"Rex, your farm is quite something!"
Rocky glanced around and spoke meaningfully to Rex.
"Huh? What do you mean, Rocky?"
Rex asked, puzzled.
"From the moment I arrived, I felt that the air here is unusually clean, and the natural energy is incredibly abundant. This kind of environment should only exist in places untouched by humans."
Rocky took a deep breath, savoring the air filled with a hint of floral fragrance. He felt deeply relaxed.
Upon arriving at Rex's farm, Rocky noticed a significant reduction in the pressure he usually felt during his attempts at breakthroughs. This discovery surprised him, but he chose not to delve too deeply, understanding that everyone has their own secrets.
Rex, realizing what Rocky was hinting at, knew that this effect was due to Shaymin's influence. Although Shaymin was careful to control its energy, its mere presence still had subtle effects on the farm, improving the surrounding environment.
Of course, very few people could sense such changes, and only someone like Rocky, who had undergone rigorous training and had precise control over his body, could perceive the difference.
To ease Rocky's curiosity, Rex led him to the glass greenhouse, hoping to use the environment there to mask Shaymin's presence.
"This... the natural energy here is so dense!"
As soon as Rocky stepped inside, he immediately sensed the overwhelming life energy, which he referred to as natural energy.
However, what shocked him the most was when the Jumpluff group simultaneously used the Grassy Terrain skill. The surge of life energy made his body feel revitalized.
Rocky could feel the natural energy rushing into his body, healing the hidden injuries accumulated from years of training. With those injuries being healed, the barrier preventing his breakthrough seemed to dissolve.
Overjoyed by this realization, Rocky immediately sat down in a meditative position and began attempting the breakthrough he had sought for so long, hoping to sense Qi.
Rex was taken aback by Rocky's sudden action. He had only intended to show Rocky the farm's special environment, not trigger a breakthrough!
But Rex quickly realized what was happening. Rocky was absorbing the life energy at an astonishing rate, rapidly depleting the greenhouse's reserves.
Seeing this, Rex directed the Jumpluff group to continue using Grassy Terrain, ensuring a stable flow of life energy to support Rocky's breakthrough.
After several cycles of the Grassy Terrain skill, Rocky finally stopped absorbing energy. Though still in a meditative state, he had clearly finished his breakthrough.
To protect Rocky from any disturbances, Rex remained by his side until sunset, when Rocky finally awoke.
Rocky's aura had significantly intensified. Standing before him, Rex felt as though he were facing a powerful Machoke.
"Haha! Rex, thanks to your help, I've finally broken through and sensed the presence of Qi!"
Rocky exclaimed in joy, expressing his gratitude.
"Rocky, how did you suddenly manage to break through?"
Rex asked curiously.
"I have to thank the environment here. The Grassy Terrain skill used by your Pokémon made the energy in the greenhouse incredibly concentrated. My body naturally absorbed that energy to heal my injuries, and once those were healed, the barrier holding me back just disappeared!"
Rocky explained with deep appreciation.
Had he not experienced it himself, Rocky wouldn't have realized just how many hidden injuries were preventing his progress. Once those injuries were healed, he naturally started absorbing the external energy into his dantian, transforming it into Qi.
Thanks to the abundance of natural energy during his breakthrough, Rocky's Qi reserves were already comparable to those of martial artists who had been training for years.
"Rocky, so you call this energy 'natural energy.' I usually refer to it as life energy since I use it to help plants grow!"
Rex responded, scratching his head.
"Well, calling it life energy makes sense too, given its restorative properties. But just using it to grow plants seems like a bit of a waste!"
Rocky chuckled, a bit incredulous.
With so many Pokémon capable of using Grassy Terrain, Rocky felt that if he had access to similar support, he might have broken through long ago.
He made a mental note to suggest to his master that they should train Pokémon with this skill to support the martial artists of their school. However, he also understood that such skills were hard to master and required Pokémon with high aptitude and affinity for grass-type moves.
Rocky was beginning to grasp the secret behind Rex's rapid mastery of the body-strengthening techniques. With such powerful Pokémon aiding in his recovery, Rex's training conditions were indeed extraordinary.
Rex didn't confirm nor deny Rocky's guess. After all, Rocky's assumptions weren't far from the truth, though he would never guess the full extent of Rex's unique abilities.