Chapter 29: Aptitude

Bai Qing was not surprised by Chen An's performance. Instead, she found it quite normal.If cultivating internal energy was that easy, there wouldn't be so few warriors in the world who had condensed true qi.

People like Liu Dao were stuck at the level of refining the body for their entire lives, unable to progress further.

In Bai Qing's view, although Chen An had extraordinary talent, he was already old and his innate Yuan Qi had dispersed. Trying to comprehend Yuan Qi was an even more difficult task.

But this was not an overly important matter.

With Bai Qing's support and Chen An's talent and diligence, refining internal energy was only a matter of time.

It might just take longer time.

But there was no other way.

Various thoughts flashed through her mind, and Bai Qing did not forget to encourage Chen An, smiling as she said, "Alright, when you go back, try using the Little Yuan Pill."

"If everything goes smoothly, by the time we leave Fengcheng County, you should have enough foundation to start."

She spoke softly, then let Chen An leave.

Chen An bowed to Bai Qing and then left.

Back at home, he closed the door and began practicing earnestly.

"No good."

After a moment of trying, Chen An reluctantly gave up.

He had tried various methods for over half an hour at the bedside, but couldn't enter the state he had been in before.

Even with Bai Qing's previous help, allowing him to barely sense the existence of Yuan Qi, he was still far from being able to manipulate it.

The issue of aptitude was like a wall standing in front of Chen An.

Despite Bai Qing's belief in Chen An's aptitude due to his performance, Chen An was clear in his own mind that his aptitude was only ordinary. His current progress in refining his body to completion in such a short time was entirely dependent on the upgrade template on his body.

Under normal circumstances, his best outcome would probably be similar to Martial Hall Master Liu Dao, forever remaining at the stage of perfecting body refinement.

"It seems like cheating is necessary."

Sighing silently, Chen An lowered his head to look at the upgrade template in front of him.

The name of Clear Body Decision didn't appear on it.

"I must make progress to be able to upgrade."

Looking at the upgrade template in front of him, Chen An gritted his teeth and began trying again.

This time, instead of continuing with fearless attempts, he took out the medicine gourd he had hidden earlier.

From inside, he took out a Little Yuan Pill. Without hesitation, Chen An swallowed it in one gulp.

Spit!

Upon entering his mouth, Chen An almost spat out the pill.

A strange and nauseating taste rushed from his mouth to his brain, making him instinctively nauseous.

Chen An was sure that he had never eaten anything so unpleasant in his two lifetimes combined.

But considering the rarity of the pill, Chen An endured the urge to vomit and forced himself to swallow it.

After swallowing the Little Yuan Pill, he didn't feel anything special at first.

Chen An waited for a while before finally feeling a change.

Warm currents emerged from various parts of his body, rushing and washing over him.

It felt as if he had ingested several bottles of stimulants at once, leaving him with immense strength and countless energies wanting to be spent.

Feeling this way, Chen An thought that in his previous life, this pill would have been very popular.

The effect was clear.

The fluctuations of Yuan Qi in his body became intense, and the Yuan Qi that was previously hard to sense now appeared visible.

Chen An didn't dare to waste time. He quickly sat down and started practicing again.

After more than an hour, the warm currents slowly subsided.

Chen An also stopped his practice.

"It's over."

Chen An silently opened his eyes and stood up somewhat helplessly.

After the dissipation of the Yuan Qi brought by the Little Yuan Pill, he returned to his previous state, unable to sense the Yuan Qi in his body.

Of course, the practice during this period had its effects.

In Chen An's body, a warm current was now surging, giving him a different feeling.

This was a sign of the birth of internal energy.

As long as he continued to refine the Yuan Qi in his body day by day and strengthen his internal energy, he could gradually transform himself to reach another level.

Once he had internal energy, not only would every movement be enhanced by internal energy, but his power would also increase significantly. Even his physique would undergo transformation, becoming stronger under the nourishment of internal energy.

These were the benefits of internal energy germination.

"At least I can't use another one for three days."

Feeling a bit regretful, Chen An looked at the medicine gourd beside him but resisted the urge to continue practicing.

As Bai Qing had said, he could only take the Little Yuan Pill once every three days, or else his body would have problems.

Compared to practice, Chen An had other things to do at the moment.

After practicing in his room for a long time, Chen An realized that the sky outside had already darkened.

He also began to feel hungry.

Compared to before, Chen An had never felt this hungry, as if he hadn't eaten for days and nights.

This was the state brought about by refining Yuan Qi.

The main source of Yuan Qi was from various foods and pills.

The practice Chen An had just finished had almost depleted the Yuan Qi in his body, so now he naturally felt hungry.

From another perspective, this also showed the cost of martial cultivation.

With Chen An's way of training, if someone couldn't eat enough, they would probably end up starving themselves to death in the end. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ NʘvᴇlFirᴇ.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality.

This thought crossed Chen An's mind as he got up and prepared to find a place to eat.

The dining place was ready, it was the tavern where he had previously worked, the one where he entertained customers.

The food here was decent, and most importantly, it was free for Chen An, regardless of how much he consumed.

The owner of the tavern was thoughtful in this regard, wanting to build a good relationship with Chen An so that he would come by for meals regularly.

"Oh, Master Chen, you're here."

Upon arriving, the tavern owner warmly welcomed him, "What would you like today?"

"Start with three roast ducks and half a pound of beef."

Chen An ordered directly.

He didn't like alcohol, nor was he used to the various beverages in this world, so he only enjoyed eating meat.

As for beef, it was prohibited to slaughter in this world, but it couldn't be enforced here.

"Just a moment."

The old man smiled and agreed, seeing that Chen An didn't look too good, he tactfully didn't come to disturb him.

After a while, the food was served, and Chen An ate as usual, swallowing every bite.

For some reason, the food that had always been delicious and sweet to eat now seemed tasteless and he felt an inexplicable hunger, as if he couldn't satisfy himself no matter how much he ate.

After practicing martial arts, his appetite had become quite large, but he usually felt full after a meal like this.

However, today he felt empty and had to order another table.

(End of this chapter).