Just thinking about the possibility of success made Lin Beichen's heart start pounding with excitement after so many days of hard work.
Success!
He had been dreaming about these two words for the past few days, hoping they would come true!
But repeated sudden failures, without any discernible reason, had become increasingly frustrating, even though the frequency of these failures was decreasing.
"Try a few more times!"
Lin Beichen didn't waste any more time on fruitless pondering and immediately started focusing on the concept of "swelling," then began visualizing again.
If deepening the concept of "swelling" to the next level is counted as a round.
The second round... complete success, no failures!
The third round... complete success, no failures!
...
With each completed round, Lin Beichen's smile grew brighter. After five or six rounds, his grin almost reached his ears!
All complete successes, no failures!
After yet another round of complete success, Lin Beichen looked at the tiny arcs of electricity dancing in his palm, mirroring his own elated mood. He could no longer contain himself and jumped up from his stool, expressing his sheer joy with wild gestures!
"S... succeeded!!!"
Although he still hadn't figured out why he had failed inexplicably before, it didn't change the fact that he had completely mastered generating electricity from his palm out of nowhere!
However, immersed in his joy, Lin Beichen didn't notice that there was a faint layer of electric arcs on his exposed skin, even finer than those on his palms, almost indistinguishable to the naked eye, and even a high-speed camera or microscope might not catch it!
After a moment, Lin Beichen's emotions gradually calmed down.
Reflecting on the past few days' efforts and the seemingly ridiculous things he had done, he couldn't help but laugh and shake his head, feeling deeply melancholic inside.
"This truly is a moment to remember!"
At that moment, Lin Beichen suddenly thought of something. Having just stepped into a new stage, it reminded him of those cultivation fantasy novels he read in his previous life, where each stage of cultivation had a specific name. He realized his own Cultivation Method shouldn't be any different!
"The stage I just crossed over to needs a name!"
"I can't just call it 'the stage of feeling the 'swelling' position,' or 'the stage of a hundred percent successful hand-generated electricity,' right?"
"Let's not even talk about how awkward it is..."
"It's just too verbose!"
His brain began to work at high speed. A mind capable of coming up with cultivation methods wouldn't fail at this. Soon, he had an idea!
"Since I mastered the initial Thunder Skill through visualization."
"Why not call the first stage I just crossed over..."
"The Visualization Realm!"
Visualization Realm!
Lin Beichen muttered the name several times, liking it more and more each time. Mostly because it fit the concept very well.
Through visualization, one turns illusion into reality, thereby generating electricity.
There couldn't be a more fitting name than this.
Soon, Lin Beichen began looking forward to the future again.
"The Visualization Realm is just the beginning. There will be other, higher realms waiting for me to create. I cannot slack off; I need to continue working hard!"
"Now having fully mastered hand-generated electricity... but the power is too weak."
"So the next step is to follow the previous plan and start researching how to increase the power, to reach the level of 'Palm Thunder'!"
The start of a new stage made Lin Beichen a bit confused, unsure where to begin.
Strengthening the Thunder Skill was indeed quite challenging.
"Only because... only because..."
Just then, the phone alarm interrupted his thoughts.
Lin Beichen instinctively picked up his phone. It was already 6:15 PM, and the alarm was labeled [7 PM Joy Luck Grand Hotel Teacher Appreciation Banquet].
Thank goodness!!
Today was the Teacher Appreciation Banquet!
Had it not been for the alarm, he would definitely have forgotten about it.
Thank you, past me from three days ago!
Lin Beichen quickly tidied up and headed out.
Just as he was putting on his shoes.
Zheng Xia and Lin Xiangdong walked over with puzzled faces. They had been watching their son busily washing his face and hands.
Zheng Xia asked, "Son, where are you going?"
"There's a Teacher Appreciation Banquet at seven at Joy Luck Grand Hotel."
"Oh, Joy Luck Grand Hotel is not far from our home. Take your time and don't rush."
Zheng Xia finished and exchanged a glance with Lin Xiangdong. Neither of them tried to stop him. In these past three days, the couple took advantage of mealtimes to chat with him. Through their conversations, they weren't sure if he had never been sick or if his condition had healed over time as the psychiatrist had said, but they both felt he was fine now.
"Okay, I know."
Lin Beichen finished putting on his shoes, greeted his parents, and walked out, catching a bus directly to the Joy Luck Grand Hotel stop.
Time was 6:55 PM!
Still five minutes left!
He hadn't arrived late!
Lin Beichen no longer hurried, strolling leisurely towards the Joy Luck Grand Hotel.
Just then.
The sound of quick, small footsteps reached his ears.
Before he could turn his head to see what was happening.
A burst of shampoo fragrance suddenly enveloped his nose.
At the same time, a soft, gentle voice came from behind.
"Lin Beichen, you... ah! ah!"
Lin Beichen felt a light touch on his shoulder, like a dragonfly skimming the surface, and quickly withdrew.
Perplexed, he turned to look behind him and saw a young girl standing there, staring at him in astonishment.
"Zhou Ya?"
Zhou Ya was not only the class belle of Class Seven, but also the school belle of North Mountain No. 3 High School.
Of course, the title of school belle was just a nickname given by everyone. Mainly because there were few students in high school, and even fewer attractive female students, as not many knew how to dress up.
This made the naturally beautiful Zhou Ya extremely striking, and the nickname spread.
Her academic performance, though not as strong as top students like Xu Ping, still ranked high in class.
At this moment, she was wearing a floral long dress and carrying a white canvas bag. Her usually high ponytail cascaded neatly over her shoulders, and her usually plain face had light makeup, making her look even more radiant and beautiful!
At this moment, seeing her looking at her fingertip, Lin Beichen remembered her earlier exclamation and couldn't help but ask, "What happened to you?"
"Static electricity?"
Zhou Ya smiled. She was lively and cheerful, without any of the arrogance some pretty girls displayed.
"I got off the bus behind you and tried to greet you. When I tapped your shoulder, I got a small zap from static electricity."
Lin Beichen chuckled, not concerned. Given his constant research into the Thunder Skill, occasional static on his body was normal. Even without practicing Thunder Skill, static electricity was common.
"Oh, well..."
He was about to say something when a teasing voice came from nearby: "Oh~~ really got a spark with Brother Chen~~"
They turned to see Zhang Hao standing between them and the Joy Luck Grand Hotel, grinning mischievously as if he had discovered a new world.
"You brat, come here!"
Lin Beichen pretended to chase after Zhang Hao, but Zhang Hao darted towards the hotel like a mouse, laughing uncontrollably: "Busted! Busted, got caught in the act! I'm gonna tell the teacher!"
Lin Beichen just smiled without really intending to chase him. He felt a strange sense of nostalgia.
It's been a long time since I experienced such youthful moments in my past life.
He turned to look at Zhou Ya, who was smiling at him.
"Let's go, the Teacher Appreciation Banquet is about to start."