Wizard: I have ten trillion nanomachines

This dinner, filled with the smell of alcohol and heartfelt conversations, lasted until the early hours of the morning.

The noise in the tavern gradually subsided, leaving only a few drunkards fast asleep on the table.

Luo Kunlun paid the bill, helped up He Lai, who was completely drunk and still muttering curses, and walked step by step toward the old house of the crash course.

The night was deep, and there were few pedestrians on the streets along the edge of the Second Ring Road, with only a few dim streetlights emitting a faint glow.

He Lai reeked of alcohol and was unsteady on his feet. He was only able to avoid falling because Luo Kunlun was supporting him. He muttered the names of his comrades intermittently, mixed with resentment towards the tower and the camp.

Back in that old little house, Luo Kunlun gently placed Helai on the wooden bed in the corner, covered him with a thin blanket, and poured a glass of water and placed it on the bedside table.

After doing all this, he walked to the other side of the room and found a clean spot on the floor to sit down.

Luo Kunlun raised his hand and lightly traced a line on his forearm with his fingertips. A tiny wound appeared instantly, but no blood flowed out; only the skin and flesh underneath were exposed.

With a thought, the finger-sized sphere of liquid metal in his mind's space entered the wound.

As his blood flowed, the nanomachines, like a swarm of bees returning to their nest, rapidly spread throughout his body, penetrating his blood, muscles, and bones, and reconnecting with his body.

A familiar feeling resurfaced, as if the missing parts had been filled in again.

A moment later, the electronic voice that hadn't been heard for so long echoed clearly in his mind: "Rebooting, please wait..."

"Startup successful. The machine has been dormant for a total of one minute and twenty-nine seconds."

One minute and twenty-nine seconds is exactly the time it took for Luo Kunlun to order Zero to forcibly unbind and detach from its host body.

Time does not pass in the brain space, and the dormant state of the nanomachines is perfectly frozen, as if it is only a brief pause before they awaken again.

After the nanomachines have fully diffused, Lokunlun begins to operate the ripple breathing technique based on the monitoring and computing network they form in his body.

With his unique breathing rhythm, his chest rose and fell, his diaphragm vibrated slightly, and a warm life energy, like a stone thrown into a lake, stirred up ripples in his body, spreading through his blood circulation to his limbs and bones.

"Unknown bio-energy detected, similar in nature to electromagnetic waves, with repairing and strengthening effects on human tissues, determined to be beneficial energy," Zero's electronic voice announced in real time. "Energy name: Ripple Qigong Crash Course."

"Based on existing data modeling and analysis, it is estimated that continuous practice of this energy cultivation method for one month can increase the body's physical fitness by 0.05 points."

0.05 points of physical fitness may seem insignificant, but it's important to know that Luo Kunlun's physical fitness has already reached its peak of 30 points. After years of stagnation, it has already reached its current limit.

This quick-learning version of Ripple Qi Gong actually helped him break through this constraint. Even if it was just a small improvement, it meant infinite possibilities.

This is the difference between a purely physical cultivation method and a cultivation method that involves energy manipulation.

"Zero," Luo Kunlun ordered in his mind, "Based on the collected ripple energy data and human physiological parameters, establish a complete human model and deduce the optimal breathing method that can actively enter the ripple breathing state without stimulating the diaphragm."

"Instructions received. Begin constructing a 3D human body model, simultaneously analyzing the principle of ripple energy generation, and deducing the optimal breathing method... Estimated task completion time: 4 hours and 28 minutes."

He Lai once said that the crash course version of Ripple Qigong he taught was based on the rudimentary introductory techniques of that plane, and its core was to passively induce Ripple breathing by stimulating the diaphragm with external force.

While this method is quick to learn, it has obvious drawbacks.

It requires recirculation after each use, cannot be maintained for a long time, and cannot be used at will.

In theory, as long as one continuously improves proficiency and shortens the interval between breaths, one might be able to get infinitely close to the effect of the original technique, but there is ultimately an upper limit.

Luo Kunlun could probably reach that level; he has strong physical strength and a fast recovery ability.

But it is not necessary.

With Zero as his super support, he naturally doesn't need to take this detour.

Now that we have grasped the core principles of ripple energy, we can deduce the complete and flawless original breathing method through pure calculation.

For the next four hours, Luo Kunlun waited. The room was quiet, with only Helai's steady snoring and Luo Kunlun's even breathing mingling together.

The sky outside the window gradually turned a pale white, and the dawn light shone through the dilapidated window frame into the room, illuminating the dust floating in the air.

As the first rays of sunlight fell on Luo Kunlun, Zero's electronic voice sounded precisely on time: "Human body model construction complete, Ripple Breathing Method principle analysis complete, Optimal active breathing mode successfully deduced."

Luo Kunlun suddenly opened his eyes, a glint of shrewdness flashing within them.

Having received the information, I began practicing the new breathing method.

The new Ripple Qigong is more comprehensive and easier to use, allowing for greater freedom of movement.

A surge of energy, far purer and more powerful than the accelerated version, instantly emerged. It was no longer a series of intermittent ripples, but rather like a rushing river, circulating endlessly within the body.

"Indeed, once the principle is understood, it's feasible to extrapolate upwards through calculation!"

Of course, this is on the premise that the difference between the two is not significant; otherwise, it would be like asking someone to use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to calculate complex mathematical formulas.

Powerful ripple energy circulates throughout the body along with blood circulation, coalescing to form a protective ripple shield.

Luo Kunlun can maintain this state indefinitely, like a layer of water film armor, radiating stable energy fluctuations.

This feeling is completely different from the crash course version.

Ripple energy is no longer a skill that needs to be deliberately maintained and can be interrupted at any time, but has become a part of the body, just like breathing and heartbeat.

It allows you to control the intensity and flow of energy at will, concentrating it in your fists and feet to enhance your attack power, spreading it throughout your body to form a defense without blind spots, or guiding the energy to repair internal damage.

He Lai once said that the masters of the Ripple in that plane integrated Qigong breathing into their instincts, enabling them to maintain the Ripple state at all times, and the Ripple shield always existed.

Even more remarkably, it can use ripple energy to replace some of the functions of damaged organs.

Just like the lungs and arteries, once damaged, breathing will be affected, making it difficult to breathe and unable to generate ripples.

However, if one can integrate Qigong breathing into one's own body, this weakness can be overcome.

Training is a process of gradually overcoming weaknesses. Once you reach that point, apart from not being able to fight underwater for long periods, Ripple Warriors have almost no weaknesses.

Such warriors are called masters or masters of their respective schools.

"Perfect," Luo Kunlun thought to himself.

With the complete Ripple Breathing Technique, he could not only break through his physical limits, but also use the Ripple Shield to perfectly conceal the nanomachines inside his body, preventing the possibility of being detected by the wizard's mental power.

"If we're only talking about Qigong cultivation, I would already be a master in that dimension."

Of course, it's just qigong practice.

What makes a master a master, besides their profound mastery of Qigong, is their unique fighting style formed from their own experience and tactics.