"Now you try to form and refine the 10 Qi and step into the 10th Stage of Qi Refining. Remember to be patient as it takes quite a lot of time form." said Gu Di. " Okay Master. " answered Zhang Feng as he sat down Crosslegged and tried to form the 10th Qi. His Dantian was extremely big and it was nearly full and soon he was about to break through to Condensing Energy Realm. But luckily, he found Gu Di who made his realise that there is a heaven beyond heaven. He always dreamt to be a peerless powerhouse. Truly Peerless. Unmatched. Unrivalled. And he was ready to face all the difficulties which would lie in his path to that peak. Zhang Feng gave a deep breath as he looked into his Dantian and started forming the Qi.
Zhang Feng checked the situation inside his body. To condense the 10th Qi one should have extremely delicate control over the Qi he uses. The better the control, the sooner and faster will the 10th Qi be able to form. This is one of the prerequisite to form the 10th Qi. After all, it's so difficult that most of the cultivators fail to achieve it. However as they progress in their realms, their control becomes more and more delicate. But it is very difficult to have a good control over Body Qi in Qi Refining Realm, as Qi Refining is the beginning of Cultivation. Zhang Feng tried to form the 10th Qi as he carefully gathered the energy. However, the moment the energy was gathered, it automatically broke the connection and dissipated into the Dantian. Zhang Feng tried again but the same happened. "As expected, it's as hard as Master told." sighed Zhang Feng. Zhang Feng tried many times but failed repeatedly. Just as Zhang Feng was about to try again, the Origin of Chaos suddenly trembled and a clear stream of Chaos Qi shot from it towards the Dantian. It was as if the stream of Chaos Qi had its own life as it made its way towards the Dantian. Zhang Feng guided the Chaos Qi towards the 9 small Qis which looked like rivers and merged it with them. The merging took a lot of time and soon the Qis merged. Slowly the 9 Qis changed color as they became slightly thick and broad. Then from each of the 9 Qis small amount of Qi was being constantly removed and combined together to form the 10th Qi. After what seemed like forever did the 9 Qis stop and the 10th Qi was formed. As soon as the 10th Qi was formed, a strong suction began to act as the surrounding energy was rapidly being absorbed by Zhang Feng. A small energy vortex was formed with Zhang Feng as its center. Zhang Feng felt all the energy in his body under his control. He felt his control over Qi getting more delicate by each passing minute. Gu Di who was sitting nearby Zhang Feng noticed this. His look turned into astonishment. "How is this possible? How can he form it so soon? It's been only 10 days and he is already breaking through to 10th Stage of Qi Refining Realm! Monster! Absolute monster! Even the word Genius cannot be used to describe him anymore!", exclaimed Gu Di. More and more energy got sucked into Zhang Feng's body as he proceeded towards the 10th Stage of Qu Refining.
Bam! As the bottleneck broke, the qi nearby greatly convulged and slowly settled down. "Hmm? Did I break through? Haha, yes! But it sure did take a lot of time." said Zhang Feng. " Gu Di felt like slapping Zhang Feng to death after hearing those words. "Sigh, indeed a monster! Even in my days, he could be regarded as an apex-level genius." thought Gu Di. "Master! I broke through! I hope I didn't disappoint you." said Zhang Feng. Gu Di's face became black after hearing this. "Cough, Ahem.... you indeed performed very well. Nearly as good as me.... " stuttered Gu Di. He himself knew that he took 3 months to break through to 10th Stage of Qi Refining and 9 months through 11th Stage of Qi Refining. But Zhang Feng only took 10 days. There was a huge gap between them. Thinking of that Gu Di got curious. He asked "Feng'er, did you not feel any difficulty in condensing the 10th Qi. Didn't it break as soon as it formed?" "Yes, it did break as soon as I tried to condense it. But I was soon able to condense it. " answered Zhang Feng. "How much tries did it take for you?" asked Gu Di. "I succeeded on my 7th try luckily." replied Zhang Feng. "Hiss! 7....7-th try only? Are you sure" "Yes, Master. Is it bad that I took 7 tries? I hope Master won't be too disappointed in me. I will try to do better when I try to condense 11th Qi." said Zhang Feng hurriedly. Gu Di was speechless. "N-No, don't worry. You did well." answered Gu Di quickly. "Even better than me... " whispered Gu Di inaudibly. "I am happy that Master is not disappointed. Hmm? Did you say something Master? " asked Zhang Feng. "No, No" replied Gu Di hurriedly. "Now consolidate your realm for some time and then try to hit the 11th Stage." said Gu Di. "Ok, Master."
In the blink of an eye 3 months had passed. Zhang Feng had consolidated the realm was trying to condense the 11th Qi. He hoped that the same thing would happen when he tried the condense the 10th Qi. But the Chaos Bead didn't intervene at all this time. It looked like the Origin of Soul only wanted to guide him initially about how to do it. Zhang Feng failed repeatedly when tried to condense the 11th Qi. Ten times. Hundred Times. Thousand times. Zhang Feng had already failed thousands of times. But each time his control became more and more exquisite. His brain and mind worked together with his body to condense the 11th Qi. The better the coordination, the sooner would the Qi condense.
"Hold up. Take a deep breath. I have nearly reached the point to condense the 11th Qi. Just a little bit more and I can do it." muttered Zhang Feng as he cheered himself again. Zhang Feng tried to condense again. The strands of Qi came together again and just as they were about to combine they burst up and dissolved away. Zhang Feng tried again. This time it took a little bit more time but the result was the same. He failed. Yet, he tried again. And again and again. Failed. Failed. Failed and Failed. "Where did I go wrong? I have tried everything in every way possible yet I cannot condense it. Could it be that this is my limit? Can I never condense the 11th Qi?" thought Zhang Feng as disappointment filled in his eyes. "No! Not yet! I am not done yet! How can I think of giving up! Is this really my limit? Big Deal? I'll surpass it! For sure! Limits are meant to be broken!" saying this Zhang Feng surged with confidence. "Think hard. Where did I go wrong? What did I miss? Hmm? M-My.... heart.... Yes! That's it! My heart! It works much faster than normal heart. It's metabolism rate is extremely high so my body and mind are not in sync with it. I must first get my heart under my control. I must get full control over my every heart beat!" saying this Zhang Feng focused all his energy into the heart. He tried to slow his heart beat with all his might. "Didn't work? Doesn't matter! At least now I know where did I go wrong. I'll control it sooner or later." thinking this Zhang Feng tried once again.
Soon one month passed by. "Finally I got the control over my heart! It took a lot of time! But now I can finally condense the 11th Qi! Let's start right away." thought Zhang Feng ecstatically. Soon the energy strands came together and started to spin around. They slowly combined and a strong sucking once again emerged from Zhang Feng. The Qi in the surrounding was madly absorbed by Zhang Feng as a large vortex of about 2 metres in diameter appeared. "Hmm? Is he breaking through? It was about time he did. But why does this breakthrough feel a bit different? It is much larger than normal and... it seems to have a unique aura around it. Hmm? Is that.... Yes..... Yes!! It's indeed that! Hahaha! Out of this world! Extraordinary! As expected of my disciple! He achieved Absolute Heart Control only at Qi Refining Realm! Hahaha! If only one of my old friends were here! I would make them jealous till death!" laughed Gu Di loudly.
The vortex grew thicker and thicker till it slowly dissipated. The Dantian of Zhang Feng was bubbling with Chaos Qi and looked like it was about to burst anytime. However, it soon grew larger and larger till the energy in it completely settled down. His bones, tendons and marrow felt a clear stream of energy passing through them. "Is this the reward I get after achieving the 11th realm in Qi Refining? Washing Bones and marrows.... Ahh it feels comfortable", groaned Zhang Feng. Soon it stopped and Zhang Feng opened his eyes. His whole look seemed extraordinary. He had absolute control over his heart now so his expression seemed even more indifferent. It was as if nothing in the world could faze him anymore. It added a tinge of mystery to the look too. "You brat! I thought that you might have got stuck in trying to condense 11th Qi. But boy, was I wrong! You achieved Absolute Heart Control! That too in mere Qi Refining Realm! Talk about going against the sky!"