Starting to Gain Experience from Push-Ups-Chapter 1174 - 570: Grandmaster’s Aura (Part 2)

Only a vague feeling that what is missing is crucial to his being,

Perhaps, it involves the direction after the Qi Gong skill upgrade.

In the moment of concentration and meditation, Fang Cheng’s gaze landed on the distant, blurry horizon.

At this time, it was the critical juncture of day and night interchange.

In the eastern sky, the darkness, originally thick as ink, seemed to be torn open by some force.

A faint streak of white, like the belly of a fish, was emerging from the juncture of sea and sky.

The originally deep and terrifying black sea surface seemed to be tinged with a layer of hazy filter.

This subtle change in celestial phenomenon, as it fell into Fang Cheng’s eyes, was like a thunderous explosion.

"When Yin reaches its extreme, Yang is born; when negation reaches its extreme, affirmation comes!"

Fang Cheng murmured, vaguely capturing that fleeting spark of inspiration.

The operation of heaven and earth, the nature of all things, is not static, but seeks balance amidst constant "change."

Darkness to its extreme is light, cold to its extreme is warmth.

Previously, he always pursued fierce explosiveness, indulging in the destructive power of his fists.

Like a fire, only caring to burn fiercely, recklessly releasing.

This was actually a lower approach, opposing the grand trend of heaven and earth.

A true Grandmaster does not solely oppose but goes with the flow, harnessing the power of heaven and earth to forge his own path.

Thinking of this, Fang Cheng took a deep breath, no longer fixated on the numbers on the panel.

Instead, he completely calmed his spirit, feeling the surging heat within his body anew.

His eyes slightly closed, adjusting his breathing.

The breath was long and steady, subtly merging with the surging waves of the sea.

With every inhale, the surrounding mist seemed to be devoured by a giant whale, forming a visible vortex, drilling into his nostrils.

With every exhale, as his chest heaved, a burning wave burst forth, forcibly repelling and dispersing the oncoming sea waves.

This was not purely physical strength but a manifestation of high fusion between spirit and True Qi.

It is the interference effect on the natural environment, caused by a life force field reaching a certain magnitude.

As his spirit opened to the outside world, Fang Cheng no longer deliberately restrained the unruly, turbulent power within.

Instead, he followed the burgeoning energy of the heavens and earth, completely releasing the shackles on his True Qi.

Boom——

A cluster of nearly flawless pure golden flames erupted from every pore, enveloping his entire being, like a golden deity statue.

The icy cold sea water surrounding him instantly boiled upon contact with this innate masculine energy.

"Puff puff puff——"

Within a radius of several meters centered around Fang Cheng, the sea surface violently surged, akin to a pot of boiling water.

Great masses of thick white steam rose into the air but were not dispersed by the sea breeze, instead swirling around Fang Cheng as if possessing a spirit.

From a distance, it seemed as though a living volcano was erupting out of the dark sea surface.

No, more accurately, it was a sun breaking through the darkness!

Fang Cheng’s brow twitched, eyes opening once more.

In the darkness, two beams of tangible light erupted from his pupils.

Since True Qi within is like fire, and the outside environment is like water, why not imitate the sun that is about to burst forth?

A single thought, all thoughts are aligned.

At this moment, the microcosm of the body and the macrocosm of the universe produced a wondrous resonance.

As the streak of white on the horizon gradually spread, the True Qi accumulated within Fang Cheng’s body, responding to the call of dawn, exploded without reserve.

With the body transforming into the sun, boiling the sea into clouds.

At this darkest hour, he was clearly a rising sun emerging from the depths of the sea, radiant and unmatched.

The surrounding sea water continually boiled under the terrifying heat, white steam surged like a cloud wall, almost completely obscuring his figure.

And as the water and fire stirred, Fang Cheng’s soul found enlightenment, his feet gently tread the sea water, his hands forming a circle, assuming the starting posture of Tai Chi.

Energy sinks to the Dantian, intention guards the universe.

Tai Chi, Cloud Hand, rise!

This movement, the Qi force around the body was drawn.

The freshly ascending white steam surprisingly followed the motion of his hands, transforming into strands of Qi Force, entwining around his palms.

This time, he didn’t intentionally pursue destructive power, but completely integrated his intent into the surrounding environment.

As his arms moved smoothly and gracefully, the steam that was supposed to scatter was surprisingly captured by an invisible magnetic field.

Fang Cheng’s fists slowly rotated, and the dense steam and golden flames began to intertwine and coil.

They no longer dispersed, but instead layered upon layer, gathered around the outer edge of the golden halo.

Inside was the fire that could burn the heavens, outside was the vast steam.

Water and fire usually do not coexist, but under Fang Cheng’s nearly "Taoist" fist intent guidance, they presented a marvelous state of symbiosis.

This is exactly what the Taoists say about the harmony of water and fire, the reconciliation of Yin and Yang.

Compared to the spectacle during practice by Cuihai, the current scene seemed more majestic, yet more concentrated and restrained.

No violent surge of Qi waves, only a kind of heavy and oppressive terror quietly spreading around.

At the same time, the panel flickered with light. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

The long-silent prompt messages began to jump and float into view.

[You have deeply understood the principle of water and fire creation, Qigong experience +1]

[You are trying to build your own Qi Field Domain, Qigong experience +1]

......

A semi-transparent field with a diameter of several meters, centered around Fang Cheng, slowly formed over the sea surface.

Waves crashing in were repelled by an invisible Qi Force, and the fierce wind seemed to hit a wall of cotton, unable to penetrate this piece of heaven and earth.

Inside this field, an independent system formed, cut off from the outside.

Golden flames surged as the core, boundless steam enveloped as the wall.

Water and fire intermingled and complemented each other, constructing a spherical Barrier where water and fire intertwined.

The flames roasted the steam, creating continuous white mist, the mist encountering wind condensed into dew, which fell back beside the fire core and evaporated again.

Under his will dominion, one hard one soft, one hot one cold, they unexpectedly achieved a perfect dynamic balance.

Just as this Qi Field Domain fully took shape in an instant.

The long-brewing red sun on the horizon finally broke through the last layer of clouds and shot out of the sea surface.

Thousands of golden rays pierced the heavens like sharp swords, pouring onto the vast sea surface, and also illuminating this unique domain constructed by True Qi surrounding Fang Cheng.

The first ray of Pure Yang Purple Qi between heaven and earth resonated with the True Essence Fire within Fang Cheng.

An astonishing scene was born.

Sunlight penetrated the high-density spherical mist, undergoing countless complex refractions and scatterings, unexpectedly causing a circle of brilliantly radiant halo to oscillate from the outer layer of golden flames surrounding Fang Cheng.

Colorful rainbow light flowed continuously, like the divine light round behind the wisdom of gods and Buddhas.

With every move of Fang Cheng, every breath inhaled and exhaled, sometimes expanding like a wheel, sometimes contracting like a bead.

At this moment, Fang Cheng’s silhouette became blurred and sacred amid the interplay of light and shadow.

He was no longer merely a Martial Artist, as if transformed into the master of this sea domain.

With every gesture, every action, he evoked celestial phenomena, interpreting the supreme truth of water and fire harmony, Yin Yang symbiosis.

This is the spirit of the Grandmaster - refining heaven and earth to a unified hue with oneself as the crucible.

As the last thread of insight blended into his heart, Fang Cheng slowly concluded, his palms pressing down, Qi settling in the Dantian.

"Retreat."

He silently chanted within his heart, the intent like a blade edge swept out, instantly cutting off the rampant output of True Qi.

In an instant, the vast sky of rainbow, golden flame, and steam folded back like a whale sucking water, wholly entering his body, returning to tranquility.

The boiling sea surface calmed instantly, leaving only the subtle sound of breeze brushing over the waves.

The rising sunlight penetrated the clouds unimpeded, shining upon Fang Cheng.

The crystallized sweat beads on his skin sparkled like gems under the morning sun.

The whole person exuded an aura of understanding the supreme truth of heaven and earth, harmonious and penetrating.

He slowly opened his eyes.

At that moment, it seemed as if two Great Suns hid deep within his pupils, radiant gold light dazzlingly brilliant, making it hard to gaze directly.

This was an external manifestation after the Spirit reaching its peak.

Simultaneously, a line of dazzlingly golden words slowly unfolded before his eyes.

[Congratulations, through extraordinary effort and profound understanding of the supreme truth of heaven and earth, your skill has broken through its limits and successfully ascended to the realm of the Grandmaster!]

[Qi Gong Skill Level 3 (0/1000)]