Breathing Methods, New Equipment, Liu Shouren Delivers in Person

Whoosh~!

Standing beneath the steaming shower, the stench of blood clinging to his body finally faded somewhat.

Only then did Chu Wen regain a bit of his vitality.

The panel appeared before his eyes once more.

Name: Chu Wen

Realm: Beginner Warrior

Treasure: Primordial Source Pearl · Blood Qi (completed once)

Blood Qi: 100/100 (Blood Qi limit broken once)

Potential Points: 67

Burning Blade Technique Return to Simplicity (limit broken 0 times)

Shadow Follows Form Return to Simplicity (limit broken 0 times)

Primordial Origin Breathing Method Can be cultivated

The Primordial Origin Breathing Method was the change produced after the Primordial Source Pearl had been completed once.

It was somewhat like an inherited cultivation art scattered throughout a fantasy world.

His Blood Qi was currently full, and Chu Wen had no intention of converting it into Potential Points.

By now, he had become familiar with the operating rules of the Primordial Source Pearl.

Overflowing Blood Qi could automatically convert into Potential Points. Keeping his Blood Qi full so that he could enter the Blood Demon state at any time was the safest course of action.

With a thought, Potential Points began to drain away, and his body entered the state of learning the Primordial Origin Breathing Method.

Every breath felt like the first cry of a newborn, as though he were making a subtle contact with the world.

That sensation continued for a long while, until his Potential Points were exhausted.

Primordial Origin Breathing Method Beginner (57%)

It took 10 Potential Points to get started, and afterward, every 1 Potential Point increased progress by 1%!

The difficulty of this breathing method far surpassed every martial art he had learned!

A great deal of breathing and exhalation techniques had appeared in Chu Wen's mind out of thin air. With every exhale, the Blood Qi in his body surged along with it, continuously nourishing his flesh!

Yet after six breaths, his entire body grew scorching hot. Strength drained from him, and his throat felt as though phlegm were lodged inside it. He had no choice but to stop.

"This breathing method is terrifying... In my current condition, I can only breathe and exhale six times?"

Primordial Origin Breathing Method Beginner (58%)

Pushing open the bathroom door, Chu Wen lay back down on the bed. His entire body was numb and limp, and he had no desire to move at all.

This breathing method had an immense backlash. He could only do it five times! The sixth time was overdrawing himself!

To be safe, practicing four times a day would be enough.

And this was only the beginner stage. Later on, it would probably take an endless supply of Potential Points to raise it further.

Early the next morning, Chu Wen was awakened by a ray of sunlight by the window.

The exhaustion from the previous night had been swept away. He felt exceptionally refreshed, and both his hearing and vision had become much sharper.

He discovered that his right hand, whose muscles had been twisted yesterday, had now returned to normal.

His muscles brimmed with power, as though he had strength to spare forever. He felt that he was already a mid-level warrior, perhaps even at the level of a high-level warrior!

"So this is a breathing method?"

No wonder major powers treated them as secrets. Ordinary warriors would never come into contact with one in their entire lives. The Chaos Martial Arts Hall's breathing method probably had a similar effect.

An evaluation for yesterday's mission had already popped up on his optical computer.

[Additional mission reward: Chaos Breathing Method Volume One. This breathing method must not be passed on. Violators will bear unlimited joint liability.]

When he opened the breathing method's contents, it was a video lesson, and it took a form that could be understood but not put into words.

He could sense the information conveyed in the video, yet he could not describe it aloud. The confidentiality measures were extraordinarily sophisticated. No wonder the Chaos Martial Arts Hall had stood firm all these years; this breathing method was one of its foundations.

Perhaps because he had already begun learning the Primordial Origin Breathing Method, Chu Wen could practically see through the workings of the Chaos Breathing Method at a glance. Learning Volume One of the Chaos Breathing Method was almost effortless.

The breathing method did not even appear on the panel. Chu Wen guessed that it was an incomplete breathing method and thus could not be recorded.

No matter what, he learned the first volume in only half a day.

The breath he exhaled became heavier, carrying a little more weight.

"It does have a similar effect to the Primordial Origin Breathing Method. Both slowly nourish the body and expel impurities from within."

Only then did he think about buying some useful weapons.

He opened the Western European Alliance's marketplace link.

It was shopping software built into the optical computer. In this era, everyone practiced martial arts, and the Western European Alliance had seized the market. Some equipment was always cheapest through the Western European Alliance; even the Chaos Martial Arts Hall had to purchase from them.

Balance of anonymous bank card: 168.13 million

This was what he had gained over the past month. Even some high-level war generals did not possess such wealth!

Of that, 160 million had come from the Queen of the Insect Nest's gift.

He scrolled to the battle blade category.

[Battle Blades]

C-grade: 100,000

B-grade: 2 million

A-grade: 30 million

S-grade: 100 million

SS-grade: 2 billion

An SS-grade blade was far beyond what Chu Wen could afford. Probably only warriors at the War God level would be willing to buy an SS-grade battle blade.

An S-grade battle blade would serve him for a long time.

After clicking purchase and paying, he clicked on combat suits and combat boots as well.

He had not learned any corresponding shield techniques, so he did not consider a battle shield for now.

But combat suits cost ten times as much as battle blades!

[Combat Suits]

C-grade: 1 million

B-grade: 30 million

A-grade: ...

"These prices are downright murderous."

With his current movement technique, a combat suit was merely icing on the cake. Of course, even if he wanted one, he could not afford an A-grade suit.

He chose a B-grade combat suit, then bought adaptive combat boots and goggles. This round of gains was nearly burned through.

Balance: 4.13 million

No wonder even the Chaos Martial Arts Hall could not withstand the Western European Alliance's economic offensive. It was all money!

That night.

The equipment Chu Wen had purchased arrived together with a new batch of warrior squads heading into the wilderness.

Along with it came an acquaintance—

Liu Shouren.

His complexion was sallow, and his eyes were even bloodshot. He had clearly stayed up all night without sleeping.

He awkwardly invited Chu Wen to sit in the café in the warrior fortress's residential area. His hands stayed tucked by his thighs, uncomfortable no matter where he put them, while a fawning smile kept squeezing onto his face.

"Brother Chu Wen... I came this time to take you back to the base city."

"Ahem, it's rather embarrassing to say, but your talent is terrifying. You've already caught the attention of some veteran warriors..."

Liu Shouren omitted some important details.

Yesterday morning, he had been sitting in his office, happily enjoying his retirement life, when a phone call made him unable to sit still.

That call had come from Zhuge Lin, the deputy hall master of the Chaos Main Hall!

The other party had asked about Chu Wen the moment he spoke!

He, Liu Shouren, was just a small fry. When had he ever seen such a scene? He had been scared out of his wits on the spot!

Even an idiot would know that the other party was paying special attention to Chu Wen!

At first, Liu Shouren thought the man merely wanted to learn the details of the squad's betrayal again. Yet the other party actually said that Chu Wen needed to come in person, and even praised Liu Shouren.

"You have the merit of having guided him. You must properly cultivate this talent."

Guided him?

Cultivate him?!

Only then did Liu Shouren realize: disaster was upon him!

Before Chu Wen noticed anything, he had to hurry up and curry favor with him!

What was this called? He had spent all that time setting the stage, only for Chu Wen to skip over Xinhang Martial University and be directly favored by the deputy hall master of the Chaos Martial Arts Hall?!

Liu Shouren had gone home and frantically exchanged money. He had even called in favors accumulated over half his life before finally buying a Blood Qi Origin Energy Supplement.

That was why he had dared come looking for Chu Wen. He had rushed over without stopping for even a moment.

Unfortunately, Chu Wen knew nothing. He merely asked in confusion, "Deputy Hall Master Liu? Could it be that you came to help me become a full member?"

Among the previous mission rewards had been a reward for changing from a temporary worker into a full member, so it was not unreasonable for Chu Wen to think so.

"Brother Chu, you're a great man who doesn't remember a lesser man's faults. This time, when you go with me, you must put in a few good words for me."

"I've worked diligently for so many years. It really wasn't easy to climb to this position."

"This Blood Qi Origin Energy Supplement will wipe our grievances clean in one stroke. How about it?"

Chu Wen frowned slightly. "Grievances?"

He roughly guessed what had happened. It seemed there had been something fishy about him being made a temporary worker.

He possessed a perfect-level combat technique. Logically, any of the nine great martial universities should have accepted him with a click, yet he had ended up as a temporary worker. He had not examined it too closely before.

Now it seemed that the man before him had been behind it.

Still, misfortune had turned into a blessing. If not for him, Chu Wen would not have trained here for a month, nor would he have unexpectedly received the Queen of the Insect Nest's gift and obtained the Primordial Origin Breathing Method.

One link had locked into another. He had not even had time to thank this man yet.

If Liu Shouren made any more excessive moves in the future, he would settle both old and new debts together! He would definitely let him know what true pain was.

As for now, Chu Wen still needed someone to run errands for him. Besides, having just arrived in Xinhang Base City, it was not wise to make too many enemies.

"That will depend on how you perform from now on."

Chu Wen revealed an expression that said he had seen through everything, casually turning the supplement over in his hand.

"No, no. If Brother Chu Wen has any problems in the future, you can come to me. Then... tomorrow, I'll take you back to Xinhang Base City. This place truly isn't suitable for you... hahaha."

The heart Liu Shouren had been holding in his throat finally settled. Luckily, he had not offended Chu Wen too badly. This time, he had truly been unlucky to the extreme. Though it pained him greatly, he had at least managed to ease their relationship.

"Brother Chu Wen, your future is boundless, boundless indeed. Don't forget this old brother in the future... hahaha."