Chapter 15
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Chapter 15: Small Zhou Tian Breathing Technique
In the park.
Su Qing Li felt the strange gazes upon her and slightly frowned.
“Grandpa, why does that person keep looking at us?”
“Perhaps he is just interested in us. Let him watch.”
Su Qing Li continued to sit in meditation with Su Zong Sheng, but the energy within her felt a bit blocked.
Having someone like that watching her closely disturbed her peace of mind.
The onlookers around didn’t use such a blatant gaze.
Yet Bai Chen’s gaze felt like a pair of large hands wandering over her body.
Su Zong Sheng also sensed his granddaughter’s discomfort, so he paused his meditation and addressed Bai Chen.
“Hey there, do you need something?”
Bai Chen lightly shook his head.
“No.”
“Then what are you watching here?”
Su Qing Li couldn’t help but scold him.
She really couldn’t tolerate Bai Chen’s stare any longer.
With Bai Chen’s constant gaze, she felt as if ants were crawling on her skin.
Usually, she had encountered plenty of ruffians while meditating, but she clearly considered Bai Chen a ruffian as well.
Bai Chen glanced at Su Qing Li.
If their meditative energy hadn’t reminded him of past memories, he wouldn’t have stayed.
The technique they were practicing was the Small Zhou Tian Breathing Technique.
A thousand years ago, this was something easily found, with everyone having a copy.
Its purpose was to help innate martial artists enter the realm of qi refinement.
Unexpectedly, a millennium later, those once significant techniques didn’t pass down, but this ragged technique did.
“Your training method has problems; if you keep going like this, you might die.”
Bai Chen said lightly.
While the Small Zhou Tian Breathing Technique was indeed good, their energy flow had issues.
If they continued like this, both of their lives would be in danger.
Bai Chen wouldn’t give a second glance to anyone not related to him.
However, Su Qing Li’s Profound Yin Body reminded him of an old acquaintance from a thousand years ago, causing his emotions to shift.
Upon hearing Bai Chen’s words, Su Qing Li immediately couldn’t help but flare up.
“You’re talking nonsense! Do you even know what we are practicing?”
“My grandpa has been cultivating for forty years! He hasn’t had any problems so far!”
Bai Chen shook his head.
“There are no problems right now, but maybe tomorrow, or even in the next second, your grandpa could suddenly die.”
“And you, too, would meet a tragic end.”
Upon hearing this, Su Zong Sheng’s expression darkened.
Anyone would feel uneasy at the thought of dying in the next second.
“Hey, kid, this world is vast, with many things you don’t understand! I’ll let you go this time because you’re young, so hurry up and leave!”
He had practiced the energy channeling technique passed down from his ancestors for decades.
His understanding of this technique far exceeded that of an ordinary person.
Now, though, he was being questioned by a young man?
And this young man looked like he had no martial arts cultivation at all! He clearly wasn’t part of the martial arts world.
Why did he dare to question him?
Seeing this, Bai Chen simply said lightly,
“Initate the surrounding energy, transform the cycle, turn me into a ruler.”
Upon hearing Bai Chen’s words, Su Zong Sheng and Su Qing Li were instantly stunned; that phrase sounded so familiar.
In the next second, their pupils constricted sharply!
Su Zong Sheng’s body leaped up, turning into a blur, and he appeared directly in front of Bai Chen.
“Kid! Who are you? How do you know the guiding mantra of my Su family’s ancestral technique?”
Su Zong Sheng glared at Bai Chen with a stern expression.
If Bai Chen mispronounced even a single word, he would strike immediately!
At any time, the ancestral technique was a closely guarded secret of the family!
As one of the three giants of Lintai, this technique was the core of their family!
Yet now, a young man had spoken the guiding principles of their ancestral technique; how could he not be shocked?
Bai Chen looked at Su Zong Sheng calmly.
“If I were you, I wouldn’t be so nervous or ready to fight.”
“If you strike me, the consequences will be beyond your ability to bear.”
Bai Chen’s words were very calm.
Su Zong Sheng looked into Bai Chen’s eyes; they were as still as dead water.
Even after living all these years, he had never seen such a gaze!
The only similar look was in the eyes of an almost one-hundred-year-old grandmaster he had once met, who was about to ascend.
That was the hollow gaze of a person who had come to see everything as insignificant before death!
Bai Chen surpassed expectations.
Two seconds later, Su Zong Sheng was defeated and hurriedly retreated.
“Um… Sir, may I ask your name?”
Seeing her grandfather’s change in attitude, Su Qing Li was also startled and dared not speak more.
“My name is Bai Chen.”
Upon hearing this, Su Zong Sheng’s demeanor became even more respectful.
“Mr. Bai, you are not an ordinary person.”
“I was a bit hasty before, but to have my family’s ancestral technique spoken of by Mr. Bai is truly surprising, and I lost my composure.”
Hearing Su Zong Sheng’s words, Bai Chen chuckled lightly.
“Ancestral technique? I never expected such a thing could be passed down.”
“When did this worthless thing, once held by everyone a thousand years ago, become a treasure? It seems times have truly changed!”
Although Su Zong Sheng felt puzzled by Bai Chen’s words, he did not dare to speak lightly.
“A thousand years ago? How does this young man know that?”
Looking at Su Zong Sheng and Su Qing Li, Bai Chen sighed.
She looked too similar!
The more he looked at Su Qing Li, the more he felt she resembled his old friend.
“Forget it, I will give you a little guidance.”
In honor of the bond he shared with that old friend, Bai Chen addressed the two.
“The Small Zhou Tian Breathing Technique draws spiritual energy into the body, guiding the energy within to circulate in a small cycle, transforming your energy into spiritual energy.”
“Then, you can break through from a beginner martial artist to one who refines energy.”
“However, with spiritual energy being so thin nowadays, you are not drawing in spiritual energy but rather impure energy!”
“Over time, too much of this impure energy will accumulate in your bodies, and that could cause big problems!”
Upon hearing Bai Chen’s words, Su Zong Sheng and Su Qing Li were even more shocked, their eyes filled with astonishment.
Bai Chen continued,
“Holding while full is not as good as stopping. Sharpening an axe cannot be preserved for long. With wealth and treasures all around, none can protect them; pride in riches brings misfortune. To achieve success and retreat is the way of heaven.”
“Go ponder it yourselves.”
Hearing this, Su Zong Sheng was frozen in place.
The next second!
A bolt of lightning seemed to flash through Su Zong Sheng’s mind, and he understood!
He immediately sat down on the ground to begin his comprehension.
Seeing this, Bai Chen ignored him and walked away.
He still needed to gather medicine for Nian Nian.
Before leaving, Bai Chen reminded Su Qing Li,
“The Profound Yin Body cannot be alleviated by the Small Zhou Tian Breathing Technique; you might as well eat more yang-tonic dishes.”
Su Qing Li watched Bai Chen’s departing figure and opened her mouth, but the words caught in her throat.
After a long moment, Su Zong Sheng slowly opened his eyes, revealing a hint of joy.
“My realm has actually become loose!”
After being stuck at this bottleneck for five or six years, he finally felt a slight sign of loosening today.
And this all depended on Bai Chen’s casual pointers!
Coming back to his senses, Su Zong Sheng immediately began searching for Bai Chen’s figure.
If just a few casual words could make his realm loosen,
what if he received more guidance?
Thinking about this, Su Zong Sheng couldn’t help but feel excited.
“Qing Li, where is that young man?”
Su Qing Li felt a bit embarrassed and scratched her head.
“He… he has left.”
A hint of disappointment crossed Su Zong Sheng’s face, but he quickly added,
“This Mr. Bai has a mysterious background; his family likely has a heritage spanning thousands of years, otherwise, he wouldn’t know so much!”
“Qing Li, you must investigate his situation and establish a good relationship without offending him. Also, if possible, definitely invite him to be a guest scholar at our Su family!”
“Understood, Grandpa.”
Hearing her grandfather’s assessment, Su Qing Li became very serious and felt curious about Bai Chen.
Not to mention his martial arts cultivation, just looking at his face was comparable to a big star’s good looks.
The more she thought about it, the more a slight blush appeared on her cheeks.
Meanwhile, Su Zong Sheng noticed his granddaughter’s change in expression.
As someone wise with age, he could roughly guess the cause but chose not to confront it directly.
On the other side, Bai Chen had already arrived at the same herbal shop he visited last time.
Today, however, the atmosphere seemed a bit different.
