I Can See Health Bars in Real Life-Chapter 411 - 37: The Sorrows of People Are Never Shared

The train was speeding along.

The scenery outside the window kept retreating.

Maybe because it was leaving the area of Tokyo, the carriage was not as empty as before, and gradually filled with quite a few people. Yet, the air in the carriage was unusually quiet, and countless people were intentionally or unintentionally looking in the same direction, casting admiring glances.

The witch, dressed in white and scarlet hakama, turned her head slightly and was lost in thought as she gazed out the window, not knowing what she was thinking about. Sunshine streamed in through the window. Beside her was a young man seemingly oblivious to his surroundings, quietly perusing an obviously yellowed ancient scroll in his hands, giving a fresh mountain mist feeling, elegant and timeless, his demeanor somewhat unreal.

The witch had a very traditional style, with a touch of sanctity in her conservatism, and her whole person was as calm as water.

And although the young man wore modern casual attire, he held what seemed to be an ancient scroll and was seriously studying it.

However, there was not the slightest discord between the two, only an ineffable harmonious naturalness, without feeling abrupt at all... The train sped through the intense afternoon summer sunshine, racing along the tracks, while the witch and the young man sat quietly by the window, with the outside cityscape rapidly retreating.

In this backdrop, even the faint dust particles in the sunlight seemed leisurely and peaceful, as if the air itself unwittingly quieted down as well.

In a trance, it became hard to distinguish whether this was reality or a beautifully artistic wallpaper.

This naturally attracted envious gazes from people, not that the witch was responsible for stunning them, and the young man for drawing envious and jealous looks... It was not like that; in fact, they were treated fairly equally in this aspect since there were also female passengers in the carriage.

However, the other passengers in the carriage could only look on, at most pretending not to care, shifting their gazes occasionally, but nobody really dared to take that step, muster up the courage to strike up a conversation or something.

If either of them was alone in the field, someone would surely brazenly step forward, but they just happened to appear together...

Even though the two maintained a certain distance, like passengers seated next to each other on a train, anyone who wasn’t blind could see that their relationship was definitely not that of complete strangers... Or rather, they gave a feeling that should be so.

Furthermore, besides these two, there was no one else on those seats. Others didn’t dare to step up, yet clearly, the bench was very spacious, and with no one else around, they did not sit separately...

This indeed confirmed that they wouldn’t just be passengers seated coincidentally next to each other on the train, a fact that made many feel regretful.

Because of previous experiences, Gu Mo appeared quite calm in response to the intense emotions conveyed by occasional strange gazes cast from within the carriage.

The witch did not speak, just quietly remaining there, and he did not disturb her peace either, instead taking out the Elder Immortal’s notes he had with him and began absorbing them quietly. Previously, there had been no time, but now he finally started his long-awaited further learning again.

The significant progress in Spiritual Power, although brought a new height of Power, also exposed a new problem that ensued—

The basic attributes are not completely independent of each other but are in a relationship of mutual balance and influence... His Spiritual Will had not detached from his body to exist independently, nor did he currently plan to abandon his body.

Hence, there was a need to find solutions...

The simplest method, of course, was to add Points. As long as the Points were in place, nothing could not be solved. But simple does not mean easy to achieve, just like he knew that as long as he kept accumulating Points, he could become a Superman, yet obtaining and allocating enough Points was a problem.

The remaining methods would either be training on oneself or seeking some other means... Fortunately, Gu Mo knew of a fitting example—

The Elder Immortal.

This individual’s cultivation was really profound, as evidenced by just looking at that bonsai paradise, Moving Mountains and Unloading Peaks, shrinking distances into inches, encapsulating a piece of landscape in a courtyard bonsai... The so-called Great Universe in the Sleeve, Long Days and Nights in the Pot, able to reach this step indeed exemplified superb, unpredictable spells.

Yet, the flesh was extremely frail...

This path indeed emphasized the honing of the will and seeking spiritual transcendence, aiming chiefly at reaching the Immortal Realm, with the body not as the focus... Yet, this also means that since this form of cultivation’s peculiarity stressed spiritual enhancement, would it mean the body doesn’t become a shackle to spiritual development?

Gu Mo himself did not need to be as extreme as Elder Immortal, entirely abandoning physical strengthening, but he pondered that he could start finding his solutions from here.

Once the Points were more ample later on, he could consider enhancing the physical body... Or maybe not necessarily later, as he would inevitably encounter different systems and products from many worlds, perchance at some point, he could just happen to find complementary enhancements.