"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

It was a question from within one that finally escaped Heng Zhen's lips as he sat alone by the edge of the old spring, his body wrapped in an unfamiliar feeling that could not be explained by the world's logic.


But it felt as if he… had been folded inward into himself.


Yet within that silence, there were layers.


He began to feel the layers of his own being, like veils of the soul he had never touched before — and each layer held a different color.


"I've never been in a place like this," he said softly.


And yet, it was as if his body replied — with a shift in his breathing, with warmth flowing through his chest, and a subtle pulse tracing his spine.


It is something that appears when nothing is being gathered.


And when it appears, the inner world begins to change.


He had entered the First Realm: Qingjing (清境) — Clarity.


In this realm, the first thing to emerge is clarity of mind.


Only one thing: awareness of what is not oneself.


All illusions, all old desires, all inherited fears surfaced one by one… only to melt away.


And from that clearing, the first Yuanqi was born within Heng Zhen.


He could not yet change anything. But for the first time… the world no longer pressed down on him.


Chaosqi still circled the valley. But now, it did not weigh on Heng Zhen's body as before.


Because Yuanqi now enveloped him like a membrane of silence thin, but undisturbed.


"Not as they call it… not a stage of power. But a stage of unloading. A layer of being."


From a distance, Lu Wen felt his body grow slightly warmer.


"If this continues, we will carve a path unlike this world's."


Chapter 7 - Chapter 7 Realm