Sword drawn from the constellations, poison as its edge.

Chapter 58 Lingbo Poison Step
"This is……"

Jiang Mingzhe looked surprised.

In fact, he had already guessed that Duan Yu had drawn nothing other than the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique).

Duan Yu turned his head and laughed, "Brother, besides the Northern Darkness Divine Skill, there is also a footwork technique in the scroll called Lingbo Weibu. Cao Zijian's 'Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River' says: 'Lingbo Weibu, silk stockings raise dust.' It can be seen that this skill is most suitable for women to practice. Hehe, if the two of us big men practice it, we will kick up dust and sweat and our feet will ache. It will be a pity to be like a cow chewing on a peony."

Jiang Mingzhe chuckled mischievously and shook his head, saying, "Brother, you don't understand, do you? You think it's true that men smell bad and women smell good? I once heard a very learned person say that if a woman's feet wear the same shoes and walk the same way as a man, and then smell them, they will smell six times worse than a man's! If you don't believe me, you can try it on a woman."

Duan Yu is at the age where he is "knowing how to be attracted to beauty and admiring young women". He inevitably has many overly beautiful fantasies about the opposite sex. If you tell him that fairies poop pink, he will definitely believe it without a doubt.

Therefore, Jiang Mingzhe's theory that foot odor is six times worse is undoubtedly a devastating blow to innocent young people.

In fact, the six-fold theory has long been scientifically disproven. Jiang Mingzhe was just fooling Duan Yu because he saw that Duan Yu had a tendency to be attracted to Jia Baoyu's "female water and male mud" and was momentarily seized by a perverse sense of humor.

But what he said was so truthful, with sources and figures, and he even encouraged Duan Yu to experiment on his own, that Duan Yu had no choice but to believe him.

Duan Yu's beautiful dream shattered, and he cried out in despair, "No, no, even if ordinary women have smelly feet, the fairy sister's feet must smell sweet."

Jiang Mingzhe laughed heartily, put his arm around Duan Yu and said, "I won't pry into your affairs as a young couple. Tell me, however, how do you cultivate the Lingbo Weibu (Lingbo Steps)?"

Upon hearing the words "Lingbo Weibu," Duan Yu immediately pictured a pair of small, green, smelly feet and couldn't help but gag.

He rushed to the lake and splashed his face on it several times before returning with a pained expression, saying, "Brother, if you want to learn this footwork, you must first memorize the directions in the I Ching. Look, this is Gui Mei, its hexagram is Zhen above and Dui below; this is Wu Wang, its hexagram is Qian above and Zhen below..."

He had a deep understanding of the I Ching. When talking about things he liked, he finally forgot about his smelly little feet and began to describe them. He wrote on a tree branch, marking the positions of all sixty-four hexagrams and explaining the meaning of each hexagram.

"The one who acts without delusion is represented by Heaven above and Thunder below. Heaven's virtue is supremely sincere, and Thunder roars and thunders. This serves as a warning to those who act recklessly, urging them to follow the rules. The Sequence of Hexagrams states: 'Only with without delusion can one be nurtured, hence it is followed by Great Accumulation.' Therefore, this step should lead to the position of Great Accumulation, which is..."

Jiang Mingzhe listened attentively, nodding repeatedly.

If it weren't for Duan Yu, he would probably have had to learn this footwork by following the diagrams and lines step by step, trying to figure it out by force.

Now, with Duan Yu's explanation, not only how to take each step and how it changes, but also why to take this step and why these changes occur, are all clearly explained based on the I Ching.

Although Jiang Mingzhe couldn't understand everything, he vaguely grasped some of the principles behind the changes. With this additional understanding, memorizing the footwork became much easier.

The footwork was so complex that Duan Yu couldn't remember it all; after describing just a few steps, he would have to look up the scroll.

Fortunately, this part did not contain the image of the fairy sister, but only countless footprints and interconnected green lines. Duan Yu was not afraid of being seen by Jiang Mingzhe, so he pulled him to study it together and then copied it underground.

Before they knew it, the moon was high in the sky, and the shadows of the two people walking back and forth were reflected on the small stone wall and then on the large stone wall, creating a spectacular sight.

Jiang Mingzhe laughed and said, "If the Shennong Gang saw this, they would definitely think that attacking the Wuliang Sword Sect was a brilliant move."

After practicing for a long time, the moon set in the west and disappeared behind the peak. Duan Yu caught a glimpse of colorful light on the small stone wall and quickly called Jiang Mingzhe to take a look: "Brother, look, isn't this a treasure sword?"

Jiang Mingzhe quickly looked over, and indeed, a sword shadow was reflected on the small stone wall. The hilt, guard, blade, and tip were all clearly visible, with a rainbow-like halo flowing within it, truly magnificent beyond words. Jiang Mingzhe turned his head to look at the west peak, where there was indeed a cave in the cliff. Moonlight shone in from the other end of the cave, and a faint glow emanated from within.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the sword shadow gradually faded and disappeared as the moon moved. Jiang Mingzhe finally breathed a sigh of relief and memorized the location of the cave.

That night, Jiang Mingzhe didn't close his eyes, recalling the principles of the I Ching as explained by Duan Yu, and practicing the footwork again and again without getting tired of it.

Duan Yu was initially willing to keep up, but as a wealthy young master accustomed to a life of luxury, he was exhausted from the frights and commotion of the past two days. Before long, he leaned against a tree and went to dream of the fairy sister.

As dawn approached, Jiang Mingzhe finally memorized all the steps of the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique).

He mentally reviewed all the footwork, took a deep breath with anticipation, and took a step forward. He suddenly felt his internal energy circulating on its own, and his figure swayed, appearing a full zhang away, then swayed again, appearing a zhang and a half away to the side...

In a flash, his figure shifted rapidly, starting from the position of "Mingyi", passing through "Ben", "Jiji", and so on, until he stopped at "Wuwang", completing a full circle and traversing all sixty-four hexagrams.

"what!"

Feeling the exceptionally vibrant and robust internal energy within his body, Jiang Mingzhe was overjoyed—

As soon as he took a step, he felt his internal energy move, rushing along the meridians in his legs and emerging from the Yongquan acupoint. As he walked faster and faster, the energy within his body also grew stronger.

Jiang Mingzhe then realized that the brilliance of Lingbo Weibu was not only in its unpredictable movements and incredible speed, but also in that it was a rare form of dynamic exercise!

While walking, one is constantly circulating and honing one's internal energy. Once unleashed, the internal energy surges and flows, and one could probably walk dozens or even hundreds of miles without stopping.

He couldn't help but think: This Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) truly deserves its reputation as a top-tier skill. In the future, even if he can't defeat an enemy, he can still outrun them, greatly increasing his safety. And there's no chance he'll ever lose track of A Zi again.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and he couldn't help but walk around again. This time, he deliberately felt the flow of his internal energy, and it seemed to be progressing even faster than when he was cultivating normally. If it weren't for the fact that it kept overflowing from his brow bone when he accelerated, wouldn't it be able to completely replace meditation?
Thinking that his internal energy would overflow from Yongquan point, Jiang Mingzhe suddenly had another idea. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that it seemed feasible, so he immediately started walking the third lap.

This time, when he circulated his internal energy, he deliberately forced out the poisonous power contained in his acupoints. Just as he had imagined, a faint bluish-black mist rose from under his feet!

As he walked faster and faster, the color became darker and darker, until finally it seemed as if he were riding on clouds and mist, even his calves were shrouded in mist, and wherever he went, he left a dark blue-green trail that gradually rose and spread.

Jiang Mingzhe was horrified as he looked at the large circle of continuously spreading poisonous gas. He thought to himself, "The combination of the Starry Sky Sect's poison skills and the Lingbo Steps can actually produce such a change. Could this be considered the creation of a completely new skill?"

Lingbo Poison Step?

LOL Alchemist?

Wouldn't this skill be an unparalleled divine technique for mowing down weeds and clearing out enemy soldiers?

Jiang Mingzhe was imagining various use cases in his mind when he suddenly heard a scream: "Ah, big brother, I... I can't breathe!"

Oops!

Jiang Mingzhe was shocked: I forgot about my little brother Duan Yu!
(End of this chapter)