CHAPTER 64: CHAPTER 63: UNYIELDING

The so-called Breathing Technique involves breathing in a special way, along with coordinated Pile Skills.

The two must be practiced together, neither can be lacking.

Pile Skills refer to maintaining a fixed posture without moving, common ones include Horse Stance, Three Body Stance, Mixed Element Stance, Dragon Subduing Stance, etc.

However, the Hu Family Breathing Technique involves some stranger postures.

Lou Yi tried practicing it.

Both hands held horizontally at shoulder width, squatting in the Horse Stance, head twisted to the right as far as it can go, inhale deeply three times, exhale shallowly once, repeat fifty times.

Both hands held at a forty-five-degree angle, standing in a bow stance, looking up at the sky, inhale deeply five times, exhale shallowly twice, breathe normally three times, repeat fifty times...

After a while, he felt warmth in many parts of his body.

And on the Attribute Panel, a new section appeared: Cultivation Technique.

[Name: Lou Yi]

[Age: 19/55]

[Realm: None]

[Cultivation Technique: Hu Family Breathing Technique (Not Initiated 0/10)]

[Skills: Lou’s Axe Skill (Proficient 0/30), Stone Throwing (Master 0/30), Basic Boxing Technique (Master 0/30), Basic Spear Technique (Initiated 0/6), Secret Skill: Dragon Piercing Technique - Fragment (One)]

[Talent: Petrification (Initiated 0/20+1 Stone Spirit)]

[Energy: 23]

The Breathing Technique truly deserves to be called the Fundamental Skill; just initiating it requires ten energy points.

Lou Yi had enough energy, but initiating it was easy, the potential problems vast.

He held back his urge to advance the Breathing Technique and began to study another Body Technique Martial Arts Light Body Skill.

The so-called Light Body Skill mainly discusses lower body force exertion techniques.

Using the strength of the thighs, calves, knees, soles, and toes to achieve footwork techniques.

In combat, it allows maneuvers and calculated anticipation of the enemy.

For Lou Yi, who practiced Boxing, Axe Skill, and Spear Technique, just roughly skimming through it let him understand the principles of Light Body Skill.

From there, it mainly depended on substantial practice to increase proficiency.

Correspondingly, the Attribute Panel naturally added the Light Body Skill section: Light Body Skill (Not Initiated 0/2).

Lou Yi looked at the faint plus sign appearing next to the Light Body Skill and imagined a force pressing it down.

Consuming two energy points, the state of Light Body Skill changed from (Not Initiated 0/2) to (Initiated 0/6).

Continuing to consume 6 energy points, Light Body Skill’s state changed from (Initiated 0/6) to (Proficient 0/20).

Strange memories appeared in Lou Yi’s mind.

In the depths of a dense forest, a Primitive Tribe settled and survived.

More than ten young lads clad only in loincloths were undergoing training from a robust adult male.

"As warriors of the Flame Wolf Tribe, while hunting outside, you may encounter all kinds of challenges! Whether it’s a tiger, a pack of wolves, or even a man-eating bird, none can be killed in one strike!"

"Make good use of your legs, be faster and more agile than them, that’s the only way to survive!"

"Train hard, train relentlessly!"

Behind the robust man were dozens of stumps the size of bowls, spaced half a meter to more than a meter apart.

The youths were either standing on one leg, doing handstands, or all fours, rhythmically hopping on the stumps.

If their movements slowed or became uncoordinated, they would receive a harsh whip from the robust man.

Among them, a dark-skinned boy who bore some resemblance to Lou Yi was training diligently, unlike others who occasionally slacked.

He was the only one not to have been whipped and garnered the robust man’s approving glance.

Moreover, the boy continued to practice relentlessly during his spare time.

Days passed by like this, and after three years.

In a battle against peers, the dark-skinned boy dodged around like a monkey.

The stick in his hand knocked down opponents without them even touching his hair, drawing exclamations from the onlookers.

Back in reality, Lou Yi suddenly opened his eyes.

A large mass of energy converged from the void into his body, concentrating mainly in the legs, waist, abdomen, and back.

The muscles there were rapidly transforming, forming a special kind of memory.

Lou Yi took a light step and instantly appeared on the other side of the room, then moved through different spots in the room like a phantom.

’What a treasure!’

Lou Yi felt joyful; this Light Body Skill alongside his Axe Skill and Boxing Technique undoubtedly strengthened him further.

If he were to face Xu Xi now, what are the odds?

Based on Xu Xi’s previous cautious behavior and the information gathered from conversation with the bandits, Lou Yi already had a vague answer.

Exiting the Hu Family Manor’s gate, he saw dejection on the faces of Lu Yang, Liu Yuan, and others, evidently without much success.

"Don’t lose heart, there’s always a next time." Wu Yiping smiled slyly, stroking his beard.

"Oh, I wonder how we’re distributing the other plunder besides food?" Lou Yi asked.

"Keep one-tenth for yourself, the remaining nine-tenths go to the warehouse," Wu Yiping replied.

The so-called one-tenth and nine-tenths, everyone knows how much water is in them.

Bandits are not soldiers, they have no discipline, whatever goes into their pockets, no one else can get out.

"My men have been guarding outside and haven’t gotten anything; isn’t that a huge loss?" Lou Yi said expressionlessly.

"Haha, someone must stand guard." Wu Yiping stroked his half-gray beard, "Ask the other brothers, who hasn’t guarded the gate, who hasn’t come up like this?"

"Don’t worry, you won’t have to stand guard every time," the leader Xu Xi also spoke up.

Although Lou Yi’s men were dissatisfied, they knew they couldn’t fight against the bigger force and swallowed their complaints.

Unexpectedly, Lou Yi’s voice persisted unusually loudly.

"That won’t do. The past is the past, now is now.

We can’t let some brothers grow fat while others remain empty-handed."

"This rule seems unreasonable to me; let’s change it today.

The brothers’ gains should all be submitted, then redistributed so everyone has a share," Lou Yi turned to Xu Xi, "Big brother, what do you think?"

"Hmm?" Xu Xi’s face darkened; he hadn’t expected Lou Yi to publicly challenge his authority.

"I think the fourth brother makes sense," Zhu Darui, as supportive as ever, was the first to jump out and back Lou Yi, "Big brother, all the brothers put in effort in attacking the manor.

We can’t allow some to eat meat while others don’t even have soup!"

"That’s right!"

"The third-in-command is right!"

After Zhu Darui gave his opinion, others quickly chimed in.

Among them were not just Lou Yi and Zhu Darui’s men, but also many of the other bandits.

After all, if some have more, others will have less.

Seeing others profit well, how could they not feel imbalanced?

The people do not fear scarcity as much as they fear inequality.

In the end, more than half agreed to redistribute the resources.

"Have you all rebelled? Shut up!" Wu Yiping, the old Daoist, was so angry that two hairs on his beard tore off as he cursed loudly.

Xu Xi fixed a fierce glare on Lou Yi: "Fourth brother, do you have an issue with me?"

This bald-headed brute became so enraged that his cheeks and forehead turned red, veins bulged on his smooth head, looking quite menacing.

His waist-bound Nine-Ring Great Cleaver clanged loudly, seemingly ready to be drawn at any moment.

The anger of a second blood warrior was not a trivial matter.

The atmosphere instantly froze, everyone felt something amiss, and promptly shut their mouths.

At that moment, even the air seemed to become extremely heavy.

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