The lungs reside in the abdomen and diaphragm, thus they are called Hua Gai.
This is also because the lungs are located at the highest position within the body’s organs and perform the function of covering and protecting the organs, fending off external evils.
Hua Gai Siqing, as the name suggests, refers to exhaling the turbid and inhaling the pure, expelling the old and accepting the new.
When this talent was unlocked, Zhao Ya felt an unparalleled transparency in his body, and a simple breath could penetrate deep into the internal organs, giving a sensation as if reaching down to the heels.
It is said that the breath of a true person reaches the heels, while the breath of ordinary people reaches the throat.
This means that someone who has achieved success in cultivation can feel the breath reaching the heels with just a simple breath, while ordinary people, no matter how hard they try, can only take shallow breaths.
Not only that, but when this talent was unlocked, Zhao Ya felt a subtle tremor in the marrow of his whole body as he breathed.
This is a sign of expelling the polluted evil qi, and the speed is more than twice as fast as before.
At this rate, it won’t be long before all the acquired muddy qi is expelled, achieving a postnatal perfect body.
That will also be the time for him to advance to the Fifth Realm.
Zhao Ya’s heart surged with emotion.
The journey so far has been fraught with hardships, but at last, a ray of hope is in sight.
Although entering the Fifth Realm is just the beginning, with more arduous tasks like meridian opening awaiting him later.
But Zhao Ya possesses unparalleled confidence to continue forward.
"Panel," Zhao Ya silently recited.
Name: Zhao Ya. Age: 20 years. Remaining lifespan: 665 years (+56 days)
Skills: Eight Vajra Longevity Skill (Peak Performance 87%)
Five Tiger Fist (Returning to the Essence 66%)
Gale Saber Technique (Returning to the Essence 58%)
Light as a Feather (Returning to the Essence 54%)
Concealing Breath Technique (Peak Performance 99%)
Great Stone-Throwing Hand (Peak Performance 82%)
Great Vajra Fist (Peak Performance 78%)
Golden Body Technique (Peak Performance 99%)
Little Five Paths Chasing Soul Leg (Peak Performance 19%)
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With this period of focused cultivation, all martial arts have seen significant progress, especially the Golden Body Technique, which has reached the pinnacle of Peak Performance, just short of some insights to break through to the Returning to the Essence realm.
Zhao Ya is not surprised by this, and finding insights for a horizontal refining cultivation technique like the Golden Body Technique shouldn’t be too difficult.
Just find a few high-level horizontal refining cultivation techniques, and perhaps they can be directly fused and upgraded.
Thinking of this, Zhao Ya couldn’t help but remember the Sea Lord named Xiong Kun from the Four Seas Gang.
Although his strength isn’t particularly strong, his horizontal refining technique, Flesh Armor, left a deeply profound impression on Zhao Ya.
If necessary, he might go there to seek insights.
Zhao Ya made up his mind silently.
But other than that, for the Concealing Breath Technique, which has also reached the pinnacle of Peak Performance and has been stagnant for a long time, Zhao Ya is truly at a loss.
Honestly, it was already quite difficult to cultivate this accidentally acquired Concealing Breath Technique to its current level.
To make further progress, it might require even higher-level Concealing Breath techniques for supplementary upgrading.
But unlike horizontal refining techniques that almost everyone cultivates, and the results are visibly obvious after cultivation, the Concealing Breath Technique, as the name suggests, refines the breath until it is concealed, making it appear like that of an ordinary person.
For example, Zhao Ya now is like this, and ordinary martial artists can’t discern the depth of his skills.
So how should he seek it?
Rely on chance?
Left with no choice, Zhao Ya could only temporarily shelve the idea of improving his Concealing Breath Technique.
Nevertheless, this is not an urgent matter, so Zhao Ya didn’t pay much attention to it.
Upon leaving, and taking a deep breath, Zhao Ya felt utterly relaxed throughout his body.
"Hey, Ya, you’re out so early today?" Zui’Er asked.
"Yeah, the cultivation is pretty much done. What are you busy with?" Zhao Ya squatted down and asked Zui’Er, who was fiddling with things.
"Oh, I’m planning to build a stove. After all, not having a kitchen nearby is truly inconvenient."
For Zui’Er, a cooking enthusiast and juice aficionado, not having a stove to ignite at any time felt like something was missing.
But staying at the Shang Family, no matter how good her relationship with Luoluo is, it’s awkward to ask them to build a kitchen for her.
So she decided to do it herself to satisfy her needs.
Looking at Zui’Er, her hands covered in mud, Zhao Ya felt both compassion and helplessness.
"Alright, alright, stop busying yourself with that."
"But I’ve almost finished building it," Zui’Er was somewhat reluctant.
"Even if it’s finished, we won’t keep it."
Zhao Ya took Zui’Er to wash her hands and then said, "In a few days, I’m planning to find a place and move there."
"Oh? Aren’t we staying at Luoluo’s anymore?"
"Yeah, because this place is too cramped, living here feels uncomfortable and inconvenient."
"Oh, but won’t Luoluo be sad if she finds out?"
"Why be sad? We’re only moving out, not leaving for good."
"But for now, don’t tell Luoluo about it, or she’ll definitely overthink."
Zui’Er nodded thoughtfully, "Got it."
...
Xiu De Square, Prince Qi’s Mansion.
Princess Consort Qi looked distressed, "Can’t we avoid going there? Even if we offer more money."
Yan Peng sighed, "This is a promise made in person by Senior Sister Xizhao. Do you think it’s avoidable?"
Princess Consort Qi’s eyes reddened as she looked at Yan Fei, who was sitting beside her, and reluctantly said, "Good daughter, just listen to your brother and go apologize to Shang Luoluo."
"I won’t go. Who does Shang Luoluo think she is? Who do I think I am? If I apologize to her, how will I ever hold my head up in Yan Capital City?"
Although she’s been bedridden for several days, only recently regaining mobility, the thought of apologizing to Shang Luoluo left her absolutely unwilling.