Chapter 17
After purchasing casual clothes from the Song family’s fabric store, I stepped outside. In my mind was a plan to curb the excessive aggression of the Huangshan Sect; it was less a special tactic than action based on experience. First, I headed downtown to separately buy nocturnal attire.
“Alright, time to make my move.”
First, I decided to test my internal energy by heading towards a dilapidated building. If my internal energy wasn’t up to the task, there was no point. Fortunately, there were plenty of abandoned places in the city. I chose one, inhaled the smell of rotting food waste, and slowly raised my hand.
*Kududuk*
“Wow… it worked.”
My fingers had completely embedded themselves into the stone wall. Three fingers had pierced the stone as if skewering tofu. A normal person wouldn’t be able to accomplish such a feat; all I did was channel my true qi (真氣, zhen qi) through my meridians to harden my fingers. Just that turned my hand into a formidable weapon.
[TL/N: Zhen qi is the culmination of Zong qi (Gathering qi) and Yuan qi (Primordial qi). It is the final stage of Qi transformation. Can also be known as refined qi]
Then a thought crossed my mind; perhaps the internal energy I acquired is far superior to that of the thousand-year ginseng. Because the energies of black and white lotus combined with the ginseng, forming a balance, there was a possibility that the energy surpassed what one could get from the ginseng alone.
Slowly, I started writing characters on the stone wall. Despite my fingers being buried three inches deep into the stone, I could write effortlessly.