Infinite Awakening: My Exp Doubles Everyday novel Chapter 65

Chapter 65: Qi Gathering 1st Layer

Xiang Yu settled into a lotus position. Taking a deep breath, he closed his eyes and stilled his thoughts. Unlike others who needed to study a Qi Refining scripture to be able to gather qi, Xiang Yu simply allowed his body to follow its natural instincts. The transcendent dao physique was a perfect conduit for spiritual energy, allowing him to gather and refine all sorts of energies easily without the need for a scripture.

As his breathing slowed to a gentle rhythm, Xiang Yu felt a strange tingling sensation across his skin. The qi around him had begun to respond to his presence. Threads of energy pressed against his skin, seeking entry. Then, without conscious effort on his part, his pores dilated, and the qi flowed inward.

The feeling was quite foreign to Xiang Yu but still pleasant nonetheless. The qi was neither hot nor cold but somehow both at once. It carried a vitality that made every cell in his body vibrate with new life. Each breath drew more energy inside, all of it naturally flowing toward his lower abdomen—his dantian.

The pleasure of the experience was unlike anything Xiang Yu had known before, only a few levels below the feeling of his enlightenment increasing. But unlike the feeling of his enlightenment increasing, this feeling was more physical as it occurred on his physical body directly instead of just his mind. Now he understood why cultivators would seclude themselves for decades, lost in the ecstasy of meditation. If ordinary cultivation felt this refreshing, how much more profound must the higher realms be?

Time lost meaning as Xiang Yu continued absorbing qi. Minutes stretched into hours, but his awareness remained fixed on the growing reservoir of energy in his dantian. With each passing moment, the sensation intensified, the spiritual energy condensing into a glowing pool within him.

Suddenly, he felt resistance. His dantian had reached capacity—a natural limit for a body that had never channeled qi before. Just as panic threatened to break his concentration, something shifted.

The gathered qi began to move on its own. Pressure built within his core, uncomfortable but not painful, and then—release.

The accumulated energy surged outward from his dantian in all directions. Xiang Yu could perceive the qi carving pathways through his body. His meridians, that had been dormant since birth, finally awakened. Channels opened throughout his body, creating a network for the energy to flow.

He felt a transformation occurring within his body, his cells becoming attuned to the spiritual energy now coursing through him. His body hummed with newfound power, and something clicked into place.

Xiang Yu’s eyes fluttered open, adjusting to the dim light of his chamber. Forty-one days after his transmigration, he had finally reached the Qi Gathering realm. Officially beginning his cultivation journey.

He raised his hand before his face, slowly clenching his fingers into a fist. He could feel qi responding to his will, flowing into his arm and hand. The raw physical strength increase after breaking through to the Qi Gathering realm wasn’t that much, but the realm still had its own benefits. Now he could reinforce his muscles with qi, enhancing his physical abilities.

After the initial wave of excitement subsided, Xiang Yu centered himself once more. Since it was still dark outside, he returned to his meditative state. He didn’t want to waste time now that he could finally cultivate.

Throughout the night, faint wisps of energy could be seen dancing around his motionless form, being endlessly drawn to his body. He stayed in this state until the first rays of dawn pierced through his window.

Xiang Yu opened his eyes gently, taking a moment to appreciate the golden light spilling across his chamber. With a deep exhale, he released the last of the tension from his body, feeling more alive than ever before.

"This is truly addictive," he thought, he really wanted to just sit down and do this for the rest of his life. With his transcendent dao physique, he no longer needed food to sustain himself—he could theoretically cultivate without interruption. Still, he couldn’t just do that. The others would certainly notice if he vanished entirely, and questions would follow which he didn’t feel like dealing with at the moment. If he wanted to cultivate all day, he needed to find a good reason for his retreat.

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Xiang Yu dismissed his scattered thoughts with a shake of his head. Those could wait—what he cared about at the moment was seeing his results. With just a thought, he summoned his system interface, eager to see how his breakthrough had affected his overall status:

[Name: Xiang Yu]

[Realm: Body: 11th Layer (1/11,000); Spirit: Qi Gathering 1st Layer (5/100); Mind: Level 4 (1/4000)]

[Species: Human]

[Spiritual Root: Medium-Grade Omni-Element]

[Physique: Transcendent Dao Body: Level 1 (1/1,000,000)]

[Enlightenment: High (60/3000)] _{fr\eewe.bn(o)v\el.c(o)m}

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