Chapter 19 - 18: Listen to Advice, Eat Your Fill!

Chapter 19: Chapter 18: Listen to Advice, Eat Your Fill!

At Uncle Zhao Hongzhang’s home.

Hearing his dad send a voice message to his older brother, saying something like "come back soon," Liu Zihao couldn’t help but ask from the side, "Dad, where did my brother go this time? Is he still not coming back for lunch?"

Liu Yi shot him an exasperated glare. "Why do kids have such big curiosities?

"A real man makes his mark on the world. When he reaches a certain age, he should venture out, see the world, and broaden his horizons.

"Besides, did you know your brother is already a Superman now?

"He’s someone destined for great things in the future! How could we possibly tie him down, drag him back, and stop him from going out?"

Liu Zihao pursed his lips in dissatisfaction. He felt looked down upon by his old man, whose heart had almost pulled a complete one-eighty to favor his older brother.

Hmph!

Once he mastered the Guiding Breathing Method and became a peerless hero, he would also venture out into the world. He absolutely wouldn’t let his old man look down on him.

"Also, your uncle has already contacted a school for you. I’ll take you to register tomorrow morning. Once you’re in, remember to study hard and get into fewer fights with others, understand?"

Hearing his dad’s words, Liu Zihao’s face instantly twisted into a tearful expression. "Dad, is there a need to be in such a rush?!

"After all, we’ve only been here for two days. It’s not even certain how long we’ll stay here!

"Besides, didn’t my brother say the end of the world is coming soon? If the whole world is about to be destroyed, why should I even go to school? Isn’t that just a sheer waste of time?

"With this Time, I might as well practice the Breathing Technique a bit more to strive to become stronger when the apocalypse arrives. Even if I’m running for my life, I’ll be able to run faster, right?"

SMACK!

Liu Yi slapped the back of Liu Zihao’s head and cursed, "Right, my foot!

"What end of the world? That’s complete nonsense! Your brother just had a momentary lapse in judgment to believe that garbage on the internet.

"As for you, stop using your brother as an excuse! If you don’t want to study, just say it straight. You even dare to play mind games with me here? Think you’re so smart, huh?!

"In short, if you don’t want a beating, just be obedient. Go register at school honestly tomorrow and don’t pull any stunts!

"Honestly, you don’t give me any peace of mind at all! With you like this, how can I ever expect you to get into a university like your brother and bring honor to our ancestors?!"

Not again!

Liu Zihao clutched his head in pain. He seriously suspected that his poor academic performance was entirely because his dad had slapped him silly like this since he was a kid. Besides, university students were already a dime a dozen nowadays, weren’t they? Bring honor to our ancestors? Being able to find a job to make a living after graduation would already be a reason to thank the heavens and the ancestors’ blessings, okay?

"Hmm? Why aren’t you saying anything? Are you feeling defiant or what?" Liu Yi’s eyes widened, shooting a knife-like glare at Liu Zihao.

A chill ran through Liu Zihao’s heart. He hastily lowered his head to yield, pledging solemnly, "I know, I know! I’ll definitely study hard at school, make progress every day, and strive to test into a good university in two years!"

Only then did Liu Yi nod in satisfaction. Replacing his expression with that of a loving father, he raised his hand to gently stroke Liu Zihao’s small head, offering a sweet reward. "Good boy, that’s more like it. Dad will make you something delicious in a bit!"

Liu Zihao didn’t stand on ceremony either, taking the opportunity to order a dish. "I want to eat chicken!"

"Alright, I’ll make you Sanhuang Spicy Chicken today!"

At the same time, on a certain plane preparing for takeoff.

Liu Zimo pressed his body firmly against the seat beneath him, his hands tightly gripping the seatbelt at his waist. His legs were taut, and his face was slightly pale.

After thirty years, sitting once again in the fastest mode of transportation of this era truly made him feel somewhat uneasy. After all, on the day the Demon Calamity descended in his past life, he had personally witnessed at least three planes plummet from the sky near the detention center almost simultaneously. The massive explosions had sent rumbling tremors echoing for more than a dozen miles around.

It had left him with a psychological shadow!

If it wasn’t to save Time on this trip, he absolutely wouldn’t have chosen to travel by plane under any circumstances.

With no solid ground beneath his feet, his mind was unsettled.

If he really encountered an aviation disaster, even though he had already broken through to the Iron Bone Realm, falling from ten thousand meters high would still smash him into meat paste.

An Iron Bone was not a Golden Body, after all, and he couldn’t fly!

Seeing Liu Zimo so nervous, a middle-aged passenger in the adjacent seat couldn’t help but gently console him, "Young man, could this be your first time on a plane?

"There’s no need to be so nervous. Planes are the safest mode of transportation in the world, far more reliable than high-speed rails, trains, or anything else!

"Look at me. Due to work requirements, I fly back and forth almost every day. It’s been over ten years, and haven’t I always been perfectly safe?"

Hearing this, Liu Zimo couldn’t help but turn his head to glance at the man. Feeling the goodwill conveyed in the other party’s eyes, he also nodded gently in response. "Thank you for your concern, but this isn’t my first time on a plane.

"It’s just that the Time since I last took a flight has been too long—so long that I’ve almost forgotten what it feels like!

"Also, didn’t I read a post about the end of the world yesterday?"

Seeing that the man was so amiable, Liu Zimo couldn’t help but offer a soft word of advice, "It said that on the eleventh of next month, a Demon Calamity will descend from the sky, and all the electronic devices around the world will shut down and become scrapped. All planes currently flying in the sky will also instantly turn into scrap iron and plummet vertically. That’s why I’m a bit spooked.

"Sir, you just said you fly almost every day, but you really should be careful. On the eleventh of next month, it’s best to take a day off and stay with your family!

"For some things, it’s better to be safe than sorry! Regardless, taking an extra day off won’t delay any major matters, right?"

The middle-aged man paused in surprise before bursting into loud laughter. "Young man, this end of the world you’re talking about... it wouldn’t happen to be the content from that post uploaded alongside the Guiding Breathing Method, would it?

"This is truly amusing. I didn’t expect a young man your age to actually believe in such things!"

Evidently, this man also knew about the Guiding Breathing Method and had heard of that post titled "November 11th, the Apocalypse is Coming, a Self-Help Guide!"

However, judging from his demeanor, he clearly didn’t believe it.

"To meet by chance is fate. Let’s get acquainted. I’m Gu Xintong!" The middle-aged man, Gu Xintong, amicably extended his right hand toward Liu Zimo.

"Liu Zimo. A pleasure!" Liu Zimo introduced himself, similarly extending his right hand to shake with Gu Xintong’s.

"So it’s Liu. A pleasure!"

As they parted hands, Gu Xintong smiled and said to Liu Zimo, "Although I don’t really believe in any end of the world, I still thank you for the reminder. On Singles’ Day, I’ll try to take a day off to stay home and accompany my wife and kids!"

Liu Zimo nodded gently.

That was more like it!

It always paid to listen to good advice!

He only hoped that Gu wasn’t just brushing him off casually, and would genuinely take the day off to stay at home on November 11th.

Even though staying at home meant facing the invasion of Demon Beasts and encountering life-threatening dangers alike.

No matter what, the chances of survival were still far greater than plummeting directly from a plane.

While they were speaking, the plane had already entered its taxiing phase, diagonally piercing into the high sky at an extremely fast speed.

A few minutes later, the flight stabilized, and Liu Zimo’s state of mind became much calmer as well. At this moment, Gu Xintong was perhaps a bit tired. His desire to chat gone, he greeted Liu Zimo before leaning back against his seat and closing his eyes to rest.

However, from his constantly adjusting breathing rhythm, Liu Zimo could hear that he was practicing the Guiding Breathing Method, and it was already showing initial results. With every inhalation and exhalation, a portion of Spiritual Energy was faintly gathering within his body.

Seeing this, a strange feeling welled up in Liu Zimo’s heart. He didn’t expect to encounter someone cultivating the Guiding Breathing Method just by taking a random flight.

It seemed that the spread of the Guiding Breathing Method was far faster than he had imagined!

As long as these people could persist in their cultivation and step-by-step transform the breathing Magic Gate within the Guiding Breathing Method into their own breathing instinct, even if they couldn’t cultivate the complementary Five Animals Fist in a timely manner due to Time or location constraints, their physical fitness would still undergo tremendous improvement within a short period.

When the day of the world’s drastic change and the descent of the Demon Calamity truly arrived, these Ordinary people who had cultivated the Guiding Breathing Method would have a very high chance of breaking directly into the Body Refining Realm upon receiving the first wave of Spiritual Energy baptism. Their chances of survival would greatly increase along with it!

In this way, it wouldn’t be in vain that he risked the danger of his identity as a Reincarnator being discovered to publish this Breathing Technique ahead of schedule.

Liu Zimo didn’t consider himself a Saint, nor did he ever think of being some Savior.

However, as a fellow human, when he had the opportunity and ability to save the lives of more of his own kind, he wouldn’t hesitate or cower in fear either!