Chapter 96: Foundation Establishment
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If in the first stage (Body Tempering) one used the Qi gathered from the surrounding environment or from objects like spirit stones or similar things, refining it and circulating it through one's body in order to solidify one's foundations and strengthen the entire body, from bones to muscles and so on…
Then, in the second stage (Qi Gathering), one would begin storing Qi inside their dantian, increasing its capacity for gathering and refining it, while at the same time starting to perfect control over the flow of Qi.
This was also the stage where one could finally use the first spiritual Qi based abilities of the various elements.
A person would start creating their own attacks or learning existing ones during this phase, as their control over Qi became stronger.
So, the more one improved their dantian and increased its capacity, the more they also strengthened their control over the Qi flow, both within their body and outside of it.
