Chapter 205

People like Lu Jing who leave and return the same day are rare.

Just like the two arrogant bald muscular men at the beginning, they were just boasting.

While saying they needed to finish the task quickly to go drink, they had actually already booked a hotel in the city and brought a change of clothes.

Half an hour later, police cars arrived at the entrance of the High‑Speed Rail station.

Lu Jing thanked Ji Ling and then headed into the High‑Speed Rail station.

"Do you need to register in advance to use the cultivation room?"

In front of the cultivation room at Shogunate Martial University.

A youth with a long sword at his waist and an upright posture frowned, looking at the staff member behind the counter.

After returning from Wanshan City, it was already late at night when Lu Jing arrived; his credits were posted to his account early the next morning, and he eagerly went to the cultivation room to spend them.

But he hadn't expected that just having credits wasn't enough; he also needed to register in advance and reserve a time.

"Of course, do you think there are many cultivation rooms? They're far from enough—lots of people reserve them in advance every day."

Behind the counter, a young man in his twenties glanced at Lu Jing and said, "If you need it, I can help you reserve one for next week."

"You mean I have to wait until at least a week later?!"

Lu Jing blinked in surprise; he never imagined the cultivation room slots could be so hotly contested.

"That's normal—Shogunate Martial University has fifty cultivation rooms, which can only accommodate fifty people at once. You know how many students we have; anyone with credits will mostly come to spend them in the cultivation room."

"This is still good compared to ordinary martial universities, where students have to fight over a dozen cultivation rooms and wait about a month for a reservation."

"Alright, then put me on the list; I'll come another day."

The young man took Lu Jing's student ID, scanned it on the device, and said, "Okay, you'll get a text reminder beforehand; be sure to arrive on time—if you're more than five minutes late, your slot will be cancelled outright!"

Lu Jing nodded and turned to leave.

Having made this trip for nothing, he planned to go check the Ultimate Tower to see if it also required a reservation.

Just as Lu Jing was about to walk out of the cultivation room area.

"Hey, Lu Jing, wait!"

A familiar voice came from behind, someone calling Lu Jing's name.

"What's up?"

Lu Jing turned and saw a familiar figure running toward him.

"Hah—"

"It really is you—I was working a part‑time shift in the cultivation room just now, saw a silhouette that looked a bit like yours, and ran after you!"

Jiang Fanxin beamed with delight, lifted the work badge hanging from her neck, waved it in front of Lu Jing, and said with a grin:

"You didn't reserve in advance, huh? I've got a back door—want to take it?"

Upon seeing an old friend, Lu Jing's somewhat gloomy mood instantly lifted.

"You're back from your mission?"

"Yeah, I got back last night—I forgot to tell you."

Jiang Fanxin stood primly before Lu Jing, her eyes shining like stars; it was clear she was excited inside, but she was holding herself back.

Lu Jing isn't good with words; several times he tried to find a topic to chat with Jiang Fanxin, but his mind went blank.

"What did you mean by the back door just now?"

"Come with me."

Jiang Fanxin directly took Lu Jing's hand and headed toward the cultivation room.

"Didn't I just tell you? I work a part‑time job here to earn credits; although I don't have any major privileges, finding a cultivation room for you is still easy."

The cultivation room counter.

Jiang Fanxin had pulled Lu Jing all the way here.

The display in front of them showed the real‑time availability of the cultivation rooms.

"See? Someone booked it but didn't show up, so this cultivation room is now free—you can just slide right in."

"Thanks."

Lu Jing sincerely thanked Jiang Fanxin.

"Why are you being polite with me?"

Jiang Fanxin waved her hand nonchalantly, took Lu Jing's student ID, and processed the paperwork.

After deducting the corresponding credits, she handed him something resembling an access card.

"All set—once you're inside, turn right; it's Cultivation Room 25."

Jiang Fanxin smiled at Lu Jing and said, "Sis helped you out—are you going to treat me to a meal?"

"Of course, after I come out we'll go."

"Just don't try to pawn off cafeteria slop on me."

Lu Jing laughed helplessly; after not seeing each other for so long, Jiang Fanxin's personality hadn't changed a bit.

They chatted a bit more, then Lu Jing turned and walked to the right.

After finding Cultivation Room 25, he swiped the card and entered successfully.

Click—

The door opened, revealing to Lu Jing a very spacious room with nothing inside and an uneven floor.

On the wall by the entrance, a dense array of buttons lined up, with detailed usage instructions etched beside them.

Lu Jing recalled the scene from when he cleared the stages at the Genius Training Camp; it was somewhat similar to this place.

"With the help of the cultivation room, practicing the Universal Breathing Technique should go much faster......"

Once Lu Jing's strength reached the half‑step Master level and he could condense some gang qi, he could begin cultivating the Universal Breathing Technique to alter the nature of his gang qi.

After some study, Lu Jing quickly mastered the use of the cultivation chamber.

He first removed his clothes, stored them in the wardrobe, then walked in barefoot.

"The Cosmic Breath Technique can only absorb single-attribute energy each practice, so let's start with wind attribute."

Lu Jing shouted at the voice intelligent system beside him: "Activate the wind-attribute cultivation environment!"

"The wind-attribute cultivation environment has been activated; please get ready!"

A mechanical alert sounded, and the room continuously emitted a clattering machine operation noise.

Lu Jing calmly came to the center of the cultivation chamber and assumed a horse stance.

At this moment, his entire demeanor changed, his eyes calm, gathering strength in wait.

"Beep——"

With a prompt tone, the room suddenly gusted with a violent wind.

This fierce wind blowing on a person felt like a knife cut.

Lu Jing recalled the practice method of the Cosmic Breath Technique, sensing the wind attribute drifting around him.

He closed his eyes tightly, and without using mental power, the outside world was enveloped by a dense sheet of translucent light points.

Wind Breath, begin!

In an instant, Lu Jing's breathing rhythm suddenly changed!

This was an indescribable strange change, completely breaking free from the normal breathing range.

Only see his chest rising and falling according to some rhythm, sometimes abdominal breathing, sometimes chest breathing, and even his body trembling strangely.

Meanwhile, the gale swirling within one meter of his body actually began to slow down, forming a stark contrast with the wind howling one meter away.

Streams of invisible wind-attribute energy continuously flowed into Lu Jing's body, eventually dispersing throughout his blood qi.

As time passed, Lu Jing's breathing grew increasingly ragged, sweat began to seep from his body, and in an instant the wind dried it completely.