Shi Tiexin added another tally mark, forming a pair with the two beside it.
It had already been ten days.
He had been here for ten days already.
He was still locked inside the pitch-black Martial Heart Zen Lotus, with no idea what was happening outside.
Though "pitch-black" was not entirely accurate. This pale golden lake of the heart, this pure and translucent Zen lotus, and these lush, emerald-green lotus leaves all appeared to Shi Tiexin as radiant and resplendent, profound and magnificent.
But being cut off from the internet and all communication for ten straight days was truly a first for him.
Unable to see the outside world at all, completely isolated from society, with no room to move and virtually no one to talk to—ten days in such an environment would drive any normal person mad.
Shi Tiexin's willpower was no joke either. Though it was not as strong as Shi Tie Zhu's, it still far surpassed that of ordinary people. Over those ten days, without a body or vital essence, he had no way to practice any external martial arts, so he patiently reviewed all the knowledge of the Fundamental Mind Arts.
In a sense, his Mind Art cultivation had gone down a crooked path.
When it came to Mind Arts, knowledge was power, not the other way around.
But Shi Tiexin had repeatedly used Heavenly Gifted Golden Light to force his skills up to perfection. That distinction was fine when applied to physical arts, but something felt off when it came to Mind Arts.
It was like an economic bubble—the power inflated this way could not weather stormy seas.
Shi Tiexin had noticed this himself. Since he had no way whatsoever to obtain information from the outside world, he calmed his mind and focused his spirit,