Time slipped silently toward night.
The Independent Martial Arts Room was brightly lit, spacious and quiet.
Li Wen stood in the center of the gleaming floor and took a deep breath.
This space, wrapped in soundproofing material, belonged to him alone now.
Recalling the stifling feeling of squeezing into a public Martial Arts Room, constantly watching his space and even holding back his strength, a flicker of satisfaction crossed his eyes.
At last, he could sweat as much as he pleased, without holding back.
Tonight's goal was still to practice the Fracture Edge Gold Sha Method, but his state of mind was completely different.
This was the first time he had practiced the Basic Method in the real world after it had reached the Realm of Perfection.
With a touch of curiosity and anticipation, Li Wen took his opening stance.
At the stir of a thought, his refined qi and blood surged into motion, as if drawn by the invisible force of a mighty river.
A warm current, round and smooth, yet vast and powerful, began to flow naturally along the complex routes recorded in the method.
Before, he had needed to focus deliberately to guide and tame his qi and blood at the start. Now, it seemed almost alive, racing along the most efficient paths at a speed that was startling.
The flow through every acupoint and the guidance of every tiny tributary were so precise, they seemed calibrated by a finely tuned instrument.
Li Wen did not even need to consciously "think" as he had when practicing before. His body's instincts seemed to have fully memorized this perfect rhythm.
At this moment, his perception of the inside of his body was amplified to its limit.
He could almost "see" that the surging torrent of qi and blood no