Best to Keep This Sort of Thing in Moderation

The moment he activated Occlumency, the world before Lu Yi seemed to grow distant.

He still observed everything through his own eyes, but he faintly felt like a bystander.

Once he had adjusted to the side effect of his consciousness being cut off from the outside world, Lu Yi reached into the furrow again.

Seeing Lu Yi try again, Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan practically had question marks popping up over their heads.

“Wait, Lu Yi! Have you gotten addicted to touching it?”

Zhou Sichen was utterly baffled. He and Cao Jinxuan exchanged a look.

Lu Yi did not answer. His fingers had already touched the golden soil again.

In an instant, Lu Yi saw a pale golden thread tinged with blue and violet race up his arm toward his mind.

Then the thread seemed to strike a barrier and was stopped cold.

Lu Yi kept his hand in place, and the golden thread battered at his mind again and again, failing each time.

It worked!

Delight surged through Lu Yi, but his Occlumency weakened with it, and the golden thread seized the chance to break through.

Lu Yi felt the familiar stabbing pain return to his mind, and his thoughts dissolved into chaos.

He let go instinctively. The pain and confusion vanished with it.

It seemed Occlumency could not only counter interference with his thoughts, but also block direct mental attacks.

By moonlight, Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan saw the satisfied smile on Lu Yi's face and began to doubt themselves.

"Were we touching it wrong?"

“Maybe. If we do it Lu Yi's way, perhaps it really will feel good?”

Without another word, they moved to either side of Lu Yi and copied him, closing their eyes to focus.

When they opened their eyes, they followed Lu Yi's lead