resources were scarce in the outside world, and if he missed this opportunity, there would be no other.

To this, Song Chi was somewhat speechless but still took it to heart.

From what his great-uncle had mentioned earlier, he had a rough understanding of the current strength of his own spiritual force. Normally, he should be at the First Rank of Ordinary Thought State, but if he could break the limit, he could briefly enter the Second Rank of Ordinary Thought State, although the duration wouldn’t be long.

Reflecting on this, a glimmer shone in his eyes as he thought it would be great if he could elevate his spiritual force to the Second Rank of Ordinary Thought State before the second life sublimation without resorting to break-limit techniques.

At the same time, his resolve became even firmer.

Indeed, he must not hold back during the expedition to the Soul Spirit Floating Land and try to gather as many Divine Soul Type resources as possible, for that would likely help him achieve his goal.

Furthermore, he had an even more ambitious thought.

If someone could elevate their spiritual force to the Divine Thought State level before reaching the Fourth Rank, what would the outcome be? Could they gain early control of the Mythical Mech...

Before he could ponder further, his great-uncle spoke up softly once again.

"Alright, now that you all understand, you can all disperse. Take this time to diligently cultivate the Guidance Technique. Although the increases within each small level within the Great Rank of the Guidance Technique are not substantial for your spiritual force, they are not non-existent!!"

Soon, the family departed one after another, heading back to their respective courtyards, as Song Chi’s father and mother took him aside and said a few words of caution.

"Son, your mother and I are currently gathering Merit Points required to exchange for the Purple Top Rank Fire Source UpRank. We’re probably not going to make it for this mission. When you join your grandfather and the others on missions later, remember to be careful and listen to your grandfather’s advice."

Hearing his mother’s advice, Song Chi nodded quietly.

Given that both his father and mother were currently of the Seed of Torch and unlikely to take part in this expedition to the Soul Spirit Floating Land, they were naturally worried about his well-being.

...

Time flew by, and another half-month passed.

On this day, high in the sky above Green Moon Manor, the Cang Qiong activated a new expedition to the Alien Star Domain and vanished into the clouds.

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