[You left.]
[You naturally did not go to explore anything deeply.]
[Even though, in truth, you extremely wanted to enter that immortal passenger ship to take a look.]
[But you knew that even if you were to go, it would not be now.]
[You did not know if you were still within the line of sight of the important figures.]
[Therefore, after seeing the result of this final battle, you directly gave Sister Long an undeniable excuse.]
['Dizzy, nauseous, want to eat something sour.']
[Thus, the 'Spiritually Sluggish' you directly returned to the Lake Heart Island of West Lake.]
[Naturally, there was no need to say much about this afternoon's time.]
[Your Spiritually Sluggish state had actually vanished after finishing watching that battle, further comprehending the Silk-Drawing Cocoon-Peeling Finger, and inexplicably being targeted by White Lotus again.]
[Thus, after returning to Lake Heart Island and teasing the little maid Qingti for a bit, you returned to your room.]
[After truly witnessing this great battle, you further understood what was most important in this Jianghu.]
[Only one's own strength!]
[However, you also knew that you had only just broken through to Force Transformation a few days ago. Setting aside the current restrictions of your cultivation arts preventing advancement, even if you could advance, it would be a bit too exaggerated.]
[Yet, sensing those fully forty-thousand-plus Potential Points of yours, if you did not use them a little, you would always feel like you were losing out.]
[Thinking of this, you sensed for a moment and still cast your main gaze toward the Wave Art, which undeniably had the highest cost-effectiveness:]
[System Prompt: Do you wish to use Potential Points to raise the level of the "Wave Art"? Under the current level (Level 2), 250 Potential Points will increase cultivation progress by 1%!]
[System Prompt: The trait 'Five Elements for Me' of your special top-tier martial constitution, 'Primordial Great Five Elements Body', has taken effect. When you cultivate martial arts of the corresponding five elements attribute, Potential Point consumption is -60%!]
['Five Elements for Me' trait is in effect. Under the current level, 100 Potential Points will increase cultivation progress by 1%!]
Even after reaching the second layer, the consumption for this Wave Art was still outrageously low.
The corners of Chen Xuan's mouth could not help but reveal a hint of a smile. Never mind how this thing would be later on; raising it first and relying on the great cycle of the five elements' mutual generation to boost his own skill level was the proper path.
[You consumed 5000 Potential Points, raising the 'Wave Art' to Level 2 60%!]
[Your Wave Art's progress experience increased by 50%. The 'Great - Five Elements Mutual Generation' trait of your constitution, 'Primordial Great Five Elements Body', has activated. The progress of your other Internal Arts increases by 20% of the corresponding progress! The trait progress of all your other Stance Arts increases by +10%!]
[Your...]
[Your Internal Force increased to: 158/158 points.]
[You felt that stream of flawlessly natural Internal Force within your body begin to revolve once more through your five viscera and six bowels.]
[Such an improvement, placed in the hands of any martial artist of the same level, would be an unimaginably massive boost. Alas, for you, it was not much worth mentioning.]
[You quickly shook your head.]
[Without accumulating small steps, one cannot reach a thousand li!]
[You knew you could not always fool around together with Sister Long and the others. If you kept muddling along like this, you would become a bit unable to correctly position yourself.]
[You were no giant of the Jianghu, much less some Grandmaster expert. Spending every day together with these people, staying for too long would inevitably make you doubt your life.]
[You thought about it. Among the peers in this Jianghu that you could come into contact with, you quickly locked onto a single figure.]
[Once you eased up a bit, you were going to meet that Yin Tian again.]
[Otherwise, you would lack a bit of confidence.]
[While thinking, you felt the Internal Force within your five viscera and six bowels finally quiet down and stabilize once more.]
[System Prompt: Your remaining Potential Points are: 36217 points]
[The massive amount of Potential Points gave an almost omnipotent feeling.]
[However, you did not rashly squander them.]
[You thought for a moment and, at most, merely took out a book once again: the Dao De Jing.]
[System Prompt: You consumed 2000 Potential Points, raising the study of the Dao De Jing to Level 1 0%!]
[System Prompt: Your Daoist study proficiency level has significantly increased. Current level: Level 3 0% (First Glimpse of the Doorway).]
[You gained a further understanding and cognition of Daoist methods!]
[And, not knowing if it was for this reason, under the further mastery and study of Daoist methods, you felt your inner heart settle down with unprecedented tranquility.]
[At this moment, the upheavals of the outside world no longer had any relation to you.]
[All of your mind and spirit also sank entirely into yourself.]
[You did not continue using Potential Points.]
[You activated Defying the Heavens and Changing Fate, raising your own Root Bone to 28 points!]
[You exhaled a breath and, within this small Lake Heart Island, began to practice the Five Animal Frolics that you had not practiced for a long time.]
[You naturally knew what kind of terrifying chaos would be occurring in the outside world at this moment, within Lin'an City!]
[You also understood how the entirety of Lin'an would be boiling over when Cui Jianxing boldly struck out this time and 'slayed' Gu Ping!]
[And you, as the cause of it all and the origin point of the vortex, would inevitably be discussed and speculated about by many important figures who knew the inside story.]
[However, precisely because of this, at this moment, your state of mind gradually calmed down like autumn water.]
['The Dao De Jing states: Activity overcomes cold, stillness overcomes heat. Purity and stillness become the standard for all under heaven.']
['The Sixth Patriarch also stated: It is not the wind that moves, nor is it the flag that moves; it is the mind of the benevolent one that moves.']
[Having experienced the twists and tribulations this time, you further comprehended your own Daoist wisdom.]
[Therefore, with the five forms of the Five Animal Frolics complete, you felt your state of mind fall into a kind of incomparable tranquility at this moment.]
[You practiced from noon to evening, and then from dusk to the deep of night.]
[This time, Qingti guarded you without leaving for a single step.]
[However, she wanted to open her mouth to say something to you multiple times.]
[The reason was very simple: even within this small Lake Heart Island, she had even heard what had happened during the day in Lin'an City.]
[And what you had experienced.]
[But you did not occasionally go and tease this little maid like you did before.]
[You seemed to have thoroughly and completely sunk into the practice of this wondrous art, meticulous in every detail.]
['Outwardly detaching from forms is Chan, inwardly being unperturbed is Concentration.']
['In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart.']
['The external environment originally has no fault; the fault lies in one's own mind making distinctions.']
['Attain the ultimate emptiness, hold steadfast to stillness.']
['If the mind is unmoving, all phenomena are naturally as they are.']
[That's right, you knew that in this Lin'an City, which had become restless because of the battle of Grandmasters, you resided within the heart of this lake. The Dao calls it Stillness; the Buddha calls it Concentration.]
[It was also, a time for cultivation.]