Adjusting the Five Treasures Body Protection Method - The Best is What Suits You!

That evening, everyone returned to Notting Academy.

Because of what happened with Qin Qi earlier, the formal students no longer dared to bully the work-study students.

The so-called struggle for the position of academy boss naturally did not occur.

Everyone returned to the dormitory in peace and began to rest, while Qin Qi entered the Study Space.

Qin Qi began his daily practice of the Five Treasures Body Protection Method, but this time, he started attempting to fine-tune the circulation route.

"Granduncle, I'm planning to modify the circulation route of the Five Treasures Body Protection Method. What do you think?"

Before taking action, Qin Qi cautiously asked for Tang Jiaren's opinion.

"Modifying the circulation route? The Five Treasures Body Protection Method is a route that has been practiced and explored by countless people in our Tang Sect."

"If you modify it recklessly, problems will surely arise. But if you mean making subtle adjustments based on your own physique..."

"That might be fine... no, that won't work either. You haven't been practicing for long enough and lack the experience."

"You won't be able to grasp the proper degree, so even subtle modifications are out of the question."

Upon hearing Qin Qi's words, Tang Jiaren did not angrily reprimand him for his boldness, but instead gave it serious thought.

"Granduncle, what I mean is to make subtle adjustments based on my own body to make it more suitable for me."

"Everyone's body structure is not exactly the same, so there will always be deviations during execution."

"The Five Treasures Body Protection Method is the most universally applicable version explored by our predecessors, but it is not the one most suited to me."

"Therefore, I want to make subtle modifications within the framework established by our predecessors to make it fit me better."

"Besides, I have a way to make up for the lack of practice experience."

Qin Qi said.

"This... go ahead and try. I will stand guard for you, and if I notice any problems, I will stop you immediately."

Tang Jiaren looked at Qin Qi, fell silent for a moment, and then agreed to let him attempt it.

In the Study Space, one cannot die, nor can one truly cause harm to the body, so Qin Qi could experiment boldly.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Granduncle."

Qin Qi sat cross-legged and began to circulate the Five Treasures Body Protection Method, simultaneously opening his Proficiency Panel.

He focused his attention on the Five Treasures Body Protection Method, observing the changes in the many decimal places.

"Activate Epiphany State!"

Qin Qi activated the Epiphany State and simultaneously opened the Transparent World to enter a state of Inner Observation.

Every meridian and scrap of flesh in his body became incredibly clear, and he observed the circulation of his Qi through the Five Treasures Body Protection Method.

"The Qi circulation is slightly sluggish here; I need to modify it."

In the Epiphany State, Qin Qi's senses were amplified, and problems that were usually impossible to detect became crystal clear.

He began to make subtle adjustments to these parts while observing the Proficiency Panel; if he made a mistake, the proficiency would decrease.

If the modification was successful, the proficiency would increase.

Through such constant experimentation, Qin Qi adjusted every subtle part of his body bit by bit.

This took Qin Qi a full half-day, during which the Epiphany State lasted for a long time, consuming many study credits.

[Five Treasures Body Protection Method (Entry): Practice Progress: 16%!]

After just half a day of practice, the progress of the Five Treasures Body Protection Method had increased by a full one percent.

At the same time, the rate of progress for subsequent practice was much faster than before!

"Although the adjustments were very subtle and didn't cause earth-shattering changes."

"The meaningless circulation routes have been reduced, so the practice speed has increased."

"The benefits aren't obvious in the short term, but over a long period, the accumulated difference will be massive!"

Qin Qi slowly finished his session, allowing his body to adapt to and maintain the modified circulation route.

"Did you succeed?"

Tang Jiaren looked at Qin Qi and asked.

"Yes, I succeeded!"

Qin Qi said with a smile.

"Hmm... you did indeed succeed."

Tang Jiaren stared at Qin Qi for a long time. After a while, he nodded and spoke.

"Granduncle, did you really see something, or are you just humoring me?"

Qin Qi looked at Tang Jiaren, stunned for a moment, and asked.

"Of course I really saw it."

"Although you possess that talent called the Transparent World, your experience with observation is still far too lacking."

"The way you use it is also far too crude and simplistic."

Tang Jiaren looked at Qin Qi as he spoke.

"Could you tell me, My Lord, how you managed to see that?"

Qin Qi asked curiously.

"The fluctuations and the sensation of the Qi."

"When you circulated your Qi before, it looked like flames, with fluctuations appearing from time to time."

"But now, your Qi surrounds you like a calm lake, without a single ripple."

Tang Jiaren explained.

"Qi fluctuations?"

Qin Qi activated the Transparent World to begin Inner Observation while simultaneously circulating his Qi; he saw the mass of Qi surrounding his body, resembling a sphere of water.

He reverted his method of circulating Qi back to its original state and observed his Qi once more.

This time, although the Qi remained quite calm, tiny, subtle ripples appeared every now and then.

Because there are areas of stagnation in my body, the Qi fluctuates whenever it passes through those points.

And after correcting it, the circulation throughout my body is smooth, so naturally, there are no fluctuations!

Thinking this, Qin Qi shook his head; he finally understood why his Tang Sect Observation was only at the Proficient level on his Proficiency Panel, and why his development of the Transparent World was only at the Introductory level.

Regarding this matter alone, if not for Tang Jiaren's reminder, Qin Qi likely would never have noticed it himself.

"It's not just the shape, but also the sensation; your Qi was restless before, but now it is much calmer and more refined."

Tang Jiaren continued.

"I didn't actually feel that; my Observation Method level isn't high enough to perceive it."

Qin Qi tried to sense it, but he couldn't; compared to Tang Jiaren, who had spent decades honing and accumulating experience, he was unable to derive such sensations from his Qi. His Observation Method was simply not profound enough yet.

"It is already quite impressive that you can understand the fluctuations of Qi; 'sensation' is something that requires time to accumulate."

"Once you have gathered enough experience, you will naturally be able to learn it."

"By then, you will be able to roughly understand what a person is like just by taking a single glance."

"You might even be able to use it for lie detection or reading minds."

Tang Jiaren smiled and patted Qin Qi on the shoulder; Qin Qi was still young, and he had plenty of time ahead of him.

In the time that followed, Tang Jiaren did not teach Qin Qi any other Tang Sect techniques; instead, he began to learn about Martial Souls from Qin Qi.

In Tang Jiaren's own words, one must know oneself and the enemy to be invincible in a hundred battles; if he wanted to properly instruct Qin Qi, he had to first understand what a Martial Soul was so he could provide targeted guidance.

The old man and the young man spent the time teaching each other, and in the blink of an eye, a day was about to pass.

Just as Qin Qi was about to exit the Study Space, Tang Jiaren suddenly realized something.

"No, the Spirit Power you speak of and Qi are not the same thing; they should not be conflated!"

Having listened to Qin Qi explain the nature of Spirit Power, Tang Jiaren had spent a long time comparing it to Qi in his mind, and finally, he had identified the problem.