Immortality Begins with Breathing Exercises

Chapter 76: Chapter 59: Pillar of the Nation

The next day.

Before dawn.

Shouts and screams from the soldiers came from the camp, with a suffocating murderous aura permeating the entire military encampment, waking Lin Zheyu from his dreams.

”Getting up to train before the break of dawn, such an astonishing killing intent, I thought the enemy had arrived!”

Lin Zheyu got out of bed, sensing a terrifying murderous aura brewing outside.

These soldiers were well-trained elite troops. After undergoing the baptism of continuous battles, the murderous aura on them grew even more intense.

The cold wind blew outside, the sky was gloomy and a bit dim.

Fully armed, the soldiers began their morning training under Han Mo’s leadership.

In the field, their training wasn’t too grueling, focusing mainly on army formation coordination.

Only by continuously adapting and coordinating, could the soldiers’ essence, qi, and spirit be perfectly fused together.

Nearby the soldiers’ training area, Lin Zheyu lit a campfire, cut a large piece of meat, and started to roast it.

While roasting and eating, he watched Mr. Han and the others training.

There were eighty soldiers in training, while ten others patrolled and stood guard, and another ten served as scouts, keeping watch along the official road.

An army formation composed of eighty soldiers was not something a miniature formation of ten soldiers could compare to.

The more soldiers there were, the more perfect the army formation.

The soldiers’ essence, qi, and spirit connected as one, with immense energy surging within the army formation.

The murderous aura condensed the energy that circulated among the soldiers within the army formation, with all soldiers jointly forming the formation’s energy pool.

This energy wasn’t just at the commander’s disposal; soldiers could also mobilize it, though their priority was lower than the commander’s.

”This army formation is amazing!”

Lin Zheyu took a bite of the roasted meat and marveled.

The difficulty in breaking the army formation by killing soldiers was extremely high.

When faced with an attack, soldiers near the attacked area would mobilize energy together, significantly enhancing their strength.

When soldiers within the army formation are attacked, ten soldiers form a group, mobilizing the formation’s energy, causing their aura to rapidly increase.

At this moment, Lin Zheyu also understood why his senior brother initially claimed that with a hundred elite soldiers, he dared to challenge even a martial artist in the Bone Marrow Refining Realm.

The power of the energy surging within an army formation composed of eighty elite soldiers was so strong that even Lin Zheyu felt a bit terrified.

This energy was formidable, merging with the murderous aura tempered by the soldiers’ years of combat, incredibly fierce and overwhelmingly dominating.

”Brother, here!”

After the training ended, Lin Zheyu handed over a piece of roasted meat.

”This army formation is so fascinating, can I experience it?” Lin Zheyu tentatively asked.

He had previously inquired about the army formation matters, but due to their confidentiality, Han Mo hadn’t explained them in detail.

”I’m afraid that’s not possible.”

”Every soldier forming the army formation needs to pledge allegiance to Great Wei and add a drop of their blood to the symbolic token. Only this way, their essence, qi, and spirit can connect as one through the army formation.”

”These tokens are bound to soldiers; they cannot be used if seized by others.”

”Even if an ordinary person knows the formation structure, they cannot form an army formation without a token,” Han Mo shook his head and said.

These tokens, which soldiers carry on their bodies, serve as identity tokens, and only elite soldiers are qualified to possess them.

Tokens? Blood?

Lin Zheyu was taken aback, this subtle déjà vu reminded him of the Immortal Magical Artifacts in novels.

”Could these tokens be Immortal Magical Artifacts?” Lin Zheyu asked.

”What Immortal Magical Artifacts? These are national treasure devices, crafted with nationwide effort, and are the foundation for maintaining Great Wei’s peace and stability.”

Han Mo stated.

Tokens are widely used in Great Wei’s official and military systems, having significant importance.

The military tokens vary according to military rank, with higher rank having greater token authority.

”Can I take a look?” Lin Zheyu asked.

Han Mo considered it and nodded.

The tokens cannot be taken by force, and Lin Zheyu, as his junior brother, is trustworthy, so there’s no harm in letting him see it.

He took out a palm-sized token from his chest, which recorded Han Mo’s name, origin, and birth date.

The token, made from unknown metal, felt smooth and warm to the touch, like caressing a fine jade.

Lin Zheyu examined it carefully but discovered nothing unusual.

Apart from the jade-like texture, the token looked ordinary.

Had Mr. Han not mentioned its connection to the army formation, he would merely consider it a regular item.

He had previously found similar tokens on the ten elite soldiers’ bodies when he killed Xing Jinglong and his men.

The soldiers’ tokens were roughly made, lacking the jade-like warmth, similar to ordinary iron tokens.

Back then, he assumed they were mere identity tokens of the soldiers, so he dared not collect them and threw them into a ditch directly.

Returning the token, there was more information Han Mo either couldn’t say or didn’t know himself.

Crackling sounds filled the air.

The campfire burned, Lin Zheyu absent-mindedly roasted meat, pondering tokens and army formation matters.

This involved immortal techniques beyond the capability of a martial artist’s methods.

But Mr. Liang and his senior brother had both said that those cultivating immortality turned into demons. In his senior brother’s words, cultivating immortality was referred to as a forbidden technique.

Something seems wrong with this world.

The sky gradually brightened as the golden sun rose from the distant mountains.

After sunrise, Lin Zheyu bid farewell to his senior brother.

He planned to continue exploring the mountains, familiarizing himself with the forest environment, and also hunting the bandits within it.