[Highest Difficulty Tutorial Town]

A new morning arrived. I left the inn after waking up and began stretching. Then a loud voice struck my ears.

“Oi, what are you doing?”

I turned around and saw a topless Cheok Jungyeong. He seemed to have been working out since his body looked red and his muscles bulked up.

“Just some morning workout.”

“Workout? Ha, you call that a workout?” Cheok Jungyeong sneered as he approached.

“Listen, newbie, doing push-ups is for kids.”

“Pardon?”

“Breathing is the most important thing when it comes to training your body. Got it? To breathe properly…”

Cheok Jungyeong began to lecture me about breathing. I half-ignored him, but my mind also grew clearer. He pushed his face closer.

“Listen, breathing isn’t just done with your body. It’s done with your mind.”

The man who stood in front of me was the famous Cheok Jungyeong of the Goryeo era. No one could argue against his understanding of martial arts as the most powerful general in the history of Korea.

“Look, this is what’s known as inner core breathing.”

Ssp, haa… Cheok Jungyeong began to breathe. It might look like normal breathing, but was completely different. I carefully observed his body as his muscles moved with every inhale and exhale.

“I’m moving the muscles in my body by breathing. Get it? We’re on a completely different level!”

Cheok Jungyeong proudly stood after finishing his demonstration. I watched his muscles for a bit...