The lights in the hospital vanished, and scorch marks gradually spread across vast expanses of the walls.
The twisted hospital returned to reality once more.
"Is it over?" Zhou Bai let out a sigh of relief, hurriedly pocketing the two small statues and moving to the laboratory outside to collect rolls of materials.
After checking that he hadn’t left anything behind, Zhou Bai stepped on a whirlwind, soaring through the air, and soon, he merged with the night, completely disappearing.
However, while carrying the Taoist scriptures, Zhou Bai couldn’t help but try to sell the statues.
When he found out their price, his feet slipped, and he nearly fell.
"Holy shit! This thing can sell for 500,000?!!!!!!"
Zhou Bai’s face flushed with excitement, and he almost wanted to sell them right then and there, but he managed to restrain himself.
’It’s not possible, I still need them to enhance my way of Taoism.’
’Let’s wait until Christina and Elsa have both used them.’
...
Upon returning to his dormitory, Zhou Bai felt an urgent desire to read the contents of the initial Taoist scriptures.
According to Dr. Zhuang, the initial Taoist scriptures didn’t rely on text but could be read directly through the meditation on these statues, which had the effect of enhancing the way of Taoism.
"Fortunately, I haven’t used the gemstone’s Time Reverse today, so I can just try meditating."
"If there’s any danger in this practice, then I’ll use Time Reverse."
"If there’s no danger after a week of practice, I’ll consider having Christina and Elsa practice."
The two statues in front of Zhou Bai, the Great Strength Giant Troll Statue represented the initial Taoist scripture 01, and the Evil Root Breaking Law Divine Statue represented the initial Taoist scripture 02.
Currently, they were both in a sealed state, inaccessible for meditation or reading.
But as Zhou Bai poured his Primordial Spirit power into them, the Evil Root Breaking Law Divine Statue, representing the initial Taoist scripture 02, instantly expanded, growing over three meters tall.
Zhou Bai: "Tina, Elsa, don’t look yet, let me try this thing out first."
Christina stretched out her paw and covered Elsa’s eyes, nodding and saying, "Don’t worry, I’m keeping an eye on the silly dog."
Zhou Bai sat cross-legged in front of the divine statue, starting to meditate as per Dr. Zhuang’s documented method.
He saw his Primordial Spirit power slowly enveloping the statue before he closed his eyes.
Reliant on the strong perception of his Primordial Spirit power, Zhou Bai gradually outlined the form of the Evil Root Breaking Law Divine Statue in his mind.
As he meditated in this way, a sensation of harmony suddenly surged within him.
Zhou Bai felt that he became one with the statue, his body clad in bone armor, and with a slight movement of his hand, he seemed to be grasping a large axe stained with traces of blood.
Then, mysterious patterns and distorted lines began appearing in his mind.
Zhou Bai couldn’t clearly articulate what they meant, yet he vaguely felt he understood something.
This feeling was very similar to his previous experiences reading the Taoist scriptures, but it seemed a little easier this time.
Zhou Bai felt more and more information flooding into his brain; this sensation was very strange as he clearly knew something yet could not articulate what it was.
"Indescribable, undefinable, is this similar to the comprehension of Heavenly Dao from the school’s Dao Repository?" he wondered.
But unlike the Dao Repository at school, in the process of contemplating the original Dao Repository, Zhou Bai experienced no discomfort and no strange phenomena occurred.
It felt just like ordinary meditation.
Zhou Bai felt that at this rate, he could improve his Dao-conversion level while casually enjoying hotpot and singing songs.
Just as he was satisfied with this state, he heard Christina calling out his name nonstop.
"Zhou Bai!"
"Zhou Bai, wake up!"
"Something’s not right!"
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Zhou Bai snapped his eyes open and saw the Evil Root Breaking Law Divine Statue— from which a pitch-black shadow that had been motionless now contorted incessantly as if something was trying to emerge from it.
Shock flashed through Zhou Bai’s mind. He immediately drew blood to create a seal once more, muttering incantations, and resealed the Evil Root Breaking Law Divine Statue.
After all was done, he exhaled lightly: "These divine statues imbued with the original Dao Repository cause distortions if left unsealed for too long outside."
Christina said, "Do you know how long you’ve been practicing?" She patted the dog head in front of her. "Elsa fell asleep."
Zhou Bai glanced at his watch. "I’ve been cultivating for three hours? It felt like hardly any time at all."
He looked at his support panel and discovered that his Dao-conversion level, originally only at 10%, had now risen to 10.5%.
"This effect is so strong? Is it because I didn’t adjust my Primordial Spirit?"
Zhou Bai’s spirit perked up. If the cultivation of his Dao-conversion level continued at this pace, he could break through to 15% in a week or two at the quickest, again significantly enhancing his strength.
Even within a month, he might reach a 20% Dao-conversion level.
"Once I reach a 15% Dao-conversion level, my defensive power and speed will receive substantial improvements again. Moreover, Dr. Zhang said that the original Dao Repository can utilize the power of pure-blooded humans more effectively than the school Dao Repository. That’s truly exciting."
Christina, who was by his side, looked at Zhou Bai eagerly and urged, "How about it, Zhou Bai? All good now? If there’s no issue, let me try it quickly."
Zhou Bai shook his head: "Don’t be in a hurry. Let me cultivate for another week to confirm there are no side effects. After that, you and Elsa can start using this."
He turned his head towards Elsa, who was already asleep: "Come to think of it, Elsa doesn’t have Primordial Spirit power. Can she practice visualization?"
Suddenly, his expression slightly startled, he stared intently at the sleeping Elsa, observing her breathing and bodily movements, and wondered, "Is Elsa… is she currently practicing the Great Dream Arhat State?"
"You just noticed?" Christina spoke, "Elsa has been practicing the Great Dream Arhat Heart Scripture for a while now. I thought it might help preserve her humanity and wisdom, so I didn’t stop her."
"You did the right thing." Zhou Bai tilted his head and thought: "But I hadn’t expected Elsa to be able to practice this martial skill while sleeping."
Thus, in the following days, Zhou Bai spent the late nights practicing Gale Breath Walk and vital breath techniques, alongside visualization of the Evil Root Breaking Law Divine Statue to enhance his Dao-conversion level.
His laziness value, Primordial Spirit value, and Dao-conversion level all steadily increased, and Zhou Bai’s strength continued to improve.
Once he reached the 15% Dao-conversion level, Zhou Bai’s strength would once again leap forward comprehensively.
In the blink of an eye, nearly a week had passed, and Zhou Bai’s Dao-conversion level had already increased to 13.8%, continually striving toward 15%. His Primordial Spirit value also increased daily through vital breath exchanges, rising to 1052.