Luo Nan's mind was still a mess even after being in a daze for a long time. The hour hand was already pointing to four o'clock. Another hour passed unknowingly. Luo Nan was in a bad mood. His mind was originally in an extremely clear state, but now it had been stirred into a pot of porridge.
This won't do!
Luo Nan tried to sever his terrible state of mind. He thought of He Yueyin's teachings and immediately murmured, "Sharpening the blade won't delay the chopping of wood. Sharpening the blade won't delay the chopping of wood. Sharpening the blade won't delay the chopping of wood."
He recited this proverb over a dozen times like a chant, forcefully replacing his chaotic thoughts. In the end, he was a bit tired. Luo Nan used the back of his hand to press his forehead. His state of mind gradually calmed down. He didn't have any new experiences, but his turbid thoughts gradually became clear.
Hehe, Sister Yueyin's incantation was quite considerate. Actually, he recited the incantation a thousand times and thought of ten thousand countermeasures. In the end, it all boiled down to one sentence. You're not an Extraordinary!
In recent months, he had followed He Yueyin to grasp the World Order in and out of the Psychic Wave Network. He had followed Bamboo Pole to learn the Notes of the Most Important People in the World. Wasn't this principle what he had learned?
To put it bluntly, the inner world was a simple society built by a group of Inhumans who had awakened their abilities. Even though they were influenced by the secular world, money, resources, and connections played a large role, in the end, personal strength was still the most important.
Why did Bamboo Pole want him to rely on Her Majesty Empress Wu? It was because Her Majesty Empress Wu was an Extraordinary. Her strength was profound, her resources were abundant, and she was revered by others. She could handle matters that Luo Nan was unable to handle, and she could solve problems that Luo Nan was unable to solve.
In this sense, Her Majesty Empress Wu could be swapped with any other Extraordinary. The result would be the same. At most, the difference would be whether or not they were easy to serve. Of course, if Luo Nan himself was an Extraordinary, then there would be no need for a swap. Most things would be impossible to happen. Even if they did happen, they would quickly dissolve.
This was the special status of Extraordinaries.
If Luo Nan could solve it himself, he naturally wouldn't want to do it for someone else. But the reality was that he was still far from being an Extraordinary. Right now, he could barely be considered a blunt blade. He needed to grind the blade to an unstoppable edge, and he needed to smash a lot of hard work.
He Yueyin used the proverb, "Sharpening the blade won't delay the chopping of wood" to advise him. She was mostly worried that Luo Nan would lose his patience and confidence due to the difficult and tedious process.
Luo Nan wasn't that frivolous and useless, but it would be a lie to say that he was extremely patient.
He was willing to put in blood, sweat, and tears for the "sharpening knife". No matter how hard it was, he could support it. But if this process was a clumsy, slow, and meticulous process, he would not be able to stand it.
Her grandfather, who was on the verge of death, could not wait any longer, and neither could the ferocious enemy. He didn't want to leave behind irreparable regrets, and he didn't want his head to be chopped off by a powerful enemy before he succeeded!
"Harder, faster!"
This was the cultivation rhythm that Luo Nan hoped for. To do this, he could only rely on two things. One was Formatting Theory and the corresponding coupling method. The other was the internal cultivation method that Gym Master Xiu had imparted to him, which was to nurture one's essence and Qi.
The latter was personally guided by Hall Master Xiu, so the route was clear and orderly. There was no need to worry about making a mistake, making it the most efficient. However, this kind of internal refinement technique, be it the breathing or the opening of acupoints, was very particular about fire control and could not be rash. Just like this moment. Luo Nan had just brought the eyes orifice to perfection, and it was no longer suitable for him to make hasty movements. He needed to calm down for several days before planning his next move.
Then, there was only one thing left for him to figure out and achieve some results.
Formatting Theory.
Luo Nan knew very well that the astonishing progress of his internal refinement cultivation was due to the grinding and influence of Formatting Theory, transforming the powerful potential energy of the vast glacial ocean. Now that the cultivation of the eyes orifice was complete, he still needed to rely on Formatting Theory for the next step of cultivation.
No matter how one looked at it, Formatting Theory was his foundation. He couldn't slack off in the related research. And there was a state that was the most suitable for pondering over Formatting Theory.
The time was ten past four. Luo Nan looked at his daily schedule through the HexaEar. There was still around an hour before the normal morning exercise time.
Luo Nan estimated the time limit, but he didn't get up. He just squinted his eyes and silently cried out, "Come out!" The void chains trembled, and a pulling force rose out of thin air. It pulled his soul out of his body with a jolt.
Yes, what Luo Nan needed to do was to go into an out-of-body state.
Formatting Theory itself was flawed, and the hidden dangers were great. The unconventional increase in soul strength led to an imbalance between body and soul. And the time when the increase was the fiercest was often when the soul was in an out-of-body state.
Ever since the incident at Frost River Reality, Luo Nan's situation with the imbalance between body and soul had reached a critical level. He had no choice but to seal this method and not use it again.
But was Formatting Theory still Formatting Theory if it couldn't increase soul strength? Luo Nan had inherited his grandfather's theory. He had the desire to reform and perfect it. This was a process of constant trial and error. How could he make mistakes? Naturally, he had to make a mistake in order to correct it.
In the past, Luo Nan's body and soul were imbalanced. His condition was critical, and he lost the space to make mistakes. But now his cultivation had advanced, and his Body Gear was constantly rotating. His foundation had become more solid, and his ability to deal with risks had greatly increased. Some things needed to be put on the agenda. If he didn't act now, would he have to wait for death to come? Would he have to close his eyes and wait for death?
Luo Nan didn't want to close his eyes and wait for death. He wanted to open his eyes and look at the world. He wanted to use the perspective of Formatting Theory to make scientific judgments and then use practice to verify the results. He pushed forward layer by layer like this, using the greatest effort and the fastest speed to climb to the level of Extraordinary.
"I can do it. I must do it!"
Luo Nan's conviction gradually became clear. The soul body floating outside his body was like a fish. It gently swayed and submerged into the boundless and boundless sea of the mind. The range of his senses instantly expanded tenfold. A hundredfold.
His thoughts stirred slightly, and he looked at his seemingly sleeping fleshly body. He also swept his gaze over his silent and sleepless elder. His soul body then flashed and submerged into the void.
Without the burden of his fleshly body, the movement speed of his soul body only depended on the method and technique he used to interfere with space. It wasn't strange for him to travel several kilometers with a single thought. In the blink of an eye, Luo Nan was far away from the community he was in. He went deep into the depths of the metropolis that was about to wake up.
His mind wandered through the metropolis. The feeling of familiarity and strangeness increased layer by layer. In the past, every time Luo Nan's soul left his body, it was always during critical and pressing moments. It was rare for him to purely observe and feel like this.
The Life Sketches of all living beings appeared one after another within the range of his senses. Together, they formed a deep starry sky that continued to expand. The living starry sky and the true night sky interweaved to form a labyrinth on the mental and material planes. There might even be unknown treasures hidden within.
This was an experience that was hard to come by under normal circumstances.
Luo Nan wasn't bewitched by the labyrinth. He quickly confirmed his direction and moved like a ghost in the night. He was hidden and then disappeared, but he advanced in a straight line. He didn't avoid tall buildings, flying cars, or light rails. He passed right through them.
It was twenty past four in the morning. A mere ten minutes later, Luo Nan's soul body was already flying above the Pingjiang District. The campus of Acumen College and the towering buildings of Cloud City Water Village entered the range of his senses.
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