Lesser Heavenly Cycle Breathing Method = Breathing!

[Detected cultivation method: Lesser Heavenly Cycle Breathing Method. 30 taels of silver may be consumed to simplify it! Simplify?]

Lin Changsheng saw the red prompt in the corner of his vision.

"Simplify."

Lin Changsheng immediately reached out and selected the "Yes" button.

Lin Changsheng selected confirm. In less than ten breaths, another red prompt popped up on the panel.

"Eh?"

"The Lesser Heavenly Cycle Breathing Method became breathing after being simplified?"

Seeing the prompt on the panel, Lin Changsheng's eyes lit up. If that was really the case, it was absurdly simple.

Breathing could be done anytime, anywhere. Sleeping, walking, eating—each could raise his experience!

Exhale~~

Inhale~~

Exhale~~

Inhale~~

With every breath in and out, his experience increased by one point.

[Lesser Heavenly Cycle Breathing Method (Beginner 13/1000)]

"Awesome!"

Lin Changsheng was deeply satisfied as he looked at the panel. He immediately placed Dawnblade beside the bed, preparing to get a good night's sleep. He had been constantly traveling ever since leaving Azure Sun City and had not slept properly.

Mad Blade Martial Academy.

It stood in the northern part of the city, occupying an enormous area.

On the training ground.

A tall middle-aged man in a green robe stood with lightning flashing in his eyes. The long saber in his hand swept through the air, blazing saber qi crisscrossing around him. More than thirty meters away stood a handsome young man in black, a saber strapped to his back.

Suddenly, the middle-aged man slashed out. A three-zhang-long blaze of saber qi roared forth.

"Rumble!"

With a deafening boom, the saber qi struck the ground and exploded, blasting out a ravine over a zhang deep and more than three zhang long. The blue stone slabs of the square flew into the air, shattered rocks spraying in all directions!

Dust and smoke rose everywhere!

The air was filled with scorching heat!

"Flame Blade Strike has finally reached perfection! My day-and-night cultivation was not in vain!!"

A flash of lightning passed through Qian Wantong's eyes as he muttered to himself.

"Congratulations, Master, on your great advancement in cultivation. The destruction of Tiger Roar Martial Academy is now within reach!"

At that moment, the young man in black stepped forward and respectfully cupped his fists.

"Mm. Your master has already reached the peak of the first-rate realm, and Flame Blade Strike has also reached perfection. It is time to deal with Li Tianhu of Tiger Roar Martial Academy!"

Qian Wantong planted his long saber on the ground and looked in the direction of Tiger Roar Martial Academy. After speaking, he suddenly turned to the young man in black and asked, "Buping, one mountain cannot hold two tigers. Do you have any good suggestions for destroying Tiger Roar Martial Academy?"

Although Qian Wantong was confident he could defeat Li Tianhu, would it not be even better if he could settle the matter with strategy?

The young man before him was Qian Wantong's chief disciple, Zhuge Buping, who had always been full of schemes.

"Master, this disciple has a plan! We can send people to pose as enemies of Tiger Roar Martial Academy and secretly kill its disciples, leaving behind marks showing that they seek revenge on Li Tianhu. Once word spreads, everyone in Tiger Roar Martial Academy will be in danger. Given enough time, no one in Southern Min City will dare join Tiger Roar Martial Academy!"

"Those who wish to learn martial arts will have no choice but to join our Mad Blade Martial Academy!"

"As one ebbs and the other flows, it will be impossible for our Mad Blade Martial Academy not to grow!"

"At the same time, we can arrange men to lay out a hidden net. So long as Li Tianhu sends people to investigate—or investigates personally—we can kill them one by one!"

"Then everyone will know that Li Tianhu's enemies destroyed Tiger Roar Martial Academy, while we can conveniently take over Southern Min City's martial academy business!"

Zhuge Buping bowed as he offered his proposal.

"Mm?!"

Upon hearing Zhuge Buping's words, Qian Wantong's eyes immediately lit up. He nodded and said, "Buping, this plan is excellent. Once Tiger Roar Martial Academy is destroyed, you will claim the foremost merit!"

"This disciple would not dare claim credit. All of this is because of Master's excellent teachings! Without Master, this disciple would not be where he is today!"

Zhuge Buping hurriedly cupped his fists respectfully.

"Mm!"

Qian Wantong nodded and said, "Buping, who do you think would be best suited to handle this matter?"

"Master, allow this disciple to make the trip for now. In a few days, once Li Tianhu personally begins investigating, you can lead experts to cast the net and the matter will be done!"

Zhuge Buping said in a deep voice.

"Very good. Once Tiger Roar Martial Academy is destroyed, Master will teach you Flame Blade Strike!"

Qian Wantong nodded.

"Thank you, Master. This disciple will go at once!"

Zhuge Buping revealed a look of immense delight. He bowed and backed away several steps before turning to leave.

The next day.

Lin Changsheng inspected his panel.

[Lesser Heavenly Cycle Breathing Method (Proficient 6507/25000)]

"Not bad, not bad. In just one night, my Lesser Heavenly Cycle Breathing Method has reached the proficient stage!"

"The inner force in my dantian is surging endlessly."

"At this rate, in less than ten days, my Lesser Heavenly Cycle Breathing Method will reach perfection. I wonder whether my cultivation will break through its shackles then and advance to a martial arts grandmaster?"

Anticipation appeared in Lin Changsheng's eyes.

Lin Changsheng arrived at Tiger Roar Martial Academy.

Although his Lesser Heavenly Cycle Breathing Method had already reached the proficient stage, he had paid twelve taels of silver, so he naturally could not pass up Tiger Roar Fist. He had to learn it first.

"Who did this? Eight disciples of our academy were killed overnight!"

"There were words left behind. It seems to be Poison-Hand Gentleman, an enemy the headmaster made years ago. He said he was going to destroy our academy... The headmaster has already sent people to investigate..."

"We're finished! Doesn't that mean we're all in danger?"

"..."

As soon as Lin Changsheng reached the training ground of Tiger Roar Martial Academy, he heard numerous youths whispering among themselves and discussing the matter heatedly.

"No way? An old enemy of the headmaster has come seeking revenge?"

Hearing the discussions around him, Lin Changsheng frowned. However, he did not care much. After all, his cultivation was already at the peak of the first-rate realm!

Unless a martial arts grandmaster took action!

What he needed to do now was learn Tiger Roar Fist to the beginner stage!

Then he would not need to come here again.

"What? Your Lesser Heavenly Cycle Breathing Method has not even reached the beginner stage, and you are already planning to learn Tiger Roar Fist?"

"You have to eat one bite at a time, and inner cultivation requires unwavering persistence!"

Instructor Lin Zhibao immediately frowned upon hearing Lin Changsheng's request, revealing a helpless expression.

"Instructor Lin, I just want to familiarize myself with it first!"

Lin Changsheng cupped his fists.

Yet inwardly, he chuckled. Learn my ass. Just during breakfast this morning, the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Breathing Method gained several thousand experience points.

"Ah, go on."

Instructor Lin shook his head and could not be bothered to interfere. There were too many youths like Lin Changsheng, aiming too high. In the end, they all accomplished nothing and merely gave the academy silver for nothing.

Led by Instructor Lin, Lin Changsheng arrived at the area for practicing Tiger Roar Fist and began training it alongside more than a hundred youths.

"Tiger Roar Fist is a type of imitation boxing."

"It primarily uses the tiger claw's grasping, seizing, hooking, locking, chopping, smashing, sweeping, and blocking. When applying force, one imitates the long cries of a tiger—sounds such as 'hu' and 'huo'—to channel one's qi and drive one's power."

"Therefore, when practicing Tiger Roar Fist, one must emphasize the intimidating might of the tiger's roar, making enemies tremble, retreat, kneel, and leap. Its main throwing techniques include tiger pounce, tiger leap, side throw, forward pounce, rabbit roll, eagle flip, black dragon twists the osmanthus, and carp springs from the water."

"It has a total of fifty-six movements..."

The one teaching Tiger Roar Fist was a bald, burly man around fifty surnamed Zhang. He taught the youths the techniques and force-application precautions of Tiger Roar Fist while slowly demonstrating the entire set once.

He was unsurprised by Lin Changsheng's arrival.

Following Instructor Zhang, Lin Changsheng practiced Tiger Roar Fist move by move.

[Detected fist technique: Tiger Roar Fist. Consume 15 taels of silver to simplify it?]

As he performed the set for the eighteenth time, a red prompt popped up on the panel in the corner of his vision.