Immortality Begins With Internal Breathing

After taking the towel and clean clothes handed over by the attendant, Lin Zheyu went into a nearby room and changed out of his soaking wet garments, feeling much more comfortable afterward.

”Hey, Bo Yi just came by.” On the way to eat nearby, Huang Youwei suddenly chuckled and said, ”He is probably thinking about how to surpass you and grind you into the ground.”

”It is fine. Let him come,” Lin Zheyu said calmly.

He was now a proper inner sect disciple, no longer someone without status as before. Inner sect disciples could not fight casually or kill fellow disciples. To exchange blows, they had to go up to the dueling platform. The sect strongly encouraged such healthy battles. Each time one stepped onto the dueling platform, at least two contribution points had to be put up as a wager, with no upper limit. The victor would take all the stakes.

Lin Zheyu currently did not have a single contribution point and was worried about where to earn some. He wished that many people would find him displeasing and come challenge him. Unfortunately, up to now, not a single person had issued a challenge, causing him to miss out on a huge windfall.

”Impressive!” Huang Youwei praised.

However, he quickly reacted and said suspiciously, ”You told me not to publicize your status as a true disciple. Could it be that you are deliberately waiting for others to challenge you so you can earn contribution points?”

He had not spread word of Lin Zheyu’s true disciple status partly because he wanted to watch the excitement, and partly because Lin Zheyu had specifically instructed him to do so.

”Mhm.” Lin Zheyu gave a soft acknowledgment.

Huang Youwei was rather speechless at that. As a second-generation rich heir and second-generation martial heir, he lacked neither cultivation techniques nor resources nor powerful masters, so he truly could not understand Lin Zheyu’s way of thinking.

”Oh, right, let me tell you some good news. My grandfather will return to attend the sect assembly tomorrow,” Huang Youwei said with a smile.

”Have those yao martial artists all been dealt with?” Lin Zheyu asked curiously.

That group of yao martial artists had caused trouble at Wuji Manor and thoroughly slapped them in the face. Because of this, Huang Baizhong personally took action and hunted down those who had been involved across the land. Lin Zheyu had thought that Huang Baizhong would not be able to return for this assembly and that he would have to wait some more time before officially becoming a true disciple.

”Not yet. The Yao Heavenly Palace is hidden very deeply. We originally thought it was just a recently risen yao martial artist faction, but we did not expect it to possess several Grandmaster realm experts. Grandfather has already contacted the military, the War God Sect, the Bull Demon Sect, and other sects to join forces and eradicate the Yao Heavenly Palace,” Huang Youwei said as he shook his head. As Huang Baizhong’s grandson, he was extremely well-informed and knew much of the latest information.

”It truly should be eradicated.” Lin Zheyu nodded in deep agreement.

Back then, when he faced the yao martial artist using the alias Wang Chen in the arena, he had sensed an extremely terrifying aura. That aura was even more violent, evil, and dark than that of a living corpse. Although yao martial artists could maintain clarity through certain methods, under the erosion of Baleful Yin force, even if they did not lose their sanity, they would still become demons of brutal slaughter.

***

The food within the Wuji Sect was extremely nutritious, prepared using powerful ferocious beasts combined with nourishing herbs. With Lin Zheyu’s powerful physique, he could eat three times as much as Huang Youwei in a single meal, leaving Huang Youwei dumbfounded.

”Hey, do you have some kind of bloodline talent? You eat so much in one meal,” Huang Youwei asked with some envy.

Eating a lot proved good digestion and absorption, a powerful physique, and deep latent potential in one’s bones.

Lin Zheyu nodded and said solemnly, ”I was born this way. Perhaps I really do have some kind of bloodline talent.”

He was laying the groundwork for possible physical abnormalities that might appear in the future. Ever since cultivating golden blood qi, he had discovered that his physique was undergoing rapid transformation. This transformation was not one from weak to strong, nor was it reflected in a stronger physique, increased strength, or enhanced defense. It was a fundamental change, more like an evolution of life itself.

This transformation was slow at first, but as the number of qualitative changes in blood qi increased, especially after entering the twelfth transformation of blood qi, it accelerated. In the Blood Qi realm, every three qualitative changes brought about a massive leap in strength. After reaching the twelfth transformation, the amount of golden blood qi in his body increased significantly. At present, the golden blood qi accounted for roughly one-tenth of his total blood qi. As the golden blood qi increased, the transformation sped up. The effects were faster cultivation of techniques, greater appetite, stronger absorption of medicinal substances, and improved recovery ability.

”Really? No wonder Young Master Lin has no background or status and no powerful techniques, yet can cultivate ordinary techniques and still develop such formidable strength.” Huang Youwei did not doubt Lin Zheyu’s words in the slightest.

He knew deeply just how difficult it was to achieve eight qualitative changes in blood qi. After the fourth transformation, each additional qualitative change caused the difficulty of the next to skyrocket. This was especially true after the sixth transformation. At that level, even the most potent medicinal pills and the greatest abundance of resources made it extremely difficult to pile up a genius capable of eight blood qi transformations.

His own natural talent was not particularly outstanding, only slightly better than average. It was only after his father expended massive resources and even obtained a powerful medicinal pill that he managed to advance to the eighth transformation of blood qi. As for the ninth transformation, there was no way.

If Huang Youwei wanted to continue relying on medicinal pills to force a breakthrough, he would need even more powerful pills. Such pills were something that even Sect Master Huang Baizhong might not be able to obtain even if he spent all his savings.

Huang Youwei had learned that Lin Zheyu had entered the Marrow Refining realm by breaking through at the eighth transformation of blood qi. That was simply unbelievable. Without powerful encounters, natural talent, and exceptional aptitude, a wild martial artist with no background could never reach such a level.

After eating, Lin Zheyu returned to the waterfall pool to continue cultivating, while Huang Youwei left on his own. He had cultivated the Azure Tide Boundless True Technique since childhood, and his physique had long completed its transformation, so there was no need for him to continue cultivating here.

Upon arriving at the waterfall pool, the surrounding martial artists looked toward Lin Zheyu from afar, yet none stepped forward to greet him. They had all entered the Wuji Sect from a young age and shared good relations with one another. When faced with Lin Zheyu, a newly arrived and unfamiliar martial artist, they appeared noticeably distant.

Lin Zheyu passed through the crowd and stepped into the deep pool one step at a time. The energy substances contained beneath the waterfall and within the deep pool were different. The various special creatures raised in the deep pool secreted substances that the waterfall did not possess.

Lin Zheyu generally cultivated beneath the waterfall for around six hours before entering the deep pool to train. Cultivating at the bottom of the deep pool, with powerful and omnipresent pressure surging in from all directions, felt entirely different from cultivating beneath the waterfall. This environment was of great help to his comprehension of the Azure Tide Boundless True Technique. For the time being, he did not plan to use Origin Force to enhance the Azure Tide Boundless True Technique.

First, starting cultivation from the beginning progressed extremely quickly, so there was little necessity. Second, the cultivation process of the Azure Tide Boundless True Technique was a worthwhile experience and greatly beneficial to his martial cultivation. Third, Lin Zheyu did not have enough Origin Force. All of his Origin Force was spent on condensing blood qi.

Huff~.

Lin Zheyu took in a deep breath, and the powerful airflow stirred the pool, sending ripples spreading outward. Up to this point, he had cultivated many breathing methods. With his internal organs extremely strong and his physique powerful, a single breath allowed him to draw in a vast amount of air.

As his chest expanded, Lin Zheyu plunged fiercely into the water. His body shot toward the depths of the pool like a cannonball. The many Anglerfish swimming in the pool, glowing with blue fluorescence, sensed the disturbance and scattered in all directions. Upon reaching the bottom of the deep pool, Lin Zheyu used both hands to stir the water, stabilizing his body as he began circulating the Azure Tide Boundless True Technique.

As he cultivated, the water at the bottom of the pool began to surge. The surrounding martial artists paddled with their arms and swam away to a distance. Their control was not strong enough. While cultivating in the depths of the pool, they also had to divide their focus to cultivate the Azure Tide Boundless True Technique, which was an immense trial for them. The intense disturbance caused by Lin Zheyu’s cultivation disrupted them to the point that they could not continue.

Gurgle.

Not far away, a short-haired young man suddenly released a string of bubbles from his mouth. He kicked hard with both legs and surged upward with force.

Splash~.

The instant he broke through the surface of the water, the man gasped wildly for air.

”That fellow is truly abnormal. To be able to cause such a huge disturbance even at the bottom of the pool,” the man said with some shock.

As he burst out of the water, several more figures rushed up from the depths, surfacing as they gulped air in great breaths. The few of them exchanged glances, their faces filled with a mix of amazement and helplessness. They smiled wryly at one another, nodded in acknowledgment, and then swam off toward the distance. Only after moving thirty to forty meters away from where Lin Zheyu was did they plunge back into the water.

The moon was bright and the stars sparse. By the time he returned to the courtyard, night had already grown deep.

”Young Master, you are back. The medicinal bath and clothes have already been prepared. This servant will attend to your washing and changing,” Yu Qing said respectfully. She had now become Lin Zheyu’s personal maid, specifically responsible for his daily needs.

***

Morning came, with the sky just beginning to brighten. Lin Zheyu awoke from deep sleep. Using the Tortoise Breath True Technique to enter deep sleep allowed his essence, qi, and spirit to recover better and faster. Within the Wuji Sect, there was no need to worry about his safety, allowing him to completely put his mind at ease and enter deep sleep. Even so, his perception was now extremely sharp, and even in deep sleep, he would awaken at the first sign of danger.

Dong, dong, dong.

The sound of bells rang out. The bells were usually silent and were only struck during the once-monthly sect assembly.

I am finally about to become a true disciple...

Lin Zheyu felt an inexplicable sense of anticipation in his heart and smiled faintly.

For him, whether or not he became a true disciple did not have a great impact for the time being. There was an effect, but it was not significant. The waterfall deep pool cultivation site made up for his lack of cultivation resources. Of course, if he had sufficient cultivation resources to assist him while training at the waterfall deep pool, his cultivation speed would be much faster.

”Young Master, these are your sect garments. Today is the sect assembly, and every disciple must wear sect attire to attend,” Yu Qing said respectfully while holding the Wuji Sect uniform.

The main Wuji Sect and its eight major branches each had their own distinctive garments. Overall, the attire was the same, but the patterns on the chest differed between branches. The emblem on the chest of the Azure Tide Pavilion’s attire was an azure wave.