Optimization: Entering Stillness Cultivation Method

After the hatch closed, the Smart Fighter Jet slowly ascended, and an electronic voice emanated from within the cabin: "Chen Yuan, I am the fighter's AI. You may call me 'Primordial'."

"Simply state where you need to go, and I will be able to understand your intent."

Chen Yuan nodded: "Then let's fly outside the atmosphere first; I need to see the full view of Earth."

"Command received. Destination: Earth's outer space." As the electronic voice finished, the fighter's speed surged, and it shot straight toward the cosmos.

The fighter's speed increased rapidly, soon breaking through the atmosphere and arriving in Earth's outer space.

Without the resistance of air, the fighter's speed continued to soar, and it was only after about ten minutes that the fuselage slowly came to a halt.

"Chen Yuan, the fighter is currently located in Geosynchronous Orbit, 40,000 kilometers from the surface. From this position, you can see the full panorama of Earth." The electronic voice reminded Chen Yuan that he had reached his destination.

Chen Yuan walked to the fighter's hatch and said to the AI: "Primordial, open the hatch. I need to take a look from the outside."

"Chen Yuan, your vital signs are detected to be only Apprentice Level 7; you cannot survive in a vacuum environment." The AI "Primordial" warned him, "If you wish to walk in space with your physical body, it is recommended that you attempt this only after advancing to the Planetary Level."

"I know." Chen Yuan nodded. Then, with a thought, the Black God Set spread across his entire body, wrapping him completely until only his face remained exposed.

Chen Yuan said to Primordial: "I will wrap my body in the Force Suit. Given my current physical constitution, the oxygen in my body is sufficient to last for over half an hour."

"Primordial, after half an hour, reopen the hatch and let me back in."

"Understood." The AI did not stop him this time, evidently concluding that Chen Yuan was capable of surviving in space. With a rumble, the inner door of the airlock opened.

Chen Yuan stepped into the airlock, and the Black God Set on his body covered his face, leaving only a transparent visor over his eyes.

With a boom, the hatch behind him closed. Not long after, once the air pressure inside the airlock reached zero, the hatch in front of him opened. Chen Yuan steadied his nerves and stepped outside.

The moment his feet stepped out of the hatch, a sense of weightlessness washed over him. Chen Yuan knew he had left the fighter's gravity device and entered the zero-gravity vacuum of space.

With a thought, Chen Yuan controlled the Black God Set, extending a black tether from his back that coiled around the hatch handle like a serpent.

Only after doing this did Chen Yuan turn his attention to the outside world.

At first glance, the primary sensation was black—a deep, bottomless pitch-black. This abyss-like environment made one's scalp tingle and body tremble the moment they looked upon it.

However, Chen Yuan only gave the dark universe a faint glance before shifting his gaze, locking it onto the blue planet floating in the pitch-black void.

Looking down at Earth from outer space, one feels a breathtaking beauty. This azure planet is like a brilliant pearl, shining brightly in the dark expanse.

This is a sentiment shared by every person from Earth who has looked back at this planet from the cosmos.

Even someone as calm as Chen Yuan could not help but feel a ripple in his heart when facing the planet that had nurtured him.

However, Chen Yuan quickly regained his focus, his eyes peering through the visor, watching Earth with rapt attention.

Half an hour later, as the oxygen in his body gradually depleted, Chen Yuan turned and walked into the airlock, closing the outer hatch. Before long, the air pressure inside the airlock returned to normal.

Only then did Chen Yuan release the faceplate of the Black God Set, taking a deep breath of the somewhat stale air.

As the inner hatch opened, Chen Yuan walked back into the fighter, and the electronic voice of the AI Primordial reached his ears: "Welcome back safely, Chen Yuan."

"I intend to stay here for two or three days." Chen Yuan said to the AI, "Primordial, maintain the fighter's orbital station; I wish to observe a complete rotation cycle of the Earth."

"Understood, fighter orbit locked." The AI Primordial replied, "Over the next three days, you may observe Earth to your heart's content. If your body requires energy replenishment, you may return to the cabin for food and water."

Thus, for the next three days, Chen Yuan would go outside the fighter to observe Earth whenever he had the chance, only returning to the airlock to replenish his oxygen when it was nearly exhausted.

Repeating this cycle, three days later, Chen Yuan inquired with the system and learned that the macro-data for Earth had been fully supplemented.

Returning to the cabin, Chen Yuan said to the AI: "Primordial, we can return to Earth now. The destination for this trip is..."

Chen Yuan listed over a hundred locations in succession, all of which were sites with unique geographical features. Once he finished, Primordial replied: "Understood. The optimal route has been established. Based on a limit of 30 minutes per location, it is estimated that all sites can be visited within five days."

Once the route was planned, the fighter launched, rushing toward Earth. About half an hour later, it arrived at the first location.

The fighter did not descend; Chen Yuan went outside the cabin and looked down at the scenery below.

This was a barren desert, part of the African Wilderness Zone, the former "Sahara Desert" region.

There was truly nothing to see in the vast expanse of yellow sand, but in order to collect data for the system, Chen Yuan kept his head down, watching as the fighter continued to speed through the sky, taking him to view more terrain.

Occasionally, an oblivious flying monster would attack, but it was dispatched by the fighter's built-in laser cannons before it could even get close. Chen Yuan didn't even turn his head, continuing his observation of the landscape.

Finally, after half an hour, the system prompted that the data for this terrain had been collected. Chen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the cabin to head to the next location.

Five days later, Earth, Antarctic Ice Sheet.

Above the vast, pure white snowfield, a deep blue disc-shaped fighter flew rapidly. Chen Yuan stood outside the cabin, the black suit on his body insulating him from the cold.

After receiving a successful confirmation from the system, Chen Yuan felt a weight lift from his heart: "Finally, the collection is complete."

Chen Yuan then walked into the cabin and said to Primordial: "That will be all. Primordial, thank you for your cooperation over these past few days."

"Next, take me back to the Training Camp."

"It is my duty; you need not thank me." The electronic voice of Primordial sounded, "Everything is at the Master's behest. If you wish to thank someone, you may thank the Master."

"That goes without saying." Chen Yuan smiled. The fighter then ascended, reaching the thin air outside the atmosphere, and flew toward the Training Camp at maximum speed.

Taking advantage of this time, Chen Yuan opened the panel and instructed the system: "Create an optimization task."

"Optimize the Hibernation Method. The direction of optimization is: a cultivation method compatible with the state of Entering Stillness, using Earth as the object of meditation. The effect should be to enhance the spiritual realm and consciousness strength, while abandoning universality and optimizing it based on my personal circumstances."

Chen Yuan stated all the criteria in one breath, then looked at the panel.

"Optimization task created. Current optimization target: Hibernation Method: Crystal Meditation; Optimization direction: cultivation method for after Entering Stillness, using Earth as the core of meditation. The effect of the cultivation method is to enhance consciousness and the spiritual realm, abandoning universality and optimizing based on the host's circumstances."

"Estimated Kill Points consumption: 8. Confirm creation of optimization task?"

Chen Yuan stared at the content on the panel and took a deep breath; he could finally optimize it. He hoped the optimized Meditation Method would be worth the eight days he had wasted.

"Confirm, create optimization task."

"Optimization task created. Estimated optimization time: 8 hours..."

"Warning: An error has occurred in the optimization task. Additional Kill Points required: 110. Confirm addition?"

Chen Yuan was startled; this was the first time the Optimization System had encountered an error.

He asked for the reason and received the following reply: The optimized secret technique was too powerful, exceeding the rating scale within the scope of Earth.

In other words, the Kill Points originally prepared were insufficient to support the system's continued optimization; he needed to add another 110 Kill Points to proceed.

Seeing this was the reason, Chen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and chose to add the Kill Points.

Finally, after spending 118 Kill Points, the new optimization task was established.

"Optimization task created. Estimated optimization time: 72 hours."

"Just what level of secret technique is this, to require 72 hours to optimize?" Chen Yuan gazed at the panel in a daze. 72 hours meant three full days.

I've gone through so much trouble; I hope the resulting technique can surprise me, Chen Yuan thought, staring at the panel.

Everything would wait until three days later!