Chapter 104: Trouble ```

After handing the money from selling the items to Yang Hui and both making proper records, Luo Tian returned to the quiet room once again.

The price of this Mist Step wasn't too high after all. Considering everything, the others each had their own unique characteristics, and they were obviously more likely to be pursued.

It had to be said that Jiang Zhengfeng's reputation was quite effective; the Mist Step was several points lower than Luo Tian had expected from the market price. It seemed that Manager Li's authority was quite substantial.

Luo Tian opened the manual and skimmed through it briefly, nodding slightly. There were quite a few mysterious aspects to it.

After rehearsing it several times in his mind, Luo Tian finally began formal cultivation.

Rich white qi quietly extended a strand from his dantian, following the meridians under Luo Tian's precise control toward the predetermined route.

The main qi circulation route of this Mist Step was in the legs.

Cultivating step-type qi techniques was not something Luo Tian was immediately accustomed to, since the meridians in the legs were used less often. However, soon the benefits of meridian penetration gradually became apparent; there was no need to expend great effort to clear the meridians, and he could proceed directly to the main topic.

With divine eyes opened, Luo Tian carefully observed the flow of qi inside his body, not daring to be negligent for even a moment.

A ribbon of white qi sped through Luo Tian's meridians, coiling and twisting. Although it appeared somewhat thin compared to the broad meridians, it was extremely condensed, like thick, impenetrable mist, unfathomable and impossible to guess.

Whether it was cultivation secrets or qi techniques, they only annotated and explained the meridian routes for qi flow. But one must know that there are thousands of different lives, and meridians vary greatly. To make qi circulate perfectly in one's own meridians required many attempts.

Even after countless circulations, a cultivator might still not discover any problems.

Which meridians were relatively fragile and required slower circulation? Which had thinner walls and couldn't handle too strong impacts? Which had sharp turns that needed smoother passage?

Although Luo Tian's divine eyes could only see the qi in the body and not the meridians' issues, when the cultivator circulated qi, Luo Tian could assess the situation through the qi and suggest solutions.

For others, Luo Tian was very attentive, but this time since he chose the step-type qi technique himself, he was even more focused.

Only after circulating qi through three full cycles did Luo Tian finally exhale a long breath.

This path was now extremely familiar; next, he would combine the steps with qi circulation to unleash the power of the Mist Step.

The key of this technique was to change landing points and routes with extremely fast steps to make enemies unable to predict or anticipate.

Merely the name of this step technique stirred something in Luo Tian's heart, but it wasn't enough to make him decide on it rashly, since it was for fighting and couldn't be taken lightly.

Only after truly reading the general introduction of this qi technique did it awaken great interest in Luo Tian.

Only after becoming thoroughly familiar with it did Luo Tian feel his journey hadn't been in vain.

This step technique required high coordination of the body, and some movements would rely on the rebound force from the feet stepping on the ground to change. Therefore, strength, agility, reaction ability, and the toughness of one's own body needed to reach a certain level.

Any deficiency could affect the power.

Luo Tian stood up, stretched his muscles and bones. The clattering sounds of his bones colliding echoed in the quiet room, sounding quite imposing.

The steady Luo Tian like a mountain suddenly stepped forward with his right foot to the side, the short step already bringing some wind sound.

After the heavy step landed, there was no sound left in the entire quiet room.

No!

Luo Tian shook his head slightly, retracting the step.

Speed and force were perfectly contained, but Mist Step wasn't simply stepping once; each step had to consider connecting to the next.

Force, body tilt, position of the other foot—all had to be considered.

The first style was called Star Kicking the Dipper; speed fast, force not too great, best to be just right. After stepping out, the body leaned forward, left foot follows, connecting to either Shadow Follows Form or Flowing Clouds and Water without the rebound affecting the next.

Mist Step

Luo Tian silently repeated these three words, suddenly enlightened, stepping out with his right foot silently.

White light emanated from Luo Tian's legs, and this step brought two faint afterimages.

That's the feeling!

Joyful, Luo Tian followed with his left foot, connecting to the second style Shadow Follows Form. Two steps out, moving like the wind without sound; afterimages appeared and vanished, extremely fast.

Hiss

A slight pain came from Luo Tian's legs, making him gasp.

Cultivating just two steps brought a significant burden to Luo Tian's body. Qi circulation was one thing, but muscles and bones had to undergo drastic changes instantly, which made him realize why Mist Step demanded high physical quality.

If the body couldn't keep up, forget about fighting; cultivating alone could exhaust one.

Much less if actually fighting, probably before even reaching the opponent, it would be finished by one's own steps.

Shaking his head slightly, Luo Tian set aside the Mist Step and turned to cultivating the Nine-Headed Beast Fist of Xinyi. The skin on his limbs had already been refined by the True Gangfire Qi of Yuanhua; Luo Tian felt it was effective, so he planned to fully refine his skin before returning to the sect.

This process involved letting the True Gangfire Qi burn away all impurities and filth within the skin, then expel them, making the physical body purer.

Originally, Luo Tian didn't understand the purpose of this body-refining secret technique at all. Only after obtaining Qin Tianyu's memories did he realize how important it was to lay a good foundation for the body, not only affecting breakthroughs in the Yuan Dan realm but also related to subsequent realms.

Ten days passed quickly, and Luo Tian felt tremendous progress, full of confidence.

Once Liu Neng brought him back to the sect, if necessary, he would find some elite disciples from the Shen family to teach a lesson, venting some private grudge while showcasing his martial prowess.

However, despite this, Luo Tian was not sure how many elite disciples from the four major families would proactively come to ask him about cultivation issues.

His divine eyes were close to upgrading further, but without a better way, he felt anxious.

After days of cultivation, Luo Tian was getting closer to the peak of the Qi Condensation realm. He didn't want to wait until his qi cultivation reached the brink of breakthrough before upgrading his divine eyes; that would be too time-consuming.

Sitting in the Divine Sun Commercial House, thinking, receiving letters from Yang Hui, Luo Tian suddenly exclaimed, "Eh? There really is something big happening in the sect?"

Yes, Mid-Autumn Festival is here, black everyone, wishing you a happy holiday! Getting up early to read a book, won't that be quite enjoyable?

To those friends who couldn't return home due to various factors, remember to give them a call.

And hey, eat mooncakes, eat mooncakes, eat mooncakes, don't forget, ha!