I can increase my power through breathing.

Chapter 1 Talent: Nine Breaths of Qi Absorption

The county government dungeon was dark and damp.

The air was thick with the scent of decay and despair.

The dim oil lamp flickered weakly, barely illuminating the mottled stone walls around it, and also revealing a figure huddled in the corner of the cell.

The figure held his head in his hands, as countless fragments of memories flooded his mind, gradually revealing his new identity.

"Have I traveled through time?"

After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Qing recovered.

The original owner of this body was also named Zhou Qing. His father met with misfortune several years ago when he was invited to go out for a consultation, and his mother also passed away half a year ago due to overwork. He was left alone to run the family's traditional clinic, barely making ends meet.

But three days ago, a well-dressed young couple came to see the doctor, and Zhou Qing diagnosed the woman as pregnant by taking her pulse.

So, I prescribed some medicine to calm the nerves and nourish the fetus.

Unexpectedly, the next day, officials came to the door, saying that Liu, the concubine of Master Zhou, had died suddenly after taking the medicine he prescribed. She was then arrested and imprisoned, tortured into confessing, and sentenced to be executed in the autumn.

The original owner ultimately did not survive.

"It's obvious that the original owner was tricked."

Having read countless novels and watched countless movies, Zhou Qing knew with a grain of salt that the young man accompanying Master Zhou's concubine to the doctor must be no ordinary person.

It is very likely that he is the young master of the Zhou family.

It's common for young masters from wealthy families to have affairs with their concubines.

However, after the original owner was arrested and imprisoned, he was not given a chance to explain. He was tortured into confessing, signing the document, and was executed later.

From arrest to trial and conviction, it only took half a day.

There must be some influence from financial power behind this.

"This is absolutely a hellish start!"

Knowing his current situation, Zhou Qing felt a sense of despair.

He is currently in prison and will be executed a month before the Autumn Equinox. Moreover, he is seriously injured and it is uncertain whether he can survive until the end of the month.

Without cheats, how can you turn the tide in such a hellish start?

There was no one in his family to pull strings, and no one was willing to overturn the case and find out the truth.

Without the strength, escaping from prison is impossible.

There is only one way out: wait to die.

"God, since I've been transported to this world, shouldn't I be given some kind of cheat code? I can't let down the millions of other transmigrators."

Zhou Qing prayed silently.

Swish!
Just then, a panel popped up in front of Zhou Qing.

Name: Zhou Qing

Realm: Unorthodox
Mastered martial arts: Rejuvenation Skill / Level 3
Talent: Nine-Breath Breath Control (By breathing for nine breaths, one will be blessed with mysterious supernatural powers, automatically refining the power of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth into Dao Source. One point of Dao Source can be automatically obtained every day, and each point of Dao Source is equivalent to one year of arduous cultivation.)
Daoyuan: 1
"It's here! The cheat code is here!"

Upon seeing the panel that appeared before him, Zhou Qing couldn't contain his excitement and revealed a look of ecstatic joy.

Nine Breaths Breathing Technique is one of the Thirty-Six Divine Powers of the Heavenly Gang in mythology. Each of these divine powers is an innate divine power nurtured by heaven and earth, pointing directly to the Great Dao.

The Nine-Breath Breath Cultivation Technique is a top-tier supernatural power in Qi cultivation.

After completing the training, it will automatically transform into an innate ability.

Zhou Qing didn't need to learn; he directly turned the Nine Breaths Breath Control Divine Power into an innate talent.

What is talent?

He was born with this talent; that's what talent is all about. With the Nine Breaths Breathing Talent, he can gain a little Dao Source every day at midnight, and the Dao Source can be used to improve his martial arts level.

A single spark of enlightenment can be equivalent to a year of arduous practice.

The only martial art Zhou Qing currently possesses is the Rejuvenation Skill.

This is a health-preserving exercise. Its main functions are to unblock meridians, strengthen the body, prevent diseases, and regulate the five internal organs. When practiced to a certain level, it can prolong life and has no significant harmful effects.

Zhou Qing had been cultivating with his father since childhood, but he had only managed to cultivate the Rejuvenation Technique to the third level, which allowed him to regulate his breathing and circulate his internal energy, but he had not yet cultivated internal strength.

"Enhance the Rejuvenation Technique!"

Zhou Qing had no other choice but to use the 1 point of Dao Source he currently possessed to improve the only cultivation technique he had mastered.

In an instant.

Zhou Qing felt his spirit being pulled into a mysterious space, and then began to cultivate day and night.

In this cultivation space, one never feels tired, nor does one feel hungry, nor does one develop negative emotions such as aversion to cultivation.

All his time was spent practicing the Rejuvenation Technique.

This is true asceticism.

a year.

Zhou Qing meditated constantly, without ever stopping.

[After a year of arduous training, your Rejuvenation Technique has broken through from the third level to the sixth level, opening up the twelve meridians and advancing to the Acquired Realm.]

Name: Zhou Qing

Realm: First level of Acquired Realm (Third-rate martial artist)
Mastered martial arts: Rejuvenation Skill / Level 6 (Specialty: Internal energy healing, longevity)
Talent: Nine-Breath Breath Control (By breathing for nine breaths, one will be blessed with mysterious supernatural powers, automatically refining the power of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth into Dao Source. One point of Dao Source can be automatically obtained every day, and each point of Dao Source is equivalent to one year of arduous cultivation.)
Daoyuan: 0
A year had passed in the ascetic space, but in the real world it was only a moment. Zhou Qing came back to his senses in the blink of an eye.

In the blink of an eye.

He had reached the sixth level of the Rejuvenation Technique he was practicing, and there was a wisp of energy in his dantian, which was internal force.

For a martial artist to break through from an unranked level to the Acquired Realm, they need to master all twelve meridians.

Once the twelve primary meridians are connected, the Qi and blood will circulate along with them, completing a small cycle, and the Qi and blood will be transformed into higher-quality internal energy.

With the support of internal energy, one's strength, defense, and explosive power will all be greatly enhanced.

Of course, this is just the most basic ability.

Different cultivation methods produce different characteristics of internal energy.

The Rejuvenation Technique is a health-preserving exercise, so it doesn't significantly improve strength. However, once you reach the sixth level and cultivate internal energy, you can not only prolong your life, but Zhou Qing can also use the internal energy to heal injuries and accelerate recovery.

"The Rejuvenation Technique has actually broken through from the third level to the sixth level."

Zhou Qing was secretly alarmed.

The original owner started cultivating at the age of eight and is now sixteen. He has been cultivating for eight years and has only managed to cultivate the Rejuvenation Technique to the third level.

Furthermore, the further one progresses in internal energy cultivation, the more difficult it becomes to break through, while no one would spend too much effort on the arduous practice of health-preserving exercises.

The original owner's grandfather cultivated for a lifetime, but only reached the fifth level when he died. He did not fully open the twelve meridians to break through to the Acquired Realm. However, when he used the Dao Source to enhance the Rejuvenation Technique, he directly advanced three levels in an instant.

"A little bit of Dao source is equivalent to a year of hard cultivation. It turns out that it means cultivating without stopping for a moment, twelve hours a day."

Zhou Qing understood immediately.

The original owner cultivated for eight years, but at the beginning, his mind was not settled. He could only cultivate for half an hour a day at most. Even after he succeeded in his cultivation, he could only meditate for an hour a day before he could not bear the boredom.

However, using the Dao Source to enhance one's abilities will yield different results depending on whether one cultivates for a year, spending all twelve hours a day in arduous practice, or only cultivating for one hour a day.

(End of this chapter)