It was common practice to rest and recuperate after a grueling battle. Chu Hao's army no longer posed any threat, and Song Fengshan was looking after the villa, so Song Yushao wasn't in a hurry to get back. Instead, he was going to wait for Chu Hao to regain consciousness so that he could ask him some questions.0

Once a pure martial artist reached a certain cultivation base, a period of rest would be all that was required to return to peak condition as long as they didn't suffer any substantial injuries. The duration of this period varied from person to person. 0

For those who were at the "Martial God Tier" — in actuality, the Vajra Body Tier, the Wing Formation Tier, and the Mountain Summit Tier, it was said that they could complete a breathing cycle in the blink of an eye, doing so with such speed and efficiency that it was virtually instantaneous, so there was no weakness to be exploited. 0

If Song Yushao had been at one of those three tiers, then the Green Bamboo Sword Immortal's plan of waiting for him to breathe out before striking would've been impossible to execute. It was also because of this that there had always been a saying in the central region of Eastern Treasured Vial Continent — a martial god was always at their peak up to the moment they met their demise. 0

However, Song Yushao had only heard stories about the so-called Martial God Tier, and while Chen Ping'an was more familiar with those tiers, even he didn't know much more about them.0

Right at this moment, Song Yushao noticed that Chen Ping'an wasn't looking quite right. Theoretically speaking, once a martial artist left the battlefield, their condition should've been steadily recovering, yet Chen Ping'an was still looking quite weary. With that in mind, Song Yushao stopped in...0