Assistant Wang: "Then just put it on President Peng's desk, and I'll remind him when he returns." She opened the office door and led He Kao inside, allowing him to personally place the materials on Peng Xian's desk.

He Kao noticed the office computer on the desk, and also found a laptop in the cabinet, which suddenly sparked a thought in his mind that he might find what he wanted here at Peng Xian's place.

Assuming the technique Peng Xian taught that girl was real, it meant he had it himself, and there might be a written or electronic version available. As for unlocking the computer and such, it seemed like his professional forte...

Unfortunately, there was no opportunity to act at this moment.

...

That night, He Kao took another elixir.

Before the festival, Lin Qingshuang had entrusted Qian Guran with three types of elixirs for him, among which the Essence Nourishing Pill and Peiyuan Pill were concocted by the Alchemy Sect, while only the Qi Replenishing Pill came from the Observing Body Sect.

The Essence Nourishing Pill is suitable for consumption during the Foundation Establishment stage before entry, with an effect of nourishing essence and storing energy. It is recommended to take one pill at a time, with at least a week between doses, and to abstain during the nourishment period.

Six days ago, He Kao had taken an Essence Nourishing Pill and, having now reached entry level, did not need to take it again. Furthermore, he already had clear self-examination and could sense the effects of that Essence Nourishing Pill having long been absorbed.

Therefore, he now consumed a Qi Replenishing Pill.

The Qi Replenishing Pill is a special spirit medicine of the Observing Body Sect, primarily for Tier One Sorcerers. It can enhance the circulation of primordial qi and assist the body in quickly matching the growth of sensory abilities.

There are no particularly strict restrictions on taking the Qi Replenishing Pill. Even ordinary people who are not sorcerers can take it to strengthen their bodies and prolong their lives, but much of the spiritual effect would be wasted, depending on how much can be absorbed.

He Kao originally did not particularly need it, and even the previous Essence Nourishing Pill did not seem to have much effect, at most providing some minor improvement.

But after reading the annotations on the technique, he learned that his practice of "Observing Me" needed to reach perfection and break through to Tier Two within a month, and several days had already passed, so he decided to try taking a Qi Replenishing Pill.

Even a little help would be good, as he was still unclear about what state counted as perfection.

...

The so-called "Observing Me," in itself, is a heart method, different from ordinary introspection and not external imagery.

The previous "Nihility View" involved visualization, transforming oneself into nothingness, with consciousness merging into the universe, as if not there yet omnipresent. In reality, there still existed thousands of things, but once entering that mysterious portal, it became complete nothingness.

"Observing Me" builds upon this, using the consciousness of the universe and all things to visualize "me," which represents pure consciousness, devoid of any other thoughts and ideas.

This can be described verbally, but without cultivation as a foundation, it is impossible to comprehend, let alone achieve.

Upon success, "visualization" becomes "observation," truly seeing "me."

This sensation is extremely mysterious—

To the world, "I" become "the only other," and the world gains "existence."

"I" and "the other" are coexistent entities.

Without "the other," there is no existence of "me," for "I" would have nowhere to be or be felt.

Seeing myself, seeing the world.

...

"Observing Me" only has two states: it is either "visualization" or "observation." If one remains stuck in the visualization state and does not see oneself, problems will arise; therefore, it must be cultivated to perfection and breakthroughs achieved.

He Kao took a Qi Replenishing Pill and, after a moment, began sitting meditation. Entering a cultivation state without knowing how much time had passed, he opened his eyes in the darkness, his gaze holding both an understanding and a trace of confusion.

Did he really achieve Tier One Perfection and smoothly break through to Tier Two? Had he already become an assassin?

A Tier Two Sorcerer from the Hidden Moth Sect is colloquially known as an "Assassin."

Is it really that simple? What about the advancement ceremony? The breakthrough test? The supposed tribulation... However, upon reconsideration, this advancement method is actually the most difficult because if it's not possible, it simply isn't. If a breakthrough cannot be achieved in the short term, it may never be possible.

It lacks any pre-designed rituals yet is much harder to achieve than any advancement with a ceremony. The step from visualization to observation is the greatest test.

Sometimes what seems the simplest is the hardest to achieve.

No wonder the Communication Skill and Stealth Skill are advanced techniques, because if a Tier One Stalker can advance, there is barely enough time to master them, if at all yet!

If He Kao were just an ordinary assassin, he would have now reached a preliminary state of coordination between consciousness and body, allowing him to better master various applied techniques.

But let's not forget, he is also of the Hidden Moth, and at this moment, he has sensed a profound change in that portal.

He Kao attempts to open the portal and enter. If there were an observer nearby, they would think he never entered at all, as he remains motionless, having only inexplicably turned his body one hundred and eighty degrees.

However, from He Kao's perspective, he had just entered the portal, then came back out.

Inside the portal is pure "nothingness." After "observing me," there is "me," theoretically rendering existence impossible within the portal, leading to a bizarre phenomenon.

No matter how long he stays in the portal, zero time is consumed in reality, and the so-called time consumed within the portal is actually from his lifespan.

For example, if he stayed inside the portal for an hour, upon exiting, no time would have passed in reality; to others, it would seem he never went in, merely having lost an hour of lifespan.

He traversed not space, but time.

That being said, does this miraculous portal not become meaningless? Before, it could even be used to vanish!

The truth is, of course, not so. He Kao entered the portal once more. This time, he traveled not through time but through space. At the exact moment his figure vanished from the bedroom, he appeared in Jinxing Media Company, in Peng Xian's office.

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