New concept of the mysterious way to ascend to immortality

Chapter 199 [Holy Light Breathing] and [Steel Breathing]

According to Zhou Chu, each individual source of pollution bound by the [Laws] can be controlled and actively cultivated.

However, its efficiency is only 10% of the original version (starting from scratch), and it will gradually improve with continuous refinement. But it will not exceed 40% at most.

It sounds low-end, not as good as the original. But the amazing thing about the [Law] is that it can adapt to (forcefully control) all pollution systems without exception.

Furthermore, those with the Law system can simultaneously control multiple systems according to their own preferences, experiencing no mental side effects other than stress. Unlike the Triple Manifestations, which come at a terrible cost (to the instigator), they are destined to be plagued by inner demons and undergo drastic personality changes throughout their lives.

As for the risks of the "laws," the more "contamination" it binds, the stronger the impact and erosion it will suffer. The greater the power, the more "contamination" it can bind, and the higher the risk of losing control.

For safety reasons, the [Law and Decree] system generally does not actively practice any 'contamination system'. It simply leaves the 'contamination' there, restrains it, and treats it as a [tool].

If we consider practitioners of the Law School as prison guards, then every form of "contamination" is a prisoner. The guards only need to treat them as tools, slaves, or animals, severely whipping them and driving them to work and create value. By denying them the opportunity to grow, they remain safe and continue to generate profits.

If you are a prison guard, but you actively come into contact with [contamination] and try to understand it deeply, learn this power and become stronger.

Then you'd better be exceptionally gifted, have outstanding self-discipline, and be able to deeply harness ever-growing power without losing yourself.

Otherwise, every year many misled members of the 'Law Orders' faction, seduced by their easily increased power, would begin to doubt their persistent 'asceticism,' eventually abandoning their ideals, becoming corrupted and distorted, and ultimately losing control completely, being killed by their colleagues and teammates, and offered up to the [Pale Law]. (Law Orders Recycling)

Zhou Chu picked up his drink and took a big gulp, summarizing: "Generally speaking, it's still most worthwhile for the [Law System] to constantly challenge and restrain the more powerful 'polluted systems'. As for those 'powers' that have already been restrained, if there's any spare capacity, they can select a relatively safe one to cultivate, and maintain and improve themselves."

Here comes the key point. Yuan Zhu's spirits lifted: "You only bound one piece of knight's armor, so you also mastered the [Breathing Technique], right?"

Zhou Chu nodded in agreement: "The individual [Knight] skill, when separated, isn't particularly strong. But with the [Laws] binding it, simply practicing the [Breathing Technique] is not only safe and controllable, but also very helpful in enhancing physical fitness. I use the [Breathing Technique] as a combination of health-preserving qigong and gymnastics, practicing it once in the morning and once in the evening every day to improve my physical fitness."

After saying that, the young lady clenched her fist, revealing her forearm with its soft yet well-defined muscles, which looked very healthy. It's a pity that her skin wasn't as fair and delicate as her own or A-Miao's; the water and soil of Running are truly nourishing.

Yuan Zhu was in a great mood because he didn't have the chance to discuss the "breathing method" with the expert, A Miao, but there was a pirated user in front of him. Finally, he could compare and analyze his own "Paladin Breathing Method".

So he asked curiously, "Ah, right, right, that's it! I was just about to ask you, how do you practice the Knight Breathing Technique, what are its effects, and how is it different from the Source Qi Breathing Technique we got in Insect City? You practice the Breathing Technique and have met Qi Refiners, so tell me about it."

Upon returning from the Bubble World, the first thing Zhou Chu did was take the intelligence data she had collected in Insect City to the Security Bureau to report. Then, she had experts thoroughly study the 'Dao Seeds (insect eggs), spirit insects, vegetation, cultivation techniques, etc.' that she had brought out.

Therefore, she had a lot to say: "The Qi Refining Insect Cultivation's [Breathing Method] borrows from the [Knight Breathing Method] in terms of tapping into the body's potential, but it only uses the form. The core is still to stimulate and tap into the residual 'spiritual root' pollution in their flesh and blood, combine it with [insect eggs], construct meridians, and simulate the human-immortal route of [Kunlun]." "The [Knight Breathing Method] is also known as [Steel Breathing]. Through specific frequency metal resonance breathing, it can transform free metal elements in the air into 'active steel life source substance,' gradually modifying the structure of human cells. It slowly penetrates into the flesh and blood, adding a layer of [metal/steel] concept."

"Ultimately, through years of accumulated breathing exercises, one can forge a 'steel body,' giving the flesh and blood a metallic quality—steel bones, immense strength, strong defense, and high resistance. However, forging the physical body is secondary; more important is that the 'steel body' possesses the characteristic of resonating with the 'steel armor.'"

"The core of the Knight system always lies in the armor. Physical training is only to match and adapt to the strength of the armor, and to resonate with the armor through the 'breathing frequency' to draw out the internal power. At the same time, the 'breathing technique' also strengthens the physical body by stimulating it, constantly condensing and refining 'active steel source material' and forging it into the armor to give it 'activity'."

"The [Knight Armor] I bound has completely refined the original 'Knight' through [Breathing Technique]. It can act alone like a warrior, or it can cooperate with me, don the armor, and then use [Breathing Technique] to drive the power it contains."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhu was immediately alarmed. He'd thought these investigators were so righteous, but they'd turned that 'knight' into a 'spirit'?!

The young woman didn't seem to care, and continued, "In the [Spirit Realm], [Knight Orders/Legions] often roam, appearing on the battlefield in groups. Through 'collective killing (combat) + collective breathing,' they accelerate the integration of the blood energy and metal essence on the battlefield into their own life essence, forging it into their steel armor. Therefore, the [Knight Order] is labeled with tags such as 'steel, war, killing, and natural disasters.'"

"Leaving aside group combat and armor, the simple [breathing technique] is also widely spread among martial arts practitioners. However, once one develops some 'extraordinary qualities (steel life essence)', one must consider whether to join a [knight order] for special training. Alternatively, one can find a completely new 'contamination system' to cover up the 'steel essence' in the body."

Yuan Zhu: "Why use other forms of pollution to cover it up? What will happen if we don't join the Knights and don't cover it up?"

Zhou Chu: "As their own flesh and blood structure transforms, cultivators without knight orders or armor will quickly lose their self-awareness, tempering themselves into quiet and stable killing weapons, known in the old era as 'high-quality troop sources.' They wait to be claimed by passing knight orders. They are also often stolen and turned into zombies, called 'copper-armored corpses.'"

Yuan Zhu: Damn, this 'copper-armored corpse' is really scientific!
Zhou Chu: "The [Steel Breathing Technique] is like an assembly line process for mass-producing 'soldier figures,' and it's also a means for the Knight faction to expand and recruit soldiers. In the old days, it would actively spread among the people to select high-quality soldiers. In this era, it's very common for the [Breathing Technique] to transform into the [Way of Power].

Yuan Zhu compared Zhou Chu's cultivation experience with his own [Holy Knight Breathing Technique].

It can only be said that it originated from the [Knight lineage], but it is completely unrelated. The enhancements brought by the new [Holy Breathing] are consistent with the Knight lineage, both being pure physical enhancements and strength.

Furthermore, [Holy Breathing] does seem to have inherited a small amount of the attributes of [Steel Source Material], albeit very weakly. This is because the attributes of 'Light' and 'Steel Source Material' are inherently different.

The Holy Light is fleeting, dissipating completely after its release without leaving a trace. Therefore, the Paladin's Breathing Technique provides a similar enhancement to Steel Breathing, but leaves no lasting impression.

The Knight's Breathing Technique, through years of practice, can superimpose the 'metal concept' onto flesh and blood, forging a body of steel—you reap what you sow.

(End of this chapter)