Immortality Begins With Internal Breathing-Chapter 318: True Disciple (II)

Within the Wuji Sect, the Azure Tide Pavilion was the true core of the sect. After the assembly ended, Lin Zheyu followed Huang Baizhong to the Azure Tide Pavilion, accompanied by three unfamiliar martial artists, two men and one woman.

After some introductions, Lin Zheyu learned that these three were his senior brothers and sister. Only elders and the sect master were qualified to take true disciples, selecting the most outstanding from among the many inner sect disciples once every ten years. Huang Baizhong had taken a total of three disciples, namely Chen Ding, Cui Haihong, and Guo Wenzi.

"Greetings, Senior Brothers and Senior Sister." Lin Zheyu cupped his hands and bowed to the three. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"From now on, you are fellow disciples and must support one another. For the next period of time, I will be occupied with matters concerning the Yao Heavenly Palace. Wenzi, you are more meticulous in your work. Lin Zheyu will be entrusted to you for guidance," Huang Baizhong said as he looked toward Guo Wenzi.

Guo Wenzi was tall, roughly the same height as Lin Zheyu. She wore slightly curled, shoulder-length hair, and her presence was extremely strong, carrying a hint of masculine boldness and an open, forthright manner.

"Yes, Master." Guo Wenzi replied, then looked at Lin Zheyu. "Junior Brother, if you have any questions regarding technique cultivation in the future, feel free to come to me."

"Yes. Many thanks, Senior Sister," Lin Zheyu replied.

"If Guo Wenzi is not available, you may consult Chen Ding and Cui Haihong," Huang Baizhong added.

"My ability to teach others is no worse than Junior Sister's. You can come and seek my guidance more often," Chen Ding said with a smile.

"Junior Brother Lin, do not believe Senior Brother Chen Ding's words. Back then, I believed him and nearly ran into trouble during cultivation. If both Senior Sister Wenzi and I are unavailable, you should also avoid seeking guidance from Senior Brother Chen Ding. It is easy for things to go wrong," Cui Haihong interjected.

Hearing this, Chen Ding glared at him, but recalling what had happened back then, a trace of embarrassment surfaced on his face.

"All right, you fellow disciples have met now. You three may return if you have matters to attend to." Huang Baizhong dismissed the other three. He then looked toward Lin Zheyu and said, "Show me the results of your cultivation over these past ten plus days. Let me see how your training has progressed."

"Yes, Master." Lin Zheyu nodded.

He walked to the center of the courtyard. Blood qi surged within his body, his chest rising and falling, and a booming sound like waves crashing against the sea echoed from his chest. Watching Lin Zheyu cultivate, Huang Baizhong nodded slightly, clearly satisfied.

Has this boy made further progress in the Tortoise Breath True Technique? Or has he cultivated some other concealment technique? His aura feels increasingly strange. I cannot even see through it completely.

A trace of doubt flashed through Huang Baizhong's eyes.

After advancing to the Grandmaster realm, Huang Baizhong's perception within his Grandmaster Domain was exceedingly powerful. Yet he could not clearly sense the true strength of this newly accepted disciple. He could only vaguely perceive the vigorous blood qi within Lin Zheyu's body.

Even this was with Lin Zheyu not using the Evernight Slumber Secret Art at all, relying only on the physique cultivated through it and the Tortoise Breath True Technique to conceal his strength. If he were to fully activate the Evernight Slumber Secret Art, even Huang Baizhong would be unable to sense any aura from his body.

"To reach this level in just over ten days is indeed quite good. However, there are several shortcomings that need improvement. Because you have cultivated too many techniques and learned too many things, traces of other techniques unconsciously appear when you cultivate. This is especially pronounced when you circulate breathing methods." Huang Baizhong pointed out Lin Zheyu's issues.

He stepped forward lightly and appeared before Lin Zheyu in the blink of an eye, his hands striking out rapidly. His palms landed lightly on several parts of Lin Zheyu's body, neither painful nor uncomfortable. Threads of true strength carrying a faint icy chill seeped into Lin Zheyu's body through his palms.

"Especially these areas. Your control is very strong. This is both your strength and your weakness. The Azure Tide Boundless True Technique is a true technique comprehended by the founding patriarch while cultivating amid towering waves. It focuses on sensing the feeling of being within overwhelming tides, achieving extreme refinement of the body under crashing waves, and crushing deep seas. This effect emphasizes order that contains a trace of nature's randomness, rather than absolute precision," Huang Baizhong said slowly.

The true strength that had seeped into Lin Zheyu's body, under Huang Baizhong's control, guided Lin Zheyu's muscles and skin, allowing him to experience the Azure Tide Boundless True Technique more deeply. He closed his eyes and carefully comprehended the true intent contained within the true strength as his body slowly began to move.

This time, his movements lost some of their extreme precision and gained a trace of natural randomness. His body seemed to endure the battering of overwhelming waves, twisting continuously. While maintaining consistency with the technique, his movements also carried a hint of disorder and randomness that simulated nature.

Seeing this, Huang Baizhong nodded slightly. During their earlier contact, he had also roughly gauged the strength of his new disciple. His blood qi was very strong, nearly reaching the level of the ninth transformation of blood qi. In addition, his physique was astonishingly powerful. Whatever body refining technique he had cultivated placed him among the top at the Marrow Refining realm, though he still fell far short compared to the Buddhist Sect Vajra.

With the foundation of the eighth transformation of blood qi, resilient willpower, and powerful natural talent and comprehension, he is an excellent martial cultivation seed with the potential to advance to the Martial Innate realm. What a pity. With such aptitude, had he joined the Wuji Sect from a young age and received sufficient nurturing, he could surely have achieved Dragon Transformation.

Such thoughts flashed through Huang Baizhong's mind as he felt regret that this uncut jade had missed the optimal cultivation period.

After more than ten minutes, Lin Zheyu stopped cultivating and cupped his fists. He said, "Thank you for your guidance, master."

"Mhm. This is the true intent diagram of the Azure Tide Boundless True Technique. After you return, first comprehend the Azure Tide true intent. You are re-cultivating a true technique now. There is no need to proceed step by step. First, grasp the true intent. Cultivating with true intent alongside the technique will yield twice the results with half the effort. Also, from now until this time next year, a full year in total, all resources for cultivating the Azure Tide Boundless True Technique are at your disposal."

"I have already instructed the people at the Hall of Vital Longevity. The required contribution points and silver will be charged to me. You must raise your Azure Tide Boundless True Technique as soon as possible and cultivate the Boundless Azure Sea Body." Huang Baizhong said slowly, "All techniques of the Azure Tide Pavilion require the Boundless Azure Sea Body before further cultivation can proceed."

"Yes, this disciple understands," Lin Zheyu replied.

Holding the true intent diagram and the token given by Huang Baizhong, Lin Zheyu took his leave and turned to depart. After he left, Huang Baizhong's powerful aura suddenly dropped, and a flush appeared on his face.

"Is your injury all right?" Elder Yang walked out from a side hall, accompanied by a graceful and still elegant woman.

If Lin Zheyu had been present, he would have recognized her as Wu Xuan, the martial aunt who had claimed that title when he registered his identity. She stepped forward quickly and grasped Huang Baizhong's wrist, her true strength surging as it poured into his arm. Threads of black-red energy moved within Huang Baizhong's body, revealing themselves under the pressure of Wu Xuan's true strength. Yet no matter how hard she tried, she could not force that energy out of Huang Baizhong's body.

"It is nothing serious. This energy is somewhat strong. I will need to take Exorcising Evil Pills continuously for a week and then refine it with true strength," Huang Baizhong said with a smile as he broke free of Wu Xuan's grip.

The azure true strength circulated within his body, suppressing the black red energy once more, and his complexion returned to normal. This energy flared up once every few hours and was extremely troublesome.

"That such a level of yao martial artist has appeared in Wuling City is terrible!" Wu Xuan said with a grave expression.