Seventh-Order Black Snake!

Imitation, specifically refers to copying calligraphy and painting works according to the original.

The Breathing Technique Inheritance Diagram is essentially a unique artwork.

It's just a rather complex painting, because you not only need to draw the lifelike ancient beast, but more importantly, you need to completely copy the posture, movement, and rhythm of every little figure around the beast.

This is the key to practicing Breathing Technique in the future.

To be honest, Levi Wei wasn't sure if the copied Breathing Technique Inheritance Diagram was even suitable for cultivation.

To date, the Breathing Technique he practices are all authentic copies of the Breathing Technique Inheritance Diagram.

I have never practiced counterfeit art.

In this world, there is a generally accepted rule that when practicing Breathing Technique, one must practice the genuine article and not a fake one or be taught by someone else.

Breathing Technique are different from combat skills. If you learn combat skills incorrectly, you'll just be taking a detour, going in the opposite direction, and you won't be able to unleash the power of those techniques.

However, if you learn the Breathing Technique incorrectly, Cultivation Deviation is the least of your worries.

Levi's attempt was quite bold, as collecting Breathing Technique through conventional methods was too slow.

Whether it's the Black Snake Breathing Technique or other types of Breathing Technique, he will need a large number of rudimentary Breathing Technique to break through the limits in order to continuously deduce and break through the limits, eventually evolving to the highest level! After learning that Earl Silver Mountain was a Breathing Technique Collector, Levi agreed to cooperate with Earl Silver Mountain.

However, he made some modifications to the terms of cooperation. Instead of Levi becoming a retainer of the Earl Silver Mountain and working as a blacksmith at Silver Mountain Stronghold, Levi only needed to deliver goods to the Earl Silver Mountain every month.

To put it bluntly, I can cooperate with you, but I can't work for you.

In this life, Levi will never go to work!

Most importantly, Levi dared not cultivate with peace of mind on someone else's turf. Over time, it would be easy for them to discover some clues and flaws, especially since Levi was using the Terra Master.

Great Knight's perception is far beyond that of ordinary people. Levi could sense that Earl Silver Mountain could actually see through his strength, but the other party was sensible and didn't care.

Levi began to copy the work with great enthusiasm, eager to finish as soon as possible so he could return to his practice.

As long as the Breathing Technique he imitates is correct, it will be much easier for Levi to practice in the future.

Earl Silver Mountain looked at Terra Master's copy and could tell that the master's copy was very accurate, indicating that he must have a talent for it.

It's hard to imagine that a rough blacksmith could be so skilled at imitating this art form; perhaps that's just talent.

Finally, Earl Silver Mountain sent a High-Rank Knight as a retainer to guard the place before bidding farewell to Terra Master and going off to attend to his business.

In any case, successfully establishing a partnership with a Master Smith is still very beneficial for the development of the territory.

So many noble families have approached Terra Master seeking long-term cooperation, but he has refused them all.

Terra Master has only established a long-term partnership with himself.

It's clear that the master is not short of money; he's just interested in the Breathing Technique Inheritance Diagram.

This made Earl Silver Mountain quite proud, and he felt that his hobby of collecting Breathing Technique Inheritance Diagram was still somewhat useful.

"Huh? Earl Silver Mountain is finally gone? I'm not pretending anymore!"

Inside the collection room, Levi watched as Earl Silver Mountain left, with only Knight watching him from a distance.

He quickly relied on the Proficiency Panel and began the tedious and boring practice of copying.

[Copying Proficiency +67][Copying Proficiency +54]...

This copying lasted for more than half a month! In order to continue copying here, Levi moved directly to Icewind City.

During the day, he shamelessly copied the calligraphy inside Silver Mountain Stronghold.

In addition to copying, he would also take the initiative to give guidance to the Formal Blacksmith of Silver Mountain Stronghold.

Given Levi's Master Smith level, even a slight pointer from him was considered Supreme Treasure to them, and they held Levi in the highest esteem.

That evening, Levi returned to his inn in Icewind City to continue his cultivation.

Earl Silver Mountain was very pleased to see Terra Master's meticulous instruction of the blacksmiths in his territory.

So they didn't say anything about Levi's shamelessness, since copying wouldn't cause him any loss anyway.

Moreover, Earl Silver Mountain was often too busy to notice Terra Master.

After all, he was an earl, a big shot, with a lot of affairs within his territory and the inner circle of the nobility, unlike a minor Baron like Levi.

And so, they began to imitate these everyday skills that required little technical skill.

Levi quickly pushed him to his limit.

Finally, Levi, with dark circles under his eyes beneath the Golden Mask, looked at his incredible imitation skills and revealed a confident and gratified smile.

"Nothing is impossible to achieve through hard work; if there is, it means you haven't worked hard enough!"

Levi ————

Imitation: Third Order (Limit), Special Effects: Indistinguishable from the real thing.

[Indistinguishable from the real thing: Your imitation skills are at their peak, and there is no difference between you and the original.] The indistinguishability here only refers to the content and lines. In terms of the material, texture, and color of the work itself, there are definitely still many differences. However, Levi feels that it should not affect his cultivation.

"Now I can practice copying with peace of mind."

"Next, I'll show you what real manual copy and paste looks like!"

Levi gazed at the seventeen Breathing Technique Inheritance Diagram and began to truly practice copying them.

The first Breathing Technique is the "Stone Dragon Breathing Technique," a rudimentary Bloodline Breathing Technique that focuses on defense. The Stone Dragon is an ancient behemoth similar to a giant lizard. The only connection it has with the legendary dragon is that it has scales, and there are only sixteen different little human-shaped patterns on it.

Levi finished copying it in one hour.

The second Breathing Technique, "Wind Cat Breathing Technique," is a Bloodline Breathing Technique that emphasizes speed. It features twenty different little human figures and can be copied in an hour and a half.

In the end, Levi completed copying all seventeen Breathing Technique within a few days.

He finally left Silver Mountain Stronghold, completely satisfied.

The Forging weapons and equipment this month was delayed because of Levi's copying. Levi promised the Earl Silver Mountain that he would gradually make up for it in the next few months, and the Earl Silver Mountain did not say anything.

Having accomplished his mission, Levi bid farewell to Earl Silver Mountain and returned weary from his journey to Blackwater Valley.

"I'm exhausted."

After returning to the Sanctuary, Levi lay exhausted on the bed.

Although it's just a life skill, it's not easy to grind to the limit for a month and create a special effect.

After all, copying a painting takes a lot of time, and for Levi, this meticulous work was even more tiring than blacksmithing.

The copy of the Breathing Technique Inheritance Diagram he made has the special effect of being "indistinguishable from the real thing." Although it is obviously a fake from the material, the content itself is no different from the original inheritance diagram.

Of course, he didn't go to all this trouble to copy this in order to make money. No one would buy this fake Bloodline Breathing Technique. If he wanted to make money, he could do it much faster through Forging.

Levi didn't rush into cultivation. Instead, he had the Demon Shark guard the house while he slept soundly for three days and three nights.

Until physical strength and energy are fully restored.

He then took out one of the Breathing Technique Inheritance Diagram, and prepared to try practicing it.

The "Wind Cat Breathing Technique" emphasizes speed.

Levi's Siren Breathing Technique will soon reach the Sixth Order, at which point he will need several extreme speed-type Breathing Technique to break through the limit. Therefore, he plans to first develop a batch of extreme Breathing Technique in preparation for any eventuality.

One day later.

Levi looked at the new skills on the Proficiency Panel with delight.

Levi ————

Wind Cat Breathing Technique: First Order (1/1000)

"Alright, what else is there to say? Get to the panel! Grind it! Let me see where your limits are!"

In this way, Levi gained seventeen rudimentary Bloodline Breathing Technique from Earl Silver Mountain for free.

In terms of practical value, these seventeen rudimentary Bloodline Breathing Technique are probably not even as good as a set of Mithril armor Forging Levi.

The problem is, if Levi were to collect them himself, it would take forever to collect all seventeen volumes.

For him, time is money.

"It's a pity that Earl Silver Mountain wouldn't let me copy those four excellent qualities and that perfect quality."

Levi felt a little regretful, but he was also content.

The days passed by one by one in the experience of liver disease.

After reaching an agreement with Earl Silver Mountain, Levi had long since abandoned his partnership with the Boar Knight.

Recently, the Brotherhood of the Wilds been brewing some kind of conspiracy, and there has been no news of them for a long time.

Honestly, if it weren't for fulfilling a promise to Little Milan...

Levi was too lazy to even bother settling scores with the Boar Gang. With his current strength, dealing with the Boar Knight felt like bullying kindergarten children; there was no sense of accomplishment whatsoever.

Moreover, Blackwater Valley is developing so rapidly that it doesn't matter whether the territory still has Old Toby, a formal blacksmith.

However, the revenge that must be taken must still be taken.

This has nothing to do with profit; it's purely about fulfilling one's wishes and keeping a promise to Little Toby to bring his father back, Levi also wants to keep.

Levi is not without the ability now.

However, after Levi had his men investigate the site, they discovered that the Boar Gang's stronghold that Fred had mentioned had been abandoned, and there appeared to be signs of a battle at the scene.

The most painful thing in the world is when you want to take revenge, only to find that your enemies have all disappeared! The blade of revenge that Levi had just raised was helplessly withdrawn again.

Levi picked up a tattered piece of parchment and added a note after the Boar Knight: "Wait a little longer."

On this parchment, besides the Boar Knight, there is something else.

There were also some people who were Levi's enemies who had offended him during this period of time.

To prevent myself from forgetting about it because I've been too busy grinding for experience points for too long.

Levi even made a "Revenge List".

This serves as a constant reminder to myself not to forget past humiliations and to work hard to gain experience! The first person on the list is none other than the Black Mountain Duke, with Levi noting after him. "Can't beat him for now."

The second and third are the Bloody Earl and the Silver Gauze Earl, respectively, with Levi noting "the same reason as the Black Mountain Duke".

Later there are also the Voice of the Deathbird, Priest Abraham, and so on.

In short, those who are recorded in Levi's notebook are not ordinary people.

As time went by, Levi gradually grew stronger.

The year 1009 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Month of Harvest.

Before we knew it, the golden wheat season had arrived once again.

The serfs in the territory are carrying out the autumn harvest, and this year is another bumper harvest.

But Levi knew that such years might not come often again.

Whether it's the cold wave gradually moving south or the undead monster "Snow Wraith" in the cold wind.

They can all easily destroy this seemingly beautiful thing.

If these problems cannot be solved, then his territory will be gone, and Levi will have to pack up his buckets and run away.

Of course, it will take time for these problems to reach Blackwater Valley, and with the Eternal Night Kingdom and the great nobles in the north taking care of them further north, it's not Blackwater Valley's turn for the time being.

Over the past few months, Levi has pushed three speed-type Breathing Technique to their limits.

These are the Fourth-Order Limit Wind Cat Breathing Technique, the Fourth-Order Limit Moon Rabbit Breathing Technique, and the Fifth-Order Limit Flying Serpent Breathing Technique.

Now, having practiced this superficial Breathing Technique to its limit, it's difficult for Levi to feel any sense of accomplishment anymore.

It's like a max-level character stomping noobs in the starting village—it's pointless.

And before the arrival of the Month of the North Wind, after all the wheat autumn harvest is completed.

Levi's Siren Breathing Technique and Giant Rhino Breathing Technique both reached the Sixth-Order Limit.

Levi ————

Siren Breathing Technique: Sixth Order (Limit, can be broken, current progress 0/4), Special Effect: Advanced Speed.

Giant Rhino Breathing Technique: Sixth Order (Limit)...

At this point, the effectiveness of Levi's three speed-type Breathing Technique became apparent.

However, Levi was not in a hurry to break the limits of the Siren Breathing Technique.

You should know that your Black Snake Breathing Technique is not yet at the Seventh Rank.

What if the Sea Siren Sixth Order and then fights the Black Snake?

Levi wanted the Black Snake Breathing Technique to achieve a certain level of suppression over other Breathing Technique before breaking through.

With the Demon Shark by his side, Levi cultivated for another month.

The north wind howled, and the cold arrived as expected.

Levi's Black Snake Breathing Technique successfully broke through to the Seventh Rank.

Levi ————

Black Snake Breathing Technique: Seventh Rank (1/50000), Special Effect: Top-tier Defense.

"Seventh Rank is top-tier defense? What should Eighth Rank be called?" Levi wondered.

Levi emerged from his state of practicing the Black Snake Breathing Technique.

At his heart, the Black Snake Seed grew stronger and more lifelike. Levi could even feel that faint scale patterns were beginning to appear on the surface of the Black Snake Seed.

This is a manifestation of the Seed of Life reaching a very high level.

Within the Black Snake Seed, a much larger Black Qi surged forth continuously, in the blink of an eye.

Levi's entire upper body, including his previously uncovered abdomen and waist, was completely covered by Black Qi.

The quantity and viscosity of this Black Qi are not as great as those of the Demon Shark.

However, Levi knew that the defensive power of this Black Qi should be even greater than that of the Demon Shark's Black Qi, after all, this was the area of specialization of the Black Snake Breathing Technique.

"Unbeknownst to me, I've become Peak Knight, only 50,000 proficiency points away from becoming Great Knight."