Chapter 666: Chapter 62: Pioneering the Martial Path and Breathing Technique

Even though the other party showed no malice from start to finish, the power gap between them was too great. She always felt immense pressure, her mind tense, not daring to relax.

Lu Chengfeng looked at Zhu Yuxian’s figure, his expression somewhat complicated.

When he first left Red County, he had wanted Zhu Yuxian to cultivate the "Sun and Moon Heaven Repairing Scripture," but she had resolutely refused.

Now, over two hundred years have passed. His cultivation advanced rapidly, reaching a realm many Immortal Gods could only look up to, in a very short time.

Yet in facing Zhu Yuxian, he felt not the slightest sense of superiority.

There was no doubt Zhu Yuxian was a genius, a prodigy, and moreover, a prodigy in spiritual cultivation.

When Lu Chengfeng had yet to grow, Zhu Yuxian had already created the Mind Secret Technique and cultivated her Martial Path will to an extremely terrifying level.

Lu Chengfeng still could not forget when Zhu Yuxian first showed him her Martial Path will.

With just one punch, he saw this woman’s death-defying, unwavering will to become immortal, able to traverse through time. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

And while he was roaming the Divine Court, Zhu Yuxian had vowed to open a new path for martial arts in the world.

Red County’s Martial Arts were lacking; except for those with Immortal Bone, ordinary people could hardly set foot in the Celestial Human Realm.

Zhu Yuxian was determined to rebuild the foundation of martial arts so that, as long as a practitioner had enough talent and insight, they could reach the Immortal Path.

What a spirit, what a heart!

Becoming an immortal is easy, but helping others become immortals is difficult.

Helping all souls across ages to achieve immortality is as hard as ascending to the heavens.

Lu Chengfeng, as he walked his path, had his own efforts and struggles, but he had to admit most of his achievements were due to talent and opportunity.

He stood on the shoulders of predecessors, using his talent to absorb countless gifts, achieving what he did today.

But Zhu Yuxian wanted, with her own strength, with her own insight and wisdom, to pave the way for future generations to reach the Immortal Path.

This kind of will and spirit made Lu Chengfeng feel ashamed.

He had always been a selfish person. Even as chaos reigned over the Divine Continent, countless civilians were displaced, millions of lives became the blood food of fierce beasts and demon ghosts, yet he only knew to hide in palaces, living freely and indulging in pleasures.

He only thought of coming out to dominate all sides when he became strong enough, suppressing all enemies, then experiencing the taste of a Great Emperor, walking the path of chaos transcendence.

In the end, he was just a self-centered, extremely egoistic person.

But in front of a woman like Zhu Yuxian, he couldn’t help but feel ashamed, couldn’t help but feel admiration.

Zhu Yuxian had been in retreat for a hundred years, her closed-door meditation protected by his supreme divine techniques and mana sealing Encounter Immortal Peak, preventing anyone from disturbing or approaching.

Even thirty-five years ago, when a million troops from the Court attacked the mountain, it was Lu Chengfeng who removed those million troops.

Of course, the three Celestial Humans and the one hundred thousand elite cavalry led by King Yun’an were all slain by Lu Yao herself.

Looking at Zhu Yuxian, Lu Chengfeng sighed slightly. A hundred years in seclusion had turned Zhu Yuxian’s black hair into white, evidently showing that resetting martial arts and paving the Immortal Path, despite her wisdom and accumulation, was extremely tough, nearly depleting her spirit.

In fact, with Lu Chengfeng’s divine techniques, leveraging the power of time, he could completely create an Immortal Path for mortal souls to cultivate.

Yet he never thought to do so, even knowing Zhu Yuxian had such a wish, he neither stopped nor supported her.

Life and death reincarnation, creation and destruction, are the Heavenly Dao.

Even the Three Realms will one day return to chaos.

Even the Great Emperor Celestial Venerate will eventually be buried in the Netherworld.

Who does not face death?!

Those with opportunity, talent, and Immortal Root will reach the Immortal Path regardless of the dharma method or place.

Without such opportunity, even with the Great Tao in front, it remains unseen.

Furthermore, the more Immortals, Buddhas, demons, and monsters in the Three Realms, the more contradictions and karmic force accumulate, hastening their return to the Chaos Ruins, which is no good thing.

Lu Chengfeng knew in his heart that his points were made lightly since he himself had already become an immortal and deity, with a lifespan of thirty thousand years, able to watch the changing times.

But those ordinary people, who turn into a handful of yellow earth within decades, who doesn’t yearn for longevity?

He simply didn’t want to bear the wishes of all lives upon his shoulders, to transform it into his responsibility.

Yet Zhu Yuxian was willing to do so, and she did.

And today was the day Zhu Yuxian paved the way.

"Is it worth it?" Lu Chengfeng wanted to wake her and ask.

By his calculations, Zhu Yuxian was bound to fail this time, and she would pay with her own life to advance martial arts further.

Though she couldn’t open the Immortal Path, the new martial path she pioneered could be cultivated to the Ninth Layer of the Celestial Human Realm.

Even ordinary people without Immortal Bone could achieve Celestial Human.

Lu Yao felt at ease seeing her mentor, originally a bit uneasy, but now calming down, believing this man genuinely bore no malice toward her and her mentor.

"So, he really is my senior brother? Why did the master never mention him?"

"Could it be because he has become an immortal, so the master never mentioned?"

Various thoughts crossed her mind as she stared curiously at this mysterious man.

After a moment’s hesitation, she took the initiative to ask, "How is Master now? Will she be alright?"

"Little junior sister, don’t worry!" Lu Chengfeng looked at Zhu Yuxian, his tone calm as he said, "With me here, not even Yama can take her life."

His words were said blandly, yet carried an unquestionable authority.

Lu Yao, for some reason, felt inexplicably reassured by this, silently nodding, and prayed for her master while looking toward her.

Lu Chengfeng’s arrival today was indeed calculated, knowing Zhu Yuxian had reached a pivotal moment.

Sure enough, it wasn’t long before Zhu Yuxian suddenly radiated incredibly dazzling firelight, and an Immortal Sword erupted from the blaze, the once-world-renowned Nanming Lihuo Sword.

However, the Nanming Lihuo Sword appeared for only an instant before shattering like glass, transforming into a surging essence qi, rushing into Zhu Yuxian’s brow.

The golden flame at her brow absorbed the origin essence qi from the shattered Nanming Lihuo Sword, then burst open, leaving only a scarlet-gold immortal light connecting heaven and earth.

Zhu Yuxian was enveloped in the immortal light. She suddenly opened her eyes, eyes filled with vicissitudes, then slowly stood up.

"Yao’Er, watch closely; remember everything I teach you next."

"In the days to come, spread the dharma method I created from Yun Cang Mountain to the entire world."

She seemed not to see Lu Chengfeng beside her, only her closed-door disciple Lu Yao.

Upon seeing Lu Yao, she neither asked why her disciple showed up here suddenly but merely walked slowly to the center of the quiet chamber.

"Red County’s martial arts are lacking; without Immortal Bone, there’s no entering Celestial Human."

"I reshape martial arts, grounding in visualization, using Breathing Techniques for foundation, combining Inner Cultivation and Outer Training, creating a new path for martial arts; observe it."

As Zhu Yuxian spoke, she began to move.

"The beginning of martial arts lies in Foundation Establishment; Red County Martial Arts’ first nine layers, this is the most basic practice of martial arts, tempering qi power."

"In what I created, cultivation starts with Breathing Techniques, which contain dao and theory, long-term practice harmonizing with heaven and earth."

As she spoke, her nose and mouth breathed in and out, with white mist inhaled and exhaled like a long snake, naturally converging the heaven and earth primordial qi around her.

Lu Chengfeng watched clearly from the side, knowing cultivation with this Breathing Technique did not directly refine heaven and earth primordial qi but nourished the self, with long-term practice harmonizing body and mind with heaven and earth.

Though simple, it aligns with the Heavenly Dao.

By now, Zhu Yuxian had dissipated skill, all her cultivation transforming into that pure and dazzling scarlet immortal light.

As she operated the Breathing Technique, her aura changed with every breath, her form growing round and full after merely nine breaths.

"The first nine layers of martial arts are just about refining power; with Breathing Techniques and Fist Techniques, the foundation can be laid."

Within nine short breaths, Zhu Yuxian cultivated to Ninth Layer Perfection, then imparted the key points of the foundational Breathing Technique thoroughly.

Lu Yao memorized this with all her might while instinctively glancing at Lu Chengfeng, feeling puzzled why her master seemed not to notice the man beside her.

She even felt as though her master hadn’t seen there was another person beside her, hesitating, unsure whether to remind her master of this matter.