Chinese professors at the Wizarding Academy

Of course, things won't go so smoothly.

At first, Jim was able to calm himself down...

But after closing my eyes, a jumble of thoughts began to flood my mind.

The darkness before my eyes was no longer absolute...

They are not pure, but rather have various chaotic spots of light and thoughts jumping around.

As he was dragged into the Soul Furnace, he wailed. The blood-red words that threatened him on the floor last night, hunger, cold, worries about the future, and a trace of tension that came from nowhere... These distracting thoughts, like playful bubbles, kept rising from the bottom of his heart, which he was trying to calm down.

Gu Chen watched from the side, ready to pull Jim out of his meditative state at any moment...

He noticed that Jim's cheeks were already sweating, which often indicates that the person meditating was not at peace.

"Jim... what's bothering you, your thoughts, your life, your studies, or something else?"

"Your teacher hopes you can persevere..."

With Jim's eyes closed, Gu Chen no longer needed to hide his expression. His worry was evident on his face, and he felt even more nervous than Jim.

Although meditation generally doesn't cause any problems...

But if you get caught up in those messy memories, like a moth drawn to a flame, crashing into the light spots formed by those unbearable memories...

Gu Chen was worried that Jim's young mind might be hurt by this, or even that it might affect his entire mental state.

At that moment, Jim was trying his best to concentrate.

"Focus!"

"Jim, you can do it!"

"I can do it!"

The blond child kept encouraging himself.

His fingernails unconsciously dug into his palm... He didn't know what to do, he just felt nervous and stressed...

My thoughts were completely unfocused, just like when I first arrived at school.

Others can do it, but he can't—it's that simple...

My thoughts are in disarray, my consciousness is fading...

The faces of those who had bullied Jim kept flashing before his eyes... It's impossible for someone to be bullied and feel nothing at all. Those sad memories hadn't faded away; they had simply turned into a terrible, slow-acting poison, waiting for the day they would take effect.

"not good."

"I don't feel comfortable saying it directly... let me try a different approach."

Jim's unusual behavior was naturally noticed by Gu Chen, who was observing closely from the side...

The blood on the floor seemed to sense Gu Chen's worry and became unstable.

After a brief moment of thought, Gu Chen activated the spell, which was simply the manipulation of blood that every blood wizard knows.

However, unlike other blood wizards, after absorbing the blood of Ken, a high-level mind wizard, Gu Chen's blood spells also gained some mental power.

He gently connected with Jim using magic, manipulating the blood in his body to an extremely small degree, and channeling his spiritual power into it.

"When distracting thoughts arise, do not resist them. Observe them as if watching a stream flow by, and then gently bring your attention back to your object of visualization."

"teacher?"

Suddenly, that gentle voice reached Jim's chaotic mind. The moment he heard it, Jim felt those chaotic memories vanish in an instant!

He asked instinctively, and thankfully, the familiar voice gave an affirmative answer.

"Um."

"Go do it."

These few words acted like a reassurance, calming Jim's mind!

He tried to take another deep breath, and with each inhale and exhale, he tried to focus his consciousness on the "seat of consciousness" area.

Only by sitting on the "seat of consciousness" can one gain the power to face one's own heart and begin to grasp one's own consciousness.

Darkness, endless darkness.

"...It's gone. I think I felt it."

An endless expanse of darkness can certainly inspire fear...

But it can also bring a sense of peace and tranquility.

It wasn't noisy... just quiet and still.

Jim had been here twice, both times under the tutelage of Teacher Gu Chen.

"It can be condensed like this... Shall I give it a try?"

A voice spoke in Jim's mind at that moment.

Yes, the first two times I successfully gathered my mental energy in complete darkness, so why not do it the same way this time?

No, I don't want to.

"I want to improve... My teacher also said that I should try the Starry Sky Technique."

A lazy thought flashed through Jim's mind, but he quickly dismissed it.

His consciousness continued to deepen... deeper and deeper...

at last.

Jim saw even deeper darkness.

This is different from the darkness he sees with his eyes closed; it is a more inner, more nihilistic darkness.

He was like a blind man groping in an empty room, his sense of time becoming blurred—maybe only a few minutes had passed, or maybe half an hour had gone by. Just as he was feeling a bit frustrated and tired, suddenly, in the absolute darkness, he caught a faint, almost non-existent "feeling".

That wasn't light; it was more like a sense of "presence."

It's like in the polar night, you know there's a star in a certain direction, but you can't see it with the naked eye; you can only perceive it through some kind of intuition.

This intuition is now telling Jim...

"Yes, you found it."

"Found it!"

Jim felt a sudden tremor in his heart, and his distracting thoughts almost surged up again!

But how could we let this first chance for success slip away?!

He quickly calmed himself down and focused all his thoughts on that faint "point" like a focusing lens.

At that moment, Gu Chen's voice came again.

"The initial nodes of spiritual power are not starlight visible to the naked eye, but rather 'coordinates' in spiritual perception."

"What you need to do is inject your 'will' into this coordinate, awakening it from its slumber so that it can be clearly perceived."

"come on."

The voice was calm and gentle, as always, and did not startle Jim, who was meditating.

And this was a real relief for him.

"I will succeed."

The blond student, with the most simple and steadfast wish, spoke to his heart.

Jim focused on the tiny point of light, and his spirit seemed to transform into a warm stream of energy, slowly and continuously flowing towards that point.

This process is extremely tedious and mentally taxing.

Fine beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead; maintaining this high level of concentration was extremely difficult.

Gu Chen, who was standing nearby, also noticed this. At this moment, he could only hold his breath and sincerely hope that Jim could do it...

"come on……"

At the most crucial moment, Gu Chen could only cheer for Jim in his heart.

Jim felt utterly exhausted and had a splitting headache...

But should we give up?

No, you can't!

Jim held on, taking one last breath.

I absolutely cannot let my teacher down, nor can I let myself down...

Suddenly, in that dark void of consciousness, a tiny, soft white light appeared!

It wasn't dazzling; in fact, it flickered somewhat, like a candle flame in the wind.

But it truly exists; the faint disc drive dispelled the darkness of a small area around it, becoming the first coordinate in this inner universe.

In that instant, Jim felt a strange peace and joy wash over him!

He "saw" it!

He saw the light of his own spiritual power!

This introspective experience was unprecedented; Jim had never experienced anything like it before!

This... also means that a door to his own mysteries is opening for him.