Watching the new scales slowly emerging again on his skin after the previous ones had fallen off, Zhou Bai felt a tingling sensation on his scalp and wished he could immediately throw away the Dao scriptures and stop everything that was happening in front of him.
He continued to persevere, watching as his skin kept shedding and new layers of scales, becoming darker and harder, similar to fish scales.
But the disgust and distortion in his heart were gradually diminishing.
"I seem to be getting used to it?"
Zhou Bai curved the corners of his mouth upwards and continued reading the Dao scriptures.
He immediately discovered that his heart was continuously adapting to the fish scales on his body, even beginning to slightly appreciate them.
"Actually, if you look closely, it’s not bad."
"The fish scales don’t actually look that bad."
As this thought crossed Zhou Bai’s mind, the fish scales all over his body seemed to tremble slightly, emitting bursts of light.
The somewhat sore sensation also gradually eased, even making Zhou Bai feel somewhat warm.
Just as Zhou Bai was feeling more and more comfortable, a thought suddenly struck him: "More and more comfortable?"
"Do I like these fish scales?"
A sudden chill passed through his heart, his reason telling him this was not normal, yet emotionally he felt that this was not bad.
He quickly wanted to close the Dao scripture 10, but found that his hands did not move.
An odd sensation rose in his heart; he felt as though there was another, foreign will inside his body, controlling his body and hands, opening the Dao scripture 10, making him see everything clearly.
Furthermore, he felt his mouth slowly opening, and a hoarse voice emerged from his throat.
"Zhou... Bai..."
He quickly closed his eyes, steadying his mind, trying to empty his head and not think about anything further.
After a long while, Zhou Bai felt that his hands were once again under his control; he put down the Dao scripture 10 and slowly opened his eyes.
His hands were pale and tender, showing no signs of abnormalities.
Zhou Bai finally let out a sigh of relief: "So this is the physical anomaly that begins with Dao scripture 10."
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Before reading the Dao scriptures, Zhou Bai had done extensive research and naturally knew that starting from Dao scripture 10, reading and deciphering the Dao scriptures would be much more difficult than before, and one of the major difficulties was this physical anomaly.
The physical body would seem as though it was possessed by another will, no longer obeying oneself, even producing various distorted apparitions.
Once something wrong is detected, the reading of the Dao scriptures must be immediately stopped.
"Reading the Dao scriptures, the process of synchronizing with the Heavenly Dao, is the process of the Heavenly Dao distorting and corroding the human body, this distortion could be a physical distortion or even a mental distortion."
"Accepting this distortion directly means gaining the power of the Heavenly Dao; while becoming stronger with the distortion, one ultimately becomes a crazed and irrational mutant."
"To resist the distortions in both body and mind, one must maintain the health of the body and a normal mental state, using the normalcy of the body and mind to fight against the distortion."
"Therefore, to enhance one’s Dao transformation rate and read the Dao scriptures, one needs to proceed step by step, pausing whenever there is any abnormality in spirit or body, resting, relaxing, and cultivating until returning to normal before advancing again."
"This is why there is one of the three major rules of Dao cultivation: do not be greedy and act rashly."
As Zhou Bai contemplated the processes he had just undergone, Christina inquired within his mind, "How did it go? Is Dao Scripture Volume 10 very difficult?"
Zhou Bai, lying on the ground and stretching leisurely, replied with a regretful expression, "It’s too difficult, especially the Corporal Phenomenon. It feels like if I’m not careful, I’ll lose myself."
"Are you alright now?"
"I’m fine, I just need a moment to rest." Zhou Bai suddenly remembered, "Speaking of which, I haven’t gone swimming for a while now, I suddenly feel like taking a swim. I wonder where there is a swimming pool in the Dao School."
"Swimming? Why the sudden urge to swim?" Christina asked cautiously, "You’ve never mentioned it before. Hey, are you sure your spirit is alright? The distortions brought by the Dao Scripture not only affect the body but the mind as well."
Hearing Christina’s guidance, Zhou Bai was startled and immediately realized something was wrong with his mind.
He seemed to really want to swim, to immerse himself in water.
Thinking back to the vision he just experienced, where fish scales grew on his body, Zhou Bai furrowed his brow deeply.
It seemed his mind hadn’t fully returned to normal even after he had stopped reading the Dao Scripture.
Zhou Bai closed his eyes, fearful, "It looks like Dao Scripture Volume 10 is harder than I imagined, having such a subtle influence."
"That’s because you were too hasty. Have you forgotten the three major rules of cultivation: do not be greedy, rash, or forgetful?" Christina said, "You had just finished reading Dao Scripture Volume 9 and then you wanted to jump right into Dao Scripture Volume 10. Volume 10 is a major checkpoint in cultivation, the threshold for breaking through to the first realm."
"Sigh, I was too hasty," Zhou Bai shook his head, "It seems I can only rely on laziness points now."
Thinking this, Zhou Bai still felt some fear and asked, "Tina, you said before that laziness points enhance Primordial Spirit value without side effects, and can even break limits, right?"
"Yes, what are you scared of? If I were you, I’d just add the points; no need to worry so much."
"Sigh, you don’t understand, life is only once, it’s not too much to be cautious."
Thus, Zhou Bai tried using 100 laziness points to increase his Primordial Spirit value from 999 to 1000, double-checking for issues.
Before, when his Primordial Spirit value was at 99, Christina had informed him that the auxiliary cultivation system should allow him to break limits, but for safety, Zhou Bai had not tried it. Now wanting to use laziness points to break through 10% Dao Cultivation, Zhou Bai decided to first experiment to see if breaking the Primordial Spirit limit had side effects. If not, he could proceed with confidence to use laziness points to break through 10% Dao Cultivation.
"No other anomalies, it just feels like the burden on my Primordial Spirit has increased somewhat, making its operation a bit more oblique," Zhou Bai thought to himself, "Perhaps this kind of burden will reach a certain limit after which, if Dao Cultivation is not increased, the auxiliary cultivation system might not be able to continue growing the Primordial Spirit value."
After another thorough check, the staff member looked at Zhou Bai and remarked, "You’re the first student I’ve encountered who does three mental checks in one night; are you that cautious?"
Zhou Bai replied with an awkward smile, "Safety first, safety first."
Confirmed the breakthrough of the current level’s Primordial Spirit limit had no side effects, Zhou Bai finally gathered his courage and in one go, increased his Dao Cultivation to 10%.
Boom!
At that moment, Zhou Bai instantly felt his mind go blank, then countless pieces of information seemed to flood his mind.
It was a multitude of perceptions of the surrounding world.
He felt his Primordial Spirit force had become several times more sensitive almost instantaneously; even with his eyes closed, he could perceive his surroundings clearly.
Air flow, temperature, humidity, and even the flow of spiritual energy.
The force of the Primordial Spirit seemed to have become an extension of his consciousness, never having felt as nimble as it was today.
Not only was the power of the Primordial Spirit enhanced, Zhou Bai felt his brain sharper, likely all aspects of his brain including memory and thinking speed had greatly improved.
And there were enhancements relating to divine diagrams, though Zhou Bai hadn’t experimented yet, he still felt his physique growing stronger.
Finally, he had stepped into the first realm.