Chapter 599
"Inner Qi can only be obtained through perception?" Yang Fan asked with a hint of doubt.
Mr. Fan nodded, "Yes, that’s the only way. Perception is essentially meditation, but the path of cultivation I practice is not about deliberately mobilizing and feeling the Qi around the body to nourish oneself and transform the natural energy into one’s own Inner Qi. Instead, during our cultivation and perception of magic, some corresponding acupoints around our body will open, swallowing and transforming the natural energy into our own Inner Qi."
"This step is much simpler compared to the cultivation techniques of some factions. Once you’ve mastered a few spells, I can approximately guess what level your Inner Qi strength has reached. Those with natural talent might have a bit more, and those less so will have less Inner Qi, but this difference is not very pronounced at the beginning of one’s cultivation journey—it’s like the difference between a single strand of hair and a few strands, not too exaggerated."
Yang Fan’s brows lightly furrowed; it seemed he was on the right path, yet there was a significant difference.
"Mr. Fan, this is the only way, which means it’s absolutely impossible to grow stronger through other methods? Like becoming stronger by killing Mysterious creatures," Yang Fan tentatively asked.
His Inner Qi wasn’t actually gained through his own perception, but had arisen after he chopped down those few Mysterious creatures. Furthermore, it had advanced from level one to two in a short amount of time, from a tiny amount to the current thickness of a little finger.
Mr. Fan gave Yang Fan a look, "Instead of reading those novels, you should focus on cultivation. If there were such methods, I, an old man, would probably be a master by now, perhaps already capable of flying and escaping the earth."
"There are no shortcuts on this path. If you feel that your strength progression is too slow, then spend a few more hours per day on perception. Don’t think about those irrelevant things. Seeking shortcuts on this path only brings detriment, not benefits."
"But I... Alright," Yang Fan spoke, then swallowed his words back down.
He would study this further.
The truth was, he really did rely on killing Mysterious creatures to increase his Inner Qi, which seemed more like a predatory growth.