It was fine in the daytime; however, in the evening, the room would be a bit dim, just like now.
Relying on the faint light outside and his familiarity with the room, Zhang Tie tried to light the oil lamp in the room. In order to save fuel, Zhang Tie adjusted the flame of the oil lamp to the minimum. Therefore, after lighting it, only a bean-sized light flickered inside the lampshade. However, the room finally had a bit of light and warmth.
After lighting the lamp, Zhang Tie didn't take off his shoes. Instead, he immediately lay on the bed and stared at the pointy room. Anyone who is addicted to it will not only damage his health, but also ruin his luck. His life will be very unlucky! " These were the last words his father had said. After making Zhang Tie swear that he would never be addicted to this bad hobby, he let out a sigh as if he had been relieved of a heavy burden...
Of course, according to his father's explanation, what happened last night was that young people were "overflowing with semen", which was a natural phenomenon and didn't cause serious damage to his health.
Thinking of his father's warning, Zhang Tie hurriedly pulled his hand out. Thinking that it was a close call, Zhang Tie almost broke the precept unconsciously. Feeling a lingering fear, Zhang Tie finally calmed down after a while. After calming down, Zhang Tie sat up on the bed and walked to the window, where he saw his elder brother and a woman leaving their house. His elder brother had already put on the uniform of the City Guard of Blackhot City and was sending the woman home. Judging from her back, she seemed to be the daughter of Boss Wang, the owner of the tailor shop on this street.
Feeling that someone was watching them, Zhang Tie's elder brother turned around and smiled at Zhang Tie who was standing by the window. Raising his chin, Zhang Tie angrily waved his fist towards his elder brother. After that, he watched the two figures disappearing in the dim street.
There was a small plate of crystal sand on the windowsill, in which there was a common double-headed white crystal. The crystal sand was natural and could barely meet the requirement of Class 2 crystal. It could be charged naturally in the crystal sand on the windowsill. It was a bit like a battery before the Catastrophe, but it was better than a battery. Class 2 double-headed white crystal was far inferior to the Class 3 pyramid-shadow crystal that Zhang Tie had sold today. However, it was the most advanced cultivation material that Zhang Tie could have at present.
Taking the crystal, Zhang Tie took off his shoes. Ignoring the weird smell on his feet, he sat cross-legged on the bed and put his hands in front of his lower abdomen. He aimed one end of the double-headed white crystal at his belly button before closing his eyes and starting to cultivate...
The process of cultivation was simple and boring. First, slow down one's breathing and make it long and thin. Then, let one's spirit and consciousness follow the 'breath' in one's mouth and descend to the position of the navel. This process would be repeated over and over again until one felt the existence of the 'Shrine' surging point at the navel. After feeling the presence of the 'Shrine' surging point, one would use one's spirit and consciousness to continuously 'polish' this surging point along with the rhythm of one's breathing. One would stare at it motionlessly, like a fly biting on rotten meat. Until one day, the 'flame' in this surging point would be ignited. That was the sign of becoming a LV 1 Warrior, and also a sign of becoming an 'adult' in this era.
If a man couldn't even ignite the "Shrine" surging point in this age, he was basically equal to a disabled or an imbecile. This was the survival rule in the Age of Black Iron.
In Zhang Tie's eyes, the surging point at his belly button was like a piece of gold hidden under the sand. After entering meditation, he would sweep away the sand and expose the surging point. Then, his consciousness would be like sandpaper, constantly rubbing and polishing this piece of gold until it became smooth and shiny. One day, like drilling wood to make fire, friction generated heat, he would succeed...
The process of cultivation was taught at school since elementary school. This was also a cultivation method that could be learned free of charge. According to the teachers at school, surging points were the biggest secrets of human beings. Besides the obvious surging point in the position of the belly button, which was called the Shrine, all the other surging points were hidden and could not be sensed without certain conditions. As for how many surging points a human had and what were the functions of those mysterious surging points, nobody could explain it clearly until today. How to discover and sense more surging points and how to cultivate these surging points were all secrets to everybody everywhere. Those powerful sects, schools, shrines and legendary powerful fighters were all the guardians and beneficiaries of this secret.
In Blackhot City, almost 1/5 of the people could only light one surging point in the Shrine for the rest of their lives...
For commoners like Zhang Tie, it was very difficult for him to enter the state of meditation. He could only constantly adjust his breathing. After about half an hour, Zhang Tie finally sensed the Shrine surging point in his navel. He then started to pour his spiritual energy and consciousness into this surging point. In Zhang Tie's perception, his navel started to heat up. Closely after that, the Shrine surging point gradually appeared. Finally, under the constant "polishing" of his spiritual energy and consciousness, it started to light up from dim to transparent. Finally, it became a grain-sized, cyan existence. At the same time, the crystal in his hand gradually formed a faint connection with the surging point. A wisp of energy that could never be sensed under normal circumstances was slowly poured into the surging point through one end of the crystal. As a result, the blue brilliance on the surging point gradually became solid and bright under the dual effect of his spiritual energy and the crystal. The brilliance of the surging point started to illuminate the dark space around the surging point bit by bit like a star in the pitch-black sky. Although it was weak, it always gave people a bit hope.
Not knowing how long had passed, when Zhang Tie felt that his spiritual energy and consciousness had started to be exhausted and could no longer complete the "polishing" task, Zhang Tie woke up from the state of meditation. Although he only cultivated for a few hours a day, he could barely feel any obvious progress. For Zhang Tie, such progress could only be felt after a few weeks or months. The most obvious change was the color of the light on the surging point. Over these years, since he started to cultivate the Shrine surging point, Zhang Tie had progressed from red, orange, yellow, green and cyan to cyan. Now, he had reached cyan, followed by blue, purple, and then the spiritual fire. According to his experience, it would take him at least one and a half years to complete the latter two stages. This cultivation speed was equal to that of most people. After graduating from school, most people lit the spiritual fire of the Shrine in the first year after joining the army and passed the most important test in their lives.
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