Three days later.
In Nameless Mountain, within Nameless Cave.
Yan Chuan sat cross-legged, cultivating the "Mixed Element Skill". In his hands, an Essence Stone glimmered faintly.
As the cultivation technique operated, the Essence Energy within the stone was continuously absorbed and refined by Yan Chuan.
Be it internal strength!
Or boxing!
Essentially, they are both processes of 'refining essence into qi'.
Originally, the essence energy needed to strengthen internal power and inner strength had to be refined from the body—
People consume grains and cereals, strengthening their bodies and brimming with qi-blood. Then, through 'internal cultivation methods' and 'inner boxing', the body's potential and qi-blood power are refined into the more mystical 'internal strength' and 'inner strength'.