Immortality Begins With Internal Breathing

Within the violent energy lake, dense sizzling sounds resonated as mysterious energy surged through the raging currents, pouring into Lin Zheyu’s body and instantly converting into his blood qi energy. Massive flows of blood qi continuously entered the essence and qi divine repository. Simultaneously, the violent energy kept flooding into his body relentlessly.

All useful parts of the incoming energy were absorbed by the mysterious energy, leaving only useless, violent, and impure remnants. These leftovers collided with the ongoing blood qi, and through mutual annihilation, generated rolling clouds of black smoke. This smoke seeped out of Lin Zheyu’s body, piercing the energy lake with faint sizzling sounds.

These faint sounds caused no noticeable disturbance within the violent lake. Even if someone passed nearby, it would be hard to detect Lin Zheyu concealed beneath the raging energy.

After a few breaths, Lin Zheyu gradually opened his eyes. A streak of golden brilliance flickered within, indicating his golden blood qi had reached its peak.

[Heaven Rewards the Diligent]

[Name: Lin Zheyu]

[Origin Force: 635]

[Skills: Earth Shrinking Technique (Perfection), Primordial Concealment Technique (Perfection), Seven Absolute Sabers (Fifth Stage: 3%), Primordial Golden Body (Second Stage: 100%), Purple Firmament Repository Returning Art (Third Stage: 19%), Spirit Martial Universe Secret Art—Advanced (Competence: 3%)]

Lin Zheyu looked at the data in his mind, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

The Purple Firmament Repository Returning Art didn’t reach Perfection? Lin Zheyu thought, slightly taken aback.

The first and second stages of the Purple Firmament Repository Returning Art corresponded to the essence origin divine repository and the essence and qi divine repository, representing a martial artist’s vitality and blood qi. The third stage corresponded to the spirit divine repository. Martial artists capable of opening the spirit divine repository were exceedingly rare. Most opened only the first two before attempting to break free from the shackles.

It was not that they did not want to open the spirit divine repository, but that its difficulty was unimaginably high. Otherwise, martial artists like Bai Lin would not have shown such envy upon learning that Lin Zheyu had opened it and awakened a special spirit-based divine ability.

”If even with the first divine repository technique, opening the spirit divine repository is this difficult, then wouldn’t the second and third be even harder?” Lin Zheyu suddenly began to worry whether the Origin Force he had accumulated would be enough.

Among the three techniques, the Purple Firmament Repository Returning Art was the most balanced and the easiest to cultivate, yet opening the spirit divine repository was still this difficult. Lin Zheyu had thought that his stronger spirit and soul would make it easier.

Unexpectedly... well, not exactly. It was indeed easier.

At this rate, he estimated that about 4 more units of Origin Force would be enough to bring the third stage to Perfection. If other martial artists knew, they would likely be green with envy.

The violent energy continued to pour into Lin Zheyu’s body, colliding with the vast golden blood qi. Upon annihilation, it turned into black smoke, which was expelled from his body with soft sizzles.

As expected of the three great divine repositories. Even without fully opening them, merely nurturing them to the limit has already brought such a massive improvement to my physique, Lin Zheyu thought, deeply satisfied with his condition.

If not for the massive shackles binding him, his physique would likely become far stronger, his vitality more vigorous, and his blood qi even more robust. If Lin Zheyu were to forcibly open the essence origin divine repository and the essence and qi divine repository now, his physique would undergo a shocking transformation. At that point, this violent energy lake would probably pose little threat to him. His surging strength might even be enough to snap the shackles binding him... perhaps.

Lin Zheyu looked at the thick shackles coiled deep within his body, uncertain.

Damn it, this thing has grown thicker.

If it had once been the width of a single thigh, it was now nearly twice that. The golden specks along its surface had also become denser, scattered like splashes of gold paint, varying in size and arranged without any pattern.

With a shift of thought, his blood qi surged violently. His muscles swelled, and his blood roared through his body like thunder. He tried to break free from the shackles. Yet no matter how hard he pushed, the chain covered in golden specks did not budge. It only swayed within him under the force of his blood qi, producing a clear metallic clang.

The sound was crisp, yet it carried a strange power. As it rippled outward, it washed over his body, cleansing impurities from within.

”Huh? This thing can do that too?” Lin Zheyu exclaimed in surprise.

This was not his first attempt to test the strength of the shackles. Each time, they produced a metallic sound only he could hear. Aside from that, nothing special had happened. But now, he discovered that this sound could cleanse his physique. Though the effect was slight, it was real.

Lin Zheyu looked at the growing number of golden specks and could not help but marvel. ”Is it because of the golden energy? This shackle is formed from the rules of the Heavenly Dao, so its sound must carry a special rules power. It didn’t do anything before, but now that more of it has turned golden, it’s gained this effect. The golden energy in my body is becoming more and more extraordinary.”

This special energy had first appeared during the Blood Qi realm, when he broke through the limits of the Nine Transformations. At the time, it had not shown much of its power. But as his strength grew, the golden energy had transformed as well, becoming increasingly mysterious. Lin Zheyu found himself wondering what it would eventually become.

”Could this shackle really be refined into a special dharma treasure? A martial artist’s natal treasure?” Lin Zheyu muttered softly.

Martial artists cultivated themselves rather than refining treasures, and the concept of a natal treasure did not normally apply to them. But if he could truly refine the Heavenly Dao shackles within his body into a dharma treasure, it would undoubtedly become his natal treasure.

After assessing his improved condition, Lin Zheyu cleared his mind and began his second round of cultivation.

Use 4 units of Origin Force to cultivate the Purple Firmament Repository Returning Art.

From his earlier attempt, he had roughly estimated that bringing the third stage of the Purple Firmament Repository Returning Art to Perfection would require slightly more than 4 units, but less than 5. A familiar sensation quickly overtook him.

His spirit blurred, and once again, he entered the mysterious mental space, beginning endless cultivation. Martial cultivation of the body sought to engrain itself in the marrow, pushing the physique to its limits and beyond to achieve transformation, evolution, and transcendence.

The cultivation of the spirit divine repository was similar to that of the other two, relying on nourishment from blood qi, differing only in location. As the third stage progressed, Lin Zheyu did not feel any significant strengthening of his soul. Instead, his martial perception improved greatly.

Time passed steadily. As he had suspected, bringing the third stage to Perfection required a total of 5 units of Origin Force. In the end, he spent 8 units on this technique, far more than he had initially expected. If he had relied on normal cultivation, it would have taken eight to ten years. If others knew, they would be utterly astonished.

Opening the three great divine repositories in eight to ten years was unheard of, something only peerless geniuses from ancient martial families might achieve. This was not because Lin Zheyu had not yet opened them, but because he had chosen to reinforce them first. Once the nourishment was complete, opening them would be no harder than reinforcement, perhaps even easier.

This was mainly because Lin Zheyu’s foundation was extraordinarily deep. Even without opening the divine repositories, he already possessed peak Foundation Establishment realm strength and was considered invincible below the Shackles realm within the Martial Alliance. To him, needing 8 units of Origin Force to reach Perfection had already exceeded expectations. He had originally thought 3 units would be enough.

Lin Zheyu opened his eyes and murmured softly, ”Is the spirit divine repository mainly directed at the physique?”