First Strand Of Qi

A while later, Tian Feng was satisfied with the love showered to him by his parents. Taking advantage of the joyous atmosphere, he decided to tell his parents the good news as well.

"Mom! Dad! I have finally sensed Qi."

"What!?"

Tian Lang and Hong Xing exclaimed loudly and turned to look at each other in surprise. They were both shocked at the news they just heard. It was only after a few moments has passed that they recovered back to their senses.

With much agitation, they stared at Tian Feng as if they were staring at some unbelievable miracles. Tian Lang extended his trembling hands to take Tian Feng from his wife's embrace so that he can hold him for himself.

"Aiya! Xiao Feng! Tell your father more about it."

Tian Feng felt perplexed at his parents' peculiar reactions. However, he didn't dwell on it too deeply. With no intention to hide anything from his beloved parents, he began to narrate everything in the most detailed way he can from when he suddenly sensed that first strand of Qi.

Hong Xing shook her head gently, looking faraway. She wore an everlasting ethereal smile, but there was a tinge of sadness behind that beautiful smile—it seemed like she didn't know whether she should be happy.

On the contrary, Tian Lang frowned for an instant before bursting into a series of loud laughter. He felt like some unknown energy had flowed into his body as he suddenly felt all-powerful. His years of tiredness faded away as pride welled up from deep within his heart.

Tian Lang threw a glance at Hong Xing, and there was boundless hope in his eyes. For a moment, Tian Lang and Hong Xing came to an understanding, they felt relieved like they had achieved a long-sought goal.

As the cause of all this happening, Tian Feng sensed something amiss. His parents were overly happy just because he was able to sense Qi. Coupled with his mother's strange expression and everything else happening at the moment, Tian Feng finally unable to curb his curiosity anymore.

"Dad! Is there anything wrong?"

Tian Lang had always been a composed person, it was unthinkable to see him reacting this much.

Upon hearing his son's question, Tian Lang took a moment to suppress his emotions, then he put a solemn expression.

"Listen well, Xiao Feng! You have a rare Heavenly Affinity."

"What is 'Heavenly Affinity'?"

Although Tian Feng was a fan of Xuanhuan novels, he was still clueless toward the term.

"It's like this: according to what you said earlier, you seem to be able to sense all five elements of Qi. This level of Qi affinity is heavenly." Tian Lang paused a moment before continued. "In the entire legend of the Dai Xin continent, there was only one such person. Unfortunately, he disappeared mysteriously."

Upon hearing that he has the same affinity level as the legendary figure, Tian Feng was elated.

Looking at his parents, he suddenly thought of something and said, "Dad! What's your affinity level?"

"Haha... Your mother and I only have an average aptitude. I have an affinity with the Fire element. As for your mother, she has an affinity with the Water element."

"Then how long did it take you to sense Qi?"

"Average people spend one to four years in training before they can sense Qi. The disciple from the great sect can sense Qi instantly with the help of an elder, and even without the elder's assistant, they still have medicinal pills.

"Being able to achieve this much within several months depended solely on your innate talent, you are already at the prodigy level. With this kind of limitless potential, entering the best academy won't be a problem at all."

At this moment, Hong Xin noticed the Body Tempering Pill on the table and chimed in, "Your father bought this pill to assist you in sensing the Qi, but now it has already lost its purpose. What a pity! It's not refundable."

Tian Feng didn't quite understand his mother's implication, and Tian Lang didn't seem to care much about the pill anymore. In his view, it can still be served as a souvenir item.

The duo father and son were about to continue their cultivation talks when Hong Xing cut in and beckoned the two to have dinner. She knew that Tian Lang could go on about this forever.

"Alright! Alright! The food is getting cold. Let's eat first!"

Nobody in this house would ignore Hong Xing. Hence, the father and son duo paused their conversation before making their way back to the dining table.

Soon, the atmosphere became casual and lively again as the trio enjoyed their family time once more. In the end, Tian Feng still got to keep the Body Tempering Pill.

Following dinner, Tian Lang imparted his cultivation technique to his son without reservation.

"Alright! Practice according to this technique from today onward."

"Yes, I understand. Dad!"

"Although this technique is not the most suitable one for you, it's already the best one I have, so before you found a better one, just make do with this for the time being.

"When you join the academy later, you'll be able to find a better technique."

It was almost midnight when Tian Feng returned to his room. He had to spend a few hours to learn the technique from his father. The major flaw of this technique was that it can only absorb one kind of element. For ordinary people, this wasn't even a problem.

Alas, having something is better than having nothing.

Due to the overwhelming excitement and anticipation, Tian Feng didn't go to sleep. His baby body did require a lot of sleep, but he didn't feel sleepy at all at this moment. Besides, he fell asleep for the whole day today during practice.

Tian Feng swiftly assumed the lotus position and resolution charged up in his mind. At this point, he had already given up all hope on getting the cheat system. He decided to work hard and get stronger by himself. In fact, not every strong MC has a cheat system.

With such thoughts in mind, Tian Feng reviewed the Qi Gathering Technique from his father once more before closing his eyes.

In a few breaths, Qi gradually began to appear around him. To his surprise, he noticed that there were more than five elements of Qi. Tian Feng doubted his own aptitude. "Perhaps, I didn't have that Heavenly Affinity after all."

Observing the Qi around him one by one, he thought. "The more, the better, right?"

Anyway, he has no idea what are those other elements, so he decided not to think more about this, and continued with his plan.

With the limitation of his technique, Tian Feng decided to absorb the most abundant element first.

Thus, he concentrated on sensing the density of each element of Qi.

A while later, he finally found the densest element around him, and without any delay, he started executing the Qi Gathering Technique accordingly.

First, he locked his focus onto one strand of Qi then slowly guiding it toward his belly before storing them inside his body.

The process was slow and mind-numbing, but he didn't have another choice.

"Perseverance is the key."

He knew there was a faster and better technique to do this from the novels he read, and from his dad. For example, absorb through pores, create a whirlpool in each meridian, etc. But the current him didn't know how to go about doing any of those. As a result, he can only gather Qi into his body one by one with utmost patience.

It didn't take too long before he had successfully stored his first strand of Qi. As soon as the Qi entered his body, he realized that it was the Water element Qi—the same one as his mother's.