75: The division of realms and the first practice of breathing method
When it came to new things and new fields, no matter how boring and tedious cultivation and martial arts were, the two habitual slackers were both filled with infinite interest.
They began to read in depth.
The clearly refined article went straight to the point in its opening:
"When cultivators enter the Martial Artist stage, the goal of cultivation is to finely temper muscles, tendons, skin, bones, internal organs, spinal cord, and brain!
It is worth mentioning that in the old era, various organs and tissues were always tempered individually, but this was actually unreasonable and unscientific. As a whole, the human body can only ensure the stability of its life form and maximize its combat power through synchronized and steady strengthening!
However,
The methods of the old era were insufficient to support such precise, complex, and intelligent operations for the synchronized strengthening of the entire body. Thus, after hundreds of years of research and exploration, the most mainstream Martial Artist cultivation method today was formed—
Breathing Method!!!"
After reading this passage, both of them understood. They had read history and knew that in the old era, when cultivators entered the Martial Artist stage, they would only cultivate a specific part of their body, such as tempering their arms first. But this was like exercising without training legs; not only would the body become unbalanced like a toad, but overly strengthened upper limbs would also affect the body's internal balance.
From this perspective, the Breathing Method was a more advanced body tempering method.
"Thank this era!"
The two continued to read.
"So, what is the Breathing Method?"
"It was discovered by powerful beings that many races in the universe did not specifically temper their bodies, yet their physical strength far exceeded that of humans. Through research, it was found that many races spent their days either observing the sun or admiring the moon...
It turned out,
They weren't not tempering their bodies; rather, they had chosen a method of body tempering that humans could not comprehend, and that was the Breathing Method!!!
Through research, it was found that all things in the world have a breath, including morning glow, clouds, fog, the full moon, and even the surrounding land and the spring breeze in the evening. These products, which have existed in nature for thousands of years, possess their own unique rhythm of the Great Dao!
And this breath, coincidentally, conformed to one of the Great Daos in the world.
After learning and imitating, it was found that observing and imitating the breath of all things in the world could more effectively draw energy from nature, and in the unseen, an invisible large hand would help you regulate, build, and open the treasures of your body!!!
This was simply far more profound than humans deliberately strengthening a certain body part. Thus, after hundreds of years of development, more and more Breathing Methods were born!!!"
It was getting more and more interesting.
The two continued to look down.
"Note: Martial Artist stages one to six will be divided into Grass Realm, Soil Cultivation Realm, Brick and Tile Realm, Concrete Realm, Villa Realm, and Palace Realm!"
"Why is it so much like building a house?"
Han Lie was surprised.
However, he immediately saw the explanation.
"That's right, the division of realms is named after the development of houses. Firstly, it makes it more understandable, and secondly, the body tempering stages of Martial Artists also align with the progression of these construction methods!
As mentioned earlier, after Martial Artists observe the Breathing Method, their bodies will be strengthened synchronously and steadily. Therefore, the old era's realm divisions, which were based on tempering limbs or internal organs, are no longer suitable.
Since the body is strengthened synchronously, possessing higher, faster, and stronger physical qualities, wouldn't it be like building a precise house in the wilderness of the body, possessing a more reasonable structure, more impact-resistant physical strength, and more functions?
Of course, there's more than that.
Since it's not the main point, I won't elaborate.
Getting back to the Breathing Method..."
"The main point is here!!!"
The two of them didn't care how the realms were divided; those were rules set by the strong, and even if they didn't like them, they couldn't change them.
The main point, of course, was how to cultivate!!!
"Since all things in the world have a breath, their essence is a hidden Great Dao in the world.
And each person's sensitivity to different breaths and different Great Daos is not the same. Therefore, here are fifteen Breathing Methods listed for you, Han Lie. You can try them all before making a decision!"
"Fifteen kinds?"
The two were surprised as they scrolled the mouse, and then they saw the sincerity of Shanghai Martial Arts University.
[Sun Breathing * SS-grade Breathing Method]
[Moon Breathing * SS-grade Breathing Method]
[Xingyi Breathing Method * S-grade Breathing Method]
[Tai Chi Breathing Method * S-grade Breathing Method]
[Thunder Sound Breathing Method * SS-grade Breathing Method]
[Water Breathing Method * SS-grade Breathing Method]
[Rock Breathing Method * S-grade Breathing Method]
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A full 100 pages of PPT, with each Breathing Method having several A4-sized pages of content, including cultivation methods, optimal observation times, choices for observation references... and so on. It was incredibly detailed.
"The lowest is S-grade?"
Bai He Wan was knowledgeable. Although she couldn't cultivate the Breathing Method before becoming a Martial Artist, she had seen a pig run even if she hadn't eaten pork. Her good-for-nothing brother seemed to cultivate an SS-grade Breathing Method, and the market value of such a Breathing Method seemed to be around 500 million Huaxia coins.
"!!!"
This was no ordinary PPT!!!
It instantly turned into a hot potato, like a bank.
She really wanted to put on a black stocking over her head and become a great thief plundering the heavens.
"Is this an SS-grade cultivation resource?" She looked at Han Lie.
"Inhumanly extravagant!"
Han Lie also commented.
"Shall we practice?"
"Let's practice!"
That evening, the two of them directly followed the method introduced in the PPT, opened the window, went to the balcony, and began to observe the moon.
According to the article,
The first step was to establish a connection, which meant bringing the distant moon into the sky above them, to observe it and perceive it. This first step was the most difficult.
As long as the first step could be achieved,
Then the subsequent imitation would be simple.
The article also provided a detailed explanation:
"Generally, talented individuals can establish a connection with the reference object on the first day of cultivation, while those with slightly weaker talent may need about 10 days to half a month. As for those even weaker, it might take several years to perceive the relative rhythm of the reference object. For such individuals, it is usually recommended to cultivate the methods of the old era, which are unreasonable, but at least they are a path!"
"Hoo—"
The two of them calmed their minds and exhaled, just like practicing Pile Stance, slowly entering a meditative state, and gradually shifting from observing with their eyes to observing with their hearts, as introduced in the article.
Gradually—
Several hours passed. The summer evening breeze blew comfortably on them. The balcony had been cleaned thoroughly by the cleaning aunt. Behind where the two of them sat were two long chairs.
So,
"Hoo hoo..."
Both of them fell asleep.
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