20: Chapter 20 Feng Shui Qi Field and Qi, Medicine

Ultimately, he concluded that job-change stones in different arrangements and positions might produce different effects.

Straight lines acted as barriers or accelerators, triangles provided stability and circulation, while rectangles and polygons facilitated circulation and change.

As for other three-dimensional shapes, polyhedral forms, and more advanced topological structures, their functions would require continuous testing.

Wang An also discovered that, based on changes in time, climate, mountain topography, size, and location, Heaven and Earth Qi would have different circulation paths, and these paths usually influenced the local Qi field.

Furthermore, through his searching and discoveries over the past few days, he found that when Heaven and Earth Qi flowed poorly, or rather, condensed in a certain place, it would cause obvious changes in that location.

For example, there was a bustling intersection at the foot of a certain mountain.

The surrounding Clear Qi, Water Qi, and Earth Vein Qi all converged at this intersection but could not flow out in time.

As they gradually condensed, this place became extremely prone to various accidents.

The poorly flowing Heaven and Earth Qi gradually strengthened the local magnetic field at the intersection, interfering with organisms that had weaker biological magnetic fields, causing symptoms like hallucinations, weakness, and fatigue, which led to accidents.

There were also places that served as intersection points for the flow of surrounding Fire Qi.

If the flow was obstructed and condensed, nourished by the Earth Vein Qi, it would eventually build up pressure and release toward weak points, creating an eruption phenomenon.

In short, areas experiencing such issues were mostly caused by the condensation of Heaven and Earth Qi, which interfered with the fragile surrounding environment.

Through field visits to these places, he gradually realized the function of some local Qi fields.

The Feng Shui arranged by so-called Feng Shui Masters was actually just a local Qi field, falling far short of the intensity of the Feng Shui Qi fields found in the current Forbidden Zones.

A so-called local Qi field was essentially a small, highly unstable node with poor circulation that would collapse if subjected to a major change in a short time.

A true Feng Shui Qi field, on the other hand, was characterized by a large coverage area, stable formation, resistance to destruction, self-regulating capabilities, energy circulation, smooth flow, and the ability to persist for a long time.

Meanwhile, based on his observations and experiments over the past few days, Wang An gradually figured out the influence of Water Qi and Clear Qi on the mountain forest environment.

By arranging job-change stones to increase the circulation speed of Water Qi, he clearly observed that herbaceous organisms in the forest became more active and their growth rate accelerated.

The circulation and slowing of Clear Qi were related to the forest's ecological balance; when the circulation of Clear Qi accelerated, the forest's organisms appeared more active, while a slowdown led to more dormancy. The active biological activities in Kun Mountain further confirmed this point.

Of course, there was also the influence of Three Yang Qi and Three Yin Qi on the entire ecosystem.

In short, although Wang An had not yet figured out how to activate a Feng Shui Qi field capable of covering the entire forest, he did learn how Heaven and Earth Qi participated in natural circulation and functions, which could be considered a fruitful harvest.

On the 14th, after several days of experiments and observations, the preliminary conclusions and patterns he could draw were basically complete.

What followed was field observation to see how true Feng Shui Qi fields operated, as well as long-term monitoring of how multiple job-change stones step-by-step activated a Feng Shui Qi field.

These required long-term tracking and recording.

Therefore, Wang An shifted his energy from researching Feng Shui Qi fields to focusing on improving his own physical attributes.

He pulled up his panel to check his progress over the past few days.

[ Name: Wang An Essence: 2.22 Qi: 2.05 Spirit: 2.62 Talent: Incarnation, Qi Observation Profession: Intelligent Life, Student, Martial Artist, Archer, Qi Refiner, Mechanical Engineer Skills: [ Refining Essence into Qi (Proficient, 4 / 1000) ] [ Compound Archery (Proficient, 500 / 1000) ] [ Refining Qi into Spirit (Not Yet Initiated) ] Innate Qi: [ Innate Lunar Moon-Splendor Dark Divine Wondrous Qi ] ]

[ Mechanical Engineer ] Function: Increases learning efficiency for mechanics-related knowledge and makes it easier to find suitable study methods.

Skill: Flash of Inspiration. When you think about mechanics-related problems, you might come up with a better solution.

He had successfully taken the job of Mechanical Engineer yesterday; this type of profession was similar to [ Student ], basically offering high learning efficiency with skills serving as a supplement.

This was also the reason why most people in the world today felt it was impossible for Transcendent beings to be born from the professional system.

What the professions provided was merely learning efficiency related to a specific occupation, with skills serving as aids to solve problems.

Even for a profession like [ Qi Refiner ], to be honest, despite [ Qi Gathering ] and [ Refining Qi ] seemingly having some fantasy or transcendent flair, these things only functioned within the body. It was impossible for them to be released outside the body or for there to be clashes of energy in the void.

If he released this [ Innate Lunar Moon-Splendor Dark Divine Wondrous Qi ] outside his body, Wang An felt that the internal True Qi would be instantly consumed, and the Wondrous Qi would dissipate back into Lunar Qi.

Without the support of transcendent energy, any Qi involving biological energy that appeared in the outside world would revert to basic Heaven and Earth Qi.

Physical attributes could not increase infinitely either, Wang An estimated based on the current rate of improvement.

Once physical attributes reached 3, it would basically be impossible to improve further through conventional methods like eating, drinking, and exercising.

In other words, this was the limit of the current environment.

The real way out lay in finding or creating high-energy field environments.

Without a high-energy environment, it could not support transcendent existences; the entire Blue Star was currently like a small, shallow pond, incapable of raising a flood dragon.

Even if such Transcendent Life appeared, it would very likely starve to death due to a lack of energy replenishment.

Thinking of this, Wang An's determination to take the job of [ Feng Shui Master ], no matter how difficult, became even firmer.

Perhaps there were other methods and professions capable of increasing environmental energy.

However, time and knowledge limited all of humanity on Blue Star, forcing them to find helpful professions only among those with mysterious qualities.

His level of control over his physical attributes was already very high, and he could begin the process of taking the [ Technician ] job.

Wang An asked the company to purchase some simple tools and materials.

If the job change went smoothly, he could try to hand-craft a compound crossbow in these two days; after all, with so many meteorites in Huaiyu Mountain, he still needed a trump card to deal with potential attacks and conflicts.

Over these past few days, he had also mastered the technique of [ Refining Qi into Spirit ], and [ Refining Essence into Qi ] had reached the Proficient stage.

He could try practicing [ Refining Qi into Spirit ] to improve his Spirit attribute, but the growth rate of his Qi and Essence attributes had clearly slowed down.

Now he felt that ordinary food was increasingly unable to keep up with his consumption.

After practicing, he usually needed to eat a large amount of food, taking an hour each time, which greatly squeezed his time.

He now needed a type of high-energy food that could increase his training speed, was convenient, and practical.

Regarding his daily food intake, he found a recipe for high-energy food online.

Super Energy Nutrient Paste was a type of concentrated food that could be homemade, stored for a long time, and was convenient to consume.

It blended various high-energy, high-nutrient-density superfoods.

Five-Abundance Nourishing Paste Recipe:

Nuts and seeds: provide healthy fats, protein, minerals, and sustained energy;

Natural sugars and carbohydrates: provide quick and slow-release energy.

Combined with traditional herbs that serve as both medicine and food: Goji berries: nourish the liver and kidneys, benefit Essence and improve eyesight, and are rich in antioxidants.

Longan fruit: tonifies the heart and spleen, nourishes blood and calms the spirit, suitable for mental workers to relieve fatigue.

Yam powder / Poria powder: strengthens the spleen and boosts Qi, has a mild medicinal nature, and helps improve the body's ability to absorb nutrients;

Flavoring and binders, Honey / Maple syrup: natural and healthy sugar sources, possess moisturizing and antibacterial properties, and serve as binders.

Coconut oil: provides medium-chain fatty acids that can be quickly converted into energy and are not easily stored as fat.

This recipe basically satisfied Wang An's daily food requirements.

Regarding medicine to help increase training speed, Wang An could only think of one for now—Huangjing.

This was a food-grade herb that held an important position in Traditional Chinese Medicine theory.

Its nature was mild, its effects were extensive, and it was hailed as the "leftover food of immortals."

He would order a few pounds first to see if it had any effect.