58: Chapter 58 Self-created Breathing Technique

"Refreshing." Chen Moxuan responded concisely, facing the look of confusion on Principal Li's face.

"Electric chair? Refreshing?" Principal Li couldn't help but repeat.

He understood what both terms meant separately, but together, they were truly baffling.

Hearing such an inexplicable answer, Principal Li didn't press further, only muttering to himself:

"A Genius is a Genius, after all; their thinking is just different from everyone else's."

Once everything was prepared, Chen Moxuan, accompanied by Principal Li, stepped into the Library Pavilion together.

As soon as the door was pushed open, a unique scent of old paper mixed with a faint aroma of ink rushed towards them.

Unlike the technological feel of the medicine warehouse, the overall decor of the Library Pavilion was quite ancient and simple.

What came into view was an extremely spacious hall; looking up, one could see a three-story high vaulted ceiling, with bronze beast heads holding candlesticks hanging down.

Principal Li led Chen Moxuan forward, introducing the place along the way:

"Our Library Pavilion has a total of three floors."

"The first floor mainly houses Yellow-grade Martial Arts, as well as some academic materials related to the Martial Dao."

"The second floor is the reading room, which has both public areas and independent reading rooms. The things you asked for earlier have all been placed in one of the largest independent reading rooms."

"The third floor houses some more precious Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills. Profound-grade Martial Skills and Breathing Methods are all on the third floor."

"The Library Pavilion prohibits non-internal personnel from wandering around at will; you only need to select books on the electronic screen in the second-floor reading room. I have already adjusted your account permissions, so everything you select is free. Once you have made your selection, someone will naturally deliver the books to you."

During the introduction, Principal Li had already led Chen Moxuan to the door of the designated reading room.

He smiled and handed over an access card, saying:

"Student Chen, this reading room is for your use at will, with no time limit. I still have some matters to attend to, so I will take my leave first and not disturb you."

Chen Moxuan had a respectful expression, nodded slightly to express his thanks, took the access card, and said earnestly:

"Thank you, Principal. I will definitely keep the school's generous treatment in mind."

"If such a world-shocking talent as Student Chen appears at our Henghuo Martial Arts School, and our school does not Cultivate him with all its might, then we would truly be sinners against the Human Race."

Principal Li waved his hand and said with a smile.

He had always cherished talent, and he valued Geniuses who knew how to be grateful even more.

Before that teacher from Taichu Martial Mansion arrived here, Chen Moxuan was still a student of Henghuo Martial Arts School.

Taking advantage of the time before this child's horizons were fully broadened, this opportunity to act as an angel investor was something he couldn't let go of, no matter how little he knew about stock trading.

Initially, when he learned that Chen Moxuan had been selected as a core student of Taichu Martial Mansion, he still felt a bit of unreality.

But after witnessing Chen Moxuan reveal his Martial God Body with his own eyes, the doubts in his heart completely dissipated, replaced by utter certainty.

To have Cultivated a Martial God Body at such an age was undoubtedly a one-in-ten-thousand Martial Dao Genius.

It was more that he couldn't understand what kind of important matter that recruiting teacher from Taichu Martial Mansion could possibly have that was more urgent than welcoming such a Genius.

Did it really have to be dragged out for five days?

If it weren't for the confidentiality of Project Starfall, he would really want to brag to his old buddies right now.

Thinking that in five days he could make this shocking news public, and imagining the dumbfounded expressions of those old guys in his mind, Principal Li felt secretly pleased and prideful:

"This year, my Henghuo Martial Arts School is destined to be a hit! As for the position of the number one school in Dongchang City, the other schools don't even need to bother competing!"

The smile on Principal Li's face grew broader, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and he turned and walked away.

After watching Principal Li leave, Chen Moxuan's expression became serious, and he used the access card to enter the room.

This room was especially spacious, not only having tables and chairs for him to read but also enough area for him to practice and move around.

At his request, a comfortable bed had been placed in one corner of the room, and a large amount of food was stored nearby, enough to support him in staying inside without leaving for quite a few days.

"Let's begin."

Chen Moxuan walked straight to the desk, sat down steadily, and operated the electronic screen embedded in the desk.

Without the slightest hesitation, he decisively filtered for Breathing Methods in the category column on the screen.

Yellow-grade Martial Skills were of no use to him anymore, and learning Profound-grade Martial Skills required controlling True Qi.

For him at the moment, the top priority was to learn a Breathing Method and use it to achieve a Breakthrough to the Qi Control Realm.

"C-Rank Breathing Method 'Spring Rain', original price 800,000."

"B-Rank Breathing Method 'Sunlight Art', original price 1,500,000."

"B-Rank Breathing Method 'Thunder Sound Method', original price 2,000,000..."

Chen Moxuan's gaze swept over the prices of the Breathing Methods listed on the screen, and he couldn't help but gasp, a deep feeling of how money-burning practicing martial arts was welling up in his heart again.

By comparison, the 300,000 he had worked so hard to exchange for wasn't enough to spend at all.

And...

"These Breathing Methods aren't Advanced..." Chen Moxuan frowned and said.

The Body Refinement Method had undergone improvements by countless predecessors, approaching the realm of perfection, and had become the basic Cultivation Technique practiced by the entire population.

Breathing Methods were completely different; their quality was uneven, each had unique advantages, and they were divided into five Ranks from S to D, from high to low.

And in the Library Pavilion that Henghuo Martial Arts School took pride in, the highest-Rank Breathing Method collected was only B-Rank.

On one hand, Advanced Breathing Methods were almost monopolized by Martial Dao families, rarely seen in the outside world.

Even if they occasionally appeared in the black market or auction houses, the prices were shockingly high, truly priceless.

On the other hand, Breathing Methods above B-Rank were extremely difficult to Cultivate; without guidance from experienced people, just getting started would require a massive amount of time and energy from the practitioner.

Because of this, most people would first choose a relatively low-Rank Breathing Method to get started, and after successfully achieving a Breakthrough to the Qi Control Realm, if they had the opportunity, they would then consider switching to other Advanced Breathing Methods.

It's just that this would lead to compatibility issues, and there would be fewer choices regarding the type of Breathing Method.

Of course, one could also choose to dissipate the True Qi that had already been Cultivated and then spend a large amount of time re-Cultivating with a new Breathing Method.

However, regardless of whether there were Advanced Breathing Methods or not, Chen Moxuan had made up his mind from the very beginning.

He knew clearly that he didn't have time to weigh those compromise plans; he had to get it right in one step, taking few or even no detours.

"If I want to improve rapidly in a very short time, I must use the best Breathing Method to achieve a Breakthrough."

Chen Moxuan's gaze was firm as he muttered to himself,

"Since there isn't a ready-made one right now, I will create one myself."

He roughly browsed through the electronic screen, then immediately selected all of the more than twenty Breathing Methods in the Library Pavilion, regardless of their Rank, all at once.

The predecessors of the Human Race were able to discern the strengths of alien races and subsequently explore the path of the Martial Dao.

Today, standing upon the crystallized wisdom of his predecessors and drawing from their strengths, why couldn't he create a Breathing Method that was perfectly compatible with himself?

This Breathing Method about to be born might be difficult to reach an S-Rank rating for others.

But for Chen Moxuan himself, the efficacy it could exert would definitely far exceed an ordinary S-Rank Breathing Method.