Complete one practice method every day

Chen Yue walked to a relatively spacious corner where a few stalls were set up, selling all sorts of things.

Ancient weapons covered in mud, bottles and jars with a pungent odor, and even cages covered in black cloth that occasionally wriggle slightly...

Chen Yue stopped in front of a stall displaying various old books and silks. The stall owner was a thin old man, huddled in the shadows, his hands tucked in his pockets, his eyelids drooping as if he were asleep.

Chen Yue squatted down, his gaze sweeping over the books.

Most of the covers are damaged, the writing is blurry, the names are impressive, and it is difficult to tell if they are genuine or fake.

"Do you have any manuals on movement techniques?" Chen Yue asked in a low voice.

The stall owner raised his eyelids, his cloudy eyes sweeping over Chen Yue. He slowly rummaged through a tattered sack behind him, pulled out a thin booklet, and threw it in front of Chen Yue.

Chen Yue picked it up; the paper was rough, and the cover read "Flying on Grass." He quickly flipped through a few pages. Inside were some simple human figures, accompanied by rudimentary methods of breathing, gathering energy, and leaping. The level was roughly equivalent to Iron Mountain Fist, belonging to the most basic movement techniques.

"How much?" Chen Yue asked.

"Ten taels," the stall owner said without even lifting his eyelids.

Without saying a word, Chen Yue got up and left.

"Hey, wait a minute!"

The stall owner seemed to snap out of his daze and quickly spoke up, "Buying and selling is all about bargaining! Prices are negotiable, negotiable!"

Chen Yue stopped, turned around, looked at the stall owner through the straw hat, and said, "I want all the movement technique manuals on your stall. Name your total price."

The stall owner paused for a moment, then looked at Chen Yue suspiciously: "Sir, don't bite off more than you can chew. There are different styles of movement techniques. Practicing too many will only make things worse."

"I have my own plans," Chen Yue said calmly.

Seeing that Chen Yue insisted, the stall owner didn't try to persuade him further. He rummaged through the sack again and pulled out four other crudely made booklets, placing them together with the one on the grass.

"Here, these are the five: Flying on Grass, Crossing Water on Duckweed, Catching Cicadas in Eight Steps, The Fox's Step, and Night Walk. They're all basic stuff, but the style is decent, not made up. If you want them all... I'll give you ten taels!"

Chen Yue picked up the other four books and quickly flipped through them. Sure enough, they were all the most basic movement techniques, with different focuses, and their grades were similar to Grasshopper.

Chen Yue's heart stirred slightly. If he could integrate the essence of these five basic movement techniques with different focuses, taking their strengths and making up for their weaknesses, he might be able to form an even stronger movement technique.

"One tael." Chen Yue bargained, cutting the price down to his ankle.

The stall owner's eyelids twitched suddenly, and then he slapped his thigh: "Sold!"

Chen Yue: "..."

Chen Yue suddenly realized he might have overpaid; the prices on the black market were indeed shockingly inflated. However, buying five basic manuals for one or two taels of silver wasn't a bad deal for him.

After paying and putting away the five booklets, Chen Yue asked again, "Do you have any sword technique manuals?"

The stall owner smiled and, without saying a word, took out six sword technique booklets of varying thicknesses from a wooden box and handed them to Chen Yue: "These are all basic, common moves and explanations. I won't rip you off this time. Six books, half a tael of silver, take them."

Chen Yue took the books and looked them over. They were indeed all the most basic sword techniques, explained in a straightforward manner. He nodded, paid half a tael of silver, and put away the six sword technique manuals.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Yue asked, "Do you have... higher-level cultivation techniques?"

The stall owner looked up, scrutinized Chen Yue for a few moments, then suddenly chuckled, revealing a few yellowed teeth:

"Sir, this is interesting. If you were an ordinary person with no cultivation, I might have a few family-inherited martial arts manuals to sell you. But although your qi and blood are hidden, they can't be hidden from my eyes. Those tricks won't fool you."

He paused, then casually pulled out a booklet and tossed it to Chen Yue.

"You definitely can't master this Tiger Roar Golden Bell Cover technique, but it contains some body-strengthening ideas. Consider it a bonus to amuse you."

Chen Yue took the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Cover book and quickly flipped through it. Just as the stall owner had said, the content was incomplete, and the incantations were incoherent, making it seem more like a haphazardly pieced-together book.

However, some of the methods described in it for invigorating qi and blood and stimulating muscles and tendons are quite novel and different from his method of breaking through mountains.

"Thanks." Chen Yue put away the extra book, left the black market without lingering, and quickly departed.

Back in the medicine shop's alchemy room, after bolting the door, Chen Yue couldn't wait to light the oil lamp.

He first studied the five basic techniques: the leaping and breathing technique of flying over grass, the light-body and leverage technique of crossing water by stepping on duckweed, the continuous footwork of catching cicadas in eight steps, the stealthy and agile technique of the raccoon cat, and the night-walking technique of sensing the night...

Each has its own emphasis, but the basic principles are the same: to mobilize qi and blood, and coordinate breathing and muscle exertion to achieve faster, lighter, and more agile movement.

Chen Yue read extremely quickly, and combined with his mastery of the Mountain Collapse Technique and his control over blood and qi, he immediately grasped many basic key points.

As the hour approached midnight, the familiar ripples appeared precisely on time.

Daily Settlement

[Striving to cultivate the Mountain Collapse Technique, cultivation level +15]

[Strive to refine the Qi-Strengthening Pill; Qi-Strengthening Pill experience +50]

【认真研读秘籍，草上飞经验+1、蹬萍渡水经验+1、八步赶蝉经验+1、狸猫步经验+1、夜行术经验+1】

[Skill: Lightness Technique (Beginner 1/100)]

[Skill: Leaping Technique (Beginner 1/100)]

[Skill: Teleportation (Beginner 1/100)]

[Skill: Asakusa Stomp (Beginner 1/100)]

[Skill: Swiftness (Beginner 1/100)]

The five newly acquired movement techniques were mastered and appeared in the skill bar after just one night of diligent study and understanding.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Chen Yue got up. After completing his morning cultivation and taking the Qi-stabilizing pill, he immediately devoted himself to the task of refining twenty Blood-Activating Pills every day, which he completed before noon.

In the afternoon, he went to a relatively spacious corner of the courtyard and began to try to practice the five movement techniques he had just begun.

Instead of practicing each technique individually in a step-by-step manner, Chen Yue kept recalling the different focuses and power generation techniques of the five movement techniques in his mind, trying to integrate them in his movements.

The idea was good, but in practice it was a complete mess.

The five movement techniques were only at a beginner level, with a shallow understanding and no muscle memory. The result of forcibly integrating them was that the movements became extremely strange and awkward, and even conflicted with each other.

But Chen Yue's eyes remained focused, without the slightest discouragement. He simply tried, adjusted, failed, and tried again and again...

As Chen Yue's blood and qi surged, a chilling tremor ran through the dark spot on his chest.

At midnight, all was quiet. Chen Yue sat cross-legged on the bed, his mind calm, awaiting the daily settlement.

Daily Settlement

[Striving to cultivate the Mountain Collapse Technique, cultivation level +15]

[After a successful attempt to fuse movement techniques, the new movement technique, Wind Chasing Technique, has been obtained.]

[Realm Level: Skin Refining Realm (300/300)]

The Wind Chaser Technique!

The fusion was successful!

Before the joy could fully settle, Chen Yue's attention was drawn to the [Realm] section. His experience bar for the Skin Refining Realm was already full!

hum!

It felt like something inside my body was instantly ignited!