The Martial Path, the Thousand-Zhang Barrier, the Heaven-and-Earth Garment Completed, the Lotus Meditation Mat!

The martial path had a supreme natural barrier, a pass difficult to cross, known as "Deep Thousand Zhang." Martial artists could accumulate Inner Qi day after day, tempering themselves upon the martial path, yet found it difficult to amass it to a depth of "a thousand zhang."

Looking across all of history, anyone whose Qi reached a thousand zhang must have encountered a heaven-shaking stroke of fortune, possessed extraordinary talent, and trained diligently in martial arts. Such a person was surely a peerless master of the age, with surging Qi and astonishing skill. After long accumulation, Li Xian had brought the Grand Self of many martial disciplines to Peak Mastery. His attainments in Inner Qi far surpassed those of ordinary people. Though only in his twenties, his Qi Lake had already reached "four hundred and thirty-four zhang" deep.

Whenever he obtained a martial manual, he would train and practice it diligently, pondering and refining it with ingenuity. He never neglected martial foundations such as the Four Directions Fist and Clearwind Leg, practicing them again and again and devising new applications. Thus, his martial path gradually took on an air of depth, breadth, refinement, and mastery. Now that he had obtained Dragon Gall and Turtle Gall and undergone the strengthening of Consumption, his Qi suddenly surged wildly, the fruits of long accumulation bursting forth.

Once it settled, his Qi Lake had reached "six hundred and fifty-one zhang," equal to several years of arduous cultivation. The Qi Lake churned and condensed. Amid his delight, Li Xian thought, *My strength has risen another level. Once Inner Qi is poured forth, sheer force can shatter flying bricks, already carrying an impressive killing intent. Combined with the transformations and wondrous applications of martial arts, it is truly formidable. Among those my age, I fear not