As he looked at the notification, Meng Qingshan couldn't help admiring the technique. The Innate Breathing Technique truly lived up to its orange-grade rating. Just judging by its stat boosts, it was in a league of its own compared to the Long Wind Heart Method.
With a thought, he opened the Martial Arts Illustrated Book and tapped into the Innate Breathing Technique's Attribute Panel.
Martial Art: Innate Breathing Technique Category: Jianghu Martial Arts Grade: Peerless (Orange) Cultivation: Level 12 (can be cultivated up to Level 60) Progress: 0 points (requires 11,245 accumulated cultivation points to break through to the next level) Meridians: Ren and Du Meridians Boosts: Inner Breath +30, Chi Force +30, Insight +6, Physique +6, Strength +6, Agility +6 Special Effects: [Yin Extreme] When it hits an enemy, the True Qi inflicts a "Sluggish" effect. Injecting True Qi into an enemy's body can hinder the circulation of their True Qi. Internal Damage from techniques is increased by an additional 20%; [Yang Extreme] When it hits an enemy, the True Qi inflicts a "Burning" effect. When the True Qi makes contact with an enemy, it gains an additional 30% Internal Damage bonus; Note: Dispersing one's cultivation after practicing the Ling Shu Atlas will not damage the foundation of the dantian. The cultivation required to relearn the Innate Breathing Technique up to the level at which one dispersed one's cultivation is reduced by 20%.
When Meng Qingshan saw the technique's special effects, a flicker of astonishment crossed his eyes.
The effects of this internal cultivation method actually had two completely different aspects, Yin and Yang.
Most ordinary internal cultivation methods usually had fairly simple attributes, at most combining offensive and defensive effects.
The Innate Breathing Technique, however, was different.
In the Yin Extreme True Qi state, the technique had some control capabilities. It could send True Qi into an opponent's body and disrupt its circulation. This was particularly effective against skilled internal martial artists.
In the Yang Extreme True Qi state, the technique focused more on maximizing damage, making it simpler and more brutally direct to use.
Although Meng Qingshan had known the technique was extraordinary in the game, he had never managed to find its Attribute Panel and take a closer look.
Now that he had finally seen it, he realized that though the Innate Breathing Technique was merely an entry-level method for the Ling Shu Atlas, and only orange-grade, its domineering effects were truly astonishing.
No wonder that Kid Li Yufeng had soared to prominence after learning it, instantly becoming the central focus of the Central Plains Aristocrats' main storyline in Version 3.0.
Furthermore, judging from the note, those who practiced the Ling Shu Atlas had to temper their Meridians and Physique with Inner Breath and Chi Force.
Yet the Inner Breath and Chi Force expended in this process could not be recovered. They directly caused the practitioner to lose their cultivation in the Innate Breathing Technique, forcing them to start over from the beginning.
How many times a practitioner would have to disperse their cultivation before mastering the Ling Shu Atlas remained unknown.
Although the cultivation required to relearn the technique was reduced after dispersing one's cultivation, the amount needed at each level doubled continuously. Clearly, this small reduction couldn't make up for it.
It was plain to see that the path to mastering the Divine Skills of this world was rarely smooth; most were fraught with one challenge after another.
By now, Meng Qingshan had reached Lesser Accomplishment in the Innate Breathing Technique. Without further delay, he headed straight toward the depths of the cave.
More than ten days had passed. The flatbreads his Cousin had prepared were already gone, and he had eaten nearly all the Red Scale Tail in the cold pool, leaving only the fry.
If he didn't cultivate this internal method to Level 12 soon, he would soon run out of food and be left with nothing to eat.
Entering the cave, Meng Qingshan swept his gaze over the Divine Demon Reliefs carved into the stone walls, recording each one in the Martial Arts Illustrated Book.
Once he had finished, Meng Qingshan pulled from his robes the silk scroll inscribed with the Innate Breathing Technique.
After gazing at it for a while, Meng Qingshan finally put it back in its original treasure box.
In his view, the requirements for practicing this technique were exceptionally strict. Only someone who had opened the Ren and Du Meridians could cultivate it.
Even if Li Yufeng managed to come here someday, without Xiao Tianfang's cultivation to help him open the Ren and Du Meridians, he might not be able to practice this Divine Skill.
Then Meng Qingshan went to the place where the Jade Coffin had been.
Facing the Jade Coffin, which had sunk into the abyss and been buried beneath sand and gravel,
Meng Qingshan could only sigh that Xiao Tianfang had been a hero in his time, yet in the end had met such a tragic fate.
After a moment of reflection, he respectfully kowtowed nine times.
It was the least he could do to repay Xiao Tianfang for passing on his cultivation, which had given him the means to survive and make a life for himself here.
"Thump, thump, thump..."
As he kowtowed, the ground rang like metal and stone.
Meng Qingshan's forehead struck the ground, yet he felt no pain at all.
Since receiving instruction from Xiao Tianfang, the Great Hero of Shenzhou, opening his Ren and Du Meridians, and cultivating the Innate Breathing Technique to Lesser Accomplishment,
his strength had quietly risen to a whole new level. He was no longer the man he had been.
After kowtowing, Meng Qingshan raised his head and stood up.
Suddenly, a grating "ka-chunk" sounded beneath his feet.
Immediately afterward, cracks gradually appeared across the floor, eventually opening into a small hole.
He bent down to peer inside and was surprised to find a hidden compartment beneath the stone slab.
Without hesitation, he smashed the slab and lifted it away, bringing the objects inside the compartment back into the light.
At its center lay two items: a black jade pendant and a finely crafted miniature crossbow.
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