I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

Startled, Uesugi Tetsu counted the number of booklets in front of him.

Full...

There are nine books.

Chapter 204 Breathing Techniques Complete the Dragon's Tendon! Little Jia's Spiritual Evolution, the Sound of the Tide and the Arrival of the Era.

Uesugi Tetsuya was stunned by the pile of booklets for a while before picking up the top one and starting to flip through it.

"Miura Breathing Technique?"

Ok?

Isn't this the same breathing technique he saw at the Imagawa-kan, the one given to him by the elders after they surrendered?

Wait, something's not right.

After turning two more pages, Uesugi Tetsuya's pupils contracted sharply.

These booklets contain the "essential parts" that were not in the versions his elders had shown him before!

—But these essential parts are the foundation upon which those Imagawa family's affiliated clans stand!

Uesugi Tetsuya twirled the edge of a rough page and looked at Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was kneeling down beside him with an unusually calm expression.

He asked, "Lord Yiyuan, what are you going to do with..."

"Ah."

A single, simple word confirmed Uesugi Tetsuya's thoughts.

Imagawa Yoshimoto smoothed out the wrinkles in the clothes with his fingertips and casually remarked, "It's always better to finish these things as quickly as possible, isn't it?"

In such a short time, Imagawa Yoshimoto had secretly cleaned out all the old things in his house.

This method and efficiency...

His brow twitched.

Just hearing those words, Uesugi Tetsu could imagine how terrible the scene at the Imagawa Mansion must have been not long ago.

But to be fair, what Imagawa Yoshimoto did was indeed not wrong.

Because if we drag this out any longer, those cunning old foxes will definitely cause more trouble.

Uesugi Tetsu moved the stack of books, which was about 20 to 30 centimeters high, in front of him and placed the Miura Breathing Technique in his hand on top.

Then, he placed his hands on his lap and bowed slightly to Imagawa Yoshimoto to express his gratitude.

"Lord Yiyuan, thank you very much."

—Imagawa Yoshimoto was different from others.

She was definitely in a good mood after seeing him politely accept the "gift".

Sure enough, when Uesugi Tetsu looked up again, he saw the corners of the girl's lips curl upwards slightly.

Kaga Kiyomitsu floated silently behind the two, obediently acting as a non-emitting, inconspicuous third wheel.

Imagawa Yoshimoto hummed in agreement and said softly, "I'll just sit here for a while, don't worry about me."

Without saying anything more, Uesugi Tetsu put two energy bars in his mouth and then picked up the book on Miura Breathing Technique and started reading.

Because his attributes haven't been restored yet, Uesugi Tetsuya hasn't used the Soul-Soothing Incense Ash to increase his viewing speed.

Although the speed is a bit slow, there is no time limit for watching it anyway.

He can see it whenever he wants.

The moonlight was cool and gentle, and the courtyard was quiet.

The young head of the Imagawa family had somehow moved in a small table and brewed two steaming cups of tea, one of which was so hot it was undrinkable.

One person drinks tea and admires the moon, while another immerses themselves in a sea of ​​books.

Every now and then, someone would appear at the courtyard gate and ask Imagawa Yoshimoto for advice on what to do next.

So Imagawa Yoshimoto issued the order in a calm but utterly indifferent voice.

When the moon was directly overhead, Uesugi Tetsuya, whose neck was getting tired from looking at it, closed the sixth booklet and asked, rather curiously,

"Lord Yiyuan, aren't you going out?"

Upon hearing this, Imagawa Yoshimoto snorted.

She countered with a question,

"Now that the situation has stabilized, if I, as the head of the household, still have to go out and run around at night, what are my retainers doing?"

It seems so.

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the moon's position and realized it was already quite late.

If Imagawa Yoshimoto hadn't been with him, he would probably be asleep by now.

Then I need to hurry up and read it myself.

Uesugi Tetsu thought for a moment, then casually grabbed the teacup next to his right and drank the tea in one gulp.

He smacked his lips twice.

Yes, it's still warm.

……

Because Uesugi Tetsu sped up the process, he finished reading the last three booklets in less than an hour.

Then, a series of soft crackling sounds came from inside Uesugi Tetsuya's body.

"Under these circumstances, reading books can actually improve the proficiency of [Jade Bone]... It seems that learning more really doesn't hurt."

Uesugi Tetsu put down the last booklet with great fatigue, yawned, and accepted the pain emanating from deep within his bones.

His gaze fell—

You are learning the "Miura Breathing Method"...

[You are learning the "Pelican Temple Breathing Technique"...]

You are learning the "Sena Breathing Method"...

You are currently studying...

[Because you have learned numerous breathing techniques, your understanding of breathing techniques has greatly improved! Your proficiency in Corona Breathing is rapidly increasing...]

[Due to your significantly improved understanding of breathing techniques, your skill, Corona Breathing, has been upgraded by 141 proficiency!]

【Corona Breathing Technique (Jade Bone 141/400)】

The previously sparse progress has now increased by more than a quarter in just half a night.

It saved Uesugi Tetsuya at least a week of arduous training.

—The saying "There are houses of gold in books" is absolutely true.

Of course, Uesugi Tetsu didn't forget his true purpose.

Your Corona Breathing Technique is being completed...

[This update is complete!]

[Because you have learned numerous breathing techniques! Your Corona Breathing technique, after "Forging Muscles," has manifested one of the four ultimate forms, "Dragon's Muscles"!]

【Dragon's Sinew (0/4500)】

[Dragon's Tendon: The ultimate form of forging tendons. Transmission, strength, unity. Upon completion, all power will be connected into a single line.]

[Note: Cultivation is temporarily impossible before completing the "Skin Tempering," "Bone Forging," "Flesh Refining," and "Tendon Casting" stages.]

"Dragon's sinew, huh? That sounds incredibly powerful."

Uesugi Tetsuya let out a slight gasp of surprise.

The remaining essence of the Nine Breathing Techniques helped him complete another piece of the puzzle in the Flesh Palace stage.

Now, only the ultimate forms of "skin" and "bone" have not yet been revealed.

"But just repairing one requires 4500 skill points..."

Uesugi Tetsu wondered to himself, wouldn't it take a full 18000 proficiency points to master all four ultimate forms?

He was speechless for a moment.

Even if I work myself to the bone, how long will this take?

Forget it.

I am currently only in the "bone forging" stage, and there is still a long way to go before I can fully cultivate my tendons.

Let's think about that later.

Things will work themselves out; there will always be a solution eventually.

—What Uesugi Tetsu didn't know was that even most practitioners of the Four Extremes Breathing Technique wouldn't choose to fully master all four ultimate forms during the Flesh Palace stage.

Usually, choosing one of the four is sufficient.

the reason is simple.

Too difficult! And too slow!

The effort and the reward are completely disproportionate!

Instead of wasting time in the Palace of Flesh, it would be better to advance to the level of a demon god as soon as possible before considering anything else.

Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was sitting next to him, naturally heard the commotion as well.

I have personally witnessed Uesugi Tetsuya forging his bones, and he also used it as a breathing technique for training, and he has already completed the Qi circulation—a samurai who completed it just yesterday.

She certainly understood what the commotion meant.

Imagawa Yoshimoto blinked in slight surprise: "Tetsu-kun, you can break through just by sitting and reading a book?"

"Just a minor improvement."

Uesugi Tetsuya wasn't overly modest either.

He stroked his chin and said, "Perhaps, I'm just a genius?"

But to everyone's surprise, Imagawa Yoshimoto nodded in agreement, "Yes, after all, it's Che-kun."

After saying that, Imagawa Yoshimoto found a handkerchief from somewhere and reached out to wipe away all the fine sweat that Uesugi Tetsu had produced on his forehead from mental exertion.

"Now that all the important business is done, let's go to sleep."

Uesugi Tetsu did not refuse.

He got up and walked back to his original spot inside the room, while Imagawa Yoshimoto lay down not far from him.

"Xiao Jia, aren't you going to sleep?"

hum~

Kiyomitsu Kaga said he was full of energy.

Uesugi Tetsuya didn't insist. Young people always have plenty of energy, especially a kid like Kaga Kiyomitsu.

The night passed in silence; peaceful sleep held no dreams.

The next morning.

By the time Uesugi Tetsu opened his eyes and saw the sunlight, Imagawa Yoshimoto's sleeping face was already gone.

He liked to sleep on his side, while Imagawa Yoshimoto preferred to lie upright with his hands on his chest, perfectly straight.

The room was empty, with only a neatly folded thin quilt beside it.

"It feels like the person vanished without a trace the moment I opened my eyes afterward..."

Uesugi Tetsu looked to the side, and Kaga Kiyomitsu gave him a buzzing sound.

Yes, my little Jia is still the best, she's always there for me.

He rubbed the hilt of Kaga Kiyomitsu's sword, then looked at the mission progress bar, which was still steadily increasing.

At this rate, it will probably take less than three days to completely clear out the entire territory of the Three Rivers Kingdom.