Daily Evolution from Mastering Tai Chi-Chapter 79: Qi Refining Brother

The next day.

Chzz!

In some park.

Wang Ye sat down heavily on the park bench, gasping for breath.

Waves of hot white mist emanated from his back.

He lifted his wristwatch and glanced at his running data this time.

[42.20 kilometers.]

[Time: 01:57.58]

[Average pace: 2.47]

"Phew! Improved my time by about a minute again, if nothing unexpected happens during the race, breaking the record should be solid."

Wang Ye unscrewed the lid of his portable water bottle and took a big gulp of electrolyte water.

In fact, both Wang Ye’s foot strength and technique are already far superior to the current world pinnacle level.

And the fundamental reason he can only barely break the world record by a few minutes lies in his excessive weight and height. Being too tall and too heavy are both fatal disturbing factors in marathon events.

Most of the athletes who can achieve good results in marathon events today are skinny with a weight not exceeding 70 kg, so their energy consumption while running is relatively low.

Yet Wang Ye can forcibly run a full marathon and even break the current world record with his strong cardiopulmonary capacity, supporting a nearly 100 kg body. There may not be another person in the world with such terrifying cardiopulmonary capability.

After running, Wang Ye stretched his muscles for a while.

After stretching and relaxing his tight muscle fascia, he returned to the hotel.

He changed out of his sweat-soaked clothes, took a shower in the bathroom, and then put on casual clothing. Then, following the address published on the official website, he went to the event pickup point to retrieve his participant’s pack and number booklet.

Wang Ye spread out the participant’s pack on the bed and did a simple inventory of its contents.

Aside from some local special memorial items, there were necessary items like competition clothing, energy gels, salt pills, and energy drinks. The configuration was almost identical to the participant’s pack from the Longjiang Half Marathon he attended some time ago.

After repacking these items into the participant’s pack, Wang Ye lay on the bed and began browsing short videos.

Since he needed to create videos, he often had to refer to current hot topics to adjust video content. So his frequency of watching short videos had correspondingly increased recently. He had gone through many well-known bloggers in categories such as traditional martial arts and sports and absorbed their strengths.

Meanwhile, the popularity of his Douyin account was rising steadily. Wang Lianzheng, a running blogger with millions of followers on Douyin, occasionally left comments in the comment section of his videos, adding some exposure.

Many viewers have completely uncovered Wang Ye’s identity as the half-marathon champion based on these numerous factors.

Gradually.

Wang Ye’s persona as both a martial artist and a professional athlete has completely taken root on the internet. The topic’s discussion rate snowballed in scale.

Coupled with Wang Ye’s Douyin ID "Qi Refining Stage Cultivator," this matter became even more intriguing.

Many people even genuinely suspect that Wang Ye is an ancient demon cultivating in the city. Otherwise, how could he know Tai Chi, throwing, and marathon running, all three skills at the world peak level?

Even if you picked any of these skills and let a talented ordinary person train to this level, it would take at least fifteen years. And Wang Ye appears to be in his twenties. How could he possibly master so many skills at such a young age?

This magical ability thoroughly piqued the audience’s curiosity.

Thus, it was normal for Wang Ye’s videos to elicit such reactions. People with genuinely remarkable abilities usually don’t remain unnoticed online.

Just as Wang Ye was leaning against the headboard, browsing short videos leisurely.

Suddenly, he stumbled upon a video that seemed somewhat familiar, his eyes widening.

It turned out to be the challenge video from five days ago at the snail noodle shop, where he participated in a big eater challenge recorded and edited by the shop owner. It had already garnered over 20,000 likes, not exactly viral, but still outstanding among similar big eater challenge videos.

Most comments were marveling at Wang Ye’s appetite. A few people questioned whether Wang Ye was pretending to eat because his physique strongly mismatched his food intake, giving off an unreal feeling.

As Wang Ye was reading the comments with interest.

Suddenly.

A few special comments caught his eye.

[Why is Qi Refining Brother here for the big eater challenge?]

[Holy cow, I didn’t realize until you mentioned it. Isn’t this the Qi Refining Brother who plays with hidden weapons? Can he eat this much?]

[Nonsense, wouldn’t a cultivator need a lot of nutrients?]

[I initially suspected he was pretending to eat, but seeing it’s Qi Refining Brother, I’m relieved. I even suspect Qi Refining Brother wasn’t full.]

[Laughable! That’s the Qi Refining God we’re talking about. Can a little amount like this satisfy him, doesn’t he need another meal when he gets back?]

Wang Ye was both amused and exasperated.

The netizens genuinely think he’s a cultivator.

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Meanwhile.

At the Shenzhen Tai Chi Association.

Wan Zonghua sat at the office desk, flipping through recent documents related to traditional martial arts promotion. He casually asked the several master teachers next to him, "Have any of you found that young master from Lizhi Park yet?"

One of the master teachers wore a bitter expression and shook his head, saying, "Ah, Chairman Wan, don’t ask. I waited the whole morning at Lizhi Park and didn’t see that young master."

Another master teacher seemed puzzled and asked, "Logically, a martial artist should be like rowing upstream, either advancing or retreating. They should practice every morning, especially considering how skilled this young master is. Missing a day could lead to noticeable regression. How could he not show up all morning?"

"Hey, do you think he might have changed locations?" guessed one of the master teachers.

Another master teacher shook his head. "It shouldn’t be. Given this young master’s level, no matter where he trains, it would alert the local Tai Chi organizations, it’s impossible that there’s no news until now."

Wan Zonghua sighed lightly and turned to a younger youth in the corner:

"Xiao Yun, have you found anything?"

Xiao Yun immediately replied, "Chairman Wan, I asked around in various group chats yesterday and indeed couldn’t find any information on this young master, but... last night while browsing videos, I saw someone in a video with a 90% resemblance to the young master from Lizhi Park in terms of appearance, demeanor, and aura, though I’m not sure if I should mention it..."

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