Upon hearing Lin Dong’s words, a spark ignited in Ye Linglong’s eyes, flickering with a desire for the unknown ancient martial arts.
Without a mont of hesitation, she chose to learn the legendary "Five Shadow Steps."
Seeing this, Lin Dong curled his lips into an approving smile, then slowly retrieved a weathered ancient scroll from his bosom, which recorded the secrets of the "Five Shadow Steps."
This was ’borrowed’ from John earlier.
Ye Linglong received the ancient scroll with both hands, handling it like a rare treasure, and carefully unrolled it.
However, as she ticulously read the texts and diagrams, her brows gradually knitted into a small mountain.
"This Five Shadow Steps is too difficult, after reading it, I have no clue at all." She sighed softly, a hint of frustration in her eyes.
The complex footwork changes and the paths of Inner Qi movent seed like indecipherable heavenly scriptures to her, daunting and intimidating.
Seeing this, Lin Dong’s gaze was gentle yet firm. He gently patted Ye Linglong on the shoulder to comfort her.
"Don’t worry, ancient martial arts often require us to comprehend them with the heart, rather than relying solely on words. I will learn first, then summarize the best and most practical learning experience, and make notes. Follow my notes to study, and you’ll get twice the result with half the effort."
After speaking, Lin Dong found a quiet corner, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and ditated, as if the whole world had co to a halt.
He slowly activated his "Eye of Insight," which could not only see through illusions and identify others’ weaknesses.
It could also discern the essence of all things, providing imasurable help in learning martial arts.
As Lin Dong entered a state of near sudden enlightennt, the air around him seed to freeze, and ti lost its aning at this mont.
Soon after, Lin Dong’s brows gradually relaxed, a flash of realization in his eyes.
He realized that the difficulty in mastering the "Five Shadow Steps" lay in three points:
First, the use of Inner Qi.
To be as light as a swallow and travel a thousand miles in an instant, one must precisely channel Inner Qi into specific Leg acupoints.
These acupoints include the Wind Market Acupoint, located on the outer thigh, enhancing leg strength; the Guangming acupoint, on the outer calf, helping to increase speed; and the Yang Jiao Acupoint, at the back of the calf, crucial for balance and agility...
The exact amount of Inner Qi needed for each acupoint and how to allocate it is a profound knowledge.
Having comprehended this point, Lin Dong took a deep breath and began guiding the Inner Qi in his body, like a trickling stream, flowing slowly along the ridians, eventually converging at the thirty-six key acupoints in the Legs.
As the Inner Qi filled him, he felt an unprecedented sense of lightness rising from his legs, as if his body was gradually freeing from the Earth’s restraints, becoming light and agile.
Lin Dong was imnsely satisfied in his heart, knowing that he had crossed the first threshold in learning the "Five Shadow Steps."
At the mont, Lin Dong had an idea in mind, prepared to ticulously record this invaluable experience and insight.
Not just docunting the specific amount of Inner Qi, but also which acupoints to fill.
And after doing so, it was only truly the first step in mastering the Five Shadow Steps.
Next would be the second step.
He slowly stood up, his gaze sharp, his heart filled with anticipation and determination for the subsequent challenges.
The second step is the harmonious coordination of movent technique and footwork.
Lin Dong understood that the re use of Inner Qi was only the foundation.
To truly master the "Five Shadow Steps," one must perfectly integrate Inner Qi with every movent of the body, achieving a state where steps follow the body, and the body follows the mind.
He began to move slowly in the courtyard, each step seemingly calculating the angle and strength, striving to maximize speed and flexibility with every stride.
Initially, Lin Dong’s footwork seed a bit stiff, but as ti passed, he gradually found his rhythm.
He seed to establish a magical connection with the Earth, with each step borrowing the counterforce from the ground to further boost his speed.
Lin Dong continuously tried and adjusted until he could traverse through the air at an almost unbelievable speed, while his body maintained incredible balance and stability.
However, this was not the finish line.
The third step is the most essential part of the "Five Shadow Steps"—the Clone Technique.
This step requires a martial artist to not only achieve extre speed but also reach a transcendent state of mind and spirit.
Lin Dong took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and ditated, attempting to disperse his consciousness to every corner of his body, as if he was transforming into countless independent entities.
This process was exceptionally challenging, and even Lin Dong tried many tis.
He felt his consciousness torn into countless fragnts, each attempting to control a part of the body.
This resulted in his failure eighty-one tis.
But it was precisely these failures that gradually revealed the trick to the Clone Technique.
He began to combine his consciousness with Inner Qi, forming a unique "Shadow Clone."
When Lin Dong finally succeeded in performing the Clone Technique of the "Five Shadow Steps," it was as if an invisible force shrouded the surrounding area.
His figure instantly transford into five, each emitting a faint glow, and his speed reached the realm of ten tis the speed of sound.
Of course, with his current Late Stage of Third Layer Heaven strength, his speed long surpassed ten tis the speed of sound...
The reason for the current ten-fold speed of sound was that he suppressed his realm to the sa cultivation level as Ye Linglong’s at present.
Only this way, could he summarize a suitable cultivation thod for her.
He now suppressed his realm to the Stage Five Grandmaster strength.
At this realm, unleashing ten tis the speed of sound was already quite remarkable.
Few of the sa realm could achieve it!
And what’s even more incredible is that those five avatars could act separately, coordinating seamlessly, making it impossible to distinguish which was his real body and which was a shadow.
Lin Dong controlled the five avatars, heading in five different directions.
At the sa ti, he asked Ye Linglong beside him, "Can you identify which one is my real body?"
Ye Linglong, of course, couldn’t discern.
She thought, if she could learn this Five Shadow Steps, then using this body technique ancient martial arts to attack others.
Just the speed alone would be hard for many to withstand.
And even if the opponent’s speed wasn’t weak, she had five shadows attacking at once. The opponent wouldn’t know which one was the real body, and wouldn’t know how to dodge or defend.
Also, if she encountered an unbeatable enemy, like a Martial artist of the Heavenly Realm, learning this Five Shadow Steps would give her a great advantage in escape.
With five shadows escaping simultaneously, the opponent couldn’t distinguish which was the real body, how could they capture her?
Thinking of this, she beca even more eager to learn this Five Shadow Steps.
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