The Undying Immortal System

Martial Disciples pull qi from the environment and infuse it into their muscles. When a muscle group is completely saturated, the cultivator uses the stored energy to open an acupoint which will allow the connected muscles to constantly, passively gather energy.

As a Martial Disciple, qi is mostly locked in the muscles. To create a flame in your right hand, you channel the qi from your lower-right arm into the palm of your hand. If your lower-right arm runs out of qi, it is possible to slowly drag qi from other parts of the body to replenish it, but you are usually better off waiting for it to recover.

A Martial Master creates meridians throughout their body. These are essentially blood vessels for qi. They allow qi to quickly and easily travel anywhere in the body. After the proper meridians are in place, it no longer matters how much qi is in your lower-right arm, you can use qi from anywhere in your body to constantly power a flame in your right hand.

It should be said, the amount of qi a Martial Master can access is not significantly different from a Martial Disciple. The massive quantity of qi needed to advance as a Master is locked into static structures, the meridians, so it is not usable for powering techniques. The primary difference between a Master and a Disciple is that a Master has the ability to transfer and use qi from anywhere in their body. Considered from a combat perspective, though, the meridians also add significant structural strength to the body, even if the energy itself cannot be directly used.

So, what is a Martial Grandmaster?

The human body has a point in the torso, located slightly above the navel, called the dantian. The dantian is a natural gathering point for the body’s qi. This can only be seen clearly in people who haven’t cultivated yet. Cultivation shifts the flow of qi and forces it into muscles and meridians. The dantian still exists, however, and it is where qi wants to pool.

To break through to Martial Grandmaster, a cultivator must create a structure in their dantian capable of containing qi and connect it to their meridians. This becomes a qi reservoir capable of containing vast amounts of energy that can be released through the meridians on demand. To Grandmasters, this qi reservoir is the dantian, and the dantian is the qi reservoir. The two are synonymous.

I sat in my apartment and studied the Rank 3 technique the elder had provided me. The first thing I needed to do was create my dantian. This process was extremely similar to the way I had weaved my meridians together, but it was complicated by the fact that it was shaped like a large sphere instead of a thin tube. Once I started, it would be nearly impossible to stop until it was complete since the shape didn’t allow it to be easily ‘tied off’, so I had to prepare.

The first thing I did was sell dozens of pills to the pill hall. As a Martial Master Peak, it would be natural for me to be able to create ten to fifteen pills a day, so I worked to complete every mission I could to build up contribution points. I didn’t touch the competitive missions, but I grabbed any regular mission available, and if one wasn’t available, I focused on the pills the sect had put a bounty on.