77: Chapter 77 [Refining Qi] Runes, Divine Qi, Essence Qi, True Qi

Outside the window, the sky was gloomy and heavy rain poured down. Wang An sat cross-legged on the bed, sinking into a deep state of meditation.

Deep within his mind, in a place between illusion and reality, a towering, majestic rune radiating unfathomable laws of Heaven and Earth stood tall.

Any living being that caught even a glimpse of it would be deeply captivated by its profound and magnificent principles.

Wang An's mental power slowly observed every line and node of this rule rune. He recalled the many principles he had comprehended in his mind, corresponding them to the runes suitable for his profession.

Before this, relying on the common principle of Qi found among the many laws, Wang An quickly found the relevant rune for the [Qi Refiner] within this complex law rune.

Its name was [Qi]. What is [Qi]? It is the natural energy of Heaven and Earth.

What is the natural energy of Heaven and Earth? It emerges naturally, conforming to the atmosphere of the Way of Heaven and Earth. It is pure and strong; when gathered, it manifests principles, and when dispersed, it participates in the cycle of Heaven and Earth.

However, this differed from what Wang An had seen and heard. There was the Spiritual Yang Qi generated by individual will and spirituality, and the Sentient Qi generated by the gathering of living beings.

How should this Heaven and Earth Qi, in which sentient will participates, be interpreted?

Perhaps this is where another significance of life lies.

Life is diverse, chaotic, and unpredictable; it has many variables and great uncertainties, participating in the world's cycle and pushing Heaven and Earth toward perfection.

At this moment, Wang An once again comprehended a [Refining] rune. This is the refining of the Essence Qi lake into Taiqing Spirit Water in the [Innate Taiqing Spirit Water Nourishing Qi] wondrous technique, and it is also the principle of refining in the [Qi Refining] of the [Qi Refiner].

What is [Refining]? Burning with fire is [refining], or it can be extended to mean forging or changing. It also possesses the principle of repetition and change. Wang An himself comprehended the principles of atmosphere and Feng Shui energy field combination, finally synthesizing them into an imagery of forging.

It can be said that in the entire professional system, only the [Qi Refiner] and [Feng Shui Master] are currently most valued by Wang An. The incredible abilities they display, in terms of energy manipulation and forging, are unimaginable to other professions.

Of course, because these two runes were comprehended from the professional law rune, it does not mean this is all the relevant principles in the world. One can still use this as a foundation to add more understanding.

As the saying goes, the Way has no end.

After comprehending these two runes, Wang An immediately attempted to visualize and condense them in his mind through his Incarnation.

In the dormitory area of the [Changnan Interstellar] company where his Incarnation was located, it sat cross-legged in the same posture as Wang An.

With mental power now above 3.5, he was more adept at this experiment.

In the sea of his mind, driven by his will, his mental power slowly condensed according to the comprehended runes.

First was the [Qi] rune. After the [Qi] was condensed, there was no apparent effect.

Subsequently, the [Refining] rune was completed, and there was also no change.

Wang An simply pushed the two runes toward each other. Immediately, the two runes merged, and the result was not much different from the law rune for the [Qi Refining] skill in his mind.

However, because there were no other runes to connect or constrain it.

The Incarnation pushed mental power into the [Qi Refining] rune.

Wang An had already tried this action after observing the professional law rune; his mental power had been like a clay ox entering the sea, with no reaction.

But this time, as the Incarnation's mental power continued to be injected.

Instead, he could clearly feel his mental power, after being continuously hammered, compressed, and forged by the [Qi Refining] rune, producing a wisp of mental power that resembled Wondrous Qi.

However, because the amount injected was too small, this wisp of Divine Qi born was also very tiny.

Wang An's will drove this wisp of Divine Qi; its operating speed and scanning precision were countless times faster than his own mental power.

When scanning the Essence Qi lake and the True Qi cloud in his Incarnation's dantian, relying on this wisp of Divine Qi, he could carefully distinguish the subtle differences in every drop of Essence Qi and every wisp of True Qi.

Relying on this Divine Qi, he tried to let this wisp of Divine Qi rush out of his body, and various substances in the outside world were similarly fed back into his mind.

He continued to expand the scan to the outside world.

2 meters.

The Divine Qi had extremely strong resistance to the interference of various external energies and radiation, and the consumption was very small.

At this distance, this wisp of Divine Qi, forged from 1 point of mental power, was estimated by him to be able to last for one hour.

5 meters, consumption increased. 10 meters, consumption reached more than double, and the perception of external information remained clear and detailed.

100 meters, consumption reached more than 10 times, and he could feel other nearby buildings, where some companies were still working overtime with lights on.

Continuing to expand the range to 1km, the transmitted images and information began to suffer from various omissions and attenuation. At this point, the Divine Qi could only be maintained for a few seconds before being exhausted.

He immediately withdrew it back into his body and sighed.

"This is the beginning of transcendence."

This [Qi Refining] rune, without the constraints and influences of other runes, allowed him to forge any energy according to his own will.

Although this wisp of Divine Qi had many magical aspects, it also had many drawbacks.

After many experiments, he discovered that energy replenishment was difficult. With his current mental power of over 3 points, within a day, including recovery time, he could at most forge 3 wisps of Divine Qi.

It would take another month or two to refine true mental Wondrous Qi. Moreover, the energy consumption of Divine Qi could only be replenished by forging through the [Qi Refining] rune; it could not be directly replenished by mental power.

Because of the singular nature of its spirit, Divine Qi could not be used like in those novels to act as telekinesis to move matter; it could only serve as an extended organ for observation and exploration.

However, it did have a subjective traction effect on "lighter" energies and Heaven and Earth Qi.

With this wisp of Divine Qi, the Incarnation could use it to move the Essence Qi and True Qi within his body, forging higher quality Essence Qi and True Qi.

This was the [Qi Refining] rune with unbound restrictions, using a few wisps of low-quality Qi to forge higher-quality Qi.

And the [Qi Refining] skill in the [Qi Refiner] profession was like a pre-packaged tool module. Although it was a fool-proof operation that required no complex understanding, its flexibility and plasticity were greatly reduced.

After multiple uses, high-quality Essence Qi and True Qi had a strong nourishing effect on the body, and their durability was even stronger.

However, because of the different properties of these three types of Qi.

Once Essence Qi left the body, it would sink into the surrounding matter and dissipate at a very fast speed.

While dissipating, it also eroded the various surrounding materials. Using Divine Qi to scan, one could discover that the properties of bricks, stones, mud, fiber clothing, and metal products all had subtle changes.

After a period of time, they would slowly return to normal, unable to be maintained for long.

The Incarnation used True Qi to strengthen his whole body, feeling his entire body become lighter. He opened the window on the third floor, saw that no cameras were watching, and jumped down.