Chapter 15 Sleepless Night

The countless sparks, arcs, train tremors, and low hums were all receding.

The darkness before his eyes was slowly replaced by the soft light of the room.

Gu Shen disconnected from the mental link and withdrew. He sat on the floor, blankly recalling the final contact... Unlike what he had imagined, Chu Ling's fingers were warm and delicate, like a piece of soft white jade.

He had thought that everything in the mental space was fabricated, cold.

Gu Shen lowered his head and stared at his palms until a meow interrupted his thoughts.

"Meow~"

He came back to his senses and saw a listless orange cat, lying in front of Gu Shen like a wronged woman, shaking its tail with a face full of resentment.

The orange cat's eyes did not flash with the light of wisdom, it just meowed softly to remind Gu Shen.

You forgot to feed me, your Emperor!

Gu Shen got up in a daze, opened a bag of cat food. That meow just now made him think that Chu Ling had linked with him again...

He lay on the bed with some worry. He was about to take over the first task assigned by the Tribunal tomorrow, but he couldn't sleep tonight.

He just couldn't fall asleep.

Deep Sea Upgrade... Chu Ling wanted to disconnect the link for a period of time to ensure her own safety.

Someone has been tracking Chu Ling... Who are these people?

Gu Shen took a deep breath. He knew that there were many secrets that Chu Ling hadn't told him, but after tonight's transcendent link, he began to feel that the encounter on the Train 001 might not have been accidental.

He didn't believe in such coincidences.

"Improving my strength... is the most important thing."

Soon, Gu Shen regained his composure. He lay on the bed, looked at his hands, and murmured softly, "What's the point of knowing more... If you don't have the power, you can't do anything..."

The harvest from this Deep Sea Link was still great.

At least he saw what his "transcendent trait" really was...

This trait cannot be considered power yet, because in real life, Gu Shen cannot summon even a strand of blazing fire.

Chu Ling said that his power has a high upper limit and strong growth potential.

But to grow stronger, he needs to find transcendent source matter.

The so-called transcendent source matter... should be the "essential source" that gives people or things transcendent power.

The time of this mental link was very short, and Gu Shen didn't have time to ask Chu Ling for more details, but he had a hunch that he should be able to find a way to improve his abilities as long as he came into contact with some transcendents and sealed objects.

"Chu Ling will disconnect the link during this time... I can just take this opportunity of the Tribunal's task to explore my own abilities."

After making a plan, Gu Shen felt much more at ease.

He glanced at the time, it was almost three in the morning.

"I can't sleep... I might as well practice *Jingzhe*."

Gu Shen sat up, closed his eyes, and recalled the scene in the *Jingzhe* world in his mind.

He seemed to be sitting on a vast prairie.

The clouds were low.

Spring rain was coming.

His breathing began to become smooth and long.

The review team hasn't drafted an accurate report on Gu Shen's abilities yet. They believe that Gu Shen has the potential to be an S-level mental transcendent... In fact, their intuition is very accurate.

Because mental transcendents often take the lead in understanding breathing techniques.

And their energy will be relatively abundant.

In the task of monitoring Han Dang, Senior Sister Luo did not close her eyes for a day and a night, and was still full of energy... Of course, Senior Sister Luo is a top-level mental transcendent, so it is not difficult to do this. Most mental transcendents can do it.

Breathing techniques are the best way to adjust one's inner state.

And perseverance is the only trick on the path of mental transcendent cultivation. There is no shortcut on this path. Every time the breathing technique is fully performed, the mental strength will increase by a strand.

From exhaustion to fullness, from a stream to a great river, there is always a painful process of tempering.

All geniuses are unavoidable.

Of course... even with the same breathing technique, the effects are different for different people.

When running a breathing technique, some people can only increase half a drop of mental strength with difficulty, while others increase one drop with extraordinary comfort, achieving twice the result with half the effort.

No one saw, in an apartment late at night.

Between the eyebrows of the young man who closed his eyes and breathed slowly, a slender vertical pupil slowly bloomed, like embers, which may be extinguished at any time. With each breath, the firelight slightly increased.

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The next day.

Gu Shen's *Jingzhe* cultivation was interrupted by the ringing of a phone.

He didn't know that the moment he opened his eyes, the dim blazing fire between his eyebrows instantly dissipated, as if it had never appeared, replaced by a sense of comfort all over his body.

After the *Jingzhe* breathing became a habit, his state of mind was surprisingly calm. Not sleeping all night was even more comfortable than having a good sleep.

"Hello?"

Gu Shen said in a low voice.

"Good spirits,"

Mr. Shu's laughter sounded on the other end of the phone. He gave a location, "Cui Zhongcheng's private plane has arrived. This mission is in Dadu. Pack up and prepare to leave."

Going to Dadu?

Perhaps it was because of practicing *Jingzhe*, Gu Shen's state of mind was very calm. He looked at the large apartment and looked around... Apart from Orange, he didn't seem to have anything to bring.

He simply washed up, took a few pieces of clothing, and left with Orange in his arms.

The wind was a bit strong today.

When Gu Shen arrived at the tarmac with the cat in his arms, he saw a rather ferocious and domineering heavy helicopter. The propellers roared and chopped through the strong wind. His teacher was still wearing the white suit from last night, leaning against the window, tapping on the window, and smiling at him as a greeting.

Entering the cabin.

Even though he had made some mental preparations, Gu Shen was still taken aback.

He thought that this mission would not be too complicated... He didn't expect that Judge Tang from the review team would be present, and Little Cui was also there.

This mission, is it related to them?

"You're here?"

Zhou Jiren smiled and waved to Gu Shen, and said, "Don't be nervous, sit down."

Gu Shen came to his teacher's side and watched the helicopter close its hatch and the propellers spin.

Slowly rising into the air.

The buildings beside him disappeared from his sight. Even when he was lying on the window looking down, he couldn't catch them. They gradually turned into black dots, and then everything on the ground was covered by a thin mist.

This was a very strange feeling.

Was he about to leave the hometown where he had lived for eighteen years?

Gu Shen was a little dazed.

"What's wrong, feeling uncomfortable?"

Cui Zhongcheng closed the book. He sat opposite Gu Shen and noticed the abnormality.

"It's my first time flying, I'm a little airsick..." Gu Shen rubbed his cheeks and said with a smile, "It's okay, I'll be fine after a while."

He took a deep breath and switched to *Jingzhe* breathing... The feeling of discomfort disappeared immediately.

As expected.

This breathing technique can be used in many ways.

"You're practicing your breathing technique very quickly." Mr. Shu narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "It's almost replacing your original breathing habits... Not bad!"

"It will take some time to completely replace it."

Gu Shen replied modestly. He subconsciously touched his eyebrows. When he woke up after practicing *Jingzhe* all night, his eyebrows were hot. At this moment, he turned his head and looked at the cabin window, but found nothing unusual.

Was it his illusion?

"If there are no problems, let's start now?"

Cui Zhongcheng tapped the table and said softly, "About... this mission."