Chapter 162: Having A Private Chat In Public

Jiang Yuebai didn't waste much time talking about unnecessary things. She gave a brief introduction and got right to the main topic.

"Perfect Qi Circulation just refers to executing the Qi-Circulation Technique at the pinnacle level. I managed to do it by relying on my special constitution, but after understanding the method, I realized that it should be achievable without the support of a special constitution," Jiang Yuebai said with a clear, warm, and delicate voice.

It was rather rare that Jiang Yuebai did not avoid talking about how she possessed the special constitution Transcendent Spirit. After all, although it wasn't a particularly big secret in the Mount Shu Sect that she possessed the Transcendent Spirit, it could draw unwanted attention if news of this were to get out... especially from those with evil intentions.

Chu Liang gazed at Jiang Yuebai as she stood on a branch of the Azure Falling Peak's ancient tree, seeming as pure and cold as an immortal.

Then he suddenly felt a little disillusioned. He thought back to the first time they'd met—that moment he'd found Jiang Yuebai in the cave with her arm around her knee while holding a bowl of noodles. It was really hard to think of her as the same person as the one standing on that tree branch.

For some reason, I feel a little... proud of myself. All of you in the audience have only seen her like this in all her brilliance and splendor. I'm the only one who has seen her slurp up noodles.

Thinking that way made Chu Liang feel rather strange. Nevertheless, he found himself quickly getting pulled into Jiang Yuebai's lecture.

The topic at hand was very thought-provoking. Jiang Yuebai understood the Qi-Circulation Technique as basically creating a vortex in her body. The cultivator using the technique had to produce a vortex with a pull that could draw in spiritual qi from the heavens and the earth and retain it there.

Of course, this was just an analogy. A human body had as many acupoints as there were stars in the sky. There were countless permutations in a person's qi-circulation route, so it wasn't as simple as whirling the qi around. Achieving Perfect Qi Circulation meant exerting the maximum utility of the vortex's pull, and the fundamental requirement needed for that was to circulate with sufficient speed and force.

Therefore, cultivators should push their limits as much as possible during their training. They should not shy away from danger. Breaking through their limits might just allow them to be on the verge of achieving Perfect Qi Circulation.

Of course, this was just one method to achieve Perfect Qi Circulation. The heavens and the earth favored Transcendent Spirits, so they were naturally able to achieve a more ideal state of qi circulation.

However, the question remained as to whether cultivators with ordinary constitutions could achieve this state with hard work. There was one thing that was for certain though—working hard to improve their qi circulation would hasten their cultivation progress.

Actually, Jiang Yuebai wasn't the first one to think of this. The theory that accelerating the circulation of one's qi to the maximum was beneficial for cultivation progress had been spreading within the cultivation world since a long time ago.

Nonetheless, Jiang Yuebai did mention some new ideas, such as advising her fellow disciples to extend the duration of their cultivation sessions. This was because, much like normal vortexes, the pull of the circulation vortex would become stronger the longer it continued to exist.

After the Major Qi-Circulation Technique was executed once, it would be like the vortex had completed one rotation. Then when it was executed a second time, the vortex would pull in foundational qi at a significantly faster rate.

This meant that after using the technique numerous times, a cultivator would eventually be able to accelerate their qi-circulation to maximum speed and advance their cultivation at an extremely fast rate.

In other words, if a cultivator were to execute the Major Qi-Circulation Technique five times in one cultivation session, it would have a much greater effect than executing the technique once in five separate sessions. This was a truly eye-opening concept.

Chu Liang mulled over it for a moment. If the idea that Jiang Yuebai put forth was indeed feasible, then she would be making a name for herself today. Her discovery wasn't groundbreaking enough to be a major theoretical breakthrough, but it was as astonishing as someone publishing an innovative academic thesis at a very young age.

Chu Liang pondered about the matter more deeply. Considering that Jiang Yuebai was the first one to make this discovery, perhaps the method she proposed did not actually lead to a significant growth in cultivation. After all, significance was always prioritized; if the produced effect was insignificant, then the method would be considered useless. In that case, it made sense that it hadn't been made known in the past.

Moreover, cultivators were human and had limitations; they could not cultivate continuously all day and night. For most cultivators, the longest they could cultivate without a break was half a day. So, if the cultivation time for one session needed to exceed half a day in order to have a significant effect on the cultivation advancement rate, then that meant Jiang Yuebai's method would be pointless... unless cultivators could find a way to extend their cultivation time.

Wait a minute.

It was like a light bulb went off in Chu Liang's head.

People can't work all year long without taking breaks, but my Large-Headed Doll can!

I did notice recently that I've been accumulating foundational qi at an increasingly fast rate. In fact, it's alarmingly fast. Could it be related to this?

If executing the Qi-Circulation Technique once is the same as the vortex making one rotation, then that means the Large-Headed Doll's vortex has already become so massive that it's a tornado!

Just as Chu Liang came to that conclusion, Jiang Yuebai wrapped up her considerably short lecture. "Fellow disciples, feel free to ask me any questions you may have about this. I will try my best to answer them."

A commotion immediately stirred in the crowd on the ground. This was an opportunity to ask Fairy Jiang questions and speak with her one-on-one!

However, no one dared to hastily raise their hand; this was an extremely precious opportunity! If they were to casually ask a pointless question, they would draw the disdain of the crowd and fail to leave an impression on Jiang Fairy.

The most important thing was that the question they asked couldn't be too difficult. This was Jiang Yuebai's first lecture. Wouldn't her image be damaged if she couldn't answer the first question she was asked?

They had to ask a unique, intelligent, and simple yet meaningful question!

As the crowd fell silent for a moment, a handsome young man at the back of the crowd raised his hand high with a smile.

When Jiang Yuebai saw who that disciple was, she wore an enchanting smile like that of a fairy.

Jiang Yuebai pointed to that disciple and asked, "Fellow disciple, what's your question?"

Chu Liang stood up and asked loudly, "Senior Sister Jiang, I'd like to ask about what would happen once you've already achieved Perfect Qi Circulation. According to the theory you've presented, would you be able to continue raising your cultivation advancement rate? Or is the advancement rate that you acquire upon achieving Perfect Qi Circulation the limit?"

The crowd broke into an uproar. Almost everyone rolled their eyes condescendingly at Chu Liang.

What kind of bullshit question is that?

You're just a disciple who is merely at the third realm and may not even ever get close to achieving Perfect Qi Circulation in your lifetime. Yet, you're asking about what happens after achieving Perfect Qi Circulation?

You're obviously just dreaming.

What a waste of Senior Sister Jiang's time and our precious opportunity to ask questions. How irritating.

Nevertheless, Jiang Yuebai didn't treat Chu Liang's words as merely an unrealistic dream. She thought about it carefully before answering.

"I was in the state of Perfect Qi Circulation for just a short period. Moreover, I can't achieve this state all the time, so I don't have a deep understanding of it," Jiang Yuebai said slowly. "But I surmise that it's probably impossible to continue raising your cultivation advancement rate. Achieving the state of Perfect Qi Circulation means that your foundational qi has already perfectly filled every meridian and acupoint of the qi-circulation route. So, you wouldn't have enough room in your body to continue raising your cultivation advancement rate like that."

"But..." Chu Liang began whilst in thought. "What if we consider the Heavenly Qi-Circulation Phenomenon as the overflow of the qi-circulation route? If we can use this phenomenon to connect with the world, that would mean there's unlimited room for growth."

As he said that, he sent part of his divine sense into the White Pagoda just to observe the Large-Headed Doll. He found that not much was different with the doll, even though it had been in a state of Perfect Qi Circulation for such a long time. The only difference was that it kept emitting more and more smoke!

The rising clouds of smoke were actually a third-realm phenomenon. Chu Liang hadn't paid much attention to it before, but looking at it now, he realized it was becoming a much more powerful phenomenon!

Nonetheless, Chu Liang's response had angered the crowd around him again.

This kid actually dares to question Fairy Jiang?

I don't know what you were talking about, but you should be taking it as a great kindness and honor that Fairy Jiang even bothered to answer your question. How dare you question her? Her good intentions are wasted on you!

Yet, they saw Jiang Yuebai nod soon after.

"What you said makes a lot of sense!" Jiang Yuebai's eyes lit up. "We've always thought of the Heavenly Qi-Circulation Phenomenon as an indication of an achievement and that it has no practical purpose. However, if we think about it in the way you suggested, the Heavenly Qi-Circulation Phenomenon would be a transitional realm between the mortal world and the heavens—a manifestation of the union between the heavens and mortals!"

"That's it! It's a union between the heavens and mortals! The perfect state is actually the beginning of the link between a cultivator's Sea of Qi and the heavens and the earth!"

Chu Liang was awestruck by what Jiang Yuebai said. He finally understood what that mystical feeling was—the one he had experienced when Xue Lingxue played the "Morale-Boosting Melody: The Rise of the Azure Waves." That was the feeling of connecting with the heavens and the earth!

As their discussion reached this point, Chu Liang's eyes lit up brightly. Jiang Yuebai seemed rather excited too.

Everyone had always thought that the state of Perfect Qi Circulation was a limit—an indication that a cultivator had reached the peak of their cultivation. However, if they thought of the perfect state as an overflow that connected with the heavens and the earth, then it wasn't a limit but a starting point for much more.

It was like thinking the sky was the limit and then discovering the endlessly vast lands of immortals above the sky. This was such an overwhelming feeling of vastness that would send people reeling!

The people in the crowd felt a little dumbfounded as they listened to Chu Liang and Jiang Yuebai's conversation.

What are they talking about? Why are they getting more and more excited?

Don't we all use the same technique? Why does it seem like they're talking about something unimaginable? I understand every word they're saying, but their conversation is kind of hard to comprehend as a whole...

There were currently several thousand people on Azure Falling Peak. Yet, it seemed more like there were only two people—just Chu Liang and Jiang Yuebai. There was a barrier called intelligence that kept the irrelevant people out of their conversation.

Jiang Yuebai muttered to herself, "I just don't know if the Heavenly Qi-Circulation Phenomenon will come after the Perfect Qi Circulation and continue to increase in power. If it does, then it would prove that our conjecture is right!"

Chu Liang gave an extremely natural, confident, and smooth reply, "It will."