Chapter 10: The Old Countryman's Meditation Method

  Just as Hu Gao let out a sigh of relief, the mysterious voice made him tense up again. He searched around the room and confirmed that there was no one else here except himself. What a depressing discovery!

  "No need to look anymore, I'm inside your body!"

  "Oh, I can think of it, next let me guess who you are, huh, the poor Qing'gao soul that was possessed by my soul and shrunk into a corner? Or perhaps the true body of the guardian deity whose soul was damaged after descending into this alien world?"

  Hú Gāo's brain started to spin wildly, with all sorts of emotions swirling in his mind - excitement, thrill, tension, shock, and even a hint of anticipation. However, he knew he couldn't show weakness and had to take control of the conversation.

  "Guess again!" The voice sounded very calm, without much fluctuation, as if nothing could stir him.

  "Oh, then there's only one possibility left. Hu Gao touched the mysterious jade pendant between his collarbones, raised his left hand, and made a Conan-like gesture with a triumphant smile, "The truth is only one, you are the spirit of the jade pendant!"

  "Haha!"

  Hu Gao rubbed his head, didn't expect to guess wrong again. However, judging from the tone of this person's speech, it doesn't seem like an outsider. It seems that he has fallen into a thinking set, could it be someone from his hometown?

  "Are you from China?"

  "You're indeed a top student, not too stupid after all. Good for you that you ran into me, Old Liu. No more idle chit-chat. The reason you couldn't sense the energy of heaven and earth earlier is because your soul hasn't fully merged with the soul imprint of this body's original master. Once your souls' imprints are fully compatible, you can start cultivating normally."

  "Soulmate?" Hu Gao clearly didn't understand what this thing was.

  "Idiot, do you think it's that easy to occupy someone's body? Although I helped you wipe out his soul consciousness, you still need to merge with its soul imprint for the final fusion. Only then can you completely become a person of this world and use the laws of this world. Do you understand?"

  "Hu Gao asked: 'Do you know of any way to speed up the soul fusion process?'"

  "If it were my heyday, with just a thought, I could immediately make your two souls resonate. But in the space-time wormhole, my soul dissipated too much, now only less than half is left, afraid that it's not enough to make you let your souls resonate in a short time."

  The voice inside said with a hint of helplessness, "At that time, crossing the space-time wormhole was indeed perilous. Being able to preserve one's life was already a stroke of luck. As for the loss of most of his soul power, he could only recover slowly afterwards."

  "Can't you do anything about it?"

  Hu Gao let out a bitter laugh, it seemed he really would have to wait another month or two.

  "There is no way to directly merge your two souls, but I can teach you a meditation technique that I created myself. If you learn it, you can condense your spiritual energy on your own, and I believe that within three to five days, your souls will be completely merged."

  Hú Gāo's face lit up with joy, and he couldn't help but say: "Then can you teach me now?"

  "Humans are indeed easily blinded by their desires, leading to a decrease in intelligence. I won't bother teaching you anymore, it's exhausting trying to drill some sense into you. Fine, the law will be etched directly into your mind, see you next time, and hopefully you won't disappoint me too much then!"

  After finishing such a long speech like a string of pearls, the voice completely disappeared from Hu Gao's mind.

  Xue Te, Hu Gao was slapped in the face but couldn't refute it. Earlier, he indeed got a bit impatient, after all, he's just a rookie who ventured into another realm, and his experience is still insufficient. He'll have to pay more attention next time.

  However, that person was actually able to engrave consciousness in his own mind, indeed a master. And this move is also cool, somewhat similar to the situation in the movie "Inception" I saw before, where a memory suddenly appears out of thin air in my brain, and it's extremely vivid, just like the formulas I remember in my head.

  Just after Hu Gao finished reading that meditation method, he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. This old fellow from the same hometown as China actually had talent in creating his own meditation method, which was simply teaching himself how to sleep.

  Meditation means to extinguish, thinking refers to thoughts and ideas. Meditation is to temporarily suspend thoughts, stop the mind, and enter a state of deep sleep, improving sleep quality. If practiced skillfully, one can even develop awareness, entering a state of deep sleep while still being aware of everything happening in the external world.

  As the meditation boundary ascends, it can even enter the realm of meditation at any time, that is, it can meditate at any time. In a moment, fall asleep immediately, but also understand what's happening around, and every rustling of grass and trees can be heard clearly.

  However, this requires a high level of soul matching. The higher the degree of soul matching, the easier it is to meditate. The effect of meditation is very direct, which is to enhance spiritual power, that is, soul power.

  He sat back on the bed, closed his eyes, and let his thoughts converge, shielding all distractions, slowly letting himself enter that mysterious and secluded space.

  Also don't know how long the past, Hu Gao felt himself appearing in a desolate place, around no other things, no sound or breath, and he like a white cloud floating, freely drifting back and forth above.

  At the moment of comfort, a lightning bolt suddenly came straight from the sky. They say it's as fast as lightning, and Hu Gao didn't even have time to dodge, was struck directly, and instantly woke up, his whole head numb, just like he had really been struck by lightning.

  "Is Hu Gao there?" A hurried knock at the door was followed by a soft, seemingly female voice asking.

  What's going on? Hu Gao opened his eyes, looking dazed and confused. It seemed that even the meditation technique of his hometown wasn't that simple, and being startled awake was quite dangerous. From now on, he'd have to be more careful when using it.

  "Who is it?" Hu Gao walked to the door with a look of annoyance, his ear pressed against the door as he asked. Ning City was not peaceful at present, and even women couldn't be careless; everything had to be done with caution.

  "Uh, I... I'm Qinglian."

  Qinglian? The woman's voice was a bit stuttered. Judging from her surname, could she have had some connection with Qinggao in the past?

  "What's up? I'm meditating." Hu Gao didn't rush to open the door.

  "Oh, I'm here to deliver lunch for big brother."

  It seems that I'm not a nobody after all. Whatever I think of comes true, and it just so happens that I'm extremely hungry right now.

  Hu Gao opened the door and saw a little loli, who was even shorter than him, wearing a pure white Bohemian-style dress, holding a small basket in her hand, standing at the door with her head down and a shy face.