Immortality Begins With Internal Breathing-Chapter 319: Cultivation (I)

Outside the Azure Tide Pavilion, many inner sect disciples had gathered. When they saw Lin Zheyu come out, the hushed murmurs instantly fell silent.

"Greetings, Martial Uncle." The inner sect disciples hurriedly saluted Lin Zheyu.

Inner sect disciples did not have personal masters. They all trained under the Transmission Elder, making them equivalent to the elder's registered disciples. The Transmission Elders were all held by disciples from Huang Baizhong's lineage or the generation of his martial nephews. The seniority of inner sect disciples was naturally half a generation lower than that of true disciples. When these people saw Lin Zheyu, they all had to address him as Martial Uncle. Lin Zheyu nodded to them, passed through the crowd, and headed toward the Hall of Vital Longevity. After he left, discussions once again rose behind him.

"He became a true disciple just like that, eh. This kind of treatment has not happened in decades, has it?" someone said with a sigh.

"Yes, someone who can be specially admitted and directly become a true disciple must possess monstrous natural talent. I even saw Senior Brother Bo Yi deliberately searching everywhere at the Waterfall Deep Pool for Martial Uncle Lin. He must have treated him as a rival. Who would have thought there was no need to compete at all? He became a true disciple outright," said another person.

In a corner, Bo Yi looked at Lin Zheyu's retreating figure, let out a long breath, and silently clenched his fist.

Monstrous natural talent? So what. I will definitely become a true disciple and then surpass you, leaving you far behind, thought Bo Yi as a powerful fighting spirit erupted in his eyes.

Before long, Lin Zheyu disappeared from his sight, and Bo Yi turned around and left as well.

***

Upon arriving at the Hall of Vital Longevity, Lin Zheyu saw familiar faces. Xiao Shu, who had tried to sell him loan services the first time he came here, was also present. When Xiao Shu saw Lin Zheyu, he was stunned for a moment, then his expression turned complicated. He had thought he would witness an exciting and intense struggle for the position of true disciple, but the person before him had already transformed into a true disciple.

"Greetings, Martial Uncle Lin. Are you here to collect the cultivation resources for Azure Tide Boundless True Technique?" Xiao Shu asked respectfully.

"Yes. What is the maximum I can receive?" Lin Zheyu asked. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"The Sect Master has instructed that you may receive at most ten sets of cultivation resources per month, plus one bottle of True Intent Pills," Xiao Shu replied.

Ten sets of cultivation resources and one bottle of True Intent Pills were enough for Lin Zheyu to cultivate for a month, with some left over. Huang Baizhong had calculated according to the cultivation speed of a genius disciple and even increased the allocation by more than double.

"Alright. Please help me take them all out," said Lin Zheyu with a nod.

With the true intent diagram, True Intent Pills, and ample cultivation resources, the cultivation speed of Azure Tide Boundless True Technique would be much faster. His body had long been tempered to great strength. Now that he was starting over, it was more about changing his physique and forming the Boundless Azure Sea Body, while also comprehending the profound meaning of Azure Tide Boundless True Technique.

Carrying the collected cultivation resources, Lin Zheyu returned to Plain Elegance Residence. After becoming a true disciple, he was assigned a new courtyard. Since he was accustomed to Yu Qing's service, he brought Yu Qing along as well. The new courtyard was in Azure Water Garden, where most true disciples resided, though many had already moved out to live elsewhere. Only Senior Sister Wenzi still lived in Azure Water Garden.

After taking a master, aside from having more cultivation resources, Lin Zheyu's life did not change much. Every day, he spent a great deal of time at the Waterfall Deep Pool. After consuming an Azure Water Pill and coating his entire body with Verdant Wave Ointment, he would enter the Waterfall Deep Pool to cultivate, achieving effects several times better than before.

After returning from cultivation, he would soak in Azure Tide Body Tempering Powder to recover from bodily fatigue. During breaks, he would occasionally visit the Heavenly Blessing Pavilion to read some texts and look for any special techniques. Lin Zheyu's days were extremely fulfilling.

***

Time slowly passed.

Rumble, rumble~.

At the back mountain, a waterfall plunged from several hundred meters high, producing a deafening roar. Lin Zheyu stood bare chested in the depths of the pool, while blue glowing creatures swam back and forth around him. After cultivating for more than ten minutes, he suddenly opened his eyes and kicked off with both legs, shooting out like a cannonball.

Splash, splash~.

Violent splashes exploded across the surface of the pool. Lin Zheyu took a deep breath and continued diving down to the bottom. He repeated this cycle again and again. After cultivating for about six hours, he finally swam exhaustedly from the deep pool to the shore.

"Little Martial Uncle, you finally decided to come out."

Reaching the shore, Lin Zheyu saw Huang Youwei walking toward him. By now, Huang Youwei had long accepted Lin Zheyu's status as his martial uncle, though he liked to add the word little in front. This was also a small bit of personal intent on his part. Lin Zheyu did not mind the way he addressed him. His actual age was indeed much younger than Huang Youwei's.

"What is it?" Lin Zheyu looked at Huang Youwei with confusion. Seeing him come out, Huang Youwei looked excited and impatient.

"I knew you would forget. Did we not agree last week to attend a banquet together tonight?" said Huang Youwei.

"Oh, I forgot. Let me change clothes first and then we will go together," Lin Zheyu said in realization.

These days, he had been immersed in cultivation and paid little attention to matters around him. More than three months had already passed since he took Huang Baizhong as his master and formally became a true disciple.

Over these three months, his strength had advanced by leaps and bounds. Not only had his power risen to the astonishing level of fifteen transformations of blood qi, the Azure Tide Boundless True Technique had also entered the fourth stage. The fourth stage was the phase dedicated to cultivating blood qi.

In the Blood Qi realm, Lin Zheyu had already crossed the Dragon Transformation and reached the fifteenth transformation. The moment he entered this stage, the progress of the fourth stage of Azure Tide Boundless True Technique immediately reached one hundred percent.

However, it was still far from forming the Boundless Azure Sea Body. To fully cultivate the Boundless Azure Sea Body, one had to allow medicinal power and blood qi to seep into the marrow together when martial cultivation was trained into the bones, completely transforming one's aptitude.

If one were to switch to this technique only after reaching the Marrow Refining realm, the difficulty of forming the Boundless Azure Sea Body would be far greater. It would not only require exceptional aptitude and comprehension but also demand much more time and effort.

Fortunately, Lin Zheyu was still only in the Blood Qi realm. When all the blood qi in his body transformed into golden blood qi, that would be the moment he broke through into the Marrow Refining realm and fully completed the Boundless Azure Sea Body.

"No need, I already brought it for you. Hurry up. There will be many outstanding young talents at this banquet, and quite a few famous beauties from Wuling City as well," Huang Youwei said with a smile. He waved his hand, and Yu Qing handed over a set of luxurious brocade robes.

***

At night, the cold wind howled. It was already deep winter, and the weather was rather cold. However, to Marrow Refining realm experts like Lin Zheyu and the others, this bit of chill was nothing at all.

Rumble, rumble.

The wheels rolled over the bluestone paved road, producing creaking sounds. Inside the carriage, Lin Zheyu reclined against a soft cushion. Beside him sat Huang Youwei and two young men dressed in brocade robes. These two youths were similar to Huang Youwei, being the grandsons of sect elders and considered second generation martial practitioners. Their names were Xu Kai'en and Wei Dongguang.

"I heard Rong Siying is coming this time as well, together with her senior sister. Her senior sister once topped the Wuling City beauty ranking. Although she is a bit older now, she is even more charming," Xu Kai'en said with a chuckle.

However, the Wuling City beauty ranking had a cutoff age of sixty, and once that age was reached, one would be removed from the list. Even so, if a Marrow Refining realm martial artist took good care of themselves, someone in their sixties could still look like a young woman in her twenties.

"Fang Yiqian should be sixty eight this year, right? It seems she still has no one she favors. Could it be that she does not plan to marry for her entire life?" said Wei Dongguang.

"Very likely. Although the Sangharama Sect cultivates Allure true intent, many of its disciples end up living out their lives alone," Huang Youwei said.

Like the Water Cloud Palace, the Sangharama Sect only accepted female disciples, and every disciple possessed excellent looks. Moreover, because the sect's primary technique was the Sangharama Allure Canon and focused on cultivating Allure true intent, disciples of the Sangharama Sect appeared on the beauty ranking almost every year.

The three of them chatted about gossip and rumors involving men and women in Wuling City. Lin Zheyu sat to the side and listened quietly, finding it rather interesting. All three of them possessed Marrow Refining realm strength, and their average age was already over fifty. Due to martial cultivation, they looked like young men in their thirties. Not only were their appearances youthful, even their mental states were decades younger than their secular peers.

To succeed in martial cultivation and advance to the Marrow Refining realm required not only powerful natural talent, comprehension, and aptitude, but also immense time devoted to martial cultivation. Because most of their time was spent training, they lacked much life experience, which made their mindsets appear far younger.

Li Siwen was just like this. The young woman was already in her thirties, yet her mindset was still like that of a teenage girl. The three men, who in the secular world could already be grandfathers, were now gathered together like young lads, discussing the somewhat attractive women from various sects.

"Little Martial Uncle, I will introduce Fang Yiqian to you then. With your looks and strength, you might just return with a beauty in your arms," Huang Youwei said with a smile, suddenly shifting the topic to Lin Zheyu.

"That is right. Martial Uncle Lin is not young either. After advancing to the Force Transformation realm, the speed of strength improvement will slow down. It’s time to consider lifelong matters," Xu Kai'en echoed.