Chapter 147: Chapter 128: Activation (2)

He then summoned Chu Lingguang.

When Chu Lingguang entered, he saw more than a dozen brocade boxes in Li Dayao’s room. Each box contained a pair of priceless handballs, and he couldn’t help but look embarrassed.

“Greetings, Sir.”

Chu Lingguang bowed to Li Dayao.

“What was the name of the Breathing Technique you originally learned?”

Li Dayao asked.

He had investigated thoroughly and found that Chu Lingguang didn’t seem to have ever practiced an Advanced Breathing Method.

“The Tidal Breathing Technique. My master taught it to me.”

Chu Lingguang answered truthfully.

Although Li Dayao was prepared for this, he was still surprised. He said, “Circulate it a few times for me.”

“Yes.”

Chu Lingguang wasted no time and began circulating the Breathing Technique while standing.

He hadn’t noticed that Li Dayao had said to perform a few Circulations, not a Minor Cycle or just simple Breathing and Exhaling. He instinctively circulated his Breathing Technique, letting the breath he inhaled travel a full circuit through his blood vessels before expelling it from his pores.

Previously, one would exhale through their mouth and nose. In the eyes of many Martial Artists, that method was considered a Minor Cycle. A true Great Cycle involved the breath traveling through the blood vessels and being expelled from the pores.

It took longer, but the power gained was also greater.

After Chu Lingguang had completed two full Circulations, Li Dayao was certain that he had never learned an Advanced Breathing Method. He stopped him and said, “You may go back.”

“Huh?”

Chu Lingguang was taken aback.

’He accepted the gifts, so isn’t he going to give me a few pointers?’

“Is there something else?”

Li Dayao asked in return.

“This student’s aptitude is poor. I don’t know how to activate the Day and Night Breathing Technique. I’ve been trying for two days, but my breath is always intermittent, and I can’t grasp the knack. I ask for Mr. Da’s guidance.”

Chu Lingguang immediately bowed.

’It’s a rare chance to be alone with him. If I don’t ask anything, wouldn’t Guo Wei’s two valuable handballs have been a waste?’

“Hmph. You’ve already found the technique for connecting heaven and earth, so why worry about not being able to activate the Day and Night Breathing Technique? Go on now!”

Li Dayao snorted coldly.

“Yes.”

Chu Lingguang didn’t dare say more.

The man’s power was unfathomable. He had summoned Chu Lingguang to demonstrate his Breathing Technique, so Chu Lingguang wasn’t surprised that he had seen through him and discovered his technique for connecting heaven and earth.

However, just as he reached the door, Chu Lingguang thought of something and turned back. “Mr. Da, Mr. Liu said that whoever finishes first will receive a Pile Skill as a reward. Should I ask Mr. Liu for that reward?”

“You have to successfully complete one Great Cycle using the Day and Night Breathing Technique to get the reward.”

Li Dayao said with a smile.

“Oh.”

Chu Lingguang was lost in thought.

After returning to the Inner Courtyard to rest, Chu Lingguang sat in a corner and began to seriously practice the Day and Night Breathing Technique. He had already memorized the essentials of this Skill, knowing them by heart like multiplication tables. But applying them was like solving a series of complex math problems—it would clearly take time and a great deal of effort.

It wouldn’t be so easy for Chu Lingguang to activate the Day and Night Breathing Technique.

So far, this Breathing Technique had yet to be recorded in his panel.

“When do you think he’ll be able to activate the Day and Night Breathing Technique?”

After Chu Lingguang left, Liu Wan came to Li Dayao’s room, and Li Dayao asked him.

“He managed to cultivate an ordinary Breathing Technique to its absolute limit, even clearing his blood vessels and finding the technique for connecting heaven and earth. His talent is anything but poor. I estimate he’ll activate the Day and Night Breathing Technique in five days at most, finishing the test before Chen Jin, Emperor Yue Xuan, and the others.”

Liu Wan analyzed.

“Today is the second day. Giving him another three days should indeed be enough. Let’s wait and see!”

Li Dayao deeply agreed.

「Three days later.」

Inside the great courtyard’s academy.

Emperor Yue Xuan was the first to break the silence. A warm current finally surged through his body, and a harsh buzzing from his chest echoed through the academy. A moment later, his chest grew calm. Four hours later, Emperor Yue Xuan had not only activated the Day and Night Breathing Technique, but he had also found the technique for connecting heaven and earth, expelling the breath he inhaled from his pores.

However, although his blood vessels were cleared, Emperor Yue Xuan had apparently only cleared the main and secondary ones. He was unlike Chu Lingguang, whose Eight Meridians had long ago connected with heaven and earth.

The breath Emperor Yue Xuan inhaled was exhaled faster and in greater volume than Chu Lingguang’s. At the same time, the power that remained in his body was far less potent than Chu Lingguang’s.

But in name, at least, Emperor Yue Xuan was the first to activate the Day and Night Breathing Technique and the first to find the technique for connecting heaven and earth.

“How terrifyingly talented!”

Yan Chengdu exclaimed in amazement.

Emperor Yue Xuan was one of the Noble Family Descendants from the Qiling Governor’s Mansion. For this year’s Martial Arts Examination, Yan Chengdu himself had traveled to South City just to secure the top rank more easily. But Emperor Yue Xuan did the exact opposite, going to a place even more prosperous than Jin City, where the examination was far more competitive—North City—to participate in the Daoist Examination.

And in the end, he had taken the top rank in North City.

His talent and strength surpassed that of Chen Jin and the others.

“CREAK!”

Li Dayao sat on his stool, still rotating his handballs. After five days of this ordeal, although the students weren’t immune to the distracting sound, they were no longer completely overwhelmed by it as they had been at the beginning.

Furthermore, Li Dayao’s distraction wasn’t as intense as it had been on the first day. Once everyone managed to guard their focus, they gradually found their own rhythm and were slowly able to endure it.

“Emperor Yue Xuan has successfully reached Perfection and is awarded a copy of the Tai Mountain Pile Skill.”

Liu Wan announced.

Emperor Yue Xuan stood, bowed, and then sat back down to continue circulating the Day and Night Breathing Technique.

The others were both encouraged and spurred on by this.

They all hurried to intensify their practice.

Sitting with Lin Longde, Chu Lingguang’s brow was tightly furrowed. He scratched his head from time to time as he continued his research. As he did, his math problem not only grew more difficult, but his mind seemed to be turning to mush.

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