After Shawn Young spent some time messing around in the bathroom, took a hot shower, and changed into fresh underwear, he came out to find that the three beasts had already crawled into their beds and fallen asleep.
Shawn let out a sigh of relief. He’d been worried those three guys would keep pestering him for details, since the past three days had been nothing short of bizarre. If it weren’t for the vivid feeling of the Codex of Ascension etched into his mind, Shawn would’ve thought he was still dreaming.
Shawn climbed into his own bed and fished out his old Little Smart phone from under the pillow, only to find it was out of battery. He decided to look for the charger, but after searching all over his bed—even underneath it—he still couldn’t find it. The noise he made rustling around was so loud that Alex Easton, half-asleep in the next bed, grumbled, “Ugh… Third Bro, can you stop with the fuss? None of us have slept well these past few days because of you. If you really can’t sleep, just do what Danny does and go to town on yourself! After you finish, you’ll be out like a light…”
"Uh..." Shawn glanced at Danny Dean’s bed and, sure enough, saw that Danny was already snoring away in dreamland, but his hands had instinctively burrowed into his underwear, busy doing their thing...
Shawn shook his head with a wry smile. He was already used to this sight—Danny Dean’s signature sleeping pose. As long as you saw his hands stuffed down his pants, you knew he was out cold.
Soon, Alex Easton started snoring too, drifting off to sleep. Shawn had no choice but to climb into his own bed, lie down, and close his eyes. After a while, he felt a restless energy surging inside him—a strange agitation that kept him wide awake. Frustrated, Shawn sat up and started half-squinting, thinking about the mysterious contents of the Codex of Ascension.
Strangely, his mind suddenly lit up as bright as day, and the Codex of Ascension’s contents began to unfold before him. The first thing he saw was the Clear Sky Order’s basic cultivation knowledge: using their unique breathing method, you could quickly gather ‘internal energy’ through your breath, then channel it with your mind through the body’s eight extraordinary meridians to form an ‘inner elixir.’ In Daoist terms, the body is a ‘cauldron,’ and with focused intent, you guide essence and energy into the upper, middle, and heavenly dantians to refine and condense them into the ‘inner elixir,’ also called the ‘Sacred Embryo.’ This Sacred Embryo is a person’s ‘spirit,’ and the spirit’s dwelling place is called ‘Second Sight’—the deepest realm of one’s soul.
Humans have all kinds of innate potential, but most people never tap into it. Only through unique cultivation methods can you unlock and use these abilities.
As the saying goes, ‘A grain of sand holds a world, a flower a paradise.’ Humans are the spirit of all things, and each person has a universe within their heart. Deep in that inner world lies a hidden realm called ‘Second Sight’! Second Sight governs all of a person’s unconscious thoughts and actions.
Ordinary people only glimpse their Second Sight in dreams or by chance, and are always amazed by the world that’s invisible to waking eyes. They marvel at its vastness. But cultivators, through Daoist inner techniques, gradually learn to observe and control their Second Sight. After opening the channel to Second Sight, their spirit can move freely in and out, and they can wield its mysterious powers—gaining all sorts of unbelievable abilities!
But everyone’s born with a different temperament. Your sense of good and evil, your likes and dislikes, memories from the past—even those secrets you’d rather forget—all get buried in your Second Sight. That’s what shapes your personality. That’s why there are so many different schools and methods of cultivation, but they all have the same goal: to enter and take control of your own Second Sight, and to unlock the wild powers hidden inside!
Shawn got the idea. What appeared before him were several ways from the Codex of Ascension to break into the Second Sight through cultivation. But every method started with breathing exercises to gather energy and form a Core—and only after forging your Soul Essence could you pick the style of training that suited you best for the long haul.
That got Shawn’s attention. He immediately followed the Core-forming routine from the Codex: sitting cross-legged, facing east, eyes half-shut, hands folded—left palm under right fist, making the 'Vessel Seal.' Focusing hard, he started breathing just like the book described.
In less than ten minutes, Shawn felt something weird happening inside. First, his meridians stretched open, and he could almost hear his blood rushing. With each breath, energy flowed along his mysterious channels, gathering in the middle and lower Core points, then slowly rising to the spot between his eyebrows—the Third Eye, where his Second Sight lived.
Shawn saw pale white lights swirling in front of him. At first, they flickered, but as he kept breathing, they grew and lit up the darkness. Soon, the lights bunched together into a blazing little sun—and inside the flames, he could just make out a blurry human shape...
Shawn was stunned. He wanted to see what that figure was, but no matter how hard he tried, it stayed fuzzy. Not giving up, he kept repeating the cultivation method. He had no idea how long he kept at it, but eventually, he saw the fire wrapping around the shadowy shape. Suddenly, the white lights swirled and shot through his meridians, gathering below his belly at the lower Core point. Instantly, Shawn felt a hot surge there—pulsing, bold, and impossible to ignore.
That feeling of soaring made Shawn’s spirits shoot up. He slowly opened his eyes, blinking at the sudden glare—and what he saw next nearly made him jump out of his skin...
There were Easton, Danny Dean, and Jake Jewel—three beasts—crowded around his bed, all staring wide-eyed at his crotch. Their shocked faces were downright freaky.
“Uh... Dude! What are you guys doing? Why are you staring at me like that? Don’t you have your own?” Shawn quickly covered his crotch with both hands.
But as soon as he did, Shawn realized something was seriously up—he was rock hard! He glanced down and saw his ‘Big Weapon’ standing tall and proud, like a massive pillar reaching for the sky!
“Holy crap! Bro, I didn’t know you were packing that much heat! Your ‘treasure’ is definitely the pride of Room 321—the ultimate man-cannon! Respect! You’re not even human!” Easton was the first to shout, totally stunned.
“Totally! Big bro’s right—your ‘treasure’ is so huge, even beasts can’t compete! It’s almost as big as the donkeys back in my hometown! Damn, Shawn, I never thought you were such a beast! Even those Japanese legends like Kato Eagle and Mr. Koji have nothing on you...” Danny Dean’s eyes were red with envy. (Note: For those who watch Japanese adult films, Kato Eagle and Mr. Koji are famous ‘slayers,’ known for their size, stamina, and legendary status.)
“Wow... With Shawn in this state, he could totally represent our History Department guys and challenge that stud who just transferred to the Journalism Department! Finally, we can hold our heads high!” Jake Jewel grinned wickedly at Shawn’s ‘Big Weapon.’