The wind went mad with rage....or rather it should be said it went wild with happiness. Qi heavily rushed into Alex's now open Dantian, creating a wild vortex around him as the Qi of the world was hastily tunneled into his body. All of his meridians were now connected, however if someone were to look closely at them, they would see tiny swirls of green and silver energy superimposed and intertwined with the inner energy created by the WUDANG Heart Sutra.
But never the less it was still an extremely wild as Qi gushed into Alex's Dantian like a fountain. Normally Alex had a larger Dantian than normal due to his physique, and Dantian's had nine layers to them that have to be broken for the Dantian to expand and contain more energy. In under a minute the first layer within Alex's body exploded with a loud bang and he seamlessly slid into the second level of the open Dantian realm.
Eyes popped out of sockets allover the Arena, as many people were shocked by the ridiculous rate of advancement. But they had barely had time to digest it when the wind vortex of Qi around Alex suddenly expanded, and the next barrier in his Dantian was smashed through, and the young man entered the third level of the open Dantian realm. Alex felt his body shudder with pain and pleasure as his flesh, skin, muscles, bones, organs, all the way down to his blood, tissues and cells became transformed by the onslaught of energy. There was just so much, that Alex was unable to keep track of it.
More and More Qi seemed to keep on entering his Dantian, until once again it was filled to the point of bursting. Alex held back the advancement, it would be better for him to consolidate what he has gained so far, rather than rapidly advance and develop a shaky foundation. The ferocious wind became calm, before suddenly starting to roll and shake as it began to take on numerous forms.
Shapes of beasts and animals, mountains, streams, stars, planets, moon and suns, it was as if they were looking at another world. Alex was still advancing, but this time it was not with Qi. His mind shook as the soft yet powerful flow of spirit energy entered his body. He was unable to tell about how the advancement of spirit energy worked, but he could feel his senses getting strengthened, his mind pushing past the normal boundaries of a mortal to become more than it was before.
He could feel all of his masks vibrating and shaking, there was an intense draw and attraction coming from the mantle as spirit energy circulated through him, into the mantle, and from the mantle back into his body, and then out into the air. Like some sort of respiratory system. Alex's body began to float up from the ground as roars of the beasts and sounds of nature began to escape from the shapes now made from the wind vortex. And then suddenly it stopped and a formless pressure of power seemed to cover over three hundred meters I'm radius around Alex. It was then that Alex was able to hear Nezha's voice.
(Spirit Commoner Spirit Realm. You really are a talented monster, you completely skipped the Spirit Embryo stage.)
Not that Alex fully knew what being a spirit commoner entails, however he knew Nezha would be explaining everything to him as soon as possible. The natural phenomenon around him all died down, and he was left on the platform, within the third level of the open Dantian realm. Until now all everyone knew about Alex's talent for had been spread by the rumor mills, and there was no confirmation about whether it was true or not. But now thousands of people have been given a first hand look at what sort of monster the daughter of the former sect master had spawned. Safe to say the declining prestige of the Zhang family would be regained and reach new heights from now on.
Even though he was full of energy, Alex was a little bit exhausted. He needed one more win to properly earn his spot in the next round for the open Dantian competition, but with how tired he was feeling right now, it would be a miracle if he was able to bring up even 40% of his overall fighting ability, he might have no other choice but to forfeit. As he was about to do so, there was a pound gong again and the man who had opened up the competition appeared again. And just like before it was still a massive holographic figure.
"Zhang Xiao Feng has proven to be the embodiment of Wudang's fighting spirit by going against someone an entire realm above him. And even defeating said person against all odds. Not to mention his talent is something worthy of praise. As such after careful deliberation by the council of elders, we've decided to exempt him from the required third fight and decree he has passed this stage and can move on to the next round tomorrow. Head on home young man, rest, and consolidate your cultivation, we expect great things from you tomorrow."
Alex had no idea what to say to that, he could only move himself off the stage with they eyes of everyone around him, as he made his way out of the Arena. Halfway through he met his mother standing at the entrance, she placed a hand on his shoulder and they disappeared in a flurry of wind and flowers. It wasn't until another ten minutes before the Arena was able to calm down enough and the competition continued.
As for Alex he and his mother appeared right on top of his mountain peak, she didn't say much as she turned until she was standing under the thousand year blood sakura tree. Alex knew she wanted to say something but she was finding it difficult to start, and quite frankly he was not willing to lend her a hand. Then she turned and looked at, and Alex just knew he was going to hate what came next.