228: cultivation

Lingyun Pavilion.

Xiao Weiqing opened his eyes, having absorbed the Mirage Light Thousand Shadows Innate Skill.

The core Profound Truth of this Movement Technique lay in light and shadow.

The body would simulate the properties of light and shadow to move. Within the range covered by light and shadow in the environment, one could freely choose any light point or shadow domain as the location for the true body to appear, leaving behind an illusionary image to deceive the enemy.

This Movement Technique actually had certain requirements for the lighting environment, but for Xiao Weiqing, who possessed a fire talent, it wasn't a problem. Where there was fire, there was light, and where there was light, there was shadow.

After only two hours of Cultivation.

Xiao Weiqing couldn't wait to try it out.

The courtyard of Lingyun Pavilion was not small, about two or three thousand square meters, which was just right for practice.

“Illusionary Light!”

“Bang!”

“What's wrong? What's wrong? Is there an earthquake?”

Su Yunfei stuck his head out from upstairs.

Xiao Weiqing rubbed his sore nose. “It's nothing, I'm practicing a Movement Technique and accidentally ran into a tree.”

“Oh?”

“Such a loud noise? It seems your Movement Technique must be very powerful,” Su Yunfei praised.

Xiao Weiqing: “?”

“Are you sure you're talking about a Movement Technique?”

Su Yunfei gave a sheepish smile. “I suppose so.”

“Carry on, carry on.”

Su Yunfei went back to his room.

Continuing.

Xiao Weiqing gave a low shout: “Illusionary Light!”

His figure flashed, leaving an afterimage in place.

“Bang!”

This time the sound was much quieter.

Because the tree he hit was thinner than the previous one.

“Again!”

“Illusionary Light!”

“Bang!”

“Bang~” “Bang~”

On the second floor.

Su Yunfei shook his head while recording a video; those trees probably wouldn't survive for long.

“Hello, this is Lingyun Pavilion. Send us a few large trees tomorrow, the thick-skinned and sturdy kind. Yes, Ironwood trees will do, the thicker the better.”

In the evening.

Dongfang Xuan returned to Lingyun Pavilion.

Just as he stepped into the courtyard gate, he immediately backed out.

“That's not right, this is Lingyun Pavilion.”

“What happened here? Was there a thief?”

Of the eight large trees in the courtyard, two had already fallen, one was teetering, and the rest looked like they had been severely ravaged.

The original stone table had been moved to a corner, where Su Yunfei and Xiao Weiqing sat eating.

Xiao Weiqing was ravenous, swallowing large mouthfuls.

Su Yunfei, on the other hand, chewed slowly and swallowed carefully, snickering from time to time.

“Su Yunfei, what happened here?”

“Oh, Xiao Weiqing learned a new Innate Skill. Its power was too great, so it turned out like this.”

Dongfang Xuan raised an eyebrow. “What Innate Skill? Tell me about it.”

Xiao Weiqing swallowed the food in his mouth and said irritably, “A Movement Technique.”

“A Movement Technique?”

Dongfang Xuan was stunned, and after a few seconds, he asked, “Your Movement Technique also carries an attack? What level is it?”

“Carries your head!”

Xiao Weiqing glared at Dongfang Xuan and returned to his room.

Seeing Xiao Weiqing leave.

Dongfang Xuan found it somewhat inexplicable and sat down to eat.

“Come, let me show you something good.” Su Yunfei had a mysterious look on his face.

“What is it?”

Su Yunfei opened the video.

“This is...”

“Pfft~~”

“This is Xiao Weiqing?”

“Who else?”

“Poor trees.”

Dongfang Xuan stared at the video and laughed heartily.

Xiao Weiqing, upstairs, heard Dongfang Xuan's laughter and snorted coldly. “Once I've mastered it, you'll be the first one I test it on.”

...Days in the Training Camp were tedious.

The Heaven-Reaching Pillar.

Xiao Weiqing struggled to climb to the 38th floor, so exhausted he didn't want to move.

But if he didn't move, he really wouldn't be able to move in a moment.

Xiao Weiqing's posture descending the Heaven-Reaching Pillar could only be described as scrambling... On the Crystal Long Bridge, the 40th floor.

“Old Man No. 4, I'm back!”

Guardian No. 4 glanced at Xiao Weiqing and noticed that he could already stand steadily on the white clouds. Although there was some swaying and he was still far from his own level, the progress was very obvious, and he couldn't help but nod.

Then, with a casual wave of his hand.

“Please!”

The Hundred-Thread Hanging Bell Formation unfolded.

“Whew~”

Xiao Weiqing let out a soft breath and relaxed his whole body. This wasn't his first time attempting it; the previous times he had basically fallen at the 30-meter mark.

Stepping on the soft white clouds, Xiao Weiqing lowered his head and passed under the first thread.

The Hundred-Thread Hanging Bell Formation was different every time, but the difficulty was similar, with a length of one hundred meters.

At the beginning, the space between the threads allowed a person to pass, with over ten centimeters to spare.

Every ten meters, it would shorten by one centimeter.

During Xiao Weiqing's first attempt, he had only walked five meters.

His Mental Energy erupted as he carefully perceived the thin threads around him, moving his feet cautiously while also paying attention to the white clouds beneath him.

These special white clouds not only had different shapes but also varying degrees of toughness. A slight lapse in caution would lead to an unstable posture and touching a thread.

Time passed.

Xiao Weiqing reached the 40-meter mark with a bizarre posture; this was the first time he had made it this far.

Just maintaining this posture was not easy.

“No rush, take it slow.”

Xiao Weiqing contorted his body, performing movements incomprehensible to humans, and reached 50 meters.

“Very good.”

“Keep it up!”

“The difficulty is about to increase,” Guardian No. 4 said with a smile.

“Difficulty increase?”

Xiao Weiqing's eyes narrowed as he extended one foot and lightly touched the ground.

The white clouds became even softer and even sticky to his feet.

“Damn!”

“This is too hard. Are all Spirit Cultivators this powerful?”

He took a step.

Xiao Weiqing's foot felt soft, and he quickly steadied his figure, moving his other foot again, brushing past a thread.

However.

After only three more meters.

“Ring~ Ring~~ Ring~~~”

“Damn it, failed again.”

Guardian No. 4 comforted him: “You're already very impressive. You've only tried a few times and already reached over 50 meters, which is stronger than some Spirit Cultivators.”

“Ordinary people don't have Mental Energy as high as yours; they would have been swallowed by the white clouds long ago.”

Xiao Weiqing nodded, but he was still a bit dissatisfied with himself.

“Old Man No. 4, see you tomorrow.”

He exited the Crystal Long Bridge... Over the next few days.

Xiao Weiqing immersed himself in the practice of the Mirage Shadow Thousand Light Movement Technique. Every day, without fail, he went to the Heaven-Reaching Pillar and the Crystal Long Bridge to check in, tempering his Physical Body and Mental Energy.

If the Bright Moon Pool was open, he wouldn't miss it either.

Just like that.

During his first week in the Training Camp, Xiao Weiqing's life was incredibly fulfilling.

“Come! Let's test it out and see if you've been slacking off these past few days.”

Ishida Yue beckoned to Xiao Weiqing with her finger.

“Pardon me.”

Xiao Weiqing took a step forward, the thousand flame blade appearing in his hand. With a slight movement of his feet, he disappeared from his original spot. On the martial arts field, several figures darted through, arriving in front of Ishida Yue in the blink of an eye.

“Not bad!”

Ishida Yue praised, casually pulling out a dagger.

“Clang!~”

The first move failed to yield results.

Xiao Weiqing immediately changed positions, dodging Ishida Yue's counterattack.

On the martial arts field, several afterimages continuously attacked around Ishida Yue. Ishida Yue never moved her feet, blocking each one.

“Clang~ Clang!~~”

After several consecutive moves, Ishida Yue remained motionless.

Xiao Weiqing's flames overflowed, and his Spiritual Qi began to erupt involuntarily.

“Stop~~ Stop~~~”

“That's enough.”

Ishida Yue forced Xiao Weiqing back with a single strike and halted his offensive.

“It's quite good. Although the Movement Technique is a bit rusty and not fluid enough, it's decent. To have practiced it to this level in just a few days, you certainly haven't been negligent.”

“However, have you noticed a problem?”