vncnus Chapter 8: Developing Xiao Wu in front of Tang 3
Chapter 8: Developing Xiao Wu in front of Tang 3
What was originally just a matter of concealing one's own existence and being ignored by others, "indifference," has now revealed more possibilities in this virtual world.
That is, the awareness of interference.
In this state, the person instilled with "indifference" has their sense of existence completely obscured, their consciousness locked deep within, and their perception of the outside world is almost zero.
You can clearly see the scene before your eyes and hear the sound in your ears, but your brain doesn't process this information. It's as if your soul is sealed away, leaving only an empty body.
Such an effect could roughly be described as... "the obstacle of perception"?
Jiang Ci'an let her thoughts wander freely.
Soon, under the infusion of "unconcern," Tang San's eyes became empty and lifeless. He stood there, motionless, completely unconscious.
Jiang Ci'an remained calm, picked up a pen and paper from the table beside him, and handed them to Tang San.
"Write down the entire Xuan Tian Bao Lu (Mysterious Heavenly Treasure Record)."
Tang San took the paper and pen, mechanically walked to the table next to him, sat down, and began to write.
His movements were fluid and natural, yet they had an indescribable stiffness, like a puppet being pulled by strings.
Jiang Ci'an did not completely block Tang San's consciousness, but preserved some of it, allowing him to still have the most basic ability to receive external commands.
In such a situation, Tang San would ignore the illogical parts of the command and the questions it raises, and would simply execute it mechanically.
Like the most loyal puppet.
The only slight drawback is that, in this state, the subject's reactions may be somewhat sluggish, and they may have difficulty understanding complex commands, only being able to accept relatively simple ones.
Jiang Ci'an looked at Tang San, who was writing furiously, and seemed to be deep in thought.
This effect is not as direct and efficient as abilities such as "hypnosis" or "common sense modification".
Hypnosis can directly implant commands, and modifying common sense can directly distort cognition.
"Indifference" interferes with consciousness in a relatively crude way, more like a violent shutdown, retaining only some useful information.
However, relatively speaking, "No Concern" is more suitable for his current situation, and after being greatly enhanced in the virtual world, its functionality is also very extensive, making it worth developing.
It is worth mentioning that after absorbing the first spirit ring, his understanding of martial spirits increased significantly.
He could roughly sense the soul skills he might acquire in the future. If he wanted, he could indeed obtain a soul skill similar to Common Sense Modification in the second ring.
However, compared to other more overpowered soul skills, modifying common sense is not so urgent.
While he was pondering, Tang San had already finished writing.
Jiang Ci'an took the stack of papers covered in tiny handwriting and glanced at them.
The general principles, operational procedures, and precautions of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, as well as solutions to hidden weapons, the Purple Demon Eye, the Mysterious Jade Hand, and the Ghost Shadow Tracking...
Everything was in Jiang Ci'an's hands.
He then gave Yu Xiaogang a full dose of "Wu Guan Xin" (a type of drug) to keep Tang San company while he drooled, so that Yu Xiaogang wouldn't disturb him by walking around the room.
Jiang Ci'an pulled out a chair, sat down, and began to read carefully.
Because some parts of the content didn't require understanding but simply memorization, Jiang Ci'an memorized them in a short time.
After briefly reviewing the knowledge of the Mysterious Heaven Skill in his mind, Jiang Ci'an sat down on the spot and began to try to cultivate it.
In this virtual world, his body is no different from his real self.
Dying here would have no impact on reality, making him the perfect test subject for experimentation.
Soul power began to circulate in the meridians according to the circulation route of the Mysterious Heaven Technique.
At first, it was a bit awkward, like a river trying to carve out a new channel.
But as Jiang Ci'an guided him again and again, the initial awkwardness gradually subsided, and his soul power began to flow smoothly through his meridians.
His original soul power seemed to have no special characteristics, mainly due to his martial soul.
But now, after circulating his energy according to the Xuan Tian Gong's path, his soul power gradually underwent some changes under the tempering of his meridians, becoming more gentle and pure, like spring water that has been filtered through a screen.
Soul power flowed through his body, generating a faint warmth, and his limbs and bones felt more relaxed.
A moment later, Jiang Ci'an opened his eyes, sensing the soul power circulating naturally within his body according to the Xuan Tian Gong route, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
I have successfully entered the Xuan Tian Gong (Mysterious Heaven Skill).
Thus, the first step of the plan can be considered a success.
Next comes the second step.
Jiang Ci'an's pupils shimmered as he looked inward, observing the flow of the Mysterious Heaven Technique within his body.
As an internal martial art, the Xuan Tian Gong does indeed have a certain enhancement effect on the body, but it falls short of Jiang Ci'an's expectations.
What he wanted to do was to build upon the Xuan Tian Gong (玄天功) and create an external martial art that could enhance physical strength, so that the two could complement each other.
From the inside out, the internal and external are integrated. The internal power of the Xuan Tian Gong promotes the external power, and the external power in turn nourishes the internal power, so that the soul power promotes the body to become stronger, and the body to become stronger in turn promotes the soul power to become stronger, forming a complete virtuous cycle.
In this ideal situation, one could improve their cultivation level much faster, as if stepping on their own foot with their left!
Of course, it's impossible to achieve everything in one step.
With his current level of understanding and vision, he certainly cannot create a martial arts technique from scratch.
Creating a method requires not only time, but also a deep understanding of the human body, sufficient research into the method, and the ability to seize that rare and precious moment of inspiration.
These are not things he can acquire in a short period of time.
but...
However, the cost of his trial and error was almost zero!
The creation of a cultivation method usually involves either generations of people trying and failing, accumulating experience, and finally arriving at a finished product; or it involves a brilliant genius who has an epiphany and can achieve the desired result in one step.
In this virtual world, he can experiment and make mistakes in any way he wants. Even if he practices himself to death, it won't have any impact on reality.
In addition, his "X-ray vision" ability allows him to observe his own changes more closely than anyone else, and makes it easier for him to find mistakes and fill in the gaps.
As for the pain caused by mistakes during practice, one can use "indifference" to mask one's perception.
The combination of these three elements allowed him to experiment freely.
Furthermore, he could use Tang San as a control group.
Even if we use exhaustive methods and try things little by little, we can still discover many useful things, even if we don't achieve the perfect solution in one step or create some earth-shattering method.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ci'an's eyes gleamed, eager to try.
But soon, he remembered something, looked up, and his gaze easily passed through layers of walls and corridors, landing on room seven of the dormitory building in the distance.
There, in the room, stood a girl with a scorpion-tail braid whose body structure appeared slightly different from the others from a "perspective" viewpoint.
Xiao Wu.
Jiang Ci'an looked at it thoughtfully.
Although Xiao Wu's spirit rings and spirit bones cannot be taken out, it doesn't mean they are useless. Xiao Wu herself is very worthy of being developed.
Jiang Ci'an calculated the time; in reality, they were almost at Shrek City. There was still a little time left, so he could try his guess first.
Thinking this, Jiang Ci'an stood up.
But after taking only a few steps toward the door, he remembered something and turned to look at Tang San, whose eyes were vacant beside him.
"You come too."
The order was given, and Tang San was still bewildered, but he instinctively took a step and followed Jiang Ci'an's pace.
Prepare to observe how Jiang Ci'an develops Xiao Wu.