Immortality Begins with Breathing Exercises

”Haha, fellow Daoist, you have quite the discerning eye.”

”But this treasure armor... hey, hey, don’t leave, fellow Daoist!”

”I’ll give it to you for 30 lower-grade Spirit Stones!”

The vendor saw Lin Zheyu shrug his shoulders and turn to leave indifferently, hurriedly calling out.

This treasure armor had been gathering dust in his hands for years, never selling, so when a sucker finally came along willing to buy it for 30 lower-grade Spirit Stones, how could the vendor pass up the opportunity?

”25 stones.”

Lin Zheyu said without turning his head.

”Deal!”

The vendor’s face changed slightly, gritting his teeth and showing a look of having suffered a great loss.

Lin Zheyu: ”...”

Hearing the vendor agree so readily, Lin Zheyu was speechless for a moment.

This thing was definitely overpriced.

But still within an acceptable range.

Handing over the Spirit Stones, receiving the Thousand Mechanisms and Ten Thousand Layers Treasure Armor, Lin Zheyu turned and left.

The Thousand Mechanisms and Ten Thousand Layers Treasure Armor was very light, feeling extremely delicate and smooth to the touch, thin as silk, yet incredibly tough.

On the waist part of the armor, there were a few small slots for placing Spirit Stones.

Finding a secluded place, Lin Zheyu put on the armor.

A cool sensation spread over him, the armor felt as if it wasn’t even there, and could tighten or loosen at Lin Zheyu’s whim.

”Not bad.”

Lin Zheyu nodded slightly.

This finally had the appearance of a cultivator.

Circulating the True Essence in his body, he infused it into the armor.

The armor emitted a faint glow, and Lin Zheyu felt it getting heavier. As more True Essence flowed in, the weight increased.

”The effect is good, but it consumes a Spirit Stone every half hour, which is a bit extravagant.”

Lin Zheyu evaluated the effect of the Thousand Mechanisms and Ten Thousand Layers Treasure Armor, thinking to himself.

Fortunately, the armor didn’t have high requirements for Spirit Stones; even unrefined ones could be used.

Lin Zheyu wandered around again.

At two different stalls, he bought two more Body Refining Secret Manuals.

”15 manuals, that should be enough.”

”208 lower-grade Spirit Stones left, exchange 158 for unrefined Spirit Stones as energy reserves.”

”Keep the remaining 50 pure Spirit Stones as backup.”

Lin Zheyu muttered to himself.

In the cultivation world, unrefined Spirit Stones have a special term, called Demon Spirit Stones.

According to the market rate, one Spirit Stone can be exchanged for three Demon Spirit Stones.

But if it’s the other way around, it takes five Demon Spirit Stones to exchange for one Spirit Stone.

The exchange of Spirit Stones can only be done in shops, there’s no other choice.

In the shop, after exchanging 158 pure Spirit Stones for 474 Demon Spirit Stones, Lin Zheyu’s visit to the Cultivation Marketplace was finally completed.

Demon Spirit Stones contain Spiritual Power as well as rich Yin Sha force, perfect for techniques like the Seven Fiends Body Tempering Skill, Nine Revolutions True Demon Body, and Seven Evils Ghost Canon.

And 474 Spirit Stones should be enough... right?

Coming to the square, in order to leave, you need to go through the array here.

Entering only required one Spirit Stone.

But exiting requires paying two Spirit Stones.

”Hmm?”

Lin Zheyu’s brow wrinkled slightly.

After walking into the array, two unfamiliar men appeared.

Their expressions were calm, standing unemotionally after entering the array.

Though they showed no hostility, Lin Zheyu felt an inexplicable sensation in his heart, which was his Martial Arts Intuition.

Lin Zheyu’s Martial Arts Intuition, along with the enhancement of his sense field, had advanced to an extremely powerful level.

His face showed no movement, as his right hand slowly tightened around the Setting Sun Blade, True Essence circulating smoothly within him.

The array activated, light swirling around.

In an instant, a flash of blade light.

Pff—

Pff—

The blade light flashed like lightning, slicing across their necks before they could react.

Rustle~~

A breeze rustled the trees, whispering softly.

Several figures suddenly appeared in the forest.

Bang~ Bang~~

Two dull thuds sounded, and two heads rolled onto the ground.

Their eyes were wide as saucers, filled with confusion.

”With such little strength, they dare to double-cross.”

Lin Zheyu said disdainfully.

Two storage bags floated from their headless bodies into Lin Zheyu’s hands.

With a thought, he easily broke the restrictions on the two inferior storage bags, finding only some worthless items inside.

His figure moved, disappearing instantly.

Whoosh—

Suddenly, a Longsword shot out, aiming at Lin Zheyu’s forehead.

”Hmph!”

”I’ve been waiting for you!”

Lin Zheyu snorted coldly.

The moment he came out of the array, Lin Zheyu had already pushed his sense field to its limit, detecting the hidden figure in the dark.

Boom!

Lin Zheyu’s body turned slightly, the Longsword pierced into the nearby tree trunk, and the entire tree exploded with a bang.

Meanwhile, Lin Zheyu shot forward like lightning, his speed instantly reaching an astonishing five times the speed of sound in just a few breaths.

”So fast!”

Hidden in the dark, the man sensed Lin Zheyu’s amazing speed, his expression aghast.

Without any hesitation, his right hand slapped towards his storage bag, and two beams of cyan and red light suddenly shot towards Lin Zheyu.

”Explode!”

The man shouted coldly.

As the cyan and red lights shot out, he took out a palm-sized turtle shell from his storage bag.

The turtle shell quickly enlarged, enveloping him.

Boom!

Lin Zheyu’s legs suddenly launched him away, dodging the two beams of light, an alarming explosion roaring behind him.

By then, he had already reached the man’s side.

Blood Burning Saber Skill!

Facing the defensive magical artifact, Lin Zheyu used the Blood Burning Saber Skill without hesitation.

Currently lacking strong offensive techniques, when facing such formidable defensive artifacts, he had little choice but to employ the Blood Burning Saber Skill.

Boom!

Crack—

A terrifying boom sounded, and the turtle shell emitted a cracking noise, several fissures rapidly spreading from where the Setting Sun Blade struck.