Chapter 349: Chapter 140: Qi and Blood Ten Transformations Forge the Furnace! Heaven and Earth Blade Force! (10,000-Word Mega Chapter)_4
Indeed, when Su Changkong opened the door, Hong Zhenxiang, who was dressed very modestly, stood outside.
“Come in and have a seat,” Su Changkong invited Hong Zhenxiang into the room.
Inside the room, Hong Zhenxiang looked Su Changkong up and down with a face full of surprise, “You seem to have changed a lot since the last time we met… Did you make a breakthrough?”
“Yes, my Qi and Blood have undergone metamorphosis,” admitted Su Changkong with a slight nod, feeling quite good about himself since Hong Zhenxiang had already noticed.
The greatest breakthrough for Su Changkong was not stepping into the realm of Qi-Blood Furnace, but rather the metamorphosis of his potential!
“That’s fantastic! Stepping into the Qi-Blood Furnace Realm, you’re now among the top masters in Dafeng State City, and you can roam freely! Congratulations, congratulations!”
Upon hearing this, Hong Zhenxiang also felt happy for Su Changkong, and although he was shocked at the speed of Su Changkong’s breakthrough, he understood that with Su Changkong’s talent, stepping into the Qi-Blood Furnace Realm was only a matter of time.
Many people get stuck at the threshold, repeatedly attempting and failing to break through, until they lose confidence and resign themselves to defeat.
Su Changkong invited Hong Zhenxiang to sit in the living room, poured him a cup of tea, and couldn’t help asking curiously, “Commander Hong, are the strongest in our Feng State City really just Qi-Blood Realm martial artists?”
Su Changkong was very curious about the levels above the Qi-Blood Realm. Having reached Qi Blood Ten Transformation, although he still had some distance from the peak of Qi Blood Twelve Transformation, it was merely a matter of time for him. He understood that the Qi-Blood Realm was definitely not the end point for martial artists, and beyond that realm, there were even higher ones!
“In Feng State City… indeed, there should be no Innate Martial Artists who have opened their Heavenly Pulse.”
Hong Zhenxiang nodded affirmatively, confirming Su Changkong’s guess.
“Opened the Heavenly Pulse? Innate Martial Artists?” Su Changkong echoed the two terms he had heard in Hong Zhenxiang’s words.
“The so-called Heavenly Pulse is the transformation of the body’s main meridians! The human body has twelve main meridians connected internally, housing the mysteries of the body! If one can transform a main meridian into a Heavenly Pulse, they will be able to sense nature’s spiritual energy, refine Essence into Qi, and reach the wondrous level of gathering the Heaven, Earth, and Human Three Flowers!” Hong Zhenxiang spoke with aspiration.
Above the Qi-Blood Realm lies the Innate Realm!
Innate martial artists, having opened their Heavenly Pulse, can sense the existence of nature’s spiritual energy and refine it to strengthen themselves—incomparable to the Qi-Blood Realm!
Between Heaven and Earth exists spiritual energy that nourishes all things and gives birth to plants and creatures. However, such spiritual energy is not perceivable by the ordinary person. The greatest difference for Innate Martial Artists is the opening of their Heavenly Pulse, allowing them to sense, refine nature’s spiritual energy, bring together the Heaven, Earth, and Human Three Flowers, and achieve a rebirth!
Even Su Changkong was stunned; the Body Refinement and Qi-Blood Realm relied on external things to strengthen oneself, whereas Innate Martial Artists touched on nature’s spiritual energy, an essential difference.
But Su Changkong couldn’t help asking, “Commander Hong, you reached Qi Blood Twelve Transformation many years ago. With your talent, you couldn’t break through into the Innate Realm?”
Achieving the Innate Realm must be extremely difficult. If even Hong Zhenxiang, undoubtedly a martial arts genius, could not step into the Innate Realm, then how many people in this world could reach this level?
Hong Zhenxiang replied with some helplessness, “This has nothing to do with talent… The so-called Innate is a type of constitution. In the mother’s womb, one harbors Innate Qi, nurturing intelligence and life. But upon birth, when exposed to the impurities of the world, this Innate Qi dissipates. Therefore, to reach the Innate Realm, one must refine Innate Qi, returning the body to an Innate state! Only then can the Heavenly Pulse be opened and nature’s spiritual energy sensed.”
“And Innate Qi is too scarce. It is said that in some places with excellent fengshui, Innate Qi may form but is claimed by certain clans and hidden sects as soon as it’s discovered. The Yan Imperial Family also controls similar places, but they prioritize their own clan members… unless… alas…”
Hong Zhenxiang sighed, revealing to Su Changkong things he did not know previously.
Hong Zhenxiang’s inability to open the Heavenly Pulse was not because his talent was lacking, but because he wasn’t born with an Innate Body.
Innate Qi—a rare treasure born of Heaven and Earth, so scarce that as soon as it manifests, it is pocketed by powerful clans, royal families, and hidden sects. There’s not enough even for themselves, let alone for martial artists like Hong Zhenxiang from ordinary families.
Unless Hong Zhenxiang made significant contributions to the royal family or swore everlasting loyalty to them, there was a chance the Yan Imperial Family would reward him with a strand of Innate Qi, provided he was deemed worthy.
Otherwise, the only option would be to travel the world, hoping to chance upon Innate Qi in places with excellent fengshui. But with the duty to defend Dafeng State City, where would Hong Zhenxiang find the time to wander?
“It is said that the offspring of some Innate Martial Artists are naturally born with Innate Bodies. Even the descendants of certain clans with strong special bloodlines do not have this worry. The gap between people is too large. Some are born without something they may never have in their lifetime!”
Hong Zhenxiang expressed some inner thoughts, clearly feeling emotional. Despite his many years of hard work, it was not as good as being born into the right family. What others received effortlessly at birth was something he fervently longed for. How unfair was that?
If he, Hong Zhenxiang, had been born into a clan or royal family, he might have achieved the Innate Realm already.