"Whew."

Exhaling softly, Cheng Lin slowly walked to the edge of the lake and sat down casually on a bench under the nearest lamppost.

According to the seasons, the spiritual realm is supposed to be synchronized with reality.

However, since the last Pacific projection extradited a large amount of lake water containing spiritual energy, the entire spiritual world began to warm up, and with the reopening of flowers in those flower fields, the temperature seemed to be the turn of spring and summer.

Sitting casually on the bench, Cheng Lin put the drink bottle next to him and quietly looked at the light shadows reflected in the lake.

Compared with the brightly lit villa behind him, the lake seemed quite quiet, which made his heart feel much calmer.

Fang Cai's dinner was very rich, and Cheng Lin always maintained a smile, but no one knew that under his leisurely appearance, there were still some emotions that could not be let go.

It's not anger, if there is, it's also vented during the day's fighting.

It's not that there's any other kind of attachment to the real world.

Except for a few friends, he didn't have much nostalgia, and in contrast, after so much time in business, the spirit world could give him a real sense of home.

He is more than happy to spend the rest of his life here.

"So what the hell am I struggling with?" Cheng Lin asked almost to himself.

Looking up at the twinkling stars in the sky, Cheng Lin gave the answer himself:

"Deduction."

Yes, until now, if there is something that touches his heart and makes him unable to let go, then there is only one deduction left.

In the past few days, he has not been in the mood to sort out everything that has happened recently, calmly, but now that he thinks about it, things have probably changed since the thirteenth deduction.

"In the first twelve deductions, there are no problems in general, although there are also a lot of intertwined timelines involved, such as the Great Dao Sect and the Traceless Immortal Island, such as the primeval forest and the migration of the dragon...... But the overall temperament is similar...... It wasn't until the thirteenth deduction, the Cataclysm Era, that I crossed the timeline and saw the person who seemed to be the saint in the dragon deduction...... And then everything is completely out of control......"

"Now that I think about it, when the thirteenth deduction began, the information in my mind vaguely predicted something, but I couldn't think of it at the time."

"And ...... Lettering...... In that public handwriting comparison report, the most critical point comes from the name I engraved in the Ninth Academy when I graduated...... Now that I think about it, it's clear that there are some problems.

Well, it may be a normal arrangement to engrave the name, or it may be that the Special Affairs Department is 'fishing', but it doesn't matter, the crux of the matter is...... Why did I 'fall for it'?

I clearly remember that I had engraved messages in the projection many times, why didn't I have any vigilance on the day of graduation? ”

"Now that I am no longer the ordinary person who has never stepped into the cultivation at the beginning, it is impossible for me not to be wary of this...... It was as if I had lost some memories, as if I had been affected by some kind of force. ”

Cheng Lin leaned on the lakeside bench, frowning, looking at the stars, and the thoughts in his heart kept flickering.

Layers of doubts gathered like snowflakes, and he couldn't breathe.

Of course, there is also the most important question, which is what exactly the "deduction program" is and who made it.

This question has always been in Cheng Lin's mind since he stepped into cultivation, but at that time, he had no ability to explore at all, so he simply didn't think about it.

"Now that I think about it, I also had some problems with my state in the deduction, for example, when I did the first deduction, my reaction seemed to be too calm.

Also, I never seem to have tried to deliberately let the deduction fail once......

If you are more thoughtful, you should try to jump out of the given tasks and dig more...... But I didn't, I didn't even have that idea at all......"

Cheng Lin sorted out these in his heart, and his brows furrowed more and more.

Looking back now, it seems as if I have been guided by some kind of force.

He silently took his phone out of his pocket and clicked on the deduction program's icon.

It's still a monotonous and deep starry sky interface, and a floating "button", and the words that have never changed:

"At every moment, there are a million possibilities for the direction of civilization."

Cheng Lin looked at this sentence deeply for a long time, and then pressed the phone out.

So far, he has decided not to make any deductions, which is of little use to himself, and secondly, he is worried about repeating the tragedy.

But the mystery that could not be solved made him irritable.

At this moment, Cheng Lin seemed to have entered the state of "player" again, and what was in front of him seemed to be a complex decryption game, but he didn't have a clue.

No...... There is still a clue, that is, Shi Shengcun.

To be precise, it was the white-haired Shi Shengcun seen in the thirteenth deduction.

"It's just that if you don't start the deduction, how can you continue to dig deeper? Can we only start with him in reality?

Kindness...... It really can't be done at this time, but it's not the right time at the moment.

Wait, when the wind goes too far, and if you don't have a clue, you will secretly return to the country and try to talk to him. ”

Cheng Lin secretly made up his mind, and then made up his mind.

Picking up the drink and taking another sip, Cheng Lin felt that his mind was active, and he thought of another possibility.

"Perhaps, the reason why I still can't solve this puzzle about deduction is because my cultivation is still too low."

"The Seven Rank Realm has only entered the threshold of the high level, perhaps, when I cultivate to a higher level, I will be able to see all this clearly......

After reaching the Seventh Rank Realm, Cheng Lin's body could already instinctively absorb the aura, so the so-called exercises were not important.

But if you want to get to the next level, it will take a long time.

Moreover, if he was simply expanding the reserve of aura, this level of ascension would be too rough, in other words, he needed a more subtle understanding of the power thing.

Where to start?

Cheng Lin frowned, and then immediately thought of the only seventh-grade ability he had.

It's the one that comes from deduction.

At present, there is only one last seven-rank ability left, and he has not learned.

Thinking of this, he thought about it and pulled out the last ability.

This ability is called "Mind Manipulation," and as the name suggests, it's a more refined way of playing with psychic power in the realm of perception.

According to the description of this ability, after it is turned on, Cheng Lin can instill some basic and simple "information" into the brains of all living beings within the scope of coverage.

Similar to group hypnosis, but different.

For example, give them some basic instructions and instill some basic concepts.

Use an inappropriate analogy.

For example, Cheng Lin turned on his ability to convey a message of "Cheng Lin is a dignified and beautiful woman" to the target group.

Then, everyone in the range will naturally agree with this message.

In their eyes, Cheng Lin will also become a "dignified and beautiful woman".

They don't feel any problems and will naturally accept the premise and react in a way that suits their personality.

"This ability...... It's scary. Cheng Lin suddenly opened his eyes and couldn't help but admire.

This ability reminded him of the "Thought Seal" that appeared in the Three-Body Problem.

Give the target an idea, and the other party will accept it, except that the content of this "steel seal" can be written by him at will, but again, after the target is out of his control, the effect is automatically lifted.

"It's a pity that the control range is a little smaller." Cheng Lin suddenly sighed.

Thought:

If the ability could cover the globe, he could easily clear himself.

However, this is only delusional after all.

He tried, covering a radius of 500 meters The ratio of effect to consumption is the most appropriate, and a radius of 1,000 meters is already the limit.