Atlas of Heaven and Earth-Chapter 378: Internal Sensations and External Invasions

Chen Chuan first communicated with Meng Shu and inspected the mansion inside and out, confirming there were no issues, before returning to his living area.

He first removed the Boundary Token, took a metal box, and from it, extracted a tube of drugs. He glanced at the fluid inside, shimmering with light spots, removed the cap, raised it to his lips, and drank it all in one go.

The fluid had no taste and, upon entering his mouth, seemed to turn into a mist, quickly spreading to his brain and throughout his body.

At first, he felt nothing, but after a while, he began to feel a slight warmth all over his body. The Mutated Tissue seemed to come alive, as if gaining a consciousness of its own, and like previous times when he had released his restraints, various inexplicable emotions began to emerge in his heart.

Fortunately, he had experience dealing with such situations and was not influenced in the slightest. His consciousness, as if from the perspective of an onlooker, calmly observed everything.

At this moment, he suddenly felt compelled to look towards the window, where he once again saw the massive vortex in the sky, with countless chaotic lights and annoying sounds reappearing before his eyes and in his ears, continuously assaulting his senses.

Not only that, but he also noticed that his surroundings seemed to change; the floor and walls were slowly writhing. A thought emerged in his heart, telling him that this was the real world, and what he usually saw was instead illusory and one-sided.

Simultaneously, he found that his usually stable body seemed to have lost its constraints, becoming light and ethereal, as if the Mutated Tissue was eager to burst out of his body.

During this process, he felt his strength also seemed to be increasing, and although he knew there was a problem, the sensation was still irresistibly tempting.

That consciousness seemed to be telling him to release a little more restraint, just a little more, and he would gain even more benefits, with no danger at all.

But he did not relax because of this, his gaze as cold as ice water.

He remembered Cao Guiqi's previous warning, firmly guarding his spirit and foundation, not allowing these invasions to break through the mental dam.

However, under this continuous assault, he found that his originally firm cognition was gradually shaking and shifting.Because human cognition originates from the self and the external environment, and when all of this is changing, naturally, the original self is no longer the same.

So in this process, with just a slight carelessness, even a slight shift in consciousness, one would naturally consider what is in front of them to be perfectly normal.

Realizing this, he shifted his consciousness directly, causing

In that instant, the surrounding anomalies and sounds and lights all disappeared, his mind cleared up, and even the unsettling spinning sensation around him and the indescribable chaotic feelings within his body vanished.

Everything seemed to return to normal.

But in reality, it was only his consciousness that returned to normal; his body and spirit were still undergoing some changes under the influence of the medicinal effects.

He judged in his heart that this should also be a kind of similar energy field influence, although many things within it couldn't be simply summarized, but perhaps it could be understood this way for now.

From Cao Guiqi's explanation, when the medicinal effects are in play, one's own body becomes weaker, and the spirit begins to approach that world, thereby breaking some inherent boundary. But at the same time, the self indiscriminately accepts things that are beneficial or harmful to oneself.

And to maintain one's existence and not lose rationality, in the confrontation just now, both the resident spirit and the essence blood accumulated in the heart would slowly be consumed.

This is also why Cao Guiqi said that the foundation must be solid. Without sufficient early accumulation, if a martial artist rashly takes these special drugs, even if they can maintain their life and rationality once or twice, the erosion would inevitably lurk within the body, and problems could arise at any time.

Generally speaking, in this process, if a martial artist can maintain themselves and wait for the medicinal effects to take effect, that's already good enough. Other things are mostly unmanageable, and one can only let the mutated tissue evolve and grow along the previously laid foundation.

But with

As time went on, he felt the medicinal effects gradually weakening, and the mutated tissue within his body also gradually returned from the initial excited growth to a calm stage, finally completely exiting from this state.

By then, he discovered that more than three hours had passed, but it felt very brief.

He glanced around and saw

No wonder the government and companies are so strict about this control. If this stuff were fully provided, who knows how many problematic martial artists would emerge, and these martial artists possess extremely strong martial power, capable of causing great destruction.After this consumption, he felt that his Spirit seemed to have become more resilient, and his body stronger.

Not only that, but the Mutated Tissue was once again active, feeling as if it had entered a rapid growth phase.

However, he knew that this was the effect of the Medicinal effects still lingering, and it couldn't last as long as before. Once the residual toxins were expelled, it should stop, and then he could proceed with the next round of medication.

He got up, tidied up the things around him, put the medicine back, and organized the Data. But then, he unexpectedly found that some records had appeared in the gaps between certain lines.

The problem was that he had already skimmed through all the contents and hadn't seen these before, so he was sure they weren't there previously. So where did these come from now?

Was it a memory issue, or did the recent contact give him some kind of sensory ability, allowing him to detect them?

Thinking about it, it didn't seem that simple. He ran his fingers over it; it was written in special ink, a continuous crimson script like crawling earthworms, resembling some kind of bloodstain.

Recalling what Cao Guiqi had said about the transmission of words, it was likely that those who hadn't experienced the medication couldn't convey it directly, hence this method. If that's the case, then it's understandable.

This section was divided into two parts: one was the secret to maintaining oneself amidst anomalies, and the other was a warning to future generations not to indulge in it, for if one loses the recognition of being human, one is no longer oneself.

After carefully reading the content hidden in the gaps, he couldn't help but appreciate the predecessors' dedication. However, he had...

At this moment, he took the Boundary Token over, put it back on, but saw a voice message from ten minutes ago. Seeing it was from Yan Yi, he clicked on it, and a voice immediately came through.

"Mr. Chen, there's a situation you need to be aware of. When you have time later, could you please come to the young lady's place?"

Chen Chuan first replied, then walked out of the villa to the residence. Upon arriving at the door, a middle-aged maid led him to the living room where Meng Shu and Yan Yi were both present. Meng Shu was sitting on the sofa, while Yan Yi was pacing back and forth with her fist against her chin.

After the maid left, Chen Chuan looked at the two: "Is there some situation you've encountered?"

Yan Yi said, "Mr. Chen, the Company has sent a message, requesting the young lady to attend a family meeting at the Company."Chen Chuan said, "Family meeting? Must you go?"

"The problem lies here, because this meeting was initiated in the name of Mr. Meng, and currently, our technical staff do not have the authority to enter the internal platform of the Meng family to verify the details, so we cannot confirm the reality of this message."

This is the disadvantage of them not being in the Company; they cannot ascertain the situation there. Although there are some people in the middle management who have expressed willingness to side with Meng Shu, these people are merely showing goodwill in advance and do not truly pledge loyalty.

As for the people they have planted inside, none of them have climbed to high positions yet, so they are unclear about the Company's upper-level decisions and cannot play any role.

Chen Chuan glanced at Meng Shu and said, "Could there be a problem with Mr. Meng?"

Yan Yi said, "It shouldn't be. Mr. Meng has the best security team around him, and he personally has top-notch medical and security services. Dealing with the young lady is much simpler than dealing with Mr. Meng, so this possibility can be ruled out."

Chen Chuan asked, "What would be the problem if you don't go?"

"Because this family meeting was called in the name of Mr. Meng, if the young lady does not attend, it will greatly affect her standing within the family."

Chen Chuan hummed in agreement and said, "What are your considerations?"

Yan Yi said, "If this was sent by Meng Huang, it's nothing more than trying to lure the young lady out of Mo Tie Mountain to attack us on the way. Mr. Chen, in such a situation, can we cope if we have a full security guard team?"

Chen Chuan said, "Without knowing how many people the other side will mobilize, it's hard to guarantee. If the incoming..."

Yan Yi said, "Then it's settled. We only have one choice, even if it leads to an identity crisis, we can only do this, which is to stay on Mo Tie Mountain and hold our ground."

She turned to look at Meng Shu, "But if the young lady doesn't go, it should be within Meng Huang's considerations, so I think his next choice would be to use this as a pretext to take back the security guard team allocated to us by the family.

This would reduce our protection by one-third, and it's very difficult to find a suitable and trustworthy team in a short time.

Although we previously ordered a batch of Bio-weapons, the purchase of High-Energy Nutrients is limited in quantity, so we cannot enhance our defenses any further. The difficulty of defense would greatly increase, Mr. Chen, this will add more pressure on you."Meng Shu then spoke up, "Sister Yan, please step out for a moment."

Yan Yi knew she had something to discuss with Chen Chuan, nodded and said, "Alright, miss." She then turned around and walked out, closing the door behind her.