Immortality Begins With Internal Breathing

”Greetings, Elder Yang. Greetings, Senior.” Lin Zheyu saluted Elder Yang and Niu Qinghe. He did not recognize the burly, heavily muscled elder beside Elder Yang, but anyone seated together with Elder Yang clearly held a high status.

”Kid, you are quite good. How about you considering coming with me?” Niu Qinghe spoke first, chuckling. His eyes shone brightly as he looked at Lin Zheyu. After watching Lin Zheyu’s battles, Niu Qinghe was very satisfied with him.

”Senior, may I ask for your honored name?” Seeing Elder Yang smile without speaking, Lin Zheyu could only ask about Niu Qinghe’s identity first.

”Have you heard of the Heavenly Sage Sect? Back then, the Heavenly Sage Sect was one of the top sects on this continent, more than ten times stronger than the Wuji Sect. After the Heavenly Sage Sect was destroyed, I became an elder of the Bull Demon Sect that inherited its legacy. I am Niu Qinghe. Your fist momentum was comprehended from the Barbaric Ox Fist, right? Only the Bull Demon Sect possesses true techniques that best match this true intent. As long as you come with me, you can learn the true inheritance of the Heavenly Sage Sect,” Niu Qinghe said, trying to entice him.

”Sorry, but I have already promised Elder Yang that I’d join the Wuji Sect,” Lin Zheyu said calmly as he shook his head. He had indeed considered the Bull Demon Sect before, but now that he had a better choice, only a fool would choose the Bull Demon Sect.

”You’re really not going to consider it? Your Dominance true intent shares the same origin as the Bull Demon Sect. Only within the Bull Demon Sect can you develop better,” Niu Qinghe said calmly.

A terrifying Dominance momentum qi surged from his body, as if he had transformed into a fearsome demon god. A heaven-defying and earth-battling aura rose sky high. The crushing momentum pressed down. The seed of Dominance true intent within Lin Zheyu’s consciousness was stimulated and instantly boiled. A powerful Dominance momentum burst forth from his body and enveloped him entirely.

”That is enough. Zhao Hao has already said he is unwilling. Little fellow, focus on sensing the pure Dominance true intent and seize the opportunity for a breakthrough,” Elder Yang interjected.

Elder Yang had already seen that Lin Zheyu’s momentum had reached a critical point and was only one step away from transforming into true intent. Thus, Elder Yang asked Niu Qinghe to act and create an opportunity for Lin Zheyu. The Dominance true intent condensed by Niu Qinghe shared the same origin as what Lin Zheyu was comprehending.

Only Niu Qinghe’s action could both apply sufficient pressure on Lin Zheyu and aid his comprehension, allowing him to transform into Dominance true intent. Hearing this, Niu Qinghe glanced at him and could not help but curl his lips, feeling quite displeased. Still, he followed Elder Yang’s words.

”What is dominance? Dominance means disregarding all true intents. I am the strongest. If the sky collapses, I will hold it up. If gods or demons come, I will teach them a lesson all the same,” Niu Qinghe said calmly as the momentum qi on his body grew even stronger.

An invisible force field enveloped his entire body. In Lin Zheyu’s eyes, that tall and burly figure seemed to transform into a terrifying bull demon standing upright and roaring to the heavens. The overwhelming pressure made Lin Zheyu feel as if he were about to suffocate. His body trembled as the momentum around him began to boil, and an unyielding fighting intent surged forth. An invincible conviction filled his body, with Dominance will supporting his spirit.

Excellent talent and temperament. It is a pity that bastard Old Yang took him first, Niu Qinghe thought with deep regret as he watched this scene.

Attending some pointless meeting had nothing to do with him. Finding more martial cultivation seedlings with potential for the Bull Demon Sect, strengthening its power, and restoring the former glory of the Heavenly Sage Sect were what he truly should be doing.

”Make the momentum qi stronger. This level of true intent pressure is not enough. This kid’s mental will is exceptionally tough. This amount of true intent pressure is still insufficient to force him to condense Dominance true intent,” Elder Yang said calmly.

”Fine. Let me see where this kid’s limit lies,” Niu Qinghe said with a grin. The momentum qi on his body suddenly surged upward, and an extraordinarily terrifying Dominance momentum crashed toward Lin Zheyu like massive waves.

Lin Zheyu’s eyes turned blood red, veins spreading across his eyeballs. The stronger the crushing momentum became, the more the ferocity in his heart was provoked.

”So this is true Dominance true intent...” Lin Zheyu murmured.

Even under such intense pressure, he still spared a sliver of focus to comprehend the Dominance true intent on Niu Qinghe’s body. This true intent shared the same origin as the momentum he had realized, and its effect was more than a hundred times better than the saber intent on Heavenly Blade Peak.

”Hm, so he can still endure this. Not bad mental will,” Niu Qinghe said with some surprise. Among all the Marrow Refining realm disciples of the Bull Demon Sect, only Xu Kun could withstand the pressure he was currently emitting.

”Continue. This kid is still far from his limit. Do not be fooled by his bloodshot eyes and clenched teeth. He’s definitely just pretending. This little fellow still has spare strength to maintain the Tortoise Breath True Technique, keeping his appearance disguised and his aura concealed,” Elder Yang said leisurely.

At his level of strength, one glance was enough to see through Lin Zheyu’s disguise. Lin Zheyu relied on the powerful control cultivated through the Tortoise Breath True Technique to forcibly control his facial muscles and make minute adjustments, thereby achieving a disguise. This kind of disguise was difficult to detect for martial artists below the Force Transformation realm.

However, when facing a martial artist of Elder Yang’s caliber, it was obvious at a glance that the state of Lin Zheyu’s facial muscles and skin was abnormal. Clearly, his appearance had been disguised. That said, Elder Yang could only tell that Lin Zheyu had altered his looks and could not see through the surface to discern his true appearance.

”His mental strength is not particularly outstanding, but his willpower is frighteningly tough. Even many Force Transformation realm martial artists do not possess such resilience. Hey, Old Yang. Is this little fellow really a wild martial artist without a powerful background?”

Niu Qinghe found it hard to believe.

”Can you not tell for yourself? Would a martial artist with a complete inheritance and guidance from a powerhouse cultivate so many messy techniques? Multiple fist techniques, saber techniques, lightness techniques, body refining techniques, the Tortoise Breath True Technique, and blood qi burst type martial techniques. It really is a mess. Just the lightness techniques alone contain traces of three or four different movement techniques, all cultivated to a consummate level. If your disciple cultivated like this, would you not want to slap him to death?”

Speaking of this, Elder Yang felt somewhat speechless. What he mentioned was still not everything. He had investigated and learned that Zhao Hao obtained the Tortoise Breath True Technique from the Li Family not long ago, and before that, he had already cultivated the incomplete Tortoise Breath Grand Method to Perfection.

At the same time, Zhao Hao also studied poisons, often poring over an unknown tome on the poison path and spending a considerable amount of time on it. When Elder Yang discovered this information, he could not help but feel exasperated. No matter how high one’s talent and comprehension were, they should not be squandered like this.

”That does make sense. If a Bull Demon Sect disciple dared to neglect his proper path and cultivate messy techniques, I would slap him and cleanse the sect,” Niu Qinghe said as he nodded in agreement.

He looked at Elder Yang and said solemnly, ”Old Yang, give this kid to me. I will agree to whatever conditions you set.”

After cultivating so many messy techniques, he could still achieve such formidable strength, which showed just how terrifying this kid’s talent was. Even with such reckless squandering, he had not faded into mediocrity.

”Get lost,” Elder Yang replied bluntly.

He was just joking. He was not a fool. Having finally discovered such an uncut jade, how could Elder Yang possibly give him away to someone else?

”Sigh. Since he is not a Bull Demon Sect disciple, why am I being so gentle?” Niu Qinghe felt displeased. The true intent pressure that had been slowly rising from his body suddenly surged and crushed toward Lin Zheyu.

As the true intent pressure enveloping him suddenly spiked, Lin Zheyu felt as if his mind were about to be crushed apart by an invisible force.

Boom!

A roaring sound echoed within Lin Zheyu’s mind. The terrifying pressure left him with no energy to maintain the Tortoise Breath True Technique or keep up his facial disguise. The blood qi locked within his blood by the Tortoise Breath True Technique surged violently through his body.

Fortunately, most of his blood qi had been sealed earlier with the Ninefold Origin Lock Art, and the remaining blood qi that spilled through his body became much thinner. Even Elder Yang and Niu Qinghe could not sense the qualitative change intensity of this diluted blood qi energy.

”Hm. This kid is actually so young. Could it be that he is not even fifty yet?” The moment he saw Lin Zheyu’s appearance clearly, Niu Qinghe could not help but exclaim in surprise.

He looked far too youthful. If not for the thick beard on his face, he would look no different from a young man in his early twenties.

”Mm, perhaps he was simply born looking young,” Elder Yang said perfunctorily.

Looking at Lin Zheyu’s true appearance, a burst of sharp light flared in Elder Yang’s eyes. The corners of his mouth split wide as he beamed from ear to ear. This time, he had truly struck gold. So young. He definitely was not over seventy. No, he might not even be sixty. At most, he could be around fifty. His blood qi strength matched Elder Yang’s earlier judgment, which was roughly around the eighth transformation of blood qi.

A pity... With such terrifying talent, if he had joined the Wuji Sect from a young age, he would certainly have reached the Dragon Transformation, and might even have attempted to step into that stage! Elder Yang felt genuine regret in his heart.

What a fine piece of uncut jade. Unfortunately, the best time to carve it had already been missed. Elder Yang let out an almost imperceptible sigh and looked toward Niu Qinghe. That foolish bull was staring at Lin Zheyu with shining eyes.

”Ahem. Some people are simply born looking young, with tender faces. He should be one of those.” Elder Yang reiterated this point, worried that Niu Qinghe might still covet Zhao Hao. Niu Qinghe looked at Elder Yang speechlessly, his expression clearly saying that he was not an idiot.

”Hmph, do you really think I cannot tell? No matter what, you owe me a huge favor this time,” Niu Qinghe snorted, regret filling his heart.

The kind of regret that made one want to slap their thigh. Lin Zheyu was completely unaware that his disguise had vanished and his true appearance was revealed. His mental will was engulfed by the pressure of Dominance true intent. The terrifying pressure caused hallucinations to arise. He felt as though he were standing in a vast ocean, where a towering bull demon tens of thousands of feet tall roared at the center of the sea, stirring up waves after waves.

Thunderous booms erupted one after another. Terrifying roars exploded as a bull demon bellowed, repeatedly hurling devastating punches toward the heavens. An invincible and dominance-filled aura spread from afar.

”Dominance... Dominance...” Lin Zheyu murmured softly. Amid the surging waves, the Dominance true intent within his body that had been crushed to the extreme began to expand once more. His mental will, like that heaven supporting bull demon, began to practice fist techniques amid the raging tides.

Time slowly passed. No one knew how long had elapsed within his consciousness. A terrifying and overwhelming Dominance force burst forth, like a butterfly breaking from its cocoon or a seed sprouting, piercing through the immense pressure enveloping his spirit and sending out a tender shoot. Lin Zheyu suddenly opened his eyes as powerful Dominance true intent erupted violently from his body.

A thunderous bellow echoed as blood qi surged violently. Lin Zheyu’s fists slammed forward, terrifying force blasting into the air, as if shattering Niu Qinghe’s true intent pressure and releasing the roar of a raging bull. Sensing that Lin Zheyu had successfully transformed and condensed Dominance true intent, Niu Qinghe immediately withdrew his true intent pressure.

Lin Zheyu gasped heavily for breath. He panted deeply as his body was on the verge of collapse.