12. Chaotic Qi

After Qitian Dasheng asked Johan. Qitian Dasheng finally felt something that amazed him.

"It can't be, right?" Qitian Dasheng said to himself. It was quite unbelievable that he didn't notice at first. There was no doubt that Johan also had an ability like him. And it was probably even stronger since he didn't notice it.

Johan suddenly covered his eyes in pain and fell down afterward.

Qitian Dasheng approached him.

"Are you alright, little Yue Han?"

Johan shook his head. Not only were his eyes throbbing in pain, but his Qi was also drastically drained. It was like the amount of his Qi couldn't handle the output of his ability.

After the pain lessened, Johan put away his hand that covered his eyes. At that moment when he started to open his eyes, Qitian Dasheng could see the pattern of Johan's eyes had returned to normal.

"Looks like you unknowingly released all of your Qi earlier."

Johan smiled bitterly.

"Well, at least, I know my ability is."

"Hahaha, I'm also surprised that you have quite a rare ability."

"Huh??" Johan knitted his brows. Looking at Qitian Dasheng's expression, it was clear that his expression seemed to convey that he also possessed the same ability as Johan.

"Time, right? Don't be surprised. I have the same affinity for "time" as you do. However, it seems yours is stronger."

"As I thought," Johan exclaimed inwardly. Qitian Dasheng knew about "time" as he expected. However, it was not like Qitian Dasheng could sense a time ability, it was because he was familiar with it since he had affinities with space and time. The only strange thing was when Qitian Dasheng said "yours is stronger" to Johan. Only, Johan thought he heard it wrong.

Knowing Qitian Dasheng had the same affinity as him, he asked excitedly.

"Then, what cultivation techniques can I learn?"

Since Qitian Dasheng was already so strong at his young age as a cultivator, Johan couldn't help but ask Qitian Dasheng and Johan hoped that he could learn the same cultivation technique as Qitian Dasheng.

"No rush! Let me ask you first! Do you have any abilities related to the basic elements? Fire, water, wind, earth, lightning? Or maybe a yin or yang element?"

Johan didn't really understand why learning a cultivation technique had to fit one's affinity. He actually thought that if he learned a cultivation technique that didn't fit his affinity, he could get an affinity according to that cultivation technique over time.

Johan might have other affinities besides "time", such as dimensional, illusions, and summoning. These three were abilities from his predecessors that he might be able to learn. So…

"Is there a cultivation technique that isn't related to affinity? I'm sure there must be such a cultivation technique."

Johan more or less understood that Qitian Dasheng advised him to learn a cultivation technique that fitted his affinity. Because Johan was quite late to step on the path of cultivation, Qitian Dasheng tried to help Johan so that Johan could catch up with other cultivators. And using a cultivation technique that fitted Johan's affinity could speed up his progress. It wasn't as fast as jumping a rank in a short time. But his cultivation speed could be two to four times faster than a cultivator who learned a cultivation technique different from his or her affinity.

Qitian Dasheng could only rub his hair at Johan's question. He did possess two such cultivation techniques. However, one of them was a cultivation technique of his sect which he couldn't possibly teach to people who didn't join his sect. And the other was a cultivation technique that neither he nor his seniors were able to learn or comprehend after he acquired that technique while exploring a mystic realm a while ago. Qitian Dasheng could only tell Johan the truth.

"In other words, I only have this cultivation technique that I can give you to learn. Unfortunately, I am unable to grasp its true meaning." He explained to Johan while taking out a scroll from out of nowhere.

Johan's eyes lit up at Qitian Dasheng's actions. Unmistakably, it was legendary space equipment just like in the game. But, knowing that was a legendary piece of equipment, it was impossible for Johan to get that thing since he didn't know where to get it. Even if there was, there was no way Johan could get it with just a little money he had.

"Take it, little Yue Han! If you can comprehend it, it will be yours. If not, I will try to look at the other cultivation techniques while giving you a basic cultivation technique first."

Johan didn't accept it right away. He responded to Qitian Dasheng's words with, "Qitian big bro, you don't have to go to the trouble of finding me a cultivation technique that suits me. After all, I actually feel I owe you a huge favor because my help might not be worth the price of the cultivation technique you provided. I'll try to learn this! If I can't, let me learn that basic cultivation technique! So there's no need to bother looking for another one."

"That won't do!" Qitian Dasheng shook his head, "We've made a pact. As long as I think that my pact with you is worth it, I will still help you as best as I can."

Johan couldn't refute Qitian Dasheng's words. And in the end, he received the scroll from Qitian Dasheng's hand.

"Chaotic Origin?" After muttering the name of the cultivation technique, Johan slowly opened the scroll and began to read its contents.

"The essence of the universe is all the matter that exists, the energy of the universe is all the myriad energies that exist, and the divine is represented by the Heavenly Dao Laws? This is too deep." Johan said in a low voice while reading. However, the more he read, the more he immersed himself in it.

Time passed by.

The sun began to imperceptibly head toward the western horizon as Johan read the Chaotic Origin scroll.

Then, Johan closed his eyes. He began to circulate his energy, the essence in his lower dantian forming Spiritual Qi inside his body. Not only that, but he also tried to draw his Celestial Qi to combine it with his Spiritual Qi.

After reading the Chaotic Origin scroll, he understood why Qitian Dasheng couldn't comprehend it. To summarize, Chaotic Origin was a cultivation technique for a cultivator who possessed 2 or more types of Qi. So, if Johan could fuse his Celestial Qi with his Spiritual Qi into one, then it could be said that Johan had successfully learned the Chaotic Origin cultivation technique. In truth, Johan thought that this cultivation technique was made just for him because it not just suited him, but suited him perfectly.

Johan unknowingly entered his subconsciousness. Inside it, he could see a miniature of himself sitting in a meditative pose below him. Looking at his miniature self, he felt amused. Johan wanted to touch his miniature self, however, he held back and concentrated to comprehend what he learned from the Chaotic Origin scroll.

Around Johan's miniature self, waves of red and blue light swirled as if protecting him. And apparently, the two-colored light waves were repelling each other like the cat and the mouse who were constantly fighting.

However, little by little, two-colored light waves began to intertwine. Johan could guess that the red light waves were Celestial Qi, while the blue light waves were Spiritual Qi. Even though the number of red light waves was too little compared to the number of blue light waves. The red light waves didn't lose in terms of superiority as they could slightly deter the blue light waves.

As time passed, more and more of the two colored light waves fused, becoming violet light waves that surrounded his miniature self. All the purple light waves suddenly formed a vortex. And at that moment, Johan felt a large amount of vital energy within his body as if it was about to explode. Yes, that vital energy was the new Qi from the fusion of Spiritual Qi and Celestial Qi.

Johan didn't panic. He immediately followed the instructions from the Chaotic Origin scroll. Then, guide his new Qi into the elemental dantian nodes. His Qi circulated from his lower dantian, the first node of the elemental dantian. Then, going up to the second node, after that, stuck at the third node. However, his Qi just stuck for a moment. By circulating his Qi to keep it from getting out of control, he kept trying to break the fourth node over and over again.

It wasn't in vain. He broke the fourth node which increased his strength as well. But, it didn't end just there. He continued to circulate his Qi toward the fifth node while his Qi was still flowing through violently. After some time, he broke the fifth node and his Qi finally calmed down.

When Johan opened his eyes. He saw Qitian Dasheng looking at him in astonishment. Johan didn't know why he was making such an expression, so he asked.

"Is there something wrong?"

Qitian Dasheng snapped out of his daze, then shook his head. He said.

"Nothing. I'm just surprised that this cultivation technique suits you."

Johan just smiled in response.

He thought.

"This Chaotic Origin truly suits me. It can even create new Qi by fusing Celestial Qi and Spiritual Qi. And that Qi has never been mentioned by old man Wu Tian. In that case, I will name it. Since it's created from the Chaotic Origin cultivation technique, I call it Chaotic Qi."