Bai Hao was a veteran Transcendental Species. On matters like this, he might not say anything remarkable, but he would not get it wrong either. "Meditation today generally falls into two categories. One is 'immersion': it has no fixed goal, emphasizes broad, spontaneous experience, and seeks flashes of Spiritual Light within that experience. The other is 'focus': directed training, like your Format Theory, Mister Luo. We practitioners aren't bound to either form, but once we find a relatively efficient method, we tend to settle on the second..."
Inside the Womb Chamber, Bat Master was in terrible shape, but he still joined in, his voice hoarse. "Focus hones the mind, but experience can't be neglected. I drew on the Fire Sacrifice Method of earlier sages, but I still have to meditate, seeking Spiritual Light to refine it... Heh. Whether I'll succeed is another matter."
That last remark seemed pointed.
Ronan asked directly, "Did something go wrong with your immersive meditation this time, Master?"
Without waiting for Bat Master's answer, Ronan sighed. "Immersive meditation in a High-Energy Environment is dangerous. Most high-level Aberration Genes haven't had enough opportunity to develop, but in an environment dense with aberration—especially during group meditation—they can still have unpredictable effects. There's no telling what might draw them together or make them resonate. Parasitizing individuals, they can't get enough energy, but combine them and who knows what might happen?"
This time, everyone inside and outside the Womb Chamber fell silent.
They were simply thinking.
Given Ronan's standing now, even an offhand remark from him deserved careful consideration, let alone one touching on something so sensitive.
Six Ears raised his hand earnestly. "Are these 'high-level Aberration Genes' the ones you mentioned aboard that cargo ship off Xia City?"
Ronan nodded. "Yes. The same ones displayed, tested, and catalogued at