I attained immortality in the real world.

Chapter 24 Pinch the Lotus
"Cultivation!"

"Cultivating immortality is no easy feat!"

"The three cultivation methods can be broken down into the following steps: entering meditation, visualization, concealing truth, constructing form, dyeing lotus, forging heart, heart seal, and manifesting sainthood."

"Entering samadhi and visualization are two processes that are required even when practicing ordinary visualization techniques, so there is no risk."

"Although the symptoms of Zangzhen's cultivation are consistent with autism, his subjective will is dominant, and he can quickly stop cultivation when problems occur, so there is basically no danger."

“Form construction is based on the application of physiognomy. It involves observing and extracting the characteristics of the ‘form’ to be constructed to form a model, and then deducing the character of this form. It requires a very high level of physiognomy expertise, but it is not dangerous.”

"The final step, the manifestation of divine power, is a means of invigorating the spirit. It draws inspiration from the imagery of a blooming lotus. It can be used or not depending on the situation, and there is no danger involved."

"The key is to dye the lotus, forge the heart, and imprint the heart. If you are not careful, you will suffer from mental breakdown and mental disorder."

"The Boundless Realm invests such a massive amount of computing power, yet there isn't even a single payment gateway. Could it be that it's an investment from a mental hospital, just waiting to generate revenue through cultivation techniques?"

Xiaotuanshan, Taoye Space.

Chen Jing sat cross-legged in the center of the faceless puppet and began to calculate the Lotus Heart Seal Method.

With his mind racing, after sorting out the outline of the technique, he snapped his fingers to summon the main god's light sphere, handed the Lotus Heart Seal Technique to the main god, and instructed: "Use all your computing power to simulate the consequences of cultivating this technique."

[Beep! Simulation experiment started.]

The Lord God sent down a white light.

A thousand faceless dolls were enveloped in the Peach Leaf Space by a beam of light.

In an instant, the faceless puppet transformed into all sorts of humans, varying in size, height, gender, age, and build.

The doll's face changes at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, sometimes showing fear, sometimes ecstasy, and in an instant it transforms into a completely different person.

After a quarter of an hour, the cold voice of the Supreme God rang out: "The effects of visualization, concealment of truth, and mind imprint on the human spirit cannot be defined. After excluding these three parameters, the deduction result is a 92% probability that serious mental problems will occur."

Gee!

A 92% chance of becoming a madman is an exaggerated and terrifying number.

However, without the practice of visualization, without concealing one's true nature, and without the imprint of the mind, it is tantamount to forcibly distorting cognition to shape a new personality.

Either it's a split personality or a forced fusion of two conflicting personalities, so it's understandable that the illness would occur.

Chen Jing tapped a semi-transparent light screen with his finger, and while reviewing the simulation experiment report, he instructed, "If you find yourself experiencing mental problems, stop cultivating. What are the chances of going insane?"

[Beep! The second simulation experiment has started.]

The main god once again unleashed a dazzling white light, and the faceless puppet evolved again after another quarter of an hour.

The cold voice replied: "Beep! The calculation shows a 24% probability of developing serious mental problems. Cultivation must be stopped upon detection of the problem. It will take six months of recuperation to fully recover."

The success rate is 24%.

It's still a significant number, but the key issue is that the success rate is 0%.

Artificial intelligence cannot understand purely psychological adjustments; it can only analyze observable behaviors through data to calculate the probability that such behaviors lead to mental illness.

Chen Jing knew that the part that the Supreme God couldn't understand was the key to mastering the Lotus Heart Seal Technique. He didn't expect the Supreme God to provide precise results with just an auxiliary tool; otherwise, he could have stopped practicing physiognomy after creating the physiognomy system.

"I want to edit the parameters for visualization, concealing truth, and mind imprinting, and add them to the simulation experiment."

"There is no danger in visualization or concealing one's true nature. It can be verified after practice. For now, we can assume that the effects described in the manual are not a problem."

"However, the key to preventing loss of control lies in the mind seal. The principle of the mind seal is derived from hand seals. Help me find information about practicing hand seals and substitute the data..."

[Beep! The third simulation experiment has started.] After Chen Jing adjusted the simulation experiment parameters and conducted the third model experiment, the God of War replied after another quarter of an hour: "The results of this simulation are: 16% probability of developing a serious mental illness, 2% probability of successfully cultivating the secret manual, 3% probability of unknown changes, and 79% probability of failing to meet the cultivation requirements."

"In other words, the worst outcome is that the cultivation method will be completely ineffective, and more than 90% of people who force themselves to cultivate it will go insane. Even if you try to cultivate it, there is still a nearly 25% chance of going insane."

"Even if the cultivation method is truly useful, nearly 80% of people will not be able to even begin to cultivate it, more than 15% will go insane, and only 2% of people will be able to successfully cultivate it."

Chen Jing couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

But they were not frightened by the exaggerated rate of insanity.

Simulation experiments only yield theoretical data, and the probability itself can only be used as a reference.

A 99% success rate may mean zero percent for any single individual.

Mortals do not cultivate immortality, but those who cultivate immortality are not ordinary people.

Cultivating immortality is essentially a path that leads to its limit, a path that transcends limitations and leads to liberation.

Cultivators must always have something that surpasses ordinary people, whether it be comprehension, opportunity, wealth, courage, or...

"........."

【quit!】

Chen Jing's consciousness returned to the real world, and he closed the Metaverse Pod.

Having a general understanding of the dangers involved in cultivating the Lotus Heart Seal Technique, Chen Jing planned to first cultivate the Lotus Heart Seal Technique to the Hidden Truth stage, and then simulate and deduce it using real data.

However, at that time, he was only one step away from cultivating immortality. Even if the rate of madness increased again, it would be difficult to stop his steps to explore the unknown.

Outside the window, the sky was pitch black.

This time, I logged into the Boundless Realm to complete the mission, studied the secret manual, and conducted experiments in the Small Mountain of the Primordial Realm. The time spent exceeded six hours, and it was already late at night.

Chen Jing heated up some pre-made food from the refrigerator, ate a quick meal, took a shower, and then took a short nap to recover his energy before preparing to cultivate the first chapter of the Lotus Heart Seal: the Mindless White Lotus Hidden Truth Visualization Method.

"........."

Step 1: Enter a meditative state.

Entering a meditative state can actually be divided into entering and meditating.

"Enter" refers to entering a strange state, while "fix" means fixing this strange state as a normal state.

It's easy in some ways, and difficult in others. Most people have entered a meditative state at some point. When your vision is clear and you're not looking at anything, and your mind is empty and you're not thinking about anything, you can be considered to have successfully entered a meditative state. But if you deliberately try to enter a meditative state, you simply can't do it no matter what you do.

Chen Jing sat cross-legged on the bed, his hands forming a lotus mudra on his lap.

Lotus Seal!
Unlike the mental seal of the seventh step of the exercise, it is a physical hand seal.

When the middle finger and thumb touch, and the other three fingers are naturally curled, and you hold the hand up to your eyes, it looks like half a lotus flower in full bloom.

Many people are familiar with this seal, but many only know its name and are unaware of the meaning behind the lotus seal.

Its function is to brand.

All seals serve the purpose of branding.

Chen Jingyao wanted to connect the illusory state of meditation with the lotus seal.

When the lotus mudra is formed again, one can naturally enter a state of meditation.

(End of this chapter)