Immortality Begins With Internal Breathing-Chapter 250: True Strength (II)

Seeing Lin Zheyu fall silent, Li Mengxi did not rush to urge him. Instead, he leisurely drank wine, ate delicacies, and admired the moon in the sky as he slowly waited for Zhao Hao to make his decision. He had come tonight to help his sister and repay the life-saving grace. Other than that, he had no further plans.

"I'll need to trouble you to help me choose a saber-type true technique that contains the intent of wind."

Lin Zheyu pondered for a long time before making his decision. He took out the talisman token Li Mengxi had given earlier and handed it over.

"Alright. I will have someone help you select a saber-type true technique tomorrow. At the soonest, it should be delivered the day after tomorrow. By the way, the saber intent on Heavenly Blade Peak contains an intent imbued with the meaning of wind. I plan to go climb Heavenly Blade Peak tomorrow to perceive the saber intent. You've mostly recovered, so would you like to go together?" Li Mengxi invited.

"That is exactly what I had in mind."

***

Lin Zheyu and Li Mengxi drank late into the night. Having resolved a matter that had troubled him for a long time, he was in a very good mood and unknowingly drank a bit too much. Li Mengxi's wine was very strong and high proof, making one feel lightheaded after drinking. Fortunately, Lin Zheyu's physique was powerful. With a slight circulation of blood qi, the drunkenness vanished completely.

Morning came, and the sky was just beginning to brighten. Lin Zheyu awoke from meditation. After a simple wash, he slightly adjusted his facial features and returned to the appearance of Zhao Hao.

Even with a beard as a disguise, his skin still looked somewhat too youthful, not at all like someone in his fifties. However, after advancing to the Marrow Refining realm, the body underwent a transformation, so many martial artists appeared far younger than their actual age.

"Young Master Yu... ah... Young Master Zhao?" Seeing Lin Zheyu come out, Ya Lan was about to greet him when she suddenly froze.

Last night, Lin Zheyu had already told her that his name was Zhao Hao. Ya Lan had also heard that Yu Zhe was merely an alias, and even his appearance had been fake. However, she was not surprised at all. For martial artists, using aliases and disguising their appearance was a common occurrence. It was just that, suddenly seeing a stranger walk out of the room made her feel a bit surprised.

"Good morning, Young Master Zhao. The young master instructed me to bring you over once you woke up," Ya Lan said respectfully, quickly regaining her composure.

"Mmm." Lin Zheyu gave a slight nod.

Led by Ya Lan, he arrived at the plaza from the previous night, where three young men who did not look very old had gathered. One of them was Li Mengxi.

"You are Brother Zhao?" Li Mengxi sized up Lin Zheyu and asked in a certain tone.

"That would be me. This is my original appearance," Lin Zheyu said with a smile. Whether the other party believed it or not didn't matter.

"Brother Zhao, you arrived just in time. Let me introduce everyone. This is Li Yunfeng, and this is Li Yunbo. They are my cousins. Guys, this is the Zhao Hao I told you about, the lifesaving benefactor of my elder sister," Li Mengxi introduced.

Lin Zheyu smiled and greeted them. Li Yunfeng and Li Yunbo showed no intention of speaking with him, and Lin Zheyu likewise did not wish to engage in small talk. The group then headed toward Heavenly Blade Peak.

Upon arriving beneath Heavenly Blade Peak, a hundred-meter-long phantom blade of the Heavenly Saber hung high in the sky, pouring down terrifying saber intent. Standing beneath Heavenly Blade Peak, Lin Zheyu immediately felt an overwhelming pressure. A sense of sharpness surged toward him, as though it were about to cleave his soul apart.

The expert who unleashed this saber intent followed a path that combined multiple intents. Within this saber intent, there are at least three different intents, Lin Zheyu thought.

A domineering intent that swept through everything and made one unable to resist kneeling in submission was one kind. An incomparably sharp intent that could break through anything was another. A faint scorching heat, as though it could burn the soul itself, was yet another. Lin Zheyu was able to perceive all three of these merely by standing beneath Heavenly Blade Peak.

"Brother Zhao, within this saber intent, there are more than ten kinds of intents, including one that contains the meaning of wind. Carefully perceive them. It will be of great help to you when you cultivate true techniques in the future," Li Mengxi said with a smile. "The first time one climbs Heavenly Blade Peak gives the best results for perceiving saber intent, so do not rush to climb. Adjust yourself to your best state before you do anything else."

"Mmm. Many thanks for the reminder," Lin Zheyu said with a smile of gratitude.

He curiously observed the martial artists preparing to climb nearby. Once they entered Heavenly Blade Peak, their expressions grew solemn and their brows tightly furrowed, as though they were bearing immense pressure.

Suddenly, he spotted a familiar figure not far away.

Tang Weizhong, Tang Ziqiu, and the others stood together, their brows slightly furrowed as they looked toward Lin Zheyu's group with dark expressions. Because Lin Zheyu had changed his appearance, they could not recognize him at once. However, Tang Weizhong suspected that the unfamiliar middle-aged man accompanying Li Mengxi and the others was very likely the same person from before. He waved his hand, summoned several Tang Family martial artists, and after asking them a few questions, a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Hmph. You think you can fool everyone like this?" Tang Weizhong sneered coldly.

An undisguised killing intent leaked from his eyes. He had just asked around. Over the past few days, there had been no other unfamiliar martial artists entering or leaving the Li Family stronghold, but this unfamiliar martial artist had appeared abruptly. It was very likely that this person was the one who had killed Tang Weiqiang. Furthermore, testing it would be simple. The opponent's lightness and movement techniques were terrifying, yet his overall strength was only average. Those who could cultivate lightness and movement techniques to such a level were extremely rare.

Seeing the naked killing intent revealed in Tang Weizhong's eyes, Lin Zheyu pretended not to notice. With the Li Family present, the Tang Family did not dare to make a move. If the Tang Family dared to openly attack members of the Li Family or even their guests, it would be no different from slapping the Li Family in the face.

"Brother Zhao, we're about to start climbing Heavenly Blade Peak. Do you want to rest and regulate your breathing a bit longer, or come with us?" Li Mengxi turned around and asked with a smile. He also saw Tang Weizhong in the distance, grinned, and raised a middle finger in his direction.

"Let's go together. I've mostly recovered," Lin Zheyu said with a smile when he saw Li Mengxi's gesture. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Alright, then. Let's see who can climb higher. Although my strength is a bit weaker than yours, I'm already close to condensing intent. Brother Zhao, you'd better give it your all. Don't lose too badly," Li Mengxi said with a grin.

Hearing this, Li Yunfeng and Li Yunbo glanced at Lin Zheyu but had no intention of getting involved.

"Then, you'll have to go easy on me. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll lose, haha," Lin Zheyu said with a smile.

"Haha, Brother Zhao, don't belittle yourself. To reach this stage with insufficient resources shows just how high your natural talent is," Li Mengxi said with a laugh.

He pointed at the towering Heavenly Blade Peak and continued, "On Heavenly Blade Peak, the higher you climb, the more terrifying the saber intent becomes. As long as you can withstand the saber intent, it becomes easier to perceive the intent within it. Unfortunately, it's already been four or five days since the saber intent was at its most terrifying, so it has weakened quite a bit."

"At its peak, as long as you climbed to the halfway point of Heavenly Blade Peak and perceived it there, the effect was not much weaker than a true intent diagram. Now, you have to climb to about two-thirds of the way up to perceive saber intent comparable to a true intent diagram. Good luck, Brother Zhao!" Li Mengxi said with a smile before rushing straight toward Heavenly Blade Peak.

His speed was extremely fast. After entering the area covered by saber intent, he swiftly climbed toward the peak. Seeing this, Lin Zheyu followed as well. The moment he entered the saber intent's coverage, he felt as though countless razor-sharp blades were hacking at his soul. This was his first time climbing Heavenly Blade Peak to perceive saber intent, so he was not quite used to it. After adapting for a while, he finally grew accustomed to the feeling of being enveloped by saber intent.

"What terrifying saber intent. It's truly unbelievable. A powerhouse capable of unleashing such horrifying saber intent must have reached an unimaginable level!" Lin Zheyu could not help but marvel.

He raised his head and gazed at the phantom saber intent hanging high in the sky. Such godlike and demonic methods were simply beyond belief.

***

At the foot of Heavenly Blade Peak, outside the area covered by saber intent.

"How far do you think he can climb?" Li Yunfeng said with a smile as he watched Lin Zheyu's back.

"He showed signs of weakness as soon as he entered the saber intent's coverage. His mental will is somewhat lacking. The halfway point should be his limit," Li Yunbo said indifferently.

"Really enviable. That wild martial artist from some remote place got incredibly lucky and happened to save Sister Mengqi's life," Li Yunfeng sighed.

The two brothers had been present during that incident as well. At the time, they had been held back by others, and because their strength was average, they had not been able to contribute much. If they had followed Sister Mengqi out at that time, there might not have been any Zhao Hao involved at all. They could have earned merit and received rewards from the family.

"Don't overthink it. Even if you had wanted to charge out with Sister Mengqi back then, with your speed, you wouldn't have caught up," Li Yunbo said calmly, as if he knew what Li Yunfeng was thinking.

Li Yunfeng glared at Li Yunbo speechlessly and did not want to talk to him.

Even if I can't do it, am I not allowed to imagine it? Thought Li Yuanfeng.

"Let's go. We should start climbing as well..." Li Yunbo ignored Li Yunfeng's glare and headed toward Heavenly Blade Peak on his own.