The Lingyun Breathing Technique is the most fundamental martial arts technique for a gatekeeping servant, primarily involving breathing exercises to regulate the yin-yang balance within the body, achieve optimal harmony among the five elements, and then temper the body to make it purer and more exquisite. This is somewhat like body refining, as it can provide an immense improvement in the composite aspects of flesh, sinews, bones, and meridians.
To put it simply, imagine if a normal person's limit is to jump two meters in a single bound, then after practicing the Lingyun Breathing Technique and body tempering, one might be able to jump four meters, eight meters, or even further. In short, it makes you considerably more powerful than the average person. Tang Ye is not comparing himself against average people, but against Martial Artists. The principle is the same, his body will become stronger than that of other Martial Artists.
