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Chapter 34 Breathing Technique

"Kid, come help!"

The net was too short, and the old man barely made it back to shore. He grabbed the rope with one hand, but he couldn't stop the alligator dragon that was determined to escape.

Upon hearing the shouts, Shen Wenxing immediately rushed forward to help the old man exert his strength.

The two of them worked together to withstand the alligator's struggle and gradually pulled the net rope back a little.

Still shaken, Shen Yuan finally came to his senses and rushed over to help pull them back.

With the combined efforts of the three, they finally managed to slowly drag the fishing net back to the shore.

Seeing that the giant alligator dragon entangled in the fishing net was still struggling and showing signs of breaking free, Shen Wenxing jumped onto its back and punched the alligator dragon in the head!
Bang!
Although this punch from a martial artist who has acquired martial arts skills cannot be described as splitting stone or shattering monuments, its power is still terrifying.

The alligator dragon's head was punched, and it opened its mouth wide in pain!

Bang!
Bang!
Shen Wenxing delivered two more punches, which made the creature see stars and stop struggling.

On the shore, the old man and Shen Yuan worked together and finally dragged the alligator dragon ashore.

The old man flashed forward and slammed his palm down on the alligator's head.

"Crack!"

A sickening cracking sound rang out, and the enormous alligator dragon instantly went still.

call--

Shen Yuan slumped to the ground, looking at the enormous creature that was nearly two zhang long in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive.

The crocodile is actually a type of crocodile.

But this one in front of us was truly terrifying. It was nearly six meters long and weighed about the same as two oxen!
The thick scale armor on his body shimmered with a metallic luster in the sunlight, and ordinary swords and blades would probably be unable to harm him in the slightest.

This thing, let alone in the water, is beyond human control, even on land.

"Father, we've caught a crocodile dragon!"

Shen Wenxing excitedly approached and stroked the alligator dragon's scales, calling out.

The old man's gaze was fixed on the alligator dragon, and he could not hide his joy, murmuring softly:
"It's much bigger than the last one."

"I don't know how effective it will be."

Shen Yuan calmed himself down, stood up, cupped his hands in thanks to the old man, and said, "Thank you for saving my son and me just now."

If the old man hadn't intervened, the father and son would probably have been helpless against the attack from the other alligator dragon in the water, even though Shen Wenxing was a martial artist who had acquired his skills.

The old man smiled and waved his hand.

"Young man, I have something to discuss with you."

"How about selling this alligator dragon to me?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan paused for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "This alligator dragon originally belonged to you, sir. How could it be sold to you?"

The old man waved his hands repeatedly: "To be honest, this dragon was obtained by the three of us together, so it should be divided equally among the three of us."

"I'd like to settle your and your son's share in silver. What do you think?"

His meaning was clear: he wanted to have the dragon all to himself, and he was willing to pay for the two portions that Shen Wenxing and his son wanted.

However, Shen Yuan insisted on refusing to accept the money.

Before casting the net, he said that the old man was responsible for the net, and besides, the old man had just saved their lives. No matter what, he couldn't accept the money.

Both of them have their own principles.

One party wants to pay, while the other is unwilling to accept it.

In the end, neither side could defeat the other.

"Well, how about our husband lights a fire to warm himself up?" Seeing the two arguing, Shen Wenxing noticed his father's wet clothes and, worried that he might catch a cold, quickly spoke up.

The two had no choice but to give up for the time being.

The three sat around the campfire. The old man pulled out a sharp dagger from somewhere and cut a piece of meat from the huge alligator dragon and roasted it over the flames.

"Are you a Xiantian martial artist, senior?"

Shen Wenxing asked curiously.

He had never seen a Xiantian martial artist, but he had heard that after a martial artist entered the Xiantian realm, they could fly through the air, leaping dozens or even hundreds of feet at a time, which was terrifying.

The old man had just soared through the air for tens of feet like a roc spreading its wings, something no ordinary martial artist could do.

"I suppose so..." the old man smiled faintly, "Actually, I don't know what level I'm at now."

"My name is Xu Xiu, and I am from Hancheng."

Hancheng?

Shen Yuan asked in surprise, "Is it Hancheng, the city in the three prefectures of the Western Regions that was massacred?!"

Xu Xiu nodded slightly, a hint of reminiscence appearing in his eyes.

a long time--

He looked at the father and son and asked, "Do you believe in immortals?"

The father and son exchanged a glance but neither spoke.

Xu Xiu then told them a story.

One hundred and twenty years ago, he was a soldier in the border garrison of Hancheng. Once, while following a hundred generals and captains to hunt down barbarian scouts, he entered the interior of Hidden Dragon Mountain.

After a series of battles, the squad got separated, and he accidentally fell into a valley, where he saw an old man sitting cross-legged under an ancient tree, his body faintly glowing.

He wanted to wake the old man to ask for directions, but the old man was like a corpse and could not be woken up no matter what he did.

Helpless, they could only sit aside and wait for the old man to wake up before asking him anything.

After a series of journeys and battles, weariness overcame him, and he somehow fell asleep.

When he woke up, the old man beside him was gone, leaving only an unnamed book.

Xu Xiu searched the entire valley but could not find any trace of the old man. Frustrated by his inability to leave the valley, he could only look through the nameless book.

“That’s a breathing technique,” ​​Xu Xiu said wistfully.

"Breathing technique?" Shen Wenxing was somewhat unfamiliar with this term.

"The name I gave it is 'breathing method' because the secret manual teaches people how to breathe."

"I practiced that breathing method continuously, and my body became lighter and lighter. Finally, eighty years ago, I walked out of the valley."

"There is no sun or moon in the mountains. When I came out, I found that forty years had passed. My homeland was in ruins, and my wife, children and parents had all died at the hands of the barbarians."

"For decades, I have been practicing according to the breathing method, but it seems that I have reached a bottleneck and cannot go any further."

"I have seen the innate martial artist you mentioned before, but he was weaker than I imagined."

Are innate martial artists still weak?
Shen Wenxing was somewhat surprised after hearing this.

Those who reach the Innate Martial Arts realm are legendary figures, like Huang Qingzhou and Huang Yunxiao, who have been broken through to the Acquired Martial Arts realm for decades but have been unable to advance any further and become Innate Martial Arts masters.

Although Xu Xiu's story seemed somewhat bizarre, Shen Yuan found it quite interesting.

"May I ask, sir, is there anything special about the fish in this black pool?"

Xu Xiu shook his head slightly and smiled, "I don't know what's so special about it."

"When I passed by Blackwater Pool, I felt that the power of heaven and earth here was slightly stronger than in other places."

"The fish in the pool are quite intelligent, so I thought I'd catch some to try, but for some reason, these fish and the alligator dragon seem to be deliberately avoiding me."

"If it weren't for your help last time, young brother, I'm afraid I wouldn't know the wonders of the fish in this black pool."

At this point, Xu Xiu chuckled and said, "Speaking of what happened last time, I feel somewhat ashamed."

"After the young brother left, I captured that alligator dragon."

Shen Yuan suddenly realized.

No wonder he saw his fishing net lying on the bushes when he passed by Blackwater Pool last time.

"Although I don't know what's so special about the fish in this black pool, after eating them, I can clearly feel that the power of heaven and earth in my body increases slightly."

During their conversation, the alligator meat on the campfire was cooked. After the three of them shared it, Shen Yuan did not feel the so-called "power of heaven and earth." He only felt that after eating the alligator meat, he had a noticeable increase in strength within his body.

Shen Wenxing tried to sense it carefully, but unfortunately, he didn't feel anything.

"I am dull-witted and have not been able to achieve enlightenment despite a hundred years of arduous cultivation. Only in recent years have I vaguely realized that if I want to make further progress, I need to cultivate my mind."

“It is fate that we meet. Since you do not wish to accept money, I will give this breathing technique and my cultivation experience to your son as a way to establish a good relationship.”

"If one day your son discovers the path ahead, before I pass away, would you please guide me?"

After Xu Xiu finished speaking, he took out an old book from his pocket and handed it to Shen Wenxing.

(End of this chapter)