64: Chapter 64 Equipment Coordination

Day 36.

When Chen Zhen opened his eyes, the rotation speed of the spiritual pearl in his Dantian had increased again.

It wasn't out of control; it was "full."

Like a seed about to sprout, the energy accumulated inside had reached a critical point.

With every revolution, the Spiritual Energy expanded a little more.

With every expansion, his meridians were scoured and became more transparent.

He got out of bed and scanned the room with his gaze.

Cleaning Spell.

With a consumption of 1 point of Spiritual Energy, an invisible ripple swept across.

The leaves of the pothos plant on the windowsill unfurled, and the entire plant was enveloped in a faint golden halo.

It was brighter than yesterday.

[Pothos Spiritual Plant progress: 94/100]

Only 6 points left.

Chen Zhen moved his mind and activated [Spiritual Resonance].

The rotation rhythm of the Dantian spiritual pearl synchronized with the surrounding environment, and the whole world instantly "came alive."

In the state of resonance, he clearly "saw" the circulation of Spiritual Energy within the pothos.

Those tiny "plant meridians" were already perfected, and the Spiritual Energy flowed smoothly within them, like miniature rivers.

He separated a wisp of Spiritual Energy and slowly injected it along the meridians of the pothos.

This time, it wasn't a simple guidance, but letting the two streams of Spiritual Energy form a complete cycle within the pothos.

His Spiritual Energy went in, and the pothos' own Spiritual Energy came out, like exchanging breaths.

The leaves of the pothos trembled violently, and that layer of faint golden halo became dazzlingly bright, lasting for five seconds before slowly fading away.

Then, the entire plant emitted a warm and fresh aura.

Unlike the crispness of the Mint, this was an aura that made one's mind peaceful.

[Congratulations! Pothos successfully promoted to a spiritual plant]

[Effect: Calm Mind +200%, Purify Air +300%, slightly improve Cultivation efficiency]

[Synergy effect generated when in the same room as Mint: Cultivation efficiency +5% extra]

[Planting entry experience +50]

[Cultivation +10 (First-time Cultivation of a spiritual plant reward)]

Chen Zhen looked at that pot of pothos, his heart full of a sense of achievement.

Experience was up, and efficiency naturally improved.

He carried the pothos to the desk and placed it side by side with the Mint.

The auras of the two spiritual plants began to blend.

The crispness of the Mint and the warmth of the pothos intertwined to form a miniature Spiritual Energy field.

He sat cross-legged in front of the two spiritual plants and performed the Simplified Microcosmic Orbit.

Sure enough, the Cultivation efficiency was at least 8% higher than usual.

[Spiritual Plant Synergy Effect Activated]

[Cultivation efficiency +8%, persists]

He nodded with satisfaction.

In the future, he could Cultivate more spiritual plants with different effects and combine them for better results.

During his morning run, Chen Zhen began to challenge a new record.

Twenty-five Spirit Control Orbs flew out of his Storage Space and arranged themselves into a Dongshan Rune Array at his side.

Core circle, three-point triangle, radial curves, nested geometry, seventy-two point matrix.

All structures were completed in one breath, taking less than 1.5 seconds in total.

Then, he let the rune array begin its "Triple Motion."

The first layer: Overall breathing—expanding and contracting, synchronized with his heartbeat.

The second layer: Core rotation—the three stones in the core circle formed a three-point matrix and began to rotate slowly.

The third layer: Peripheral flickering—the seventy-two point matrix lit up and dimmed in sequence, like breathing lights.

The triple motion proceeded simultaneously without interfering with each other.

First kilometer, stable.

Second kilometer, stable.

Third kilometer, still stable.

By the time he reached the Riverside, the twenty-five-piece rune array was steady, and the triple motion was as smooth as flowing clouds and water.

[Morning run quality 'Extraordinary']

[Health Dimension experience +215]

[Cultivation +2.55]

[Spirit Control Perfection effect improved: Spiritual Energy control precision +6% (Currently 295%)]

[Rune Array proficiency +40]

[Unlocked hidden achievement: 'Three-Turn Dharma Wheel' (Complex dynamic formation control ability greatly improved, Rune-type effects +20%)]

The old man was not here today either.

It had been three days in a row.

Chen Zhen stood at the Riverside, looking at the empty space under the willow tree, feeling a bit strange.

But he didn't think too much about it.

The old man had his own life and couldn't accompany him to practice every day.

He turned around and jogged home.

He arrived home at exactly seven o'clock.

His mother was cooking porridge in the kitchen, and his father was already up, sitting in the living room looking at his phone.

Seeing Chen Zhen return, he looked up and said, "How was the run today?"

"Pretty good." Chen Zhen changed his shoes. "Dad, are you off today?"

"Yeah, training is over, and the factory gave me three days off." His father put down his phone. "Right, there's something I want to tell you."

"What is it?"

"The results of the provincial finals are out." His father said, "I got fifth place."

Chen Zhen was stunned for a moment.

Fifth place.

Fifth in the whole province.

"Dad, you're amazing!" He couldn't help but say.

His father smiled rarely: "It's alright."

"What do you mean 'it's alright'?" His mother poked her head out from the kitchen, "Fifth in the province, and you call that 'alright'?"

His father didn't refute, but the smile on the corners of his mouth couldn't be hidden.

Chen Zhen looked at his father, happy for him in his heart.

From being laid off to fifth in the province, this path was very difficult for his father, but every step was solid.

The morning schedule was to use [Spiritual Resonance] to infuse the black lump.

He took out the dark blue meteorite fragment and placed it in his palm.

Activated [Spiritual Resonance].

The rotation rhythm of the Dantian spiritual pearl synchronized with the surrounding environment, and the world instantly "came alive."

In the state of resonance, he clearly "saw" the crystal network inside the black lump.

It was clearer than yesterday; those miniature galaxies were slowly rotating, each layer having its own rhythm.

He took a deep breath and injected a wisp of Spiritual Energy.

The Spiritual Energy followed the crystal network, penetrating layer by layer, passing through seven structural layers, and reaching the very core.

That fingernail-sized dark blue spot of light was brighter than yesterday.

Like a star about to awaken.

The moment the Spiritual Energy touched the light spot, it trembled violently.

Then, a warm force of feedback surged out from the light spot, flowing upstream along the crystal network and returning to his body along with his Spiritual Energy.

[Spiritual Energy injection successful]

[Spiritual Energy affinity: 35/100 → 58/100]

[Unlocked partial information: Meteorite fragment (Extraterrestrial meteorite iron), core is 'star core fragment', can slowly release trace amounts of Stellar Energy, long-term wearing can nourish the Divine Soul and improve perception]

[Obtained temporary status: 'Bathed in Star Radiance' (Perception range +20%, Mental Energy recovery speed +30%, lasts 24 hours)]

Chen Zhen was stunned.

star core fragment?

Stellar Energy?

He looked down at the dark blue stone in his palm; it was emitting an extremely faint, almost invisible dark blue halo.

This thing had a much bigger background than he had imagined.

He stuck the meteorite fragment to his chest.

Right next to the shouzhong token.

Two warm sensations came simultaneously, one on the left and one on the right, like two miniature heaters.

[Wearing effects stacked]

[shouzhong token: Cultivation aid +15%]

[star core fragment: Perception +20%, Mental Energy recovery +30%]

[Synergy effect: Two items produce a weak resonance, Cultivation efficiency +5% extra]

He nodded with satisfaction.

This infusion trip today was a huge profit.

At noon, Chen Zhen cooked a table full of dishes again.

To celebrate his father's fifth place in the province.

Sweet and sour pork tenderloin, braised fish, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, steamed shrimp with garlic vermicelli, tomato egg soup.

Five dishes and one soup.

In the afternoon, Chen Zhen went to the Secret Base.

Nourished the Mint.

The spiritual plant Mint was growing well, and today he harvested three more leaves, bringing the stock to nineteen.

Nourished the second pothos.

This pot was planted later, and the progress had already reached 45%.

Then he took out twenty-five Spirit Control Orbs and began training.

Today's goal: Let the rune array start moving slowly while completing the triple motion.

Not a simple translation, but following a complex trajectory, like a satellite orbit.

He drew a trajectory on the ground with chalk:

Starting from point A, circling a big loop, passing through points B, C, and D, and returning to point A.

The whole journey was about ten meters.

The rune array had to move along this trajectory while keeping the triple motion unchanged.

Four tasks at once.

The difficulty was off the charts.

The first time, it scattered after moving just two meters.

The second time, the third time, the fourth time...

On the forty-second time, the rune array finally walked the entire circle along the trajectory, with the triple motion stable throughout.

Chen Zhen finished the technique, leaned against the wall, and panted heavily.

Sweat was on his forehead, and his Mental Energy was exhausted, but his heart was full of a sense of achievement.

[Extreme Spirit Control training]

[Spirit Control Perfection effect improved: Spiritual Energy control precision +5% (Currently 300%)]

[Rune Array proficiency +30]

[Unlocked achievement: 'Shifting Positions' (Ability to maintain complex formations while moving greatly improved)]

Spirit Control precision broke through 300%.

He felt that his control over Spiritual Energy had reached a new level. Now, with just a thought, the twenty-five Spirit Control Orbs responded instantly, without any delay.

He tried to let the rune array disintegrate and then reassemble.

0.5 seconds, completed.

Disintegrate again, reassemble.

Still 0.5 seconds.

This was a qualitative change.

On the way home in the evening, Chen Zhen passed a jade shop.

He thought for a moment and walked in.

The shop was full of various jade ornaments, from cheap goods worth tens of dollars to high-end goods worth tens of thousands.

He walked around the counter and finally found a bracelet in a corner.

Eighteen beads, deep cyan, fine texture, glowing with a warm luster under the light.

In [Anomaly Perception], this bracelet emitted a weak, gentle energy fluctuation.

Although it couldn't compare to the shouzhong token and the star core fragment, it was much stronger than ordinary jade.

"Boss, how much is this?"

The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man who took a look: "That one? It's Hetian cyan jade, eight hundred."

Chen Zhen was stunned for a moment.

Eight hundred, more expensive than he imagined.

But he thought about it and bought it anyway.

[Obtained item: Hetian Cyan Jade Bracelet (Mortal Grade · Good)]

[Effect: Slightly nourish the mind, slightly improve Spiritual Energy recovery speed]

He walked out of the shop and put the bracelet on his right wrist. Two warm sensations came simultaneously.

shouzhong token on the left hand, cyan jade bracelet on the right, and the star core fragment on his chest.

Three pieces of equipment, effects stacked.

[Equipment Synergy]

[shouzhong token + Cyan Jade Bracelet + star core fragment: Cultivation efficiency +25%, Perception +30%, Mental Energy recovery +40%]

He nodded with satisfaction.

Back home, his mother was cooking. His father was watching the news in the living room.

Chen Zhen walked over and handed the cyan jade bracelet to his mother.

"Mom, this is for you."

His mother was stunned for a moment: "What is this?"

"A bracelet." Chen Zhen said, "Hetian cyan jade, wearing it can calm the mind."

His mother took the bracelet and looked at it for several seconds.

"This... isn't cheap, right?"

"Not expensive." Chen Zhen said, "Try wearing it."

His mother put the bracelet on her right wrist and examined it for a while.

"It's beautiful." She said.

In the evening, Chen Zhen began his Cultivation for the day.

First, he stood in the stance for five minutes and performed the Simplified Microcosmic Orbit for ten cycles.

Under the blessing of the three pieces of equipment, the Cultivation efficiency was a cut above yesterday.

Then, he activated [Spiritual Resonance] and completed the amount of Cultivation that normally took half an hour in these precious ten minutes.

The rotation speed of the Dantian spiritual pearl was faster, and the jade-like luster on the surface was brighter.

[Cultivation Progress]

[Qi Refining Second Layer: 148.64 / 800]

It increased by 34.55 points compared to yesterday.

He lay on the bed, summoned the system panel, and began today's summary.