"But where is the problem?"
Lin Beichen hadn't reached enlightenment yet. All he could do was continue experiencing the electric shock.
But...
After experiencing that kind of sensation, he found that no matter how much he electrocuted himself, all he could feel was the pain, and nothing else.
"Could it be... that I've already become tolerant to this level of electric shock?"
Lin Beichen had already considered this situation; otherwise, he wouldn't have bought so many different models of lighters and electric batons.
Without a word, he immediately dismantled another lighter and took out the igniter.
The new igniter was twice as big as the previous one, clearly capable of delivering a stronger voltage.
"Continue!"
Lin Beichen was desperate to find the answer. Without taking a breath, he started pressing the metal cap of the igniter again.
"Click—!!"
"Click—!!"
"......"
The output voltage was indeed stronger. The previously numb area once again felt the sting. After countless electric shocks, he re-entered the state where he could feel the presence of positive and negative charges.
However...
This time, the enlightenment from entering this state was far less impactful than the first time. He could only feel a tiny improvement in his perception of the charge state compared to the previous times.
Just a tiny bit!
Hardly any effect!
Moreover, coming back to his senses from this state, the voltage of the igniter was just as before, providing no other help besides the pain.
Fortunately, Lin Beichen was mentally prepared for how difficult it would be to create a new cultivation method, so this small setback didn't discourage him.
If he no longer felt anything from the electric shocks, he'd switch to a higher voltage device. If he got too tired, he'd rest.
This process repeated itself for several days.
He switched from the igniters of ordinary lighters to more powerful electric batons.
"I'm getting closer, I'm getting closer!!!"
After days of repeated enlightenment, Lin Beichen could vividly feel the state of positive and negative charges, to the point where, no exaggeration, he could pinpoint each individual charge!
However, the clearer his perception of the charge state became, the more he realized that his intuition had been correct—
There was a problem somewhere!
Each instance of enlightenment brought him closer to discovering the root of the problem, yet at the same time, it made him feel farther from the answer!
And just now, after his latest enlightenment, he was sure, absolutely positive, that he was infinitely close to recognizing the problem!
"Just a little bit, a little bit—I'm always just that little bit short!"
Lin Beichen looked at the baton in his hand, his eyes gleaming with determination: "I don't want to be just a little bit short. This time, I must find out what exactly the problem is!"
In truth, he also worried that discovering the root cause would distance him from the answer even more, like a galaxy apart.
But...
He also understood that creating a completely new cultivation method required uncovering one answer after another to numerous problems!
There are no shortcuts!
Compared to the answer becoming more distant, not finding the problem was more agonizing!
Though there were still several batons in front of him, Lin Beichen put down the one he was holding and did not reach for any of them. Instead, he stood up, walked to his desk, and took out a baton from the drawer.
This baton met the police standard, though it wasn't an actual police baton.
It was the highest voltage baton an ordinary person could conveniently buy, far exceeding that of the other batons he had bought.
He originally thought he wouldn't need this baton anytime soon, so he had stored it separately in the drawer.
"I don't believe that using stronger measures won't reveal the problem!"
Lin Beichen pressed the baton to his arm.
Although he had done this countless times over the past few days, he was somewhat nervous holding this baton.
"Phew—!"
After several deep breaths, adjusting his mindset and preparing himself mentally, Lin Beichen pressed the baton's button.
"Click-click-click—!!!"
Accompanied by a loud crackling noise, a strong light blue and white electric arc burst between the baton and Lin Beichen's arm!
Lin Beichen let out a muffled groan, his body involuntarily twitching. As the baton fell from his hand, his body collapsed onto the bed.
"Bang—!"
"Clatter—!"
Though the physical reaction was intense, mentally, Lin Beichen was calm, his senses quickly entering the state.
This time, in addition to vividly feeling the violent disturbances of positive and negative charges on his body like before, he also faintly sensed the agitation of positive and negative charges within his body!
This was the first time he sensed the dynamics of internal body charges!
They were everywhere!
Spread throughout his entire body!
Moreover...
This time, it felt as if he had a magnifying glass to focus on a specific area.
The point of contact between the surface charges and his skin!
That spot was the most turbulent area for surface charges and also the most agitated for internal charges!
Turbulence and agitation.
The activity levels of the internal and external charges were completely different concepts.
And within this difference, he discovered the point he had been searching for...
The perfect balance of positive and negative charges was lost!
"The reason the surface charges lose their perfect balance some time after the electric shock is due to the internal charges?"
"As I guessed, the surface charges don't spontaneously create a charge difference, but collide with the internal charges through the skin, resulting in a charge difference?"
"So, the electric shock isn't the direct cause of disrupting the balance, merely a trigger?"
Lin Beichen finally found the problem that had been bothering him.
And after crossing this last hurdle, he understood why knowing the problem also distanced him from the solution.
Because...
More problems emerged!
"After the electric shock, the charge difference appeared in both the surface and internal charges. The lost surface charge quickly replenishes from the environment. But, oddly... the lost internal charge also quickly replenishes!"
"Where does the internal charge come from?"
"Humans are normally in a perfect balance of internal charges, a closed and stable loop. If it replenishes from within the body, wouldn't that create a charge difference elsewhere? If understood through modern science, humans are conductors, the excess charge should be discharged outside, disrupting the external charge balance. But then, why is there no noticeable evidence of electricity in the air? Is modern science too macroscopic, while my state is too microscopic, making it an error to use current science to understand it?"
"And..."
"If the body's internal charge quickly rebalances after an electric shock, those people repeatedly hit by lightning over many years in the news—could it be that their internal charge balance was completely disrupted?"
"Or... was their internal charge imbalance the reason they were struck by lightning, and each incident was preceded by an electric shock?"
"But that doesn't add up. The locations and items with those repeatedly electrocuted people couldn't justify why they were shocked..."
"How were they maintaining this charge imbalance?"
"Have I still not used enough voltage?"
"......"
Lin Beichen felt like his brain was burning out.
Moreover...
As this state of thinking faded, and the electric shock took its toll on him, his consciousness grew hazy.
Just then.
A familiar voice echoed in his ear.
"Son, son, what's wrong?!"
The voice was filled with panic and anxiety.
It was Lin Xiangdong's voice!