With his hands held palms-up above his forehead, Apollo resumed cultivation. Although he preferred to cultivate while sitting cross-legged inside his Beggar Spot, once his mind was set on cultivation, he quickly became absorbed in it.
His surroundings turned black, like a void. The firefly-like Qi entered his body, following the pattern of the Revised Simple Breathing Technique. However, Apollo didn't expect much—after a full circulation of the Qi, the ball of energy below his navel didn't budge.
Anticipating this, he reversed the flow of the Revised Simple Breathing Technique until the darkness shattered, and the street came back into view.
Opening his eyes, Apollo began to think.
I need another revision for this breathing technique, he thought. His previous revision had been solely focused on breaking past the Foundation Building stage. Now that he'd done so, the technique was no longer effective.