Chapter 75

Once he entered the state of fetal breathing, Jiang Li felt his entire body's cells taking deep breaths, as if absorbing energy from the air.

In ancient times, Daoists once had a method called "abstaining from grains."

The principle was that by not eating, the cells would become hungry, and in this state of hunger, the cells would "steal qi due to lack of food," automatically absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

However, this theory was incorrect.

Countless people tried it and were starved to death.

Because their mental cultivation was insufficient, they did not understand what "sacred fetal breathing" meant. They had not even learned to walk before trying to fly, and their outcome was inevitably death.

Jiang Li was different.

Qibo Star was not Earth.

"I have a feeling!"

About half an hour after entering the state of fetal breathing, when the cells' breathing reached its limit, Jiang Li felt a cool current of air being slowly drawn into his body.

This current did not exist on Earth.

As the fetal breathing progressed, he felt his soul growing much stronger, exchanging with a special kind of "qi" in the void.

This qi was the best nourishment, seeping into his skin, bones, muscles, cells, and every corner of his body.

At this moment, Jiang Li was not entering the state of fetal breathing in a daze as before.

He truly felt the essence of "fetal breathing nourishes the spirit."

The "fetus" referred to the sacred fetus, and the Daoist practice of forming the sacred fetus was the condensation of the primordial spirit.

Once the sacred fetus was formed, the primordial spirit would leave the body and roam the heavens.

In fact, this was the soul possessing extremely sensitive power, beginning to contact the special energy in the void. Using the soul to breathe, it absorbed this energy from all directions into the physical body.

Sleeping like a god, sleeping like a god. Lying high on the stone, looking forward to the years, the three lights sink and the nature is naturally complete.

All the cells in his body were moving violently.

The mind cannot interfere with matter, but energy is not matter.

Therefore, when the mind becomes strong enough, it can interfere with energy.

In the state of fetal breathing, the cells did not consume life potential but instead absorbed the "heavenly and earthly qi" emitted from the interior of Qibo Star, continuously washing over his body and nourishing it.

Jiang Li felt with his mind that there was an intangible substance making his cells grow, with effects far better than the essence of the sun and moon. His body, which was once a small puddle, gradually expanded into a small pond as the "heavenly and earthly qi" was absorbed into his body.

Breathing...

Inhaling and exhaling...

Jiang Li could see a small whirlwind forming around his body, caused by the cells' intense absorption of the heavenly and earthly qi.

His life potential did not diminish at all but instead increased because he could absorb the "heavenly and earthly qi" from outside.

After a full three hours, he woke up from the state of fetal breathing, feeling his entire body full of energy, with no sense of hunger, replaced by abundant energy and sharp thinking.

"The heavenly and earthly qi of Qibo Star is indeed more advanced than the essence of the sun and moon." Jiang Li carefully examined his body, looking at his hands, where the veins under the skin were strong and powerful. A slight squeeze could crush anything hard.

He moved his body.

He was already over twenty meters away, and he punched a tree as thick as a bowl.

The tree was cut as if by a chainsaw, leaving only a large stump with a smooth, flat cut.

He pointed at the tree again, and the hard wood crumbled like tofu under his finger.

"My physical strength has increased again!" Jiang Li sighed. "This Qibo Star is truly my feng shui treasure land. If I cultivate here for a hundred days, what will Jiang Liu be when I return? What will 1.5 life force be?"

His current life force was 1.4, and it was very difficult to improve further. However, the "heavenly and earthly qi" was a higher form of energy than the "essence of the sun and moon." Absorbing it into his body, it would shape and enhance him, far surpassing Jiang Liu.

With a stronger body, his brain cells would also be enhanced, which would help his mental power and definitely improve his hypnosis skills.

The state of meditation required self-enlightenment, but the number of people he could hypnotize could increase.

Jiang Li was very excited about what level he would reach after a hundred days.

At that time, returning to Xinghua City with a life force exceeding 1.5 and the ability to hypnotize a hundred or even two hundred people, what kind of sensation would that create?

"Jiang Li, go rest now. I'll keep watch." Luo Han called from a distance.

Jiang Li leaped and reached the campsite in a few bounds. "No need, I still have energy. You all continue to rest."

"You should rest a bit. We'll set out at dawn to find other classmates. The more classmates we gather in this jungle, the better we can survive. And the various medicines we carry will probably run out soon, so we need to get some from others." Luo Han said.

"Alright."

Jiang Li pretended to rest and then studied the mysteries of fetal breathing.

During the process of fetal breathing, his greatest benefit was absorbing the heavenly and earthly qi, and he could better experience the state of soul breathing. The feeling of the soul exchanging with the heavenly and earthly qi was simply wonderful.

This also improved his mental realm.

Next, the three of them struggled through the jungle. Jiang Li, however, felt like a fish in water. He absorbed the heavenly and earthly qi every day, saturating his body cells, and then exercised to consume it.

Every day, Luo Han and Xue Ling felt that he was undergoing incredible changes. The current Jiang Li was almost like a perpetual motion machine, constantly moving through the jungle, fighting, and clearing the way.

Sometimes, encountering a group of iron-armored beasts, he would let out a long cry, and they would all be stunned to death.

Every day, Jiang Li presented a new face to the two women.

After more than twenty days, they finally found traces of students, as there were ashes of campfires and some waste on the ground, all products from Earth, undoubtedly left by their classmates.

After more than twenty days of cultivation, Jiang Li's demeanor underwent a complete transformation, both mentally and physically. The loneliness, isolation, and homesickness he initially felt upon arriving on this planet were gone, replaced by a sense of "wherever I go, it is home."

He could even abandon everyone and continue cultivating on Qibo Star forever.

The taste of absorbing the heavenly and earthly qi was too wonderful, constantly growing and strengthening, with new insights every day.

"Jiang Li, we don't have much healing medicine or antidotes left. We need to find a group of students and get some from them." Luo Han took out a spray of medicine, an antidote, and sprayed it on her swollen arm, which immediately began to reduce the swelling.

Just now, she was bitten by a venomous insect.

During these twenty days, the consumption of nutritional supplements was not significant, but the consumption of antidotes was substantial because there were too many venomous insects, some of which could not be hypnotized or killed by sound.

Unless Jiang Li reached the state of meditation, he could directly use his mind to scan and kill the venomous insects without seeing them.

All sentient beings were hypnotized.

"The scars on my leg need a small surgery to heal." Xue Ling's calf had a frightening scar, caused by the venom of a venomous insect, which had corroded a large area. Fortunately, she immediately sprayed the antidote and then the cell growth agent, which saved her.

"No problem, we'll find a group of students and exchange some healing medicines with them." Jiang Li took out a bottle of Moon Spirit Essence. Recently, he had not consumed any nutritional supplements, directly absorbing the heavenly and earthly qi, so he had saved all of it.

"Let's start looking."

The three of them ran through the jungle again.

"There are people ahead, about fifty-three of them."

A few hours later, Jiang Li suddenly stopped. "In the jungle, about three kilometers away?"

"You can hear that?" Luo Han was surprised. "Shall we go over?"

"Alright, fifty-three people gathered together must not be from Xinghua City. They are probably students from a high school in a big city." Jiang Li kicked a stone out of the way and led the way into the depths of the jungle.

Soon, a clearing appeared ahead.

Sure enough, more than fifty people were scattered in the clearing, some sleeping, some meditating, some exercising, and some showering in tents.

"There's movement!"

"Be on alert!"

"Be on alert immediately!"

More than ten male students heard the movement and jumped up.

At this moment, Jiang Li, Luo Han, and Xue Ling emerged from the depths of the jungle. Luo Han called out loudly, "Don't be nervous. We are students from Xinghua City. Which city are you from?"

"Originally from Xinghua City."

"Scatter, scatter..."

"No need to be nervous."

"We are students from Rihua City. Tsk tsk... You three have survived in the jungle for 27 days. Your luck is not just good."

"Hey? These two girls are so beautiful."

"Who is that male student, dragging two beauties in the jungle, that's really cool."

"Hmm? Look! That male student seems to be the one who fought with Jiang Liu."

"Really is..."

Jiang Liu's reputation as the young master of the Rizhao Group had spread throughout the student community. Some students recognized Jiang Li's face and immediately changed their expressions.

"Xiao Ge, Xiao Ge, someone is coming."

At this moment, a student called their leader.

Every school had a top student, like Ouyang Xing from Xinghua High School. During training, such students were the leaders, with a call and a response.

The tent moved, and a tall young man walked out, immovable like a mountain, with no signs of fatigue on his face, well-maintained. The tent he lived in was made of high-tech molecular material, compacted to the size of a fist, but when spread out, it was over thirty square meters, very spacious, breathable, and protected from rain and insects, making it very comfortable.

Jiang Li frowned, sensing that there seemed to be a female student in the tent.

"Are you from Xinghua High School? You've fallen behind? I am Feng Chongxiao from Rihua City." Feng Chongxiao's eyes swept over Luo Han and Xue Ling, revealing a slight, unintentional smile. "Do you want to join our group?"

"We want to exchange some healing and antidote medicines for Moon Spirit Essence." Jiang Li took out a bottle of Moon Spirit Essence. "On Qibo Star, we cannot transfer money, so we can only barter."