"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

Heng Zhen's body was no longer the same.


The muscles that had reformed were not merely strong—they were attuned.His bones weren't just hardened—they pulsed with a harmonious rhythm.And his breath… no longer just pulled in air,but guided Yuanqi,as if his body had become part of the world itself.


Everything felt… different.The color of the leaves was deeper,the wind's voice clearer,even the ground beneath his feet seemed to whisper softly in the pulse of life.


"This isn't just recovery," he murmured."My body has become a vessel… not for power, but for living Qi."


Yuanqi was unlike the disruptive, raging Chaosqi.It did not force, did not press.It waited.It listened.Then it flowed.And Heng Zhen's once-wounded body had become its home.


As he stood, his steps felt light—almost too light.He glanced at his reflection in a puddle of rainwater still resting between scattered stones.


No longer the weathered man in his forties, carved harshly by time—…but the calm face of a man in his twenties.Firm, but unburdened.As though stepping into the world for the first time.


His hair, once streaked with white,now flowed black and smooth past his shoulders.His skin wasn't just restoredit was reshaped from within,blended with the quiet power now flowing beneath its surface.


Yet those eyes—remained unchanged.The eyes of someone who had fallen,failed,and chosen to rise again.


Within, in the depths of his newly formed Dantian,Yuanqi gathered in a gentle spiral.It turned slowly,like a flower petal drifting atop a still lake.Not solid yet.Not complete.But unmistakably—a seed of the future.The foundation of what comes next.


"My realm now… Zhùjī,"he whispered, closing his eyes."Foundation of body, foundation of mind."


Subtle tremors rippled outward.The world observed.Even Chaosqi, lingering in the far distance, began to retreat—not in fear,but in incompatibility.


Elsewhere—beyond the edge of the origin dimension—Li Yuan sat cross-legged in the void.


His eyes were closed,but his smile curved faintly.


"So swiftly he walks,"he whispered."That body is no longer merely human.It is becoming a knot…the first knot of living Qi."


And the understanding he once relinquishedshivered faintly.


A fragment of his ancient power dispersed silently,becoming a hidden guardian for the path now opened.


With a new body,and Qi born from silence,Heng Zhen's true journey had begun.


Chapter 26 - Chapter 26 New Body, Reborn Qi