Chapter 8: Meditation

He took out Danny's letter and badge, and Tamor immediately changed his face, showing a different smile from before: "It turned out that Mr. Danny recommended it, please follow me." ”

He took Huang Chao through two streets, walked into a quiet alley, and knocked on the door of one of the ordinary courtyards. A young Isrian opened the door and looked at the two of them with scrutinizing eyes, and Tamor immediately said, "This is Mr. Danny's recommended guest. ”

The young man, dressed in the usual yellow-colored clothes of the Isrians, nodded and led the two into the main hall. Not long after, an old man with gray hair came out of it, his clothes were still earthy yellow, but with a lot of intricate patterns and decorations. Tamor immediately stood up and bowed: "Hello, teacher. ”

Huang Chao also learned Tamor's movements, and at the same time said, "Hello, Mr. Douglas. ”

Douglas's eyes were full of wisdom, as if there was a vortex in his pupils that could attract people's spirits, and an invisible aura surrounded him, reminding Huang Chao of how he felt when he picked up the staff. He suddenly thought, "This Douglas is also a heavenly man." Is he also a gamer? ”

Fortunately, Douglas had no intention of checking his account, he read the letter and said straight to the point: "I already know why Danny called you here, please come with me." Your backpack can be stored here and you won't lose it. ”

Huang Chao left his backpack on the chair and followed Douglas to a room with a scented scent. The floor of the house is covered with a thick carpet embroidered with circles of polygonal patterns. In the middle is a round table with one, eh? Crystal ball!

Douglas sat down on the sofa chair on one side and motioned for Huang Chao to take a seat opposite. When the two men were seated facing each other, Douglas said:

"I can see your fear and confusion, young Celestial Grace, and that's why Danny called you here. You have great power in your hands, but you don't have a corresponding heart, which will gradually wither and degrade your soul. ”

"And I, on the other hand, will teach you a spiritual way of spiritual practice, which is a precious treasure that we have accumulated over the millennia. It will bring you peace and tranquility and keep your mind ethereal and not led into madness by the constant killing. Long-term meditation can gradually increase the power of your mind, echoing the elemental forces in the world. Are you willing to accept it? ”

Of course, Huang Chao was 10,000 willing, he estimated that this meditation method should be a mage's cultivation method, and he was likely to master magic because of it. However, the effect of this meditation method was completely beyond his expectations.

Huang Chao hurriedly got up and saluted: "Teacher Douglas, I am willing to accept your guidance. ”

He was only halfway through his bow, and Douglas had already stood up to support him: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to accept you as a disciple. You are a Providential One, destined for unparalleled power. I'm just teaching you some mind-adjusting meditations as Danny said, and I can't afford to give you such a gift. ”

"In spite of what you say, I am so grateful for your teaching. This can help me tremendously. ”

The two of them sat down again, and Douglas's voice came slowly: "Please keep an eye on the crystal ball in front of you, observe the shape of the smoke cloud in it, and try to empty your mind, relax, relax...... With the help of a crystal ball, you can easily sink into the first meditation, and after that, you have to remember that ethereal and relaxed feeling to help you get into a meditative state on a regular basis. ”

"Follow the shape and flow of the smoke, focus completely, then slowly let go, relax your body and mind, and repeat many times. Think of you in a calm, open environment, like a temple meadow in the spring, and close your eyes......"

"Keep your consciousness awake and don't confuse meditation with sleep. When you fall asleep, the main consciousness will fade and the negative emotions that have been suppressed in your subconscious will surge over and take over your mind...... What you have to do is to concentrate and relax, so that your main consciousness can enter peace and tranquility in a waking state......"

Huang Chao slowly closed his eyes. The effect of the crystal ball was so wonderful that he, who meditated for the first time, clearly fell into a kind of ethereal. "It's like a dream, but I'm conscious......"

The smoke seemed to envelop him, and Huang Chao saw that he had come to the verdant Echo Valley, the breeze blowing, bringing the unique fresh smell of grass and trees, and his mind seemed to melt into the blue sky in an instant.

Some terrifying visions began to appear, and the rat men, storm bears, and battle beasts killed by Huang Chao became very terrifying, and they pounced from all directions. It is also interspersed with the incomplete corpses of the conquistadors. The tranquil valley was instantly filled with bloody wind and rain, all of which was like Huang Chao's previous nightmare.

Faced with this scene, Huang Chao told himself in his heart: "It's all an illusion, your ontology is just the existence of the game world." My fear does not come from you, but from myself. ”

Countless monsters swarmed in, and his location was no longer a peaceful valley. All kinds of terrifying circumstances flashed in front of his eyes, and he wanted to close his eyes, but this was in meditation, and there was no such effect as "closing his eyes".

The bloody and disgusting scenes were not only those he had seen with his own eyes before, but many of them had come from his imagination. During this period, he also fell into some kind of real-world fantasy many times, and experienced many things that made him nervous and scared.

"I should have overcome these on my own, not on external forces." "It's a great time for me to have all my fears in front of me."

"What am I afraid of?" "What am I worried about?" "What can I do?" ……

His thoughts were like lightning bolts, speeding through his mind, and he felt like he was shattered.

Because Huang Chao knew that this was a game world, the monsters and dead people related to it made him feel alienated: he subconsciously believed that these were fake. And what he worries about in reality is his parents and future, which are not immediately life-threatening.

He was invincible in the world of meditation, and the clarity of his thoughts brought by meditation made him know that all his fears were not so "scary". The more he experienced, the more he was able to control his emotions.

The illusions began to fade, and the long-lost peace came over me. "This state of mind is so comfortable...... Huang Chao understood the true meaning of "relaxation" as Douglas said.

In the depths of his mind, a mysterious fluctuation suddenly occurred in the two-way foil, and Huang Chao's thinking activities in the world of Torchlight were projected as a plane, recorded in an interface that he could not observe now.

(Actually, it's the real skill bar that hasn't been opened yet.) )

When the first meditation is successful, there will be a brief burst of mental power accumulated over a long period of time. Huang Chao's spiritual power at this time had already touched the mechanism of the two-way foil, so in an instant, the valley in front of him was shattered, and what appeared in front of him was an endless starry sky.

Huang Chao stood in the middle of the galaxy, with a similar starry sky scene above his head and under his feet. He was instantly dazzled and felt the vastness of the sea of stars. The galaxy suddenly began to move rapidly, gradually turning into a ribbon of light seen during the curvature voyage, and the entire sea of stars turned into a sea of colorful ribbons at this moment.

Huang Chao had an abnormal feeling, he suddenly got a consciousness, let him know that these were all related to a certain object in his mind. The realization came so naturally, as if he remembered the common sense he had learned before. But Huang Chao is sure that this is what he has just realized.

"This illusion?" Huang Chao's mind was extremely clear, "Flying faster than light, consciousness transmission? Looks like I've got something terrible. ”

After a big explosion, all the scenes in the starry sky disappeared, and Huang Chao felt that he had lost his five senses, but his spirit became more and more acute. An unprecedented feeling of tranquility, peace, and serenity enveloped him, making him almost indulge in it, and his spiritual power broke through the level of mortals at this moment, and it was constantly increasing.

Unfortunately, this didn't last long, and as time went on, this state of empty meditation became more and more difficult to maintain. He was forced to wake up from this meditative state with reluctance in his heart. He felt that he would not be able to enter this state for a long time.

Huang Chao opened his eyes, and his eyes shone with brilliance. He saw that Douglas was looking at him in surprise, and as soon as he saw Huang Chao wake up, Douglas said in a tone that mixed surprise and reverence: "I have never heard of anyone who can fall into deep comprehension in the first meditation. Those who can do this are all those old people who have experienced decades of spiritual cultivation. You're a powerful celestial, and Danny wasn't wrong. ”

"I already have a vague premonition that evil will once again envelop the land. You, the chosen one, will surely become a hero in this great upheaval. ”

Huang Chao modestly excused himself, but Douglas insisted on his opinion. Huang Chao thought to himself, alas, every gamer can enjoy the treatment of the protagonist...... As a player, you are destined to save every game world.

Douglas didn't ask Huang Chao what he saw, and Huang Chao didn't tell him. They all thought that the profound serenity achieved during this meditation was due to the increase in the level of meditation. In fact, Huang Chao, with the help of two-way foil, came into contact with the source of the world in a short period of time.

That is the origin of all existence, that contains everything, that explains everything. It represents the ultimate power in an infinite world and can be used in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional worlds.

Huang Chao thanked Douglas again and left, and before leaving the door, he asked Tamor to help him reset his skills, wash off the "magma spear", and point out the "colorful magic arrow".

Walking alone on the streets of Isrian, Huang Chao turned on the screen, he already knew that the body of this screen existed in his mind and could transmit consciousness information, but there was no specific explanation until now.

The ring in the center of the screen has been filled with a small bar of green, and the progress has reached "15. 00%", Huang Chao took a look at it and knew that it could not reach this value at the rate of yesterday. The experience bar below also becomes "50/1000". Huang Chao estimates that these changes are related to the previous anomaly.

"It seems that I will have time to meditate more in the future." Huang Chao made a decision, and then set off for the Water Source Temple.