"An illness?" Old Six could not believe it. "I've always been fine. What illness could I possibly have? Bleurgh—!!"
He vomited sour fluid, feeling wretched beyond measure.
"There's no other explanation. We really did get hungry, which means the Vast Overlord Physique has already synchronized. But we can't enjoy the benefits of the Vast Overlord Physique. The only possibility is that this illness has clashed with the Vast Overlord Physique and the Essence Devouring Transformation, throwing our senses into disorder."
Shi Tiexin comforted him. "Even if you really do have an illness, there's nothing to fear. Cultivation can cure almost every disease. Look at it another way—it's fortunate we discovered something was wrong today. Otherwise, one day we might suddenly drop dead without even knowing why."
Old Six braced himself against the vehicle, gasping painfully. "Th-this way of putting it... isn't wrong..."
Shi Tiexin made another discovery. "Eh?! Do you feel it?"
"Feel what?"
"Origin energy! I seem to sense wisps of origin energy. Not much, but it's really there. That means our cultivation method works!"
Old Six staggered forward along the slope. "Don't, don't mention origin energy... I feel terrible right now... I feel like my head's about to split open..."
Shi Tiexin urged, "Don't panic, don't be afraid. Based on my deductions, the reason you feel so awful is precisely because the restorative power of the Vast Overlord Physique has clashed with your illness, causing sensory confusion. If we reboot your nervous system, we can solve this problem."
Old Six clutched his head in agony. "How do we reboot it?"
"It's already rebooting." Looking at the synchronization progress, Shi Tiexin said, "Cultivating mind energy can comprehensively strengthen the nervous system. It breaks through the upper limit of neural signal transmission at two hundred meters per second, expands the