It was another arduous test for Li Yao's brain.
Information flooded into his brain incessantly, making his brain almost explode in agony. But his hands could not stop. He had to repeat the tedious maintenance and assembly operations time and time again until every procedure turned into a cellular memory and was deeply etched into his nerve endings.
Li Yao had not tasted the feeling of having his fingers rubbed together without regret for many years. Now that he was savoring it again, he truly felt that time was flowing backward.
This feeling made him feel as if a small bud had been reborn in the depths of his Divine Soul.
The only thing that he could do to relax himself every day was to learn the arts of breathing and deep meditation from Gui Suishou and how to train his body subconsciously for a long time in the state of hibernation.
"All the functions of the human body can be divided into two parts that are consciously controlled and subconsciously controlled.
"Every movement, breath, blink, and mouth are all under the control of the superficial consciousness. Even ordinary people can control them freely!"
Gui Suishou said, "But some other movements, such as the rhythm of the internal organs, the opening and closing of the pores, the secretion of body fluids, and so on, are not controlled by the brain but by the cerebellum and the brainstem.
"It is very difficult for ordinary people to control their heartbeat and secretion of hormones. When they are nervous, their heart will beat faster, and their back will be soaked in sweat. When they encounter something terrifying, their hands and feet will be cold, and their hair will stand on end. It is perfectly normal.
"But to a certain extent, the cultivators can control all of this."
"The higher the level of a Cultivator is, the deeper their understanding and control over themselves will be. The more organs and hormones they can control will be.
"If the human body is regarded as a crystal processor and its operating system, the process of Cultivators breaking their limits through various kinds of training arts can be regarded as the crystal processor unlocking the permissions of more advanced managers and even developers. The crystal processor can directly debug and modify the underlying architecture and even the hardware itself and eventually achieve the effect that the crystal processor can still work stably at a frequency higher than its natural frequency.
"In other words, we can regard the process of Cultivators releasing techniques as an 'overclocking' of the human body!
"However, while 'overclocking' improves the work efficiency, there will certainly be serious side effects. At the very least, the energy consumption will be greatly increased. In layman's terms, you will be burning your life and soul!"
"For a space voyage that can last a hundred years, what we need is not 'overclocking' but 'downclocking'. We need to make the Cultivators consume the least amount of energy while maintaining the most vigorous vitality and level so that they can recover immediately after they wake up!"
"Of course, the effect of the 'hibernation cabin' and the various hibernation circulation drugs must be counted on, as well as the support of the Cultivators' Cultivation arts that are still functioning incessantly when they are unconscious!
"Did you know, Li Yao? In fact, the long hibernation trip is a good thing for you, too."
Gui Suishou said smilingly.
"Oh, why?"
Li Yao asked curiously.
"Both demons and human beings have to tear apart and heal their muscles again and again during their training. Which of the experts who have advanced into the demon emperor or the Nascent Soul Stage have not recovered from their wounds again and again?" Li Yao said, shaking his head. "That's right.
Gui Suishou said unhurriedly, "How can you not pay a price when you are trying to break the limits of the human body? Even the top athletes, with the best training and treatment teams, are bound to be injured, not to mention the Cultivators, whose training workload is hundreds of times higher than that of regular athletes.
"Although it is not obvious on the surface, tiny 'cracks' are everywhere inside the body of every Yuanying Stage and Demon Emperor. Even their soul is riddled with holes because of the exploitation and burning time and time again. They are only supported by their beliefs!"
Li Yao blinked. "Is it so serious? Our self-healing abilities are hundreds of times higher than normal people's. Take me for example. Every time I was heavily wounded, I recovered very quickly without being affected at all!"
"If a piece of paper is torn in half and repaired by a skillful hand, it is possible that it will be as good as new."
Gui Suishou smiled. "But what if it is torn a hundred times, a thousand times, or ten thousand times?
"You may not believe me. Modern training theories may be better than the ancient Cultivators tens of thousands of years ago in many aspects, but there is a huge gap in terms of 'health'.
"Focusing only on training and not on health will result in 'hidden injuries' inside the body and soul. Therefore, you see. Modern Yuanying can only live for two to three hundred years. Those who can live for more than four hundred years are already considered the best of the best. Just look at the Yuanying Stage in the past five hundred years since the Xing Yao Federation was founded. Have any Yuanying lived for more than four hundred years?
"But in the age of the ancient Cultivators, Yuanying who could live for more than five hundred years were everywhere.
"Of course, there is another important reason, too. The spiritual energy in the age of the ancient Cultivators was much more abundant than in our age.
"However, even without the reason, it shouldn't be a problem for the Yuanying Stage today to live for more than a hundred years if they pay more attention to their health.
"Back to you, the problem is even more serious."
Li Yao was rather shocked. "What's so serious about it?"
"It's too early for you to enter the Nascent Soul Stage," Gui Suishou said.
"Don't think that it is a good thing to enter the Nascent Soul Stage so early. Have you ever heard of the logic of 'pulling the seedlings to help them grow'? The body and the soul of a human being have their own patterns. Although Cultivation is about breaking the patterns and going against nature, the revenge of the patterns is not something that any Cultivator can escape from, either!
"You are only in your thirties. You are just an elementary school student in the world of Cultivators. But you have successfully entered the Nascent Soul Stage after so many bloody battles at such a young age. Behind the glamour, countless tiny cracks have accumulated inside your body and soul, which will eventually turn into internal injuries and erode your longevity. You will inevitably perish prematurely!
"In the past five years, did you feel that it was difficult for you to improve your level however you trained yourself? Did you feel that your blood was boiling and that your level was unstable?"
Li Yao bulged his eyes and nodded quickly. "Yes. That's exactly what happened. I thought that it was because I had just advanced into the Yuanying Stage and hadn't adapted myself to it yet!
"If you don't pay attention, I guarantee that you will barely live to be two hundred years old, or even a hundred and fifty years old," Gui Suishou said casually.
Gui Suishou said casually, "Just like the 'young geniuses' recorded in the history books who rose to fame at a young age and flashed across the night sky like shooting stars!
Li Yao grew solemn.
Although he was not interested in the unpredictable longevity, he did want to prolong his short life so that he could visit the Imperium, the Holy League, and even the extraterrestrial universe beyond the three thousand Sectors and explore the secrets of the Pangu, Nuwa, Chaos, and other primeval civilizations.
Gui Suishou was the elder with the longest lifespan in the three Sectors. He certainly had his own unique studies on the arts of health.
"Master Gui, how should I nurse myself back to health?"
Li Yao asked respectfully.
"That's why I said that the long interstellar journey would be a good thing for you," Gui Suishou said with a smile.
Gui Suishou said with a smile, "Since you are so generous as to ask the Glorious Sunlight Group to sponsor my 'Monument Plan', as a condition of the deal, I will teach you all the formulas of the Great Dream Tortoise Hibernation Art and even some of the secrets of training in the next two months."
"The Cultivation art will not only allow your body and your soul to enter the 'extreme frequency reduction' state, and the activities of your cells and mitochondria will be compressed to the minimum and frozen to the point of absolute zero, but it will also heal the 'hidden wounds' that you have left after more than ten years of fierce battles without you knowing it!
"I believe that, if you can hibernate for decades, the hidden wounds inside your body will be mostly healed, won't they?"
"Thank you for teaching me everything, Master Gui!"
Li Yao bowed deeply. Then, he suddenly thought of something. "Right, Master Gui, if it is as you said, the earlier one enters the Nascent Soul Stage, the more serious the hidden wounds inside their body will be, won't my wife be in danger, too?
"If the Glorious Sunlight Group can increase the investment of the 'Monument Plan' by 20%, can you teach my wife a thing or two in person, too, especially the tricks and mysteries of the Cultivation art?"
Gui Suishou smiled very kindly. "Hehehehe. Considering my friendship with you, it is too vulgar to talk about money. If you insist on paying, 40% more will be more than enough." Li Yao nodded his head.
"Deal!"
Li Yao snapped his fingers.
This time, he would have no more worries!
After receiving the body tempering training from Ding Ling Dong and Iron God Yan Ba, the refining training from Professor Mo Xuan and Supernova Jiang Sheng, the intelligence training from Guo Chunfeng, and the hibernation training from Gui Suishou, Li Yao had another unexpected teacher.
Su Changfa, the Immortal Cultivator.
"Senior Su, I didn't know that you would make a contribution to the 'Heavenly Road Plan', too. This is not your usual style!"
Li Yao exclaimed.
"What's so strange about that?"
Su Changfa said unhurriedly. "After hearing the news about the dark nebula, even I was very curious about it because, judging from its location and its relationship with the center of the cosmos, it does not belong to the territory of the Imperium or the Holy League!
"That is to say, whoever sent the signal to you is neither from the Imperium nor the Covenant Alliance, but another force that we don't know yet!"
"It is hard to tell whether the force is a friend or a foe. It may jeopardize the interests of the Xing Yao Federation, but it may jeopardize the interests of the Imperium of True Human Beings, too!
"It is especially so now that the expedition army of the Imperium of True Human Beings is marching toward us aggressively. It is very possible that they will pass by the dark nebula. Who knows what will happen?
"If a terrifying existence is indeed lurking in the dark nebula, and it has captured the entire expedition army of the Imperium and retrieved tremendous information and coordinates of the Imperium of True Human Beings from it, will it march forward against the current and march to the homeland of the Imperium of True Human Beings?
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