[My Immortal Diary]

"Xiangwu, you already know how to break through and become an elite warrior, right?"

Su Hao nodded, "I do. Father already explained. As long as I can get the blood Qi inside my body to move and undergo a new transformation, allowing it to flow outside the body, I will have successfully advanced to an elite warrior."

"In our Chashan Outpost, many warriors are elite warriors. You know them well, like Captain Yong, Uncle Li, and Uncle Gao. When you first see them, can you spot the difference between them and normal people?"

"Difference?" Su Hao frowned. He hadn't really given it much thought before.

Aside from being stronger, what other differences were there between normal people and elite warriors?

Unable to figure it out, Su Hao shifted his consciousness into the Marble space and had [Little Light] line up the normal people and warriors from the Chashan Outpost on either side for comparison, to observe their differences.

Before long, Su Hao noticed something.

"Their aura is different!"

A warrior's aura was certainly stronger than that of any normal person; that much was unquestionable. But Su Hao knew that this wasn't the answer Wu Yuntian was looking for.

As he pondered further, Su Hao's eyes lit up. He said to Wu Yuntian, "I get it now. Elite warriors have stronger vitality and mind!"

Wu Yuntian smiled, a rare occurrence, and nodded, "Correct, it's their vitality, spirit, and energy. The key to unlocking the door to becoming an elite warrior lies in your vitality, mind, and energy!"

Su Hao scratched his head again. Judging by the way this was going, it seemed like they were entering another [Soulforce] lesson. It appeared that martial arts training was deeply connected to cultivating one's heart and mind!

Seeing Su Hao's confused face, Wu Yuntian chuckled and said, "Actually, it's not hard to understand. Think about this: why do you think Blood Qi can be moved?"

Su Hao thought for a moment. Without some external force pushing it, Blood Qi would naturally remain within the body. How could it move on its own? Unable to understand, he shook his head and said, "I don't know."

His relationship with Wu Yuntian was more like a teacher-student dynamic than a father-son one. Whenever he didn't understand something, he would just ask.

Wu Yuntian picked up a stone and held it in his hand, asking Su Hao, "Who controls this stone right now?"

"Father does."

"Why?"

"Because it's in your hand."

"Exactly. The control of the stone is with me, not with you. I can make it move if I want, and I can make it stay still if I want. It's the same with your Blood Qi."

With that, Wu Yuntian threw the stone to Su Hao and continued, "Your Blood Qi are like this stone. Their control is currently in the hands of your body, not in your consciousness. What you need to do is take back that control from your body. When you do, you can make it move when you want and stop when you want, freely and at will."

Su Hao caught the stone, enlightened. "I see!"

He suddenly realized how brilliant his father was. Wu Yuntian could always take something so abstract and explain it in such a clear and simple way, allowing him to understand the principles quickly. His father must have put a lot of thought into this.

Wu Yuntian continued, "To take control of your Blood Qi, it's simple. As long as your consciousness is stronger than your body, you can seize control. That's why you need to strengthen your mind."

Su Hao nodded again, "How do I strengthen my mind?"

This was the key point. While theory was important, practical methods were just as critical.

Wu Yuntian said, "Before I teach you how to strengthen your mind, I need to emphasize some important cultivation guidelines. These are crucial."

Su Hao listened intently.

"The Three Stricts, Four Diligents, and Five No's:

Three Stricts: Strict with oneself, strict in keeping promises, strict in honering you'r principles.Four Diligents: Diligent in thought, diligent in learning, diligent in caution, diligent in respect.Five No's: Don't fight over trivial things, don't speak unnecessarily, don't argue without reason, don't deny yourself, don't indulge in Excess."

Wu Yuntian sternly asked, "Do you remember?"

Su Hao nodded and recited them back perfectly: [Three Stricts, Four Diligents, and Five No's.]

Wu Yuntian nodded approvingly, "Alright, now I'll teach you how to cultivate your mind."

….

Aside from the hour he dedicated each day to strengthening his bones, Su Hao spent the rest of his time working on improving his mind. Following the method his father taught him, he began a daily routine of meditation and practice.

The cultivation of mind wasn't something he could shortcut like transforming Blood Qi. It required solid, step-by-step accumulation. [Cosmic Light], could only help by summarizing his daily changes and selecting the most efficient methods to adjust Su Hao's training.

As Su Hao devoted himself entirely to the cultivation of the mind, time flew by. He became increasingly radiant and energetic, and his control over his body steadily improved. He could now easily control the contraction of specific muscles or even his heart rate.

Six months later, one day, Su Hao attempted to move the Blood Qi within his body again. He expected it to be as still as always, but to his surprise, a sliver of Blood Qi actually moved in the direction his consciousness directed it. This slight movement filled Su Hao with joy.

Although it was just a tiny bit of movement before returning to its previous still state, Su Hao knew he had succeeded. After six months of continuous meditation and effort, his mind had finally reached a critical point. With more effort, the Blood Qi in his body would soon start moving on their own.

Su Hao calmed his thoughts and resumed meditating, adjusting his state to continue cultivating his mind.

Another six months passed. Su Hao turned nine.

By this point, he could freely control the blood Qi within his body and had them circulate according to the ≤Nine Palaces Blood Qi Manual≥.

However, he still wasn't considered a true elite warrior, only half of one. Although he could get his blood Qi to circulate, he had yet to complete the transformation needed to push the blood Qi outside his body.

According to the ≤Nine Palaces Blood Qi Manual≥, he needed to rapidly vibrate his Blood Qi to trigger its transformation.

But Su Hao felt he was on the verge of this transformation—it would happen today.

He focused entirely on his body, and the blood Qi inside him began to circulate according to the patterns laid out by the ≤Nine Palaces Blood Qi Manual≥, rapidly vibrating in nine distinct points in his body.

As the Blood Qi vibrated faster and faster, it began secreting a special substance that seemed to be a mix of gas and liquid.

Su Hao knew that this colorless substance was elite-level Blood Qi.

Once this elite Blood Qi formed, it stored itself in specific locations in the body, ready to be used at any time.

Moments later, Su Hao realized that the speed at which the normal Blood Qi was transforming into elite Blood Qi was too slow.

The efficiency of the vibrating method was too low. At this rate, it would take him an entire day just to convert all the Blood Qi in his body.

Su Hao frowned, carefully observing the transformation process, trying to understand its principles.

Suddenly, he realized that the process felt familiar—it was like separating impurities in chemistry.

'Maybe I can do it this way!'

Su Hao thought of how a washing machine spins to remove water using centrifugal force.

Without hesitation, he tried to make his Blood Qi spin, and soon, nine whirlpools of Blood Qi formed, spinning faster and faster.

As the speed of the whirlpools reached a certain point, suddenly, a special substance was flung out from the whirlpools. It was elite Blood Qi, and its quantity rapidly increased while the Blood Qi whirlpools shrank and eventually disappeared.

In place of the whirlpools, all the Blood Qi had been converted into elite Blood Qi.

"Did I just succeed in transforming it? This is incredible! So this is what Father meant by the change in the nature of Blood Qi!"

"The original method of vibrating to convert blood Qi is far too inefficient, but my method, which is like a centrifuge, is at least ten times more efficient. By spinning at high speeds and using centrifugal force to separate the impurities, I can quickly extract this elite Blood Qi from normal Blood Qi."

Su Hao mentally patted himself on the back for his ingenuity.

He then curiously observed the newly formed colorless substance, the elite Blood Qi.

He tried to move the elite Blood Qi, and it was much easier to control than regular Blood Qi.

With just a thought, the elite Blood Qi could instantly reach any part of his body.

Su Hao grabbed a short knife, and the elite Blood Qi surged through his arm and covered the blade. He then lightly jabbed it into the stone floor.

"Thud~!"

The short knife plunged into the stone floor as easily as if it were piercing tofu.

"This is insane!!" Su Hao was utterly shocked.

This was the power of elite Blood Qi? It was so strong, surely it wasn't inferior to the Wuxia novels, legendary internal energy or true Qi!