Chapter 13 - 12: Better to Believe It Than Not!

Chapter 13: Chapter 12: Better to Believe It Than Not!

On the internet, the appearance of the [Guiding Breathing Method] sparked a nationwide frenzy. Practicing the [Guiding Breathing Method] seemed to have become a new trend. Whether they were the elderly, children, or office workers from all walks of life, whenever they had free time, they would habitually adjust their breathing to the rhythm of the [Guiding Breathing Method].

Because of the Spiritual Energy present in the air, every ordinary person who succeeded in Introducing Qi into the Body for the first time would receive a reinforcement and baptism of their bodily functions by the Spiritual Energy. Although this level of baptism couldn’t let them directly cross the threshold of the Martial Dao, it was more than enough to strengthen their bodies. Especially for those who worked long hours of overtime and suffered from sub-optimal health, the effects brought by the [Guiding Breathing Method] were simply instantaneous.

Therefore, the [Guiding Breathing Method] spread at an astonishingly fast rate. In just one night, it had even spread abroad! On the international version of TikTok, foreign streamers also began voluntarily promoting the practice of the [Guiding Breathing Method].

Consequently, the post published by Liu Zimo, titled "November 11th, the Post-Apocalypse is Approaching, a Self-Help Guide!", was continuously viewed by people. However, people of this era saw claims of an impending apocalypse almost every few years. They had long become immune to these so-called doomsday rumors, and absolutely no one believed them.

Meanwhile, the emergence of the [Guiding Breathing Method] also successfully attracted the attention of some special groups. Among them, some hidden Sects and Martial Arts Families within the borders of Great Xia Country had already begun investigating the true identity of the person who published the article after discovering the uniqueness of the [Guiding Breathing Method]. The Great Xia military had also started secretly verifying the practicality of the [Guiding Breathing Method]. Once they confirmed that the Cultivation Technique had no hidden drawbacks and was completely safe, they would immediately pilot it among all active-duty soldiers.

Meanwhile, Liu Zimo, residing in Luozhou City, knew nothing of this.

However, after seeing with his own eyes that his dad, his uncle, and his younger brother were all practicing the [Guiding Breathing Method] through a livestreaming platform, Liu Zimo knew that his warning article had already achieved some effect and even showed a trend of going viral. Although the outcome had deviated quite a bit—everyone was focusing on the [Guiding Breathing Method] while ignoring the threat of the Demon Calamity—as long as his influence spread, his goal could be considered achieved.

"Bro, come join us! This set of breathing techniques is really useful. I’ve only practiced it for a little while, but I already feel so much more energetic!

"The streamer said that as long as we keep practicing this breathing technique, we might even develop Inner Breath in the future and become Martial Arts experts!" Liu Zihao excitedly invited Liu Zimo to practice with them, his eyes practically gleaming when he mentioned becoming a Martial Arts expert.

Sure enough, every boy had a martial arts dream in his heart. It was just a pity that as early as last night, Liu Zimo had already secretly checked the Root Bones of his brother, dad, and uncle. He had to admit, they truly were a family. Everyone’s Martial Arts Talent was pitifully poor. If they wanted to become Martial Arts experts relying solely on this [Guiding Breathing Method], it would be impossible even if they practiced for another thirty years.

In fact, without the assistance of Spirit Elixirs and Treasures like the [Body Refining Pill], they could forget about independently crossing the threshold of the Martial Dao in their lifetimes before the Spiritual Energy completely erupted.

However, this [Guiding Breathing Method] wasn’t completely useless. At the very least, it could lay a solid foundation for his dad and the others in advance. In the future, when the Demon Calamity arrived and Spiritual Energy erupted, they would have a greater chance of awakening Superpowers, or condensing Inner Breath to step onto the Martial Dao.

"Hao, given your big brother’s current strength, do you really think I need to practice this breathing technique?" Liu Zimo raised his right hand and made a one-handed kneading motion.

This instantly reminded Liu Zihao of someone’s astonishing feat of kneading iron balls barehanded last night, prompting him to immediately shut his mouth. He realized that his big brother was a freak who had awakened a Superpower; it seemed there was truly no need for him to practice any breathing techniques. After all, no matter how well one practiced the breathing technique, it could currently only make the body slightly stronger. It couldn’t even compare to a freak who could casually knead a square iron block into perfectly round iron balls.

"You brat, always teasing your younger brother!" Liu Yi couldn’t stand watching this and chimed in, "You can never have too many skills, understand? Even if you’ve awakened a Superpower, it won’t stop you from learning a few more abilities!"

Zhao Hongzhang also joined in, winking and piling on.

"Yeah, Liu Yi is right! Mo, Uncle Hongzhang isn’t trying to lecture you, but you’re getting a bit too full of yourself now!

"As the old saying goes, keep a low profile!

"No matter how capable a person is, never show off. Otherwise, if you stick your tail up too high, you’re just asking to get stabbed in the ass!"

Liu Zimo’s mouth twitched. Was that even something a normal human would say? When had he gotten full of himself? These three were purely green with envy that he had awakened a "Superpower" and were just expressing their jealousy.

"Dad, Uncle Hongzhang, don’t you think your focus is a bit skewed?

"Compared to this [Guiding Breathing Method], don’t you find that article describing the Demon Calamity much more terrifying?

"What if everything written in that article is true and the Post-Apocalypse really arrives in a month? Don’t you guys want to make some preparations in advance?" Liu Zimo forcefully steered the topic, trying to guide Liu Yi and Zhao Hongzhang’s attention toward the apocalyptic Demon Calamity.

As a result, before he could even finish speaking, he saw the disdainful expressions on his dad and uncle’s faces. Even his younger brother, Liu Zihao, curled his lips and chuckled, completely unfazed. Silence spoke louder than words! Liu Zimo suddenly felt a wave of helplessness. Fortunately, he hadn’t bluntly stated that he had been reborn from thirty years in the future, much less mentioned that he was the author of that article about the apocalyptic Demon Calamity. Otherwise, the three of them wouldn’t have just looked at him with disdain; they would have dragged him straight to a psychiatric hospital for an examination.

"Whether you believe it or not, I’d rather be safe than sorry. I’m going to prepare some related living supplies over the next few days, just in case!" Liu Zimo deliberately said this to find a suitable excuse for his arrangements over at the villa. In the future, when the Demon Calamity erupted and the Post-Apocalypse arrived, he would have a reasonable explanation when taking these three to the villa for shelter.

In fact, the reason he had published that warning article today wasn’t just out of a sincere desire to alert all the netizens; his other goal was to create a justification for remodeling the villa and massively stockpiling living supplies. Even if the article hadn’t gone viral, he would have found an opportunity to deliberately show it to his dad and uncle.

As for the [Guiding Breathing Method], he had actually prepared it specifically for the three of them. It was the most suitable breathing Magic Gate for their current stage of cultivation. He just hadn’t expected that before he could even intentionally place the article in front of his dad and the others, a frenzy of practicing the [Guiding Breathing Method] would have already swept across the internet. Influenced by this trend, his dad, his uncle, and his younger brother had actually taken the initiative to start practicing the [Guiding Breathing Method] ahead of time. This certainly saved him a lot of breath.

[Your Good Brothers Lou Yuchen has serendipitously learned the ’Guiding Breathing Method’, succeeded in Introducing Qi into the Body, consolidated his foundation, and achieved success in Body Refining. This triggers the ’Heaven-Stealing’ Talent Attribute. The serendipity is shared equally, granting you half of his cultivation boost: Qi Blood +300, Martial Arts Cultivation +5.]

At this moment, a pleasant notification sound suddenly echoed in Liu Zimo’s ears. Simultaneously, his Qi Blood and Martial Arts Inner Breath surged and boiled. His muscles felt like fire, and his Qi Blood became like a furnace.

CRACK! CRACK!

The joints in his limbs and the spine in his back were continuously compressing and rubbing against each other, making cracking sounds! He was about to break through! His body was like a blazing furnace, forging his bones as if forging iron! This was the precursor to breaking through to the Iron Bone realm!

Liu Zimo was overjoyed. He never expected that his "Good Brothers," Lou Yuchen, would bring him such a massive surprise so quickly!

"I’m tired. I’m going back to my room!" Leaving those words behind, Liu Zimo used the excuse to hurriedly return to his room.

He locked the door, sat cross-legged on his bed, and circulated the [Extreme Breathing Technique]. With complete focus, he gathered his Qi Blood and regulated his Inner Breath, continuously hammering and compressing all his bone joints, taking advantage of the momentum to charge toward the higher Iron Bone realm!