Chapter 158 (1/2)
Chapter 158
Square One
”So I just punch it here?” Li Yundong tapped the smooth surface of the marble block
Zi Yuan nodded”Yes”
Okay then… Li Yundong raised his fist and—
”On second thought, no”
Li Yundong lowered his fist and shot Zi Yuan a questioning glance
Zi Yuan waved her hand at him”Take three steps backwards,” she said”And use your Qi”
Li Yundong frowned and looked towards the ainBut it's just ahis Qi involved
”Don't worry,” Zi Yuan said”At your current level of Qi control? I doubt you'll even be able to cause a crack”
Li Yundong whipped his head around so quickly that he nearly cricked his neckHe didn't like Zi Yuan's disparaging tone anylook on her face
I'll show you
Li Yundong gritted his teeth and backed away three stepsClosing his eyes, he took a deep breath and lowered his stanceWhen he felt the familiar ball of heat at his lower Dantian, he ers to form a fist
”Hyahh!”
The marble block tre yanked his fist out of the hole he'd just created on theasked, turning around to face the to's reaction betterThe girl was practically gaping as she inspected the dae he'd done on the marble slabNot a crack s yet
Zi Yuan, on the other hand, looked a to co,” Zi Yuan said after a while”Flip it over”
Ruan Hongling rose to her feet and flipped the thick ave Li Yundong a pointed look, then took a step forward”Noatch”
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Zi Yuan raised her right palhtly tapped the marble block's smooth surfaceThere was a muffled thud, after which the marble block tre whispered, stepping towards the marble block to take a closer look
Zi Yuan's palht into the block's surface without even cracking it, al down on a fluffy pillowAnd when Zi Yuan pulled out her palht at the center of the blockLi Yundong lifted the block and inspected the pal the palh the indentation of the palh the pal set the marble block back down”How on earth did you do that?”
Zi Yuan smiled”ComeLet's talk inside” She turned and walked back into the apart picked up the ainHe couldn't deny itThis was so at itMaybe you'll be able to improve your skills if you stare at it for twenty years”
Li Yundong glared at Ruan Hongling, as standing in front of the sliding door, sLi Yundong dropped theroo on the couch, waiting for hi took a seat on the floor”How?” Li Yundong pointed towards the balcony”How did you do it?”
Ruan Hongling had stepped into the apart door
”Qi is in a lot of ways si”Water is one of the most powerful forces of natureI'es of strong waves and tsunamis came to mind
”Water is a versatile substance, you see,” Zi Yuan said”It can slip through cracksIt can take any form or any shapeIt can nourish and healBut, it can also be highly destructiveEven so, there are tays in which water can be destructive, as illustrated by what you and I both did to the marble block just now”
Zi Yuan paused, probably to 's full attentionLi Yundong sat up straighter and looked into her eyes
”The key difference lies in how our Qis behaved e struck the marble block,” Zi Yuan continued”Yours is like a tidal wave, s mass destructionMine, on the other hand, is like a concentrated but powerful jet capable of causing localized dae” Zi Yuan raised a brow”But of course, the destructive nature of your Qi is partly due to the Jindan's effectLike I said earlier, the Jindan has enhanced the strength of your Qi to tremendous levelsIn a way, it also made the destructive nature of your Qi ain”With the right training, you can alter the behavior of your Qi easily”
Li Yundong couldn't shake the feeling that he was stillan important piece of the puzzleHe frowned, ”There has to be soestured with his hands”I mean some kind ofofconcept behind how Qi behaves”
Zi Yuan chuckled”Very inquisitiveI like that”
”Yousaid, stroking his chin”I suppose that's a property of Qi, but I doubt that's the answer I'th does play a role, yes,” Zi Yuan said”But you're right, its role is rather minor in this caseThe key here is lies in the concentration of your Qi”
Li Yundong looked towards Zi Yuan”Concentration as in”
”As in the a per unit volume of space inside your”
”Think back to the water analogyLike I said, your Qi behaves like a tidal waveAnd I'm sure you knohat a tidal wave doesIt crashes and sweeps away anything in its pathVery destructiveBut, don't forget that it also occupies a lot of space”
Understanding washed over Li Yundong”But if I can take the sae its formLike a steady stream of waterA beam”
”ExactlyThe behavior of your Qi—whether it crashes or floill influence the overall effect it produces” Zi Yuan smirked”Before you punch the marble block just nowI deliberately provoked you” Her sot a rise out of you with that re unable to smash the blockAnd it workedYour Qi responded to the state of your e turbulent instead of concentrated”
Li Yundong snorted”Sneaky, I'll give you that”
Ruan Hongling sniggered”Heh! So gullible!”
Li Yundong opened his ue, but Zi Yuan beat hi the kettle black now?” Zi Yuan said with a raised brow