Gene Energy

After comforting Xu Xin and waiting for her to leave,

Xu Feng recalled everything before he had fallen unconscious and finally realized,

"Why did the fragment suddenly change direction when it flew at me?"

Xu Feng still remembered that moment clearly. If the fragment had not changed direction, it would definitely have pierced his heart.

The view outside the window had never been so beautiful. He could clearly hear the veins of the leaves, the chirping of insects, even the rustling of two blades of grass rubbing together. He could also hear the television nearby and the conversations of passersby.

"No, it's not that the sounds are louder. My hearing has improved tremendously."

Xu Feng got out of bed and stood up. As he walked around the bedroom and looked about, he found that his vision, hearing, and even sense of smell had improved astonishingly.

Xu Feng closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Though he was not looking at the room with his eyes, he strangely sensed the existence of the objects around him. It was as if the scenery around him had been painted into an abstract picture, with every object in the painting reduced to only a blurry outline.

Whoosh.

He seemed to sense the gravity of the things around him in his mind. His intuition told him that he could counteract that gravity. In the dead of night, the furniture around him actually began to float.

"W-what is going on?" Xu Feng jumped in fright. "I can make things float?"

After his initial shock, Xu Feng gradually calmed down and began carefully sensing this power.

"Could it be that I've awakened Mental Power? Am I one of those legendary Psychic Masters?"

Xu Feng knew very little about Psychic Masters. After all, the original novel had not explained them in much detail.

Still, he knew some basic information. Psychic Masters were generally powerful martial artists as well, and they also cultivated Gene Energy.

Before a Psychic Master had fully developed all of their mental potential,

a Psychic Master's Mental Power was two minor levels stronger than their physical cultivation.

"How strong is my Mental Power?"

Xu Feng opened his eyes and looked at the objects around him, only to find that everything nearby had risen into the air.

Almost every object in the entire bedroom had left the ground, as if there were no gravity in space.

"I'm still young. Maybe someday, I'll be able to enter the ranks of the world's most powerful experts too." Xu Feng was filled with anticipation.

In the quiet bedroom, Xu Feng had awakened his ability, and he was so excited that he found it difficult to sleep.

After all, Psychic Masters on Earth were said to be able to fight opponents two levels above them and mow down groups of enemies!

"Forget it. I'm too excited to sleep today. I might as well cultivate Gene Energy." Xu Feng sat cross-legged on the bed, assumed the Five Hearts Towards Heaven posture, closed his eyes, and began cultivating.

After calming his excited emotions, Xu Feng assumed the posture of the Five Hearts Towards Heaven Cultivation Method.

After completing the martial artist assessment, he had already memorized every step of this posture clearly, and the cultivation method was firmly imprinted in his mind.

Though it was called Five Hearts Towards Heaven, it was actually a posture similar to meditation.

However, due to the flexibility he had developed from practicing martial arts since childhood, after crossing his legs, he could turn the tops of his feet upward.

His palms also faced upward, laid flat above his legs. His waist was naturally straight, and his spine rose like a soaring dragon. This allowed his entire body to enter a state that was neither tense nor relaxed.

"There is only one Gene Energy Cultivation Method in the entire world: the Five Hearts Towards Heaven Cultivation Method. Generally, once someone meets the physical requirements of a martial artist, they can begin cultivating Gene Energy." Xu Feng took a deep breath. "The text says that the first sensing is the hardest."

To absorb the strands of energy in the universe, one first had to sense them.

Cosmic Energy filled every part of Earth, and it even existed in the starry reaches of the universe. It was simply that the vast majority of humans could not sense its existence at all.

"As long as I can sense it, absorbing it should be easy."

"Geniuses can generally sense it on their first day of cultivation. Martial artists with weaker talent may spend half a year or even a year merely sensing Cosmic Energy." Xu Feng adjusted his breathing and maintained the Five Hearts Towards Heaven posture. The five hearts referred to the soles of both feet, the palms of both hands, and the Baihui acupoint at the crown of the head.

"In, out."

Xu Feng's breathing gradually steadied as he controlled himself and quieted his heart.

Everything around him became exceptionally sensitive. He could even clearly sense the airflow created by his own breathing. For him, this process of taming the restless mind was still very difficult.

He was usually quiet because he knew more than others. He had been like that since childhood, and even then, he had been unable to fit in with children his own age.

But the thoughts in his heart had never been few. His inner world was rich, yet that richness had now become an obstacle.

This was the most difficult part of sensing Cosmic Energy. He knew that he had to enter a state without thought, without intention, without desire. Only then could the cells of his body spontaneously begin absorbing Cosmic Energy.

He slowly relaxed his mind, emptying his thoughts bit by bit. After casting aside the disturbances of the outside world, he could more clearly sense the changes in this world.

Silence filled the room, and his breathing had become almost imperceptible.

One minute, two minutes, thirty minutes, one hour.

The night grew deeper.

Xu Feng did not move at all, nor did he become impatient. He constantly reined in his thoughts, refusing to let them interfere with his body's instincts.

His heart had quieted, and his distracting thoughts had vanished. At this moment, Xu Feng seemed to have fallen asleep. He relinquished control over his body and mind, yet his body remained in the Five Hearts Towards Heaven posture.

"Hmm?" Xu Feng suddenly opened his eyes in the hospital room. "Where exactly is this so-called Cosmic Energy? Why can't I sense it? My mind should have been extremely calm just now. Could it really be as the instructor said? Geniuses can sense it in one day, while those with weak talent need half a year or a year just to sense Cosmic Energy?"

"I'll try again." Xu Feng closed his eyes and once more attempted to sense the Cosmic Energy that the text described as existing everywhere around him.

Relaxed. Still.

These were the two points most emphasized in the Five Hearts Towards Heaven Cultivation Method.

"Still not right." Half an hour later, Xu Feng opened his eyes again.

Xu Feng truly realized that sensing, the first hurdle in cultivating Gene Energy, was extremely difficult.

"I'll try one last time. If I still fail, I'll wait until tomorrow night. I hope it works." Xu Feng closed his eyes with anticipation and once again began calming his heart to sense Cosmic Energy.

Time passed second by second. Ten minutes, thirty minutes, fifty minutes, one hour and twenty minutes.

"Why hasn't it worked yet?"

Within the near-meditative silence of his mind, Xu Feng's thoughts slowed as well.

Gradually,

with his eyes closed in this near-meditative state, Xu Feng had initially retained a trace of desire, hoping to sense Cosmic Energy. But as time passed, he was almost asleep. After all, even an ordinary person would likely fall asleep after lying awake for half an hour in the middle of the night with their eyes closed and nothing on their mind, let alone Xu Feng, who had already persisted for three hours.

As he neared sleep, Xu Feng had already forgotten about sensing Cosmic Energy.

This feels so comfortable.