Chapter 1481: Hundred Steps (Part 4)

That’s right, just this small step.

Li Banfeng walked over a hundred steps, unable to cover the distance, yet Miss Jiu completed it in one small step.

This is the absolute mastery over distance.

From one door to another, the straight line between the two doors was controlled by Miss Jiu.

But what if I don’t walk in a straight line?

Li Banfeng tried to loop around to Miss Jiu’s side, but after over a hundred steps, he still couldn’t bypass her.

Miss Jiu laughed and said, “If I let you bypass easily, then this mark would have been made in vain. I decide the length and width of this road, but the longer and wider I set it, the shorter the technique can be maintained.”

The mark persisted for over a minute, and during that time, Li Banfeng could never approach Miss Jiu, yet Miss Jiu could always approach Li Banfeng.

This mark is formidable, Li Banfeng thought it was more powerful than Mr. Kong Fang’s copper coin.

Miss Jiu instructed, “Ah Qi, the key to making a Traveling Cultivator mark lies in tearing an Unnameable Place between two points with extreme speed. This Unnameable Place is the path we control. The mark is hard to make. With my cultivation level, the success rate is only two to three percent. Remember in future battles, if you fail, don’t even think about starting over. Directly treat the second stick as the first, treat the endpoint as the starting point, and continue on. If the second time doesn’t work, then try the third. You must use this technique all the way through, just don’t let yourself stop, and don’t allow yourself to back down.”

Li Banfeng nodded repeatedly, “This is good, I’m willing to learn it!”

Miss Jiu gently asked, “Ah Qi, are you truly willing to learn it?”

Li Banfeng chuckled darkly, “Ajiu, I know you won’t teach me for nothing. Tell me, what conditions do you want?”

Miss Jiu shook her head, teasing Li Banfeng’s nose, “Sister has no conditions. Sister truly cares for you, but first, we need to discuss it with your wife, and you must consent too.”

Li Banfeng didn’t understand, “I will certainly consent! Moreover, why do I have to discuss learning a mark with my wife?”

Miss Jiu handed two wooden sticks to Li Banfeng, “Because the Traveling Cultivator’s mark is a Cloud Top technique called Hundred Steps. If you want to learn it, you must advance to the Cloud Top Third Layer, so you need to ask your wife for a Xuanyun Pill to help you ascend. You’ve already learned two Traveling Cultivator Cloud techniques; Hundred Steps will take up one of your techniques. You must carefully consider.”

Li Banfeng clenched the wooden stick and stayed silent.

Advancing to Traveling Cultivator Third Layer is expected, Li Banfeng has long desired to advance, and lately his physique has improved significantly. With the Xuanyun Pill, it should not be difficult.

But occupying a technique slot, whether that’s worth it, requires careful consideration.

According to the normal cultivation path, reaching Cloud Top Third Layer is the pinnacle, beyond that lies the path Above the Cloud.

If Li Banfeng travels this path, then Traveling Cultivator Cloud Third Layer Technique will be the last Cloud Top technique he can learn.

Even if Li Banfeng doesn’t travel Above the Cloud, how far can he continue to cultivate on the Cloud Top?

Reaching Cloud Four, we don’t even know if there’s a Cloud Five, in short, each Cloud Top technique is exceptionally valuable.

Returning to the main room, Li Banfeng asked the phonograph, “Beloved wife, do you think my physique could advance once more?”

“Advance to what? Husband is already at Cloud Top Third Layer, do you still wish to ascend Above the Cloud?” the phonograph teased Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng smiled and said nothing. Hong Ying overheard and detected a hint, “Qi Lang, did that wicked woman Ajiu really teach you Hundred Steps? Listen to me, Qi Lang, she didn’t teach you well. I’ll teach you properly. I know I was wrong, please don’t be mad at me.”

Li Banfeng was not angry; he asked Hong Ying, “What are the Traveling Cultivator Cloud techniques?”

“Carefree Freedom, Riding the Wind and Clouds, Hundred Steps, don’t you already know them?”

“Then tell me about those I don’t know?”

“I don’t know the others either; I’ve only learned these three techniques!”

Li Banfeng stared at Hong Ying for a long time. The phonograph explained next to him, “Husband, what Ying Ying said is true. After mastering the three Cloud Top techniques, Ying Ying ascended Above the Cloud; she doesn’t know any additional techniques.”

This quite matches Hong Ying’s character.

But Li Banfeng had asked Miss Jiu, and Miss Jiu also claimed to know only these three techniques. Such a clever woman, could she really not want to ask one more question?

The phonograph felt that Miss Jiu didn’t lie either, “Husband, among the worldly Cultivators Above the Clouds, they’re as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. Gathering information about techniques is as difficult as ascending the heavens. Old Train is a Traveling Cultivator Grandmaster. Ask our Old Man to see if he knows any other Traveling Cultivator Cloud techniques.”

Everyone quieted down, waiting for a response from the Portable Residence.

After an extended silence, the gloves urged, “Old Man, if you know, just say something. We’re all family, don’t keep scheming.”

Smack!

A chair fell to the ground, just hitting the gloves, and the gloves fell silent. The Old Man spoke, “After all these years, I’ve truly forgotten.”

The Old Man had forgotten too.

If someone could remember and say one, two, three, for comparison, Li Banfeng wouldn’t feel so troubled.

Now knowing that Hundred Steps is useful, but not knowing if there’s anything better leaves Li Banfeng undecided.

The phonograph advised, “Husband, Hundred Steps is indeed a good technique. Husband won’t lose out learning it. Husband’s physique is also quite good recently. I’ll prepare the elixir, let’s ascend today.”

“No rush,” Li Banfeng took a deep breath, “I’ll explain some things outside and take the chance to nurture my body.”