Becoming a Saint by Touching Corpses

Chapter 520: Chapter 497: Breathing Technique Advancement

Half a day later.

Corpse Driving Sect, Wen Dao Peak, Yan Po’s cave residence.

A white fruit core the size of a dragon’s eye suddenly appeared in Lou Yi’s hand, emitting a faint lotus-like fragrance.

Upon closer inspection, there were three yellow-brown protuberances on its surface, spaced evenly apart, seemingly ready to sprout.

This was the key item, the Three-Heart Exquisite Seed, required for the advancement of the Breathing Technique that he just obtained from the Qian Yuan small world.

A faint plus sign appeared behind the Yellow Extreme Breathing Technique on the Attribute Panel.

Without hesitation, Lou Yi imagined a force pressing down on it.

Yellow Extreme Breathing Technique (Third Stage, Novice 0/300 + Three-Heart Exquisite Seed) → Yellow Extreme Breathing Technique (Third Stage, Proficient 0/1000 + Five-Colored Lingzhi)

Strange memories appeared in his mind.

Continuing from the previous memory, Lou Yi transformed into Clan Leader Lu Zhuang, who had extraordinary talent in the path of martial arts, his cultivation far surpassing other martial artists of his era.

In his youth, he had led many clan members to resist foreign enemies, achieving remarkable success.

As he aged, due to the limitations of martial arts of the time, he had reached the peak and found it difficult to advance further, with his qi and blood also showing signs of decline.

But the clan leader was unwilling to accept this and continued seeking a breakthrough, finally paving a new path in martial arts in his late seventies.

He mutated the flesh near the Baihui acupoint at the top of his head, enabling it to autonomously absorb Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

Originally, martial artists could only convert food into energy, leading to a slow increase in qi and blood.

But when able to directly interface with Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, the speed of blood and qi improvement increased several dozen or even hundreds of times over!

The clan leader, whose cultivation had long been stagnant, began advancing again, unstoppable like a river breaking through a dam!

His qi and blood advanced to new heights almost daily.

When the blood-qi circulated within his body, the enormous sound of ’rumbling’ could be heard.

Soon, the old clan leader’s white hair magically turned black, his facial wrinkles nearly vanished, and his eyes shone brightly, achieving the feat of rejuvenation.

Yet he was not content to stop there and continued refining and improving the Breathing Technique.

Since the flesh near the Baihui acupoint could mutate and breathe autonomously,

might the flesh in other parts of the body have similar effects?

He began continuously experimenting and researching, maintaining communication between martial arts spirit and his flesh.

Nineteen years later, he discovered another region, the flesh near the Tanzhong acupoint in the chest, could also achieve similar effects as the Baihui acupoint.

Thirty-three years later, he found a third region, the flesh near the Wei Lü acupoint at the base of the spine, could also mutate…

In reality, Lou Yi opened his eyes.

A large influx of energy from heaven and earth entered his body, starting to transform small sections of flesh near the Tanzhong and Wei Lü acupoints.

Cells multiplied, died, and regenerated at a rate tens of thousands of times normal, exhibiting mutations and becoming extremely active, able to autonomously communicate with Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

They absorbed useful Primordial Qi into the body, converting it into an abundance of qi and blood for self-sustenance.

Because he could now breathe through three regions instead of just one, Lou Yi’s cultivation speed naturally increased significantly.

Lou Yi pointed to the asterisk behind the early stage of the Martial Saint (306/600), prompting a hint: Mastery of the three-stage Breathing Technique increases proficiency by one point every four days.

This way, in just over three years, he would be able to break through to the middle stage of Martial Saint.

By then, his strength would see a substantial leap.

In the increasingly intense confrontation between Corpse Driving Sect and Cyan Wolf Ridge, his ability to protect himself would be further enhanced.

The most crucial Breathing Technique had been advanced, and Lou Yi began planning the path he should take next.

His current power was mostly reliant on martial arts. If possible, he should continue elevating the level of the Breathing Technique.

Lou Yi used his divination talent to begin calculating the key item needed for the next stage of the three-stage Breathing Technique: the Five-Colored Lingzhi.

But he found no useful information.

Lou Yi knew that the situation might be due to the Five-Colored Lingzhi being in the possession of a highly cultivated person or hidden within an Ancient Cultivator’s Secret Realm, obscured by powerful fate.

Or perhaps the opportunity had yet to arrive, and it could not be forced.

Since the Breathing Technique was difficult to advance in the short term, he should focus on developing some crucial talents.

Such as the Petrification talent that enhances defense, the Ride the Wind talent that boosts speed, and the talents that increase strength…

He planned to continually use his divination talent to deduce the key items for advancing these talents in the coming days.

Whichever was easiest to obtain and offered the best value would be the direction in which he would focus his breakthroughs.

If critical talents could not be enhanced, he would shift focus to other talents.

After all, any talent, more or less, could boost his strength.

Additionally, the key items needed for the advancement of Profound Yin Technique and Star Body Refinement Technique could also be considered.

Even though these paths couldn’t provide immediate help,

But any enhancement was beneficial, and future considerations were necessary.

After having been embarrassingly pursued by a suspected Perfect Dao Foundation cultivator previously,

Lou Yi decided to settle down and cultivate earnestly this time. He wouldn’t easily reveal himself as Red Hero until he broke through to the mid-stage Martial Saint.

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Zhao Kingdom’s border.

The massive war between demons and humans was still fiercely ongoing.

Cyan Wolf Ridge made new moves again.

The remaining powerful demon clan members who were unwilling to leave Cyan Wolf Ridge’s range were all expelled by the Wolf Clan hegemon, forcing them to join the war.

The demons invading Zhao Kingdom suddenly gained a large number of new forces, significantly increasing the pressure on Corpse Driving Sect, with various defensive lines reporting emergencies in succession.

Additionally, Red Hero, who could previously stir trouble in several places and keep demons in awe, no longer appeared, emboldening the demons’ actions.

The border citizens, for survival, had to migrate inland, causing a surge in prices and sporadic conflicts between migrants and local forces…

The entire Zhao Kingdom was in a state of turbulence.

Fortunately, uplifting news emerged at this time:

Allied sects of the human race, such as the Red Sun Sect, True Blood Sect, Qingluan Palace, and even some cultivator families from the East Sea, began dispatching experts for support!

People from other human forces continuously entered Zhao Kingdom, coming to the border to help resist the demon clan, instantly making the previously precarious frontier defenses robust once more.

…

Bin City, fifty zhang high city tower, originally constructed of a large quantity of gray-white stones, incredibly sturdy, and fortified with a City Defense Array, making it difficult for ordinary spells to damage.

But now, the city walls had turned black, covered in large and small cracks, occasionally shedding stones in the wind, giving the impression of a collapsing edifice.

“That vile bird is terrifying; I wonder when the sect will send experts to aid us?”

“Difficult, difficult! Right now, top fighters are scarce across Zhao Kingdom’s border, and the sect is overwhelmed. I’ve heard even sequestered cultivators have been sent out…”

The cultivators standing on the tower were conversing when suddenly they saw a conspicuous patch of fiery red appearing in the sky ahead, startling them all.

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