Chapter 544: Time Has Passed (1/2)
Xue Wei had accepted that he needed a certain opportunity to break through, but upon thinking of this, he could not help but frown.
”I understand the theory behind the breakthrough to the King rank, but I just completed a rather intense fight against this ghost. How come that was not enough to trigger the promotion?”
Xue Wei could not help but ask, as he wanted to understand the whole situation. He did not think that Lan had lied to him, only that some things had not been explained yet, so he patiently waited for everything to come to light.
Lan nodded his head approvingly as he noticed the confusion on Xue Wei's face. ”It is not that the battle was not good enough to trigger your breakthrough; it is just that you were not ready for a natural breakthrough.
”I said before that the more Qi you gather, the stronger your foundations when breaking into the King rank will be. Many will feel that they cannot enhance their strength more while gathering Qi, and they will realize that if they wish to do so, then it would be possible to be promoted.
”However, this is actually a premature promotion. They will not automatically trigger the body's recreation, but will instead try and force this change to happen.
”This forced promotion is possible only if the cultivator knows how to do it. The more Qi they have gathered, the smoother and easier it will be to trigger it, and even if you do not forcefully ask the body to trigger the changes, it will do so when you have gathered enough Qi, and go through a battle.
”So, right now, you should focus on refining as much Qi as you can. You should not try and fight before you have filled your body to the brim with Qi, as you might accidentally trigger the breakthrough.”
Xue Wei nodded his head as he felt that what Lan said made sense.
While fighting against the young-looking ghost, he had indeed not felt any changes to his body. Even so, he could not say that it was impossible for him to force a breakthrough if he wished to do so, as he had no intention of trying.
Although he did not know what differences it would make for his future achievements if he forcefully triggered the breakthrough, he could guess that it would not benefit him in any way, and as such, he was willing to continue refining Qi as Lan had asked him to.
”I guess we will have to avoid sparring and fighting for some time then,” Xue Wei said with a smirk on his face. He understood what Lan meant. If he had enough Qi, even the slightest signs of battle might trigger his promotion, but if he could find a relaxed and safe environment, then he could build the strongest foundation possible.