Heart Cultivation, Body Cleansing

The burst of energy from his stomach followed a unique path through his meridians to make a round through Di Tian's body, eventually reaching his heart where it started the cycle afresh.

Under the influx of this energy, Di Tian's heart started to throb rhythmically, synchronizing with the overall circulation.

Meanwhile, Di Tian instinctively focused his Divine Sense to observe his body.

"Oh, this is possible too?" Di Tian thought in pleasant surprise. Whatever sorcery this was, he was now able to see the internal structure of his body clearly at near-microscopic capacity.

His tissues, internal organs, muscles.... everything was clearly magnified in his view. But what caught his attention were the fine, interconnected vessels that crisscrossed throughout his body. They were very thin and clearly distinguished from his arteries, veins and capillaries.

This was his meridian network. Presently, it was this channel that the energy stream was passing through to reach his heart.

Di Tian noticed that the process was occurring very slowly and attempted to actively control this circulation with his Divine Sense. He found himself unable to.

He suddenly recalled that the tea ceremony was probably what had triggered this circulation in the first place and cleared his thoughts to resume contemplating over it once more.

With this, the speed of the circulation abruptly accelerated.

Two cycle.

Four cycles.

Seven cycles.

Fifteen.....

All this while, the energy was reducing bit by bit as several portions successively fused into Di Tian's bloodstream at the same time. By the fifty-sixth cycle, the energy stream was totally exhausted. Consequently, the circulation completely ceased.

Di Tian opened his eyes at this moment, feeling a peculiar sensation of strength within him. At the same time, he noticed a thick layer of impurities on his body.

Beside him, Huang Shang and Fang Ao were staring at him like he was an exotic specie from outside the planet. It wasn't just the two of them; the other youngsters in the cabin were looking at Di Tian in the same way.

Unknown to him, right after he abruptly sunk into meditation mid-conversation, his heartbeat started to echo audibly within the cabin. It only stopped when he opened his eyes.

Di Tian did not know about this, but he felt he had to say something under their intense gazes.

"Errr, I'm just as lost as you all are."

"This is the second time you're saying this," Jiang Po pointed out, clearly curious. "I thought you said earlier your special ability was accelerated healing? Does it come with a trumpeting effect?"

"Trumpeting effect?" Di Tian frowned, "I don't understand."

"He's talking about your heartbeat," One of the twin sisters behind them suddenly spoke, inching closer.

She introduced herself. "Hi, I'm Liang Qiang. I heard the Fatty call you Di Tian earlier. That's your name, right?"

Di Tian nodded impassively while Jiang Po glared at Liang Qiang heatedly, clearly displeased. He opened his mouth to speak.

"Your heart was beating audibly in the room just now," Liang Qiang spoke now, shutting Jiang Po up. "All of us could hear it, do you know why?"

Di Tian hesitated, "Actually, I'm not sure myself. It should have something to do with that tea I drank."

Di Tian went on to reveal all he knew from Chen Qingke, including the basic cultivation knowledge. He added his speculations about the identity of the foreigners.

His words threw the youngsters into a frenzy.

"You mean those cultivation systems in webnovel and manga comics are not false?" A bespectacled teenager among them said, visibly excited.

"I mean, this is a more feasible hypothesis than the particle accelerator," Jiang Po said curiously, just as excited.

"Cultivation is real, and I have a special gift," Huang Shang said, his voice suddenly rising in pitch. "Doesn't that mean that I, Huang Shang, will surely be the fated one that will shatter the Nine Heavens and dominate the three thousand daos? Wielding a sword to slaughter trillions with an harem of heavenly beauties behind me."

Everyone froze right after this outburst, including Huang Shang himself. His face flushed a bright red, his grand aura instantly collapsing.

Chen Qingke's figure suddenly materialized at the center of the room at this moment, startling everyone else.

"Alright, don't get too ahead of yourselves," he was laughing heartily. He had been in the room all along, cloaked in a stealth spell.

With a flash, he appeared at Di Tian's side and grabbed his arm.

"Don't resist," he warned. Following his words, Di Tian felt a scorching sensation in his body that reminded him of Patriarch Auna's actions earlier.

Chen Qingke released his hand and said, "A bit more, and you should officially complete the first level of the Body Refinement Stage; Heart Refinement."

Everyone was clearly curious, including Di Tian. But they also appeared a bit reserved.

Chen Qingke observed their wariness and a assured them, "You should all be released from the ship in a while. Oh, it appears everyone on your planet also gained special abilities, just like you all." He finished with a smirk.

"What?" Jiang Po exclaimed, then shifted guiltily. He had been under the impression that the cultivators did not know about their special abilities.

"So....I'm not the chosen one?" Huang Shang looked heartbroken, more concerned about the content of Chen Qingke's words.

Liang Qiang tapped his shoulder in mock empathy, "Dude, you were never the chosen one."

Di Tian asked Chen Qingke seriously, "Uncle, can you explain what Heart Refinement is?"

"I will, but....."Chen Qingke's wrinkled his nose in distaste. With his senses especially enhanced, he could strongly perceive a foul odour coming from Di Tian's body.

The nasty scent was actually due to the layer of impurities that was expelled from his skin just now. In fact, the others in the room could smell it as well. It was just that they hadn't said anything about it.

Chen Qingke suddenly waved a hand and summoned a clear water ball that encompassed Di Tian's figure entirely.

"Gurge..." Di Tian instinctively resisted and tried to speak, but the water got into his eyes, nose and mouth.

"Don't move, it'll take some seconds," Chen Qingke said, snapping his fingers. With this, the water ball became a rotating sphere. At the same time, Di Tian's body was subjected to a thorough cleanse under the centrifrugal force.

Di Tian guessed the cultivator's intention and wisely blocked his nose and mouth, shutting his eyes. Around him, the surrounding water turned turbid.

"Why does it look like he's getting a washing machine treatment," Jiang Po had no filters and spoke plainly. Di Tian could hear the snide laughter that followed from inside the water sphere.

Thankfully, Chen Qingke dispelled the spell roughly three seconds later, revealing Di Tian who was soaking wet.