Ancient Strengthening Techniques
The Amalgamation of Movement Techniques!
Qing Shui laughed as he thought of Gongsun Jianwu. This supreme beauty was too petty, hating normal worldly conventions. Even when she scolded him saying that/that he had a little mental problem, she still felt that/that he was a little better compared to Xi Yue, who was scolded as a crazy madman.
Qing Shui decided whether he should accept the challenge because his initial intention was to remain humble, not show off his true abilities so early.
However, yesterday it seemed like Cang Wuya and Fei Wuji had the intention to let him and the two women, as well as others of the junior generation, to restructure their hall. But Qing Shui only had a very vague understanding of Starmoon Hall. There were actually supreme elders in the Gongsun Clan, as well as other elders and the main disciple Gongsun Jianwu. The Gongsun Clan still had to possess some other hidden powers, such as protectors and guardians.
There were only a number of Supreme Elders in the Heavenly Palace, and each of them was extremely powerful. Normally, they would not care about the matters of the Heavenly Palace and would only interfere in events that had a great impact.
Qing Shui decided to get rid of all these troublesome problems for a while. At the very least, he was now under the protection of Cang Wuya and Fei Wuji and could be considered safe. The main goal of him joining the Heavenly Palace was to learn some of their perfect techniques, and now that he had learned a few of them, his goal could be considered already achieved.
He had no sense of ownership of the Heavenly Palace, he only felt good towards those who treated him well and ignored all the other things. If people give him a little respect, he will restore the respect given by the feet. Goodness should always be paid back. Just like his god master Yiye Jiange, even now he had already made plans for him when he stepped into the Lion King Ridge in the future.
Sadly, Qing Shui knew that/it would take at least twenty years. There were too many unknown factors during this period of time. Was he even able to survive after attacking the Yan Clan? And if he succeeds, will he get married? If sons and daughters were born to him, would his personality and priorities change then? There are too many variables! For the sake of his family, would he be like now, still determined to take revenge for Yiye Jiange's blood debt? He really did not know, no one could foresee the future and no one was immortal.
Inside the Violet Jade Immortal, Qing Shui cultivated the Ancient Strengthening Technique and continued his normal routine of – refining soulshake bells, practicing alchemy, smithing, etc. Moreover, he added Cloudmist Steps to his daily routine. Now that he had understood the essence of the Cloudmist Step, he was like a fish in water when executing it.
Revising the old, while learning the new, practice makes perfect! Qing Shui didn't know how many times he had executed the Cloudmist Steps in practice, he had entered a state where he closed all external distractions and only focused on the Cloudmist Steps. This time, as he stepped out with the Cloudmist Steps, he subconsciously executed the Free Spirit Steps with him. Not only were the two skills not clashing against each other, they somehow blended together perfectly. One of the inventions he made was the huge boost he got in speed after the two techniques combined, causing his speed to become clear many times faster even when compared to Canghai.
Qing Shui's mouth opened wide in astonishment. This speed was truly terrifying, especially combined with his hidden weapons. He would even be able to deal with those who had a cultivation base higher than him. Even if he could not defeat them, running away would also not be a problem!
Qing Shui was overwhelmed with excitement. Back then his Spirit Steps could not keep up with his cultivation level until he evolved into a Free Spirit Step. But from then on, there was no improvement in his movement technique.
Qing Shui had no idea which realm his Free Spirit Steps had reached, but it had been a long time since he had trained in it. He had not had the chance to learn the perfect movement technique until now the – Cloudmist Steps of the Heavenly Palace! However, Qing Shui did not expect that his/her Free Spirit Steps could actually merge together with the Cloudmist Steps, synergizing very well. The Ancient Strengthening Technique was undoubtedly the strongest supporting-type cultivation art in this world! Using the essence of the Cloudmist Steps as the main one, while the insights from the Free Spirit Steps as a supporter, his speed broke through the previous boundary and had reached an extremely frightening realm.
Qing Shui also did not know if his Spirit Steps could level up. There may be no limit to it, similar to the Deer Steps of Buffalo as well as the Tiger Shape. Initially he taught that/it's the Great Perfection Stage was already the last peak, but after his insights were gained on the back mountain with all the carvings and depictions of the stone, he realized that/that wasn't the case.
’It looks like the synergy level between the two movement techniques is still not too high. I might need some time before I can fully master this. ” Qing Shui spent another ten days in his spatial field focusing on this technique, his hard work paid off as proof by his increased speed. ’’ Hehehe, this is a good thing. ’’ After training, Qing Shui lay on the ground to rest, before exiting the spatial realm.
The next day, when Qing Shui went to the public square for his morning practice, there were already many people there discussing the challenge issued by the second young master of the Gongsun Clan to Qing Shui, even rumors of Qing Shui being related to Cang Wuya started to spread around.
” That Qing Shui is the one who destroyed the gang of the third young master of the Gongsun Clan. This time there will definitely be a good show to watch. I wonder if Qing Shui will accept the challenge from the second young master of the Gongsun Clan, ’someone in the crowd exclaimed in joy.
’’Without the power behind him, how could he dare to say that/that Xi Yue is a madman? Destroying the bones of all the subordinates of the young master of the Gongsun Clan, and even threatening to break his legs. Do you think he really is someone without a strong background? “” Answer others random.
” I heard he is the oldest grandson missing, Cang Wuya, ” someone added.
Qing Shui remained silent.
The insight!
Qing Shui felt that/that he made great improvements when he had previously practiced Taiji Boxing and Cloudmist Steps after he entered a state of enlightenment. However, Qing Shui understood that/it gained insight far from enlightenment, but even so, a flash of insight would accelerate training and cultivation speed by a great deal.
Moving his body in Taiji Fist movements, his speed was even slower compared to the previous day, but the slowness in his speed seemed to be enveloped in a deep layer!
’Look at the strength of undulations as she presses. Although the movement was very slow, the power of amplification was at least ten times, ’’ someone sighed in admiration.
” You did not see him punching mode ‘puasa’ before. His attack speed was at least, as fast as lightning! ’
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After eating breakfast casually, Qing Shui headed to Cang Wuya's location and when he arrived, the two women had already criticized their Cloudmist Steps. The training room allocated there was vast and had a sense of calmness in the air. From afar, the silhouettes of the two beautiful girls were already extremely dazzling. Canghai Mingyue exuded an imposing air as she performed steps and Huoyun Liu-Li was even more charming than usual.
Upon seeing Qing Shui's appearance, Huoyun Liu-Li smiled and happily ran towards him and pulled Qing Shui along with her to join them in the joint exercises. Many question marks flourished in his mind but he could only allow himself to be withdrawn.
’’ Liu-Li wants to compete quickly against you. ’’ Canghai Mingyue smile.
’Competing in speed?’ ’Qing Shui looked at Huoyun Liu-Li in confusion.
” He just understood the essence of ‘leap’ in the ladder, and combined it with his total insight, and even I lost it. ’’ Canghai Mingyue continued with a laugh.
’’ Ah, how do you want to compete? ’’ Qing Shui smiled looking at the two beautiful women watching him in anticipation.
” From here to the big pine tree there, let's see who comes back first. ” Huoyun Liu-Li pointed to a large tree about three hundred meters in the distance.
’Sure, can Yueyue be the referee? We'll start when he says start. ??? ’
Qing Shui and Liu-Li stood ready on the raw line of land drawn by Canghai Mingyue. When Canghai Mingyue announced the start, Huoyun Liu-Li immediately dashed out, her movements looking blurry, her steps extremely fast.
Qing Shui didn't hurry, he especially took the time to admire Huoyun Liu-Li's gallant butt cheeks before she started moving. Qing Shui didn't use the ‘sliding ladder’ of the Cloudmist Steps nor did he understand how to use the ‘slow steps’, rather, he used a combination technique between Free Spirit Steps and Cloudmist Steps, instead, he used a combination technique between Free Spirit Steps and Cloudmist Steps, the resulting explosion accelerated so quickly that he was directly next to Liu-Li and as long as he extended his hand, he could hug her with a hug.
Huoyun Liu-Li was shocked beyond measure. She had a start of a few seconds, yet Qing Shui was already beside her. However, despite this he still continued to methodically execute sliding steps while using the lags insight to supplement it, increasing his speed to the maximum, completely giving rise to the essence of the Cloudmist Steps.
Canghai Mingyue had a bitter smile on her face as she looked at Qing Shui. From what he could see, Qing Shui only used the ‘ common steps’ of the Cloudmist Steps. ‘The general steps of this’ are executed only when the user wants to travel long distances. It was the move that could be sustained the longest and consumed the least amount of energy. Nonetheless, there is something different. From his observation, ‘ common steps’ Qing Shui has a blurry quality similar to the essence of ‘slow steps’, but Canghai Mingyue definitely knows that/that Qing Shui used is just ‘steps common’!