Eternal Life: I Have the Favor System-Chapter 137 - 124: Banished to the Army (Part 3)

Chu Lingguang and Lin Longde were left speechless.

Even though Chu Lingguang had found the resonance point, he couldn’t guarantee he could use it properly every time. He couldn’t just Do as You Please in any location, like Guo Wei and Feng Junyi, and harness the environment’s Potential Energy to make his Spear Technique’s power skyrocket.

With his current abilities, forget Chen Jin—he couldn’t even withstand Qi Shiwei’s Qi Power alone.

If he had faced Qi Shiwei today...

His final spear strike, ’Gentle Breeze Brushing the Mountain Ridge,’ might not have been enough to force Qi Shiwei back, let alone knock his Fangtian Halberd away. What’s more, his opponent’s Halberd Technique was endlessly variable and likely wouldn’t be outmatched by his Spear Technique.

At this thought, both Chu Lingguang and Lin Longde felt a wave of pressure.

Fortunately, they had already finished the food and wine on the table. Otherwise, had they known about the strength of those individuals from the start, they probably would have lost their appetites instantly.

Chu Lingguang asked seriously, breaking the silence, "Lord Feng, my master told me that the Academy Masters teach a profound Breathing Technique. I was wondering, have you ever practiced it?"

’Understanding things in advance would help my training.’

"I have. That Breathing Technique is called the Day and Night Breathing Technique. It’s a Skill passed down from the Great Yuan Dynasty’s Imperial Family. Many Noble Family Disciples learn this very technique from the start."

"However, the Court’s regulations are strict. To practice this Breathing Technique, one’s direct family line must have someone who has trained at the academy. Masters of Martial Arts Halls cannot teach it to just anyone. If caught, the consequences are unimaginable. Your master..." Feng Junyi trailed off, hesitating.

"What about my master?" Chu Lingguang asked, puzzled.

"Master Guo’s son was exiled by the Court to serve in the army for twenty years for leaking the ’Day and Night Breathing Technique’," Feng Junyi explained.

"What?"

Chu Lingguang was stunned.

Guo Wei’s only son had been exiled to the army, and Guo Wei had been trying to rescue him ever since. Chu Lingguang had heard many versions of the story, but he never imagined his Little Senior Brother’s crime was leaking the Day and Night Breathing Technique Skill.

Chu Lingguang finally understood why Guo Wei hadn’t taught him the Day and Night Breathing Technique personally, instead telling him to go and learn it at the academy.

"Master Guo’s talent was astonishing in his youth. He trained at the academy for a time. The year he took first place in the Daoist Examination, he immediately went on to take the Provincial Examination and placed near the top. However, the examiner was corrupt. Master Guo, being a loyal and righteous man, spoke out in defense of Big Saber Hong. Unexpectedly, this landed him in prison. Through the machinations of the powerful, he was stripped of his honors. Although his name was eventually cleared, he withdrew from the Martial Arts Examinations after that. Otherwise, Master Guo’s standing today would surely be above mine and Fan Zhibian’s," Feng Junyi said with heartfelt admiration.

When speaking of Guo Wei, he was filled with respect and lamented his circumstances.

Chu Lingguang and Lin Longde were both stunned.

They had placed in the top three of the South City Martial Arts Examination, and while they might be confident of passing the Provincial Examination in a year’s time, neither felt they could achieve outstanding results or distinguish themselves among prodigies like Chen Jin, Gao Yimu, and Qi Shiwei.

And yet Guo Wei had taken the Provincial Examination just one year after placing first in the Daoist Examination.

Chu Lingguang remembered Guo Wei telling him on the way to Cyan Cloud Mountain that he had lost to Big Saber Hong by a single move. If not for the examiner’s corruption, Big Saber Hong would have taken first place in the Provincial Examination that year. This meant that Guo Wei had actually placed second.

It was a testament to Guo Wei’s astonishing talent.

Now, at fifty or sixty years of age—a time when one’s Qi Blood begins to wane—Guo Wei still gave him the impression of being as steadfast and imposing as a mountain.

His strength had long ago surpassed Big Saber Hong’s by leaps and bounds.

"According to the Court’s rules, Master Guo was permitted to teach the Day and Night Breathing Technique to his son, but his son was forbidden from teaching it to others. Unfortunately, he was young and reckless. Not only did he pay a terrible price, but he also implicated Master Guo in the process. Luckily, because of the past incident with the corrupt examiner, the Court felt it owed Master Guo a debt, which is how he was spared," Feng Junyi added.

Chu Lingguang was speechless for a long time, unsure of what to say. He even felt a little resentful toward his Little Senior Brother for implicating Guo Wei. Otherwise, what heights would Guo Wei have reached by now?

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