Published: February 19, 2025
CHAPTER 7: An Fuqing
During dinner, Zhang Xiaolan expressed concern about Chen Chu's cultivation progress today.
Even Chen Hu, his younger brother, was a bit curious.
However, since it was only the first day of learning and they had only covered the basic foundation establishment techniques, Chen Chu simply mentioned a couple of points and ended the discussion.
After dinner, Chen Chu took a shower, returned to his room, and sat cross-legged on his bed to begin meditating.
As he closed his eyes and concentrated, a phantom lotus flower gradually emerged in the darkness of his mind.
According to the post he read, the first-grade lotus platform meditation technique involved a process of continuously purifying and condensing mental energy while visualizing this lotus flower.
Transforming the loose, ethereal mental energy of an ordinary person into a ‘true’ existence that can faintly interfere with matter was the key to drawing energy into the body.
As for what drawing energy into the body specifically entailed, it was not detailed; the school teachers would naturally explain that step to them.
The lotus flower had twelve petals, and during the afternoon meditation class, Chen Chu spent half an hour condensing more than half a petal of the flower.
Now, as he practiced, that petal continued to become complete at a slow pace.
Hoo!
After more than half an hour, Chen Chu slowly opened his eyes, looking a bit fatigued, but his expression showed satisfaction because he had fully manifested a petal.
However, his proficiency had only increased by 4 points this time, one point less than in the afternoon. He wondered if it was due to the help of the meditation diagram during his first practice.
At this speed, even if he gained 4 points per session, practicing twice a day, he estimated he could break through in about ten days.
Moreover, during this practice, his mental attribute had increased by another 0.1.
Next, Chen Chu continued to practice the body forging technique in his room.
Although he lacked the assistance of the Essence Blood Stone's glow, he could still keenly sense the faint energy in his body while practicing the body forging technique due to the presence of the attribute interface.
As he practiced, his mental energy controlled that faint energy, subtly reinforcing his physique as it circulated through his body. The first cycle took thirty-five minutes.
Then he practiced again, this time taking thirty minutes, and his proficiency increased by 2 points.
However, this time his physique attribute only increased by 0.1, the effect less than half of what he achieved during his first attempt to circulate energy in the afternoon.
After practicing consecutively for two rounds, Chen Chu felt exhausted, his entire being drained, both physically and mentally.
His physique was still too weak, just circulating energy twice was beyond his capacity.
With a sigh, Chen Chu drank some warm water and lay down on his bed, falling into a deep sleep.
Chen Chu was highly motivated by the prospect of cultivating extraordinary power.
Even if he started slower due to his physical condition, it didn't matter; he had the attribute interface to fix his proficiency—hard work would yield results.
If it weren’t for the fact that cultivating consumed so much physical strength and mental focus, requiring long periods to recover, he would want to cultivate for twenty-four hours straight.
The next day, as soon as Chen Chu walked into the classroom, he found everyone discussing their cultivation progress.
Some asked each other how many petals they had visualized, while others were concerned about how to practice the body forging technique more quickly and sustainably, feeling that cultivation was challenging.
A few girls, judging by their complaints, seemed ready to give up on cultivation altogether.
They felt sore and exhausted after each session, and after meditating, they experienced dizziness and nausea, clearly lacking any innate talent for cultivation.