Alex hadn't used his Qi in a way just yet where he had to break past the 3-meter radius that he had with his Spiritual Sense. That had been primarily due to the lack of his Qi and not wanting to use it on other things, but also because there had never been a requirement for it.
All this time, everything he did, he did away with just his body. When he did use his Qi, such as the night before, it didn't require him to break past the 3-meter radius.
As a result, he had never really realized that his Qi had, in fact, the same restrictions as his Spiritual Sense. That couldn't be a coincidence.
He released a simple Iron Fist punch as well, and it too vanished around 3 meters away from him. There seemed to be no difference whether it was an Immortal or a Self-Tempering realm cultivator in this matter. Everyone had to suffer from the same restrictions.
