Turtle Breathing Technique

After the battle ended, Lin Zheyu chatted with Senior Brother Han for a while longer before taking his leave.

Senior Brother Han held the rank of Centurion in the Songyi City City Guard, commanding one hundred elite soldiers.

With the entire City Guard consisting of only a little over a thousand men, Han Mo being a Centurion was already considered an extremely impressive feat.

Through his conversations with Han Mo, Lin Zheyu gained a much better understanding of the military.

Martial artists did not hold much of an advantage when facing an army.

Leading a hundred elite soldiers in formation, Han Mo could easily slaughter even a Blood Energy realm martial artist, and he would even dare to challenge a Marrow Refining martial artist.

Of course, this only applied if the martial artist chose to fight them head-on.

If a Blood Energy realm martial artist were to flee with all their might, even Han Mo would be unable to catch them.

After joining the Flying Rainbow Gang, Lin Zheyu's life returned to its former routine.

Every morning, he went to Master Liang to practice the Golden Goose Technique, spent his free time writing the two stories, and sparred with Senior Brother Han in the evenings.

Having just returned from suppressing bandits, Senior Brother Han could stay in the city for half a month, so there was plenty of time.

They rotated every half month, heading out to garrison key routes while simultaneously clearing out bandit threats.

In the blink of an eye, four days passed.

"Mr. Lin, I wonder if the stories are finished?"

Lu Zhenfang looked at Lin Zheyu with anticipation; they were scheduled to leave early tomorrow morning.

"They are finished."

Lin Zheyu nodded and produced two thick, bound books.

These were the result of him burying his head in his work for the past four days, and the handwriting was somewhat scrawled.

"May I take a look first?" Lu Qihui asked.

"Of course."

Lin Zheyu handed over the books, and the two began to browse through them quickly.

They flipped through the pages briefly; although the handwriting was a bit messy, it did not hinder their reading.

Soon, expressions of pleasant surprise appeared on both of their faces.

"Mr. Lin's stories are truly magnificent!"

"This is fifteen taels of gold. At the current market rate, it is exactly one hundred and fifty taels of silver." Lu Qihui handed over a small parcel.

Lin Zheyu took the parcel and opened it to find fifteen gold ingots, each weighing one tael.

This was his first time receiving gold; usually, the currency circulating in the market was primarily silver and official minted coins.

However, compared to silver, gold was much more convenient to store.

"If Young Master Lu wants more exciting stories in the future, you can come find me," Lin Zheyu said with a smile as he put the money away.

"That goes without saying."

"If Mr. Lin ever comes to Bafang City and has nowhere to go, you are welcome to come to my Lu Family."

"Our Lu Family also owns restaurants and teahouses. Mr. Lin could come to our teahouse to tell stories; the pay would definitely be higher than what you are getting now."

Lu Qihui said with a smile.

Early morning.

33 Jin Dong Street.

Lin Zheyu was huffing and puffing as he trained.

After several consecutive days of hard training, Lin Zheyu's strength had improved rapidly. His muscles and bones resonated from time to time, and his entire frame was becoming increasingly sturdy.

However, he was still far from the level of refining bones until they were like iron.

He had not used precious medicinal herbs to temper his muscles and bones from a young age to build a foundation, so reaching the level of refining bones like iron was extremely difficult.

Fortunately, Lin Zheyu had his cheat; as long as he reached the level of refining bones like iron while in that special mental state, it would provide feedback to his physical body.

Liang Song was leisurely holding a watering can, watering the plants.

After finishing, he picked up a small pair of scissors and meticulously trimmed the flowers and plants, focusing all his attention on them.

Lin Zheyu practiced the Golden Goose Technique for two hours before stopping, panting heavily.

[Heaven Rewards Diligence]

Name: Lin Zheyu

Source Power: 7

Skills:

Bull Fist (Proficient 4%)

Golden Goose Technique (Level 1: 39%)

Looking at the data in his consciousness, the progress of the Golden Goose Technique had reached 39%. He estimated that in another half a month, he would be able to complete the first level and break through to the second.

The first level of the Golden Goose Technique was equivalent to the Muscle Refining stage for a martial artist. Since Lin Zheyu was already at the Bone Forging stage, his progress in practicing it was much faster.

If it weren't for the fact that the Bull Fist focused on fist techniques while the Golden Goose Technique focused on leg techniques, targeting different parts of the body, his progress would have been even faster.

After practicing for over two hours, Lin Zheyu sat at the stone table chatting with his master.

"By the way, Master, do you have any techniques that can hide one's aura and conceal one's true strength?"

Lin Zheyu asked curiously.

After his transaction with the Lu Family siblings, he had suddenly become extremely wealthy.

With so much silver in his pockets and 7 units of Source Power accumulated, his hands were itching to use them.

However, he dared not improve his strength recklessly.

Liang Song's strength had reached the level of the third transformation of Blood Energy; if he improved his strength, he would never be able to hide it from him.

But if he had a technique to conceal his strength, he could improve his power without restraint, no longer worrying about others seeing through his strength and coveting any treasures he might possess.

"A technique to hide your aura?"

"Why do you want to learn such a thing?"

"This kind of technique is extremely difficult to learn. It requires a massive amount of time and hard work. Even with high comprehension, you wouldn't be able to master it without seven or eight years of diligent practice."

"If your aptitude and comprehension are lacking, you might spend ten or twenty years on it without achieving anything at all."

Liang Song lectured, "You are currently in a period of rapid growth. Your primary task is to quickly improve your main cultivation technique, not to waste time on other things."

"Master is right to lecture me."

"It's just that the world is chaotic right now. I thought that if I could learn to hide my aura and strength, enemies would lower their guard."

"If something were to happen, it would be like having an extra trump card."

Lin Zheyu explained, "Master, rest assured, I won't spend too much energy on it. I will only study and contemplate it during my spare time after my daily martial arts practice."

Hearing this, Liang Song pondered for a moment and felt that what Lin Zheyu said made sense.

"Fine, but remember, don't waste too much time on it."

"The best way to deal with danger and protect yourself is to become stronger, not to disguise yourself as a weakling."

Liang Song warned him not to put the cart before the horse.

Lin Zheyu nodded in agreement.

His main goal was to hide the sudden surge in strength brought about by using Source Power.

"I have a Turtle Breathing Technique that can be used to hide your aura and conceal your strength."

"This technique was created by a Grandmaster-level expert. Back then, that expert was old and frail, his state no longer at its peak."

"So, he devoted himself to research, hoping to create a technique that could lock in Blood Energy and delay aging, thus creating the Turtle Breathing Technique."

"The main purpose of this technique is to lock in vitality and Blood Energy to prevent a rapid decline in strength due to aging."

"Its ability to mask aura and hide strength is merely a side effect."

Liang Song said, beginning to explain the technique to Lin Zheyu.

The technique was incredibly profound, involving knowledge of Blood Energy, acupoints, meridians, and various other aspects.

"Copy this technique and take it back to study slowly."

"The Turtle Breathing Technique involves Blood Energy; it is extremely difficult to master below the Blood Energy realm. You can wait until you reach the Blood Energy realm to start practicing it; there is no need to rush."

Liang Song said, and after sharing some knowledge regarding Organ Refining and the Blood Energy realm with Lin Zheyu, he continued to sip his tea in silence.

This technique is much harder to cultivate than I imagined.

Lin Zheyu thought to himself.

The sheer volume of knowledge involved—covering Blood Energy, Organ Refining, internal organs, and meridians—meant that simply understanding and memorizing it all would require a long period of contemplation, practice, and study.