Breath Concealment

Principal Ren threw a black storage ring towards Meng Tian. "Again... Stay Safe"

Meng Tian was surprised by the fact that Principal Ren could not see through his current cultivation level. "Last time, Big Brothers Ren and Han were completely able to see through my body- that I was not using any cultivation technique, and that my 'Energy' was in harmony with nature."

"What happened this time? I know for sure that he is at a higher level than me. I was right in front of him and did not use any methods to conceal my cultivation. Is it that my cultivation can't be determined by others at all? This is quite interesting... Well, this is another mystery for later, I guess..."

What Principal Ren did not detect was that Meng Tian was already a Martial Warrior, probably at the same level as the one in-charge of a District Training Camp. When he came out of the Principal's office, his six seniors were still waiting outside along with Teacher Tiao.

Just as he was about to introduce himself properly, the flirty senior from second year came up to him and pinched his handsome face a little. Meng Tian could dodge this very easily but he did not do so as he sensed no ill-will from this charming girl. He did not falter by the sudden situation and looked straight into her pretty brown eyes.

She leaned forward and whispered into his ears, "Hello... Junior Brother Meng, I am Wu Liling... You can call me Elder Sister Wu. Boy... I did not expect to see such a talent in our school. Your Weapon and Movement Skills are way above mine. I use a spear though. And by the way, Sister Xunuo seems to have taken a fancy towards you huh... I hope to get along with you during the camp... Hehe..."

Wu Liling then moved away from Meng Tian, her silky brown hair moving in sync with her hips. She stood beside Yu Xunuo and winked at him. Both the girls seemed to know each other pretty well. And the crowd including Teacher Tiao were completely unfazed by her behaviour.

But before Meng Tian could digest her words, the lean muscular man from third year came up to him and shook his hands.

"Junior Brother Meng, I am Zhou Qianfan... In my three years of high school, I have never seen anyone with saw raw talent like yours. But I am sure you must have practiced very hard to reach such a level. I am honored to make your acquaintance. I also use the Sword, I hope we can learn from each other during the camp."

"You flatter me, Senior Zhou. I will be under your care."

The remaining two seniors from second year did not appear to like talking to Meng Tian, and were quiet. They just nodded and mentioned their names. The short chubby one was called Chen Shanyuan, and his weapon was a hammer. His face exuded arrogance as he smirked a little.

The final team member was Huang Xiaobo, his black eyes somehow had an indescribable hatred towards Meng Tian. The Saber in his hand shook a little as he said his name.

Meng Tian did not think they would be of any use to his training in the wild. He was a little bit interested in Yu Xunuo but hadn't thought of putting any effort there. His entire mind was occupied with the thoughts on acquiring more Energy Points and also to have a look at the storage ring from Principal Ren.

Finally, Lin Caihong spoke with a commanding tone, "Junior Meng, Welcome to the team. This is the first time that freshman year students are being taken into the camp. We have all seen your skills and you are well above even many third year students. But... I expect you to follow orders and perform your part for the next two months. See you tomorrow."

As Lin Caihong was walking away, Yu Xunuo turned her head and hurriedly said, "I'll see you tomorrow then. Bye."

Meng Tian just shook his head a little thinking about the effects of his Eye of Charm, that didn't seem to fade out so easily.

As Lin Caihong and Yu Xunuo were leaving, Wu Liling also went ahead with them. She even took Yu Xunuo's hand very casually and whispered something in her ear. Although Meng Tian could hear it, he decided to ignore the comments.

Zhou Qianfan gave him a nod and left alone. The remaining two seniors- Chen Shanyuan and Huang Xiaobo walked away together but did not care about Meng Tian.

The only ones left were him and Teacher Tiao. "This is going to be your first trial by fire. You will probably see many undesirable things out there. I only hope that this trial won't be your last. You don't need to attend the rest of my class today. Take some rest and clear up your mind."

Meng Tian had never thought that this camp would be any dangerous, as he was basically a hidden martial arts master as of now. Except the duration, the location and the itinerary of the camp were completely unknown. So, he did not contemplate much on how the camp would be. He just nodded and left the gym.

He started walking towards the cafeteria to get some food from the vending machine. He was exempted from attending the martial arts class in the gym, so he had ample time to himself. As he took an Energy bar and started eating, he bit his finger a little. The blood dripped on to his new storage ring and he could see the items inside.

Waa!!!! Recovery Serums...

To his surprise, Meng Tian found hundreds of recovery serums inside the ring, which he immediately transferred into his consciousness space. He never expected his Senior Apprentice Brother to be more generous than his Master. Meng Tian had only fifteen serums left unused in the morning, so these things came at the right time.

"This stock must have taken years to accumulate, even for Big Brother Ren. I will use them well... I wonder if Master knows about my participation in this camp. He was supposed to be in cultivation and this news probably would not reach his ear. Ehm... Anyway, this stock would be more than enough to keep me safe, even if I drink more than ten bottles a day."

There was also an old book lying on the side which read 'Breath Concealment Technique for Beginners'. "Again with the plain and simple naming scheme... Ugh... But the technique seems to be quite useful."

Meng Tian started reading the book and finished it in about twenty minutes. It was a fairly simple yet ingenious technique for hiding your presence from the 'Spiritual Sense' of other cultivators.

Spiritual Sense is what cultivators use to scan and understand their surroundings, its range far surpassing the five normal senses of the body. When Meng Tian awakened this, he called it his 'Mind Sense'.

This technique basically uses the Qi to surround your body and make it seem like you are a part of the environment, thereby tricking the enemy's Spiritual Sense. It can even hide and falsify your cultivation level by manipulating the Qi inside the dantian.

But, it has two major disadvantages- as this version is only effective against those whose cultivation is weaker than you. And it only works against the Spiritual Sense, as you are not invisible to the naked eye.

Meng Tian's cultivation level was completely hidden by his System, so no one could see through it. But, the moment he uses any attacks that require Qi, his cultivation level would be exposed as the energy levels emitted would serve as proof. So, this technique could help him show any cultivation level that he desired.

[Breath Concealment: Experience 100]

[Breath Concealment Lv.1 (Basic) (0/10)]

He had a little over 1500 Energy Points left with him. Since he had a new stock of recovery serums now, he did not hesitate to use them up.

100 Energy Points spent... [Breath Concealment Lv.2 (Intermediate) (0/100)]

1000 Energy Points spent... [Breath Concealment Lv.3 (Advanced) (0/1000)]

With so many recovery serums inside his consciousness space, the nouveau riche teenage boy did not think about saving them at all. Just as he was about to take out a recovery serum from his consciousness space, he remembered Principal Ren's words of caution in the morning.

He instantly cleared his mind of any unnecessary thoughts and slowly looked around him. Luckily, there was no one present in the cafeteria at that time. Meng Tian felt that consumption of such resources out in the open is definitely not desirable.

It was a bit too slow and there might even be unexpected dangers. He could not allow the information of his possession of any valuable item to leak out.

Just as he was thinking about possible solutions, a certain thought came into his mind and he could not stop it at all. The deep blue Soul in his consciousness space moved forward to the recovery serums present there and took one of them into its hands.

"What if?..."