"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

Lao Wen's voice cracked into a whisper.


No aura exploded.No ground shattered.And yet the valley felt as if it had shifted—As though the entire world had stepped half an inch deeper… into itself.


San Lie stood amidst the fine mist descending from a clear sky.His hands trembled—not from fear, but because his body didn't know how to respondto something that didn't attack.


For the first time, he saw emptiness—and didn't try to fill it.


Yuanqi echoed.Not like a river, but like resonance in a newly cleansed inner cave.


San Lie—the boy who once tried to force Qi


Lao Wen felt the air touch his skinas if for the first time in his life.


Yet old anger, old guilt clinging to him for decades—evaporated like morning mist.


"A realm is when the weight falls,and we no longer try to lift it."


And Ganjing welcomed him without a sound.


But from the corner of her eye, a single tear fell.


She smiled—not from joy,but because, for once,the world asked nothing of her.


Her mind wasn't empty.But it no longer questioned.


Yuanqi moved gently,like petals blooming because of a sun that never tried to make them bloom.


Li Rou—silently—had entered Ganjing.


Lu Wen stared at the stone he sat upon.


"This… is still a rock.But now I don't care whether it's important.I'm just sitting."


Within him, something was being cleansed—


the urge to prove, to repay, to be recognized.


All that remained was a childwho could simply sit and witness.


Ganjing is not a miracle.Ganjing is the moment we see,and stop asking for meaning.


And Yuanqi, for the first time, settled inside Lu Wen's body.


Heng Zhen stood atop a stone,his eyes sweeping over his four disciples.


Because a realm is not something to be proclaimed.A realm is what the world drops into your hands—when you no longer ask to ascend.


But for the first time,that sky did not resist.


But perhaps…as a sibling who has yet to recognize itself.


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