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Chapter 237 The Gate of 'Quiet', Flow of the Mind
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"quiet!"

Wu Wen closed his eyes and instantly entered a state of tranquility and non-action.

When he opened his eyes again, all the scenery before him, including the night sky, the riverbank, the forest, and Baiyun Mountain, had vanished without a trace.

He emptied his mind, so that the virtual world could not display various scenes according to his consciousness, and thus present its most authentic side to Wu Wen.

This is a void space.

However, it is filled with densely packed information ripples.

Under Wu Wen's observation.

These ripples are like drops of various colors of dye added to a pool of clear water. When gently stirred, they create a complex three-dimensional spatial structure that blends together and flows like tassels, with a complexity beyond imagination.

Looking at these ripples,

They, like the flow of information in a computer network, construct the entire virtual world.

Although these ripples look intricate, they are actually arranged in a well-ordered and orderly manner.

Behind it lies a more advanced system that precisely controls and operates it.

"Flow!"

Wu Wenshi displayed the "flow" technique, a unique skill from the Taoist "Jing" school.

In an instant.

He entered a state of complete absorption.

His emotions quietly faded away, as if he were now left with only pure reason, intently observing the profound mysteries contained within the ripples before him.

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The "Quiet" Gate!
Special Technique: Flow!
This is a method that Wu Wen specifically studied in order to comprehend the "Three Ones Returning to the Origin Scripture" and to learn the "Sitting in Oblivion Scripture" within it.

The final state of "sitting in oblivion" in the "Sitting in Oblivion Sutra" is truly incredibly difficult. Even with Wu Wen's solid foundation in cultivation, when he touched upon this part, he suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness, like an ant trying to move a mountain.

However, during the arduous process of overcoming the disease, Wu Wen suddenly recalled that when he was in Zhujia Village in Chang'an, he had an in-depth exchange with the Medicine King Sun Simiao about the "quiet" method in order to solve the plague.

The Taoist concept of "stillness" may seem at first glance to be merely a practice of meditation and achieving a state of deep concentration.

But in reality, this is just the basics for getting started.

When a practitioner can achieve tranquility and non-action, keeping their mind constantly focused on stillness, they will naturally learn the ultimate skill of the "stillness" school: flow!
The so-called flow state is a peak psychological state of complete concentration and selfless immersion.

Simply put, when a person is fully engaged in something, such as playing games or doing homework, it's called "wow".

Because of the high concentration of the mind, one may have the subjective feeling that external interference has disappeared, and may even have the wonderful experience of time speeding up or stopping, reaching a state of self-dissolution.

This "flow" state.

In fact, it has already touched the edge of the highest realm of "sitting in oblivion" in the "Sitting in Oblivion Sutra".

That is why
Wu Wen did not blindly stick to the "Sitting in Oblivion Sutra," but changed his approach. He first cultivated the "Quiet" method, learned the "Flow of Mind" technique, and then used it to break through to the state of "Sitting in Oblivion."
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As Wu Wen became more and more immersed in the "flow" state, he became even more deeply into it.

He merged perfectly with one of the information ripples.

Each ripple was like a natural extension of his thoughts; each interweaving and transformation with other colors was like the lively dance of his soul…

At this moment, he was no longer just an observer, but had truly become a part of this virtual world.

He was like a highly skilled hacker, releasing a "web crawler" during a network intrusion, silently copying and stealing information from the network.

It's like watching a video on a computer, manipulating a mouse, dragging the progress bar, and quickly jumping through the screen.

First, what catches his eye is...

These are scenes of sacrificial rites from throughout history.

Because these images do not contain any useful information.

Wu Wen then quickly skipped over the previous section without hesitation and flipped through the pages more extensively.

However, due to the excessive leap, Wu Wen skipped over the crucial information about Zhao Tuo's construction of the "virtual world".

But to his surprise...

There was even information stored before this.

"This must be the memory information of the carrier 'Locked Pangolin'!"

Wu Wen keenly realized that these were likely memories already stored within the "Lock Mountain Armor," the vessel of the "virtual world." This strange beast, with its ability to wither and flourish, had survived for countless years, and the information stored within it must be from an even more distant past, perhaps containing invaluable memories.

So Wu Wen began to carefully "spy".

However, the ancient memories hidden within those information ripples are just scattered fragments, which cannot be strung together into a complete picture.

These fragments of memory are like stars twinkling in the night sky, appearing and disappearing intermittently, making them elusive.

Just as he was trying to touch these fragments of memory.

Suddenly, a mysterious force descended.

This force was filled with hostility and was trying to stop his actions.

"This is a system defense mechanism within the memory information!"

In this situation,

Wu Wen is no novice.

He's very experienced!

With the high level of concentration and powerful computing ability in the "flow" state

Wu Wen gradually explored the patterns of the system's "defense mechanism".

He quickly realized that although this "defense mechanism" was very powerful, it was not without flaws; it also had its own weaknesses and vulnerabilities.

however.

Just as he was about to crack the code and gain access.

The opponent not only changed their defense mechanism, but also launched a counterattack against him.

"wrong!"

Wu Wen instantly realized that this defense mechanism was not just a fixed defense, but was being manipulated by an opponent.

“This ‘locked pangolin’ is alive, and moreover, it has already developed a ‘spirit’!”

Faced with this unexpected situation, Wu Wen remained calm.

So what if it has an owner!
It's not like I haven't fought against plant spirits before!

Wu Wen became more serious, skillfully using the rules contained in the information ripples. He was like a resourceful strategist, carefully planning and guiding the other party into a "trap" he had set up in advance.

This trap is a vast labyrinth woven from countless complex logics.

Wu Wen skillfully used the rules in the information ripples to write layered and nested code logic.

Every line of code is like a wall in a maze, and every instruction is like a fork in the road.

When the data stream from "Lock Mountain Armor Spirit" rushed into the trap like a surging tide, it was as if we had entered a maze without end.

It kept crashing through the maze, trying to find the exit, but with each turn and each attempt, it only sank deeper into the maze.

As the other party fell into the trap.

Wu Wen dared not slack off in the slightest.

Because he knew in his heart that the opponent was not so easily defeated.

The trapped "Locked Mountain Armor Spirit" began to struggle frantically.

The information represented by the ripples quickly converged into streams of data, their fluctuations like surging waves, violently impacting the trap's "code barrier."

At the same time, it continuously sends out probe waves.

These probe waves are like a swarm of ubiquitous insects, crawling in and out of every crevice of the "trap," trying to find a loophole to escape.

Wu Wen adjusted the parameters of the "trap" in real time to strengthen the defense and give the opponent no chance to escape.

Seeing that this tactic had failed, "Lock Mountain Armor Spirit" quickly changed its strategy.

It utilizes redundant data in the virtual world to perform frantic self-replication, forming an even larger torrent of information.

This torrent, like an angry beast, roared and pounced on Wu Wen, as if to engulf him.

"The final madness!"

Wu Wen knew that this was the opponent's last counterattack. As long as he could block it, the opponent would have no ability to stop him from doing anything and would be at his mercy.

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(End of this chapter)