I attained immortality in the real world.

Chapter 28 Forging the Heart and Imprinting the Mind
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Chen Jingxin cleared his mind of distractions and began cultivating the fifth step: Dyeing the Lotus.

Conscious recollection constitutes one of the characteristics of the literary master: exceptional talent, intense emotional fluctuations, as if transformed into a talented scholar, composing poems, drinking wine and writing essays, with inspiration flowing like a spring, emotions reflected in the seven-colored lotus seeds on the lotus platform, overflowing with dark blue dye—staining the lotus heart with ink.

染！
It stains the heart!

Dyed lotus.

The appearance of a scholar: exceptionally talented, ambitious, quick-witted, humble and reasonable, possessing the air of a master, and extraordinary in bearing...

Chen Jing clearly did not possess these qualities, yet he could convince himself that he did.

Using intention as a brush to apply ink from the heart, with each thought and stroke, each stroke and thought, a petal of the white lotus is dyed dark blue.

Following the fourth step: Formation, the process is set up in advance, repeating the process of creating the heart ink and dyeing the lotus of evil, rendering all the characteristics of the literary master's appearance.

With each thought, and after most of the day, he finally managed to dye the white lotus in the inner landscape into a lotus of the seven desires of the literary sect.

Chen Jing's third step in cultivation: Concealing the True Essence.

The Seven Desires Lotus, formed by reflecting the heart, has petals that are a mixture of seven colors.

However, the Seven Desires Lotus of Emperor Wenzong that was created at this moment had distinct colors on each petal, with each petal representing a different characteristic and presenting a different hue.

The Seven Desires Lotus takes root and blooms in the void.

His appearance changed accordingly, and Chen Jing inexplicably gave off an air of elegance.

But the appearance at this moment is not born from the heart; it is merely an empty shell, a rootless tree, like a puppet painted with oil paint, becoming much more vivid.

"Step 5: Dyeing the lotus, done!"

"The second chapter of the cultivation technique, the Seven Desires Lotus Heart-Forging Secret, is only missing the last step: Heart Forging."

"Once the mind is forged, it can become a schizophrenic patient."

"........."

"If we compare dyeing lotus to painting a dragon, then casting the heart is like adding the finishing touch, bringing the painted dragon to life. Isn't adding the finishing touch to painting a dragon essentially depicting the changes in one's heart?"

"Appearance reflects the heart, and appearance reflects the heart. The heart is the most controlled aspect of human existence and the easiest to break through limitations."

"To cultivate my mind, I need to immerse myself in the role of Wen Zong. The inner self, the true self of the lotus seed, needs to be clearly aware that this is an act."

"As for the Seven Desires Lotus, one must clearly understand that this is not an act; I am Wenzong, and Wenzong is me."

"It sounds schizophrenic, and it is indeed schizophrenic, but it is a practice that is meant to lead to a split personality."

"When you fully understand another person, either they become you, or you become them."

There was absolutely no time to rest this time.

Chen Jing immediately began cultivating the sixth step: Heart Forging.

Not daring to slow down, from the fifth step of dyeing the lotus to the seventh step of imprinting the heart, once the control of the mind fails, it will lead to cognitive conflict and mental disorder.

The reason for taking the first step at the intersection along the river is to ensure that this step can be carried out safely.

The process of "forging the mind" (or "cultivating two minds") involves changes in the mind and spirit, and cannot be achieved through hard work or the accumulation of time.

It depends on when we can let go of our perceptions, when our hearts can break through the critical point, and whether our spirit can change in the direction we want.

Therefore, casting the heart is the most difficult and dangerous step in the Lotus Heart Seal Method.

Of the 46% success rate in the fourth simulation experiment, 40% was due to the core-casting stage.

It might take an hour, a day, or a year; the longer it takes, the greater the risks.

Chen Jing, with no other choice, integrated all the qualities of Emperor Wenzong and began to impersonate him in order to forge his mind.

"…………"

Three days later.

Chen Jing awoke from his meditative state, his face ashen. He quickly took out a black energy cube and chewed it. The majority of human energy consumption occurs in the brain; the Mind-Forging stage is like having two people active in the brain, causing a gradual increase in brain energy consumption.

Forced to buy expensive, high-energy, high-tech food, my wallet balance has plummeted to a staggering negative two thousand.

At this point, he had become even thinner, with dark circles under his eyes, and drank bottle after bottle of energy drinks, continuing to play the role of Emperor Wenzong Zhuxin.

These three days.

Chen Jing didn't sleep for even a second.

The inner vision does not require the maintenance of thoughts; theoretically, one can sleep during the sixth step of mind-building.

However, as we all know, theoretically being able to do something is the same as not being able to do it. Strong emotional fluctuations outside of a meditative state can cause the ego to break through the confinement of the inner landscape.

Falling asleep means that thoughts become uncontrollable, so sleeping can cause the rate of mental illness to rise sharply.

Chen Jing planned that if he couldn't resist the drowsiness any longer, he would revert to the fourth step and start over, and then destroy the puppet later.
Although all the insights were in vain, the safety performance has been significantly improved.

"Buzz!"

On the fourth day, Chen Jing planned to give up the first round of cultivation after sunset.

Looking up through the window at the sunset, the Seven Desires Lotus suddenly trembled, and the distinct colors of the lotus petals began to blend together.

He quickly formed the lotus mudra with his hands and entered a meditative state. Sensing the change in the lotus heart, his eyes lit up: "Two hearts!"

The inner lotus seed, the true self, immediately stopped acting and began to examine her own mental state. She wasn't crazy yet, but she wasn't exactly normal either.

The moment the mind-building process is completed, one officially becomes a person with dissociative identity disorder. It is only because autism imprisons the true self that one can maintain a normal mental state.

"Step Six: Forging the Heart, complete!"

"…………"

"First chapter: The visualization method of the unintentional white lotus, completed."

"Part Two: The Secret to Forging the Heart with the Seven Desires Lotus, Completed."

"Next is the third chapter: The Manifestation of the Formless Saint Heart Seal Technique, the seventh step: Heart Seal."

At this moment, Wenzong had already become a man of two minds, but he was still in a state of naivety and had not yet broken free from the framework of his own self.

Chen Jing needs to cultivate the seventh step of the Heart Seal as soon as possible. This is similar to the practice in cultivation novels where a contract is formed with a spirit beast as soon as it is born. However, Chen Jing wants to enslave a second self and establish a master-servant relationship with him.

It is also very similar to the transformation technique in mythology, using the mind seal as the technique, except that it does not change the physical body and can only transform into another version of oneself.

Hurry, hurry, we have to be fast.

At this moment, Chen Jing knew that he had actually become a mental patient, but had not yet developed symptoms.

If the mental imprint is not completed before the onset of the illness, it will irreversibly lead to mental illness.

Heart Imprint!

It serves the same purpose as the lotus seal.

One uses hands, the other uses heart.

Chen Jing formed the lotus mudra with his hands and entered meditation again. With each thought, he constructed a second inner scene in the void sea of ​​consciousness, which was a very ordinary-looking calligraphy brush.

The imprint of the heart can actually be a beautiful melody, an abstract painting, or anything imaginable; it just so happens that a calligraphy brush was chosen.

【print!】

Half an hour later, a crudely designed calligraphy brush was completed.

The tip of the brush lightly touched the Seven Desires Lotus, and the mixed colors of the petals quickly faded, flowing into the brush.

The lotus flower represents the true self, while the calligraphy brush represents the duality of mind. Just as one enters a meditative state by forming the lotus flower mudra, the calligraphy brush is the mudra for entering the state of literary mastery.

(End of this chapter)