"Naturally, it counts."
Chen Qiu's expression remained calm as he gazed at the battlefield not far away; those Demon Clan cultivators indeed seemed much stronger than cultivators of the same level, with every Cultivation Technique at the Great Perfection Realm, moving with effortless ease.
Compared to them, those people were evidently more suited to fighting in this environment.
They didn't need to sit cross-legged to maintain their composure, but instead, absorbed Spiritual Energy through their mental methods amid the battle, achieving effects equivalent to his Heavenly Dao Foundation.
Logically speaking,
it was absolutely impossible to operate a mental method during battle, considering how hard it is to maintain composure and circulate a mental method amidst combat.
But obviously...