Deep Sleep!
Chen Yuan murmured to himself, "That's right. According to the original novel, when Luo Feng cultivated Five Hearts Toward Heaven, aside from needing a specific posture, what mattered more was calming the mind, making it as still and undisturbed as a tranquil lake."
"Deep Sleep can accomplish that easily, so it makes sense that it can improve the efficiency of absorbing cosmic energy."
According to the description, this system-optimized "Hibernation Method: Crystal Meditation" required him to visualize a crystal full of impurities. Then, through breathing, he had to imagine that with every inhale and exhale, the impurities within the crystal gradually diminished until it became transparent. As his heart became as clear as crystal and settled into calmness, he would naturally enter a state of "Deep Sleep."
In theory, if he could achieve the Deep Sleep described in the Hibernation Method, it truly could improve his cultivation efficiency.
But... Chen Yuan took a deep breath and tried to calm the turmoil in his heart.
"What Hibernation Method? This is clearly the Crystal Meditation Method from Star River Emperor!" Chen Yuan was still deeply shocked. If it could even optimize cultivation methods from other novels, then the effects of this Optimization System were practically heaven-defying!
After all, if it could optimize methods that improved efficiency, what about methods that improved aptitude?
For example, the heaven-defying Dragonless Heart Method...
Taking a deep breath, Chen Yuan impatiently began testing it.
Half an hour later...
"As expected, it doesn't work." Looking at the words "Unable to Optimize" on the panel, Chen Yuan slowly exhaled, shook his head, and felt somewhat regretful.
After half an hour of testing, Chen Yuan had tried every aptitude-improving cultivation method he could think of. From the absurdly powerful Dragonless Heart Method to techniques from all kinds of fantasy novels, the panel showed the same result without exception: unable to optimize.
"I'll try one last time. Let's lower the standard from fantasy to martial arts novels..." Although he no longer held much hope, Chen Yuan still prepared to make one more attempt.
"System, optimize Five Hearts Toward Heaven. Optimization direction: improve aptitude. Use the Muscle Tendon Changing Classic as the template."
"Optimization task established. Current optimization target: Five Hearts Toward Heaven. Optimization direction: improve aptitude using the Muscle Tendon Changing Classic as the template."
"Carrier error. Insufficient data. Optimization failed."
"Hm?" Chen Yuan sat up in bed, his eyes fixed on the words displayed on the panel.
"This time, it isn't unable to optimize, but carrier error and insufficient data?!" Chen Yuan pondered. "Carrier error means Five Hearts Toward Heaven has no aptitude-improving function. I need a secret art with effects such as improving aptitude or altering one's innate physique to serve as the carrier."
"And insufficient data means I know too little about this area? Is the foundation of this system's optimization based on my memories..." Chen Yuan fell into thought. In other words, as long as he solved those two issues, he could optimize the Muscle Tendon Changing Classic?
First, he lacked an optimization carrier. Second, his memories lacked relevant information.
Did such carriers exist? From his memories, Chen Yuan knew that they did, and there were quite a few.
But they were basically all gimmicks, with the hype far outweighing the actual results.
Every one of them required decades of cultivation, and their aptitude-enhancing effects were negligible. Their cost-effectiveness was abysmal.
But Chen Yuan only needed the original cultivation method as a carrier. As for the missing information...
"Both the Muscle Tendon Changing Classic and the Marrow Cleansing Classic are cultivation methods described by novelists based on real-world sources. So long as I find real-world information on those methods, it should probably supplement the optimization data," Chen Yuan thought.
As for whether such information existed in this world, it did.
Chen Yuan had already confirmed through the original owner's memories that the history of Earth in this world had basically followed the same course as his previous life before the R Virus appeared.
As long as he had a computer, he could easily search for historical materials from decades ago.
"Whew... No rush." At that thought, Chen Yuan was no longer anxious. "Since there's a way to succeed, I can look for it after I leave the hospital. Besides, where would I get Kill Points right now?"
"The urgent matter is cultivating this optimized Hibernation Method as soon as possible, entering Deep Sleep, repairing my body, and absorbing cosmic energy to cultivate!"
No sooner thought than done.
Chen Yuan had already claimed all the contents of the Hibernation Method from the panel. Fully expanded, it amounted to roughly six or seven thousand words. It taught him step by step how to meditate, how to breathe, and all kinds of sleeping techniques.
Those contents were far beyond what a few short lines in a novel could fully convey. The descriptions in the novel had only been a summary, but after reading everything, Chen Yuan somehow felt that he could successfully cultivate it.
The facts proved that Chen Yuan's feeling was right. Just half an hour later, he had already closed his eyes and fallen into a baby-like sleep.
A long time later.
Chen Yuan suddenly opened his eyes. "I fell asleep?"
His gaze shifted to the electronic clock hanging on the wall, and he was instantly startled. "I actually slept for an hour!"
"Did I succeed, or did I just fall asleep?" Thinking this, Chen Yuan opened the panel.
In truth, he vaguely felt that he had succeeded, because he was now full of energy and strength. Even his internal organs did not seem to hurt much anymore.
Sure enough, there was already an additional entry in the secret art section of the panel.
Hibernation Method: Crystal Visualization: Cultivation-type secret art, B-rank evaluation, current progress: Beginner (1.1%)
"I really succeeded, and it's B-rank. It improved by two levels!" Chen Yuan's spirits lifted. Then he looked at his current attributes. "My strength is 2021.32 kilograms?"
"I remember my strength was 2010.72 before." Chen Yuan's eyes flashed. "An hour of sleep increased it by more than ten kilograms?"
"That's quite an improvement." Chen Yuan was both shocked and delighted.
Back then, after the original Chen Yuan had gotten started with Five Hearts Toward Heaven, he had cultivated for two months and only increased his strength by six hundred kilograms. On average, he had gained only around ten kilograms per day!
And now, merely sleeping for an hour could match the effects of an entire day of his previous cultivation?
The original owner had only achieved that efficiency after cultivating a Guiding Technique!
"Right, the Guiding Technique!" Chen Yuan's spirits rose. "I absorbed cosmic energy for an hour in my sleep, yet my body still hasn't reached saturation?"
The original owner could only absorb cosmic energy for half an hour at a time if he used Five Hearts Toward Heaven without cultivating a Guiding Technique. Only after cultivating the Spirit Wind Sword Art and its Guiding Technique could he absorb it for an hour!
But Chen Yuan had not yet cultivated a Guiding Technique. Relying solely on Deep Sleep to absorb cosmic energy, he had already absorbed it for an hour.
"Moreover, I feel like my body still hasn't reached saturation. This isn't even my limit." Chen Yuan thought as he took a deep breath. "If I combine this with a Guiding Technique later, how fast will my cultivation be?"
"Also, my cultivation speed with the Hibernation Method is way too fast. The first time I practiced it, I naturally entered Deep Sleep after only half an hour!"
"Could I be an Innate Sleep Saint Body?"
"Or is it because the cultivation method was optimized based on my body after discarding universality, making it one hundred percent compatible with me?" Chen Yuan felt that was highly possible. Otherwise, there was no way to explain it.
"Forget it, it's a good thing!" Chen Yuan's eyes flashed. "What matters most right now is testing my daily cultivation limit."
No sooner thought than done. Chen Yuan quickly began meditating, and half an hour later, he entered a state of Deep Sleep.
Another two hours passed before Chen Yuan opened his eyes again. "My body is saturated. This time, it was two hours!"
He checked the panel and found that his strength had increased by another twenty kilograms.
"The rate of increase hasn't declined."
"In other words, setting aside meditation time, I can cultivate for three hours a day through Deep Sleep and gain thirty kilograms of strength."
"Without a Guiding Technique, my cultivation speed is three times what it used to be!" At that thought, Chen Yuan's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
"And..." Chen Yuan's gaze shifted to the Hibernation Method, where the proficiency displayed Beginner (3.9%).
"If the Hibernation Method breaks through to the next stage, will my Deep Sleep also advance to the second stage?" Chen Yuan pondered. Right now, he needed half an hour of meditation before entering Deep Sleep. If he reached the second stage, he could enter Deep Sleep anytime and anywhere.
At the third stage, he could even Sleep in Motion, with his body asleep while his mind remained awake.
That would be incredible. He could cultivate a Guiding Technique while absorbing cosmic energy, greatly extending his cultivation time. It might even be possible to gain one hundred kilograms of strength a day!
At that thought, Chen Yuan's eyes gleamed with motivation. "In that case, let's keep meditating. I'll treat it as grinding proficiency."
"Even if I can't absorb any more cosmic energy, it will still be good for repairing my body."
With that in mind, Chen Yuan continued meditating.
After all, the doctor had told him to rest quietly. His body could not move, so apart from eating, all he could do each day was meditate.
Time passed, and a week went by in the blink of an eye.
That morning, after Chen Yuan awoke from Deep Sleep, he did not continue meditating. Instead, he first looked at the panel.
Name: Chen Yuan Age: 19 Strength: 2264.58 (kilograms) Realm: Intermediate Warrior Secret Arts: Hibernation Method: Crystal Meditation: Cultivation-type secret art, B-rank evaluation, current progress: Beginner (34.85%) Spirit Wind Sword Art: Combat-type secret art, C-rank evaluation, current progress: Overall Beginner 35.65% (swordsmanship 37.72%, movement technique 31.58%, Guiding Technique 37.65%) Force Exertion Level: 0.97 Currently Optimizable Item: Secret arts Kill Points: 1
Chen Yuan smiled faintly. Over the past week, aside from the increase in his strength, what mattered more was that his injuries had completely healed under the treatment of Deep Sleep.
So today, he was leaving the hospital!
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