The Knight Breathing Technique really was not something humans should practice, especially not newcomers.
Jody's twenty-year-old body had been corroded by potions until it was like that of a thirty-year-old—severely unhealthy, even more useless than Charles had been before.
A breathing technique she could not even complete before she was howling in pain.
But Charles had taken her money, so naturally he could not let Jody slack off.
If all else failed, he would bring out the whip!
Knight Seeds could either be awakened by oneself or split off by a Great Knight.
Charles's own had once been split from a Great Knight in his family, though the seed created through splitting was only a tiny fragment.
People at this level were Knight Attendants. They needed to continuously practice the Knight Breathing Technique and use medicinal oil in order to strengthen their Knight Seed.
For Jody, Charles directly split one off for her as well and guided her through the training.
It was useless in the short term and exhausted Jody terribly, but if she persisted over the long term, it would definitely benefit her.
The reason Jody had not done something so beneficial before was that it was simply too exhausting and difficult to persist with.
It was like Charles trying to lose weight in his previous life. He had clearly known that exercising and losing weight were good for the body.
Eating healthy food, exercising more, sleeping early and rising early could help one live longer and stay healthier.
But how many people could truly accomplish all of that?
Self-discipline was a difficult thing, especially this kind of exhausting, grueling self-discipline.
Yet as Jody continued training, she gradually discovered that the potions Charles had formulated really did benefit her cultivation.
At roughly half the cost, they could achieve