Chapter 64: Unstoppable Momentum
Aside from the appearance, Paike couldn't detect any difference between his spiritual flesh and its scars. This made it rather difficult for him to decide where he should make the opening so he could assimilate more qi. Would it be better to cut the same area again, or some yet unmarked part?
If it were getting damaged, then repeatedly damaging the same area might have more lasting consequences. Or maybe it was better to have only one part weakened if the damage accumulated. Or maybe the structural differences in different parts of his dantian would be more of a problem.
There were many other things to consider, but the real issue was that he didn't, and couldn't, know without more testing. Considering that he couldn't detect any difference beyond its appearance and that he had never heard of the dantian scaring before, let alone of a way to heal the scars other than time, he was inclined not to worry too much about it.
It was very possible they weren't even scars now that he considered it. What if, when healing, it was changing the spiritual flesh to be infused in his aspected qi?
He was inclined to believe that. He had to take risks, and why should he stop now? Besides, eventually, it would be all scars or marks at this rate anyway.
So Paike chose an unmarked area and formed a razor with his qi. He barely flinched as he made the cut this time. He was just getting too used to it for it to bother him anymore. Though the pain was still intense. More so after advancing.
As he carefully made the cut as small as he could, he began spinning the qi around him into densely packed ropes that orbited his body. He pushed his will as hard as he could, slowly accelerating the qi as it spun. After a few revolutions, it was moving faster.
He kept pushing, holding the incision closed, now curious. He hadn't tried this before. Normally, he just moved his qi, and it moved at a constant pace.
This wasn't something he had ever heard of in all his reading or family lessons. Could others do the same? He would need to ask the others when he was done. Right now, he couldn't lose focus on holding his spirit together.