There's something wrong with me

‘I mostly thought the cultivation method would be at the “end” of the underwater tunnel, but I didn’t expect it to be here…’

Zhang Feng glanced around while looking further ahead.

There was still a large area over there.

But the deeper areas had no seaweed, and nothing could be seen clearly.

Zhang Feng pondered for a few seconds and decided to memorize it first.

Floating in the sea.

Scanning the words one by one.

What Zhang Feng saw in this cultivation method was mostly the skillful application of ‘spirit and internal organs.’

Also regarding the techniques and arts of the spirit.

To be honest, Zhang Feng didn't know much.

It was mostly self-exploration.

For example, combining martial arts and spiritual energy, internal force and spiritual energy, or one's own knowledge and spiritual energy.

Anyway, it was just a random combination, combining whatever he could.

Moreover, the focus of his own exploration was the subject of ‘spiritual power combined with self-tempering.’

As well as how to deepen the quality of his own spiritual thoughts and expand the ‘base number’ of his spiritual energy pool.

He preferred to stack ‘physical stats,’ building a solid foundation.

Therefore, Zhang Feng also understood that as long as his focus was on his own foundation, he would definitely lag behind in terms of spiritual energy techniques.

Not as good as those who specialize in spiritual methods.

It was like his big data martial arts training; his speed of discovering new meridians was definitely not as fast as that of ‘people around the world.’

And among these ‘people around the world,’ to put it bluntly, no one here, regardless of talent or knowledge, could compare to him.

But the world could continuously provide new meridians.

This was the ‘focus.’

Some people suddenly understood and opened up.

Similarly, what Zhang Feng was doing now was focusing on his own foundation, and then throwing the matter of techniques and miscellaneous arts to others.

When they had cultivated well, he would just copy them directly.

It was convenient and quick, and it didn't delay his own training.

Since Zhang Feng had been in contact with the planning department in the data center for a long time, he now paid attention to the efficiency of cultivation.

Of course, it wasn't that he knew nothing.

During the process of cultivation, he also learned some spiritual energy moves, such as his self-created ‘Soaring Golden Light,’ and also copied Mount Ridge Great Immortal's ‘Wandering Spirit Controlling Qi.’

Furthermore, the small trick of making earth bowls could also be considered another kind of ‘turning stone into gold.’

If you really want to talk about it, these are all ‘divine powers.’

However, they are too weak; his knowledge and base number are not enough to support the numerical structure of this divine power.

…

In the evening.

Through analogy, Zhang Feng memorized the secret manual on the stone Buddha based on the lung resonance and internal lung force cultivation method, comprehended it, and began to try to cultivate it.

And in the process of cultivation.

After Zhang Feng personally experienced it, he found that it was also a kind of alternative spiritual cultivation method, which would not delay the speed of his spiritual thought cultivation.

However, he needed to use his spiritual thoughts to drive away the spiritual energy, withdraw the cultivation on his flesh and blood, and instead use it to strengthen his internal organs.

In this way, the speed of physical strengthening would slow down.

But the upper limit of the internal organs' ‘breath of internal energy’ was slowly increasing.

After coming to this conclusion.

Zhang Feng felt that it was still because he was not familiar with this cultivation method.

And the problem that the second path of spiritual thought had not been opened.

If he was familiar with it and opened the second spirit.

This could be done in two ways at the same time, without favoring one over the other.

Unless he focused on one item.

Then, now that he had obtained a new cultivation method, he should focus on it first.

Thinking about it.

Zhang Feng looked at the eyes of the stone Buddha again, which were natural strange stones that could autonomously gather ‘water spiritual energy.’

They could be considered low-level water spirit stones.

The spiritual energy content inside was not much.

Using spiritual thoughts to get close and slowly perceive it.

Zhang Feng soon came to the conclusion that, at its speed of collecting spiritual energy, it would probably take one or two months to fill up.

Then, coupled with the mechanism here, and the funnel-like terrain of the gun barrel, it could instantly kill normal martial artists with a physique of about 60.

It was a good thing, but it didn't sound very useful.

Because it couldn't be eaten, couldn't be cultivated, and couldn't be converted into his own knowledge and combat power.

Compared to this water spirit stone, Zhang Feng hoped it would become an ordinary ancient martial arts cultivation method.

Therefore, take it away.

Although he didn't care about this thing, maybe someone would exchange it for something good that he needed.

‘I also have to silently transcribe a few cultivation methods at all times.’

Zhang Feng thought while prying the stone with a knife, ‘I’m taking away the old foundation of the Arhat, so when I meet him in the future, I have to send a few cultivation methods to compensate him.’

Creak—

Prying out these two ping-pong ball-sized water spirit stones.

After seeing that there was nothing to gain here, Zhang Feng continued to swim towards the depths of the tunnel.

Whoosh whoosh…

Continuing forward, entering the dark area, the visibility was infinitely compressed.

Especially since the area of the tunnel here was wider, and the surrounding sea water was a dark and silent expanse.

You couldn't touch the top, and the bottom, left, and right were also nothingness and darkness.

Silence was a portrayal of this place.

Gurgle…

At this moment, only the sound of bubbles exhaled by Zhang Feng could be heard.

Really.

Zhang Feng was a little scared and also discovered that he seemed to have a fear of the deep sea.

Now he was afraid that a huge deep-sea monster would suddenly appear below or in front of him.

The point was that it would suddenly appear, and it would be the kind of grotesque monster that jumped in your face.

Zhang Feng was not afraid of death, but being scared and grotesque were another matter.

‘Is this the first time I’ve dived into the sea? I also suddenly discovered that I actually have a weakness in my emotions?’

Zhang Feng moved forward slowly with some anxiety.

‘It’s really outrageous, how could I have a related fear of the deep sea?

This is not something that this body has, it is something that my real body's thoughts have.

But with my physique, spiritual methods and internal force, and overclocked internal organs and meridians.

How could I have a fear of the deep sea?’

Zhang Feng felt incredible and wanted to go back to see if he could find a luminous stone to light the way here.

But after thinking that the flickering light would only be more terrifying, he had to grit his teeth and continue swimming.

Whoosh whoosh…

Zhang Feng was completely swimming with his heart in his throat, with the feeling of running wildly with his head covered when passing through dark and deserted alleys on the way home from school when he was a child.

‘I have to practice, this fear of the deep sea must be practiced.’

After Zhang Feng felt anxious, he knew that he had some problems.

And decades ago, Zhang Feng actually had a fear of heights.

But as he jumped, jumping a few meters high, he slowly got used to it and it disappeared.

Therefore, Zhang Feng felt that the treatment of mental illness was also a matter of proficiency.

The reason for being afraid was the lack of experience in this area.

It was like some people who didn't dare to kill fish or chickens at first, and didn't dare to catch some big bugs. They always felt psychologically unacceptable and had a very strong sense of resistance and anxiety.

But as long as there were one or two or more ‘killing and catching’ experiences, as long as people weren't scared to death, they would be cured.

It was very crude, but it was also very effective.

Zhang Feng was now going to treat himself roughly.

Subsequently.

Zhang Feng directly rushed forward with courage, and also swam up, down, left, and right, directly probing every dark corner to the bottom.

After all the corners were explored, he finally came out of the water and came to a cave under an island.

Zhang Feng's spirit was great, all his worries were gone, and his spiritual thoughts were now divided into two.

‘Could it be opened by emotions?’

After Zhang Feng realized the second path of spiritual thought, he had some understanding.

‘Dan strength is carefree? Reality is happiness? Here is fear?

Could this be the seven emotions and six desires?’

Zhang Feng felt that he had a clue, but it was useless.

Because there were now three emotional solutions and examples.

After mutual verification.

Zhang Feng's understanding of opening the second spirit had further increased, and the rest was just proficiency, no enlightenment was needed.

This was like the upper corpse three worms, middle corpse three worms, and lower corpse three worms in ‘Slaying the Three Corpses.’

Theoretically speaking, it was necessary to ‘slay the three corpses and nine worms together’ to prove that one's mind was clear.

But Mount Ridge Great Immortal had already demonstrated that slaying a ‘demon body’ could find a wonderful method and unify one's mind.

Zhang Feng also used analogy, only needing three kinds of emotions to reverse the various ways of opening the seven emotions and six desires.

Because in the end, whether it was the three corpses and nine worms, or the seven emotions and six desires, or the Mount Ridge Great Immortal's parasitic demon body, these were all caused by one's own ‘one heart and mind.’

Speaking of which, it was all one's own heart, one's own spirit.

Even if there were thousands of spiritual thoughts, there was only one ‘path’ of the mind.

Therefore, regardless of the seven emotions and six desires, or the three corpses and nine worms.

Zhang Feng knew the secret manuals of the Buddha and Taoist families well, and had already sorted out his own understanding.

And now, after slaying three of them, he had also obtained the method of opening the spirit that he wanted.

Hundreds of years of cultivating the mind, and various life experiences, made Zhang Feng's mind very complicated, but his mind was also very quiet, and there was a lot of knowledge in his mind.

And at this moment.

While enjoying the enlightenment of ‘naturally slaying the three corpses’ brought by the knowledge of life, Zhang Feng looked around the cave.

There were some self-luminous night pearls here, illuminating the vicinity.

On the walls, there were some methods about body tempering and spirit cultivation, as well as some ancient martial arts, and some general introductions about evil arts.

In terms of actual value, it was higher than the demon-subduing mantra outside.

After all, this was a major cultivation of the ‘physical foundation,’ and there were also some news about unorthodox ways.

However, Zhang Feng had his own complete small system, so he couldn't major in these body tempering methods. At most, he could only use them as a reference to identify and fill gaps, improving his own training methods with small enhancements.

However, this introduction to unorthodox and heretical techniques is quite good.

He also learned through these training methods and introductions.

Zhang Feng knew that this Arhat, like the people in the mountain, was a 'spiritual body cultivator'.

However, compared to cultivation techniques, Zhang Feng was happier today to have comprehended the dual-tasking ability of his spiritual mind.

As long as he practiced diligently, he could achieve 'spiritual mind division' from the start.

At that time, he could advance on two fronts simultaneously, and the speed of cultivation and meridian opening would increase accordingly.

Thinking of this.

Zhang Feng thought of some mythological TV dramas.

'In the past, when watching TV, immortals who descended to the mortal world with reincarnation also brought supernatural powers and partial strength with them.

If I cultivate fast enough, wouldn't I also be an immortal descending to the mortal world?

At least according to some 'reincarnated medical experts and reincarnated boxing masters' within the growth world.

Now, at the moment of my start, even without enhancement, I can completely reach the level described in the entry.'

...

In the blink of an eye.

Three months later.

Zhang Feng had already integrated the knowledge within the cave into himself, and through his body tempering training methods, he had additionally increased his physique by 5 points.

Currently, Zhang Feng's physique is [89].

The reason it's so low is that Zhang Feng has been focusing on the 'Subduing Demon Mantra' during this period.

The current Subduing Demon Mantra has reached completion.

The strength of his lungs and internal organs has also increased by about 20%.

But more importantly, he has learned the fighting techniques of 'Lung Metal'.

Taking the Subduing Demon Mantra as an example.

Zhang Feng is now focusing on spiritual mind cultivation again, preparing to open up the six spiritual senses as soon as possible, and then separate one to study fighting techniques.

...

Three days later.

Early this morning.

Zhang Feng bid farewell to the clan leader and others, and together with One-Eye, the captain, a dozen crew members, and several 'mountain people', prepared to set sail for Lin Island.

The captain among them would return later and settle in the mountains.

The rest, One-Eye and the other crew members, as well as the mountain people, were preparing to follow him.

In addition to them, the old, young, women, and some young adults who were previously on the ship also remained in the mountains.

And now.

After boarding the ship again.

There were more than twenty pure combat forces on board.

One-Eye and the crew members, etc., had a physique of 25~30.

The mountain people had a physique of about 40~50.

After Zhang Feng's targeted training over the past six months, the mountain people had achieved an explosive increase of '5 points' in physique.

The crew members, on the other hand, were exposed to spiritual body cultivation for the first time, and gained even more, generally between 10~15.

At this moment, he was not far from the master-level rowing team he had envisioned.

It's just that the number of people is still a bit small.

This could be solved by recruiting some people with clean backgrounds, slowly nurturing them, and slowly teaching them.

Because the flower and fruit, after some processing by Zhang Feng, and the 'flower pot planting technology'.

They can now be planted on the ship.

Therefore, even if new people come, there is capital to cultivate them.

In particular, Zhang Feng is also preparing to get a bigger ship, and then plant more flowers and fruits on the ship.

Directly implementing an 'integrated' master-level rowing hand training base.

Then see which ship can row past his.

...

There are five days left until Grandpa Captain's birthday.

This afternoon.

After a period of sailing.

Zhang Feng, who was fishing at the bow of the ship, saw a large island appearing ahead.

It was about eight miles wide, with towering cliffs on one side, a coastal beach in the middle, fishermen fishing, children playing, and a large bustling market.

And in front of them, on the coast, was a huge pier line, where there were as many as dozens of large ships, interspersed with hundreds of small boats.

Looking at a glance, all kinds of ships were very spectacular and prosperous.

But in the market, there were some abrupt turrets, and there were also turrets on the shore.

And the pier and the shore were patrolled by island guards wearing leather armor, making this prosperity show a sense of 'chaos'.

Zhang Feng saw this island spectacle with his own eyes for the first time, and felt that the intertwined shock of the troubled times and thousands of ships made people seem to come to a different kind of 'Age of Discovery' all of a sudden.

At the same time.

One-Eye, who was at the helm, also had people lower the sails when he saw the island getting closer and closer.

Because at this moment, two small boats patrolling on the sea were sailing from a distance.

They were also island guards.

Ships coming to this sea area needed to be inspected by them before they would be allowed to pass.

Whirr—

They quickly came to Zhang Feng's ship.

"Ship inspection."

At this moment, the five people took out an iron plate with the word 'Lin' on it.

"Please." The captain met them and said, "Dai Mingyuan is my grandfather, I am his eldest grandson, and I am back this year to celebrate his old man's birthday."

"The grandson of Shopkeeper Dai on the southeast side?" When the few people heard this, they knew that there was such a person on the island.

After all, the island was not too big, and the captain's grandfather was an old man on the island for decades.

This reputation was still a bit there.

But precisely because of this, although the tone of these five people was a little better, they still had to check the ship.

Afterwards, without using a ladder, they jumped up with their feet, grabbed the edge of the ship with their palms, and boarded it.

At the same time, several people in the mountains looked at the dozen pots of flowers and fruits placed on the deck.

The Itchy Flower has no itchy effect now after Zhang Feng's spiritual flower pot planting method.

Otherwise, this ship would make people's noses itch all the way.

That would be too much trouble.

Zhang Feng was still sitting on the edge of the ship, seeing that the guards were focusing on checking whether there were gunpowder, firelocks, and cannons hidden in the ship.

Among them, the cannons were the focus.

Including some large ships around the sea, as long as there were cannons on the ship, the shells and gunpowder would be confiscated.

They would be returned to them when they left.

Otherwise, if they were enemies or something, and suddenly fired a few shells when they were docked, it would be a lot of fun.

...

After a while, several guards finished their inspection and waved their hands to let them pass, without any intention of 'collecting pier fees'.

At the same time.

Zhang Feng listened to some introductions from the captain while watching the ship sailing towards the shore.

About ten minutes later.

Zhang Feng understood that it was free to enter the pier, and it was free to dock.

It was also free for the crew to sleep on the ground on the shore.

But if you want to enter the market or want to live on the island, you have to pay a certain fee.

The various dynasties on the sea, and the island owners, basically charge like this.

The difference is that the charging standards are different.

The prices will be relatively more expensive in the major dynasties where the super big islands are located.

But precisely because the islands are large, you can also farm and build houses.

As long as you don't think so much, and don't have any travel thoughts to travel all over the mountains and rivers, then it is actually no different from before the disaster.

And like a 'large island' like Lin Island.

The price of living is slightly cheaper, and it is more of a 'transfer station' and 'trading station' for the captains on the sea.

Whoosh—

Later, the ship also sailed into the pier.

Just.

When Zhang Feng got off the ship and was about to go to the market, he saw a very messy symbol mark under a wooden plank at the pier.

Originally, Zhang Feng couldn't understand it, at most he thought it was graffiti by children.

But precisely because he had read the Arhat Subduing Demon Mantra, and the general introduction to various mental methods and evil techniques left by the Arhat in the cave.

Zhang Feng quickly judged that this symbol was a kind of 'evil numerology'.

And in the distance, there was another one on the wooden pole below the pier.

Seeing this.

Zhang Feng thought for a few breaths, and then said to the people who got off the ship one after another: "You go first, settle the flowers and fruits, I will walk around nearby."

"Yes..." The people didn't ask much, they moved the flowers and fruits.

"In the island..." The captain said a few more words, roughly talking about his grandfather's home.

"Well, I will find you then."

Zhang Feng wrote it down, and asked someone to take out a catty of dried fish as a fee, and the big ship was used as a 'deposit' first, and rented a small boat from the fishermen here.

Anyway, the big ship is parked here, it is better to make the best use of it.

After that, start rowing.

Along the coastline.

Zhang Feng began to look for these special symbols.

But just then, when Zhang Feng began to look for the fifth symbol.

A crow also flew up from a tree, hovering remotely in the sky above Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng glanced at it, and according to its wings and other movements, as well as the obvious spiritual energy controlling the wind, he judged at a glance that it had spirituality, and it may be related to this symbol.

Maybe it was the 'sentry' placed here by the symbol 'painter'.

It's just that this thing is really smart, it flies too high to reach.

Tap...

Zhang Feng thought, stretched his palm out of the hull, looked at the direction of the water flow, and looked at a palm-sized sea fish in the distance.

Need some bait.

Afterwards, according to the trajectory of the fish, when the boat swam to the side.

Zhang Feng leaned slightly and scooped it out of the sea.