His consciousness completely returned to reality, and Xu Wuyi sat quietly in the connection cabin for another ten seconds before opening his eyes.
The hatch cover slid open automatically, and Cultivation Room constant light fell on his face.
It was already afternoon outside the window, and the sunlight filtered through the high window and cast slanting spots of light on the floor.
The remaining virtual pain in the body has long since disappeared, but the mental fatigue and the strange sense of fulfillment after the initial blend of true meaning are still clear.
He stood up slowly, walked to the console, took a glass of warm water and drank it slowly.
The screen of the communicator on his wrist was on, and the dark red "Red Star" icon floated quietly in the corner, reminding him that what just happened was not an illusion.
Xu Wuyi didn't click on it immediately.
He walked to the center of the room, closed his eyes and concentrated, carefully experiencing the changes in Sea of Consciousness.
The two true meanings of "mountain" and "burn" are like two streams that originally flowed in parallel. After experiencing a violent collision, the water waves began to penetrate and stir with each other.
Although they are not completely integrated into one, they have formed a close connection with each other, and the slightest thought can trigger a resonance between the two.
The meaning of the mountain is no longer simply thick and solid, but there is a hint of blazing and rising of the meaning of burning inside; the meaning of burning is no longer pure light and heat, but there is an additional layer of concentration and carrying of the meaning of the mountain at the bottom.
"Great Sun Atop the Mountain..." Xu Wuyi whispered to himself.
That vision was the manifestation of the intense resonance of two true meanings, and it cannot be easily reproduced.
But that fused artistic conception can already be initially used in combat and training.
The most direct manifestation is that Blood and Qi operates more smoothly and satisfactorily, and its mental perception becomes more acute and transparent.
He roughly estimated that in terms of combat power alone, the improvement brought about by the initial integration of true meaning is no less than that of Life Energy Level by one or two levels. More importantly, this represents that his martial arts path has truly reached a new level.
After a while, Xu Wuyi gathered his thoughts and looked at the communicator again.
With a thought, the dark red icon unfolded in consciousness.
[Red Star Network--Welcome, new member: Xu Wuyi (codename to be determined)]
Red Star members will enter real information, but most internal communications use code names. Only people who are familiar with them can match code names with people.
Of course, some people use their real names directly.
The interface is simple and the colors are mainly dark red and dark gray, giving it a low-key and efficient texture.
At the top is the scrolling announcement I just saw, the announcement about his photo taken by "Nine Stars Monument".
Below the announcement, there are indeed seven or eight messages. The messagers have different code names and different styles.
In addition to the ones I saw before, there are a few new ones:
"The newcomer defeated Junior Sister Hong's phantom. There's something there. I've thought of a codename and reported it. I'll make it easy to recognize someone when I meet her on future missions."
"Wu Feng, that guy's record has been knocked down? Haha, when he comes back from the mission and finds out, he will probably be depressed for a few days."
"Welcome. If you have time, you can come to the "Practical Analysis" section and take a look. The battle records left by some old guys are quite valuable for reference."
The tone of the messages was mostly casual, with a hint of a senior sizing up a junior, but there was no obvious malice or provocation.
As Fu Yun said, the atmosphere within Red Star values strength more. If you show enough potential, you will get corresponding attention and basic respect.
Xu Wuyi scanned it again, but there was no reply for the time being. He turned his attention to the functional partition on the left side of the interface.
[Information exchange], [Task release], [Resource replacement], [Cultivation discussion], [Member list], [Nine Stars Monument]...
There are not many sections, but after each click, there are more detailed sub-sections.
Xu Wuyi clicked [Member Directory] first.
The list is not completely public, only showing online members and members who have partially disclosed basic information.
The list is sorted by time of addition, with the oldest record being twelve years ago.
The avatars of online members are mostly simple avatars or emblems, followed by a code name and a brief note.
Xu Wuyi saw "Fu Yun", and the note was "referrer, liaison officer".
I also saw "Hong Nianyi", her avatar is a simple silhouette of a horizontal knife, and the remark only has two words: "Cultivating".
There are more than 20 other online members with various code names and different note information: "Frontline rotation", "retreat", "topic research", "vacation"...
Xu Wuyi noticed that there is also a "search" function in the directory.
He tried to enter "Wu Feng", and sure enough, an information card popped up, showing "Mountain-Breaking Staff" Wu Feng, graduated from Starry Sky Martial Institute, Life Energy Level was marked as "40+", the status was "Astral Battlefield; Seventh Defense Zone", and the last login time was two months ago.
Level 40 or above, Astral Battlefield.
Xu Wuyi silently wrote down these two keywords. This is one of the mainstream destinations for Red Star members after graduation.
Exiting the directory, he clicked into the most active [Information Exchange] area.
The interface is refreshed, a large number of post titles appear scrolling, and the update speed is quite fast.
<Seventh District"Ashen Corridor"Star Beast activity abnormality report in the past three days>
<Eastern Region "Falling Star Lake" Secret Realm Energy Tide Forecast Update (with collection suggestions)>
<Analysis on the mental erosion characteristics of the new variant "Soul-Devouring Demon">
<Federation's latest merit exchange list adjustment trend (internal discussion board)>
<Clues of ancient civilization relics are suspected to be found on the southwest border, please form a team to explore>
<...>
Post titles are mostly concise and to the point.
The code names of the posters vary, and many of them have suffix tags such as "frontline", "exploration team", and "research institute".
The replies and discussions are also quite pragmatic, with little watering down and mostly supplementary information, questioning details or proposing cooperation intentions.
Xu Wuyi clicked on a few posts with interesting titles and took a look.
The value density of intelligence is very high.
For example, the analysis on the "Soul-Devouring Demon" variant describes in detail the wavelength changes of its psychic attacks, resistance test data and several suggestions for countermeasures. Contact information for more details is also attached at the end.
Of course, you need to pay for more details, and knowledge always has a price.
This kind of information is either not available on the public Internet, or there are only vague warnings, and it will never be so detailed.
Another example is the post about clues to ancient civilization ruins. The poster provided approximate area coordinates and several vague energy residue maps.
There are already several code names below, asking about specific risks and preliminary exploration plans. Obviously they are all people with considerable strength and resources in their respective fields.
Xu Wuyi looked at it for a while, and had a more concrete understanding of the value of the Red Star platform.
Much of the information circulating here is indeed difficult to access in ordinary Martial Artist circles.
Even if it is just an information window, it is extremely valuable.
He exited the intelligence area and clicked on [Task Release].
There are relatively fewer posts here, but the requirements are obviously higher.