Having formed his own understanding of this world, Su Yu no longer hesitated.
The mysterious substance that had appeared in this inner landscape might well be a "hidden treasure" within the body!
He stepped forward to grab the mass of mysterious substance, only to discover when his hand touched it that he could not grasp it. But as his body came into contact with it, the substance merged directly into the body he had formed here.
At the same time, he seemed to sense the presence of his physical body.
His physical body seemed to grow scorching hot, as though his entire being were burning.
A strange fiery heat seared him from head to toe.
Su Yu could not afford to linger in the inner landscape and immediately tried to leave.
With a mere thought, he left the place.
Outside, Su Yu's entire body was burning hot, and wisps of black impurities seeped out of his flesh.
His blood flowed ceaselessly, a special red energy emerging within it and repeatedly washing through every part of his body.
Only after all the unusual phenomena subsided did Su Yu open his eyes, a trace of shock flashing through them.
"Although it didn't last long, I could clearly feel my body improving."
The entire process had lasted only a few seconds.
"The inner landscape really is a hidden treasure within the human body!"
He recalled the dazzling, colorful sights he had seen when he first entered the inner landscape.
If every ray of light was a mass of mysterious substance, then if he could fully unearth everything within this inner landscape...
He hardly dared imagine it!
Su Yu was stunned at first, then boundless joy surged into his heart.
The appearance of the inner landscape had truly illuminated the path ahead of him.
He finally had the confidence to become a god despite Tang San standing in his way.
"Let's see if I can enter that state again."
Su Yu took a deep breath and began meditating again, merging his essence, energy, and spirit and uniting his three dantians.
Yet however hard he searched for that state, he could not enter it again.
Su Yu regretted leaving so casually.
But something had happened to his physical body. He could not possibly have left his consciousness lingering in that space.
Despite trying for a long time, Su Yu could not find the state in which his essence, energy, and spirit merged, nor could he enter the inner landscape again.
Gradually, he forgot his original purpose and became immersed in meditation.
The mysterious red substance he had just unearthed seemed not to have been fully absorbed, and his body glowed faintly red.
As his soul power circulated, the red light slowly gathered and merged with it.
By the time Su Yu regained awareness, it was already the next morning.
"A few more times, and the improvement in my physical condition will almost match what martial soul awakening gives me."
Su Yu marveled inwardly.
Unfortunately, he had not managed to enter the inner landscape again last night.
Having successfully entered it during his very first meditation, Su Yu had assumed it was easy to get in.
"Surely it wasn't a beginner's gift that only lets me enter once?"
That would never do!
Having experienced the benefits of the inner landscape, how could Su Yu watch such a treasure trove sit there without exploring it?
"I'll try again after eating."
Throughout his meal, Su Yu kept thinking about how he had felt when entering the inner landscape.
"My ability to enter that place has a lot to do with merging my essence, energy, and spirit, but there should be quite a few people on the Douluo Continent who can do that."
He was not dismissing the importance of merging essence, energy, and spirit. After all, if soul masters on the continent truly managed to harmonize them perfectly through a fortuitous coincidence, they should all gain something from it.
Deep Meditation, for instance, or an insight.
There must be another reason they could not enter the inner landscape.
"Martial soul!"
"My dantian martial soul naturally possesses spatial properties, and dantians are also hidden treasures within the human body."
Which of the three dantians was not special?
"So I don't just need to merge my essence, energy, and spirit. I also need all three dantians to operate in harmony, then merge them into one in the depths of my consciousness..."
As he speculated, Su Yu wolfed down the food in his bowl, swallowing it like whole dates without chewing.
Back in his room.
Su Yu began searching for last night's state, following the key points he had just worked out.
Meditation.
His spiritual power intertwined with his soul power, simultaneously merging with the blood and vital energy within his body.
As he meditated, his three dantians gradually united.
He still did not enter the inner landscape, but Su Yu patiently kept correcting subtle discrepancies.
There were discrepancies in the merging of his three dantians, and imperfections in the merging of his essence, energy, and spirit.
Moreover, the rhythms of the two processes were not properly coordinated.
Slowly, Su Yu's consciousness left his physical body, seemingly passing through a bottomless abyss and entering a silent, empty space.
Returning to this familiar place undoubtedly filled Su Yu with delighted surprise.
"Thank goodness. I really can enter it at will."
Steadying his mind, Su Yu explored the space again.
His field of vision was limited, so he could only keep moving in one direction.
After traveling for an unknown length of time, he finally found another mass of mysterious red substance.
He absorbed it.
The burning heat in his body did not make him immediately leave the inner landscape.
Although he could enter voluntarily, this state was difficult to find, and Su Yu did not want to waste this opportunity.
He continued searching.
But the scorching sensation in his body persisted, forcing Su Yu to stop.
"The red substance I just absorbed was no different in quantity from last night's. It should have been over after a few seconds. Why is it still going?"
Su Yu swallowed.
Even as he voiced his question, an answer arose in his mind.
"Could time flow differently in the inner landscape than it does outside?"
"That makes sense. My consciousness has entered another space deep within my body. It's perfectly reasonable for my perception of time to stretch!"
After Su Yu pondered this for a while, he finally stopped feeling the scorching heat in his physical body.
"The difference in the flow of time is about tenfold."
"That's a good thing. At least all the time I spend searching for mysterious substances here gets divided by ten in reality. That's completely acceptable."
"I just wonder whether I can cultivate in this space."
Having thought of it, Su Yu decided to try.
Yet even after exerting the strength of nine oxen and two tigers, he could not cultivate here.
His soul power remained in his physical body outside, as did his spiritual power.
Still, although he could not cultivate within this tenfold flow of time, Su Yu discovered a way to use the inner landscape to increase his cultivation speed.
When he focused all his perception, he could circulate the soul power in his physical body.
Here, he sent signals at ten times the frequency. Receiving ten times as many commands, the soul power in his physical body circulated far faster than when Su Yu's consciousness was outside.
At ten times the circulation speed, Su Yu's meridians rapidly swelled. They could not withstand it.
After several attempts, Su Yu determined that one and a half times the circulation speed was the most suitable.
"That's a little low."
Su Yu licked the corner of his mouth, somewhat dissatisfied.
In fact, this already increased his cultivation rate by half.
Yet he was still greedy.
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