"Astral qi really was extraordinary."
As Xu Yang walked, he felt the changes in his body, as though he were about to float into the air.
The astral qi that united his inner and outer cultivation lay dormant within his flesh, constantly nourishing it, cleansing his sinews and bones, and strengthening his internal organs.
Even without a method like the Golden Astral Skill that cultivated both the inside and outside, his physique was slowly growing stronger. He had truly reached the realm where sitting or lying down was cultivation.
He was growing stronger at every moment, and not merely in strength. Even his intangible mind seemed to be strengthening along with it. His spirits remained so vigorous that he felt he could go several days and nights without sleeping.
"So many things have changed."
He gently raised his fist. Nine crisp cracks instantly sounded within his body as nine layers of force stacked together.
When he had still used true qi, he could also stack nine layers of force with the Stormy Waves Fist, but it was slow and required time to gather power. In combat, stacking all nine had been practically impossible.
Now, without the obstruction of his meridians, astral qi permeated every inch of his flesh. Stacking nine layers of force was as simple as eating or drinking.
Bang!
Another sharp crack rang out. Beyond the limit of nine layers, he had actually stacked a tenth, breaking through the technique's ceiling.
He felt that if he settled down and continued studying it, an eleventh or even a twelfth layer might be possible.
But there was no point!
However powerful the Stormy Waves Fist might be, it was still a martial technique that used true qi. Now that he had achieved qi refining into gang, what he really needed