Five Hearts Toward Heaven Cultivation Method

"Hm?" Su You turned around and looked at Li Da in confusion.

Behind the desk, Li Da quickly tapped a few keys on the keyboard. A huge transparent screen appeared on the wall directly opposite the desk.

Su You stared in surprise. On the screen was an article titled "Genetic Energy Cultivation Method."

The middle-aged instructor beside him parted his lips as if he wanted to say something. He hesitated, then held back, but his eyes kept sizing Su You up.

Li Da smiled as he came out from behind the desk and pointed at the screen.

"The foundation of a warrior's strength is Genetic Origin Energy. Your regular training is also a gradual process of absorbing cosmic energy and converting it into your own Genetic Origin Energy.

"Once your physical fitness reaches the Quasi-Martial Artist standard, you can actively absorb cosmic energy and draw it into every cell in your body, where it becomes your own Genetic Origin Energy.

"And this is the only method on Earth for cultivating Genetic Origin Energy—the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Cultivation Method. Memorize it, and you can start trying to cultivate Genetic Origin Energy when you get home."

Wasn't this supposed to be distributed only after the Quasi-Warrior Assessment? Su You wondered, but he immediately read the article carefully.

The article was only a few hundred words long, and there was no need to memorize it word for word. The most important part was the proper form for Five Hearts Toward Heaven. After reading it twice, Su You said he had memorized it.

"All right, hurry home. Get to the hall early on the first of next month, and make sure you put on a good show!" Li Da said with a smile.

"Yes, Uncle Li." Su You turned and left the office. After swiping his student ID at the entrance to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, he sprinted straight home.

As soon as Su You had left the office, the middle-aged instructor sitting on the sofa couldn't help saying, "Old Li, the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Cultivation Method is usually given out only after someone passes the Quasi-Warrior Assessment. What you did doesn't exactly follow the rules!"

"Heh." Li Da laughed. "What rule did I break? I'll just report it to the head instructor later."

"I know Xiaoyou's physical fitness very well. He was already at the Quasi-Martial Artist threshold last month, but he held off on taking the assessment because he wanted to be sure. Otherwise, he'd already be a Quasi-Martial Artist."

"That's a pretty flimsy excuse!" The middle-aged instructor laughed and shook his head. "Seems like you really think highly of the kid!"

Li Da grinned smugly. "Of course! I think Xiaoyou can get at least an A-grade contract. He might even land a Special Training Contract. I'll probably be counting on him to earn my future contribution points for the martial arts hall!"

Su You took out his key and opened the front door, calling out without thinking, "Mom, I'm home."

"My son's home! Come on, get in the kitchen and help me wash the vegetables first." His mother's voice came from the kitchen.

Su You was instantly covered in black lines. He hurried to the kitchen doorway and said, "Mom, I've reached the Quasi-Martial Artist standard. I'm taking the Quasi-Warrior Assessment on the first of next month."

"Got it." Gong Yanrong paused, then waved her hand. "Hurry up and wash the vegetables first."

Su You could only obediently start washing the vegetables. What could he do? He had no status in the family!

At dinnertime, the delicious aroma of food filled the small dining room.

With a click, a middle-aged man who looked close to fifty walked in from outside. It was Su You's father, Su Yongyi.

He was actually only forty, and he was quite handsome. Unfortunately, his hairline had receded quite a bit, making him look much older.

Su Yongyi hung his jacket on the rack by the door, washed his hands, and came to the table. Smiling, he asked, "What's the occasion? You made such a feast."

"Your little egg is about to become a warrior. Aren't you happy?"

Su You rolled his eyes. "Mom, stop calling me your little egg. I'm eighteen by Chinese reckoning. It'd be so embarrassing if people heard you!"

"You're eighteen and you've never even dated anyone. Aren't you embarrassed?" Gong Yanrong said disdainfully.

Su You looked straight at his father, Su Yongyi, pleading for help with his eyes.

Thanks to his father's mediation, Su You quickly finished dinner, left the house, and headed straight for his small training room.

"Five Hearts Toward Heaven Cultivation Method."

Su You sat cross-legged on a cushion, the soles of his feet facing upward and his palms turned toward the sky. Holding the Five Hearts Toward Heaven posture, he gradually adjusted his breathing and tried to sense the cosmic energy.

The hardest part of the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Cultivation Method was sensing cosmic energy for the first time. According to the article, the two most important principles were relaxation and stillness.

Su You completely relaxed and grew perfectly still. Even his breathing gradually became fainter.

Just then, wisps of energy flowed into his body through the Baihui point at the crown of his head, the centers of his palms, and the soles of his feet.

Su You focused his mind on the five points, all the while thinking about absorbing cosmic energy. The rate at which his five points drew it in immediately began to surge.

"Hm?" As soon as the cosmic energy entered his body, Su You's expression changed dramatically.

He found that the cosmic energy flooding into him wasn't merging with the cells in his body. Instead, it was rushing frantically toward his brain.

"What's going on?" Su You furrowed his brows and immediately stopped practicing the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Cultivation Method.

But the cosmic energy kept pouring into him. It was no longer just entering through the five points; at that moment, huge amounts of it were flowing in through every part of his body, then rushing toward his brain.

Cosmic energy flowing into my brain should be a good thing... right? Could I have talent as a Spirit Reader? Su You wasn't sure what to make of it.

Five hours later, Su You sighed. He had spent quite a while trying things out in the training room, and found that whether or not he practiced, the cosmic energy still rushed toward his brain. There seemed to be no difference at all.

My memories from my previous life seem a lot clearer now. Could the Space-Time Administration have had a change of heart and decided to give me a cheat after all? Su You tried to look on the bright side.

One day, two days...

On the night of the eighth day, Su You lay on his bed with an utterly hopeless look on his face. Cosmic energy was still flowing into him from every part of his body around the clock, yet not a single bit of it was being absorbed by his cells.

"Xiao Qing?" Su You abruptly sat up. Over the past eight days, as cosmic energy had poured into his brain, his memory had improved more and more. Most of the plot of Swallowed Star, which he had read in his previous life, had resurfaced in his mind.

But just then, for an instant, he thought he had seen the name Tang Yongqing in the plot of Swallowed Star.

After a moment's thought, Su You quickly recalled what he knew about Tang Yongqing. "Tang Yongqing, Tang Yongyuan, Tang Cheng, Luo Hongqin, Luo Hongguo... Could Xiao Qing really be Luo Feng's cousin?"