Even in his twilight years, he swept through the chaotic army of ten thousand warriors!

No wonder Liu Zhe was furious, it was really...

He didn't understand.

He still remembers when he was a child, his brother was a famous martial arts prodigy in the village. He could tell that there was something wrong with the swordsman's swordsmanship without even touching a knife. As a result, he was appreciated and entered the martial arts school without spending a penny.

After entering the martial arts school, his reputation spread far and wide. Later, by chance, he was favored by a great scholar of Bailu Academy and was promoted to a teacher in the academy, where he devoted himself to the study of martial arts classics.

He went from being a child who never had enough to eat because of his older brother, to where he is today thanks to his brother's success...

Despite his lack of natural talent, he has reached this point step by step under Liu Zhe's guidance.

Liu Zhe should have been more talented than him, but he gradually neglected his martial arts skills by spending all his time immersed in books.

Looking back, I've already reached the age of forty...

At this point, no matter how much you want to, you can no longer grasp the Qi within your body.

He felt sorry for Liu Zhe, but Liu Zhe took it all in stride, immersing himself even more deeply in classical texts and ignoring all worldly affairs.

Ten years have passed, and they have barely exchanged letters, with few people even knowing that they are brothers.

If it weren't for this incident, Liu Zhe probably still wouldn't have been willing to leave his sea of ​​books.

And now...

He entered the banner official's house and launched into a long tirade of threats, constantly claiming that he was the most powerful.

Do you have the ability to compete with Zhou Cheng?

But now they say it's for someone else...

"Will you give me a future?"

Liu Zheng was stunned for a while, then his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had thought of something.

The anger in his heart finally subsided, and his tone softened slightly.

"The Fu family actually left behind a young master, and you've got him in your hands? You're quite lucky, old man!"

"But he's only fourteen, yet he's already condensed his qi and blood, his foundation is as solid as iron. Don't you think it's possible that such a promising talent is in the recruit ranks!"

"People come down to the military to gain experience and advancement."

"You're working so hard to get those meager resources, people wouldn't even pick them up without wanting them. I really don't know why you're worrying about such trivial things..."

He said he wasn't angry anymore, but rather happy for his brother.

After all, getting involved with the young master of the Fu family might actually lead to what he said...

After all, whether they're being sent down for training or to gain experience, they're bound to be promoted eventually.

But Liu Zhe thought for a long time and still shook his head.

"Not fourteen years old..."

"He's still fourteen years away from being a hundred, and his surname isn't Fu, it's Ji..."

One sentence completely broke Liu Zheng's heart.

He turned around and slammed the door shut, leaving only one sentence behind.

"Stay here and don't let Zhou Cheng find his way here!"

Even after walking into the night, I still get quite angry when I think about it again.

"All that education I've gained has been for nothing!"

His brother is well-versed in martial arts theory, but why is it that he only knows the simplest point...?

The primordial Qi, once innate, withers away with the passing years; it is irreversible and cannot be reversed!

It has nothing to do with talent, nothing to do with spiritual practice, it only has to do with the course of life!

They even said they could cultivate qi and blood in three days...

An old man's last moments of lucidity were treated as a lifeline by him, and he was still gloating over it!

If not...

Thinking of the person he was going to visit, he calmed himself and took a deep breath.

But when you truly calm down and look back...

His brother has been smarter than him since childhood. How could his brother be so deceived when he can see things clearly?

Moreover, how could Zhou Cheng and his old hands possibly blockade the Six Banners out of thin air...?

Heian-ji Temple seems to be... in the same direction as Rokkaku...

Taking advantage of the twilight to conceal his figure, Liu Zheng concealed his breathing and stealthily entered the Six Banners compound without making a sound.

The courtyard was silent, with only the clear moonlight shining down. Finding Ji Yan was effortless; he could see an old figure in the distance, swaying and rising and falling in the moonlight.

Liu Zheng immediately frowned, "He managed to damage a single pile driver like this..."

Her contempt for Liu Zhe grew even stronger, but since she was already there, she still took a closer look...

wrong!

That technique is incorrect!

The reason why stance training is the foundation of martial arts is that, in addition to condensing qi and blood, it also has the effect of tempering the body and laying the foundation for generating power.

But what he just mentioned was the Eight Exercises of Emperor Taizu.

The Eight Great Stakes of the Great View, as the military version, is not entirely censored, but it deliberately enhances the effect of surging blood and qi in order to achieve quick and effective combat.

Instead, it weakens body tempering and power generation, and comes at the cost of overdrawing cultivation potential, all for the sake of young and strong men risking their lives.

But even such a rudimentary method was defeated by this old man...

Although his body occasionally staggered, his stance was pure in meaning and ancient in principle, shedding all the killing and violence, leaving only the profoundness of the origin of martial arts.

Liu Zheng's gaze was fixed on him, unable to look away for even a moment.

As I got closer, my breathing became increasingly rapid...

No, this skill is only the surface!

He took a deep breath and unconsciously began practicing breathing exercises to try and keep up...

But it ended in failure in an instant.

There's no other reason than that, although it's compatible with stance training, it strangely lacks any trace of the Great View Breathing Technique!

When ordinary soldiers practice stance training, their blood and qi become restless and turbulent, and one can sense their frenzy even from afar.

But the old man's breathing, neither hurried nor slow, resonated subtly with the energy of heaven and earth; when he exhaled, all the turbid air dissipated, and when he inhaled, life force returned to his body.

There was no overexertion, no superficiality; every posture was as steady as a rock, and every breath felt like replenishing the body…

"After watching for so long, how come you haven't even learned a single style?"

Liu Zheng was still engrossed in the moment when he suddenly heard a hoarse voice enter his ears.

He thought he had hidden it well, but somehow...

In his panic, he looked up and saw that Ji Yan only glanced at him before ignoring him completely.

He was momentarily dazed, wondering why he felt...

Ji Yan's figure is no longer so weak? Is it just an illusion?

Before he could think any further, he heard Ji Yan's hoarse voice again.

"You can certainly follow along; it will benefit you as well!"

Liu Zheng was secretly delighted and, disregarding everything else, hurriedly went forward to follow.

Beneficial...

It's more than just beneficial!

Breathing, rhythm, movement, circulation—so many details were previously difficult to discern from a distance, but now they're right beside me…

Liu Zheng felt as if he had opened the door to a new world, and all his decades of stance training seemed to have been for nothing.

Even at his current level, it would still be of great benefit!

He gradually became engrossed in it...

But breathing exercises are ultimately internal skills, and how much can one see with just one pair of eyes?

As he practiced, he unconsciously moved closer to Ji Yan, listening intently to the rhythm of her breathing and focusing his mind on sensing the flow of qi and blood.

As their bodies passed each other, his fingertips accidentally brushed against the hem of Ji Yan's clothes.

In that brief moment of contact, Liu Zheng felt a sudden tremor in his heart, as a powerful and profound aura swept over him.

Before his thoughts could even wander, Ji Yan's elbow lightly bumped into his shoulder.

It was this seemingly casual collision that produced a deafening roar that exploded in his ears!

Roar--!

That wasn't a human voice, but a roar of a fierce tiger originating from the depths of one's blood and qi, deafening and shaking one's mind!