Bamboo Mound

Footwork and techniques are not essential.

After all, judging from the current situation, his Qingyun Step has only reached the proficiency level. There is only one more realm to go before he can comprehend his own unique Qingyun Step, since the routine is generally like this.

But this speed is already enough for him to use, and he hasn't even gotten used to it yet!

However, even so, if there is a faster and better footwork technique, then learning another one wouldn't be a problem.

As for the Azure Cloud Technique, it's now considered dispensable to him.

After all, nowadays, he absorbs spiritual energy entirely through his own operation, and he basically doesn't need to use his internal energy to refine spiritual energy, but he can easily assimilate the spiritual energy into his body with his existing spiritual power.

If we can find some special techniques, we might be able to use them.

He wasn't interested in alchemy, but after leaving Medicine King Valley, he still had to keep an eye on the flames, think about pill formulas, and collect alchemy materials, which took a lot of effort.

"Oh right, we also need to be careful with the defenses!" Ning Chang suddenly remembered, "Since the fetal heartbeat has developed consciousness, then there will inevitably be attacks based on consciousness."

"And now, I have basically no defense at all, relying solely on speed to dodge and the bamboo leaves to force back, bounce off, and suppress."

"That means finding some protective gear and learning a technique for attacking and defending with divine sense."

"Medicine King Valley should be able to find all the necessary cultivation techniques. If not, we can go to the Ascension Gate later, since it is said to have integrated all the things from the three sects."

"As for armor... I'll find a chance to have it custom-made at a weapon-refining workshop. I don't want to be covered in all sorts of mismatched armor; it'll just draw attention wherever I go. As for my plan to rob their mine..."

"Oh dear, I brought Yaoxiangcao with me. Medicine King Valley will protect me, they shouldn't take me for a relatively small mine, right?" Ning Chang shook his head.

"Besides, we'll have to wait until they recognize me before we talk about it. We'll see then."

After making his plan, Ning Chang familiarized himself with the surroundings in the courtyard, locked the door, and headed towards the Medicine King Valley's library, following the direction in his mind.

Although it is still called a library, the actual building is like several large warehouses, with only one floor and a flat wooden roof.

In front of the warehouse, a square-faced middle-aged man sat upright on a futon, his eyes closed, lost in thought.

Sensing Ning Chang's approach, she slowly opened her eyes and recognized him at a glance.

"It's Ning Chang. The sect leader has already told me about you. I thought you would wait until daytime to come."

As he was speaking, he slowly stood up, and the aura that he inadvertently revealed had reached the level of fetal heartbeat!

"So, are you here to choose cultivation techniques, reference materials, or learn about planting?"

"A little bit of both, may I ask how this elder is addressed?" Ning Chang clasped his hands in a respectful greeting.

"Hahaha! There's no need for such formalities with me. The sect leader probably didn't explain it to you clearly. Now, you're equivalent to an elder in Medicine King Valley!"

"My name is Xie Jun. You can just call me Lao Xie."

"I'm an elder too?!" Ning Chang asked in confusion.

"That's right. Now, almost all the elders and disciples in the sect have received the news. You're not only the youngest elder, but also the most special one!"

"Ha... Sect Master, you're moving so fast? I'm still getting used to it." Ning Chang scratched his head.

"Hmm~ You don't need to adapt much. You don't need to show your face in front of ordinary disciples. At most, you'll just have a few words with the old guys in the sect when you run into them."

"Okay, I got it... Lao Xie."

"Then I won't talk to you any longer, Ning Chang. You go ahead and get busy. I'll need your help to advance in the future! Haha."

"But before that, let me introduce these three wooden houses to you. The one on the far left contains clan records and information about things that existed there."

Inside the middle are all the martial arts techniques and skills in Medicine King Valley, most of which are of the water and wood nature, as well as a separate piece of catalyst related to fire.

On the right are various kinds of knowledge and tutorials, including planting, cultivation, classification of spiritual plants, characteristics of alchemy furnaces, alchemy methods, and elixir recipes, etc.

"Don't underestimate these three prefab houses. They hold a whole world inside. And because of your status as an elder, you can freely browse and borrow any documents or books inside. Just be careful not to damage them. If you want to borrow a book, take it out and I'll make a copy for you."

Ning Chang nodded and walked into the central room where the cultivation techniques were recorded.

The rough and simple prefabricated house suddenly felt bright and spacious when he pushed open the door and stepped inside!

Rows of bookshelves, each about two meters long, are neatly arranged. They are all made of polished mahogany, and the main categories of the techniques on each shelf are engraved on one side and on the shelves.

The entire space is over a hundred meters long and wide, with countless spiritual pearls emitting a dim yellow light floating above, illuminating the entire library brightly without being dazzling.

"What an amazing space!" Ning Chang couldn't help but exclaim again. Not only was such a large space placed inside this small prefab house, but also his spatial bags, which were infinitely compressed one inside the other, showed no signs of instability.

"I hope there will be a setting like creating a world inside the body here, so that you can grow an orchard or a bamboo forest inside your body or something."

"Forget about thinking about that too much. That's a long time from now. Right now... let's find the footwork."

After scanning through the rows, Ning Chang found a bookshelf with engraved movement techniques a few minutes later in an area against the wall.

“The Dance of the Rainbow Skirts, the Mysterious Steps, the Shadows in the Drizzle… most of them are movement techniques.” He put the books back on the shelf.

The main purpose of these movement techniques is to dodge in close combat, and they do not focus on speed. However, some of the speed-focused techniques come with other effects that are not useful to them or are even somewhat cumbersome.

Furthermore, in terms of speed alone, it is not as fast as the Qingyun Step.

After flipping through the books several times, Ning Chang no longer even took them down, simply glancing at the titles and skipping over them.

Walking and stopping here and there, Ning Chang came to a special bookshelf area.

Beyond a certain dividing line, the books on the bookshelf were no longer packed tightly together, but were spaced three or four fist-widths apart, each book secured by a restriction.

Even with a light touch, you can feel a subtle repulsive force acting on your fingertips.

When I looked away, I noticed an extra line of black text engraved on the bookshelf:

"Non-elders are prohibited from learning the techniques in this area. Elders and sect leaders may retrieve them with their tokens. An automatic alarm will sound if you leave the library area."

"I see. So that means all the cultivation techniques within this range are good?"

Ning Chang stroked his chin, pondering.

"Heart Demon Swiftness? Void Speed? Blood Intent Technique? Wow, the names of the martial arts techniques here are starting to be all weird."