Chapter Fifty-Nine: Crane Shadow Steps

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  This secret news was heard by Ye Chen from the elder of the Guardian Pavilion.

  The elder of the Shouge Pavilion was one of the practitioners of He Ying Bu, and according to him, with his cultivation at the initial peak of Bao Yuan Jing, if he were to exert his full strength in using He Ying Bu, he could cover a distance of 200 meters in one stride, exceeding half the speed of sound, showing just how abnormal it was.

  Even the Guardian Elder couldn't excavate the essence of He Ying Bu, so later on he cultivated another low-level lightness skill called Liu Guang Shen Fa. In an instant, it could reach 250 meters, which was 50 meters faster than He Ying Bu.

  "Two hundred and fifty meters, that's more than three times my own!" Ye Chen thought he was quite exceptional in his lightness skill, able to cover seventy or eighty meters with just a blink of an eye. Ordinary practitioners at the Qi Refining stage wouldn't even be able to see his shadow, but compared to the Guardian Elder, it was clear who was superior. If the other party wanted to kill him, Ye Chen estimated that only one move would be needed!

  He let out a wry smile, knowing he had been too ambitious. The cultivation of the Guardian Elder was on a completely different level from his own, and it wasn't until he reached the Bao Yuan stage that 250 meters might not be an astonishing feat anymore.

  Time waits for no one, Ye Chen took out the Crane Shadow Step secret manual from the Storage Spirit Ring and started flipping through it from the first page.

  There are three key points to practicing the Crane Shadow Step. The first is physical movement, the second is the method of circulating energy, and the third is spiritual atmosphere. Physical movement and the method of circulating energy don't need to be elaborated on, the key lies in the spiritual atmosphere. Practitioners must imagine themselves as one with the divine crane, becoming a single entity with it, only then can they stimulate the mysterious potential within their body, causing their speed to rise to a new level.

  It sounds easy to say, but isn't it just a fantasy? Anyone with a bit of imagination can do it, but fantasies are just fantasies. Those that can truly spark the potential within are extremely rare, one in ten thousand, or even none in a hundred thousand.

  To know that the human body is one of the most complex objects in the world, with mysteries that cannot be fully grasped even after a lifetime of study. Only when a martial artist reaches the fifth great boundary, the Spiritual Sea Boundary, can they glimpse the surface and understand some of the rules of life, aging, sickness, and death, and apply them to themselves to delay aging and live for hundreds of years.

  Taking it one step further, at the sixth great boundary, the Life and Death Boundary, a martial artist can fully unleash their body's potential, reverse life and death, break through the limits of lifespan allowed by heaven and earth, and live for thousands of years. However, upon reaching this boundary, every step forward in cultivation requires enduring heavenly punishment, whether it be thunder tribulation, wind and fire tribulation, or primordial spirit tribulation. Each tribulation has countless variations, each with its own levels of distinction.

  If one can pass through the tribulations, they can continue to comprehend the Way of Heaven and prepare to enter the legendary seventh great boundary of martial artists. If they fail to pass through, their body will perish and their path will be extinguished, leaving no trace behind.

  Yu Huang, Xuan Hou, Xie Wang and Long Wang, these extraordinary individuals, are actually warriors who have entered the realm of life and death, possessing a thousand years of lifespan, with all their potential fully unleashed. If they were to learn the Crane Shadow Step, they would naturally master it in an instant, without exerting any effort. Unfortunately, given their status and abilities, how could they possibly look down on the Crane Shadow Step manual? Perhaps even the Thousand Year Spirit Crane wouldn't be worth anything in their eyes!

  Of course, tapping into potential is only one of the profound mysteries of the human body, and it's not everything. Even after a thousand years, you will still die completely.

  Let's put this aside for now.

  Thinking of stimulating the potential of the human body, although only a thread is enough, Ye Chen still sighed, no wonder many people can't understand the essence of Crane Shadow Step, after all, they haven't seen the Spirit Crane, how can they understand its habits and artistic conception, even if he was like that too.

  Forget it, although the spiritual realm of the crane has been lost, the Crane Shadow Steps manual is still one of the top lightness skills at the human level, and many people want to learn but can't.

  Slightly disappointed, Ye Chen rekindled his determination. First and foremost, he had to cultivate the Crane Shadow Step to its peak; everything else could wait until later.

  ……

  They say there is no sun and moon in the mountains, it's absolutely true!

  Within a month, Ye Chen unintentionally grew taller while diligently practicing the Crane Shadow Step. Perhaps it was the subtle stimulation of potential from the Crane Shadow Step or perhaps hardworking people tend to grow taller easily. Fifteen-year-old Ye Chen grew from 1.7 meters to 1.75 meters and although he appeared slightly thin when clothed, once his clothes were removed, he didn't seem skinny at all. His broad shoulders, narrow waist, and exceptionally powerful arm and chest muscles gave him a majestic aura as he stood there.

  After a month of cultivation, Ye Chen had thoroughly mastered the Crane Shadow Step. His pure and true energy had reached the sixth peak, and his protective aura had transformed from transparent to pale blue, greatly increasing its defensive power.

  Now he casually uses the Crane Shadow Step and Qi Method, and can glide into the sea of clouds on the other side of the cliff. He also uses the Protective Body Qi Thorns to cut open a path, then turns back, as if he has really transformed into a spirit crane. The earth's gravitational force can no longer bind his body.

  "Now I can cover a hundred meters in one glance, with the external protection of the Bodyguard Aura and the internal strengthening of the Jade Tempering Technique. My actual strength has almost doubled. If I were to meet that Cui Shiming again, I should be able to defeat him within three moves. However, he is only an ordinary mid-stage Condensed Reality realm martial artist, not a top-notch genius. Many of his techniques have not been cultivated to their peak, so it's not worth mentioning. But if I were to encounter a peak early-stage Condensed Reality realm martial artist who also possesses several major completed techniques, it would still be very difficult for me to win against them. Unfortunately, I don't have the opportunity to test myself, or else I would know what level my true strength has reached and what my limits are."

  Ye Xun estimated in his heart for a while, but still couldn't figure it out.

  He thinks he's a genius, but the True Spirit Continent is not short of geniuses. In the past, there was Xuan Hou, who entered the mortal realm at the age of several tens and dominated the world, sitting on an equal footing with Yu Huang and others. Later, there were the Four Great Princes of Tianfeng Country, known as the Four Great Princes, who must be astonishingly talented in all aspects, otherwise it would be difficult to convince the public.

  Of course, the four great princes of Tianfeng Country only had Ye Chen's admiration, but not enough to move him. After all, Tianfeng Country was just a small country in the Nan Zhuo Domain, and there were twenty-four small countries, ten medium-sized countries, and three large countries in the Nan Zhuo Domain. Even a small country like Tianfeng had four great princes, let alone larger countries.

  Not to mention others, the nearby Daluo State doesn't put Tianfeng State in its eyes, often sending troops to harass the borders of Tianfeng State, or letting soldiers disguise themselves as bandits and robbers, plundering the merchant caravans of Tianfeng State.

  Apart from national strength, the talents of Tuo Luo Guo have always been endless, and sometimes even surpass most small countries, comparable to medium-sized countries.

  If it weren't for the Four Great Young Masters holding on, Tianfeng Nation would have become a laughing stock long ago.

  Dong, dong, dong......

  At this time, a burst of bell sounds came from the waist of Qingfeng Mountain, shaking the sound for hundreds of miles.

  Ye Chen's eyebrows moved, and the Flowing Cloud Sect only had the Tengyun Grand Hall where the bell was struck. It was like the time when the inner door disciples were assessed, it didn't count as striking the bell, but rather smashing the bell. There is a big difference between the two.

  There should be a lot of sect tasks released, anyway, go take a look first!

  His figure blurred for a moment, and the next instant, Ye Chen had already flashed to a big tree 100 meters away, and then flashed several times in a row, disappearing without a trace.