Chapter 8: Overdrawing Life

Jiang Li can now enter deep sleep at any time and place.

This month of cultivation, he has been in "fetal breathing" every day, not only greatly increasing his physical strength but also advancing his mental cultivation. Without the aid of the milky white stone for crystal meditation, he instantly feels his body become crystal clear, free of杂念, and falls asleep in a moment.

Compared to fetal breathing, deep sleep is a world apart.

For Jiang Li, entering deep sleep is like a college student doing elementary school problems.

However, it is not easy to enter the third stage of deep sleep, which is the "drunken fist" stage, where each move is immensely powerful. Very few students in the school can reach this realm, no more than a handful.

"You two are injured from the fight, go to the school infirmary to get bandaged up."

Teacher Lazy Dragon looked at Zhang Yue, who was covered in blood, though the injuries were minor.

Human medical technology is highly advanced, with techniques for regenerating cells and bones. A slight spray of medicine on the arm can heal it within a few hours.

"Very good." Zhang Yue's arm was torn and extremely painful, but he did not even frown, showing his strong mental cultivation: "Jiang Li, it seems you will be competing with me in our class from now on?"

"Competing with me? Zhang Yue, you don't have the qualifications to compete with me. In the next month, I will far surpass you!" Jiang Li also felt the bone-piercing pain in his arm, which was beginning to swell and even had bone fractures. Although the battle was evenly matched, he knew his practical experience was lacking.

However, being able to match Zhang Yue was enough to make the 4,000-plus classmates in the class look at him with new respect, thus establishing his position.

This is what he wanted.

"Arrogant! You are too arrogant!" Zhang Yue noticed Jiang Li's arm was highly swollen and his eyes turned venomous: "Your arm is fractured. To fully heal without any aftereffects, you need bone cell growth technology. This treatment costs at least a hundred star yuan. Sorry, your parents' monthly salary is about that much, right?"

This was bullying Jiang Li for being poor.

A hundred star yuan is indeed a large sum for students.

"I will recover."

Jiang Li bowed to Teacher Lazy Dragon: "Teacher, I will go for treatment first."

"Go ahead." Teacher Lazy Dragon watched everything coldly and did not intervene.

"You wait!" Zhang Yue's eyes were cold, and he inwardly sneered: "I won't let you off easily."

Night, at home.

Jiang Li did not go to the infirmary for treatment. Indeed, he could not afford the hundred star yuan.

But he did not need treatment; entering the fetal breathing state was the best treatment.

"It seems I still lack practical experience, and my physical condition is inferior to that of the rich kids, lacking sufficient supplements." Jiang Li touched his highly swollen arm, lying in bed, thinking.

He held the milky white stone in his mouth, gradually feeling drowsy, and entered fetal breathing.

When he woke up, it had been four or five hours.

This time, the fetal breathing lasted longer. When he woke up, the swelling on his arm had disappeared, and many of the bone fractures had healed, leaving only a faint pain.

These were not serious issues; he believed it would take no more than three days to fully heal, and his arm would be even stronger.

This battle had a significant impact on him.

He originally thought he could have the upper hand, but it ended up being evenly matched.

It seems that resources and supplements play a crucial role.

Before humans ventured into space, resources were scarce, and reaching a life force of "1" was considered a martial arts master, with only one out of billions.

Now, with the emergence of various powerful supplements, life forces reaching three digits are common.

This was unimaginable in ancient times.

This is the power of resources.

"How can I earn money?"

Jiang Li thought, "Tomorrow, I'll go to school and look for temporary jobs that pay."

The next morning, he arrived at school.

However, as soon as he got to school, his student chip beeped, and a voice came out, which was an email.

"It's actually Sister Dao's email."

Jiang Li quickly opened it: "Jiang Li, come to my office."

Just a few short words.

"Sister Dao is looking for me. Could it be that she knows I have entered the second stage of deep sleep? Indeed, this is a groundbreaking piece of news. She can't ignore it. If I have the potential to get into the Space University, she will definitely cultivate me with all her efforts."

Jiang Li walked toward Sister Dao's office.

If one of her students gets into the Space University, she will receive numerous rewards from the school, education system, and government, which are very generous and even include social contributions and honors.

This is similar to two hundred years ago, where if a student in the class got into a key university, the homeroom teacher would receive a significant bonus.

The school is vast, with buildings connected by shuttle magnetic levitation cars, making the entire school a city spanning several dozen square kilometers.

This is a modern human school, concentrated, technological, and advanced, capable of accommodating over 800,000 students.

And this high school is just a microcosm of the many high schools in human society.

Soon, Jiang Li arrived at a tall building.

This is where Sister Dao's office is located. She has a high status in the school, which is why she teaches senior high school students.

Reaching the office, he was about to knock when a voice came from inside: "Come in, the door is not locked."

"Yes!"

Jiang Li respectfully walked in, and a fragrance greeted him. The office was about 500 square meters, with wooden furniture, and the fragrance permeated from the wood.

"This is fragrant scale wood, a precious type of wood. Only the wealthy can afford to make furniture from it. Living in this fragrant scale wood, one will feel refreshed and at ease. It is very beneficial for meditation and sitting in Zen. The furniture here must be worth over a million star yuan. Sister Dao is so wealthy?" He twitched his nose, wishing he could smell more.

Sister Dao was sitting on a wooden cushion in the center, wearing a loose Zen robe, seemingly in meditation.

"Sit down, on this cushion." She opened her eyes and pointed to a cushion in front of her.

"Yes, teacher." Jiang Li sat down.

"I heard you entered the second stage of deep sleep? Show me a meditation."

"Yes." Jiang Li sat cross-legged and began to meditate. As soon as he meditated, his thoughts became crystal clear, his breathing calm, and he entered deep sleep.

After about ten minutes, he suddenly heard a voice: "Wake up!"

He opened his eyes; it was Sister Dao speaking.

"Indeed." Sister Dao's eyes flickered with surprise: "The second stage of deep sleep, able to enter meditation at any time. This means you can use this to rest and recover quickly after training. In the entire school, there are no more than ten people who have reached this stage."

"Teacher, you flatter me. I still have many shortcomings." Jiang Li spoke honestly.

"Yes, you have many shortcomings. I heard about your fight with Zhang Yue yesterday and watched the video. I found that your physical strength is severely lacking, and your cells are in a state of hunger, needing a large amount of nutrition." Sister Dao scanned him: "Here, take this tube of nutrient solution."

Swoosh.

Sister Dao raised her hand, and something flew toward him. Jiang Li quickly caught it, finding it to be a tube of green nutrient solution, priced at over a thousand star yuan.

"Teacher, this..." Jiang Li hesitated; it was too precious.

"Drink it when I tell you to, no need for so much talk." Sister Dao ordered.

"Yes." Jiang Li quickly drank it. As soon as it reached his stomach, he felt warm all over, and the nutrient solution permeated every part of his body. He felt his cells moving, each one like a demon released from a dungeon, crazily devouring the food, never satisfied.

After drinking it, Jiang Li felt a deep hunger rising from within.

"I don't know what happened to you, but your cells are highly active, as if they have been mobilized. Unfortunately, you lack sufficient nutrition. As a result, although your cells are strong, they are in a state of hunger. Your life force has been increasing rapidly, but in reality, your cells are consuming your potential. Without sufficient nutrition, you will soon die. This is overdrawing your life potential."

Sister Dao's tone was cold.

"What? Overdrawing my life potential!" Jiang Li was shocked. He thought that entering the fetal breathing state would allow him to heal any injuries and increase his physical strength, but he did not expect it to be at the cost of overdrawing his life potential: "It seems I cannot continue with fetal breathing! Otherwise, I will age prematurely or die before I turn twenty?"

"However, as long as you have sufficient nutrition, it will be fine." Sister Dao said: "However, I will not provide you with the nutrition for your future cultivation. You need to earn it yourself. I am a teacher and will only guide you in cultivation. From now on, if you have any cultivation problems, you can ask me, and I will provide you with personalized guidance."

"Understood." Jiang Li was well aware that high-grade nutrient solutions were extremely precious. For Sister Dao to give him a tube was already a significant reward, and providing it long-term could bankrupt a person.

"Teacher, can you explain what fetal breathing is?" Jiang Li's mood was not good. He thought that cultivation with fetal breathing would be smooth sailing, but he did not expect it to be overdrawing his life potential.

"Fetal breathing does not mean the placenta but the holy fetus." Sister Dao closed her eyes: "What is the holy fetus? It is the human spirit, also called thought, mind, or consciousness. Fetal breathing means using the spirit to breathe, using the mind to breathe. Generally, it is explained that human breathing is like that of a baby, using the navel to breathe, which is absurd! The Fetal Breathing Sutra says that fetal breathing means nurturing the spirit. The spirit is the human spirit, mind, or consciousness. Using the mind to breathe is somewhat similar to photosynthesis in plants. If a person truly enters fetal breathing, they can use their mind to breathe and absorb external energy to support the body, which is also known as fasting. For example, some ancient cultivators could sleep for a month without eating or drinking."

"If modern technology could make ordinary people directly enter fetal breathing, what would happen?" Jiang Li asked again.

"Simple. In the elite zone, such experiments have been conducted. Mental masters hypnotized ordinary people into fetal breathing. The result was that the cells became active but could not absorb external energy, so they began to consume their own life potential, leading to a significant increase in strength but ultimately sudden death." Sister Dao's voice was devoid of emotion: "Even ancient cultivators, who thought they could survive without food or drink after entering fetal breathing, actually could not. The energy absorbed through fetal breathing was insufficient to support the body's needs. Even if they ate bird's nest and ginseng every day, the nutrition would be far less than modern nutrient solutions. Many high monks died of starvation, becoming mummies. The higher the mental realm, the greater the physical needs. Ancient times lacked the resources, so few truly succeeded. The Three Realms Theory has long proven this."

"Three Realms Theory?"

Jiang Li had never heard of this.

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{Everyone, guess what the Three Realms Theory is? Generally, the Three Realms refer to the Heavenly Realm, Human Realm, and Ghost Realm, or Heaven, Earth, and Humanity. In Buddhism, the Three Realms are the Form Realm, Desire Realm, and Formless Realm. However, in cultivation, the Three Realms are something else...}

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