My health recovery is incredibly fast.

"This is introductory content for basic meditation and the [Highly Toxic Crystal] meditation."

Her fingers swept across the glass bottles of varying sizes beside her:

"These are the functional potions you will need, which you will have learned about in the general alchemy course. I won't go into details."

Beatrice reached out and gently pressed the largest glass bottle:

"This is your Master-level Element Bottle. The docile element inside has the [Floating] property. Its usage is recorded on the parchment scroll."

Then, she moved her hand to another, smaller glass bottle:

"This is an elemental imprisonment bottle containing untamed elements, which have the property of [burning]. Its usage instructions are also on the parchment scroll."

A glass ball floated out of her pocket and landed on the desk.

“This is my surveillance guard. If you want to find me, lift it up with your left hand and gently stroke it three times with your right. When it floats up from your hand, it means I am watching your movements. You can directly tell me your question, and I will help you answer it.”

As for elemental toxins

Beatrice took a black metal box from another pocket:

"I'll keep this elemental toxin with me for now. Once you've mastered the basic meditation techniques and want to try the [Poison Crystal] meditation, contact me using the surveillance guard. I'll bring it to you then."

Xia Zuo nodded, his gaze falling on the parchment scroll on the table.

Beatrice looked around the dormitory. "All the props are ready. The rest is up to you."

She snapped her fingers lightly to draw the students' attention. "Do you need me to pass on any messages to Anru'er?"

Xia Zuo scratched his head, finding it a little difficult to say cheesy pickup lines.

Moreover, the two of them had discussed his first meditation practice many times.

Anru'er was already mentally prepared for her boyfriend to be out of contact for a short period of time.

The suggestion to his mentor to practice meditation on this day was a decision he made after discussing it with Anruer.

Xia Zuo remained silent for a moment, a hint of worry rising in his heart. "Professor, the Richie brothers..."

"How do you know about this scandalous affair?" Beatrice raised her delicate eyebrows slightly, not bothering to investigate the source of the rumor, but instead showing a reassuring smile. "You don't need to worry about those three guys. I've already sent them to the province of Sbril."

"Then I can finally relax." Xia Zuo breathed a sigh of relief.

Beatrice manipulated the two suitcases on the ground, leaving the room and closing the door behind her.

"I'm leaving now. I'll be waiting for your good news. If you encounter any problems, be sure to contact me immediately."

Silver sand appeared on the walls on either side of the door after she left, covered the door panel, and then disappeared again.

Xia Zuo sat down at his desk and took out a simple pocket watch from the drawer.

This was a birthday gift from Anjou on the day he came of age. Because he frequently had to enter and leave the poison-filled alchemy room, the pocket watch had been lying in a drawer.

Xia Zuo opened the watch cover, which was engraved with his and Anru'er's names.

He stared at the hands of the pocket watch for a while, then put the watch back in the drawer and focused on reading the contents of the parchment scroll.

Three months ago, when Xia Zuo first tried the refined Black Eye Poison twice, he found that his consciousness had split in two.

Half of his consciousness was being affected by the toxic effects of the black eye agent.

The other half acts like a calm observer, ignoring the distorted lines in their field of vision and focusing intently on the tiny specks of light drifting out of their body.

According to Beatrice, the half of consciousness that bears the effects of the poison is the consciousness that remains inside the body.

The consciousness that calmly observes the tiny speck of light resides within the soul.

In meditation theory, this state is defined as shallow meditation.

The next step is to place all consciousness within the soul and observe one's spiritual ocean from the perspective of the soul.

This step is very difficult.

In the early days of meditation, many strange and unusual methods emerged in order to enter into deep meditation.

There are good and bad. There is civilized and there is bloodshed.

But ultimately, only one method has survived to this day and is recognized by all orthodox monks:

Concentration Technique.

When mage servants and mage apprentices engage in deep meditation, they need to use concentration potions or other tools.

After becoming a formal mage, one can enter deep meditation by casting a spell on oneself that has the same effect.

Basic meditation teaches people how to act in a deep meditative state.

After a long period of development, basic meditation methods have become quite complete.

Even today, it allows cultivators to tame and contain the elements relatively easily.

The premise is to follow the instructions strictly and practice step by step in order to minimize the possibility of failure.

The first step is to confirm that you can enter a deep meditation with the help of a calming potion.

According to statistics from the Temple of the Mage, 90% of people will progress from shallow meditation to deep meditation after taking their first dose of the mind-calming potion.

The remaining 10% are unable to enter deep meditation with the help of concentration potions. They can seek help from a mentor to unleash more powerful spells.

If even magic can't get these people into deep meditation... then we'll have to find another way.

Xia Zuo didn't think he was incredibly unlucky; he wouldn't be that unlucky.

He took a shower, changed into a loose bathrobe, and picked up a bottle of sustenance.

This satiating pill is better than the one I used for the final exam.

Perfect quality, expert-level product, one stick can keep you full for 20 days.

"Gurgle."

The satiating medication was taken.

Xia Zuo quickly read through the message sent by the cheat system, then sat on the bed with a calming potion in his hand.

He uncorked the bottle, poured the pale blue liquid into his mouth, put the empty glass bottle away, and then lay back on the bed.

Xia Zuo squinted, focusing his gaze on the railing of the window curtains, blurring the ceiling into a background.

This is a habit he cultivated in order to enter a shallow state of meditation more quickly.

This process had become second nature to them after drinking thousands of vials of black eye poison.

Xia Zuo has now mastered the ability to enter a state of shallow meditation simply by staring at something.

A few seconds later, a calm state of mind took over.

Xia Zuo closed his eyes and reviewed the key points he needed to pay attention to when entering deep meditation in the darkness.

Beatrice mentioned in her first class that when you first enter the spiritual ocean, you will see gray walls that wrap around your soul like a cocoon.

She specifically emphasized that one should not experience intense emotions such as fear or dread, otherwise one would immediately break out of the meditative state.

Xia Zuo reminded himself several times in his mind, and then let his consciousness sink into the endless darkness.

In a hazy state, he felt his consciousness no longer sinking.

He slowly opened his eyes, and what he saw was no longer the dormitory ceiling and the curtains of the soft couch.

There is no light here.

But you can still see things clearly.

A mottled gray wall comes into view, covered with pits and dents, with patterns symbolizing the characteristics of the elements spreading across the wall.

Xia Zuo's soul slowly made a gesture of scanning its surroundings.

This must be his spiritual ocean; it looks exactly as his mentor described.

His gaze moved upwards, along the wall.

The next second, he felt a jolt in his heart, broke out of his meditative state, and suddenly sat up in bed.

What was that just now?!

Xia Zuo lay down, his face pale, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Above the soul's head is also a wall.

The semi-circular wall also had textures, but it was incredibly smooth, unlike any other wall surface.

If his spiritual ocean also had concepts of up, down, left, and right, then the small area at the top would be a smooth wall, while the rest would be a mottled wall.

Two completely different wall surfaces were fitted together tightly without leaving a single gap.

It's like being forcibly glued together.

Who can do this?

"Did you create the cheat code?" Xia Zuo asked silently in his mind.

no respond.

Daring to do it but not daring to admit it?

"Which wall is the one that envelops my soul and spiritual ocean? Is it the smooth one?" Xia Zuo asked himself again.

"You opened a window in the original owner's spiritual ocean, put my soul in, and drove away the original owner's soul."

Wait, something's not right. It seems the original owner's soul left on its own.

Xia Zuo recalled the first time he met Audrey, when he couldn't help but shed tears as soon as he heard the news of his parents' death.

In that instant, he felt as if something had left his body.

It should be the original owner's soul.

The cheat system simply opened up the original owner's mental ocean, placed Xia Zuo's soul inside, and then closed the mental ocean again.

This process severely damaged his mental landscape, resulting in an initial mental attribute value of only 1 point.

This kind of operation, which transcends common sense, is definitely not something that ordinary people can do.

Xia Zuo vaguely sensed that there might be a big problem with his time travel...

He couldn't help but shudder, a trace of fear creeping into his heart.

What does this powerful figure who sent me through time want to do?