He continued with [Spiritual Emperor Seal]. After experiencing real combat combat, he once again marvelled at this cultivation technique.
The life and death battle had made him grasp more and more of the essence of the art.
He knew, for now, to compensate for the damage done by Fetal Respiration, he could only rely on the progress of his spirit. Once he reaches the the state of Stasis, coupled with a variety of supplements he could heal himself in no time.
The further he went on the journey of cultivation, the more he felt that there was a deeper meaning behind every move of the [Spiritual Emperor Seal]. Unfortunately he could not unlock the opaque stone and thus could not see the rest of the techniques.
Moving like a ghost in the park, he roamed in all directions, lashing out left and right. His whole body became a shadow, his arms waving about in a blur that made him look like a man with tentacles for limbs.
Finishing a set of seals, he crossed his arms and entered the deepest form of mental focus, contemplating the Brain of the Universe. Looking at the starry sky, he felt as if deep into the expanse of the universe, billions of stars formed a cluster, a brain that brought about mental capacity to the whole universe.
Himself, mankind, planets and space are all manifestations of the mind’s work.
Everything was a part of the Brain of the Universe.
It was his dream.
And so, the vast expanse of the world was a dream.
As the Diamond Sutra it says, everything that exists is like a dream.
“If the universe was alive, then we are all projections of its thought processes. We are not real, but part of a dream.” Jiang Li suddenly came to an epiphanic notion, that life and death is but the difference between alternating dreams fantasies.
He crossed his legs to savour this state of mind.
The passage of time was not counted for. When the sky was already bright Jiang Li looked at his watch, to find it was 10am already.
“Today i’ll go to Xing Hua City again to earn big bucks. Maybe buy some more Lunar Essence?”
Beeeep, beeep…
At this moment someone was calling him. Jiang Li’s heart skipped a beat. It was Lara.
“Yo,” out of the phone came the familiar voice of Lara. “How’s your training going?”
“Not bad,” Jiang Li smiled. “Since the life and death trials of last time, I’ve broken through cultivation barriers.”
“Then I must congratulate you.” Lara’s holographic figure appeared. “Any time you could spare in the day? Come have lunch with me ”
It felt like viewing Earth from a spacecraft.
“We’ll go to the highest class of accommodation, near the head of the pegasus. The view there is breathtaking. I’ve already booked it.” It was clear this wasn’t the first time Lara had been here as she lead Jiang Li into the place. Crossing the dreamlike hall and up the hover elevators, they arrived at a classy room. The window panes revealed the breathtaking sight of the city outside.
The pair sat face to face in front of each other. Jiang Li stroked the sofa and realized it was made out of a type of rare aether metal called Mythril, mined from a unique planet Earth had conquered.
This material was really good for the body, emitting beneficial radiations that could fix all soughts of illnesses. It was also why mythril furniture was extremely expensive.
The interior of the Pegasus Edifice was decorated solely with this material.
“Hmm, what dishes should we order?”
Near them were holographic screens with different dish categories and prices. It was full of rare and exotic animals and plants, all really good for the body but expensive. Even a small dish was at least 500 star coins.
And that was only the entry courses.
Not a single main course was below 1000 star coins.
“I’m going to start picking?” Lara had a cheeky smile as she thought Jiang Li was not as wealthy as he boasted.
“Sure, pick anything you’d like.” Jiang Li couldn’t care less, and focused on picking dishes that would help heal his body.
“Ok, let’s get a rainbow fruit platter, a bowl of lunar petals and sliced fire fish. Three dishes should be enough for the two of us.” Lara picked three.
It was only 3000 star coins.
She wanted to be economical for Jiang Li’s sake.
The pair conversed as they waited for the dishes to be brought up.
The sky gradually darkened.
Every household in Xing Hua City was illuminated. From afar it had a natural tendency to make onlookers feel sentimental, an atmosphere suitable for lovers. Under the great hall more and more couples arrived. Suddenly the music changed, an otherworldly rhythm that gave off a special vibe started playing. Jiang Li had never heard of such music, and felt his soul respond to the melody.
“What music is this?”
He saw that everyone in the hall was in a trance.
“This song is called Eternity, composed by spiritual grandmaster Jiang Nalan and his battle mate.” Lara showed fervent admiration in her tone, “This song reaches the human soul.”
“That brave and pure heart, how does it escape the shackles?”
“Outside of the cosmos, is there heaven?”