From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 485 The Perpetual Moon of the Universe

The night was as dark as ink, swallowing the last artificial lights in the base city.

Li Chengqian sat cross-legged on a specially made silent energy mat in his bedroom. The window was wide open, and moonlight shone directly in. He was not using the traditional five-heart-to-heaven posture, but rather a more mysterious and near-perfect "Taiyin Guiyuan" posture.

The spine is straight like a dragon, the head is slightly tilted back as if receiving the moonlight from the heavens, and the hands hang naturally on the knees with palms facing upwards and fingers slightly curved, forming a mysterious gravitational field node. The legs are not crossed, but are slightly apart at a unique angle, with the soles of the feet facing each other, subtly forming an invisible energy loop.

Universal Return to the Source - Taiyin Refining the Spirit
This is the optimal solution derived by the Red Queen based on the "Taiyin Refining Technique," a deep analysis of the "Five Hearts Facing Heaven" energy guidance principle, combined with the rules of the Swallowed Starry Sky universe, Li Chengqian's current cellular activity limit, and the mitochondrial conversion efficiency model.

At this moment, his "vision" first penetrated his body. His skin was no longer a barrier, but transformed into an incredibly precise energy sensing network. Countless imperceptible pores seemed to become "breathing ports" for cosmic energy, actively and greedily capturing the omnipresent cosmic energy particles in space under the precise control of the Red Queen's bio-field.

These particles are not uniformly distributed, but rather flow and converge like a cosmic nebula. The Red Queen, using Li Chengqian's body as the origin, constructed an invisible gravitational vortex. This vortex did not violently devour, but rather followed a trajectory perfectly aligned with the essence of energy flow, gathering the primordial cosmic energy dissipating from hundreds, thousands, or even larger spaces around it with extreme efficiency, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea—gently yet irresistibly.

Energy particles penetrate the skin, muscles, and fascia, reaching the cellular level.

Each cell is like a miniature galaxy, and the mitochondria within them are like tiny stars burning brightly, desperately needing fuel! The Red Queen's ultimate optimization of the cultivation method is embodied in the extreme exploitation and protection of the mitochondria.

The surging cosmic energy is precisely distributed to every cell. The Red Queen meticulously calculates the conversion threshold, fatigue level, and energy saturation of each mitochondria, dynamically regulating them with nanosecond-level reaction speeds. Every particle of cosmic energy is injected into the most suitable mitochondrial "furnace" at the most appropriate time, at the most perfect angle.

The "furnace" has been lit!
The originally slow and inefficient energy conversion process was elevated to the limit allowed by the laws of physics. Under the catalysis of the "Taiyin Refining Form" force field simulated by the Red Queen, the enzymes and membrane structures on the surface of mitochondria were activated to an unbelievable degree, with conversion efficiency almost tens or even hundreds of times that of the "Five Hearts Facing the Sky" style of ordinary martial artists!
What is transformed is no longer simple bioenergy, but genetic energy that is extremely pure!

Ordinary martial artists cultivate by highly concentrating their minds and putting enormous strain on their bodies. Their cultivation time is limited, and their efficiency also has a peak.

But Li Chengqian was different.

One of the core mysteries of "Universal Flow and Taiyin Refining the Spirit" is "Movement and stillness as one, spirit and will separate".

Most importantly, the Red Queen was involved throughout the entire cultivation process, performing extremely complex tasks such as guiding microscopic energy, regulating mitochondria, monitoring bodily states, and capturing external energy. Li Chengqian's main consciousness only needed to maintain that core state—cold, calm, profound, and inclusive, like the eternal cosmic moon.

This was only during cultivation. With the help of the Red Queen, even without cultivation, Li Chengqian's body was able to efficiently absorb energy 24 hours a day!

While eating, walking, talking, or even in light sleep, the energy capture, conversion, and enhancement system, optimized to its extreme by the Red Queen, runs at full power in the background.

High efficiency and endurance—that's why he advanced from a quasi-martial artist to a warrior general in just two weeks. The Perpetual Motion of the Cosmic Moon.

This is the name that Li Chengqian gave to the current cultivation method.

Moreover, this is only the benefit in the path of martial arts.

Don't forget, he's also a mentalist!

Strictly speaking, the power of the psychic was awakened when the original body was covered by Li Chengqian. The original body had very poor aptitude, and due to the impact of the two souls, it accidentally awakened psychic power. However, with the arrival of Li Chengqian and the wedge, the original body's ordinary potential underwent a qualitative change.

Deep within his sea of ​​consciousness, a dark golden metallic sphere began to coalesce, identical to the protagonist's, or at least superficially similar. This indicated that his potential as a mentalist was already among the highest on the planet.

This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that compared to ordinary mentalists, his operational range is much larger. After all, the mentalist profession has a very short history on Earth in this universe, and its operational space is limited. But he is different. He has experienced several worlds and his application of mental power far exceeds that of the mentalists in this world.

Whether it's the Sith Lord in Star Wars or the Eye of the Otsutsuki clan, they are all masters of manipulating mental power. Not to mention the supernatural powers and spells they cultivated when they were gods in the Heavenly Court. In a sense, these are all applications of mental power, just at different levels.

In the "Fundamentals of Mentalist Training" on Earth, mentalists are divided into three categories. The first is telekinesis, which is the mainstream method—it's all about sheer power. The second is infiltrating the enemy's consciousness and manipulating them mentally—this is too crude. The so-called "Illusionary Demon Eye" is merely a derivative of hypnosis, relying on stronger mental power for forced infiltration; the technology is too low-level. The third is beast taming, which is the most ridiculous. If this path were truly promising, the beast plague in this world would have been controlled long ago. You can't control beast hordes on a large scale like Greik controlled the insect swarms, so the so-called beast taming is meaningless. What's the use of controlling one or two monsters? And it involves communicating with the monsters and gaining their approval—isn't that just being a sycophant?
However, although the methods of mentalists are very limited, Li Chengqian cannot deny another thing: the mental power in this universe is really strong!

A psychic's mental power isn't something they accumulate themselves; it can be strengthened by absorbing cosmic energy. This is practically limitless, which is the most overpowered aspect. Therefore, a psychic's mental power is almost, if not stronger than, their physical strength—that's ridiculously exaggerated.

After a complete cycle of deep cultivation, Li Chengqian slowly opened his eyes. Two cold silver lights seemed to flash briefly in the depths of his pupils before disappearing.

"This truly is the promised land of the Taiyin Refining Technique!" Li Chengqian sighed softly. This was only the cultivation of a martial artist. The Cosmic Moon was equally efficient for cultivating spiritual power. It wouldn't take long for him to surpass the apprentice level. Planetary level strength was beckoning to him, which was not difficult.

However, considering the sheer number of powerful beings in this universe, he didn't want to reveal too much before venturing into it.

"Let's talk about it after Li Wei is taken care of. This time, Zhang Haobai shouldn't have another chance to cause trouble for Luo Feng. However, according to the plot, even without Zhang Haobai's influence, Li Wei will probably still die at Luo Feng's hands in the end. We can take this opportunity to see how the timeline of this world is shrinking."

Li Chengqian squinted, thinking of something else. "I must have misunderstood before. With my cultivation speed, I can surpass Li Yao in a month or two at most. The so-called family infighting will be meaningless. So why should I be afraid of him? No, this cultivation speed is far beyond the norm. Li Yao is just a little Kalami, and he has the HR Alliance behind him... Damn it, do I have paranoia? I need to have a good talk with my teacher!"

(End of this chapter)