What more could Lu Qiufeng say? To escape this illusion, he could only accept the reality before him.
So he asked, "Captain, did your experiment succeed?"
Tang Liu answered, "Of course. Now, whether we can get out of here depends on whether you can successfully condense a soul core."
"What exactly is a soul core?"
"A product of the next era."
Lu Qiufeng said, "...Then how do I condense one?"
Tang Liu thought for a moment, then told him, "You might as well give it a try now. Do as I say. Focus your mind and look inward, directing your consciousness into your lower dantian."
Lu Qiufeng immediately sat down cross-legged. Following Tang Liu's instructions, he focused his mind, looked inward, and directed his consciousness into his lower dantian.
The lower dantian, also known as the dantian acupoint, was a soul master's primary reservoir of soul power. It was the starting point from which soul power flowed through the meridians throughout the body, and the endpoint to which all soul power returned after completing a full circuit.
When a soul master was not meditating to cultivate, all the soul power in their body gathered in the lower dantian, ready for use at any moment.
"Now separate out a small strand of soul power."
Lu Qiufeng did as instructed, separating a thread of soul power from his dantian.
"Make it spin, and compress it while controlling its rotation. Once you can't compress it any further, add a second strand of soul power."
Lu Qiufeng followed those instructions faithfully and added a second strand of soul power three minutes later.
"Now keep repeating that process. Once it starts absorbing your soul power on its own, make it stop spinning and turn it back into your soul power."
Lu Qiufeng did not answer.