Immortality Begins with Breathing Exercises

Strands of qi and blood force emerged, rapidly restoring the power of qi and blood.

Not long after Lin Zheyu returned to the cave, Xiaohei came back dragging a large python over ten meters long.

In the cave, there was a pile of dry firewood.

This firewood was collected by Xiaohei when it had free time, stored in case of rainy days with no available firewood.

Today, it was put to good use.

Crackle—

A bonfire ignited in the cave.

Xiaohei eagerly watched Lin Zheyu process the python, impatiently rubbing its two paws together.

Finally, growing impatient, it directly tore off a piece of snake meat with its paw, grabbed a branch with its two paws, and began grilling.

By the time Lin Zheyu prepared the snake meat and was ready to start grilling, Xiaohei’s was already nearly done.

It looked at Lin Zheyu, called out a few times, and then glanced at the condiments on the ground.

Lin Zheyu chuckled, helping Xiaohei apply seasoning.

The aroma of the grilled meat, mixed with the scents of cumin and chili powder, filled the cave.

The little guy drooled uncontrollably at the enticing scent.

Over an hour later.

Xiaohei lay on its back, eyes squinting, with its two paws crossed over its belly, appearing content.

Meanwhile, Lin Zheyu sat cross-legged, practicing the Turtle Breath Skill, cultivating the soul secret skills from the Seven Evils Ghost Canon, helping his body and spirit recover quickly.

After strengthening his physique, not only had his defense improved, but also his digestion and absorption speed, as well as his body’s recovery rate, increased significantly.

With sufficient nutritional replenishment, about a day’s time would suffice to restore depleted qi and blood force to peak condition.

Two hours later, about thirty percent of the qi and blood force had been restored.

”Xiaohei, stop sleeping, it’s time to hunt powerful beasts.”

Lin Zheyu slapped the drowsy Xiaohei awake and directly instructed.

Chirp chirp—

Xiaohei shook its head, rubbing its eyes with its paws in a human-like manner, becoming lively again.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Morning.

The roars of beasts echoed through the mountains and forests.

Lin Zheyu rose early in the morning to first find a powerful beast for a fierce battle, honing the Wild Bull Fist and his punching technique. In the afternoon, he then hunted beasts.

Bang bang bang—

The battle was extremely fierce, with Lin Zheyu’s momentum incredibly impressive.

After this period of tempering, his punching technique had become more refined and proficient.

Roar!

The beast let out an enraged roar, going wild and swinging its paws fiercely.

In an instant, a gale howled.

Lin Zheyu stepped with the Golden Swan Skill, integrating the Ten Thousand Armies Step and Shadow Step, making his footwork appear elusive and ghostly.

He moved swiftly around the beast like an illusion, continuously launching the Wild Bull Fist, driving the beast into a frenzy.

Bam bam bam!

The fists landed on the beast’s body, making a bam bam bam sound.

Though it didn’t hurt, the beast felt extremely irritated and furious.

”A good opportunity!”

Suddenly, Lin Zheyu squinted his eyes slightly, a surge of qi and blood force exploded from his body.

The Qi and Blood Burst Skill was activated, unleashing a terrifying sixfold qi and blood.

In an instant, his muscles bulged, and the whistling fist wind, along with the powerful punching force, pressed down on the beast like a terrifying pressure.

In an instant, the beast sensed a dangerous aura.

Boom!

Boom boom boom!

Before it could react, a massive fist struck its head.

The terrible force erupted, a punch followed by another punch, each with eighteenfold power, hammered down on the beast’s head.

A dull sound emanated, stunning the beast with the sudden attack.

Even though its defense was astounding, the relentless assault from Lin Zheyu left it dizzy.

But this dizziness lasted for less than two seconds before it recovered.

Roaaar!

The moment the beast recovered, it roared, swiftly turned around, and fled.

Lin Zheyu silently stood where he was, contemplating the recent feeling.

If he seized the opportunity during the beast’s two-second dizziness to launch a fatal strike at its neck’s weak spot, it was possible to severely injure it.

But it would only result in severe injury.

Yet Lin Zheyu didn’t do that.

This beast had been his sparring partner for so long. Though uncredited, its contribution was notable, and there was no need to truly injure it severely.

Moreover, he always felt some sympathy for this beast, being targeted for no reason and taking so many beatings.

”The Wild Bull Fist and Gale Slash each have their own strengths and weaknesses.”

”If I had used the Gale Slash earlier, every time I released a threefold attack, I would have needed to build up power with the previous eight strikes.”

”But the Wild Bull Fist doesn’t require that; it can unleash a threefold attack consecutively. However, the Wild Bull Fist consumes a lot of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, currently only allowing for four punches.”

Lin Zheyu pondered, analyzing the pros and cons of the two martial arts techniques.

The Gale Slash unleashes threefold power mainly by leveraging power and storing power techniques, with not much application to the concept of force.

However, the theoretical power of the Gale Slash can unleash tenfold attacks.

To unleash attacks above threefold, up to tenfold, one can only rely on the enhancement of force to achieve it later on.

At that time, it might be similar to the Wild Bull Fist, only capable of unleashing a few strong attacks.

But no matter how much it’s improved, the Gale Slash requires a power buildup process, unable to unleash consecutively like the Wild Bull Fist.

If the Gale Slash had been used earlier, the power buildup process alone would have consumed a significant amount of qi and blood force.

After unleashing an attack with eighteenfold power, another round of power buildup would be necessary.

The gap in between would allow the beast time to recover.

Unlike the Wild Bull Fist, which can deliver four consecutive punches with eighteenfold power, leaving it bewildered.