I work as a security guard at a cemetery, and I overhear the dead chatting about getting rich quick.

Lin Ye's voice wasn't loud, but through the protective glass, it silenced the people outside for a moment.

Zhou Heng stared at the monitoring screen.

The red line representing the pressure on the railway has already crossed the first warning threshold and is still climbing.

"What did you find?"

"sound."

Lin Ye's jaw ached from clenching it.

The spiritual energy in his chest had already squeezed into the newly opened meridian, like a swarm of headless flies bumping around in a narrow pipe. With each bump, a very faint thud could be heard from within his body.

Others can't hear it.

He himself heard it clearly.

It's not that there's a problem with the technique.

Rather, it's because there's too much spiritual energy within the body.

The original method of "The Return of All Spirits to the Origin" was to gradually introduce external spiritual energy into the body and then slowly open the meridians.

But Lin Ye's body was already full of spiritual energy. As soon as the first meridian path appeared, all the spiritual energy that had been accumulating for a long time rushed in.

"Reduce the spiritual energy content by another 20%."

Zhou Heng immediately adjusted the external supply.

"The external spiritual energy has been reduced; now the energy flowing through your meridians is from within your own body."

Lin Ye cursed under his breath.

No wonder it hurts so much.

The scroll of the All Souls on the sealing platform suddenly smiled.

"I warned you before, your body is no ordinary problem."

Lin Ye kept his eyes closed and gritted his teeth.

"If you have a solution, say so; if you don't, shut up."

"Wow, are all young people this arrogant these days? Is that how you ask for a favor?"

"You don't have to say it."

Lin Ye took a breath and forcibly suppressed the chaotic spiritual energy back into his chest and abdomen.

"Anyway, I'll train myself to death, and you won't get any benefit from it."

The sound from the box paused for a moment.

Cheng Fang glanced at the sealing table.

The spirit, who had been watching the spectacle with an air of detached amusement, finally spoke up.

"It's better to guide than to block."

"The spiritual energy within you has already awakened; the more you try to block it, the stronger the backlash will be."

"Open the first channel completely, and let them follow the channel."

Zhou Heng frowned.

"The path can only withstand 60% of the current spiritual energy."

"That's what you calculated."

The spirit sneered.

"Cultivation is not like pouring water into a pipe. The more you open up your meridians, the more you will be able to do it. If you are afraid of pain or risks, then you should never practice."

Lin Ye's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

He did not do it immediately.

Is there a risk of meridian rupture?

"Of course there are. What good thing in the world is without risk?"

The spirit answered decisively.

"If it can't hold on, one meridian will break. If you're even less lucky, your heart meridian will rupture as well."

The observation room fell silent.

Cheng Fang raised his hand directly.

"Abort."

Mechanical arms extended from both sides of the training platform, and the spirit-dissipating device was activated simultaneously.

Lin Ye suddenly opened his eyes.

"Wait a moment."

"There's no time to wait."

Cheng Fang looked at him through the glass.

"The experiment is not a suicide mission."

Give me ten more seconds.

"Linye."

"Five seconds is fine too."

Lin Ye raised his hand and pressed down on the fixing frame that was about to fall.

"I can hear the worst traffic jams."

Zhou Heng immediately brought up the route model.

"Where?"

Lin Ye did not answer.

The lingering sound was hidden at the junction of the chest and abdomen; each time spiritual energy rushed over, the sound would be half a beat slower.

He focused all his attention on it.

The pain, the alarm, and the low laughter of the spirit were all gradually pushed out of his consciousness.

Only that one sound remained.

thump.

Another sound.

thump.

It didn't crash into the road.

It's more like bumping into a door that wasn't fully opened.

Lin Ye suddenly understood.

The ancient method itself is not wrong; the mistake lies in treating that node as a narrow opening that needs to be slowly widened.

That's not a narrow opening.

It's the first hurdle.

"Turn off the energy leakage device and increase the concentration of spiritual energy."

Zhou Heng was taken aback.

"What?"

"It's pulling outwards, and I can't open it from my side."

Cheng Fang's face darkened.

Are you sure?

"uncertain."

The veins on the back of Lin Ye's hand bulged out one by one.

"But we can't keep dragging this out any longer."

Cheng Fang stared at him.

The warning level is approaching the second red line.

"Two seconds."

He turned his head.

"close."

The device for releasing the spirit has stopped.

Without external forces pulling it away, the spiritual energy within Lin Ye's body suddenly surged back.

The pain instantly intensified several times over.

His body lurched forward, and his chest felt as if it had been slammed hard from the inside; two monitoring patches fell off on the spot.

For the first time, the spirit's voice was less mocking.

"Guide the Qi to sink down."

"Take the side road on the left and go around it."

Lin Ye did not do as instructed.

The left side is indeed wider, but it will bring the spiritual energy back to its original place.

That road is safe.

That's also wrong.

He stared intently at the sound, gathered all his spiritual energy into one, and rammed it towards the location where the sound was most stagnant.

The first time, it didn't open.

The second time, a tearing pain shot through my chest.

the third time.

Click.

The sound was very soft.

Lin Ye felt a chill run down his spine.

Like a door that had been rusted shut for a long time, it was finally pushed open a crack.

The spiritual energy that had been accumulating in his chest and abdomen suddenly found an outlet.

They no longer stumbled around aimlessly, but instead surged down the newly opened path.

On the monitoring screen, the red line that had been jumping wildly suddenly dropped.

A complete trajectory of spiritual energy flow appeared on the model for the first time.

No one spoke in the observation room.

A few seconds later, Zhou Heng suddenly moved closer to the screen.

"It's done."

"The first route is now stable."

Cheng Fang didn't look at the screen.

He only looked at Lin Ye.

On the cultivation platform, Lin Ye looked as if he had just been pulled out of the water; his clothes were soaked with sweat, and his face was frighteningly pale.

But his breathing is gradually becoming steady.

For the first time, the throbbing pain that had been trapped inside my body for so long was relieved.

Lin Ye slowly raised his hand.

There was no light in the palm, nor any exaggerated phenomena.

But he could clearly feel a wisp of spiritual energy flowing down his arm, stopping when his thoughts stopped, and then continuing forward.

Previously, those spiritual energies simply resided within his body.

Now, they've finally started to obey.

"How are you feeling?" Zhou Heng asked.

Lin Ye flexed his fingers.

"Like being constipated for three months, finally going through a bowel movement."

Zhou Heng's excited expression froze for a moment.

Cheng Fang laughed.

"The fact that he can still talk back means there's not a big problem."

The Scripture of All Souls suddenly spoke.

"It's only the first meridian that's been opened."

"In ancient times, a disciple with slightly better aptitude could accomplish this in half a month."

Lin Ye leaned back in his chair, panting.

"How long did it take me?"

Zhou Heng glanced at the timer.

"Twenty-seven minutes."

The sealing platform fell silent.

Lin Ye turned his head away.

"Old man, why aren't you saying anything?"

A moment later, the spirit spoke coldly.

"You're just taking advantage of having a lot of spiritual energy in your body."

"right."

Lin Ye nodded.

"Even if it's cheap, it's still mine."

Cheng Fang gestured for the medical staff to enter for the examination.

Just as the isolation door opened, another set of data suddenly popped up on the monitoring screen.

Zhou Heng glanced at it, and his expression changed.

Having just opened the first meridian, Lin Ye had only consumed less than one-tenth of the accumulated spiritual energy within his body.

The remaining spiritual energy is still suppressed deeper inside.

Moreover, because the first pathway has been opened, they have begun to slowly awaken.

Lin Ye heard it too.

Deep within his chest, a series of low, resounding impacts echoed.

Like in the darkness, there are many doors.

The voice of the All Souls' Book reappeared.

This time, the smile was even deeper than before.

"It seems I underestimated you."

"At this rate, your body will recover quickly."

Lin Ye's eyes flickered slightly.

They're doing a good job raising them.

This doesn't sound like an evaluation of a disciple.

It's more like evaluating something that's not yet fully developed.

He didn't point it out, but simply handed his arm to the medical staff for a blood draw.

"Then let's continue."

Cheng Fang looked at him.

That's all for today.

I'm not talking about today.

Lin Ye looked toward the sealing platform.

"The basic techniques are in place."

"What about other cultivation methods?"

After a few seconds of silence, the scripture was suddenly interrupted by laughter.

"You really are insatiable. You haven't even mastered the first meridian yet, and you're already thinking about other things."

Lin Ye twitched the corner of his mouth.

"You have to have some ability to protect yourself."