Just one day later, Wu Chu had used countless avatars of himself to develop two breathing methods. One could conserve stamina during intense activity; the other could strengthen the body while at rest.
On the second day, Wu Chu merged the two breathing methods into one, so that whether moving or still, only a single method was needed.
On the third day, some of Wu Chu's avatars used this breathing method to strengthen their qi and blood, developing Internal Force in the process.
On the fourth day, this Internal Force transformed into True Qi, distinct from the spiritual energy of the outside world.
True Qi was born from Internal Force and drew upon qi and blood. Though it differed from the Witch Clan's body-tempering methods, the two shared the same underlying principles.
Then he began absorbing the spiritual energy of the outside world and merging it into the True Qi. The True Qi became Astral Qi, fiercer and more forceful, seemingly different from the mana cultivated by Xuanmen.
Astral Qi burst forth from the body, injuring others without form.
On the tenth day, one of the avatars developed this body-breaking Astral Qi into a divine ability.
The Martial Way could lead to the divine. This path was viable.
The others were rather bewildered as they watched Wu Chu's many avatars tinkering with all sorts of things. But Wu silently observed, and the longer he watched, the brighter his eyes became.
He knew that the Dao Venerable was developing a method suited for weak people like him. After all, these avatars had initially been just as frail as he was, panting after merely running.
At that point, Wu Chu stopped deducing Martial Way cultivation methods.
That was because once Martial Way cultivation reached this level, one could already refine qi. As