"Whispers of Yuanqi":

"Whispers of Yuanqi" tells the journey of Heng Zhen, a man who survived the destruction of his tribe by rampaging Chaosqi. After realizing that chaos cannot be stopped by force, Heng Zhen decides to stop resisting and simply remain in a secluded valley. Through this silence and total acceptance, he eventually discovers Yuanqi, a calming and non-destructive form of Qi born not of desire, but of acceptance.

The presence of Yuanqi transforms the valley; the surrounding nature and living creatures become tranquil, even attracting lost people seeking peace. Heng Zhen himself undergoes a physical transformation, his face becoming younger and his age seemingly losing meaning.

However, the emergence of Yuanqi creates an imbalance in a world long dominated by Chaosqi. The world begins to reject Yuanqi, viewing it as foreign or even dangerous. Attempts by some, such as San Lie, to enforce Yuanqi actually attract Chaosqi and cause momentary destruction, demonstrating that Yuanqi is only born from total submission and the relinquishing of desire.

Heng Zhen continued to cultivate Yuanqi, entering the Realm of Clearness to purify illusions, and then into the Realm of Ganjing, where Yuanqi began to flow as a direction, forming within him the Foundation of the Body. However, the world's rejection of Yuanqi forced him to retreat to a barren plain, even being chased by lightning. In this tribulation, his Yuanqi reformed, born from a deeper understanding, transcending Chaosqi, toward "something that has no name" before Qi itself. The creator figure, Li Yuan, observing Heng Zhen's journey, emphasized that Yuanqi cannot be dominated but must be born without coercion.

Ultimately, the story emphasizes that Yuanqi is not a single path and cannot be imitated or forced; it is a discovered space, which only emerges when the heart calls for nothing. Those who walk with honest intentions will be transformed and, ultimately, will recognize their true selves by shedding their masks.

This novel is my third. I wrote about the beginnings of breaking qi. This reflects the world created by Li Yuan. In my first novel, it was about the beginnings after the universe was formed. The title is: Understanding Cultivation

Something groaned between dimensions.Not a creature,not a voice,not even a will.It was merely a vibration—subtle, barely perceptibleemerging from the void where time had yet to be born.


And in the midst of that void,he stood.


Behind him, a universe slowly curled into itself,like a child asleep in the womb.It was not yet complete,but it was stable.That dimension was not just spaceit was understanding,condensed into reality.The result of a single, focused consciousness.


Li Yuan looked toward the soft spiral forming just beyond the world he had shaped.He spoke to no one,yet everything understood whom he meant.


"I won't interfere,"he said quietly,almost as a vow."But… if someone knocks upon that gate firstI will turn my gaze."


His face was serene, composed.But behind his eyes,countless dimensions swirledrealms no mortal mind could ever conceive.


He raised a hand,and from his fingertip,a single thread of light drifted free.


That light held no poweronly a remnant of understanding.Not to dominate,but to safeguard.


"Let chaos remain untamed...and let harmony be born without force."


The light drifted gently into his nascent universe,settling at the root of its foundationhidden from the eyes of seekers,but visible to thosewho had surpassed form.


And then,Li Yuan released his understanding.


His body became a soft haze,blending once more into something greater than existence.He did not die.He did not vanish.He simply stepped asideallowing the world he had openedto find its own course.


On the peak of a mountain scorched by suffering,Heng Zhen still sat.


The lightning had stopped.The sky was fading.His body was near lifeless,yet in his chest, something pulsedslowly…then stronger…and then, it emerged.


Something had formed.Not energy.Not strength.But the root of understandingreflected into physical being.


It did not erupt.It did not rage.It appearedlike the first dew at dawnafter a storm.


"I…" Heng Zhen whispered,"…am still alive?"


He understoodit was not his body that survived.But something within himhad been rebornin the void.There was no sound outside.But the world no longer rejected him.The air did not push him away.The mountain did not tremble.And the sky…simply watched.


Then he closed his eyesand let the worldcontinue its story.


Chapter 24 - Chapter 24 Birth in emptiness