What Kind of Look Is That?

Just as everyone was getting so sunburned by the detective that they wanted to punch him, the door to the room was suddenly pushed open, and then they saw Needle Stab walk in with two other people.

These two recently arrived in reality under the influence of hints, and since they have spare money for travel, their progress is even faster than that of the overworked Snake Pupil.

"Needle Stab, is there any new information?" The detective, seeing Needle Stab enter, immediately wanted to perform his traditional trick of "How did you know I'd mastered Sword Control Technique?", but Needle Stab didn't give him the chance, directly saying:

"That's right. Although one cannot cultivate Qi or comprehend the Dao in the Dream World, we have already established a model of a cultivation system through information gathering from the cultivation exchange forum."

The forum mentioned by Needle Stab is a special forum established by the official authorities in the Dream World after the spread of cultivation. The forum adopts a contribution system, which means that you can share what you have learned and see what others have learned.

Although everything remembered in the Dream World cannot be brought into reality, and cultivation is impossible in the Dream World, this actually reduces the value of knowledge, thereby increasing the number of people willing to communicate.

The authorities also took this opportunity to compile the various techniques uploaded by participants, and then proofread and analyzed them. Although they still could not affect reality, they were still a kind of reserve.

And now, judging from the way the Needle Stab is being performed, it seems to have been effective.

Ignoring the curious gazes of the people in the room, Needle Stab didn't hesitate. He cleared a space on the table, and one of the people behind him immediately took out a laptop and displayed a pre-prepared PowerPoint presentation. The first page featured a coordinate system-like object.

"Based on our current summary, if cultivation is like building a skyscraper, then Qi refining is the foundation. The four techniques of movement and stillness that we can now comprehend from the General Outline are the materials used to build the skyscraper. For example, the stillness technique is like bricks and cement, used to increase the amount of True Qi that can be obtained, and it is also a part of strengthening one's character. Isn't there a saying? Cultivating life without cultivating character is the first disease in cultivation."

"So, according to you, what are the three gates of 'Dynamic Arts Flow'? Protective techniques?" The detective was quite curious about this theory, but Needle Stab shook his head and pointed to the diagram, saying:

"No, although feng shui, numerology, talisman drawing, and alchemy may seem unrelated to the Main Body cultivation, according to the current summary, the think tank's conclusion is theoretical. To use the analogy of building a house, it doesn't mean that you can build a house just because you have building materials such as steel bars, cement, and bricks. Design and craftsmanship are both indispensable."

"For example, the 'Flow' sect includes feng shui, numerology, and astrology. Although they seem unrelated to the Main Body, besides their own function, they are also a theoretical foundation and practical tool. Just like in Wuxia Novel, monks need to read Buddhist scriptures to learn kung fu, and Daoist priests need to read the Daoist canon to learn techniques. These theoretical foundations are the blueprints for the cultivation building. The 'Movement' sect may seem to be just a method of fighting and training, but if you think about the cultivation of 'Heaven Stealing Technique,' it's not hard to understand. Even if your True Qi is strong, you need a strong enough body to support it. Otherwise, let alone the explosive cultivation mode of 'Heaven Stealing Technique,' even ordinary circulation may cause your body to be unable to withstand it."

"What about techniques? Flow is the blueprint, movement is the steel frame, stillness is the brick and stone building materials, so are techniques useless?" Snake Pupil' expression stiffened slightly, because in reality, she seemed to have planned to choose the "technique" sect as her first choice—after all, it's cultivation, and everyone definitely wants to learn magic first, right?

"Just like you can't move into a house right after it's built, you need electricity, water, gas, and all sorts of renovations. This technique must be what renovations are, right?" This time, it wasn't Needle Stab who spoke, but the detective, Needle Stab nodded in affirmation at his guess.

"That's roughly the idea. But don't underestimate the power of techniques. For Main Body cultivator, it might just be an aid, an incentive to improve their quality of life, but for us, it represents another kind of hope."

"Hope? You mean..." Qing Jin's mind worked quickly. He immediately widened his eyes, Needle Stab the person operating the computer next to him, switched the PowerPoint presentation to a new page, and showed the content to everyone.

Although the dense, paper-style text was dizzying to read, the titles were still easy for everyone to understand.

[On the interaction and exploration of magic and dreams]

No need to look further; just this title alone is enough to ignite a spark in everyone's eyes.

Yeah, cultivation!

Isn't receiving a message in a dream a standard feature?

If even one person could learn this type of magic, wouldn't that mean the information barrier between dreams and reality would be broken down?

The moment this thought arose, it irresistibly filled everyone's hope, and Needle Stab further added to it:

"It's not just about techniques like sending messages through dreams or entering dreams; there's a whole series of spells and even cultivation methods related to dreams. After all, in Daoist belief, dreams are closely related to the three souls and seven spirits, the three corpses, and so on. In other words, our consciousness entering dreams might even have some explanation in cultivation. Even if we can't cultivate Qi, there should still be techniques that allow us to cultivate in dreams!"

In reality, Feng Xue ate a pancake (a symbol of cultivation) while experiencing the continuous flow of knowledge emanating from the uncharted realm (referring to dreams), and she was absolutely ecstatic.

"More and more, [knowledge] is increasing! Indeed, unfulfilled desires are the easiest to trigger cognition! The idea of dreams is truly brilliant! The senior who came up with this idea is a genius!"

"Thank you for the compliment!"

Suddenly, a voice appeared out of nowhere, and Feng Xue shuddered, her hair standing on end and her whole body stiffening.

Fortunately, he was a master of the Tower of Babylon, above the sixtieth floor, High-level Supernatural Tale who could converse with mythical creatures like Cain and Behemoth, and he reacted almost instantly.

He usually wears three sets of armor (originally Iron Man armor, Kamen Rider armor, and now Iron Man armor in the Game World). He relaxed, keeping a watchful eye on summoning "Great Wilderness Starfall" at any moment, while slowly turning his head to look at the source of the sound.

"Boom!"

The moment the gaze focused, Feng Xue felt her brain begin to boil. What followed was thick smoke and sparks. Almost without pause, the first layer of wooden Iron Man armor that Feng Xue had concealed with her Hermit Authority exploded.

Feng Xue's body was thrown out of the thick smoke, rolling on the ground like a gourd more than ten times before finally landing face down with her Open Mouth, Close Eyes.

At the same time, that voice rang out again:

"Heh, you can't even look me in the eye, who gave you the guts...?"

Before he could finish speaking, his voice suddenly stopped, because he was surprised to see that the guy who had been blown away for glancing at him earlier was now standing up as if nothing had happened, and the way he was looking at him was... kind of weird.