NOVEL NEXT C40
Chapter 40: Source Ten Breaths Revision
Mentioning this matter, Zhang Biaoyang’s parents fell silent. Apart from Zhang Henglong himself, no one dared to bring up their son’s situation in front of him.
Zhang Henglong sighed helplessly, and a hint of pain appeared between his stern brows. He withdrew his hand and took out a small, ancient bottle with the word “blood” written in cinnabar.
“This is the Source Blood Pill,” Zhang Henglong said.
Seeing the bottle, Zhang Biaoyang’s parents’ eyes widened.
“Source Blood Pill?” Zhang Henghu’s mouth dropped open, “Isn’t this the Source Blood Pill that even the richest in Lingdu want to buy at a high price but can’t find?”
Zhang Henglong snorted, “Give this to Biaoyang to take. With his foundation, he can recover from internal and external injuries in three days, and his source energy will also be permanently enhanced.”
Zhang Henghu excitedly reached out his chubby hand to take it, but Zhang Henglong snatched it back.
“Elder Brother?”
“This is a top-grade pill among mid-grade warrior pills! I don’t have the ability to get it; it was obtained by Old Wu. Do you think you can just take it?” Zhang Henglong glared.
“Elder Brother, then…” Zhang Henghu and his wife naturally wanted it, “How much does it cost?”
“Bullshit! Do you think this thing can be bought with money?” Zhang Henglong scolded, his powerful aura intimidating Zhang Henghu and his wife, making them step back.
“The deal is this: one Source Blood Pill in exchange for one quota,” Zhang Henglong said seriously.
“Quota?” Zhang Henghu was taken aback.
Zhang Henglong looked at his brother, the real estate boss with a fat head and big ears, whose bright eyes were twitching. “This summer, you should go to prison for me.”
“What!?” Zhang Henghu’s stout body twitched, and his pupils unconsciously dilated.
“B-Brother? You mean I should go… there?” Zhang Henghu seemed to lack the courage to say that name.
“One prison quota in exchange for a pill. That’s what the higher-ups mean. Zhang Henghu, you little coward, you’ve been living off me and your identity as a source warrior for all these years. How much have you earned that you shouldn’t have? Do you think the privileges given to source warriors by the state come for free? The situation is too tense now; they need people. Otherwise, would the higher-ups be willing to trade a source blood pill for a quota?”
“Brother, this…”
“Wife… that place is absolutely off-limits! Those who go down, not one in ten can come back!” Zhang Henghu’s wife panicked, trembling as she clutched Zhang Henghu’s arm.
“Shut up!” Zhang Henglong scolded.
Zhang Henglong’s rough hand patted Zhang Henghu’s shoulder earnestly. “Little brother, I don’t want to… Is it not enough for our family to have me fighting? But there really is no one left… Under a collapsing nest, how can there be intact eggs? You understand this logic, right?”
Zhang Henglong’s fierce gaze revealed a hint of familial affection. “I won’t force you, but I have no right to decide on this pill. Go, take this source blood pill to heal Biaoyang and replenish his source energy. If you don’t go, I’ll take it back; there are plenty of people who want to trade for it. This was forcibly withheld from me.”
“Little brother, maybe one day I won’t come back. With the mess you’ve made, if I’m gone, will those enemies let you off? If Biaoyang can get into a good source warrior university, then they won’t dare to touch him easily. Our Zhang family… needs successors! Whether you go or not, think for yourself.”
Zhang Henglong’s strong hand held the source blood pill in front of Zhang Henghu.
“Brother… I understand.” Although Zhang Henghu was fat and accustomed to a life of luxury, the thought of losing everything for him and his family made him resolute.
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That day, the rain fell continuously, and Zero City was almost entering the plum rain season.
The “Four Treasures of the Study” had arrived.
Today, she had asked Ying Luo for a day off and didn’t go to school. With only two weeks left until the college entrance examination, many classmates were no longer going to school every day, which was quite normal.
There was no desk in the place where Yuyin lived, so she could only kneel by the bed, seriously copying “Source Ten Breaths” on the bed, looking quite like a diligent student.
“I wonder if copying it like this will be useful?”
“Source Ten Breaths” wasn’t long, but it had about five or six thousand words, and copying it with a brush wasn’t easy. Yuyin copied for an entire day. Although there were convenient brush pens with ink tubes now, Yuyin insisted on using the traditional method of grinding ink to copy.
By evening, she finally finished.
She picked up her copied “Source Ten Breaths.” The cover paper was aged, and her handwriting was elegant yet powerful. Perhaps because of her high source energy, the characters carried a sharp artistic conception, with strokes like blades.
As Yuyin flipped through it, she felt it resembled something significant.
“I hope I didn’t just practice calligraphy for a whole day…”
“Ring~”
The exciting sound of a wind chime rang out.
“A discoverable manual can be optimized. Would you like to spend 2 Soul Charm for a suitable optimization, or 10 Soul Charm for a comprehensive optimization to a high-grade law-level manual?”
Last weekend, Yuyin had earned over 80 Soul Charm points from the underground martial arts competition, along with the free points from Zhang Biaoyang and his group. Although she spent daily on purchasing chess pieces, she still had 126 Soul Charm points left.
“Spend 10 Soul Charm for comprehensive optimization.” Yuyin said, her chest slightly rising with excitement.
Then, in the God-Eating Chess space, the sky darkened, and a tall female figure dressed in golden disciple robes began to demonstrate the optimized “Source Ten Breaths” step by step.
In just a moment, the optimization was complete, and it was aptly named “Source Ten Breaths Revised.”
Yuyin immediately consulted it. Not to mention the content, just understanding it was much more vivid and lively than “Source Ten Breaths,” especially with the female figure demonstrating directly, her movements precise and imbued with an air of profundity.
For Yuyin, who was cultivating this method, these were all subtle benefits.
Compared to “Source Ten Breaths,” there were significant changes.
“This breathing method… I always felt a bit awkward. Although I adapted due to my good physique, there was always a sense of disconnection. But now, it’s so simple and exquisite. Moreover, it’s clearly more suitable for women…”
“No, it feels like it was specially tailored for my vitality and physique.”
Indeed, female physiques and vitality differ greatly; some are full-breasted and vibrant, while others are slender and lacking. A single breathing method may not fit everyone perfectly.
The improved breathing method was most suitable for Yuyin.
“How comfortable… Practicing with this breathing method feels like pure enjoyment.”
After practicing for a while, Yuyin felt her body heat up, a light sheen of sweat on her skin, feeling incredibly refreshed.
The efficiency of absorbing source energy had increased at least threefold.
However, in this world, source energy was too thin; even with a threefold increase, the actual improvement was still quite limited.
Yuyin then turned to what she was most concerned about now, the key to becoming a true source warrior: the method of transforming source energy into spirit.
“What? Source energy value around 180 is the basic requirement for breaking through to a source warrior?”
Basic requirement? That means… Yuyin continued reading.
“Source Ten Breaths Revised” clarified this issue thoroughly.
When breaking through to a source warrior, a source energy value around 180 is just the lower limit.
The higher and purer the source energy value at the time of breaking through, the more solid the foundation will be after becoming a source warrior, leading to greater future achievements and stronger source energy power.
In other words, if possible, the higher the source energy value before breaking through, the better!