After that incident, days passed Many boys took the initiative to comfort Xu Qing. While, I received some new loveletters..
In my practise, my meridian pathways were reforged and Dantian has been developed to its maximum size. Months passed, feeling the peak of ming jin I decided to venture out to the outside and look for a breakthrough.
Han Chen went out to mountainous area near northern suburbs. Stepping out of bus, he went to a desolate region. There is a remote villa opposite. He changed his facial features slightly and found a comfortable place under the shade of a tree at the edge of forest path.
Looking at the steep slope and falling sunlight with orange hue, soft diffused light and lack of pollution, and slightly warm and moist environment, he felt liberated.He released his aura unconsciously. Gathering his thoughts, after an hour of meditation, he started to practise,
"Intent guides the energy, as the arrow follows the archer's aim. Without intent, energy dissipates; with clarity, it pierces the heavens."
"What was external becomes internal, what was brute force becomes precision. In stillness lies power, in subtlety lies destruction."
"Darkness is not absence, but depth; not silence, but resonance. Embrace the unseen, for the hidden wave is stronger than the roaring tide."
The Qi channeling diverged into minor meridians, gradually strengthening them. Narrow channels began to widen, and the body bent like bamboo as Qi flowed like the wind. The mind stood firm like a mountain.
After three hours of consolidation, Han Chen entered Dark Jin. In his mind, he visualized a black flame as dark as possible circulating among his meridians, reinforcing them. With his Qi concentration now heightened, he felt ready to practice martial arts, rather than just training.
He spent the night honing his boxing skills. His speed neared the sound barrier, creating a mild booming sound with each punch. His advanced leg sweeps, running, dodging, explosive jumps, and kicks all became fluid, and in an hour, his body control—perfected in his previous life—was fully restored down to the last muscle.
Where once he had to consciously withdraw his power during interactions at the Ming Jin stage, now he had complete mastery over his strength, flexibility, and realm.
Aiming at the bark of a tree, he threw a punch that left a 5 cm deep imprint. He visualized the Power Law and Fist Intent, and as he applied his second strike, the bark caved 15 cm deeper. Dark Jin allowed the use of intent in his movements, a concept typically reserved for ancient techniques in the spiritual arts.
By the time he checked the watch, it was 6:30 am. He had already informed his family that he was out with his friend Fan Qing for a night out, so they wouldn't worry. As he prepared to leave, he saw the old man and his daughter walking toward him.
"Don't tell me this is happening to me too..." Han Chen thought, remembering the protagonists in novels whose luck seemed to bring them opportunities. He didn't show anything outwardly, but his body features subtly shifted with controlled muscle movements. He was waiting to see how things would unfold.
"Who are you? Why are you here?" the girl, Tang Xuemei, asked with suspicion.
Han Chen responded casually, "Why is it your concern? I just wanted to see the sunrise."
Tang Xuemei frowned. "Is that so? Then why are there traces of fighting on the ground? ...Hiss, did you come here to dump a dead body?"
Han Chen was momentarily speechless. "Young lady, you have quite the imagination. Please mind your own business."
She narrowed her eyes. "Hmm, you're suspicious. I'll be keeping an eye on you."
The old man, Tang Songshan, interjected. "Tang Xuemei, don't bother with this young man. Let's move further up."
A little while later, both of them are practising Bājíquán boxing and Han Chen sat down silently watched the sun rise. He used system to see their properties.
Tang Xuěméi
Body : Mortal (Human)
Realm: Ming Jin entry
Status: Young Martial Artist in Training
Favorability: Suspicious( -5 )
Age: 15
Skills: Basic martial techniques, agility, flexibility, bajiquan
Background: Daughter of the Tang family, practicing under her grandfather's guidance to cultivate strength and inner harmony through martial arts.
Traits: Youthful resilience, quick learning, strong family bonds
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Tang Sōngshān
Body : Mortal (Human)
Realm: Transform Jin [ master regressed ]
Status: Elder Martial Artist, currently injured. Hidden injury about to erupt in 28 minutes, 45 seconds.
Favorability: Neutral (Doesn't care)
Age: Late 60s
Skills: Master of Bājíquán and internal energy techniques, expert in gun fighting and spear training, martial philosophy
Background: A lifelong practitioner of martial arts, he has trained many students, including his granddaughter, teaching not only combat techniques but the deeper philosophies of life and martial discipline.
Traits: Steady in mind and body, deeply connected to nature, spiritually focused
Seeing this, Han Chen was struck by inspiration to practice his eye technique. Observing the two of them training, he slowly began one of the techniques he had mastered: the Heavenly Spirit Eye Technique. Within minutes, he comfortably induced Qi into his eyes. Suddenly, his vision blurred to a deep grey, and he saw faint golden light fluctuations, the essence of life itself, emanating from both of them.
Upon focusing further, he examined the Qi mechanisms of the two individuals. The girl had her main meridians open, with no issues in her energy flow. But the old man's energy pathways were disrupted. Some of his meridians had broken, causing life essence to leak into unintended areas, where it was accumulating as internal energy.
The technique faltered as Han Chen's current realm limited his use of the Heavenly Law, and the energy consumption was high without the support of spiritual sense. Taking out his phone, he accessed a custom software he had developed to mask privacy details—ID, number, location, and signal—and called the ambulance service.
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**"Hello, is this the ambulance service? This is Lǐ Dàxiào, calling from the mountainous area near the Springlake Community Villa, in the northern suburbs of Sishui City. There is a member of the Tang family, Tang Songshan, who has sustained severe injuries. He is spitting out blood and lying unconscious on the ground.
Additionally, his daughter, Tang Xuemei, is also nearby and may need immediate assistance. Please prepare your systems for potential organ failure and other critical care, as his condition is worsening rapidly.
Please respond as quickly as possible, and ensure the emergency team is ready for advanced life support. Over."**
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He sent the message, which automatically triggered a voice call to the services. Only 10 minutes left. Watching the old man strain, Han Chen recalled a healing technique he knew: Yīnyáng Liáo Qì Jué, a Qi induction technique that required only waving his arms. He quietly practiced while restraining breath and keeping an eye on the old man. After a moment, Han Chen spoke:
"Old man, you should stop practicing now."
Tang Xuemei was about to erupt in anger, but seeing her grandfather's trembling body, she quickly rushed to his side. Few minutes later, the old man started coughing violently, blood spilling from his mouth as he collapsed to the ground.
"Grandpa!" Tang Xuemei screamed.
Rushing over, Han Chen realized that even with ALS support, it wouldn't be enough. He gently traced his hands over the old man's Shān Zhōng, Qì Hǎi, and Zhōng Wǎn acupoints, activating a special healing energy induced by the host. This energy would block the dangerous meridians, gradually dissolving over the next hour, by then the episode will relapse again.
In her grief and panic, Tang Xuemei didn't notice the change. She was too focused on calling for help. To her surprise, people with a stretcher and small transport robots arrived almost immediately. They quickly assisted both her and her father into the ambulance waiting on the roadside, and they sped off toward the hospital. The girl, still in shock, didn't notice the boy who had been there moments before now gone.
As Han Chen slowly made his way home, he was immersed in possibilities of merits of righteousness. His days went ordinary again.
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Meanwhile, over at the Super speciality Hospital the attending doctor after many hours of surgery and treatment went to meet the family members,
" Master Tang is okay and passed the critical stage and is now recovering but still needs some support. Honestly, in my carrier, I have treated few martial artists as of now. But even among them, it's extremely rare and truly amazing to see how can one sustain life even under such heavy injuries."
Medical martial paractisioner, licensed by the state, who came out also explained," Who was the martial master that helped him? Without that person, Old man would have been dead for sure. The technique used was nothing short of miraculous."
Tang Xuemei who heard this is dumbfounded. She was sure there was none involved.
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Later after recovering after a week's time, the girl was with her grandpa.
" Grandpa, speaking of saving you, do you remember the boy we met earlier.. I had no time to think other than saving you during those rescue moments.
But somehow when you just fell unconscious the ambulance services have already come and I checked that it takes about half hour takes to reach that place. Which only meant that boy called ambulance half an hour ago before you fell. What do you think is he some divination master or something.?"
" Xuemei, Don't talk nonsense. Only one divination master is present and he is a grandmaster who needs to consume his life to divine. I didn't feel any martial qi fluctuations from him.
Besides, now that you have said that, the moment I have injured, my qi ran over uncontrollably, I thought that was it, my end. But doctors said that, my internal bleeding miraculously discontinued until they were treating them. Did you see, did he do anything..??"
" No ...yes, he came over to you ..but I did not notice he doing anything..sorry grandpa, I even tried to backtrace the person who called the ambulance, but there was no record of such in the system, but the operator swears he received one."
" We have no way to pay back this life saving grace..." Old man says sighing.
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Months passed. From his father, Han Zhong, who keeps the news about his family, he heard that main family bussiness were running on record low. Core products were losing market appeal, and competitors were eating into their share of the market. The company board suggested diversifying into a new business field to revitalize growth which included renewable energy market.
But Han Zhong spearheaded efforts to enter the renewable energy market, identifying solar panel manufacturing, battery storage systems, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure as promising opportunities.
Leveraging the company's existing expertise in materials engineering, he negotiated joint ventures with international renewable energy firms to bring advanced technology to their fields.
Now he is onto collaborating with local governments for these parternships which offer grants and easing initial investments. If everything went the way it was, he will start acquisition of startups and expanding to export market...which would result in bright evaluation in profit. The family will come with internal manipulation, hidden sabotages, and final seize plan.
Han Chen's cultivation speeded up greatly during these period. Simply his human body training exercise accomplished minor integration of dao laws stepping the martial arts into a quasi immortal law.
Due to lack of enough qi and blood he simply switches to realm improvement rather than accompanied body refinement. Thus one day just 3 months later, refinement of inner dark jin qi became purer and purer until he felt peak of realm, he suppressed it.