Chapter 148: Chapter 128: Activation

Li Dayao and Liu Wan noticed, and their expressions turned grim.

They had been full of confidence in Chu Lingguang, but the outcome was a huge slap in the face.

「Time flew by.」

The academy’s curriculum remained focused on the Day and Night Breathing Technique. The goal was to use this Breathing Technique to connect one’s bloodline to the heavens and earth.

「Another five days passed in the blink of an eye.」

Chu Lingguang had now been cultivating at the academy for ten days.

Sitting in the classroom and listening to Liu Wan explain the key to activating the Day and Night Breathing Technique, Chu Lingguang instinctively checked his panel’s information but found nothing new.

Only the Chang Chun Pile Skill was listed.

He still hadn’t used his eight hundred-plus Favor Points.

In the past few days, Chen Jin, Gao Yimu, Qi Shiwei, and Yan Chengdu—even Lin Longde—had all successfully activated the Day and Night Breathing Technique.

Chen Jin and Qi Shiwei had discovered the connection technique on the fourth day, with Gao Yimu and Yan Chengdu following close behind.

Now that Lin Longde had activated the Breathing Technique, the main channel of his bloodline was about to be opened. He would probably connect to the heavens and earth within a few days.

But Chu Lingguang still couldn’t activate the Day and Night Breathing Technique.

Every time he cultivated, no airflow was generated in his body. The breath he took using the Day and Night Breathing Technique’s method would quickly dissipate after entering his body. He couldn’t hold onto it at all, let alone successfully complete a single Great Cycle.

After cultivating for the entire day, Chu Lingguang had once again gained nothing.

「In a room in the Inner Courtyard.」

Everyone was lying around haphazardly.

Chen Jin and the others, who had long since mastered the connection technique and activated the Breathing Technique, were sound asleep. Chu Lingguang leaned in a corner, practicing over and over.

Liu Wan and Li Dayao watched all of this from the doorway. After they returned to their own room, they felt a stifling frustration.

“This is killing me! I really want to use my own power to help him activate the Breathing Technique.”

Liu Wan said with a gloomy expression.

They had thought they’d found an unexpected prodigy, one who would be a glorious mark on both of their records. But it turned out the reports were correct: Chu Lingguang was indeed slow-witted and difficult to enlighten.

He just couldn’t grasp the secret of circulating the Day and Night Breathing Technique.

“Perhaps this is fate. His ability to connect to the heavens and earth ahead of others might be related to his aptitude and personality. He just repeats one thing over and over, achieving a qualitative change through quantitative accumulation.”

Li Dayao lamented.

The greatest truths are the simplest.

The path Chu Lingguang walked was difficult and his progress was slow, but if he could persevere, he might achieve something unexpected.

“Then what about tomorrow?”

Liu Wan asked.

The academy’s intensive training had strict rules and regulations.

Tomorrow was a watershed moment. Those who still couldn’t activate the Day and Night Breathing Technique would be neglected in terms of resources. Liu Wan, Li Dayao, and the others would then spend the remaining time on students like Chen Jin, helping them master every secret of the Day and Night Breathing Technique.

This would help them all become the Martial Arts powerhouses the Court needed most.

“We follow the rules!”

Li Dayao did not waver.

「Early the next morning.」

Chu Lingguang slowly opened his eyes.

His Tidal Breathing Technique was connected to the heavens and earth, so his Qi Power was constantly increasing and his mental state was becoming more and more vigorous. He had spent the whole night immersed in trying to activate the Day and Night Breathing Technique, not sleeping a wink, yet he felt no fatigue at all.

He habitually checked his panel’s information.

Favor Points: 824

Chang Chun Pile Skill (0-2000)

Day and Night Breathing Technique (0-3000)

(Remaining Lifespan: 99 years)

Chu Lingguang glanced at it and was about to go wash his face. It was just a routine, casual check. But after that fleeting glance, he froze as if struck by lightning.

’After ten days of bitter cultivation, the Day and Night Breathing Technique has finally been added to the panel!’

’I wonder if I can activate it after increasing its value.’

Chu Lingguang suppressed his excitement.

Seeing that the Day and Night Breathing Technique required 3000 points for Perfection, it was clearly far more powerful than the Chang Chun Pile Skill. Now that he knew he could gain rewards and preferential treatment by mastering this technique, Chu Lingguang had no reason to spend the Favor Points he’d been saving up for days on the Chang Chun Pile Skill.

With a thought,

he spent all his Favor Points on the Day and Night Breathing Technique.

The panel’s information changed.

Favor Points: None

Chang Chun Pile Skill (0-2000)

Day and Night Breathing Technique (824-3000)

(Remaining Lifespan: 111 years)

Chu Lingguang saw that the Breathing Technique’s value had increased, and he also saw that his lifespan had increased by twelve years.

He rejoiced inwardly.

He eagerly began to circulate the Day and Night Breathing Technique, wanting to see if he could activate it now.

He had already memorized the circulation method for the Day and Night Breathing Technique. The problem was that every time he tried to practice it, the breath he took in would always break easily.

That was why he couldn’t activate the Breathing Technique.

Now, bolstered by the added value, Chu Lingguang was filled with anticipation. He once again took a deep breath using the Day and Night Breathing Technique.

Airflow entered through Chu Lingguang’s mouth, nose, and other orifices.

Chu Lingguang felt the Qi flow through his bloodline. Slowly, the breath grew fainter. His heart sank; this was the sign that the breath was about to break.

「A moment later.」

The breath vanished.

Chu Lingguang didn’t get discouraged. He tried to activate the Day and Night Breathing Technique again.

He repeated this over and over.

When everyone else in the room had left for the dining hall, Chu Lingguang was still in the corner practicing. He calmed himself, told himself not to be impatient, and took another breath.

This time, Chu Lingguang felt every aperture in his body open up.

The breath was long and thick. It entered his body through his pores, his acupoints, and the seven orifices of his head, seeming to instantly fill every space within his bloodline.

Chu Lingguang controlled this stream of Qi, circulating it through his bloodline.

WHOOSH!

He felt the sound of airflow roaring through his bloodline.

A long-awaited warm current finally appeared inside his body.

One circulation was complete.

It felt as though airflow was jetting out from every pore of Chu Lingguang’s body. The power in his bloodline seemed to have evolved. The moment he stood up, he had a gut feeling that his Qi Power had already surpassed five hundred pounds.

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