Iron Snow Clouds

Chapter 1012 (One Thousand and Twelve) Air Tour

"Because, someone said in public yesterday that you might be a monster. I already know this!" Tie Wandao said, looking straight into Tie Hongyan's eyes.

"Yes, of course Dad knows." Tie Hongyan said.

"Of course?" Tie Wandao said.

"I just told my father today." Tie Hongyan said.

"Have you told me?" Tie Wandao thought for a moment and said, "Maybe...very likely. No wonder I felt like I had heard of this before someone told me, but also like I hadn't heard of it."

"I did tell Dad." Tie Hongyan said, "I reported the matter of the Tiecang tribe to Dad. In my opinion, this matter is not a small matter in any way, and it must be told. After I returned to Ao Qian Palace, I was thinking about why Dad didn't react much when he heard me talk about this matter."

Tie Wandao asked: "What was my reaction when you said that?"

"Dad just said... 'hmm' at that time, but his expression seemed like he didn't know what I was talking about, as if he was distracted." Tie Hongyan replied.

Tie Wandao opened his mouth slightly, as if he suddenly understood something: "I see, this should be caused by the method I used to practice that skill in seclusion before."

"Why is this happening? This is very strange. Is there something wrong with that training method?" Tie Hongyan said. "I haven't reached the top level yet. When I reach the top level in the future, that phenomenon will naturally not occur to me again." Tie Wandao said, "In fact, not everyone who practices that kind of kung fu like me will experience that phenomenon after coming out of seclusion. Only a few people will encounter that situation."

"How did Dad feel when he experienced that phenomenon?" Tie Hongyan asked.

"I can't explain it clearly. Based on what you just said about my performance, now I think about it, I feel that my soul and body were so close yet so far away. This is the state that a few people mentioned in martial arts books will encounter, which is called 'air wandering'. Retreat is a difficult part of training, and after coming out of retreat, a few people may experience the air wandering phenomenon, which only occurs occasionally and not very frequently." Tie Wandao said.

The kind of Kung Fu that Tie Wandao practices requires seclusion to practice the more difficult parts. After practicing, you need to come out of seclusion. If you encounter more difficult parts later, you need to practice again in seclusion. The book clearly states when you need to go into seclusion. To achieve good results, it is best for practitioners to reach a state suitable for seclusion before practicing the more difficult parts in seclusion. Tie Wandao practiced the more difficult parts when he reached a state suitable for seclusion. After coming out of seclusion, he planned to continue practicing the Kung Fu from the day after he officially announced his coming out. He did not expect that he would experience the phenomenon of air wandering, and it happened so quickly.

Tie Wandao continued, "I'm just confused. I didn't remember you telling me this story afterwards, but when I heard others talk about it, I felt like I'd heard about it before. But when you told me about it, I was able to respond with 'hmm' after you spoke?"

"Yeah. Dad said that it was as if the soul and body were so close yet so far apart. I can now understand why he reacted like that when I spoke to him." Tie Hongyan said, "Is it that the memories of that period were like being wiped away, but not completely wiped away?"

Tie Wandao thought for a moment and said, "You can say that. Someone mentioned this to me later. Although I seem to have heard about it, I really don't remember who told me about it."

"Does any martial arts text say that people in this situation are prone to becoming possessed?" Tie Hongyan asked.

(End of this chapter)