Chapter 1359: A New Path
Gary, Xin, and Kevin were all sitting cross-legged on the grass, their eyes following Innu as he paced back and forth in front of them.
It almost looked as if Innu was in his own private classroom, ready to give a full lecture. Since he was about to teach Gary how to use this thing called Qi, he figured he might as well teach it to the others too.
"So... what is Qi?" Innu began, stopping mid-step to face them. "I guess that should be the first thing you all know before trying to use it."
There was a brief pause. Innu scratched the back of his head and let out an awkward laugh.
"Well, the truth is... the truth is… I'm really not sure?"
Kevin leaned toward Gary and whispered, "Are you sure he's the best teacher for this? I heard he didn't exactly do well in school."
"You might be right about that," Gary whispered back, grinning. "But right now, it's just him and Blake as our teachers. And Blake isn't here."
"Look, it doesn't matter!" Innu shot back, clearly hearing them. "The point is, I know how to use it, so I'm going to do my best, alright? It's this energy inside of you. It feels like an energy we've always had, but now we're just accessing it in a specific way."
He held out his hands, gesturing animatedly.
"It's different from your stamina. It's an energy that can surge through your whole body, tingling as it flows. The first few times you use it, it'll be really draining on your body. But as you use it more and more, the amount of Qi you can control seems to grow."
Innu paused again, thinking. "There are breathing techniques and meditation practices that help focus on increasing the amount of Qi you have."
Kevin raised his hand with a skeptical look.