Hou Zhantian stood with his hands behind his back in the courtyard, staring intently at the barren old tree.
"Watch closely."
Suddenly, Hou Zhantian slightly raised his right arm, and with a flip of his palm, the Qi Force consolidated into something tangible, sending out several fierce Palm Winds slicing through the air.
Wood chips flew from the trunk surface, and under the invisible Qi Blade's carving, the branches gradually revealed the outline of a straight and sharp Golden Mace.
"This tree symbolizes the Divine Soul, growing from a sapling breaking through the soil into a towering tree, just like you progressing from Qi Cultivation to Refining the Viscera. The Cultivation Technique you practice during this period determines the direction of your growth."
After Hou Zhantian finished speaking, his gaze fell upon another small tree about wrist-thick, and with another remote strike, this time, the small tree couldn't withstand the Palm Wind and broke directly.
