Flames soared on every side, thick smoke billowing. Seen from afar, the enormous tournament arena now seemed to have become a cage of fire that would burn everything to ash. Feng Xiong and the others blanched at the sight and could not help shouting an urgent warning: "This ship is about to sink! Finish this quickly!"
But scarcely had they spoken when the leaping flames cut off their view.
On the platform.
Gu Feiyan had changed from the inside out, going from openly displaying her edge to concealing every trace of her radiance. She seemed ordinary, but that was often the most terrifying state of all.
As long as a person moved, lived, and breathed, their vital essence would naturally leak out. A person's face often shone, for instance, because their pores secreted sweat, leaving a layer of grease on the skin. A radiant complexion, meanwhile, was an outward sign of abundant spirit, ample energy, and plentiful qi-blood.
Now that she had concealed all her radiance, it meant she could seal her vital essence within herself to a terrifying degree, approaching a body that leaked nothing. And foresight perfection meant uniting form and spirit, allowing the mind to govern every inch of flesh completely.
Daoist cultivation spoke of the "original self" and the "true self." The original self represented innate urges and primal desires. The human body was born stiff and clumsy, and as a person grew, their mind would also be influenced and ruled by those innate urges. The true self transcended those urges, turning toward freedom in all things, no longer bound by one's own desires. The power of the three energies broke through the body's stiffness and clumsiness, so it could only be considered a training method.
The attainment of foresight, however, broke through the shackles of