The rain kept pouring down.
Xu Qing took a brief rest and then resumed practicing the Crane Form Skill.
This foundational kung fu becomes more intriguing the more it is practiced.
In his past life, he read many cultivation novels where qi cultivation usually came before foundation establishment.
Only after cultivating in this current life did he understand that foundation establishment should come before qi cultivation, or at least that is the case within the Taoist Inner Elixir Method.
Only with a body fortified in foundation establishment, sufficiency in essence and qi, does one possess the capital to cultivate qi.
The Crane Form Skill is about fortifying the body's foundation, stimulating qi-blood, and engaging in the mystical activity of refining essence into qi.
This process represents a miniature version of the foundation establishment and qi cultivation, rather than an overall one.