Zhang Xiaohua pondered for a long time, then suddenly understood why the true qi within his body felt different from before.
The difference was that his true qi now flowed far too naturally, as though it had been born to flow this way and needed no control from him at all.
Before this, the flow of true qi had always been deliberately directed by Zhang Xiaohua, winding through the ordered meridians according to the records of the Carefree Heart Sutra.
Now, although the order of the meridians remained the same, there were subtle differences in the flow of true qi. It moved faster through some meridians and slower through others, though this speed might not have been true speed at all, merely the speed Zhang Xiaohua perceived in his heart.
This seemed strangely familiar.
After thinking it over slightly, Zhang Xiaohua understood. Did this not carry the flavor of the Heavenly Dao?
Thus, Zhang Xiaohua immediately came to understand that his sudden leap in cultivation was likely related to his recent comprehension of the Heavenly Dao. Perhaps it was the result of storing up thinly and releasing thickly.
That was precisely the case. The improvement of cultivation was related to one's state of mind. The higher one's state of mind, the faster one's cultivation improved. One's state of mind was merely one aspect of personal cultivation within the Heavenly Dao, and one's understanding of the Heavenly Dao directly affected the cultivation of that state of mind. For a novice like Zhang Xiaohua, who had only just entered early Qi Cultivation, this influence was even more enormous. Just a few months of comprehending the Heavenly Dao had directly raised his cultivation by a great step!
Zhang Xiaohua seemed to understand some of the connection within this, but immediately afterward, he made