CHAPTER 159: CHAPTER 160 THE TRUE LIMIT (3,000 WORDS)

Although this Breathing and Exhaling Technique does not truly form Inner Strength or True Qi as in novels, the benefits it brings are unimaginable. With every breath, mysterious elements are absorbed into the body, allowing him to keenly feel a warm sensation penetrating into the deepest parts of his being.

This is no less than acquiring a Supreme Divine Skill.

Just as Lu Ren wanted to delve deeper.

Ji Heng’s voice trembled slightly at this moment: "You... have stepped into the Bright Awakening Realm?"

"Bright Awakening?"

Lu Ren returned to his senses, released his hand, watched the leaves drift away with the wind, over the cliff, carried off by a gentle breeze, and then responded.

"It’s neither far nor near, just a step away, yet it feels separated by a thin veil. It’s just knowing my path, understanding the clarity of Bright Awakening, but still lacking a bit."

Now he also realizes that whether it was Huang Jixuan or Tie Feng before, though acclaimed as Great Perfectionists of Fist Technique, they are still quite a long way from the Bright Awakening Realm.

Seeking to break limits and step into Bright Awakening, having one among a thousand Great Perfectionists in the Martial Path would already be considered fortunate.

This is a leap, an elevational transformation at the level of life.

Just like Ji Heng in front of him, there might be no hope for further progression in this life. Though the dual cultivation is good, he is ultimately not Lu Ren.

To manage both and aspire to break limits for Bright Awakening, unless truly an extraordinary dragon or phoenix among people, it is no different than stepping into air and reaching the moon.

"Already... quite remarkable."

Ji Heng looked at Lu Ren with a complex expression: "Did the master ever ask you if you wanted to join our Qingcheng?"

Lu Ren: "My path is different from his."

Ji Heng nodded slightly, without saying more, only expressing that meeting a Bright Awakening expert under thirty would be a delightful occurrence, as those who reach Great Perfection in fist technique are surely resolute in mind; different schools’ techniques are merely supplementary and enriching the thought process.

Lu Ren laughed: "Seniors overpraise. Wudang’s Li Kan, Five Platform Vajra Clumsy Guard are all Great Perfectionists of fist technique under thirty, only a chance away from breaking through to Bright Awakening, these people are more formidable than I am."

Lu Ren spoke humbly, but internally felt a bit eager to fight ten, as his current state, differing in mental state, would induce tremendous changes in his physical state.

"Different, different."

Ji Heng shook his head repeatedly.

"These people have been soaking in medicinal jars since childhood, building foundations, grounding stakes for twenty years, with the best talent and roots picked, how many people are there? Who is like you, arising from the trivial, you are truly a genius."

Lu Ren rarely showed a smug smile.

This flattery was really nice, if he revealed his true feelings, his face would twist with laughter.

He politely bid farewell to Ji Heng.

After leaving the back of this Taoist temple, returning to the crowded mountain stairways, Lu Ren pondered slowly while descending the steps, his aura deep as an abyss, like a dormant True Dragon, about to soar to the heavens.

Tourists instinctively avoided him.

He was contemplating, he could vaguely sense the Qi around him flowing, perceiving it as a magnetic field.

Lu Ren couldn’t help but glance at a woman trying to edge closer to him, seemingly lost in her thoughts, appearing with a graceful figure and exquisite makeup.

Under focused concentration, Lu Ren no longer wished to pay further attention.

The woman’s magnetic field was somewhat chaotic, indicating chronic hormonal imbalance, with residual Yin-Yang overlapping and magnetic field attributes not fully dissipated.

This suggests that this youthful-looking woman might have been engaging in activities with multiple men simultaneously in recent days?

Lu Ren was a bit unsure, as it was his first time using spiritual perception to assess someone’s magnetic field.

But he chose to keep a respectable distance.

Indeed, the organs belong to the five elements deeply matching, upon observation, he could see the organs corresponding.

Gold corresponds to skin, nostrils, lungs, large intestine.

Wood corresponds to tendons, eyes, liver, gall bladder.

Water corresponds to bones, ears, kidneys, bladder.

Fire corresponds to pulse, tongue, heart, small intestine.

Earth corresponds to flesh, mouth, spleen, stomach.

He recalled that in the Northern Martial Arts Realm, there is a school specializing in the Five Elements Fists, training until Yin-Yang conversion, with extreme vitality, it seems the novelty is here.

In contemplation, Lu Ren heard people around discussing.

"Wow, when this muscular guy walked towards me, my legs felt a bit weak."

"My God, how did this guy grow?!"

"Looks like a martial artist, right? I’ve heard that many true martial artists possess sufficient power and speed, but is this guy overly muscular? Maybe a WWE contestant!"

Others’ remarks weren’t of concern to Lu Ren, he just looked down at the Silk Handkerchief containing "Ten Lands Mahayana Golden Body Bodhisattva Path," while his attention divided to silently experience the newly-formed skill, the Breathing and Exhaling Technique.

Though newly formed, the Breathing and Exhaling Technique brought extremely profound new feelings, he never imagined the human body could be interpreted from such a perspective.

Breathing, breath stimulating the vitality of body organs, was originally human instinct.

But how to breathe, how to efficiently exchange fresh air, and strengthen lungs, invigorate spirit, is key.

More subtly, Lu Ren could feel that with each breath, some unusual particles enter his body, slowly strengthening him like silent drizzles, benefiting both body and spirit. Although scarce, over time they become significant, and as skill level increases, these unusual particles should continue to increase.

His heart slightly stirred as he recalled that Ksitigarbha once said when the Spirit Realm reaches a strange state of meditation, one would sense a mysterious path deep in the spirit—it’s a path touched through spiritual cultivation, yet until now, no further information is available.

Not even a word remains, and even the well-resourced Security Department hasn’t found related accounts.

Where exactly does this Breathing and Exhaling Technique draw these unusual particles from?

Not inside the body nor outside, they just appear out of thin air.

Lu Ren shifted his gaze away from the silk handkerchief to the slanting sun in the west.

Everything has a spiritual mechanism, heaven and earth have a Divine Treasure.

Could it be...

Does invisible, intangible, undetectable Spiritual Qi really exist in this world?

Unlikely, if such substances affecting the human body truly existed, they would have long been discovered by human technology. The so-called Spiritual Qi would have been found already.

"Attribute panel."

Lu Ren silently recited in his heart.

"Surname: Lu Ren

Spirit: 35 (Skill Level 18872/22870)

Constitution: 35 (Skill Level 17762/22870)

Power: 35 (Skill Level 17430/22870)

Agility: 40 (Skill Level 24821/29170)

Skills: Basic Swordsmanship (Integration 23799/26216, Special Effect: Stability),

Phoenix Falcon Fist (Perfection Realm, Outstanding 49802/59272) Attribute bonus: [Double Rapid Attack, Double Penetration, Triple Light Body, Triple Recovery, Triple Durability, True Phoenix’s Intent First Tier],

Lamp of Freedom (Proficient 7770/15748) Attribute bonus: [Mind-Body Resonance, First Burst],

Gun Skill (Slightly Accomplished 662/6520)

Passive Skills: Breathing and Exhaling Technique (Beginner 343/1384, Special Effect: Divine Clarity, Tolerance, Strengthening Body)

Free Attribute Points: 0

Skill Points: 0"

The current four-dimensional attributes can be said to have reached the limits of human capacity, but due to the characteristics of the Phoenix Falcon Fist, his agility has reached 40 points. With such repeated stacking, Lu Ren can now easily create a sonic boom with a punch, and his punching speed exceeds that of sound.

His physical fitness is at least more than nine times the average state of ordinary people. Such an all-round improvement is not as simple as a one-plus-one enhancement to physical functions.

If he further practices the Ten Lands Golden Body Bodhisattva Path, can he break through physical limitations and continue to improve even without reaching the Bright Awakening Realm?

Moreover, the progress of the Breathing and Exhaling Technique is gratifying, with each breath he takes, there are constant system prompts indicating skill level increases.

Currently, the attribute panel does not indicate any bottlenecks, but after a period of rapid enhancement, the increase in four-dimensional attributes has begun to plummet. Now, although progress is made,

from Lu Ren’s perspective after experiencing a high-speed enhancement phase, it’s akin to stopping.

Indeed...

Lu Ren silently sighed. If running ten kilometers a day, a thousand push-ups plus a thousand sit-ups could make one a one punch superhero, then what would be the point of the attribute panel’s display?

Three hours later, Lu Ren casually arrived at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain. He had already memorized the three thousand-character scripture and additional forty thousand-character annotations from the silk handkerchief.

His memory now could be called photographic; if not for the need for verbatim understanding, it would only take half an hour to memorize everything.

"Lu Ren?!"

Upon hearing a somewhat familiar voice that instinctively felt jarring, Lu Ren turned and raised an eyebrow at the approaching person.

It was none other than Song Jingxian, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time.

"Oh, isn’t this Officer Song? We haven’t met for years, yet you still recognize me! It seems you have remembered me deeply!"

Upon hearing Lu Ren’s somewhat sarcastic words, Song Jingxian’s expression slightly paused, but she didn’t argue much; she just stared at Lu Ren for a while.

"You’ve changed a lot."

Lu Ren glanced at Song Jingxian with some surprise, not expecting that she wouldn’t get angry at his words.

Tsk, time indeed changes a person. In the past, Song Jingxian seemed naive and righteous, jumping to conclusions about situations, often declaring she would catch him...

Thinking back now, it feels overly juvenile, and perhaps, at this moment, she internally feels extremely embarrassed.

After over three years of experience, she appears much more composed now.

"Thank you for the compliment."

Lu Ren didn’t inquire much more; she was just a passerby in his life.

Seeing that Lu Ren didn’t want to say much more, Song Jingxian didn’t persist either. She suddenly recalled how fierce and seemingly brainless she was towards Lu Ren back then and couldn’t help but laugh in silence.

Later, after finding out that nothing happened to Lu Ren and he even entered the Security Department and received orders to stop all investigations on him, she was dissatisfied for quite a while.