At the same time, through their descriptions, he noticed another important point.
Adults are too complex and full of distracting thoughts; it's difficult for them to truly calm down and enter a state of focused contemplation.
Perhaps children, with clearer minds and simpler thoughts, would find it easier to start learning the Sun Breathing method?
Thinking this, Karl formed a new plan in his heart.
He stepped forward, placed his left and right hands on Dalton's and Phillip's shoulders respectively, and said in a gentle voice: "Don't be discouraged for now. Visualization is indeed the most difficult step for beginners."
"Now I will change the method and first help you directly construct the energy pathway."
"Relax completely, feel carefully, and remember the path and pattern of my power as it moves within you."
When Dalton and Phillip heard this, they perked up, immediately closed their eyes, cleared their minds of distractions, and focused all their attention on their bodies.
Karl's mind moved slightly, and two extremely thin, gentle orange-gold divine powers entered their bodies like ethereal beings.
Instead of choosing solar energy, he used the higher-level divine power to ensure the safety and precision of the process.
The divine power carefully moved along the meridians within the two men's bodies, which were not yet activated and almost blocked, at an extremely slow and distinctly perceptible speed.
Wherever it passed, it seemed to open a new stream in a dry riverbed, drawing a complex and mysterious circular pattern resembling the sun.
"Now, visualize the sun! Guide your breath and follow the rhythm of my power!" Karl reminded at the right moment.
They dared not ignore it, immediately re-visualized the sun in their minds, and tried to adjust their breathing, attempting to synchronize with the warm, divine foreign power within their bodies.
Almost the next moment, an anomaly occurred. They both simultaneously felt their body temperature begin to rise significantly, no longer the vague warmth from before.
It was a feeling of warmth gradually intensifying from deep within the body, as if a miniature sun were truly igniting inside.
This heat caused discomfort and even some unbearable pain.
But both gritted their teeth and stubbornly endured, using their willpower to try to maintain their breathing rhythm and mental focus.
After enduring for over half an hour, Phillip was the first to slightly tremble, and a flicker of incredible ecstasy appeared on his face.
He distinctly felt that along the pathway where the Master's power had flowed and gradually dissipated, a trace of his own energy was being born.
It was like a nascent stream, slowly and spontaneously beginning to flow along the path that had been laid out.
Immediately after, Dalton also suddenly opened his eyes. Though tired, his eyes also sparkled with excitement and joy.
"Lord Karl! Success! I can feel it, it's energy!" Phillip's voice trembled.
"But unlike the warm power you infused, it is... a little cooler."
Dalton also nodded vigorously, confirming Phillip's feeling: "Yes, my lord, the same. It is a very faint, cool energy."
A relieved smile appeared on Karl's face. So it was possible to directly construct the energy pathway.
He gently guided them: "Very good! Now try to see if you can gather the newly generated energy in your body to your fingertips."
Hearing this, Phillip immediately closed his eyes and tried to summon the barely noticeable cool energy.
But it proved to be much more difficult than he had imagined; the energy was like slippery mud, extremely hard to control.
He concentrated all his energy, even fine beads of sweat seeping from his forehead, and after several minutes of intense effort, he barely managed to raise it to the tip of his right index finger.
Poof. A barely audible soft sound, occasionally showing an extremely pale yellow hue.
The flicker of energy, which could go out at any moment, barely hovered above Phillip's fingertip.
However, this light lasted less than a moment.
It quickly dimmed, like a candle in the wind, retreated into his fingertip, and returned to the tiny circulation within his body.
"My lord! It... it's gone..." Phillip looked worried, and more sweat appeared on his forehead.
He glanced at Karl with some frustration and nervousness, afraid that Karl might think he had failed because he couldn't maintain it.
He tried to direct it again, but the energy was like a frightened animal, deeply hiding in the pathway; no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't coax it out to his fingertips again.
"Enough, Phillip, don't try again. I saw it clearly." Karl raised his hand to stop him.
With his clairvoyant vision, even if the energy appeared for only an instant, it was enough to see every detail clearly.
Karl gained a more concrete understanding of the situation of ordinary people learning Sun Breathing.
"Being able to successfully condense a trace of energy and initially establish the cycle on the first attempt is a very good start."
"It's normal to find it difficult and not be able to control it finely. The energy you condensed is currently an extremely pale yellow."
"As you accumulate practice over time, your mental control will improve, and the total amount of energy will increase."
"Its color will gradually deepen, and might even become a brighter orange."
His expression became serious, and he advised: "Remember, the function of Sun Breathing is that it can imperceptibly improve your physique and so on."
"This is a long path that requires persistence."
"Furthermore, without my permission, Sun Breathing is not to be taught privately."
Dalton and Phillip exchanged glances, both seeing the unparalleled seriousness and determination in each other's eyes.
They answered in unison, their voices loud and powerful: "Yes, Lord Karl! We understand!"
...
The next day, Karl arrived at the scenic location on Terra where the future temple dedicated to him was to be built.
The scene was lively, with many dwarf craftsmen and hired laborers working intensely, the sounds of chisels, hammers, and saws interweaving.
Large, pre-carved marble elements were scattered around the perimeter, and logs were erected for scaffolding.
However, Karl's brows slightly furrowed. In his field of vision, the temple construction seemed a bit slow.
More than a week had passed, and the site had only just been leveled.
Only the foundation had been laid, with a huge, bare marble pillar over ten meters high erected.
Much wooden scaffolding and supporting frames had been built, but the main building was still far from taking shape.
"This speed... is too slow." Karl assumed inwardly.
At this rate, he was afraid it would take eight or nine months or even longer, as previously estimated.
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