The Flute Groaning From Mount Han.
Chapters 12.

Zhaolong opened his eyes and felt the difference in the first form of breathing the water branch with the second form.

The second form has the feeling as if the true qi of the water element can Zhaolong use as a sense of touch.

After fighting with the Gui elders, the place where Zhaolong was at the moment was filled with the true qi of the water and wood elements.

The second form of water branch breathing differs from the first form in that Zhaolong can manipulate pure qi at will so as to bend light and create illusions.

The second form makes Zhaolong feel closer to the water, until Zhaolong can feel what is happening miles away through the true qi of the water element that fills the air.

"Chairman Gui, let's start round two.".

The Gui elder who saw Zhaolong change showed a smile full of fighting spirit.

"As you wish, boy.".

Elder Gui started running and thrusting the spear towards Zhaolong's neck.

But Zhaolong managed to dodge as if he would know the direction of the Gui elder's attack.

'He dodged my attack? Or is it just a coincidence?.'.

Elder Gui started to stab his spear eyes towards Zhaolong's face, but Zhaolong was again able to dodge the Gui elder's attack with such a thin distance.

'Just right, after being hit by my attack speed. This kid is starting to adapt and can see my attack.'.

In this fight Zhaolong deliberately did not use other techniques except basic breathing techniques and spear playing techniques.

That was because Zhaolong wanted to hone his spear game, by fighting the original spear master then Zhaolong could make a spear playing technique that suited his own fighting style.

The Gui elder who saw his attacks continuously being dodged by Zhaolong began to leap backwards to take some distance.

With his legs open Elder Gui mounted a horse and pointed his spear eyes at Zhaolong.

"Spear Technique, a shadowless puncture.".

Now the Gui elder again used his famous spear-playing technique with his attack speed so as not to cause shadows or afterimage.

Two punctures to the right cheek, two punctures to the left cheek and 2 punctures to the throat were avoided.

Elder Gui who saw his attack successfully dodged Zhaolong started to furrow his brows and stared at Zhaolong deeply.

Only then did elder Gui realize that during the fight against him.

Zhaolong did not look at himself or his spear at all, but looked down with a blank look.

'So? Isn't this kid's eye able to see my attack? Then how did this kid see the trajectory of my attack and manage to dodge it!?.'.

Zhaolong who felt the body of elder Gui stop attacking, passed through the true qi of the water element in the air.

Started to raise his head and look towards the Gui elder who was standing still.

'Looking at the eyes, there will be a delay of 0.1 to 0.4 seconds when light shines on the retina. Unlike using qi to sense enemies who can see in a timely manner.'.

"Chairman Gui, why did you stop attacking? Is it my turn to attack?.".

Soon elder Gui saw Zhaolong running towards him with a flash of a spear aiming for his heart and throat.

Elder Gui immediately fended off Zhaolong's attack, which he thought was slow, but admitted that Zhaolong's attack had its own attack pattern.

Zhaolong's left foot and right foot always forward and backward in the same place as if it would maintain a pattern of foot movements that form a trajectory like a sharp c (<).

Not only the pattern of foot movements, Zhaolong's spearhead attacks always lead to human vital points such as eyes, throat, heart and ********.

This of course makes the Zhaolong attack pattern easy to memorize, it was just that if just once elder Gui was careless and had he been a pure qi development cultivator then elder Gui was confident he would have died with just one strike.

In this fight elder Gui felt strange, because Zhaolong's speed was not as fast as he was but Zhaolong was always able to dodge his attacks as if he would be able to see the trajectory of the attack he was about to do.

This caused the two to meet a stalemate which created a one-on-one situation, where neither side was injured but both sides were unable to land an attack on their respective opponents.

'I am an Elder actually drawing against junior? Impossible!.'.

'Is this because of the second form of his breathing technique? Then let me see where the upper limit of this child's second form of breathing technique is.'.

Elder Gui immediately jumped back to keep his distance from Zhaolong and began to gather qi all over his spear body.

"Spear Technique, the shackles of despair!.".

Soon Elder Gui ran around Zhaolong's body as the center to form a stable 'O' letter pattern.

While Zhaolong who saw Elder Gui using a new technique began to think how to escape from the Gui elder technique.

Elder Gui ran so fast as if he was going to form a wall of his running speed, where it was impossible for someone who was at the center of his technique to escape.

Immediately Zhaolong saw the Green-colored qi energy forming an enormous spear attacking him from behind.

Zhaolong who read the trajectory of the pure qi that formed the spear began to dodge to the side and before Zhaolong could stabilize his figure, another qi spear appeared to come towards him.

The green-colored spear made from pure qi energy began to attack Zhaolong in turn to make Zhaolong dance gracefully to dodge all incoming spear attacks.

At its peak, hundreds of spears the size of a tree attacked Zhaolong from all sides almost simultaneously.

Zhaolong dodged all incoming attacks by draining the potential in his body, Zhaolong's movement speed becoming increasingly faster and faster.

Elder Gui who had completed his attack technique stood still looking at Zhaolong who had returned to normal in a state of sitting breathless without any breathing technique.

"Son, your spearmanship is pretty good. Why don't you become a spear swordsman and become my apprentice?.".

Zhaolong who was gasping for breath could only smile wryly at the offer of elder Gui.

"It's not that I reject the Elder, it's just that the water in the cultivation world is too deep. This makes me inevitably have to master many weapons.".

"I see what you mean, if you refuse then you refuse.

Zhao boy, how do you predict the trajectory of my attack?".

Realizing this Zhaolong could only smile wryly, as he looked muddled with a torn robe where beggars and sweat drenched his entire body.

"Actually it was because of the second form of the basic breathing technique of the elder water branch, the second form allowed me to be more immersed in familiarity with the water element. Whether it is water that comes from nature or true qi of the water element.

It made me able to feel the opponent's body movement through the true qi of the water element like my skin as a sense of touch.

By looking at the opponent's body movements I can make a prediction as to where the opponent will attack.".

"So then, in the sense that when your opponent lifts the sword you've been thinking about where the slash will go down.

And when I pull my arm back, you can already predict where my spear-eye trajectory will strike?.".

"As expected of an Elder, just by listening and seeing a little you can make a lot of conclusions.".

Elder Gui who heard Zhaolong's praise began to raise his chin high with his arms crossed in front of his chest.

"But I must admit, son, the breathing technique you created has unlimited potential and can continue to be dug.

This is different from attack techniques and movement techniques that can continue to develop but have an upper limit, the breathing technique brings the user closer to the element of his own meridian vein and maybe even later a user of the breathing technique can use true qi to fight.".

Hearing the analysis of a cultivator who had lived for hundreds of years, Zhaolong did not immediately agree or refuse because he himself did not understand the limits of breathing techniques as if someone was digging the earth and found himself able to continuously dig.

"I also don't know the Elders, it all requires the help of the users of the breathing technique itself to develop this technique according to their respective paths.".

"Do you think that I too will be able to use true qi in place of your sense of touch like you, son?.".

"About this problem I cannot guess the Elder, the beginning of your breathing technique is to restore the vitality of your body whereas the beginning of my breathing technique can manipulate pure qi to the extreme.

Usually the starting point determines the second point, only I also do not guarantee 100% that you will not be able to use true qi as a sense of touch.".

"Indeed, your artificial technique can be thought of as a baby that takes time to continue growing before it can be fully understood.".

Elder Gui who had been an Elder in the Eternal Bamboo sect for hundreds of years just this time felt very comfortable talking to an inner sect disciple.

This made the Gui elder even more appreciative of Zhaolong who had a mature male mindset with a mature attitude as well.

It cannot be denied that Zhaolong's attitude and thoughts look mature because in his previous life Zhaolong was a boring middle-aged uncle at the age of 35.

Whereas after crossing over, Zhaolong had lived for 19 years in the cultivation world.

35+19 produces 50 years more life experience makes Zhaolong mental very mature, even 20 year old girl like Mei Xin and others for Zhaolong look like a little girl in puberty.

"Since your second-form breathing technique allows you to evade so well then I would recommend you to participate in the five-year meeting of the sect in Daxia province.".

"What's a five-year meeting, elder?.".

"In short it was a meeting for the entire sect located in Daxia province. Thousands of sects would send representatives from core disciples, inner disciples and outer disciples.

Thousands of disciples will be on the same stage and kill each other, the more enemies you kill the higher your points will increase the number sequence in the next fighting competition.

Those with top points only needed to wait for the other sect disciples to fight each other before meeting them.

It was easy in the first round competition that the disciples would kill each other to earn points.

In the second half the students who managed to survive will fight one by one according to their respective number sequence they get from the total points of fulfillment in the first round.".

"There's such a thing!?.".

It could not be denied that Zhaolong was so shocked, Zhaolong could not even imagine that there was such a fierce event.

You know all the sect disciples are living humans, they will be in one place to kill each other.

Where they had no allies and thousands of other disciples were enemies to kill, it was like natural selection in evolution that had killed off many non-adaptable flora and fauna.

Let the weak become the food of the strong and let them cultivate the true elites through the bloody fight.

"Sorry elder, why should there be such an event? Isn't that detrimental to the sect in our Daxia province?.".

"Come, Son. If the elders of the sect can choose then we will not send disciples to die in a meaningless fight.

It was just that this was an imperial order that had existed for millions of years.

The imperial party is helping the sect to grow but they are also limiting our growth, let the seed sects kill each other in order for the sects to have a blood grudge that made it impossible for them to unite let alone rebel against the imperial side.".

Hearing the elder Gui's explanation with a wry expression, Zhaolong was only able to sigh helplessly.

'The imperial side? It seems like they will be a difficult barrier for me to climb the peak.'.

"Is this bloody custom the decision of the imperial elders ministers?.".

"No, no. This bloody custom was the decision of the imperial eunuchs, The imperial ministers came from different sects and of course they were on the side of the sect and the people.

While the Eunuchs were Emperor Tang's left hand, Emperor Tang used the Eunuchs to monitor the Ministers.

It can be said that the current Emperor put the Eunuchs and Ministers in opposite positions to stabilize the palace as well as his position.".

"Then I agreed to represent the inner disciples to attend this event, rather than sending another brother or sister to die in vain.".

"Haikh, earlier I apologized to you son for sending you to enter such a place.

But rest assured my decision is based on your ability to avoid all my attacks, I'm sure you can come back alive from this five-year event.".

Elder Gui looked at Zhaolong with a friendly smile.

'Seeing this child can continue to grow during battle, I'm sure after returning from the five-year event this child will have even more terrifying fighting abilities.'.

Facing the gently smiling Elder Gui, Zhaolong also looked at Elder Gui with a smile as well.

'Why make me cannon bait? Let you have the disappointment afterwards, I'll make you see what a real killer is.'.

A middle-aged man and a young man were standing face to face under the majestic curtain of the night.

Both of them had friendly smiles and were connected with one thought that was not in line.