60: Chapter 60 Spiritual Qi Concentration Exceeds 10 Times

October 17th, Northern Sea.

When Chen Mo surfaced from the bottom of the lake, it was just dawn.

The morning light spilled over from behind the ridge to the east of Cape Khoboy, dyeing the entire lake surface a pale gold.

He sat by the lake, not immediately beginning to absorb spirit energy particles to recover as he usually did.

He was sensing.

The concentration of Spiritual Qi in the air had increased.

If the concentration at the beginning of the Spiritual Energy Revival was one, the current Spiritual Qi concentration was already ten.

Ten times the density of spirit energy particles.

He closed his eyes and let his perception expand outward.

The distribution of spirit energy particles around him was completely different from when he first arrived at Beier Lake seventy-two days ago; the particles were spaced more densely, and the concentration of dissipated Spiritual Qi absorbed each time was continuously increasing.

Chen Mo looked toward the distant Taiga Forest.

Over two months ago, the contours of the larch and fir canopies were still visible.

Now those trees had grown another stretch, and the canopies were so crowded they were almost airtight.

The world had completely changed.

A few days ago, he saw satellite comparison images released by various countries on the internet.

Viewed from high above, the boundary between cities and forests had become clearer than ever before.

The outskirts of cities were surrounded by a deliberately cleared isolation zone, with turned-up soil exposed, extending a buffer zone of several hundred meters toward the forest.

Outside the isolation zone was the dense, impenetrable primeval forest, while inside was the complex of reinforced concrete buildings.

The inside and outside were clearly demarcated.

The roadside trees that were originally planted to absorb exhaust fumes had now had their roots tear up the pavement, and they had all been cleared away.

The Xia Kingdom had completed the relocation of all residents in deep mountain areas nationwide, some scenic spots were closed, and mountain roads were swallowed by vines.

Once bustling outdoor tourist towns were now left with only empty houses and overgrown weeds.

Meanwhile, the largest metropolitan circles in human history were taking shape on the plains—resettlement areas, isolation zones, training centers, newly built railways, and expressways; the framework of a brand-new urban agglomeration was being constructed.

But there was also a bright side.

The environment was improving.

Vegetation coverage was skyrocketing, and photosynthesis was frantically purifying the atmosphere.

Water quality was also improving, with riverbed pollutants that had accumulated for decades being largely absorbed by new aquatic plants.

The livestock industry was enjoying a golden age, with survival rates for chickens, ducks, pigs, and cows significantly increased, and feed conversion rates also improving.

Prices were falling, with the cost of meat and vegetables nearly 30% lower than before the Spiritual Energy Revival.

Human Physique changes were even more unprecedented.

Underlying diseases were disappearing systematically.

Diabetes, hypertension, and rheumatoid arthritis—chronic diseases that had tormented humanity for decades—were self-healing under the continuous infiltration of Spiritual Qi at a speed far exceeding pharmaceutical intervention.

People only needed to sleep five or six hours a day to recover their energy.

Overall social happiness was rising, and the economy was growing steadily, driven by the dividends of evolution.

His uncle and the others were doing very well now; their bodies had improved a lot, and they kept asking when Chen Mo would return.

But fear still lingered.

It had been over a month since the super typhoon [Usagi] in the Wa Kingdom, and disaster victims were still being resettled, with many still homeless.

Countries were rushing to build protective structures, the height of seawalls in coastal cities was generally being raised, and inland flood control facilities were also being upgraded.

Social progress was the trend, and the impact of disasters was an interlude; for him, what was truly important was still his own strength.

Chen Mo summoned the system panel.

[Name: Chen Mo]

[Age: 22]

[Height: 188cm]

[Weight: 167kg]

[Ability: Infinite Growth]

[Strength: 23934kg]

[Mental Power: 9.6]

[Force Multiplier: 5.9x]

From September 5th to now, he had improved by an average of about 290 kilograms per day.

The efficiency was nearly one-third higher than the previous month.

It was all because of the increase in Spiritual Qi concentration.

The recovery time after each training session was shorter, the amount of training he could complete each day was greater, and with his Force Multiplier continuously increasing, the compounding effect of these multiple boosts kept accelerating his efficiency.

Chen Mo shifted his attention to Mental Power.

9.6.

During this period, he had constantly felt his Mental Power accumulating in a certain direction, like a lake where the water level was slowly rising.

And today, his Mental Power touched a familiar feeling; that threshold sensation, exactly the same as when he reached the 3.0 Breakthrough, appeared.

During the 3.0 Breakthrough, he had gained the abilities of Inner Vision, Prediction, crisis warning, and Unity of Spirit and Flesh.

Subsequent improvements had not yielded any new abilities, only an expansion of his perception range.

But this time was different.

As his perception swept through his body, a qualitative change in his Mental Power seemed to be silently brewing.

Chen Mo did not know what changes would occur this time.

But by continuing to train, he would know when the Breakthrough happened.

He moved his shoulder blades, feeling the sensation of muscles sliding at the joints.

The state of Unity of Spirit and Flesh had become the norm for him, but so far, its main use was still to increase the Force Multiplier, coordinating the contraction of his entire muscular System under deep-water high pressure to improve the efficiency of force transmission.

After his Mental Power improved, the duration of Unity of Spirit and Flesh had also significantly extended, and now he could maintain it for an hour without rest.

He always felt that the potential of Unity of Spirit and Flesh was far more than this, but he just hadn't found a new Breakthrough point yet.

The Human Breathing Method was also stuck in the same way.

Ever since he learned that "everyone's breathing Rhythm is unique."

He had been pondering a question: since everyone's breathing method was different, did the breathing method itself have deeper development paths?

He had completely mastered the operation of his own breathing method; he knew every change in Rhythm and every fine-tuning of the Rhythm like the back of his hand.

But he had no samples.

No one else had mastered the Human Breathing Method, there was no comparative data, and no different Rhythm frequencies to use as a reference.

Cheng Jian.

But Cheng Jian should still be exploring the basic training of the first stage, and he was still quite a distance away from developing his own breathing Rhythm.

When Cheng Jian truly mastered the core of the Human Breathing Method, Chen Mo would be able to compare the two different Rhythm frequencies through perception and find different patterns.

But now, it was not yet the time.

Chen Mo stood up and walked to the edge of the cliff, the morning light stretching his shadow long.

Nearly twenty-four tons of punching force, nearly six times the Force Multiplier.

This strength was exchanged for countless hours of extreme training underwater.

He leaped into the lake.

The icy water submerged him, and he dove downward, with no extra thoughts in his mind.

When the moment of the 10.0 Mental Power Breakthrough arrived, perhaps a new direction would open up.