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Chapter 759 Peter Parker: A Study of the Similarities Between Chi and Magical Training

Seeing Daniel's shocked expression, Peter jumped off the hammock and sat on the ground: "Uh, yeah, the Mountain Spider gave me a lot of training tips for the immortal weapons from the Spider Kingdom, so I practiced according to them..."

Daniel looked at him incredulously: "And you actually mastered it?"

"Of course not. A lot of what they wrote was stream of consciousness and subjective experience. I spent a lot of time trying to understand it but still couldn't. However, I did understand one thing: the so-called Qi is non-material energy that sustains life, and to cultivate Qi, one must feel it."

Daniel nodded. This was indeed the first step in cultivating Qi. It could even be said that the beginning is always the hardest, and this was also the most important and crucial step: recognizing Qi and feeling Qi.

So how did you do that without any training?

Seemingly realizing what Daniel was confused about, Peter explained: "Earlier, for some reason, Strange made me learn magic. A normal wizard learns magic through three stages, the first of which is to learn how to use one's own life energy to cast spells."

"So I was thinking, since they are all manifestations of life energy, could I use spells to first draw out the life energy, and then use the cultivation method of Qi to circulate it, so that I can directly skip the step of sensing Qi?"

Daniel was speechless upon hearing this. You might say it was a shortcut, but you have to understand that magical training is not easy, and only a very few people have the talent to train in magic. Peter is one of those few people.

But to say this isn't taking shortcuts wouldn't be accurate. It's more accurate to say that such situations are actually quite rare. After all, the barrier to entry for mages is actually higher than for martial artists; anyone can cultivate qi, but not magic.

On the other hand, magic is stronger than qi in both normal times and in terms of its upper limit. Apart from the cost of casting spells, magic surpasses qi in almost every aspect, which is why mages almost never cultivate qi in the opposite way.

"However, Qi is indeed a very magical power, according to these descriptions. Even without the power of immortality, over time, martial artists can use Qi to quickly heal physical injuries, prolong life, and enhance physical strength."

Peter discovered that, according to Qi Xiu's description, the East might not even need the Super Soldier Serum, because they could reach the level of a Super Soldier simply by practicing Qi.

"However, the speed of cultivating Qi varies from person to person. Most people may need to cultivate for ten or twenty years before they can barely have a continuous stream of Qi that can be used in actual combat."

Daniel knelt on the ground: "Even if you master Qi, it doesn't mean you're invulnerable. It's just the application of one's own energy, and for most people, there are still limits."

That's why immortal weapons exist. Exceptional martial artists can obtain the power of immortal divine beasts. In fact, let alone ordinary martial artists, even the immortal weapons themselves are almost impossible to defeat against immortal divine beasts. This is also why the creation process of immortal weapons is called a trial; it is simply a test to select immortal weapons.

Only warriors chosen by the immortal divine beasts can pass their tests and gain their favor. Otherwise, ordinary warriors would not have the power to kill immortal divine beasts.

“The power of immortality grants the Qi the qualities of immortality, allowing for the rapid healing of almost all injuries except fatal ones, near-infinite lifespan, and superior and more powerful strength. All of this is conditional upon you constantly maintaining the flow of Qi.” Peter, upon hearing this, suddenly realized: “In other words, Daniel, your Qi is actually constantly flowing, and the power of immortality is circulating within your body from beginning to end? Doesn’t that mean your entire body can be like your iron fist?”

After a long silence, Daniel chose to honestly shake his head.

"That's not the case, Spider-Man. Becoming an immortal weapon doesn't represent the limit, or even progress; it's just a new beginning. If you become an immortal weapon... perhaps because of your special nature, you won't have this problem, but you might still encounter this problem: the power of immortality is so great that, although it resides within you, you can't fully unleash it."

At this point, feeling the flow of his own energy, Daniel suddenly gathered his immortal power into his right fist, stood up, and distanced himself from Peter.

"So, if you really intend to obtain the power of immortality, you need to hone yourself and make your actions conform to the flow of Qi. Try it, Peter, try fighting me without using any power other than your own physical functions, using only Qi. Maybe that will help you understand the flow of Qi."

Peter stood up, then made a fist salute, ready to spar with Iron Fist without using any of his spider abilities.

As for Mountain Spider, he truly abandoned Peter and simply ignored him. After all, Qi cultivation is never something that can be done in a day or two, and Mountain Spider never imagined that a speedrun would happen.

While it was slacking off, it suddenly realized that Peter had a very high probability of not understanding these things at all, and he might not even recognize the words here!
But at that moment, the mountain spider felt the web trembling. It sensed Daniel's arrival and was immediately relieved. After all, with Immortal Fist leading the way, there would surely be some progress, right?

After holding back for a while, the mountain spider finally couldn't resist and went to check on Peter. What it saw next was unbelievable.

Iron Fist and Spider-Man are fighting. More accurately, Iron Fist is teaching Spider-Man how to use his ki better, which is undeniable and should be the case.

But the question is, where does your anger come from?

Completely baffled, the mountain spider descended and bluntly asked, "How did you do that? Without any help whatsoever?"

After Peter listened to the same explanation again, the Mountain Spider finally accepted the fact. However, he immediately rejected Peter's idea of ​​participating in the Immortal Weapon Trial.

"You're not fully prepared, Spider-Man."

The mountain spider said this, and then extended a challenge to Peter: "Let me see if your hastily put-together energy can withstand the battle you are about to face. Maybe I will change my mind."

(End of this chapter)