Esdeath took in a breath, and he told Jason to follow his actions, just like how he had done when he activated his [Mana Sense].
’This is a delicate process. So even though you are distracted, I still need you not to make any mistakes. Do you understand?’
Jason grunted again, and Esdeath nodded. In truth, Esdeath knew that this was dangerous. It wasn’t common for someone to try to activate their Qi under such stressful situations, and it was even more unheard of for someone else to guide you in trying to activate your Qi like this. But Esdeath could tell that they didn’t have any other choice. If Jason didn’t do this, then both he and Jason were fucked.
’First, I need you to let go of your mana. It isn’t important right now. Do not reach for it. Instead, use your senses and move gently across your body. The well of Qi comes from right at the center of the belly and flows out to the rest of the body like a meandering river. I need you to look for that well. It will be difficult at first. This isn’t mana that had a raging, intense presence. Qi is calm, gentle, and powerful. You need to enter into yourself and find your very life force before you can discover it. When I was young, I used the image of a large pot overflowing with water as my foundation to discover my Qi. You do not need to use the same image, but it would be wise to find an image that suits you and use it.’
Jason continued to take in deep breaths as he listened to Esdeath, and at the side, Gina turned when she saw Agiel and Fredrica coming closer to her. They were riding on a platform made of pure red light with another man beside them, and Gina could only assume that the man was the one who created the platform using his Gift. Once they were close, Agiel spoke while looking towards Jason.
"What happened? Why is he like that?"
Gina turned away without bothering to respond, and Agiel immediately reached out and turned Gina around harshly before seething at her!
"I said, what happened to him?"
Gina glared at Agiel in anger, and her hand tightened into a fist! Gina wasn’t in the mood to talk to anyone with how worried she was right now, and Agiel’s action was only making her worry turn to pure anger! Gina slapped Agiel’s hand away from her shoulder and seethed back at her!
"Touch me again and I’ll fucking kill you. If you want to stay, then be my guest, but you will shut the fuck up!"
Agiel’s eyes hardened as she felt an intense anger growing in her heart! A sudden pressure settled over the region as Agiel’s mana poured out in response to her anger, but Fredrica came up from behind and touched Agiel’s shoulder before speaking.
"Let’s just watch and see what happens. I don’t think Gina knows either."
Agiel turned to Fredrica in mild irritation, and she clicked her tongue. Agiel was also worried about Jason, and she had been prepared to beat the shit out of Gina just to learn what she wanted, but she realized that this wasn’t the time or place to fight, and she shrugged Fredrica’s hand off her shoulder before standing with her hands folded as she watched Jason.
Jason took in another breath before he dived within himself to try and find what Esdeath had pointed out. Jason didn’t know what he was even looking for, and he couldn’t even feel anything at all for a moment. But once Esdeath spoke about the pot overflowing with water, Jason felt an image immediately pop into his mind. And surprisingly, it was the image of the white sun that Jason had seen in the [Land of Lost Shadows]. The white sun held hundreds of tendrils that flowed out from it like meandering rivers, and Jason held the image of that sun in his mind as he dived deeper inside.
’Focus on your abdomen. Qi will not run from you. It is your own life force, and it has been waiting for your attention. It might take a few minutes, but with time—’
"I found it."
’I’m sorry, what—?’
Esdeath cracked an eye open when he heard Jason say that he found it, and he heard Jason speak up calmly.
"It’s... calm. Like a river. I feel it moving across my entire body, from my fingertips to the tip of my hair. It’s pale... almost white."
’You can really feel it? You aren’t just trying to pull my leg.’
"Yes, I... think I do. I don’t know. I haven’t felt this power before, so I just assumed..."
’Alright, think about sending some Qi out into the world. Spread your senses.’
Doon!
Esdeath jerked back in shock when he felt the intense Qi that suddenly washed over his body, and at this moment, he almost fucking cried! Beautiful! The Qi was absolutely beautiful!
Outside Jason’s Alternate Dimension, Gina and the other girls felt their eyes widen in shock when they felt a sudden peaceful aura wash over them, and Gina wondered what the hell that was! Was that from Jason!? Gina didn’t recognize what power source this was! It definitely wasn’t mana! Mana was more oppressive and intense, so there was no way this was mana! The aura flowing off from Jason made Gina feel a sense of deep peace, and it was almost like Gina could feel Jason himself in the aura.
Jason remained as calm as possible as he sat cross-legged, but it was Esdeath who looked like he was about to have an existential crisis! Esdeath already knew that it wasn’t that difficult for a genius to find their Qi and activate it, but right now, this was just too absurd! Esdeath himself had taken thirty minutes to find and activate his Qi while meditating, so the fact that Jason was able to do it in only about ten minutes was more than a little terrifying! Esdeath could only wonder what sort of things Jason would be able to do if he had been born in the Eastern Mountain Sect! It would have been amazing!
Ding!
Jason heard a notification pop up in front of him, but he had to ignore it since he was still trying his best to hold back the screeching voice in his head. But all of a sudden, Jason felt the control he had over his Qi becoming less stressful on him. The Qi flowed with an ease that was similar to how easy he moved his mana, and Jason knew then that he had gained a new skill for Qi from the system. Jason would have smiled, but instead, he called out to Esdeath.
’You said there was another step. What is it?’
Jason’s voice was strained and tired, but he was still holding strong, and Esdeath quickly shook himself out of his stupor and spoke up in his serious voice once again.
’Right, Ah-hem. Now that we’ve gotten the most important part done, we need to move into the more delicate part. I wish I could help you past this point, but this section is too delicate for anyone else to try to guide you through. You’re going to have to do this on your own. Right now, you’re going to feed your consciousness through your Qi and follow it towards the meridian points located in your brain, and when you reach the brain, you’ll need to locate the rogue meridian that connects the voice in your head to your consciousness, and you will turn off that meridian.’
Jason was shocked.
"You want me to turn off a part of my brain? Isn’t that dangerous?"