[Day 19: You wake up…
You cultivate the [Mountain Sitting Technique]...
You walk around the perimeter of the spiritual territory…
While you are walking, you see a rabbit just outside of the range of the barrier. You stop, wishing that you still had your spear so that you could attack with extra reach. As the rabbit turns its head, you explode forward with the [Nine Bull Fist], focusing entirely on speed.
Your punch lands, and the rabbit is smashed dead into the ground, without knowing what hit it. You quickly scoop up the corpse and dart back into safety.
You return to your campsite, and lay the rabbit corpse down. You began dissecting the corpse with your knife, crudely cutting out its guts, and removing the fur…
You cut up the meat into strips, and take out the spiritual lantern.
You cook and dry out the meat, before separating it into a few containers…
You practice the [Spirit Hand Talisman Method]...
You practice the [Nine Bull Fist]...
You eat a couple strips of dried rabbit meat, and you take out a spiritual crystal, before closing your eyes.
You begin to cultivate while trying to sense the spirituality that surrounds your body, focusing on your hand that is holding the crystal…
After a period, you switch to trying to galvanize the spiritual energy in your body…
By the time that you finish, you feel that you can faintly distinguish the surrounding spiritual energy…
You fall asleep…]
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[Day 20: You wake up and feel weaker due to the evil power consuming your vitality…
You cultivate the [Mountain Sitting Technique]...
You take the spiritual lily with you and walk around the perimeter of the spiritual territory…
You practice the [Spirit Hand Talisman Method]...
You practice the [Nine Bull Fist]...
You eat a petal from the spiritual lily, and you cultivate…
You fall asleep…]
[Day 21: You wake up…]
As his simulated self opened his eyes, Lem noted that a week had already passed since the martial elder had died.
The spiritual lily had not yet shown signs of wilting, so his simulated self had seen no reason to rush his consumption of it. On any given day, he ate at most a single petal.
His simulated self was feeling optimistic after catching his first game from the area surrounding the barrier, giving him some hope.
He had even finally managed to distinguish the spiritual energy in the air around him, giving him a slightly strange feeling every time he focused intently.
If Lem had to guess, it was the happiest he had ever seen a simulated version of himself at any point in time.
His simulated self quickly made a few preparations, before closing his eyes.
[You cultivate the [Mountain Sitting Technique]...]
Lem focused on the visualization diagram, as he monitored the changes in his body.
Breathe in.
He began to contract his muscles in the correct proportions and order. The breathing method had become extremely familiar and almost automatic.
Breathe out.
Breathe in.
Stir the spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy jolted in his body all at once, shifting in his meridians in the proper direction.
Breathe out.
Breathe in.
Stir the spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy jolted again.
By now, Lem was used to its massive shifts.
Breathe out.
Breathe in.
Stir the spiritual energy.
Woah, what was that!
Lem’s attention was riveted to what was occurring in his meridians. The visualization diagram vanished from his mind as he lost focus. The spiritual energy had jolted…and continued to move!