That night, Chen Jue slept exceptionally soundly, like a creature in hibernation, or as though he had returned to the womb and become a fetus again. His breathing was long and steady, without dreams or disturbances. This was the permanent innate state that followed the formation of a true Golden Elixir.
After a genuine transformation of his entire being, with marrow-transformation and the replacement of his teeth, even sleep became a form of cultivation. While asleep, his consciousness could return to primordial chaos, clearing away the stray thoughts accumulated during the day.
It was like how ordinary people, no matter how anxious, flustered, happy, or otherwise emotional they had been the night before, would wake up feeling like a different person after a deep sleep.
If they stayed up late without letting their brains relax, ordinary people would generally feel groggy the next day, their minds sluggish.
This was the brain clearing away metabolic waste during deep sleep. Like Chen Jue expelling impurities through his pores by Sinew-Washing and Marrow-Cleansing, it was a continuous process of detoxification.
But entering deep sleep was difficult. Ordinary people faced great pressure in life and work, their minds cluttered with thoughts, and many also suffered from insomnia and excessive dreaming.
Back when Chen Jue had been an out-of-towner working in Hangzhou, he would often wake with a start in the middle of the night and get up to urinate. Once he lay back down, it was difficult to sleep as soundly again.
Yet ever since he began cultivating, Chen Jue had found his sleep increasingly comfortable. Although his schedule was not as regular as it had been during his school days, he could enter this state of deep sleep for however long he wanted to sleep. He no longer felt muddleheaded after getting up,