Chapter 143: Chapter 127: Realization

WHOOSH!

The crowd erupted in a clamor.

Everyone was left in awe.

Liu Wan’s previous exhalation had crossed a distance of thirty to forty meters. While it had only knocked a dustpan over without causing any real damage…

…if someone had been standing opposite him…

…at a range of two to three meters, that single breath could have possessed a certain amount of destructive power.

Furthermore, Liu Wan’s breath was seemingly endless, his Dantian Qi Sea filled to the brim with energy. Everyone knew that if they encountered someone like him, they wouldn’t be able to defeat him even by taking turns fighting him.

The only way would be to swarm him all at once and sacrifice a few lives for a chance at victory.

Chu Lingguang couldn’t help but recall something.

He remembered the day after he had developed Fist Force. He had followed Hei Hu into the Martial Arts Hall’s backyard and seen Guo Wei practicing his Breathing and Exhaling in front of a wall. When Guo Wei let out a final, foul breath, it had sprayed onto the masonry. Over many days and months, a yellowish-white stain had formed on that spot.

’Back then, my strength was low and my horizons were narrow. I thought Guo Wei’s long-lasting Qi Force was the result of cultivating a Breathing Technique to its absolute limit,’ Chu Lingguang thought. ’Now, seeing what Liu Wan can do, I instinctively realize that perhaps Guo Wei is also an expert who has succeeded in Opening the Dantian and Qi Sea. As for how strong he truly is, no outsider could possibly know.’

At this thought, Chu Lingguang felt an even deeper reverence for Guo Wei. All along, Guo Wei had given him the impression of being unfathomably deep and imperturbable. He had originally thought it was just his personality, but now it seemed his constant confidence was backed by immense strength.

’But what is this so-called “connection”?’

“What does everyone think?”

Liu Wan looked at the crowd.

“Sir, that breath of True Qi you just demonstrated left us in awe,” one of the examinees said.

“True Qi?”

Liu Wan looked stunned, then laughed self-deprecatingly. “Have you been reading too many novels? Even if I trained for another twenty years, I wouldn’t be able to achieve True Qi Transformation. That breath just now was merely the Circulation Qi moving through my body. It’s a world of difference from real True Qi.”

“Er…”

The crowd was caught completely off guard.

“True Qi is too distant a goal for you all. To reach that level requires decades of bitter cultivation; no one can achieve it easily. It’s useless for me to talk to you about this now. All you need to remember is this: a Martial Artist’s breath must be able to connect with heaven and earth. Only then can your Qi Power be endless. Otherwise, even if you know the secret to injuring people with your breath, exhaling a single mouthful of Circulation Qi will leave you instantly exhausted, possibly even causing you to faint on the spot.”

Liu Wan said in a grave, earnest tone.

“Now, I will demonstrate how to use the Day and Night Breathing Technique to find that feeling of connecting with heaven and earth, and thereby activate this Breathing Technique,” Liu Wan said again.

“Sir.”

Chen Jin stood up and bowed. “Sir, please forgive my foolishness, but I would like to ask if the breath you just exhaled has something to do with you having opened your Dantian.”

“Sir, are you a Martial Arts expert who has opened their Dantian and possesses endless Qi Power?” Qi Shiwei followed up with a question.

As Noble Family Disciples and top figures in Jin City, Chen Jin and Qi Shiwei understood far more about cultivation matters than Chu Lingguang.

If the two of them were this curious…

…it went without saying for the others.

Seeing the examinees’ eager, shining eyes, all begging for an explanation, Liu Wan spoke generously. “I have indeed opened my Dantian. However, this has nothing to do with the Day and Night Breathing Technique. The standard for your assessment isn’t opening the Dantian, but rather using the Day and Night Breathing Technique to find the power that connects the Circulation. Only by completely activating the Day and Night Breathing Technique and learning to use it anytime, anywhere, will you have a chance of opening your Dantian in the future.”

“Ah…”

The crowd was shocked once again.

Many of them felt an immense pressure.

So it seemed that practicing the Day and Night Breathing Technique was only to build a hard and solid foundation for opening their Dantian in the future. It wasn’t that practicing this Breathing Technique would immediately allow them to open their Dantian and exhale a long stream of Circulation Qi like Liu Wan.

On the path of Martial Arts, if you don’t advance, you fall behind.

Increasing one’s strength was like rowing a boat upstream against a torrential current.

One must not only be wise in Guarding the Heart, but also train diligently.

Chu Lingguang committed these insights to heart, deciding to temporarily put aside any extravagant hopes of opening his Dantian. He only hoped that he wouldn’t fall behind during this month of intensive training and that he could activate the Day and Night Breathing Technique as soon as possible.

And so, the crowd watched as Liu Wan demonstrated how to circulate the Day and Night Breathing Technique.

They listened intently to his teachings.

They memorized the key points of the technique and began practicing the Day and Night Breathing Technique along with him.

“When you can feel a flow of Qi that connects heaven and earth running through your body, that means you have activated the Day and Night Breathing Technique.”

“The first ten people to successfully activate the Breathing Technique will receive an additional Pile Skill to cultivate,” Liu Wan added as an incentive.

His words sent everyone’s imaginations running wild.

Everyone wanted to be the first to activate the Day and Night Breathing Technique; the promise of an additional skill was just icing on the cake.

However, hearing that they could obtain an extra Pile Skill raised everyone’s spirits. Pile Skill wasn’t just a technique for strengthening one’s stance; it was also a solid Basic Technique. If cultivated to its peak, it could even help with opening the Dantian in the future.

When applied to the eighteen kinds of weapons, it could also greatly increase one’s Attack Power.

The Pile Skills circulating in the outside world were mostly basic versions. Although they were simple to practice, their effects were not very significant. A Pile Skill passed down by the academy, however, would surely be extraordinary. Everyone was eager to see it.

Chu Lingguang was reminded of the Chang Chun Pile Skill.

Ever since obtaining this Pile Skill, the eight hundred-plus Favor Points had just been sitting there. He hadn’t been willing to use them, wanting to wait until the Day and Night Breathing Technique was recorded on his panel. Then, he could allocate the Favor Points based on the power and needs of the two skills.

Now, Liu Wan had brought up Pile Skill.

’I wonder how much the Chang Chun Pile Skill can help with cultivation. If I get the chance, I’ll have to seriously ask Guo Wei or Liu Wan about it.’

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