320: Chapter 317 Death Holds Temptation, Danger Presents Opportunity

The crowd remained stunned for a full minute, until a researcher exclaimed aloud.

"Cardiac arrest! Cardiac arrest!"

"Shit, what is going on with this Li? Didn't he successfully dodge the bullets? Was he scared to death?"

"Quick, it might be that the sudden shock was too great, causing a severe case of cardiac arrest."

"Wait! Everyone, be quiet!"

Old Michael roared, and the chaotic buzzing of the crowd, which had sounded like bees, instantly ceased.

"Look, Li's current condition is very strange!"

Hearing this, everyone looked closely at the screen, and indeed, it was quite strange.

When a normal person suffers cardiac arrest, don't they all just collapse, or even end up completely drained and unable to control their body?

But right now, this Li was still standing in place, and what was bizarre was that his figure was swaying slightly as he sought balance.

He was like a teetering wooden stick being propped up, yet he consistently maintained a state of almost falling but not quite.

Strange!

No one had ever seen such a phenomenon before.

"Team Leader Michael, the situation is critical. We should provide Li with comprehensive medical treatment! He is the most core research subject of our ep project; he absolutely cannot have any accidents."

One ep project team member couldn't bear to watch anymore.

It had to be said, from the moment Li Changsheng began this test, the whole thing had been a bit backwards.

The test subject, who should have been the one on edge, was actually the most at ease right now; look, he was so at ease that he was practically preserved in a state of eternal composure.

Meanwhile, those who should have been indifferent to the test subject's safety were the ones on edge, to the point where their own hearts were almost stopping.

Old Michael glanced at the researcher and rubbed his brow; he kept feeling that the overall atmosphere of this test was strange.

"Don't be in a rush yet. Pay attention: although Li's blood flow is gradually slowing down, his physical vitality is still quite strong.

According to world medical standards, the optimal treatment time for cardiac arrest is within five minutes, but we should trust our medical team; they can extend this time to within ten minutes. Let's wait a bit longer!"

Old Michael waved his hand. He had a premonition that this state of Li's might be some kind of special condition.

It was mainly because the feedback from Li Changsheng's previous performance had contained many incredible aspects, so Old Michael felt this might also be a special state.

The scene was chaotic, but fortunately, Old Michael's instructions came in time; otherwise, the staff would have already called the doctors.

However, even so, medical personnel were urgently summoned.

The commotion suddenly became so loud that the other test subjects all stopped their tests one after another.

Rare, it was truly rare.

It was unprecedented for a test subject to scare the researchers of Tech Company, who boasted the world's best psychological resilience, into such a state.

Ms. Lux was already ice-cold all over, her gaze staring blankly at that straight line.

However, Li Changsheng's state at this moment was extremely wondrous.

In this state that was nearly true death, his consciousness still existed and was extremely clear.

He could hear the words of those around him clearly, and even though his eyes were closed, his brain seemed to conjure up images of everyone around him.

It was somewhat similar to the Divine Sense in cultivation novels, but that wasn't quite it; this was a state akin to Soul Emergence.

In fact, a famous medical scientist once conducted an experiment, interviewing 150 people who had 'returned from the dead'—that is, some who had experienced cardiac arrest and were resuscitated—about their descriptions.

At the beginning, they were very clear-headed; their consciousness could clearly perceive everything happening around them, including the words and changes in expression of the doctors during resuscitation.

Their whole being was in a very relaxed, light, and airy state, feeling an unprecedented sense of relaxation.

They wanted to scream and shout to let the people in reality hear them, but unfortunately, the people in reality couldn't hear them at all.

This was somewhat similar to the situation of sleep paralysis, where one opens their mouth and tries their best to scream but can't make a sound; whereas here, one could make a sound, but others couldn't hear it.

The subsequent situations and reactions were also remarkably similar; everyone would eventually see images of Hell or Heaven as they imagined them.

Or perhaps some beautiful or terrifying things.

Li Changsheng felt that this was truly entering nirvana, that is, a state of complete death at the level of consciousness.

Because his thoughts and consciousness were beginning to blur, and what his mind imagined were all memories from the past.

In fact, Li Changsheng could clearly feel that his perception was even clearer than what this group of people had described.

He could hear the movements and conversations of people or objects upstairs and downstairs.

Upstairs, he heard various screams and roars like those of wild beasts.

Downstairs, he heard the sounds of various instruments colliding; it seemed like there was a medical equipment storage room there, and someone was selecting various medications.

At this moment, Li Changsheng had a faint realization.

"No wonder many Daoist theories say: cultivate the nature first, then the life; how can one know life without knowing death."

In this state, Li Changsheng felt extraordinarily relaxed and at ease, as if he were in a state of true great liberation.

Whether it was Daoism or Buddhism, both had similar theories; Daoism emphasizes shedding the mortal coil and cultivating internally to condense the Primordial Spirit.

Buddhism emphasizes that the Physical Body is merely a skin bag; the Zen heart is dyed by the fate of a thousand mountains, and troublesome situations are the perfect place for cultivation.

It also focuses primarily on cultivating the inner heart, believing that when people live in the world, they will be tainted by many tribulations and Karma, hence they also have the concept of retreating from the world.

Seeking peace and ease for the skin bag, body, and mind amidst green mountains and clear waters.

Li Changsheng, however, had a different realization at this moment; he was not a follower of Buddhism or Daoism, and he believed more in the ways of the mundane world.

The inner heart must be cultivated, and the Physical Body must also be cultivated.

"A wondrous realization; no wonder so many people, after experiencing a crisis, become devout about something or focused on something.

After experiencing death, all mundane troubles seem to no longer matter."

Although Li Changsheng had always been a relatively relaxed and carefree person, he understood at this moment that he still had many things he couldn't bear to part with or let go of.

And in this state, the so-called missions, the so-called promotion of Traditional Martial Arts, and the so-called System missions were all gradually fading away.

Just as Li Changsheng was quietly enjoying this state, his thoughts gradually began to become chaotic.

The past seemed to be truly drifting away, gradually fading and blurring, and a light seemed to appear before his eyes, leading him forward.

Li Changsheng was muddled, feeling the warmth emanating from that light, and was about to move closer to it.

His thoughts were gradually blurring; he only wanted to instinctively fly away from here and fly toward an unknown region.

But the next instant, he inexplicably thought of his grandmother's appearance in his mind, thinking of the scenes from the past with his grandmother.

Thinking of that strong yet frail old woman's careful guidance during his childhood, and the scene of her carrying him to the hospital through the rain.

In an instant, Li Changsheng's spirit became clear, his eyes opened, and his consciousness instantly returned to his body.

That infinitely magnified perception began to dissipate, that feeling of being ethereal and forgetting all troubles faded, and reason and thought returned.

The moment his thoughts returned, Li Changsheng couldn't help but gasp for air, and beads of sweat as large as beans began to appear on his forehead and body, but they were all cold sweat.