The Luckiest Dumb Doctor

Chapter 373: Chapter 373: Qi Refinement Level 7_1

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Fireworks in March.

A few gnarled peach trees sprouted new buds, blossoming into tender peach blossoms, fluttering in the wind with the promise of spring.

The stream diverted into the courtyard babbled and tinkled.

The pervasive mist added a touch of moisture to the peach trees.

A gust of spring breeze brought warmth.

A few scattered peach blossoms were lifted into the sky by the wind, dancing freely, tossed about by the raging gale.

The peach trees swayed gently with the wind, making a rhythmic rustling sound.

As the wind quickened, so did the sounds, calling out with the same vitality as the spirit of spring.

Inside the studio.

Liliana Grey felt completely drained, collapsing into Greg Jensen’s arms, breathing heavily, not wanting to move at all.

So tired!

Even with the Cultivation Technique that Greg Jensen taught her, her physical strength couldn’t keep up.

The intensity just now even gave Liliana Grey the illusion that she was about to be torn apart by the fierce wind.

It was too powerful.

“I’m about to breakthrough, don’t make noise,” he said.

Greg Jensen pinched her, then poured out a handful of Qi Blood Pills—more than a dozen—and threw them directly into his mouth.

Afterward, he went to the wooden couch inside the studio, sat down cross-legged, and began practicing the Guidance Technique.

His robust True Qi circulated, heading straight for the Yin aperture.

In the seventh level of Qi Refinement, one cultivates the Yin aperture.

Once the Yin aperture is formed, the Divine Sense is born, enabling one to peer into the universe within and control the external release of True Qi.

Indeed, it is only at the seventh level of Qi Refinement that one possesses the ability to release True Qi externally.

Though someone with Complete Dark Power might also be able to release True Qi, they can’t control its cohesion due to the lack of Divine Sense.

Even if they managed to release it, it would be like Fraser Simmons, barely able to condense True Qi into a mass and throw it, and it would disperse at a distance.

Only upon reaching the seventh level of Qi Refinement, which is the Innate Grandmaster realm in the Martial Way, does one possess enough Divine Sense to control the external release of True Qi without it dissipating.

The reason Greg Jensen can condense Qi into a sword is primarily due to his mastery of spell techniques; without the Golden Sword Technique, he could only release a ball of True Qi like Fraser Simmons.

It should be noted that when martial artists reach the Innate Grandmaster realm, although they can birth a thread of Divine Sense, the lack of techniques to nourish it results in a frail Divine Sense that is hardly useful.

Therefore, the external release of True Qi in the martial arts realm is crude at best, typically used only to enhance the power of punches and sword strikes, lacking the myriad applications of a Cultivator.

For Cultivators, entering the seventh level of Qi Refinement marks the beginning of formal spell technique training.

Time ticks away, second by second.

Greg Jensen sits cross-legged on the wooden couch, eyes closed, his breathing even.

Liliana Grey lies across the bed, propping her head with her hand, gazing at him in a daze, a look of satisfaction and joy on her face.

She could not pinpoint exactly when it started, but she found herself in love with the young man before her.

Despite his young age, he is steady in his actions and possesses a great sense of responsibility.

What’s most important is that Nathan Humphrey seems to respect Greg Jensen greatly, and the two get along quite well.

Many things he was reluctant to share with his mother, Nathan Humphrey would discuss with Greg Jensen.

She just doesn’t know if Nathan would be willing to call Greg Jensen “dad.”

“Sigh…”

Liliana Grey suddenly came to her senses and glanced once more at Greg Jensen, who was cultivating with eyes closed, and sighed deeply.

She knew that her thoughts just now were somewhat wishful.

She was but a faded flower, while Greg Jensen’s future held boundless possibilities. How could she assume the right to have her son call another man “dad?”

“Hm…”

Just then, Greg Jensen let out a faint groan.

Liliana Grey started, looking up to see a trace of pain flash across Greg Jensen’s face.

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Immediately after, it transformed into a look of bewilderment.

“What’s… what’s happening?”

Liliana Grey was somewhat anxious but didn’t dare to move recklessly and could only watch in worry.

What she didn’t know was that Greg Jensen’s condition at this moment was very strange; he only felt as if his consciousness had floated into the air.

At this moment, his body’s breathing was unrelated to him, and the circulation of True Qi within his body also had nothing to do with him, as if his consciousness had detached from his body.

That feeling of being light as a feather and drifting made him somewhat panic-stricken.

He didn’t know how much time had passed when suddenly his consciousness loosened, and everything in front of him became clear.

The somewhat chaotic studio, the messy double bed, the beauty lying across the bed, and his own self seated in meditation on the wooden couch.

Everything was so clear.

This feeling was very strange, different from looking at things with his eyes. As for what exactly was different, Greg Jensen couldn’t quite put his finger on it.

It was as if everything around him was not perceived through any particular sense but rather directly imprinted onto his mind.

Without hesitation, he quickly followed the Technique of Inner Observation as recorded in the “Yin Yang Harmony Scripture,” visualizing the meridians and flesh within his body.

In the next second, his consciousness suddenly sank, and he found himself in a red world.

The flesh and bones, the internal organs, were all clearly visible.

Is this inner observation?

A hint of joy surfaced on Greg Jensen’s face as he operated the Technique of Inner Observation, bringing his consciousness back to the sea of consciousness.

He had just given birth to Divine Sense, and the sea of consciousness was hazy, like an unexplored chaotic world, devoid of any life.

Greg Jensen knew that as his cultivation progressed, this place would undergo earth-shattering changes, so he did not mind it but began to consolidate his Divine Sense according to the methods of cultivation.

With Divine Sense, not only did he gain a method of probing, but he could also control True Qi more precisely; whether it was external release or the speed of True Qi circulation, it would be significantly faster than before.

More importantly, many magical techniques that he had not been able to cultivate before, he could now begin to learn and use.

Fireball Technique, Thunder Law, and so on.

These basic offensive spells, although they seemed very rudimentary, when practiced deeply, their power was not to be underestimated.

At the very least, they were more than enough to deal with those Martial Way masters.

As the daylight faded, Greg Jensen had cultivated for an entire day, while Liliana Grey had spent the whole day watching him from the bed.

At the beginning, seeing that his complexion was not good, Liliana Grey was a bit worried, but seeing that there was no issue, she then put her mind at ease.

But now, she was really too hungry, yet she did not want to leave Greg Jensen alone.

Just as she was conflicted about whether to cook or not, Greg Jensen slowly opened his eyes, a flash of sharp light vanishing in an instant.

“You’re awake?”

Liliana Grey hurried over, looking at him with a blend of curiosity and surprise, and asked, “How do you feel?”

“Haha, of course I feel great, I’ve made a breakthrough!” Greg Jensen laughed.

Upon hearing this, Liliana Grey relaxed and suddenly changed her tone, huffing, “You really are something, cultivating for such a long time, I’m nearly starved to death.”

Smack!

Greg Jensen gave her plump rear a hefty slap and laughed:

“Starved to death and still not hurrying to cook? Standing around like this, do you expect the food to come to you?”

“Ouch, you bad man, how dare you hit me, I… mmm…”

“Hitting and scolding are signs of love, aren’t they?”

Greg Jensen gave her a deep kiss and said with a naughty smile, “But just this kind of love is definitely not enough; how about we explore the true meaning of love a bit more deeply?”

“Ah, no, I’m going to cook!”

Liliana Grey ran off to one side like a startled deer, bouncing and hopping away, then turned to Greg Jensen and snorted coldly:

“You still want to bully me? Keep dreaming, huh!”

After saying this, she turned and ran out.

Seeing this, Greg Jensen couldn’t help but shake his head, then excitedly started to try out new spells.