Chen Mu flipped open the first page and saw steady, confident characters leaping off the page.
"...The heart gathers and refines, the breath gathers and stills, he who is the emperor shows neither joy nor anger in his countenance, nor does his vital force reveal itself outwardly. His heart remains unchanging to accord with the transformations of all things, and his body remains still to follow the movements of all things."
As he read the text in the book, Chen Mu was momentarily lost in thought, then continued reading. He quickly browsed this volume of the Imperial Qi Concealing Technique from beginning to end, memorizing its content.
