Mother Jiang, Li Yuelian, had another woman by her side, and the two were chatting and laughing.
Jiang Hao knew this woman; she was his mother's best friend. They had known each other since school and, living in the same city, often visited each other, maintaining a good relationship. If Jiang Hao remembered correctly, this woman's family was quite well-off. The red envelopes she gave during Chinese New Year were at least a thousand, sometimes even two or three thousand; she was a rich woman.
"Auntie Wang," Jiang Hao called out first.
Auntie Wang walked over with a smile and said, "Xiao Hao, it's such a pity you weren't here just now. Not far from here, someone just had a Breakthrough in their Gene Sequence and became a Gene Warrior."
"Tsk tsk, so many people went to watch, but it's a shame the person who had the Breakthrough has already left."
Li Yuelian also looked envious and said, "A Breakthrough in the Gene Sequence means they should be about the same age as you..."
Li Yuelian, who had been in a very good mood, suddenly realized she had said the wrong thing at this point and quickly changed the subject, saying, "Actually, as long as Hao'er is safe and sound, I'm satisfied. Let's go home. Auntie Wang is treating us today."
At home.
The two of them were busy in the kitchen. Jiang Hao returned to his room, opened his computer, and started searching online.
Having stepped into the Gene Sequence and become a true Rank One Gene Warrior, his subsequent Cultivation naturally could no longer use the basic breathing method.
The basic breathing method had no effect on the Gene Sequence; he needed corresponding breathing methods and Cultivation content.
There was plenty of such information online; some basic ones were not secrets and didn't cost money.
After searching for a long time, Jiang Hao found a Cultivation method in a post.
The Lighting Method.
There were many comments, so there shouldn't be any problems.
After all, he didn't have money to buy a Gene Sequence Cultivation method.
The first part of the Lighting Method was to guide the Cultivator on how to enter a Cultivation state and then introspect their Sea of Consciousness.
Because the subsequent Cultivation would all take place within his Sea of Consciousness.
For a Rank One Gene Sequence to have a Breakthrough to a Rank Two Gene Sequence, one needed to light up a hundred black dots, similar to stars, within the Sea of Consciousness. Only by lighting them all could one step into the Rank Two Gene Sequence.
These hundred black dots were actually the Gene Ranks that had been refined from the age of six to twenty during the mortal period.
Before, they were merely refined, but after becoming a Gene Sequence, the goal was to light them up and fully activate the power within them.
Each one lit up could increase one's strength by twenty catties, which is one kilogram of strength. If all are lit up, it will increase one's strength by one ton.
That is to say, a being at the limit of a Rank One Gene Sequence could possess a terrifying two tons of strength.
Jiang Hao began to meditate according to the instructions, gradually emptying his mind and entering a state of no sensory perception.
In this state, while firmly remembering the Mind-Cultivation Technique's incantation, he was to search for that glimmer of light amidst the confusion, enter it, and thereby gain the ability to introspect his Sea of Consciousness.
According to the Lighting Method, achieving this first step was not simple; ordinary people would need at least a hundred days.
Those with better talent might take thirty to fifty days, and historically, the fastest to Cultivate the Lighting Method still took three days.
Jiang Hao thought he would need at least a few days.
But as soon as he began to Cultivate, his consciousness quickly entered a non-state phase, and then a white light appeared before his eyes, as if it were right in front of him.
The incantation in his mind automatically surfaced, and this step was the most difficult hurdle for Cultivators, as it was hard to remember the incantation in a state of unconsciousness.
But now, the incantation automatically appeared for Jiang Hao, and it was as if his entire being instantly entered the white light. In an instant, his vision suddenly cleared.
He felt as if he was in a starry sky, surrounded by black void, and in the distance, spherical objects resembling planets floated.
And those were the Gene Sequences.
A hundred of them, no more, no less.
"This must be the Sea of Consciousness! It's indeed pitch black, with only a hundred Gene Sequences hanging high."
"Next is to light up these star-like sequences one by one."
Thoughts emerged in Jiang Hao's mind, and he began to consciously control his breathing rhythm.
There was omnipresent energy between heaven and earth. Under specific breathing methods, this energy could be stirred, contained, tamed, and then absorbed.
As he Cultivated, Jiang Hao's consciousness-form body emitted a white light. The light was not strong at first.
But in just a few minutes, it accumulated enough intensity, and his entire being emitted light like a lamp.
When the light reached a certain level, the light on his body suddenly erupted, surging towards one of the Gene Sequences above his head.
Boom... The entire Sea of Consciousness suddenly let out a dull sound. Under the impact of the light, that black Gene Sequence was lit up.
In just an instant, Jiang Hao clearly felt his strength increase significantly.
"Continue."
Jiang Hao continued to Cultivate.
As time passed, he accumulated a large amount of energy on his body, and Gene Sequences were lit up one by one, two, three... ten... twenty... thirty... When he activated his fortieth Gene Sequence, there was a sudden knock on the door, a slight sound that instantly startled Jiang Hao's consciousness.
Opening his eyes, he heard a familiar voice from outside.
"Brother, come out to eat. Auntie Wang made your favorite braised chicken today."
"Coming."
Jiang Hao responded, pushing his wheelchair out, and saw his family already seated at the dining table. A wonderfully fragrant aroma filled the air.
Jiang Hao immediately felt all his genes trembling with desire.
"Gene meat again?" Jiang Hao's gaze immediately locked onto a clay pot of soup on the dining table.
"Xiao Hao, come, have some soup first. Auntie Wang personally simmered this for you and your brother. See how Auntie Wang's cooking is."
Wang Qian was very familiar, personally serving a bowl of soup to Jiang Hao and Jiang Chen.
"Thank you, Auntie Wang," Jiang Hao politely called out, picked up the bowl, and after one bowl, his eyes lit up.
"It really is soup made from gene meat." A warm current flowed from his stomach to all his limbs and bones.
In just an instant, a Gene Sequence in his Sea of Consciousness was unblocked.
Jiang Hao was inwardly astonished: "The energy contained in this bowl of soup is actually so high? This is even without Cultivating. What if?"
He looked at the clay pot; there were at least five or six more bowls' worth inside. If he drank it all, he suspected he could have a Breakthrough to a Rank Two Gene Sequence in just an hour.