Chapter 25: Qi Condensation
His personal pocket dimension, his home, was an excellent place to meditate. In the end, after taking into consideration Giovanni's research as well as the experiences of other old players, he decided to focus on the Chinese method of cultivation.
Qi Condensation, the first stage of cultivating one's inner energy. It was the practice of shifting the ungraspable nature of Qi into something tangible—into liquid, identical to the process of condensation. To accomplish it required Qi Gathering and Qi Refining, the ability to absorb Qi from the natural world and into yourself, and then refine it inside the body.
Sitting there for two hours straight, Dasha got nothing. He had done meditation before, it was basic exercise for Tai Chi Chuan. Stilling himself, controlling his breath, it wasn't hard for him. He could empty his mind. He could clear himself of all desires.
Yet the bubbling sensation that was supposed to start in his body wasn't there.
Eyes flung open and revealed a focused set of brown pupils. 'Qi is like gas. It's nearly impossible for ordinary people to feel, let alone manipulate.'
Dasha looked at his fist. "I didn't want to do it this way but I suppose I have no choice. Fire Fist."
The Game System forcibly activated the energies within a body. His face beamed with a sudden light emerging from his closed fist.
The tingle. The activation. The Qi.
'This is it.'
Alas, Fire Fist lasted a measly five seconds. He wasn't able to enter a state of meditation quick enough to control it.
So he did it again.