Chapter 15 - 14: High Recognition, Full-Scale Promotion!

Chapter 15: Chapter 14: High Recognition, Full-Scale Promotion!

"Advisor Wu, this Breathing Technique is fascinating. Where did you find it?

"It incorporates the strengths of various schools. It seamlessly blends the fundamental traits of the Eight Trigrams Sect, Five Tigers Sect, Xingyi Sect, Daoist Family health-preservation, and Buddhist Family Jingyi... Yet, it blazes an entirely new trail, using the mutual generation and restriction of the Five Elements to circulate the body’s Qi Blood...

"Brilliant!

"It’s simply beyond words!

"With these improvements, not only is the difficulty of cultivation significantly reduced, but it’s also perfectly balanced, mild, and orderly. It’s suitable for all ages, carrying absolutely no risk of breath disruption or Qi Blood backlash!

"I’m certain that the predecessor who created this Guiding Breathing Method possessed extraordinary comprehension and divine mastery. They must have also been intimately familiar with the Secret Techniques of every major sect!

"But that hardly seems possible!

"Throughout history, every sect has fiercely guarded their Breathing Techniques as closely held secrets. No one should have been able to learn the techniques of so many Martial Arts Sects simultaneously!

"Strange... Truly bizarre...

"Advisor Wu, tell me the truth. Is the government behind this?

"By creating a Guiding Breathing Method so perfectly suited for the general public, is the state preparing to promote universal Martial Arts Cultivation?

"That must be it!

"Just looking at the name, ’Guiding Breathing Method,’ I should have guessed. It’s a foundational Breathing Technique designed to guide Ordinary people in absorbing Spiritual Energy and forging a solid physical foundation!

"In that case, there must be an ’Advanced Breathing Method’ or ’High-Tier Breathing Method’ above this one..."

On the other end of the phone, a resonant male voice muttered to himself. His words brimmed with profound approval for the Guiding Breathing Method and utmost admiration for the predecessor who had created it.

Chief of Staff Wu Songyang seemed long accustomed to the man’s way of speaking. He sat quietly at his desk, listening intently to every word coming through the receiver. It wasn’t until the Martial Dao luminary suspected government involvement in compiling the Guiding Breathing Method that a slight shift finally broke Wu Songyang’s usually calm and composed expression.

He thought, "It’s true. The name ’Guiding Breathing Method’ is undeniably misleading."

Especially over the past two years, the National Staff Department had indeed been leaning toward promoting universal Martial Arts Cultivation among the citizens. If they had actually achieved any results, Wu Songyang was certain that the first Breathing Technique rolled out nationwide would very likely be named "Guiding Breathing Method" or "Basic Breathing Technique."

Therefore, it wasn’t particularly strange that Mr. Hong Yuxun on the other end of the line would make such an assumption.

After all, ever since Spiritual Energy first manifested two years ago, Martial Arts Powerhouses across Great Xia had achieved explosive breakthroughs one after another. Among the Ordinary populace, people also occasionally began to awaken various Special Abilities.

The state had quickly sensed the anomaly. The National Staff Department was ordered to investigate and even regulate these unstable elements who had suddenly acquired extraordinary power. Thus, the secret of Spiritual Energy was exposed to the various branches of the National Staff Department.

They discovered that the awakening of Special Abilities seemed to follow no discernible pattern. It relied entirely on personal luck and possessed virtually no universal applicability.

Martial Arts Cultivation, however, was different. Even an Ordinary person could steadily achieve it through diligent, post-natal practice. Furthermore, the advent of Spiritual Energy had made this process far easier.

The most crucial part of this process was the special breathing Magic Gates used to perceive and accomplish the Refinement of Spiritual Energy. Because of this, the National Staff Department had conceived the idea of forging a Breathing Technique suited for the vast majority of citizens. Their ultimate goal was to use the Martial Dao to strengthen the people, the military, and the nation.

However, as the General Staff of the department, Wu Songyang knew full well that the Guiding Breathing Method before him had absolutely nothing to do with their National Staff Department.

Although they had harbored such ambitions for a while, it remained a vague concept without any tangible progress. The specific reason was exactly as Mr. Hong had pointed out: the sectarian mindset among the various Martial Arts Sects was too deeply entrenched. They fiercely guarded their secrets, unwilling to let their Cultivation Technique inheritances leak to outsiders.

Thus, without resorting to force, creating a basic breathing Magic Gate suitable for all citizens to practice simultaneously was simply too difficult.

In fact, when they first saw the Guiding Breathing Method on the internet yesterday afternoon, they were equally astonished and amazed. That was why they had immediately forwarded it to Mr. Hong, asking him to verify the authenticity and practicality of the Breathing Technique.

Now, it seemed this Breathing Technique was far more valuable than they had imagined. Otherwise, Mr. Hong wouldn’t have praised it so highly.

"Elder Hong, you misunderstand. This Guiding Breathing Method was not deduced by the National Staff Department. Rather, someone suddenly published it across major online platforms yesterday afternoon.

"Already, many have discovered its value, and quite a few Ordinary people have begun practicing it in private!"

Wu Songyang explained softly before asking in a solemn tone, "Elder Hong, do you think this Guiding Breathing Method has any flaws? Is it suitable for military-wide implementation?"

This was the question he wanted to ask the most.

Hong Yuxun was the most prestigious Martial Arts Grandmaster in Great Xia Country and concurrently served as the Chief Martial Arts Consultant hired by the National Staff Department. His experience and advice were incredibly important to Wu Songyang.

"Of course!" Hong Yuxun nodded immediately. "Didn’t I just say so?

"This Guiding Breathing Method is perfectly balanced, mild, and orderly. It’s suitable for all ages and carries zero risk of breath disruption or Qi Blood backlash. It can be implemented immediately without a second thought!

"As for flaws, I haven’t found many.

"If I had to point out a shortcoming, I’d say it’s simply too basic. It’s incredibly friendly to Ordinary people who haven’t stepped onto the Martial Dao, but for an Official Martial Artist who already has, it’s too weak.

"To give an analogy, this Guiding Breathing Method is essentially a foundational enlightenment course. Using it to introduce people to the Martial Dao is entirely beneficial without a single drawback.

"However, for an Official Martial Artist who has passed the enlightenment stage, it holds marginal utility.

"That’s exactly why I asked if there was a higher-tier Breathing Technique available.

"If this wasn’t the work of the National Staff Department, can you track down the person who published it?

"I truly wish to meet an expert of this caliber in person and seek their guidance!"

Hearing Elder Hong’s hopeful sighs, Wu Songyang couldn’t help but shake his head slightly.

Elder Hong was likely destined for disappointment. The publisher might not actually be some profound expert. According to their preliminary investigation, the person who posted the article was just a young man in his twenties.

Furthermore, this Guiding Breathing Method—the very technique they were so intensely focused on and that Elder Hong praised so lavishly—was nothing more than an afterthought the young man had casually tacked onto the end of a post propagating Post-Apocalypse theories.

As for whether the young man possessed similar or higher-tier Breathing Techniques, they wouldn’t know until they verified his true identity.

But that was a matter for another Time.

Now that they had confirmed the Guiding Breathing Method was completely safe, the plan to promote it across the entire military and all law enforcement agencies could officially be placed on the agenda!