Evergreen Turtle Breath Technique

[Chen Mo]

Species: Human

Gender: Male

Age: 15/132

Aptitude: Latent Dragon in the Abyss

Skills: Archery (Perfect Accomplishment), Tracking (Initiation), Culinary Arts (Initiation), Excavation (Proficient)

Techniques: Turtle Breath Health Cultivation Technique (Perfect Accomplishment), Fierce Tiger Fist (Perfect Accomplishment), Flying Swallow Steps (Initiation), Wind Slaying Blade (Initiation), Silver Armor Technique (Perfect Accomplishment), Qi Concealing Art (Initiation), Spring Return Technique (Proficient), Bird Dance Technique (Proficient), Eight Brocades (Proficient).

Realm: Body Tempering (Divine Strength Realm)

Enlightenment Count: 15

It had taken a full fifteen epiphanies just to barely meet the requirements for the Turtle Breath Health Cultivation Technique to advance. This exceeded Chen Mo's expectations. He had originally thought ten would be about enough, and it made him look forward even more to the new technique that was about to be born.

Through his own efforts during this period, he had set aside time every day to cultivate personally. Just today, the realms of the Spring Return Technique and the other two health cultivation techniques had all risen to the Proficient level.

Unfortunately, aside from adding three years to his lifespan, the improvement to his strength in every other respect had been negligible.

The main reason was that Chen Mo's physical foundation was now far too solid. With over Five Thousand Jin of force in a single arm, he was clearly only in the Divine Strength Realm, yet his strength had reached the standard of the Divine Valor Realm. These Trash Tier health cultivation techniques naturally added exceedingly little to his body.

His energy, however, had grown more abundant every day. He could probably go three consecutive nights without sleep and still maintain considerable vigor without becoming too exhausted.

The improvements health cultivation techniques brought to one's mind were beyond the reach of other techniques.

Since the conditions for the technique's advancement had been met, Chen Mo naturally did not hesitate.

That night, he locked the doors and windows tightly, then sensed his surroundings. After confirming that no one else was nearby, Chen Mo came to the bedside and shifted away the stone slab, revealing earthen steps leading underground. He descended directly. Below was a space of three square meters.

It was the result of Chen Mo's excavation during this period.

He truly could not sleep well in bed. He always felt that someone might make a move on him once he fell asleep, so he could only dig a hole.

To this end, every dawn while cultivating, he deliberately made the courtyard uneven and pockmarked, making it easier to dispose of the excavated soil. That way, the Guo family members would not grow suspicious.

His Excavation skill had also risen to the Proficient level at the right time. Chen Mo felt this was not his limit. Through his own efforts, this skill should improve further in the future.

"Only this place gives me a sense of security."

Sweeping his gaze over the pitch-black surroundings, Chen Mo truly felt much more at ease.

If the place where he lived had not been too far from the outskirts of the Guo Family Ancestral Land, and if martial artists' senses had not been so sharp that he could easily be discovered, Chen Mo would have wanted to dig a tunnel straight to the outer perimeter, ready to flee at once should anything go wrong.

However, he had already scouted the area. There was a small path on the East side of his residence, with few people passing nearby. Beyond it lay a Bamboo forest. When he had the time, he could dig the underground tunnel over there.

Once the time was ripe, he could leave this place without gods or ghosts knowing and retreat through the Bamboo forest, lowering the chances of being discovered.

Putting such thoughts aside, Chen Mo sat cross-legged. After adjusting his condition, his expression turned solemn.

"Let's begin~"

With a thought, he began an epiphany on the Turtle Breath Health Cultivation Technique.

The instant the epiphany began...

Chen Mo's consciousness immediately entered the familiar independent space. From a god's-eye view, a miniature version of himself sat deep in thought, attempting to improve the Turtle Breath Health Cultivation Technique, yet he could never find a clue.

This state continued for a long time.

It was completely different from his previous epiphanies, and Chen Mo was startled.

"Surely an epiphany can't fail too, can it?"

At the very moment that thought arose, countless insights into cultivating the Spring Return Technique flooded into his mind, and the technique's realm rapidly rose...

Minor Accomplishment!

Great Accomplishment!

Perfect Accomplishment!

What flooded into his mind next were the cultivation experiences and insights of the Bird Dance Technique. This technique likewise reached the Perfection Realm at an astonishing speed. Then came the Eight Brocades, with the same result.

All three Trash Tier health cultivation techniques had been cultivated to the Perfection Realm, yet Chen Mo's body did not receive any particularly obvious improvement.

"What's going on?" Chen Mo could not quite understand the situation.

He had clearly undergone an epiphany for the Turtle Breath Health Cultivation Technique. Why had the other three health cultivation techniques reached perfection instead?

Very soon, the little person in the space gave him the answer. It began refining the Turtle Breath Health Cultivation Technique, Bird Dance Technique, Spring Return Technique, and Eight Brocades, removing the cumbersome and useless parts and extracting their most essential portions.

It then integrated these essential portions together, gradually creating a new technique.

Countless realizations about the new technique appeared in his mind, leaving Chen Mo with an endless aftertaste. This was a technique more profound than every technique he had currently learned.

I thought learning one technique of each kind would be enough, but it seems that isn't the case. Since epiphanies can fuse multiple techniques and create higher-tier techniques, I should change my way of thinking and learn more techniques from now on, Chen Mo thought.

He did not need to cultivate every technique to an exceedingly profound level. As long as he could reach Initiation, that should be enough. At most, cultivating them to the Proficient level would surely pose no problem.

A brand-new path had appeared before Chen Mo.

Before he could ponder it carefully, he was forcibly ejected from his epiphany state. His physical condition was still fairly good; he was only slightly weak and hungry.

This time, he had merely advanced a technique and had not broken through a realm, so his body's consumption was not great.

Taking out some Exotic Beast Jerky, Chen Mo gnawed on it while summoning his panel...

[Chen Mo]

Species: Human

Gender: Male

Age: 15/143

Aptitude: Latent Dragon in the Abyss

Skills: Archery (Perfect Accomplishment), Tracking (Initiation), Culinary Arts (Initiation), Excavation (Proficient)

Techniques: Evergreen Turtle Breath Technique (Initiation), Fierce Tiger Fist (Perfect Accomplishment), Flying Swallow Steps (Initiation), Wind Slaying Blade (Initiation), Silver Armor Technique (Perfect Accomplishment), Qi Concealing Art (Initiation)

Realm: Body Tempering (Divine Strength Realm)

Enlightenment Count: 0

"Evergreen Turtle Breath Technique... merely reaching Initiation added eleven years to my lifespan. The changes in breathing alone number seventy-two, twice as many as before. I wonder whether cultivating it to the Perfection Realm can raise my realm to the Divine Valor Realm?" Chen Mo's face filled with anticipation.

The Divine Valor Realm was the final realm of Body Tempering. Once he reached it, given his rate of progress, would the Qi and Blood Realm still be far away?

If he truly reached the Qi and Blood Realm, then in a remote place like Hequ County, he could walk sideways without fear.

After taking a few bites of Exotic Beast Jerky, Chen Mo found that the weakness and hunger in his body had already vanished, so he stopped eating.

Now that he possessed a powerful new technique, his strength could once again improve rapidly in a short period. When breaking through realms, he would still need this jerky to replenish his energy. He could not waste it.

After carefully sensing his current physical and mental state, Chen Mo discovered that his mind was much stronger than before. His body had improved less, while his breathing had become longer and more sustained.

He could not yet see the changes in other aspects. Chen Mo planned to carefully experience his changes tomorrow when sparring with Deng Qi and the others.

"I just wonder how many epiphanies the Evergreen Turtle Breath Technique will need to reach the Perfection Realm?"

With that reverie in mind, Chen Mo did not return to the surface and rested directly underground.

He had deliberately dug two fist-sized holes beneath the bed for ventilation, so he did not need to worry about oxygen.

If some unexpected situation truly arose, he could simply break through the earth with his strength.

Being buried alive was impossible.

Thus, the night passed without incident. The next day, after breakfast, Chen Mo did not rush out. As usual, he cultivated in the courtyard, except the techniques he practiced had changed to the Wind Slaying Blade and Flying Swallow Steps.

Everything was exactly as usual. No one could detect the slightest anomaly.

It was not until noon, after lunch, that Chen Mo leisurely headed toward the Training Ground. There, he found Deng Qi and the others, along with Guo Mingxuan and several others, already instructing and cultivating.

Yet the moment they met, he sensed that the atmosphere seemed somewhat off...