The knowledge transfer lasted for five minutes, Fell didn't encounter any difficulty in the process. The only visible sign that he was experiencing pain was a slight twitch in his lips, showing his discomfort.
"I really did get stronger," he thought, "My pain resistance increased quite a lot with my Will cultivation".
The mantra from the Soul Cultivation resurfaced in his mind, helping him ease the pain.
"One will to control yourself! Quite self-explanatory, so not only can I use my Will to shock my opponent, it even helps me during my training, the more I use it, the more I force myself, the stronger it will get. What a masochistic cultivation path." He pondered.
His progress was astonishing, the pain that accompanied the transfer no longer shocking him still.
"Energy Cultivation. A path focused on absorbing the energy inherent in space, the same energy that makes the universe endlessly expand and develop. It was given the name of Dark Energy by Earth's scientist, the energy responsible for space's expansion. Cultivators absorb this energy, develop it into their own inner universe. They labeled it as Heaven and Earth energy, making it the most conventional path in cultivation." He analyzed in his mind.
His thoughts powered by his Will were accelerating. His brain was running at full power, similar to an engine being overclocked beyond its normal performance. By the time the knowledge transfer was finished, he had completed his preparations. Ready to start working on his Energy Path.
"According to the knowledge I've acquired, the first step is to sense Heaven and Earth energy. This step is where most mortals stop, forever unable to break through this natural barrier." He pondered with his hand rested on his chin, his eyes were shining, excitement visible in them.
He swiftly sat cross-legged, putting himself in an optimal position. He regulated his breathing, making all of his senses focus outward.
Several few minutes passed in the dimly lighted room, Fell was still in the same position.
"Nothing, I sense absolutely nothing, is my natural talent the problem?" he pondered on his problem, his heaven-defying mentality had been triggered.
He tried several methods to sense the energy inherent in space, but his efforts weren't successful. Another thirty minutes went by, Fell's appearance was disheveled.
His eyes were gorged with blood, his eyes shined with a bestial red light in his dull lighted place. He groaned while moving his hand through his ruffled hair, frustration clearly visible in his youthful face.
"Sensing something that is present everywhere is quite tricky, If I didn't see Vicious Zhang use Heaven and Earth energy, I would probably have doubted its existence…" He pondered in his mind, in the end, he found no trick to sense it.
He slapped himself in the face and breathed, clearing his doubts and refreshing his mind. Calmed, he emptied his mind and focused all of his senses on the void surrounding him.
A few breaths later, he was already meditating, thoroughly focused on his surroundings. Due to his closed eyes, his other senses exploded outward, he could clearly feel the stillness of the air in his room. The slight buzz of a fly's wings was magnified by his ears, his perception was covering a much bigger area. The closer things were to Fell, the sharper his senses were picking up information.
"Nothing… And I can't stay in this state for too long." He coughed up blood, the hyper-perceptive state he entered made him feel as if his brain cells were frying. He even heard small popping sounds, making him immediately open his eyes to interrupt the process.
"I can't stay in that state for too long, I'll end up frying my brain-dead." He thought while taking out water from his Spatial Pocket. He opened the bottle and swiftly emptied its content on his face, a screen of vapor instantly appeared when it made contact with his fiery forehead.
He finished cooling himself and pondered on his problem, he could feel that he was on the right track. The only variable that stopped him was the time he could stay in a hyper-perceptive state. He just wasn't able to stay in that state long enough to sense Heaven and Earth energy.
He spent the next hour thinking, his physical appearance would have made anyone who saw him escape from the room. His breathing was rough and weak, similar to an injured beast. His eyes were bloodshot, carved veins could be seen on his sclera. His repeated use of hyper-perception emptied a majority of his body's resource.
A shiver coursed through him, his eyes illuminated the red room. He just had an idea that could help him develop his perception of Heaven and Earth energy.
"I was dumb." He slapped himself while thinking, "spreading my senses outward don't do the job... I can't maintain them for a sufficient period of time to perceive the energy!"
"I should try the opposite! Focusing my senses in a singular point in space, I'll perceive thought this veil in a single step!" the shine in his eyes intensified, his lips curved into a confident smile.
His successive attempt made him train his hyper-perceptive senses, he could now easily enter it and leave it at will. Although, it still consumed ridiculous amounts of mental resource; making him unable to use it without paying a heavy price.
His brain kicked in, similar to an engine working at its maximal output. He could feel his surroundings accelerate under his state, he could clearly perceive his surroundings with frightening clarity, the sword wounds on the walls magnified into gigantic canyons.
Feeling his brain heating, he instantly exploded his senses outward. But this time, his senses were focused on a single point in front of him.
He was using his full strength, unleashing his perception on a singularity. He could feel the veil of space gradually disappear.
He stayed in this state for a single instant. But to Fell, his focus was so intense that this single breath turned into eternity. Feeling that he was close to unveiling this mystery, he ignored his brain signals.
His innards were roasting from his body's intense activity, he could feel his blood, scorching and hot, running through his veins. Refusing to stop his attempt, he continued trying harder to perceive energy, ignoring his now bleeding aperture.
Under this intense moment of crisis, he heard a pop similar to a balloon being pierced. Time stopped to a standstill, every single object in movement went still in Fell's eyes. The dust particles dancing in the room made an abrupt stop in their path, turning into a real-life canvas, their motions completely stopped.
Piercing space with his senses, Fell achieved the impossible and sensed Heaven and Earth energy. Accomplishing his first step in his Energy Path cultivation.