The new recruits' closed-door training area consisted of a series of low-rise buildings.
Although the buildings were not tall, their footprint was exceptionally large.
Furthermore, to ensure that the new recruits were not disturbed during their closed-door period, the training area was situated near the edge of the special forces base. Basic protective measures were also in place to prevent any ill-intentioned veterans from causing malicious disturbances!
Upon entering the closed-door training area, the first thing that met the eye was a vast space resembling a stadium.
The area was very spacious, with a height of at least five stories of a typical residential building!
On the wall directly facing the entrance, staircases were built in a staggered manner, leading to the second to fifth floors.
Directly ahead was a long corridor lined with rooms similar to private rooms in a KTV.
However, these rooms were not large, most of them being small spaces of only about twenty square meters, just enough for one person to live in.
A rough estimate suggested that each floor had at least fifty to sixty such small rooms!
After Han Lang and his group were led to the location by the acting squad leader, they straightened their formation, and the acting squad leader began to brief them on the closed-door training.
"As you can see! This floor has a total of 58 rooms, and each person will have one room during closed-door training! The soundproofing in the rooms is excellent, and they have undergone special treatment. So, you don't have to worry about being disturbed!"
"Secondly, each room is equipped with facilities to take care of personal needs; your daily meals will be delivered on time; and you can also report any individual special matters when your meals are delivered daily! We will do our best to accommodate your requests!"
"However, please note that the new recruit training period is a full three months! That is exactly 90 days! After 90 days, I will be waiting here for everyone to emerge from closed-door training and undergo a strength test!"
"In terms of strength, cultivators who have not reached the intermediate stage of martial arts or cultivators who have not reached the early stage of Foundation Establishment will be eliminated!"
"Those who delay their emergence will be eliminated!"
"Those who do not comply with the requirements will be eliminated!"
"Do you all understand?"
The crowd responded in unison.
"Understood!"
Hearing their spirited reply, Huang Yuhua nodded slightly and then gave the order.
"Next, please enter the long corridor by squad, from inside to outside, and choose your closed-door rooms in order! Remember, no mistakes, no disputes, violators will be immediately eliminated! Now, the first and second squads, attention, forward march!"
Immediately, two lines of new recruits entered the long corridor in order.
They walked to the end and stood in front of their respective rooms according to their sequence, standing solemnly at the door.
Han Lang and his three companions were in the third and fourth positions of the first and second squads, respectively.
Therefore, they were in adjacent rooms, or opposite each other.
After the last new recruit found their position, at Huang Yuhua's command, everyone bid a brief farewell to their companions, then turned, pushed open their doors, and walked in!
The three-month closed-door training period officially began!
Upon entering, Han Lang did not immediately begin cultivating. Instead, he looked around.
He found that the closed-door rooms were actually similar to a hotel in some ways!
There was only a bed and a small bathroom!
Apart from the food delivered at fixed times each day, there was nothing else!
However, as a cultivator, Han Lang did not care about this.
For cultivators, during closed-door training, everyone's mind and body would be fully immersed in intense cultivation.
At critical moments, many would even enter a brief period of abstaining from food, and might not even need daily meals.
Even if the rooms were equipped with more complete and luxurious facilities, they would be of no use to these cultivators.
As for daily necessities, everyone almost had items like storage rings, so they naturally carried them with them!
After a basic understanding of the situation, although most new recruits had found their places.
From then on, for three months, they would be almost completely isolated from the outside world.
Bored, Han Lang had no choice but to climb onto the bed and begin preparing for cultivation by sitting cross-legged!
"With the Heavenly Evolution Method, cultivating the second level of the Divine Farmer's Needle Technique should not be a problem! The most crucial thing now is for me to break through to the intermediate stage of Foundation Establishment as soon as possible and gain the basic cultivation strength required to unlock the second level of the Divine Farmer's Needle Technique!"
"If I break through and still have time, I will try to push myself further to break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment! The second technique of the Divine Farmer's Needle Technique, after practicing it for two days with the Heavenly Evolution Method, will almost be perfect!"
Having made his plan, Han Lang immediately sat cross-legged, swallowed a Spirit Gathering Pill, and began to cultivate seriously!
It was no wonder that the special forces were the most anticipated place for all lower and middle-tier cultivators!
The spiritual energy concentration of the sixth major spiritual脉 of Xia Guo was far greater than the spiritual energy concentration in the general environment.
Even compared to the Spirit Gathering Mountain Villa, which also possessed a small mother-child spiritual脉, the concentration was at least a hundred times greater!
With such an environment, coupled with the assistance of the Spirit Gathering Pill, Han Lang's cultivation was twice as effective!
Days passed one by one.
Han Lang abstained from food for 7 days during his first cultivation session.
After replenishing some energy, he entered another 8-day period of cultivation without food.
After half a month of hard work, Han Lang's initial accumulation at the early stage of Foundation Establishment was successfully broken through.
This made Han Lang extremely delighted!
"This is great! I originally thought it would take about a month and a half to break through to the intermediate stage of Foundation Establishment, but it only took 15 days! This means I still have over seventy days to strive for the late stage of Foundation Establishment!"
Thinking this, he eagerly seized the opportunity and entered a state of meditation and cultivation again.
The difficulty of cultivating from the intermediate stage to the late stage of Foundation Establishment was extremely high!
Although Han Lang easily broke through to the intermediate stage of Foundation Establishment with his previous accumulation.
He was not entirely confident in officially entering the late stage of Foundation Establishment, even if he spent several times more time.
With a mindset of trying his luck, Han Lang spent 70 days in this manner.
As his cultivation concluded, Han Lang sighed with some reluctance.
"Alas! As expected, the difficulty of breaking through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment is still quite high! It has been more than two months, and although I have made considerable progress, I am still a little far from the late stage of Foundation Establishment! This is even with the assistance of the Spirit Gathering Pill. Without it, how could I break through! It seems that even the cultivators who advance to the Golden Core stage after this batch of new recruits finishes their closed-door training might not be guaranteed!"
With speculation and melancholy, Han Lang felt sad for a long time.
However, he also knew that he only had five days left.
If he continued to lament like this, he would not be able to complete his remaining tasks!
So, he quickly composed himself again and entered the next phase of cultivation.