The next day, Zhou Tieyi rose early, refreshed and ready to practice his boxing. A healthy body is, after all, the foundation for enjoying life.
In the training grounds, once his Qi and Blood reached a state of peak vigor, Zhou Tieyi curled his body like a tiger and began to circulate the internal refinement technique known as the "Six Axioms of Respiration." As he breathed in that peculiar rhythm, his surging Qi and Blood drew in wisps of the Primordial Qi of Heaven and Earth, channeling them down into his Dantian Qi Sea.
However, this influx of Primordial Qi was not purely beneficial. Inhaling too much of the Great Yin cold energy would render a person gloomy and reclusive, while an excess of Great Yang solar heat would make one arrogant and volatile. Great Yin and Great Yang were but the two primary sources of Primordial Qi in the world; beyond them lay the Qi of the Five Elements, Life and Death, Celestial Clarity, and Terrestrial Turbidity, among countless others. Their concentrations varied by time and location, and each exerted a subtle, transformative influence on a person’s temperament and physique.
Chapter 24