"Oh! It's Mr. Tachibana! Good morning!"

Makimura responded with a hearty and enthusiastic smile as always.

"Ju-kun, why are you free to come over and play today?"

Qingden smiled bitterly.

"Boss Kiryu said he wanted to teach me a very powerful thing, so I came here."

"oh?"

Makimura's thick eyebrows were raised at the corners of his raised eyes.

He swept his eyes and looked at Kiryu, then at Qingto.

"Kuro, are you... finally going to pass 'that' to Tachibana-kun?"

As he spoke, Makimura grinned, revealing a complex expression that was half-smile but not a smile, with mixed emotions.

Kiryu nodded slightly.

"He already has the strength to control it - in this case, it should be taught to him."

After finishing speaking, Kiryu walked to the corridor beside the courtyard and sat down with his knees bent.

"Mr. Ju, sit over here. Young Master, please sit over here too."

As Kiryu spoke, he pointed at the empty space beside him.

Perhaps it was because Kiryu's expression of "a great revenge has been avenged" left an indelible impression on Ayoto, so when Kiryu said "sit next to him", Ayoto couldn't help but hesitate on his face and cautiously

He moved forward until he repeatedly confirmed that Kiryu's body did not exude murderous aura, and then slowly sat down - only halfway up his buttocks.

"Tangerine-kun, before I get to the main topic, let me tell you a little story."

Qingdeng: "Story?"

Kiryu nodded, then raised his eyes, looking into the distance as if reminiscing.

"A long, long time ago, there was a very powerful genius swordsman."

"When he was young, he once had a fierce and evenly matched fight with a particularly powerful enemy."

"When the battle situation was at its most intense and exciting, his body and mind suddenly entered a strange state."

"He felt like he was floating on a calm lake."

"There are no distracting thoughts in my mind."

"There were obviously flowers, plants and many other debris in his field of vision, but he could only sense the knife in his palm and the enemy in front of him."

"Relying on this miraculous state, the swordsman defeats powerful enemies in one fell swoop."

"The state he entered at that time now has a recognized name - 'the state of no-self'."

After Qingdeng heard this, he looked surprised and murmured:

"'The state of no-self'?"

This name... Aoto had heard of it from another of his masters, Kondo Shusuke.

…

(Tachibana-kun, you and Souji need to work harder. Of all the guards in the academy, you two are the most talented and have the best chance of reaching the highest realm.)

At that time, Kondo Shusuke said this.

(The highest realm? What is that?)

Qingdeng asked back.

Kondo Shusuke smiled slightly and replied:

(No surprise, no fear, no fear, the mind turns into emptiness, emptiness means nothingness, which is called - the state of no-self!)

…

"Tachibana-kun, have you ever learned in detail about the 'state of selflessness' from Kondo Shusuke or the Chiba family?"

Qingden shook his head.

"Master Kondo once briefly mentioned it to me, but he did not go into details. He said that he had never personally come into contact with the 'no-self realm', so his understanding of it was only superficial, so he did not want to talk more for fear of misleading others.

Disciple."

Kiryu nodded slightly.

"Kondo Shusuke is as humble as ever... Then I'll give you some extra lessons."

"'Selfless Realm' - As the name suggests, people who reach this realm will enter a selfless state with no distractions and no distracting thoughts."

"This is completely different from the 'full concentration' you usually experience when you concentrate on doing something."

“The ‘no-self state’ means being without distractions, which means concentration in the true sense. There are no distracting thoughts in the mind, and the mind is so free that even the existence of the body is almost forgotten.”

"When entering the 'selfless state', you can bring out physical abilities that are much higher than usual. In particular, your reaction speed will be greatly enhanced. You no longer act after thinking, but rely on the actual experience of the body and unconsciously

The ground unfolds its movements.”

"Of course, nothing is perfect in the world."

"Such a strong 'selfless state' naturally has side effects."

"The side effect is that it will consume your physical strength drastically."

"After entering the 'no-self state', people with poor physical strength will most likely collapse and pass out due to physical exhaustion within a few minutes."

"For a long time, there have been very few people who have ever entered the 'realm of selflessness'. Even those who have even slightly touched this state are rare."

"If we say - the realm of 'power' is the watershed that distinguishes ordinary people from the strong."

"Then, the 'selfless realm' is the watershed that distinguishes ordinary strong people from the chosen ones."

"Only talented warriors whose talent and diligence are inferior to humans can have the opportunity to touch this realm."

Having said this, Kiryu paused for a moment, leaving Aoto and Kinoshita Mai time to digest.

Suddenly, he spoke again:

"Let's continue the story I just told."

"After personally experiencing the power of the 'selfless realm' once, the swordsman has never forgotten it."

"So, the swordsman devoted himself to researching ways to freely enter the 'selfless state'."

"In the end, he developed a great fighting technique - the breathing method of the source."

Qingdeng blinked—breathing method, just hearing the name makes me feel so awesome.

He had heard a little bit about the "state of no-self" before.

But this breathing method is really unheard of.

Fascinated by what he heard, he listened more attentively, his upper body subconsciously leaning slightly towards Kiryu.

"The essence of the 'selfless state' is the ultra-high concentration of the spirit."

"In other words, as long as you can control your own spirit, you can enter the 'selfless state' at will."

"The principle of source breathing is to use a special breathing rhythm to bring hints to the brain and focus the mind."

"When I first learned the breathing of the source, at most it only made my mind more focused."

"However... when you practice it to the extreme, you can enter a state of ultra-high concentration at any time and anywhere, and then freely enter the 'no-self state' without any restrictions."

"It's a pity that although the source of breathing is very powerful, the learning threshold is very high."

"There are very few people who can successfully learn the Breath of Source."

"This genius swordsman who developed the Breath of Source... happens to be my old friend and has a deep connection with me."

"Under his step-by-step guidance, I was very lucky to learn and master the 'Breath of Source'."

Hearing this, Qingden suddenly remembered: During the fight just now, Boss Kiryu had been using a very weird breathing method...

"Boss Kiryu!"

Qingdeng couldn't wait and said quickly:

"Could it be said that the breathing method you used just now is the source of breathing?"

Kiryu smiled and nodded.

"Yes, in the battle just now, I have been using the ultimate breath of origin. What you just faced is a warrior who has entered the 'selfless realm'."

"How is it? After fighting a warrior who has entered the 'selfless realm', what do you think?"

"So strong."

Qingdeng replied without hesitation.

"Incredibly strong!"

"Just feel strong."
To be continued...