Chapter 13: The Miraculous Effect of the Dragon's Breath Technique

  The spirit was quietly staying inside Liu Yi's body, observing the world around him. After all, it had been a thousand years since he last saw the world, and now it was vastly different. It would take some time to get used to so many new things.

  One day, Liu Yi was reading a book when he heard the spirit start talking: "Hey, you little guy has been reading this and that book for days, why don't you ever look at the book I gave you?"

  Liu Yi then began to converse with the spirit in his mind, "I'm about to take the college entrance exam soon. Studying textbooks and supplementary books can help me improve my scores. What's the use of reading that book of yours? Can it also help me improve my scores apart from strengthening my body?"

  The spirit was unhappy, with a hint of resentment in his tone. "Hmph, although I don't understand what you're reading now, after all, I'm also someone who has studied the Four Books and Five Classics since childhood, practicing martial arts while reciting poetry."

  Liu Yi just wanted to argue with Huan Ling, but suddenly thought of Huan Ling's words "Ben Gong..." Could it be that this Huan Ling is actually a girl?

  "Nonsense, am I a man or a woman?" The spirit who could read Liu Yi's mind was furious at this moment.

  Liu Yi saw that this had made the spirit anxious, and she might do something, so he hurriedly apologized: "Sorry, I was wrong, big sister... no, big... aunt... no, that is, old lady..."

  The ghost was not only not appeased but became even angrier, shouting loudly "You're the old granny! I was just 20 years old when I died."

  Upon hearing this, Liu Yi couldn't help but be shocked to the point where his eyeballs almost popped out. "Ah, then I'll just call you beautiful sister from now on, that should be okay, right?" Liu Yi hastily apologized.

  "Hmph!" The spirit let out a cold snort and stopped speaking. Liu Yi tried to persuade him, but the spirit only began to respond again after a while. "Let me tell you, practicing our sect's Dragon Subduing Technique not only allows you to take your martial arts skills to the next level, but also enhances your memory. You should be able to memorize things at a glance by now."

  Liu Yi thought carefully and realized that in the past, he had to read texts over a dozen times before memorizing them, but now he could recite them fluently after just one reading. Thinking of this, Liu Yi asked with a proud face, "Then how should I cultivate the Jade Dragon Classic?"

  "You now have a certain foundation, you just need to remember the heart method of Yulong Jue, and sink your internal energy into the lower dantian, that is, the Renmai Guanyuan hole, then you can cultivate. Now, close your eyes first, feel the flow of internal energy in your body." Huàn Líng said.

  Liu Yi closed his eyes, carefully sensing the warmth flowing through his body. He then communicated with the spirit "I've felt it, what's next?"

  "Use your mind to gather the breath you feel into the lower dantian, which is about three finger widths below your navel (about one and a half inches). The spirit was slightly speechless, after all, it's hard to explain to someone who has never practiced martial arts before."

  Liu Yi followed the instructions and started to do so. Just as he was about to ask a question, Huan Ling said, "Right, that's it. You've already begun your cultivation." Afraid that Liu Yi would ask another question, Huan Ling continued, "When you feel this energy getting stronger, it means your strength has improved. Moreover, cultivating has a good effect, which is that the energy produced during cultivation can alleviate fatigue and restore physical and mental strength. In other words, cultivating is equivalent to sleeping."

  Liu Yi couldn't help but feel great joy, thinking that this way he could read books during the day and cultivate at night.

  That night, back home, Liu Yi began his cultivation. Just as he was sinking his Qi into his Dan Tian, he heard the voice of the Illusory Spirit "Huh, how come your cultivation speed is so fast?" Liu Yi just wanted to ask the Illusory Spirit what it meant, when he heard the Illusory Spirit continue on its own "No wonder, you are a body of pure Yang, naturally your cultivation will be faster than ours. At this rate, you'll break through in a few months."

  "It's so slow!" Liu Yi said with a disappointed expression.

  This made Huan Ling furious. "Heh heh, you're still complaining it's slow? I recall that when I was cultivating, it would take me about one or two years to break through just once!"

  "By the way, where did you put the elixir I gave you?" The spirit seemed to remember something and asked Liu Yi.

  "It's here," said Liu Yi, patting his own bag.

  "How could you put something so important there?!" The spirit exclaimed in surprise. "Anyway, anyway, search inside and you'll find a bottle containing several purple pills. Those are Refining Pills, which can help you further increase your cultivation speed based on your current foundation. Cultivating for one day is equivalent to cultivating for three days, but it only lasts for seven days, or a week."

  Liu Yi took out a refined pill and secretly sighed "I didn't think there was such a good thing!" He then ate one and started cultivating...

  Unconsciously, the dark night also slowly faded like ink dripping into a pool, becoming gray and hazy.

  When the sun shone through the clouds and sent out its first ray of dawn, Liu Yi opened his eyes, stretched his waist, feeling refreshed all over, as if he had endless energy.

  Liu Yi got up, washed his face and went out for a morning run to vent the energy in his body. After running for a few steps, he felt that his whole body had become much lighter. He ran along the wide asphalt road for about five kilometers, but Liu Yi still felt that his body was full of energy.

  Liu Yi hastily finished his meal and rushed to school for a final push before the college entrance exam.

  In the early morning study session, Liu Yi felt that his memory had indeed made a qualitative leap, and his vision had also improved. He didn't even need glasses anymore. So he asked Huan Ling "Beautiful sister, why do I feel like my eyesight has also gotten stronger?"

  Huan Ling saw that Liu Yi's attitude was not bad this time, and he was very satisfied. "Hmm, then I'll just take you as my good younger brother. Actually, the Yu Long Jue has many benefits, not only can it improve your memory, but also make your vision better, broaden your field of view, and make your hearing more sensitive."

  Liu Yi raised his own question again, "How can the scope be wider?"

  "For example, if you can see things 50 meters away now, in the future you may be able to see things 100 or even 200 meters away. If you can hear sounds from 5 meters away now, in the future you may be able to hear sounds from dozens of meters away," explained Huan Ling.

  It doesn't matter if you don't ask, but once you do, Liu Yi's heart is filled with joy and he can't help but exclaim, "Isn't this just the legendary 'Thousand Mile Eye' and 'Favorable Wind Ear'?"

  The specter suddenly thought for a moment and said something that made Liu Yi's jaw drop: "With your current level, you should be able to see through things by now, right?"

  Liu Yi was shocked and lost his composure "How did you see through it? Why didn't I feel anything?"

  The specter said, "Maybe it's something you're not used to using yet. Close your textbook, concentrate your mind and stare at a point, see if you can see the content inside?"

  Liu Yi did as the spirit said, staring for several seconds without a reaction. Just when Liu Yi was about to speak, a miracle happened, and the contents of the book became clear and transparent, like water.

  "Hmm, as expected, it's a matter of inexperience. You can only see through things after staring for about 10 seconds, and if the time is too short, it won't work." The spirit said with an air of seniority.

  Liu Yi was overjoyed and, taking advantage of the momentum, began to read aloud from his textbook in a rhythmic tone Du Fu's "Gazing at Mount Tai", "How is Mount Tai? The Qi and Lu regions are not yet finished. The creation of heaven and earth is magnificent, the yin and yang are distinct between dawn and dusk. Clouds rise from my chest, birds fly into my eyes. I should be on top of the world, overlooking all the other mountains."

  After reading this poem, Liu Yi felt as if he was quietly sitting on the top of that mountain range, overlooking the river below, breathing in the air of the mountains, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, feeling the distance of the clouds, like a transcendent being beyond the worldly dust.

  "Ding ding ding~~~" The end-of-class bell awakened Liu Yi from this breathtaking scenery. Liu Yi closed his textbook, put it in the drawer, and got up to walk out of the classroom to take a breath of fresh air.