7. Infusion

At that moment, Lu Li officially entered the "Concentrating Realm," becoming a Refining God Cultivator.

He was not yet accustomed to it and always felt that the world through his eyes looked somewhat strange.

Just then, Xiao Cha finally regained her ability to speak, her eyes wide as she exclaimed:

"This... is... impossible..."

In Lu Li's vision, this girl's speech was extraordinarily slow.

Her mouth opened and closed slowly, her facial muscles twisted slowly, and even her voice was elongated, like a video playing at 0.7x speed.

As he appreciated the girl's exaggerated "facial art," Lu Li suddenly realized:

"It's not her who has slowed down, but me who has sped up! My thoughts have quickened!"

When thoughts quicken, the brain will feel as though time is slowing down.

Ordinary people, when facing life-threatening emergencies such as car accidents or drowning, can experience this sensation.

Having previously encountered a tank attack, Lu Li had personally experienced this.

This "thought overclocking" caused a slow perception of time, which is the greatest ability of the "Concentrating" realm!

At this time, Xiao Cha still wore a face of disbelief!

She and Wanqing had struggled for countless years to achieve this state and were about to give up.

Yet this man had managed to do it in just a few minutes!

"Could it be that you have cultivation within you? No, I've checked personally, you are definitely an ordinary person..."

Xiao Cha couldn't figure it out, and in extreme astonishment, she suddenly threw a punch at Lu Li.

The force was light, but the speed was extremely fast, clearly a test.

Previously, Lu Li couldn't see the girl's movements clearly, but now everything in his eyes was slowed down by thirty percent and his mind was in an extremely sharp state.

He saw the trajectory of the fist, merely tilting his head slightly, and let the pink fist graze past the tip of his nose.

Xiao Cha unbelievingly tried a few more times but still missed.

She then gave up in despair, recalling her own words: the gap between people is even greater than between people and dogs.

While Lu Li curiously looked around, he suddenly felt a dullness in his brain...

"This 'Concentration State' is extremely draining on the brain, it can't be indefinitely activated!"

He swiftly dispersed his thoughts and stopped using the ability.

Just then, the previously silent Wanqing spoke.

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"Congratulations, young master, your talent is admirable..." Wanqing said with a face full of envy and a hint of nervousness, "Can you enlighten me a bit?"

"Of course!" Lu Li replied warmly: "Ask anything you don't understand."

Wanqing's face lit up with joy as she eagerly asked:

"In the 'Concentrating Spirit Illuminating Silence Technique,' it is said 'the head has nine palaces, corresponding to the Nine Heavens, with one palace in the middle called the Sea of Consciousness.' Where is the Sea of Consciousness exactly?"

"Right here, about 5 centimeters downward from the center."

Lu Li extended his finger, touched the girl's forehead, and gave her a precise location.

So direct, Wanqing immediately understood: "It is below the Bai Hui Acupoint and deep behind the Yintang!"

Xiao Cha also felt around on her own head without making a sound.

Wanqing then boldly asked a difficult question: "How should one sense the Sea of Consciousness?"

Xiao Cha immediately perked up her ears.

Countless people throughout history had been stuck at this step; the man in front of them had easily broken through, there must be a trick!

But would he reveal it? This was a secret that money couldn't buy...

As the two women looked on with slightly solemn expressions, Lu Li pondered for a moment, recalling an article he had seen on his phone, and replied:

"Close your eyes, slowly bring your fingertips close to the center of your eyebrows, and you'll feel a tingling itchiness. This sensation marks the location of the Sea of Consciousness."

The two women quickly tried it out and found it to be true!

Wanqing's face was full of joy, as this was much easier than imagining an impalpable organ!

Finally seeing a glimmer of hope for recovery, she could barely contain her excitement, her voice trembling as she said, "Many thanks, young master, for your guidance!"

Xiao Cha couldn't help exclaiming: "Such a precious trick... and you just openly shared it! What exactly are your origins?"

Lu Li glanced at her sideways but did not engage.

Pouting, Xiao Cha retorted: "Hmph! What are you so proud of! Wait until I use this trick to advance to the Concentrating Realm, I'll show you~"

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Next, the three of them busied themselves with their tasks.

Lu Li continuously tested his new ability, striving to master it as quickly as possible.

After turning it on and off a few times, he had a fairly good understanding of it.

"Concentration State" could now be maintained for one minute.

During this period, not only was everything in his line of sight slowed down, but his entire body, including his brain, was fully activated and in optimal condition.

"This ability is very much like 'Bullet Time'; it's perfect for using firearms. The enemy is still in slow motion, and you've already fired."

Living in a country where tanks fire on the streets, Lu Li was no stranger to firearms, even if he couldn't be considered an expert.

Right now, he was the first to think of the wonderful combination of Concentrating and firearms, planning to get some guns for self-defense once he returned to Blue Star.

And to return to Blue Star, naturally, he had to repair the Kunlun Mirror, which was also his main task!

Lu Li said, "Miss Wanqing, may I look at your books?"

"Of course, they're all in the desk drawer. Please feel free to look~"

Lu Li sat at the desk and began flipping through the books in the drawer, looking for clues.

There were a total of 10 books, all introductory textbooks that explained the most basic knowledge of Cultivation.

They informed Lu Li of the first four realms of Refining God—Concentrating, Meditation, Zuowang, and Fetal Breath.

Beyond that, he found no mention of Magic Treasure at all, let alone how to repair it.

"It seems that the information related to Magic Treasure is advanced knowledge; it's hard to come by. I have no money and dare not go searching for it... it's a bit troublesome."

In the Sea of Consciousness, the severely damaged Kunlun Mirror was still unconscious, and Lu Li rubbed his chin, feeling somewhat perplexed.

At this time, Xiao Cha couldn't sit still any longer and stood up to walk outside.

Reaching the door, she turned back and shouted, "Hey, don't you peek at my sketchbook~"

After that, she ran out to the courtyard to practice boxing.

"Sketchbook?"

Lu Li looked down and saw that the old-fashioned black wooden desk had three drawers.

The middle drawer contained a box of silver needles... and the rightmost drawer was stuffed full of "comic books"!

These were similar to comics, and Lu Li didn't pay much attention to them at first, casually picking up a "Taibai Demon Slayer" and flipping through it.

The opening was a painting of a white-robed Swordsman wielding a Flying Sword, chopping an Onmyoji dressed Chuyun person and a big spider above his head in half.

With just a few strokes, the painting was incredibly lifelike.

The Swordsman's unrestrained elegance, the sharpness of the Flying Sword, and the shock and anger of the Onmyoji were all vividly on the page.

"Is the person in the picture Li Bai? This could definitely be considered a piece of art."

Lu Li put aside his initial doubts and looked at the text below the painting, which introduced Li Bai's life.

But one sentence caught Lu Li's attention:

"The Immortal Poet's cherished sword, Dragon Abyss, refined by Soul, connected in spirit, supporting the heavens for thousands of miles."

"Soul Refining!?"

Lu Li was greatly moved, "If the spirit is gathered in the Sea of Consciousness, it can produce wonders! Then gathering it on a Magic Treasure, could it possibly..."

The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed!

Lu Li hurriedly gathered his spirit... or rather infused it into the "Kunlun Mirror."

The intensity of brain waves of a Concentrating Realm Cultivator was more than three times that of an ordinary person.

But the Kunlun Mirror was like a dried-up sponge, swallowing it up in an instant!

"It really absorbed it! This might work!"

Lu Li's face lit up with joy, preparing to continue.

However, the Kunlun Mirror, apparently starved, spontaneously generated a suction force and began to draw on its own!

With just a light touch, it completely drained Lu Li's spirit!

In an instant, the activity of his brain cells dropped sharply, and a strong dizziness and throbbing pain invaded his mind.

Lu Li felt as though he hadn't slept for three days and nights and wished to faint on the spot!

Yet, his face showed an incredibly joyful smile!

Once the Kunlun Mirror received the nourishment of the spirit, its body flickered with radiance, and it began to tremble slightly, like an insect coming out of hibernation due to the spring thunder.

Perhaps his own spirit wasn't much, but for a man dying of thirst, even a single drop of water could be a matter of life and death!

At that moment, the familiar sense of "blood connection" was reborn... the Magic Treasure had awakened!!