Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 113: Chapter 95 Great Success Serpent Breath! Enlightenment of the Truth!

Within the courtyard.

Gu Sheng was in the midst of cultivating.

At that moment, his body twisted continuously in an eerie manner, paired with cold and indifferent eyes and the faint sound of snake hisses. If someone passed by outside, they might even think a giant snake had entered the Gu family’s home!

Ever since the Shapeshifting Technique reached the Perfect Realm, Gu Sheng discovered that it could be integrated with the Snake Breath Skill for simultaneous cultivation, creating a mutually enhancing effect that also saved time.

The Snake Breath Skill is a method that mimics the breathing pattern of snakes.

At the Small Success realm, it enables complete concealment of one’s aura, making it difficult for others of the same realm to detect.

But Gu Sheng had far surpassed the Small Success realm.

He moved sinuously; occasionally his motions resembled a snake. Despite delivering immensely powerful punches, his power remained subtle and elusive.

His eyes were bright, fully immersed in his training.

He imagined himself as a venomous snake gliding silently through the jungle, suddenly erupting with ferocity, baring its fangs!

Unconsciously.

Gu Sheng’s breathing had completely disappeared. A Jade Skin Realm martial artist could breathe through their skin membrane pores, but now, Gu Sheng had ceased even this superficial respiratory method, transitioning entirely to inner breathing.

Only occasionally did some faint, imperceptible disturbances arise, but such minute movements were utterly undetectable by martial artists; the sensing capabilities of the Jade Skin Realm weren’t this refined.

It was unclear how much time had passed.

The moon hung high at its zenith.

Pale moonlight spilled through the courtyard, scattering over Gu Sheng’s body, faintly speckled. His bare torso gleamed under the moon, unmistakably striking, with sweat outlining his perfectly sculpted physique.

After achieving the Jade Skin Realm, Gu Sheng’s skin had become visibly fairer, completely shedding the rustic appearance of a rural farm boy.

If he were to abandon his usual disguise, anyone who saw him would surely praise him as a refined and handsome young man.

Yet Gu Sheng’s current state carried a hint of peculiarity.

He had ceased practicing the Shapeshifting Technique and shifted to cultivating the Iron Stone Fist. But the eerie aspect was that, despite Gu Sheng’s body darting and pivoting in explosive movements — visually akin to a ferocious tiger charging downhill, bold and relentless, with gusts of air swirling —

the actual sound was strangely minimal.

If one didn’t listen attentively, they might fail to even catch the occasional whiffs of rushing air.

The discord between sight and sound easily gave rise to surreal, uncanny impressions; if an ordinary person witnessed this, they might even believe they had encountered a ghost!

This was Gu Sheng combining the Snake Breath Skill with his Iron Stone Fist cultivation.

At this moment.

His state was nearing perfection; it took considerable time before he exhaled a breath. Power surged throughout his entire body, now fully concealed such that even Jade Skin Realm martial artists would struggle to sense it.

Suddenly.

Gu Sheng’s body paused abruptly, his aura vanishing in an instant. If not for visual confirmation of him standing there, one might think it was a trick of the eye. Like a python striking fiercely, he lunged forward, his fist surging with explosive force, smashing against a nearby training post.

Bam! Crack!

The silent courtyard was suddenly punctuated by a thunderous sound. The wooden post shattered into splinters and fragments in an instant, scattering everywhere.

It was as if the silence of a mime performance had shattered, the sound piercing into the ears with a visceral impact that heightened the shock of the moment.

Gu Sheng stared at the pile of splintered wood before him, wiped the sweat from his body, and grinned broadly, his mood jubilant.

The Snake Breath Skill had successfully advanced to the Great Achievement Realm!

Gu Sheng felt exhilarated.

Snake Breath Skill, like the Shapeshifting Technique, was lauded for being easy to learn but difficult to master. Though reaching higher realms was challenging, once achieved, the benefits were equally enormous.

In its Small Success stage, the Snake Breath Skill had already allowed Gu Sheng to completely conceal his aura among those of the same level.

At the Great Achievement stage, the effect became far more profound.

Not only could he suppress his aura, but also his power and blood energy fluctuations.

With this.

Even Blood Refining Realm martial artists wouldn’t detect Gu Sheng’s concealment unless they were masters who had achieved the Perfect stage of Blood Refining, whose blood energy had reached absolute harmony; only then might they notice minute flaws.

Additionally.

The Great Achievement Snake Breath Skill held significant advantages in combat.

Though its concealing effect in battle wasn’t as flawless as in non-combat situations, it could still greatly reduce the power fluctuations of Gu Sheng’s strikes, making it ideal for catching opponents off guard!

Imagine during a fight, an opponent perceives an incoming punch as moderately powerful, only for it to suddenly explode with several times its force. Taken off guard, the enemy could easily expose fatal openings.

[Name]: Gu Sheng

[Age]: 16

[Realm]: Refining Skin Realm (Jade Skin)

[Martial Arts]: Chopping Wood Technique (First-level Tear Effect), Archery Technique (First-level Penetration Effect), Iron Stone Fist (Perfect 79%), Shapeshifting Technique (Perfect 47%), Snake Breath Skill (Great Achievement 0%)

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Looking at his progress panel.

Gu Sheng couldn’t help but smile.

Five martial arts, with even the weakest one surpassing the Great Achievement Realm — this was something unimaginable for others.

Ordinary individuals who attained Small Success in a single martial art could already stand out. Those who reached Great Achievement in one art could become renowned experts, akin to Gu Jingang.

Currently, Gu Jingang was undoubtedly the foremost expert of Gu’s Manor.

Since consuming the Blood Strengthening Pill two years ago, he had successfully broken through to the Blood Refining Small Success stage. With the family’s favor granting him substantial resources, he steadily approached the Blood Refining Great Achievement stage.

Although Gu Changming cultivated Blood Refining faster, nearing the Blood Refining Realm’s pinnacle, under the enhancement of the Great Achievement Iron Stone Fist, even Gu Changming stood no chance against Gu Jingang.

Gu Jingang’s influence within Gu’s Manor continued to grow stronger.