Ye Feng was astonished to hear this. Isn't that just the most basic true qi? I only gave Orochimaru a starting point, and he actually managed to develop true qi! With talent like that, he would be an extraordinary genius in the cultivation world.
But now Ye Feng felt conflicted about whether to tell Orochimaru directly about the existence of true qi. It was the very foundation he depended on.
Suddenly, Ye Feng slapped his forehead and inwardly berated himself. With Orochimaru's talent for research, he'll definitely develop true qi later. If he sees me using it then, won't he realize I knew how to use it all along? That could sour our relationship and even put us on opposing sides! There's no harm in telling Orochimaru about true qi. I brought him in to do research for me in the first place. Wouldn't researching true qi be better than researching chakra? Besides, telling him now could count as a favor he owes me. And without the cultivation techniques for what comes afterward, he won't pose a threat to me.
At that thought, Ye Feng began to relax, then said to Orochimaru:
"Orochimaru, stop your research for a moment and take a look at this."
As Ye Feng spoke, he condensed a strand of true qi on his finger, then casually flicked his hand. The true qi shot through the metal table and vanished into the ground.
Orochimaru could scarcely believe what he saw. He peered through the hole in the metal table, then bent down against the ground to examine the bottomless hole below. Finally, he looked at Ye Feng in astonishment and asked:
"This is the new energy formed by gathering natural energy? With that penetrating power... who could withstand it?"
"This energy is called true qi. It's