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Chapter 152: Abyss Meditation Method
The ship sailed across the sea, leaving behind a long trail of surging waves.

The foraging seagulls flapped their wings and followed behind, easily catching the overturned fish and shrimp.

wow-

Suddenly, a head wearing a diving mask emerged from the waves, scaring the group of seagulls and causing them to scatter in all directions.

"call----"

Fang Cheng took a deep breath, his face turned ashen and his lips turned purple.

Then he pressed his hands against his chest, trying to stop the painful and oppressive feeling from continuing to surge up.

It seemed that because he held his breath for too long at the bottom of the sea, he still seemed very uncomfortable when he returned to the surface to breathe fresh air.

Half a minute later, he began to breathe slightly and recovered.

Look at the fishing boats passing by, then look up at the sun hidden by the clouds.

It should be around 12 noon now.

There were figures dotted on the beach in the distance, and occasional exclamations could be heard.

It seemed that some tourists tried to swim in the shallow water.

Fang Cheng withdrew his gaze and refocused on his own understanding.

This time, I did only 2 sets of push-ups and squats as a warm-up exercise during the underwater weight-bearing exercise.

He spent the rest of his time experimenting with how to combine meditation and breathing techniques, practicing both skills together.

The purpose is only to effectively cultivate the sense of qi and guide the flow of heat.

They kept practicing until their breathing became completely disordered and they were extremely short of oxygen, and then they were forced to float up and return to the surface of the sea.

"Simply relying on holding your breath and pushing yourself to your limit doesn't seem to work."

Fang Cheng let out a sigh of relief and looked down at the bottom of the sea which seemed like an abyss.

Although I failed again, I still found some unusual feelings through this extreme training.

But this feeling is too illusory to be grasped at all, and I don’t know if it is feasible.

Thinking of this, Fang Cheng's eyes immediately became firm, and he whispered to himself:
"Try deeper."

After breathing on the sea surface for a few minutes, the whole body had stored enough oxygen.

With a dive, Fang Cheng dived down nimbly, like a whale sinking into the sea.

Quickly pass through the shallow waters where light and shadow are intertwined, enter the increasingly dark deep sea area, and finally arrive at the upper end of the seabed crack.

Fang Cheng did not stop and continued to dive into the dark and cold bottomless pit, landing on the rock platform used for physical exercise.

Standing here, you can look down at the deeper scenes of the seabed cracks.

There is nothing else except the chaotic water flow and vaguely emerging rugged rocks.

The light shining down from the sea surface has almost been exhausted by the time it reaches here.

Even through Eagle Eye Vision, which condenses faint light particles, one can only barely distinguish the scene within a dozen meters around.

Fang Cheng looked around slowly, then leaped into the turbulent undercurrent.

He paddled vigorously with his hands and feet, swimming towards the deeper and darker place below.

After a few seconds, he successfully reached a rock that was barely big enough for him to stand on.

Feeling the heavier water pressure, Fang Cheng first stood still to steady his body, then sat cross-legged and began to practice meditation.

The environment of the abyss has an indescribable loneliness and indifference.

Apart from the occasional sound of flowing water, there was almost no sound.

And because the sun never reaches here all year round, the water temperature here is very low, with a bone-chilling chill.

With every meter you go down, the chill grows deeper.

Fang Cheng is currently at a depth of about 70 meters.

The pressure of eight standard atmospheres makes the water here as heavy as a mountain, and the cold seems to be condensing.

The cold and dark sea surrounded them, as silent as a dead grave.

Fang Cheng's eyes were slightly closed and his breathing through his nostrils was stagnant.

Without any effort, you can easily shut down your five senses and enter a state of "complete tranquility".

This time he did not force himself to practice the breathing method. Instead, he settled for the next best thing and focused on finding that mysterious feeling and making a new attempt.

Extreme silence, extreme depression, extreme cold.

It will make people feel uncontrollable fear and anxiety.

At the same time, it also suppresses the perception of the five senses to the limit, making it difficult for a person who can enter a meditative state to shake his beliefs.

I do not know how long it has been.

As if he had completely forgotten how to breathe, Fang Cheng's heart beat slower and slower, and his body temperature gradually dropped.

The sitting figure was almost frozen in place, and the muscles became completely stiff.

If it weren't for the occasional bubbles coming out of his nostrils, he would have looked like a monk sitting in meditation in this dead and silent abyss.

At this moment, Fang Cheng felt that he had entered an indescribable state of emptiness, his mind was extremely active, and his soul was floating in the void of the universe.

You can even ignore your physical body and let the body's instinctive consciousness take over.

He just needs to feel it with his heart.

Feel how billions of cells in your body divide, regenerate, and die, and see the dim light bursting out in this process.

Feel how the bright red plasma speeds up and slows down in countless capillaries, and hear the sound of rivers flowing over and over again.

Just when this mysterious feeling seemed like it would last forever.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came into my mind.

It was as if a spark bloomed in the endless darkness, but disappeared in an instant.

At the same time, the heat hidden in the abdomen moved slightly as if in response.

The stiff body suddenly felt a little warmth, and its breathing and heartbeat quickly quickened.

The blocked hearing, smell and touch suddenly surged back, and one could even clearly sense the movement of the surrounding sea water.

"This feeling?!"

Fang Cheng suddenly opened his eyes and completely came out of his meditation state.

Then he kicked off with his feet, and his body flew upwards as straight as an arrow.

In the blink of an eye, they escaped from the dark and lightless abyss and crossed the waters dozens of meters deep.

With a "splash", it returned to the sea surface.

Fang Cheng's body rose and fell with the waves and he took a few deep breaths.

After you have adjusted your state, carefully reflect on the insights you gained from practicing meditation just now.

That wonderful feeling of observing yourself from a third-person perspective.

It should be a special experience triggered after entering the deep consciousness.

The various subtle physiological phenomena seen inside the human body are what the ascetics call “inner scenes.”

As for the last moment, a flash of inspiration came to my mind, triggering a hot reaction in my abdomen.

It should be an instinctive protection mechanism generated by consciousness when the body is about to reach its limit.

That is, Fang Cheng vaguely figured out the method of "stealing the secrets of heaven".

I want meditation and breathing techniques to work simultaneously.

The key is how to completely integrate your consciousness and breath, rather than letting them act separately.

It’s just that meditation and breathing techniques are two skills, one quiet and one dynamic, one yin and one yang.

Running at the same time is like forcing water and fire to blend together; one of them will always disappear first.

but.

What if we change a concept or a perspective?

The mind during meditation can actually become lively and agile, and the breath during breathing techniques can become completely still.

The two are like yin and yang, transforming into each other until water and fire merge and become indistinguishable from each other.

If you can reach this level, it will be like the physiological instinct of the human body. It will happen naturally with the intention and there is no need to spend too much energy to guide it deliberately.

Thinking of this, Fang Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the several prompt messages displayed on the panel.

[You have comprehended the essence of meditation and successfully looked inside your body, skill experience +25]

【Meditation lv0 (31/100)】

An attempt to practice extreme meditation like an ascetic monk can increase the experience value of this skill by more than twenty points in a short period of time.

It also made Fang Cheng more certain that this path should work.

At least, when the meditation skill is upgraded, some qualitative changes will inevitably occur. The wind keeps blowing my wet hair, and the waves are coming.

At this moment, the sea horizon is gradually turning dark, as if a storm is pressing in from the other side of the ocean, making the sky low and the setting sun about to fall.

"It's not enough..."

Looking at the impending storm, Fang Cheng floated on the sea, his body swaying slightly with the waves.

Not enough does not mean that your willpower is not enough.

But the pressure from the environment is far from enough.

After finding a clear feeling, Fang Cheng suddenly felt energized and full of fighting spirit.

After resting, he dived back into the sea and swam towards the crack on the seabed.

This time, we're going deeper...

On the sea, clouds containing light were surging rapidly, and the gloomy sky was flickering.

In the abyss of the sea, Fang Cheng sat cross-legged on the volcanic rocks, meditating quietly with his eyes closed.

Only when the breath in the body is about to run out will it float to the surface to breathe.

In this way, you keep testing your limits and gradually increase the distance.

From more than 60 meters, to more than 70 meters, and then to more than 90 meters...

The time I persisted in each session became shorter and shorter, from 3 hours, to 2 hours, to 1 hour...

Until below 100 meters.

At this time, the surroundings were plunged into complete darkness and silence.

Even the light particles floating in the water were completely swallowed up by the abyss.

Fang Cheng floated in this vast body of water that perhaps no one had ever reached, as if falling into the void of the universe.

Suddenly, I felt like I had lost all my strength and became small and helpless again.

The heavy water pressure pressed against my chest, and I could truly feel countless dark things surging.

It seems that right under your feet, in the deepest dark world, there is a place of eternal rest hidden.

Since he couldn't see his surroundings clearly, Fang Cheng didn't sit cross-legged in meditation, but simply lay on his back.

With the help of the buoyancy of sea water and the balance ability gained from practicing standing meditation, try to stay suspended in the turbulent undercurrent.

When you feel that you are no longer sinking, try to calm down and start meditation practice.

Meditation is not limited to sitting cross-legged. You can also practice while lying down or standing.

However, in such an extreme environment, maintaining a state of concentration and free of distractions is ten or even a hundred times more difficult than on land.

It can be said that it is a great test of the practitioner's willpower, not to mention reaching the elusive level of meditation.

In addition, the body must remain in a state of instinctive vigilance and always resist the impact of undercurrents.

The mind also needs to overcome the repression and fear that comes from deep within the soul.

It took Fang Cheng a full half hour to adjust his state, gradually calm his body and mind, and enter into meditation practice.

At this point, most of the oxygen stored in the body has been consumed and cannot be sustained for long.

Unconsciously, time is passing by.

The sun slowly sank into the rough sea.

The dark clouds are like a huge curtain, adding a touch of mystery to the sunset.

In the abyss a hundred meters deep, Fang Cheng lay on his back with his eyes closed, floating quietly and motionlessly.

From time to time, an undercurrent surged, pushing his body downwards.

But soon, his body muscles reacted instinctively, and his limbs slightly adjusted their movements to offset some of the impact force.

Then it returned to its motionless state, like a turtle sleeping in the abyss.

His breath was extremely weak and his heartbeat was inaudible.

Looking closely, one could occasionally see a string of tiny bubbles coming out of Fang Cheng's nostrils, which were the waste gas discharged from his lungs.

This indicates that the oxygen is gradually running out.

Just as all the pores on his body opened, using his water breathing instinct to absorb as much as possible of the meager oxygen molecules in the deep sea.

Suddenly, a grayish-white mist slowly seeped up from the bottom of the unfathomable crack.

The mist seemed to be attracted by Fang Cheng who was meditating, and surrounded the sea water.

As his pores opened and closed, strands of the liquid were absorbed into his body.

This made Fang Cheng feel relaxed physically and mentally, and his energy was restored a little, so he could continue to maintain his meditative state.

One prompt message after another appeared in his mind without him even realizing it.

[Meditation experience +1]

[Meditation experience +1]

………………

At the same time, there was an endless supply of fog surging upward from the bottom of the abyss.

Moreover, it’s not just where Fang Cheng is.

The entire seabed crack that stretched for tens of thousands of meters was emitting gray-white smoke, like the hot air constantly rising from the crater of a volcano.

The temperature of the cold sea water gradually rises, giving this dead forbidden area under the sea some life.

The fog spread upward along the sea water and accumulated on the sea surface.

Then it surged to the shore with the tide and spread into the mountains and forests.

Slowly, it almost covered the entire Yong'an Island.

As the night deepened, the fog thickened.

The sea was as dark as ink, but the wind was strong and the waves were high, and there were occasional raindrops as big as beans falling.

A small boat turned off its lights, shut down its motor, and floated in the middle of the sea.

The ship was shaking up and down with the waves.

There were many people wearing waterproof combat uniforms sitting in the cabin, with guns and other weapons in their hands making slight clicking sounds as they conducted pre-war inspections.

Li Chengjun stood on the deck, holding an infrared telescope in both hands, observing the steep cape two kilometers away.

In the field of vision, a group of figures vaguely appeared on the cliff, seemingly preparing for some kind of sacrificial ceremony.

Putting down the telescope, Li Chengjun glanced at the fluorescent watch specially used for diving.

It’s still early, just before 11 o’clock.

"Mr. Special Envoy, should I go down later as well?"

Tang Dayuan shrank back as he walked out of the cabin. Looking at the rough sea, he couldn't help but look embarrassed: "I'm a little afraid of water..."

Before he could finish his words, he lay down on the side of the boat and started to dry heave.

Li Chengjun glanced at him with a hint of disgust.

A person with special abilities is actually seasick and afraid of water. He is simply a burden.

So he said impatiently: "You stay up there and keep an eye on the equipment on board. If anything goes wrong, you will be held responsible!"

Tang Dayuan was delighted when he heard this and quickly made a promise.

Li Chengjun was too lazy to pay attention to him and continued to observe the bottom of the cape with a telescope.

There are several speedboats hidden there, and the other three people with special abilities under his command will lead the raid.

Then he looked towards the hillside where the Zhenxianghui base was located.

Luo Lie should also be lurking in the planned location at this moment.

Just wait for them to send the signal, and then we can start taking action.

While I was thinking about it, a cry of surprise suddenly came from the cockpit:
"Sir, the radar shows something is happening on the seabed. It seems like a large school of fish is swimming towards us!"

When Li Chengjun heard this, his eyes lit up and he quickly turned to look behind the boat.

At this time, he also heard the sound of the sea water being stirred.

I saw a shadow vaguely emerging under the sea, as if black mist was spreading in the water.

If you look more closely, you can find out what the so-called "school of fish" is.

They look like humans but not humans, like fish but not fish, and their bodies leave traces in the water, as if undercurrents are surging in the sea.

As the distance to the ship gets closer, you can see the dark green scales flashing a dim luster.

Li Chengjun couldn't help but his pupils shrink.

Fortunately, these monsters did not attack the ship, but continued to swim towards the cape and towards the mysterious abyss.

(End of this chapter)