The land-spirit immediately exclaimed, "Great! Great! I don't need anything else—I just want to get out!" Their shared desire for survival had solidified their agreement. At this moment, High-Light turned to the land-spirit and said, "You must follow my instructions precisely. Position yourselves back-to-back, body-to-body. Since the negative energy here is so strong, we can only withstand it by combining our spiritual energies. Remember, due to the immense volume of negative energy, we can only resist for thirty seconds—this thirty-second window is crucial. You must open the object on my body during this time. Pay close attention and follow every instruction I give!" The land-spirit nodded in agreement. Soon, the two were pressed tightly together, back-to-back, body-to-body. As both were immortals from the Celestial Realm, their combined spiritual energies merged into a single, powerful stream of celestial energy, effectively pushing the negative energy of the small house back at a safe distance. "Now, hurry! Land-spirit, take off the object from my body!" Under Highlight's guidance, the landowner pulled out that super portable computer and opened it with Highlight's instructions. The landowner was completely unfamiliar with computers—after the screen came on, he knew nothing about using the keyboard or mouse, often making mistakes. With only ten seconds left, Highlight grew increasingly anxious. In a huff, he shouted at the landowner, "Old-school! Hurry up and click!" But the landowner remained frozen. Highlight hadn't expected that bringing in a landowner would make things worse—now it seemed their collaboration was doomed. With a sigh, he spat out a stream of saliva, which landed directly on the landowner's hand. The landowner's finger slid slightly, and the mouse clicked on a file—snap! The file opened. High Light soon spotted the Five Phases and Eight Trigrams diagram, even though his eyes lingered only for three seconds. Thanks to his refined spiritual strength, his mind processed and retained information with remarkable speed—just by mentally reviewing it. By the time thirty seconds had passed, the surrounding yin energy had regained the upper hand. Yet, High Light had already drafted a preliminary plan for the Eight Trigrams' strategy to subdue the yin energy. He immediately shouted to the land-based elder: "Step left! Then right! Forward! Then backward! Remember—turn around, then rotate—yin and yang flow in harmony, all embodied in the Eight Trigrams diagram!" Following High Light's instructions, the land-based elder began practicing. Though physically weak, he was energized by inner motivation, which gradually sparked a natural strength within him—once he felt the impulse, he acted. When yin dominates, yang fails to rise; when yin is light, yang becomes active. Grasping the principles of the Eight Trigrams and practicing them, this land-based practitioner actually didn't deeply understand the Eight Trigrams—she merely mechanically followed the highlighted instructions, without much hope. As disappointment set in, a surge of vital energy erupted from her body—yang energy—quickly surging past her vital barriers and gaining strength. Under high-light's guidance, she began untying high-light's ropes, and soon, high-light gained her freedom. The yang energy generated by the land-based practitioner through practicing the Eight Trigrams' diagrams flowed directly into high-light's body, clearing her life-and-death vital passage and greatly invigorating her spirit. "Now I can act!" high-light exclaimed with great joy. For, when she flexed her wrist, she found she now possessed not just her original strength—but a strength capable of manifesting in the realm of the afterlife. Gaoliang began practicing and upgrading as usual. This small black room had become his training ground. He started with warm-up exercises, beginning with push-ups—mainly testing whether his true abilities in the Underworld could truly manifest. He managed 1,000 push-ups, but by then he felt quite exhausted. Usually, doing 1,000 push-ups is nothing special. It seems that fully unleashing his true potential in the Underworld is still not smooth. His training partner reminded him of the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams diagram in the simulation. Though, in Gaoliang’s eyes, the land-based companion appeared rather ordinary—a bench player—Gaoliang realized he could transform that ordinariness into something valuable. The issue was that Gaoliang himself lacked one essential element: earth energy. The land-based companion, having spent years underground, had accumulated earth energy throughout his body. Gaoliang gently tapped the back of the land-based companion, and earth energy flowed out. Gaoliang immediately stepped forward, receiving a full and complete infusion of earth energy into his body. Ha ha! With the earth element now within him, Gaoliang immediately felt energized and vibrant. When God created humanity, He formed humans from the dust of the earth—humans are made of dust and ultimately return to it. Though Gaoliang possesses ordinary earth elements, in the afterlife, he lacks a specific kind of earth element: one that is inherently energetic. Gaoliang now circulates this energetic earth element within his body, continuously adjusting his physical condition. At this moment, the absorption and transformation of energy are perfectly applied. The earth element within Gaoliang transforms into an energetic element that he can freely command, blending seamlessly with the various metal, wood, water, and fire elements naturally present in his body, forming the great elements of the universe. When these five elements combine, they constitute the power of the cosmos. After absorbing and transforming energy, Gao Liang had now mastered the five elemental forces with ease. So he tried doing push-ups again—excellent! He could now effortlessly complete 1,000. When he reached 8,000, however, he began to feel his strength wane. Normally, Gao Liang would complete 10,000 push-ups in one go without any fatigue, and his energy would remain abundant. Not this time. In the Underworld—a place saturated with yin energy—he needed to adapt to the environment and transform himself. Gao Liang’s recent absorption and transformation of energy revealed that although he had absorbed the earth element, he still lacked the integration of another element: the yin energy of the Underworld, or the "yin essence," which is intangible and invisible, much like air. Ah! Indeed, if he could absorb and harness this yin essence, his internal energy would rise to a new level. Old Zi was tirelessly practicing and upgrading—upgrading, practicing! Gao Liang began attempting to absorb the阴 energy from the Underworld. Initially, the absorption was gradual, as he sought to determine whether his body could assimilate it. As the阴 energy entered his body, he clearly felt discomfort—after all, being a fusion of a celestial being and a mortal, he naturally found the Underworld's阴 energy difficult to adapt to. Yet, Gao Liang did not give up. Instead, he began using the abundant energy within his body to master and regulate the Underworld's阴 energy.