I picked up attributes in Swallowing Star.

Suddenly, the head instructor, Wu Tong, interrupted. Jiang Nian, who was about to continue explaining, opened his mouth and smiled somewhat awkwardly.

“Using only the ‘Five Hearts Towards Heaven’ cultivation method, you might only need to refine for five minutes a day before your entire body’s cells become saturated and unable to absorb any more! But if you cultivate the guiding technique, your cells will have a much larger capacity. You can cultivate for eight minutes, or even ten minutes, or even an hour.”

If you don't practice guiding exercises, let's say your cells can absorb only one unit of energy! Once you practice guiding exercises, the energy your cells can absorb can increase to two units, three units, or even more! In other words, one year of practice might surpass ten years of practice for others! That's the power of guiding exercises.

Luo Yuan nodded, as if both Hong's "World Destruction" and Thor's "Nine-fold Thunder Blade" contained the best guiding techniques on Earth.

After the explanation, Chief Instructor Wu Tong left due to other commitments.

That noon, Instructor Jiang Nian took Luo Yuan to the headquarters for a lively meal with some martial artists. It wasn't until evening that Luo Yuan finally returned to his detached villa.

P.S.: Dear gods, please give me rewards, monthly tickets, and add this to your favorites. I, Luo Yuan, am completely convinced.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 16 Advanced Warriors

Evening, at Villa No. 200 in Mingyue Residential Area, in the martial arts training hall.

Luo Yuan crossed his legs, with the soles of his feet facing upwards, and placed his hands on his lap with his palms facing upwards. His back was straight, and he was trying to cultivate the Gene Origin Energy Cultivation Method for the first time—the Five Hearts Facing the Sky Cultivation Method.

Luo Yuan took a deep breath. "According to the article I saw in the Extreme Club, the first 'sensing' is the most difficult!"

To absorb even the slightest bit of energy in the universe, one must first sense that energy.

According to the article, this energy is present everywhere on Earth, and even in the cosmos. However, most humans are completely unaware of its existence.

"As long as I can 'sense' it, absorption will be easy. If only I had a guiding technique right now," Luo Yuan thought to himself.

According to Jiang Nian, most geniuses can sense the universe's energy on their first day of cultivation. However, for martial artists with weaker talent, it can take a year or two just to sense the universe's energy. He wondered how long it would take him.

Luo Yuan adjusted his breathing again and then maintained the Five Hearts Facing Heaven posture, which refers to the 'two soles of the feet, two palms, and the Baihui acupoint on the top of the head'.

"breathe……"

Luo Yuan's breathing gradually calmed down as he controlled himself and calmed his mind.

An hour has passed...

Three hours have passed...

Luo Yuan opened his eyes and frowned. To be honest, he hadn't felt anything and had almost fallen asleep. After all, the idea that he could absorb cosmic energy just by sitting cross-legged seemed too mystical to him. Anyone could probably do the "five hearts facing the sky" pose.

"Looks like I'm not a genius after all. Oh well, I'll try again. If three hours isn't enough, I'll spend a day. If one day isn't enough, I'll spend three days. I'll get it eventually," Luo Yuan encouraged himself.

"Relax your body, let your five centers naturally face the sky. Keep your mind calm, as still as a mirror-like lake." Luo Yuan recalled the words in the article and was reminded of them.

He sat cross-legged like that for an unknown amount of time. Luo Yuan felt his consciousness becoming hazy, in a state between sleep and wakefulness. At this moment, he had forgotten to sense the energy of the universe.

Suddenly, he vaguely sensed a wisp of energy flowing into his body through the soles of his feet, the palms of his hands, and the Baihui acupoint on the top of his head at an extremely slow speed.

"What a comfortable feeling! What is this? It's cosmic energy!!!" Luo Yuan suddenly woke up, his eyes sharpening instantly, and the previous sensation completely disappeared.

Luo Yuan himself never expected that he would vaguely sense cosmic energy when he was about to fall asleep.

"According to the article, once you reach the quasi-martial artist level, most people can cultivate genetic energy. Even if you don't sense it, your body will absorb it unconsciously at an extremely slow rate."

Luo Yuan quickly closed his eyes and tried to sense again. Gradually, his breathing became calm and his mind became quiet. Slowly, a very faint and tiny aura drifted in, only penetrating slightly when it approached the soles of his feet. The speed was extremely slow.

By focusing his consciousness on the 'five centers', Luo Yuan's consciousness naturally emanated thoughts of 'absorbing cosmic energy'. Naturally, the absorption speed of the soles of his feet, the palms of his hands, and the Baihui acupoint at the top of his head began to increase instantly, increasing by nearly a hundred times.

"Awesome~" A shiver ran through Luo Yuan's body from the very depths of his bones, causing him to tremble involuntarily. After these invisible and colorless cosmic energies entered Luo Yuan's body, they were frantically devoured by every cell in his body, which had been thirsty for too long. These cosmic energies continued to flow in through five channels.

As cosmic energy enters the cell, it is quickly absorbed by the mitochondria within the cell, releasing a strange energy. This energy is rapidly absorbed by all parts of the cell, and the entire cell itself immediately begins to undergo tremendous changes. The DNA genetic blueprint also undergoes subtle changes, and the cell begins to divide, splitting into two.

Luo Yuan's body is constantly changing. Whether it's the surface skin, muscles, bones, or even every cell deep inside, even the genes themselves are undergoing slight changes. This change is the evolution of life, an optimization of life's genes!

Bone density is increasing, cell volume is decreasing, one cell is dividing into two, muscle tissue itself is being optimized, and naturally Luo Yuan's body weight is also increasing.

The feeling of pleasure and pain from the physical enhancement coexisted, and Luo Yuan fainted from the pain amidst the pleasure.

The next morning, Luo Yuan got up from the floor of the training hall. He shook his head, clenched his fist, and felt the unparalleled power contained in his body. This made him very excited. It seemed that he had succeeded in cultivating the Five Hearts Towards Heaven Technique. This should be related to the strength he accumulated by picking up attributes. After all, before he cultivated this technique, his physical attributes were more than twice as strong as those of quasi-martial artists.

With a thought, he opened his personal attribute panel.

"Open your personal attributes panel."

Name: Luo Yuan

Strength: Apprentice level (Advanced Warrior)

Strength: 5200kg

Speed: 68 m/s

Defense: 5200 kg

Spiritual weight: 3500 kg

Exercise: Five Hearts Facing Heaven Method

Skill: Movement Technique (Subtle Level)

Looking at his personal attributes, Luo Yuan's eyes widened as he checked them again. His strength and defense had increased by 3000 kilograms, his speed had increased by half, and his mental strength had even reached the level of an intermediate warrior. He couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

So this is a high-level warrior? The energy of the universe is truly terrifying. And this is without even using the guiding technique. Of course, the bonus from this first cultivation session also contributed to the significant improvement, since Luo Yuan's cells had never absorbed cosmic energy before.

Luo Yuan remembered that Luo Feng had increased his strength by more than 3 kilograms by cultivating the Five Hearts Towards Heaven Technique with the help of the golden sphere in his mind. It seemed that his talent was not bad at all, which made Luo Yuan feel better. You know, Luo Feng only spent a year to go from advanced student to war god level.

"It seems that I can collect attributes and cultivate cosmic energy at the same time from now on. If that's the case, won't my strength skyrocket?" Luo Yuan muttered to himself.

After calming down, Luo Yuan took a shower, changed into his training clothes, and went to the Extreme Gym to collect attribute points again.

"This boring life!"

Arriving at the first floor of the Extreme Club, he found a dozen or so martial artists drinking and chatting, but no one paid him any attention. After all, only a few people knew that he had been noticed by the manager. Luo Yuan had breakfast there and then headed to the second floor. When he arrived at the entrance to the second floor, he found a facial recognition device. He stood on it and scanned his face, and a line of text appeared.

Name: Luo Yuan

Level: Quasi-Martial Artist

Access: Floors 2 to 9 (temporary)

Luo Yuan smiled, stepped through the door on the second floor, and walked directly into the martial arts hall.

P.S.: Dear gods, please give me rewards, monthly tickets, and add this to your favorites. I, Luo Yuan, am completely convinced.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 17 Extreme Club

Luo Yuan entered the training hall on the second floor of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall and saw several hundred people practicing inside. He looked at the attribute bubbles falling from these martial artists and his eyes lit up. Most of the bubbles were orange, a color he had never seen before. They should be attribute bubbles of a higher level than white and red.

He went inside and touched the attribute bubbles.

"Strength +3".

"Strength +3".

"speed +3"

"speed +3"

Defense +3

Defense +3

"Neural Reflexes +3"

"Neural Reflexes +3"

........................

As expected, it was a high-level attribute bubble. Luo Yuan was overjoyed and started running, storing the attribute bubble into his attribute space.

To avoid trouble, Luo Yuan only displayed the speed of a beginner warrior. Since most of the people on the second floor were beginner warriors practicing, others would assume he was practicing his movement techniques and wouldn't pay him any attention. Besides, no one knew him and would assume he was a newly promoted martial artist.

After collecting attributes on the second floor for two hours, Luo Yuan found that the novice warriors had hardly collected any attribute bubbles left. He then quickly went to the third, fourth, and even ninth floors to collect attributes, only to find that the higher the floor, the fewer people there were, but the stronger the warriors became.

The second to fourth floors are the training area for novice warriors, the fifth to seventh floors are the training area for intermediate warriors, and the eighth and ninth floors are the training area for advanced warriors. When Luo Yuan arrived at the training hall on the ninth floor, he found that there were only about thirty people there. He didn't care and started running at high speed.

In fact, the training hall on the ninth floor is the training area for the top martial artists among the advanced warriors. Each of them has the strength to break through to the level of warrior general. Luo Yuan's speed is not fast in their eyes, but Luo Yuan's microscopic dodging technique has attracted their attention.

"Tsk tsk tsk, where did this genius come from? He looks so young, yet he has the speed of a high-level warrior, and his movement technique should be at the microscopic level. Many warriors at the general level haven't even reached this level of movement technique. Truly, the younger generation surpasses the older." Suddenly, a middle-aged warrior with a large beard said, his eyes full of disbelief as he looked at Luo Yuan.

“I don’t know, I don’t recognize him. I guess he’s a newly promoted high-level warrior, but I’ve never heard of him before,” replied a robust, short-haired middle-aged female warrior next to the bearded man.

Luo Yuan ran a few laps and collected all the attributes. He stopped, only to find everyone looking at him, which made him a little embarrassed. Why weren't these people cultivating? If they weren't cultivating, how could he collect attributes?

"Hello everyone, I'm new here. Please continue your cultivation and don't worry about me," Luo Yuan said with a smile.

Suddenly, a mature woman in her twenties with loose reddish-brown hair walked towards Luo Yuan. She had a devilish figure, a bold and unrestrained tight-fitting outfit, a charming and beautiful face, and somewhat cold phoenix eyes that looked like snake eyes. In particular, her calm temperament gave people a sense of security.

"You must be Luo Yuan. Hello, my name is Wang Qian, I'm an advanced warrior. Chief Instructor Wu called me yesterday and mentioned you, asking me to teach you some combat experience. I was planning to visit you this afternoon, but I didn't expect to meet you now." Wang Qian introduced herself with a smile and then extended her hand.

"Um, hello, Chief Instructor Wu is so efficient."

Luo Yuan quickly reached out and shook hands with the woman named Wang Qian. However, a strong force struck his hand. Luo Yuan quickly exerted his strength, using all 5200 kilograms of force, but he still felt pain. He knew that the woman in front of him was stronger than him, and she should be considered one of the best among the advanced warriors.

Wang Qian watched as Luo Yuan winced in pain, then suddenly released her grip.

"Not bad, your strength and speed are at the level of a high-level warrior, and your dodging technique has even reached the microscopic level. You truly deserve to be called a genius who has impressed even the supervisor. I'm quite interested in you." Wang Qian licked her lips, revealing a charming expression. This made Luo Yuan unable to understand this woman. Women are indeed fickle.

"Let's go to a private training room and chat with you while we're there." Wang Qian led Luo Yuan toward a private training room.

Wang Qian and Luo Yuan's actions surprised the other senior warriors in the training hall, because Wang Qian had a nickname: "Snake Queen".

She is a cold-blooded beauty who kills without hesitation, and also an extremely arrogant woman. I have never seen her so friendly to anyone, especially a man.

"By the way, I think I heard that woman say that kid is a genius who even impressed the supervisor. Good heavens, has the supervisor been here too? Just who is that kid?"

A bald, middle-aged man suddenly exclaimed, and the senior warriors in the training hall on the ninth floor were filled with mixed feelings.

Upon arriving at the private training room, Wang Qian produced a bottle of red wine and two wine glasses from somewhere. She gave Luo Yuan a glass and was about to pour him some wine.

"By the way, Luo Yuan, I heard from Chief Instructor Wu that you were only at the intermediate level yesterday, how come you're an advanced level soldier today?"

While pouring wine for Luo Yuan, Wang Qian casually asked a question, but her snake-like eyes kept observing Luo Yuan's expression.

"Yes, I practiced the Five Hearts Towards Heaven Technique yesterday, and I woke up today with the strength of a high-level warrior." Luo Yuan told the truth; this time he really wasn't lying.

"What? You learned the Five Hearts Towards Heaven Technique in just one night, and your strength directly increased from intermediate warrior to advanced warrior level? I thought you had some kind of extraordinary encounter, little brother."

Wang Qian's eyes were filled with shock, and a hint of dejection. Was this the difference between a genius martial artist and ordinary martial artists like them? You have to know that it took her a whole week to sense the energy of the universe, and her strength only increased by a thousand kilograms.