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Alex Qi gently raised his right hand, and a faint layer of black mist immediately emanated from it, slowly enveloping the coffin lid. Based on Linda's description, the dark energy surrounding the lid, combined with the vast amount of dark energy sensed inside, easily lifted the lid.
Alex Qi felt the dark energy continuously surging from the coffin and dissipating into the air. He jumped into the coffin, lay down, and quickly closed the lid. He was probably the first person in history to be so eager to enter a coffin.
Seeing Alex Qi enter the coffin, Linda returned to the sofa. Jack was watching TV while training.
Fortunately, her and Jack's cultivation was much more comfortable than lying in a coffin; they could cultivate while basking in the sun! Linda thought with a touch of smugness.
Lying inside the coffin, as the lid was closed, Alex Qi felt an immense sense of peace. Enveloped in dense dark energy, he instantly recalled his mother's embrace from his childhood. This dense dark energy within the coffin was likely absorbed by Mike from the ground and then released from his body. After all, the amount of dark energy absorbed and retained in the body is very small, especially at the bottleneck of each level, where energy absorption almost ceases. Mike had remained at the Earl level for nearly 40 years, so the density of the dark energy inside the coffin was unimaginable.
Alex Qi closed his eyes and slowly concentrated his mind, focusing on his heart. His heart was still surrounded by a purple halo, with many purple specks constantly moving in and out with the blood. This blood, filled with dark energy, had a distinct reddish-purple hue.
Alex Qi carefully began to recall the cultivation instructions Linda had given him, and the words she had spoken. "Regulating the heart rate can't be rushed; it has to be done slowly, step by step. After each adjustment, observe your energy absorption. Finally, maintain the rate at the point where you can absorb the maximum amount of dark energy, then observe for a while to see if you experience any cerebral congestion or anything like that. If not, you can go to sleep."
"Hmm, let's adjust the heart rate to the upper limit of a normal person's first." Alex Qi decided on the final frequency to adjust, but he couldn't adjust it all at once; he had to adjust it gradually.
He focused his mind tightly on his heart, using his mental energy to forcefully compress it.
Thump! The heart pounded violently. Clearly, he hadn't controlled the pressure well; he'd used too much force!
Thirty seconds later, he used his mental energy to compress his heart again.
Thump! This time, the heartbeat was much lighter; the pressure used this time was significantly less than before. However, judging from the intensity of the beating, he would need to reduce it again next time.
The blood flow also suddenly became much stronger and somewhat erratic. It seems the frequency is still a bit too high. I initially wanted to gradually increase it, but that clearly won't work. I need to stay at this frequency for a while, waiting for the blood flow to stabilize before slowing down.
Maintaining a frequency of once every 30 seconds, after five minutes, I finally got the pressure on my heart, and the blood flow stabilized. It seems it's time to decrease the frequency again.
Every 20 seconds, Alex Qi didn't dare to take too big a step and slightly increased the frequency. This time, the blood flow only fluctuated slightly and didn't become turbulent like before. Maintaining this frequency for a minute, the blood flow returned to normal, but the speed was noticeably faster.
A frequency of once every 10 seconds...
A frequency of once every 5 seconds...
A frequency of once every 4 seconds...
A frequency of once every 3 seconds...
A frequency of once every 2 seconds...
A frequency of once every 1 second...
A frequency of 80 beats per minute—this is basically the upper limit of a normal person's heart rate. Alex Qi heard his long-lost heartbeat again; last night and today, his heart was beating once a minute, almost imperceptible if he didn't pay attention.
His blood flow was normal, and he didn't feel any congestion in his brain. Instead, he felt an indescribable comfort throughout his body. A large amount of dark energy, through the flow of blood, carried the energy absorbed from his body surface to his heart. After being absorbed by the crystals in his heart, most of it was released again, flowing throughout his body with the blood, then seeping into his muscles and bones, and finally, a considerable portion seeped out through his body surface.
"Sigh, what a waste. It was all absorbed, how come it's seeping out again?" Alex Qi muttered to himself, while increasing the frequency of his heartbeat.
1 minute 85 times...
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1 minute 120 times...
1 minute 130 times. When adjusting to this frequency, as with every adjustment, after a while, a dizzying feeling came over my head. I had to lower it. While this frequency resulted in less loss of dark energy, it put too much strain on the body. I'll adjust to this frequency next time I practice.
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1 minute 126 times...
1 minute 125 times. Alex Qi wasn't willing to lower the frequency too much at once, so he slowly adjusted it until this frequency completely eliminated the dizziness in his head. He then stabilized the frequency at this point.
Although some dark energy was still dissipating, it was much less than before, and blood flow had accelerated, increasing the amount of dark energy stored in the crystal, muscles, and bones within a certain timeframe.
Finally, Alex Qi focused his mind entirely on the crystal. His heartbeat had stabilized at this frequency; he would observe the crystal's absorption before falling asleep.
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