Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 535 Hope for Saving Patients with Unconsciousness

"Now that we've discussed precise control, let's talk about another benefit of your condensed nodes."

With a casual wave of his hand, Xu caused a sudden, unsettling gust of strong wind to rise around Li Zheng.

It's important to know that, theoretically, no actual matter exists in the Dark Realm, and air is no exception.

Without air movement, the natural phenomenon of 'wind' cannot occur.

However, now, Xu can create a storm with a wave of his hand.

The reason why Xu was able to influence the wind direction was simply because he used his powerful mental energy to stir things up around Li Zheng.

Li Zheng tentatively released a wisp of his spiritual energy to touch the storm, but it was instantly dispersed.

"!!!"

That's pretty awesome!

Li Zheng was shocked. He only knew that mental energy could interfere with each other, but he never expected that mental energy could also attack each other.

"When you successfully condense a node, even just one, your mental power will undergo a qualitative change, even becoming slightly aggressive." Xu dispersed the storm around Li Zheng. "When you condense nine nodes, you can even directly attack someone's physical body, causing them damage."

Of course, this is theoretically possible, but I haven't personally tested it.

It's also possible to achieve this without nine nodes.

Attacking the physical body means using mental energy to cause damage to a physical object.

However, this was within Li Zheng's expectations, because after his mental strength improved, he was already able to influence physical objects, such as manipulating ice needles.

Under this premise, as long as the force exerted is strong enough, crushing the ice needle is indeed not a problem.

If one's mental strength is exceptionally strong, killing someone invisibly becomes an easy task.

As he demonstrated his mental power, he continued, "If I were to attack you with my mental power now, your body, which is also based on mental power, would inevitably shatter, and the consciousness hidden within would vanish without a trace."

"!!!"

Li Zheng instantly noticed the meaning of Xu's words. Wasn't this exactly the same as the symptoms of those patients who lost consciousness in the outer city?

"Has anyone before me learned the method of condensing nodes from you?" he asked immediately.

"No, you're the first." Xu shook his head. "Why are you asking this?"

"That's it..."

Li Zheng recounted his experiences outside in detail: "If it weren't for what you just said, I wouldn't have even considered the possibility of mental power."

After listening to Li Zheng's description, Xu nodded thoughtfully: "What you said does indeed seem somewhat similar to the attack methods after the condensation of nodes, but I haven't seen any cases in person, so I can't draw any conclusions yet."

“That’s easy. I can find a medical record and have the person holding the lamp drag him in so you can take a look,” Li Zheng suggested immediately.

“You can’t bring them in.” Xu shook his head slightly: “If the people you’re talking about are really as you just described, then their spiritual power has completely collapsed and can no longer be condensed into a physical form.”

"If they can't be condensed... does that mean those people are beyond saving?" Li Zheng was somewhat unwilling.

"Not entirely." After a moment's thought, he said, "Although their mental energy has been scattered, the brain, as the source of mental energy, will confine it to a certain range as long as the brain is not dead. If a master proficient in mental energy were to help, there might be a chance to reshape their mental energy, thus bringing them back to their senses. But..."

"but what?"

"But... because the spiritual power was scattered, even if it can be rebuilt, it will be a blank slate. All past memories will be wiped clean, and it is even possible that the personality will change drastically."

Xu is an expert in spiritual power, and whatever he says, whether true or false, is the most authoritative.

Li Zheng was slightly relieved: "It's alright, as long as there's a way to save them."

"Those people are not related to you, so why would you want to save them?" Xu was very curious because he had always stayed alone in the Dark Realm and was severely lacking in emotional understanding. Even though he had peeked into Li Zheng's memories, he still found it difficult to understand the concept of 'emotion'.

"Not related by blood?" Li Zheng was taken aback. "No, I just want to save the mother of one of my subordinates and the sister of a friend. What do the lives of others have to do with me?"

Li Zheng is currently researching how to save the mother of the three Kota brothers and Yakumo's sister, Hisa. If he had to say, he could also treat Basil's friend as well.

There are only three people at most.

Now it was Xu's turn to be stunned: "I thought..."

He then chuckled and said, "Never mind, it's all the same. But I must warn you, with your current mental strength, you simply cannot do the method I just described."

“It’s okay if I can’t do it. We can find someone else. There are so many people in the outer city, there must be a few who are experts in this field.” Li Zheng said casually, “Just tell me a standard, and I’ll take care of the rest.”

"Hmm... at least three nodes would be needed." After thinking for a moment, he said, "If the target's original mental strength is relatively strong, it might require the strength of four or even five nodes. Are there such people in the outer city you mentioned?"

"..."

Li Zheng was speechless.

He realized that, apart from Xu, no one else could condense a spiritual energy node.

If such a thing existed, medical personnel would have discovered long ago that mental power could be effective.

"So you'll have to be the savior," Xu said half-jokingly.

“Sigh…the greater the ability, the more responsibilities one has to shirk.” Li Zheng shook his head: “Let’s talk about the method of condensing spiritual energy nodes.”

"Don't be anxious, take your time."

At this point, Xu Fan was no longer in a hurry: "Your spiritual power has only reached the threshold of the condensation node. It will take some time before you can make a formal breakthrough, but you can start doing some preparatory work."

"First, you need to create a 'singularity' at the center of your mental energy. Once the 'singularity' is born, it will slowly absorb your mental energy and undergo a collapse reaction."

"During this period, the total amount of mental energy your brain can hold actually remains unchanged. When you feel that your mental energy can no longer be increased, you can choose to actively trigger the singularity, let it explode in your brain, and accelerate the collapse reaction."

"I suggest you do all your operations in the Dark Realm to prevent you from causing unnecessary trouble due to panic during your first breakthrough."

"..." Li Zheng listened to Professor Xu's method, especially some of the dangerous words, which made him uneasy: "Is this process safe?"

"Whether it's safe or not, what are you afraid of with me here?" Xu raised his hand and patted Li Zheng's shoulder, but then passed through Li Zheng's body. "Come on, let's create the singularity first."

He raised his hand slightly to help Li Zheng sit cross-legged: "Relax, I will now guide you through the general process of condensing nodes using a simulation."

(End of this chapter)