The Invincible Supreme Medical God-Chapter 1214 - 636: Focus
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He wanted to know if this was an illusion; when the feeling vanished, he was ready to concentrate further. At that moment, the life essence spirit within him suddenly disappeared.
He took a deep breath, walked to the statue, and sat cross-legged in front of it. Then he lifted his head to confirm that the feeling he just experienced wasn't an illusion.
"This statue... is incredibly, incredibly strange!" With this, he focused on observing, not the entire statue, but countless individual scales.
Although they seemed to be nothing more than simple scales, Yan Xiaobao only just realized they were incredibly, incredibly difficult to memorize. He could see them before him, but couldn't remember their shapes and images at all.
But that didn't stop him; it made him become more focused. His eyes flickered, and he looked more closely at the scales.
Time flew by, and it soon became evening. Considering that the trial platform was the central location of the North Shore, disciples often passed by, and soon people noticed Yan Xiaobao sitting there staring at the statue. Although it was a peculiar sight, no one really stopped to give him much attention.
The next morning at dawn, disciples who had seen Yan Xiaobao the previous day noticed him once again as they walked past the trial platform. Clearly, he hadn't moved all night but sat there, his eyes fixed on the statue in front of him. The North Shore disciples' surprise grew.
Yan Xiaobao was now certain that only through this statue could he achieve a breakthrough. He had exhausted all possibilities regarding the life essence spirit. He had observed everything at the Beast Music Academy and the four Spiritual Beast Guardians. He had even secretly observed many ordinary war beasts of the North Shore disciples.
The life essence spirit of the Waterswamp Kingdom still hadn't appeared, and without any signs, he might decide not to waste any more time. But he could feel the spirit of life essence was on the brink of life; he just didn't know how to realize it. So close, yet so far!
That uneasy feeling was something he couldn't easily accept. Therefore, he was seizing this opportunity, and his persistent nature was fully effective.
When he concocted medicine, he sat there with the same focus he called upon. It didn't matter if the night passed, nor did it matter if his eyes were bloodshot. If the next day began to pass, it didn't matter either. Yan Xiaobao didn't stop.
In fact, he even had the feeling that if he gave up at this point, his Waterswamp Kingdom... might never produce a life essence spirit. He had to seize the chance now, and the life essence spirit had to break free from its cocoon!
"I refuse to believe I will fail!" he thought, grinding his teeth. With this, he continued to observe the scales and tried to record their shapes and images.
Without even considering it, he isolated himself from the world. He abandoned all other senses, completely focused on his vision. Days began to pass. On the fourth dawn, the North Shore disciples were even more astonished by his presence, and soon it began to spread.
"Yan Xiaobao has been sitting at the trial platform statue for four days... What's he doing? Observing the statue?"
"That trial platform statue is strange. I heard people in the past observed it, hoping to gain something from it. However, until today, no one except the elder ghost has succeeded!"
As this word spread more deeply, the North Shore inner disciples began to pay more attention. People even started gathering nearby to watch Yan Xiaobao. His completely troubled state caused many to gasp.
"So, he's just trying to observe it and commit it to memory, without gaining complete enlightenment. Well, as I said. The trial platform statue harbors some profound secrets within. It's not just anyone who can gain its revelation."
"I read some ancient records stating that four thousand years ago, the statue was pulled from the ancient beast crowd. It's hard to say whether some members of the higher generation ever gained enlightenment, but for ordinary disciples... before Ghostfang, no one was able to succeed."
"I tried once, believe it or not. In the end, I had no choice but to give up. I never felt anything. Only people like Ghostfang can achieve this legendary state of deep enlightenment through observation. Some have lasted ten days, and even fifteen days. But the limit is twenty. After that, people just pass out."
When Beihan Lie, the Gongsun brothers, Xu Song, and other internal electors realized Yan Xiaobao was merely observing the statue, they sighed in relief.
As for the four Peak Lords, when they saw him under the statue, their eyes were filled with anticipation.
"I wonder if Yan Xiaobao will benefit from the statue like the ghost."
"It takes the proper environment, the right personality, and the appropriate effort. This observation is like looking at a canvas splashed randomly with paint. Some people only see chaos, but others see order. Some see another image from the paint splatter. And a few, whether a minority or not, might see... something entirely different from others."
Yan Xiaobao was indeed just observing, not seeking profound enlightenment. As he stared at the scales, his eyes filled with blood vessels, and these scales seemed to grow larger until they replaced the world around him. He saw a world filled with floating objects he couldn't see clearly. It was like a blurry illusion, unable to be clearly expressed. However, Bai Xiaochun didn't care. All he wanted to do was remember the shapes and images of the scales.
