"Aku mengerti, dan aku akan mengingatnya dengan baik."
Fang Han dengan hormat menerima Kotak Kayu itu.
Meninggalkan Paviliun Perpustakaan, dia kembali ke Kamar C-7.
Fang Han menutup pintu rapat-rapat di belakangnya, meletakkan Kotak Kayu itu di atas meja, dan membukanya dengan perlahan.
Di dalam kotak, sebuah buku tipis tergeletak tenang di atas lapisan sutra perak yang lembut.
Sampul buku itu terbuat dari bahan yang aneh, seperti perpaduan antara sutra dan kulit, dengan warna cyan tua.
Di sampulnya, empat kata yang kuat "Langkah Bayangan Angin Mengalir" tertulis dalam aksara segel kuno.
Kaligrafinya mengalir dan kuat, memberi kesan kualitas yang sulit ditangkap dan halus.
Fang Han menahan napas, dengan hati-hati mengeluarkan buku itu dan membukanya perlahan.
Halaman-halaman di dalamnya bukan kertas biasa, melainkan jenis Kulit Binatang Iblis yang sangat tipis dan istimewa. Baik teks maupun diagramnya digambar dengan semacam pigmen perak yang berkilau redup saat terkena cahaya.
Setelah garis besar umum untuk Level Dasar, ada Metode Kultivasi yang terperinci, disertai dengan puluhan diagram tubuh manusia yang sangat halus yang menunjukkan sirkulasi Qi.
Di sampingnya, karakter-karakter kecil yang padat menjelaskan sirkulasi Inner Qi, transformasi teknik langkah, dan bagaimana berkomunikasi dengan qi-angin dunia.
Isinya sangat dalam dan rumit, jauh melampaui apa yang bisa dibandingkan dengan Langkah Bayangan Angin Kelas Menengah.
Banyak rute sirkulasi Qi melibatkan meridian yang tidak umum, dan kombinasi langkahnya bahkan lebih aneh dan tidak terduga. Di masa lalu, Fang Han akan menganggap dirinya beruntung bisa memahami dua puluh atau tiga puluh persen setelah satu kali membaca.
Tetapi sekarang, di bawah amplifikasi yang mengerikan dari Bakat Langkah tiga puluh dua kali lipatnya, otaknya sepertinya telah berubah menjadi mesin analisis presisi.
Ke mana pun dia melihat, anotasi yang tidak jelas, rute sirkulasi yang aneh, dan diagram Teknik Langkah yang rumit meleleh seperti salju di bawah sinar matahari, dengan cepat dipahami dan terpatri dalam benaknya.
Semua titik sulit menjadi jelas hanya dengan sekejap pikiran.
Hubungan antara banyak transformasi dipahami hanya dengan secercah keinginan.
Perasaan kejelasan yang belum pernah terjadi sebelumnya mengenai teknik langkah tingkat lanjut menyapu dirinya.
Hanya dalam dua jam, dia telah membaca, memahami, dan menghafal seluruh manual dari awal hingga akhir, termasuk catatan tambahan dari para pendahulu.
Bukan hanya tidak ada lagi kebingungan, tetapi dia bahkan samar-samar menangkap esensi dari Teknik Tubuh Kelas Atas ini: "Mengubah Padat Menjadi Hampa, Melebur ke Dalam Angin."
'Teknik Tubuh Kelas Atas memang layak mendapat namanya. Sungguh mendalam!'
Fang Han perlahan menutup buku itu dan memejamkan matanya.
Dia mengulangi level pertama dari Metode Kultivasi Langkah Bayangan Angin Mengalir di benaknya sekali lagi, memastikan dia tidak melewatkan apa pun sebelum membuka matanya.
Karena ingin segera memulai kultivasinya, dia dengan hati-hati menyimpan manual itu untuk mencegahnya dicuri.
Dia mendorong pintu terbuka dan berjalan menuju lapangan terbuka di hutan yang sudah dikenalnya.
Lapangan itu sepi. Sinar matahari menembus celah-celah dedaunan, menciptakan bercak-bercak cahaya di tanah.
SWISH!
Fang Han berdiri di tengah, menjernihkan pikirannya dari pikiran-pikiran yang melenceng, dan membenamkan dirinya dalam kultivasi Langkah Bayangan Angin Mengalir.
Mengikuti Metode Inti level pertama, dia mulai membimbing Inner Qi-nya, mensirkulasikannya di sepanjang jalur meridian yang rumit dan asing itu.
Pada awalnya, aliran Inner Qi-nya cukup lamban, dan gerak kakinya kaku serta tidak terkoordinasi.
Saat dia bergerak, tidak ada keanggunan "angin mengalir, tanpa bayangan" sama sekali. Sebaliknya, langkahnya tidak stabil, dan dia tersandung seolah-olah bisa jatuh kapan saja.
Namun, dengan dukungan Bakat Langkah tiga puluh dua kali lipatnya, setiap kesalahan langsung dirasakan dan diperbaiki.
Sirkulasi Inner Qi-nya secara bertahap menjadi lebih lancar, dan gerak kakinya berubah dari kikuk menjadi lincah.
Ditambah dengan fondasinya dalam Langkah Bayangan Angin Sempurna, kultivasinya berkembang sangat cepat.
Setelah sekitar beberapa jam, pada saat yang tepat ketika Inner Qi dan gerak kakinya mencapai harmoni halus tertentu—
SWISH!
Fang Han merasakan seluruh tubuhnya menjadi ringan seolah-olah belenggu tak terlihat telah dilepaskan. Arus udara secara alami berkumpul di bawah kakinya, mengangkatnya, dan kecepatannya tiba-tiba meningkat beberapa kali lipat.
Saat dia bergerak, sosoknya meninggalkan bayangan cyan yang sangat samar dan mengalir. Dia meluncur di tanah, nyaris tidak menendang setitik debu pun.
'Langkah Bayangan Angin Mengalir, Level Dasar!'
Fang Han perlahan berhenti. Merasakan aliran Inner Qi yang lebih lancar di meridian kakinya dan ringan serta kekuatan ledakan di kakinya, sudut mulutnya melengkung menjadi senyuman tipis yang tak tertahankan.
'Hanya di Level Dasar, kecepatan dan kelincahanku sudah meningkat pesat. Ini sudah sebanding dengan level Keberhasilan Besar dari Langkah Bayangan Angin. Kekuatan Teknik Tubuh Kelas Atas sungguh sesuai dengan yang dikatakan!'
Dia memeriksa waktu dan melihat hari sudah siang. Setelah pergi ke aula makan untuk makan siang, dia kembali ke lapangan.
Dengan kultivasi teknik tubuh barunya yang untuk sementara disimpulkan, Fang Han mengambil Pedang Bilah Cyan-nya dan mulai berlatih Pedang Pemusnahan Bayangan Angin.
Chu Feng telah mencoba menekannya menggunakan misi Sekte, tetapi pada akhirnya, skema itu menjadi bumerang. Fang Han tidak hanya mendapatkan Merit Besar dan hadiah yang bagus, tetapi dia juga menggunakan kesempatan itu untuk memberantas Keluarga Zhou, kekuatan di bawah kendali Chu Feng.
Tetapi tidak dapat disangkal, seluruh urusan itu memakan waktu hampir sepuluh hari, yang memang memperlambat kemajuan kultivasinya.
Selama sepuluh hari terakhir, dia sibuk dengan Pelacakan, menangkap pelakunya, dan mengawal tahanan. Dia punya sangat sedikit waktu untuk berlatih Pedang Pemusnahan Bayangan Angin, yang sangat menghambat kecepatan pelatihannya.
'Aku perlu menebus kemajuan yang hilang ini sesegera mungkin!'
Fang Han menjernihkan pikirannya. Pedang Bilah Cyan melompat ke tangannya, dan Metode Inti untuk Pedang Pemusnahan Bayangan Angin mulai bersirkulasi.
Kilatan pedangnya aneh dan tidak dapat diprediksi, dan niat "pemusnahan" dari ilmu pedang mulai meresap ke udara.
Dia menjadi benar-benar tenggelam dalam latihannya, melupakan waktu. Hanya ketika langit benar-benar gelap dia keluar dari kultivasi terfokusnya.
Di hari-hari berikutnya, kehidupan Fang Han kembali ke keadaan tenang.
Mungkin karena dia baru saja mendapatkan Merit Besar dan menerima lebih banyak perhatian dari petinggi Sekte, membuat siapa pun merasa tidak nyaman untuk bergerak kecil terhadapnya.
Atau mungkin Chu Feng sedang dalam masalah karena praktik Keterampilan Iblis Keluarga Zhou dan sibuk menjauhkan diri serta menangani penyelidikan Sekte, membuatnya tidak punya waktu untuk mengurus hal lain.
Bagaimanapun juga, dia tidak menghadapi masalah lebih lanjut dan dapat mengabdikan dirinya sepenuhnya untuk kultivasinya.
Kehidupan sehari-harinya menjadi sangat rutin.
Di pagi hari, dia mengkultivasi Teknik Xunfeng untuk meningkatkan Inner Qi-nya.
Di larut pagi, dia mempelajari dan berlatih Langkah Bayangan Angin Mengalir.
Di sore hari, dia dengan tekun berlatih Pedang Pemusnahan Bayangan Angin.
Dan di malam hari, dia akan duduk bermeditasi lagi, mengkultivasi Qi-nya untuk meningkatkan Kultivasinya.
Di bawah amplifikasi yang mengerikan dari Bakat Ilmu Pedang tiga puluh dua kali lipatnya, kemajuannya yang awalnya lambat dalam Pedang Pemusnahan Bayangan Angin mulai berakselerasi dengan kecepatan yang mencengangkan.
Pemahamannya tentang tiga esensinya—tipuan, finalitas, dan kecepatan—semakin dalam setiap hari. Eksekusi Teknik Pedangnya menjadi semakin mudah, dan niat membunuh yang mematikan yang terkandung dalam Momentum Pedangnya menjadi lebih pekat.
Lebih dari sepuluh hari kemudian, dia telah menguasai bentuk ketiga dari Pedang Pemusnahan Bayangan Angin, "Bayangan Pedang Membelah Cahaya."
Saat pedangnya berkilat, dia bisa menciptakan tiga bayangan pedang ilusif yang sulit dibedakan dari pedang aslinya. Pada saat itu, Pedang Pemusnahan Bayangan Angin secara alami memasuki Alam Pencapaian Kecil.
Kekuatan ilmu pedangnya melonjak tajam, sekarang sebanding dengan Level Sempurna dari Ilmu Pedang Pemecah Angin. Mulai sekarang, dia bisa menghadapi musuhnya menggunakan Pedang Pemusnahan Bayangan Angin yang baru dipelajari!
Kemajuannya dengan Langkah Bayangan Angin Mengalir sama cepatnya. Pemahamannya tentang prinsip intinya, "Mengubah Padat Menjadi Hampa, Melebur ke Dalam Angin," meningkat dengan cepat setiap hari.
Hanya tiga hari setelah Pedang Pemusnahan Bayangan Angin-nya mencapai Pencapaian Kecil.
SWISH!
Saat dia mengeksekusi teknik itu dengan sekuat tenaga, kecepatannya melonjak, menjadi terlalu cepat untuk diikuti mata dan meninggalkan serangkaian bayangan di belakangnya.
Ini menandakan bahwa Langkah Bayangan Angin Mengalir telah mencapai Pencapaian Kecil!
Di Level Pencapaian Kecil, kecepatan dan kelincahan Langkah Bayangan Angin Mengalir sudah sebanding dengan Langkah Bayangan Angin Sempurna.
Selanjutnya, bergerak lebih mudah, dan mengubah arah lebih tidak terduga dan sulit dilacak.
'Kultivasiku juga akan segera menerobos...'
Dan di bawah kultivasi berintensitas tinggi seperti itu, tidak hanya Pedang Pemusnahan Bayangan Angin dan Langkah Bayangan Angin Mengalirnya meningkat pesat, tetapi tingkat Kultivasi Fang Han juga tidak ketinggalan.
Dengan Akar Tulangnya yang ditingkatkan oleh Earth Core Stone Milk dan Amplifikasi Bakat Akar Tulang tiga puluh dua kali lipat, kecepatan kultivasi Inner Qi-nya tak terbayangkan cepatnya.
Titik Akupuntur Fengshi yang baru terbuka seperti lubang tanpa dasar, dengan gila-gilaan melahap Kekuatan Obat murni yang dimurnikan dari Pil Peiyuan. Inner Qi-nya terakumulasi dan terisi dengan kecepatan yang terlihat.
Melakukan Introspeksi, dia bisa dengan jelas merasakan bahwa Inner Qi di dalam Titik Akupuntur Fengshi-nya sudah lebih dari sembilan puluh persen penuh. Perasaan bengkak dan penuh menjadi semakin jelas setiap hari.
...
Di sore hari, Fang Han baru saja menyelesaikan satu putaran latihan Pedang Pemusnahan Bayangan Angin dan sedang duduk bersila di lapangan hutan, mengatur napasnya untuk memulihkan Inner Qi yang dihabiskannya.
Tiba-tiba, dia mendengar suara langkah kaki yang sedikit tergesa-gesa mendekat dari kejauhan.
Dia perlahan membuka matanya untuk melihat seorang murid pelayan muda berpakaian pelayan berlari
"I understand, and I will be sure to remember."
Fang Han respectfully took the Wooden Box.
Leaving the Library Pavilion, he returned to Room C-7.
Fang Han closed the door tightly behind him, placed the Wooden Box on the table, and gently opened it.
Inside the box, a thin booklet lay quietly on a soft, silver silk lining.
The booklet’s cover was made of a strange material, like a cross between silk and leather, and was a deep cyan color.
On the cover, the four powerful words "Flowing Wind Shadowless Step" were written in ancient seal script.
The calligraphy was fluid and powerful, hinting at an elusive and ethereal quality.
Fang Han held his breath, carefully taking out the booklet and slowly opening it.
The pages inside were not ordinary paper, but an extremely thin, special type of Demon Beast Hide. Both the text and diagrams were drawn with some kind of silver pigment that shimmered faintly in the light.
After the general outline for the Entry Level, there was the detailed Cultivation Method, accompanied by dozens of incredibly fine diagrams of the human body showing Qi circulation.
Beside them, tiny, densely packed fly-speck characters explained the circulation of Inner Qi, the transformations of the step technique, and how to commune with the wind-qi of the world.
The content was profound and complex, far beyond what the Middle Grade Wind Shadow Step could compare to.
Many of the Qi circulation routes involved obscure meridians, and the combinations of steps were even more bizarre and unpredictable. In the past, Fang Han would have considered himself lucky to understand twenty or thirty percent after just one reading.
But now, under the terrifying amplification of his thirty-two-times Stepping Talent, his brain seemed to have transformed into a precision analytical engine.
Wherever he looked, the obscure annotations, strange circulation routes, and intricate Stepping Technique diagrams melted away like snow in the sun, rapidly understood and seared into his mind.
All the difficult points became clear with just a moment of thought.
The connections between the many transformations were understood with a mere flicker of his will.
An unprecedented sense of clarity regarding advanced step techniques washed over him.
In just two hours, he had carefully read, understood, and memorized the entire manual from beginning to end, including the appended notes from predecessors.
Not only was there no longer any confusion, but he had even faintly grasped the essence of this Top Grade Body Technique: "Transforming Solid into Void, Melt into the Wind."
’A Top Grade Body Technique lives up to its name. It truly is profound!’
Fang Han slowly closed the booklet and shut his eyes.
He went over the first level of the Flowing Wind Shadowless Step’s Cultivation Method in his mind one more time, confirming he hadn’t missed anything before opening his eyes.
Eager to begin his cultivation, he carefully put the manual away to prevent it from being stolen.
He pushed the door open and walked toward the familiar forest clearing.
The clearing was deserted. Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled spots of light on the ground.
SWISH!
Fang Han stood in the center, cleared his mind of stray thoughts, and immersed himself in the cultivation of the Flowing Wind Shadowless Step.
Following the first level’s Heart Method, he began to guide his Inner Qi, circulating it along those complex and unfamiliar meridian pathways.
At first, the flow of his Inner Qi was quite sluggish, and his footwork was stiff and uncoordinated.
As he moved, there was none of the "flowing wind, shadowless" grace. Instead, his steps were unsteady, and he stumbled as if he might fall at any moment.
However, with the support of his thirty-two-times Stepping Talent, every mistake was instantly perceived and corrected.
The circulation of his Inner Qi gradually became smoother, and his footwork transitioned from clumsy to nimble.
Coupled with his foundation in the Perfect Wind Shadow Step, his cultivation progressed extremely quickly.
After about several hours, at the precise moment his Inner Qi and footwork achieved a certain subtle harmony—
SWISH!
Fang Han felt his entire body lighten as if an invisible shackle had been removed. A current of air naturally gathered beneath his feet, lifting him up, and his speed suddenly increased severalfold.
As he moved, his figure left behind a very faint, flowing cyan afterimage. He skimmed across the ground, kicking up barely a speck of dust.
’Flowing Wind Shadowless Step, Entry Level!’
Fang Han slowly came to a stop. Feeling the smoother flow of Inner Qi in the meridians of his legs and the lightness and explosive power in his feet, the corners of his mouth curled into a slight, irrepressible smile.
’Just at the Entry Level, my speed and agility have improved so much. It’s already comparable to the Great Success level of the Wind Shadow Step. The power of a Top Grade Body Technique is truly everything it’s said to be!’
He checked the time and saw it was already noon. After heading to the cafeteria for lunch, he returned to the clearing.
With his new body technique cultivation temporarily concluded, Fang Han picked up his Cyan Blade Sword and began practicing the Wind Shadow Annihilation Sword.
Chu Feng had tried to suppress him using a Sect mission, but in the end, the scheme backfired. Not only did Fang Han end up earning Great Merit and a handsome reward, but he also used the opportunity to eradicate the Zhou Family, a force under Chu Feng’s control.
But undeniably, the whole affair had taken nearly ten days, which had indeed slowed his cultivation progress.
For the past ten days, he had been busy with Tracking, capturing the culprit, and escorting the prisoner. He’d had very little time to practice the Wind Shadow Annihilation Sword, which had severely hampered his training speed.
’I need to make up for this lost progress as soon as possible!’
Fang Han cleared his mind. The Cyan Blade Sword leaped into his hand, and the Heart Method for the Wind Shadow Annihilation Sword began to circulate.
The flash of his sword was bizarre and unpredictable, and the "annihilation" intent of the swordsmanship began to permeate the air.
He became completely immersed in his practice, forgetting the passage of time. Only when the sky had clearly darkened did he emerge from his focused cultivation.
In the days that followed, Fang Han’s life returned to a state of calm.
Perhaps it was because he had just earned Great Merit and was receiving more attention from the Sect’s upper echelons, making it inconvenient for anyone to make petty moves against him.
Or perhaps Chu Feng was in hot water over the Zhou Family’s practice of Demon Skills and was busy distancing himself and dealing with the Sect’s investigation, leaving him no time to bother with anything else.
In any case, he encountered no further trouble and was able to devote himself wholeheartedly to his cultivation.
His daily life became extremely routine.
In the morning, he cultivated the Xunfeng Technique to increase his Inner Qi.
In the late morning, he studied and practiced the Flowing Wind Shadowless Step.
In the afternoon, he arduously practiced the Wind Shadow Annihilation Sword.
And at night, he would once again sit in meditation, cultivating his Qi to improve his Cultivation.
Under the terrifying amplification of his thirty-two-times Swordsmanship Talent, his initially slow progress in the Wind Shadow Annihilation Sword began to accelerate at an astonishing rate.
His understanding of its three essences—deception, finality, and speed—deepened by the day. The execution of his Sword Techniques became more and more effortless, and the lethal killing intent contained within his Sword Momentum grew more concentrated.
More than ten days later, he had mastered the third form of the Wind Shadow Annihilation Sword, "Sword Shadow Splitting Light."
As his sword flashed, he could conjure three illusory sword-shadows that were difficult to distinguish from the real blade. At that point, the Wind Shadow Annihilation Sword naturally entered the Minor Achievement Realm.
The power of his swordsmanship skyrocketed, now comparable to the Perfection Level of the Wind-Splitting Swordsmanship. From now on, he could face his enemies using the newly learned Wind Shadow Annihilation Sword!
His progress with the Flowing Wind Shadowless Step was just as rapid. His comprehension of its core principle, "Transforming Solid into Void, Melt into the Wind," improved quickly every day.
Just three days after his Wind Shadow Annihilation Sword reached Minor Achievement.
SWISH!
As he executed the technique with all his might, his speed skyrocketed, becoming too fast for the eye to follow and leaving a string of afterimages in his wake.
This signaled that the Flowing Wind Shadowless Step had reached Minor Achievement!
At the Minor Achievement Level, the Flowing Wind Shadowless Step’s speed and agility were already comparable to the Perfect Wind Shadow Step.
Furthermore, moving was more effortless, and changing directions was more unpredictable and difficult to track.
’My Cultivation is about to break through too...’
And under such high-intensity cultivation, not only did his Wind Shadow Annihilation Sword and Flowing Wind Shadowless Step improve tremendously, but Fang Han’s Cultivation level did not fall behind either.
With his Root Bone improved by the Earth Core Stone Milk and the thirty-two-times Root Bone Talent Amplification, his speed of cultivating Inner Qi was unimaginably fast.
The newly opened Fengshi Acupoint was like a bottomless pit, madly devouring the pure Medicinal Power refined from the Peiyuan Pills. His Inner Qi accumulated and filled up at a visible rate.
Performing Introspection, he could clearly sense that the Inner Qi within his Fengshi Acupoint was already over ninety percent full. The feeling of being swollen and replete grew more obvious by the day.
...
In the afternoon, Fang Han had just finished a round of practicing the Wind Shadow Annihilation Sword and was sitting cross-legged in the forest clearing, regulating his breathing to recover his spent Inner Qi.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of slightly hurried footsteps approaching from a distance.
He slowly opened his eyes to see a young servant disciple in servant attire jogging over, his face a mixture of respect and nervousness.
He stopped at the edge of the clearing and bowed from a distance.
"Senior Brother Fang, a message from the senior brother on duty at the mountain gate. Someone is outside looking for you."
’Someone is looking for me?’
Fang Han’s heart stirred. He already had a guess.
He stood up, brushed the grass clippings from his robes, and walked steadily toward the servant disciple.
"Thank you for the message."
As he spoke, he took out an ingot of silver, about ten taels, from his robes and casually handed it over.
Seeing this, the servant disciple was first stunned, then a look of being overwhelmingly flattered appeared on his face. He accepted the silver with both hands and said repeatedly,
"Thank you, Senior Brother! It was my duty, my duty!"
Servant disciples were called disciples, but they were more like servants chosen from among orphans to do menial tasks. Their treatment within the Sect was not very good.
Ten taels of silver was a considerable fortune for him.
SWISH!
Fang Han nodded slightly and said no more. With a movement of his body, the Flowing Wind Shadowless Step activated naturally.
He transformed into a faint, barely perceptible cyan shadow and sped toward the mountain gate.
He was so fast that the servant disciple’s vision blurred for an instant, and then he was gone. The disciple couldn’t help but be secretly astonished.
A few moments later, Fang Han arrived at the foot of the towering mountain gate.
From a distance, he saw a familiar figure standing outside the gate’s archway.
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