Immortality Begins with Breathing Exercises

"Let’s see how far you’ve gotten in your research."

"So, have you found anything useful?" Gu Ye asked with a smile.

"Not really, but it did satisfy my curiosity about the demon puppets."

"Senior Sister, is there a big difference between demon puppets naturally eroded by Yin Sha forces and those that are artificially crafted as living corpse demon puppets?" Lin Zheyu asked curiously.

"Not much difference."

"Comparatively, the artificially crafted living corpse demon puppets are much stronger than those formed naturally by erosion."

"It is said that during the cultivation era, the living corpse demon puppet was an immortal technique known as corpse refinement, incredibly powerful."

"The living corpse demon puppet sacrifices a small portion of its recovery ability to enhance its defense to an astonishing level, reputed to be like copper skin and iron bones."

"At the same level, it’s comparable to the Buddhist Vajra."

Gu Ye pondered for a moment before speaking slowly.

As a veteran Huajin Martial Artist, she knew many interesting and hidden rumors.

She had also seen many martial artists who found a corpse refining secret technique from who knows where, assuming it to be a longevity skill.

They hoped to turn themselves into intelligent living corpses through the corpse refining secret technique, thereby achieving immortality.

But in the end, they all turned themselves into mindless living corpse demon puppets.

"The Buddhist Vajra is comparable to the copper skin and iron bones of a living corpse?"

It was the first time Lin Zheyu had heard of such a comparison.

He had witnessed the copper skin and iron bones of a living corpse, and at the same level, it was almost impossible to break through its defense. Even a level above might not succeed.

He never imagined that the Buddhist Vajra could be so formidable.

"Of course."

"The Buddhist Vajra secret technique is one of the strongest secret techniques of Buddhism, reputed as one of the strongest defenses over time," Gu Ye said.

Hearing her senior sister’s introduction, Lin Zheyu took out the Hidden Dragon Order and curiously checked it.

He hadn’t followed Monk Puxuan for quite some time, unsure of his current ranking on the Hidden Dragon List.

"Truly impressive!"

Lin Zheyu opened over thirty light points before he found Monk Puxuan’s light point.

In just a few months, the guy had already risen to 32nd place on the Hidden Dragon List.

However, Puxuan was no longer in the Guanghua Domain and had moved to the Fengchuan Domain.

"What rank is that monk now?"

Gu Ye asked curiously.

She had also heard about a few monks from Western Buddhism challenging the talents of Great Wei and ascending the Hidden Dragon List.

"32nd place."

"Initially, I thought his strength was ordinary, but he silently climbed to the 32nd place," Lin Zheyu said with a smile as he put away the Hidden Dragon Order.

"Tsk tsk..."

Hearing Lin Zheyu’s tone, Gu Ye couldn’t help but click her tongue twice.

"That’s because your lightweight skill just happens to counter his strong defense."

"If it were anyone else, as long as they can’t match his speed, they’d eventually be defeated," Gu Ye said.

Buddhist Vajra secret techniques are incredibly abnormal; at the same level, it’s challenging to break through Vajra defenses.

With his strong defense, Monk Puxuan could be said to be invincible.

Puxuan’s strength is quite formidable, with the Buddhist Golden Body for defense, the fastest Under Heaven God-Foot Technique for speed, and the fierce Great Compassion Palm for offense.

Anyone who isn’t faster than his God-Foot Technique and can’t break through Puxuan’s defense will eventually be exhausted and defeated.

"Junior Brother, with your strength, do you have the confidence to enter the top ten of the Hidden Dragon List?" Gu Ye asked curiously.

"I should be able to reach the top."

Lin Zheyu casually replied.

With just his physical strength alone, he had Huajin level strength. Coupled with his powerful golden Qi Blood, he was at least a second-rate expert at the Huajin level.

No, he should be able to reach the top tier.

His senior sister Gu Ye had fought that half-demon to a draw, while Lin Zheyu had easily vanquished it.

His senior sister’s strength, among Huajin martial artists, was at least top-tier second-rate.

Thus, Lin Zheyu felt that his strength, among Huajin martial artists, was at least a first-rate level.

"Heh..."

Gu Ye chuckled softly but didn’t refute him.

These guys who cultivate with the tyrannical true intent sure have a lot of talk.

Gu Ye admitted that Brother Lin’s talent was impressive, but getting into the top ten of the Hidden Dragon List would be good enough; aiming for the top five seemed unlikely.

The two chatted idly as they approached the cliff’s edge.

As powerful martial artists, going a few days without sleep wouldn’t affect them much.

That space-time rift wasn’t closed in time, and there might be changes tonight. They both planned to stay awake.

Sister Gu Ye already descended the mountain.

A disciple had just reported the appearance of insect beast demon puppets at the mountain’s foot, and she needed to go support them.

If the situation becomes unfavorable, they could only retreat to the third line of defense.

The final defense, which could withstand an innate realm expert, would only be used as a last resort.

At that point, the losses to Bitao Pavilion would be extreme.

...

Lin Zheyu sat cross-legged at the cliff’s edge, operating the Turtle Breath True Skill to restore his essence, Qi, and spirit.

It’s undeniable that the Turtle Breath True Skill, handed down from ancient times, has stood the test of time.

This cultivation technique is extremely effective in restoring essence, Qi, and spirit.

Rumble——

The mountain forest still had many fierce beasts running rampant.

After nightfall, the demon puppets became more active, starting to massacre the fierce beasts, which is one of the causes of the beast tide.

"It seems the wind is picking up..."

Lin Zheyu looked at the increasingly frequent flashes of light in the distant sky and murmured softly.

The oppressive air grew thicker, and Lin Zheyu could even sense the faint Yin Sha force hovering in the air.

Previously, he couldn’t feel it at all.

Only in special areas or pre-set special arrays could one perceive the presence of Yin Sha force.

Whoosh~~

Lin Zheyu exhaled softly.

He reached into his chest and felt two spirit stones.

If the situation became dire, Lin Zheyu would immediately use source power to restore his body to its peak state.

Time slowly passed.

The roars in the mountains did not subside with the arrival of night. Instead, they grew more frequent as the demon puppets became more active.

"Uncle-Master, I’m going down to help."

Lin Zheyu greeted Men Liuyuan and intended to descend to assist.

"Alright, be careful."

"If things become untenable, abandon all the medicine fields and Soaring Snakes at the mountain’s base and return to the array," Men Liuyuan said solemnly from the watchtower.

He sensed something unusual.

The space-time node hadn’t closed quickly as he expected and had persisted until now.

Clearly, the top experts of Great Wei were unable to spare attention to resolve this space-time node for some reason.

Even Mr. Yang and Pavilion Master Bai Zhong hadn’t anticipated this.

If they knew a space-time node would appear in the deep mountains and that Great Wei’s experts couldn’t promptly close it, they certainly wouldn’t have sent Lin Zheyu here.

"Yes, Uncle-Master."

Lin Zheyu responded.

With a swift movement, he leaped off the cliff.

A few leaps brought him to the foot of the mountain.

At the mountain’s base, the roars were thunderous, and the tremors could be felt from the ground.

"Junior Brother, why are you here?"

Gu Ye frowned slightly at Lin Zheyu’s arrival.

"I’ve come to help."

"Senior Sister, is there any area with weak defense that needs assistance?"

"Don’t worry, my injuries are almost healed. If there’s any danger, with my lightweight skill, I can easily evade." Lin Zheyu said.

"Alright..."

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