After rest and recovery, as well as taking a some diet changes to heart, I am on the cusp of stabilising my ascent to LVL 7 of Junzi Tao’s inner energy.
Something to understand about my journey in martial arts is that I have always been handicapped to a degree- I’ve never really had opportunities to perform when I am at my mental, physical, and spiritual peak. I’ve always had such a packed schedule, and survived off some pretty drastic shijie Tao rituals, aka the Dark Arts, and Dark Magic has costs that always come back to settle the Karmic Scale. Still, for the Greater Good, I believe it was the best option available to me.
But after decades of pushing myself and operating on the heuristic, as opposed to ideal, resources available, I have an unprecedented level of stability and prosperity to further myself!
At LVL 7, I can tentatively say that my body can integrate and interchange accordingly to the precise and ephemeral aspects of my neigong, and that almost none of my martial peers can handle it once I finish my cultivation stage… the bottleneck has been overcome naturally, with a spezzatura of sorts, and I’m contented beyond jadedness.
Once I truly reach the 7th Stage, the 7th leaf, which I will amuse myself with equating, then I plan to visit some old places to do a little exchange/sparring. Maybe in February, or even March, next year 🤔. Master Blake’s seniors might appreciate it, and I can also give Yunchang and Zhou Yu a chance to reach a new level, for they are truly getting on in their years… this is the pay-off of the external schools, for immediate pay off will also require a price to be paid once the years pass.
Although being healthy is a major contributing factor, I suppose that this could simply be the consequences of reaching the peak of the 6th Leaf stage.


I think I shall composed a poem about how a potential lover is sometimes denied the choice to date [someone like me], and despite people claiming that the choice should be theirs, I daresay that sometimes it’s a [potential] mistake that shouldn’t be allowed to occur in the first place.
I’m looking forward to writing more!!! Ever since I made myself a priority, I have been able to tap into my unrealised potential…