89: Chapter 89 Chasing Star Step 89: Chapter 89 Chasing Star Step Hiss!

With a single poke, the tip of his finger burst with spiritual light, and in an instant, a spirit mirror condensed into being.

Within the spirit mirror, the landscape of the Universe Stone Forest fleetingly appeared before Guo Qijing, the Qiyun Sect Leader.

In the mirror, Ye Zhen stepped out casually, his figure inexplicably shimmering, and he traversed over forty meters in distance, landing atop another stone pillar.

Once again, Sect Leader Guo Qijing’s face showed an astonished expression, “This is harnessing the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi…

Earth Rank, this Ye Zhen has actually created a footwork technique comparable to that of the Earth Rank…”

“This kid, indeed is not simple….

However, he has only created one type of footwork so far.

In the end, how many steps will he be able to create?”

At the same moment, Ye Zhen, who also moved with the light of the stars and casually crossed more than forty meters with a single step, was extremely surprised as well.

Traversing more than forty meters was not a difficult task for Ye Zhen, as he could reach fifty meters with a single bounce of the Snake Bounce Grass.

But, the technique involving Snake Bounce Grass required gathering momentum and a bit of time, whereas the step he just took to cross the forty meters was more like a leisurely stroll after dinner, effortlessly spanning the space.

In actual combat, the Snake Bounce Grass was more for emergency use, to dodge, but if this kind of footwork was used in battle, just the thought of it was horrifying; terms like appearing and disappearing unpredictably were not enough to describe its terror.

However, Ye Zhen was very clear that relying solely on this single step wouldn’t be very effective in real combat, unless he could comprehend a complete set of such footwork to truly utilize it in battle.

Very soon, Ye Zhen discovered that if he left this stone pillar, he could still step across the forty-meter space but was no longer able to follow the movement of another stream of starlight.

Stumped for a moment, Ye Zhen observed carefully and was delighted to discover that each stone pillar in the Universe Stone Forest, when the heavenly timing changed, moved with the starlight cast from the sky, and each stone pillar had a different trajectory.

They would retract or advance, circle or avoid, flash or flee—always managing to catch up with the starlight from the sky and allow it to shine upon the pillars.

This discovery overjoyed Ye Zhen, and he quickly climbed another pillar, patiently waiting.

When the heavenly timing changed and the starlight began to move, Ye Zhen embarked on his journey of great falls through the air!

This began a period that lasted for three months!

In the early days, Ye Zhen progressed slowly, taking more than a day’s time to thoroughly grasp the profound changes of a moving stone pillar.

But as he mastered more and more of the mysterious rhythmic footwork, his comprehension speed grew faster.

Latterly, almost half a day’s effort was enough to comprehend a new footwork technique.

Hiss!

In the Universe Stone Forest, Ye Zhen stepped out strangely, his form tracing a mysterious curve, vanishing and then refracting back to the original point in the blink of an eye.

“This step, has reached great accomplishment!”

His form stirred, and Ye Zhen shot towards another stone pillar, ready to comprehend the next move.

But just then, the light in the Universe Stone Forest Secret Realm began to wane, slowly dimming, and Ye Zhen suddenly had an epiphany.

“So soon, time’s up already.

Six months are really too short!”

Seizing the moment before the light completely faded, Ye Zhen stepped out.

His form moved like an illusion across the nearby pillars, darting back and forth, zigzagging forward at will, and even more perilously, as fast as lightning.

Every casual step he took was as fast as the Snake Bounce Grass without the need to gather momentum, without any warning, and in an instant he would arrive.

“I have comprehended a total of one hundred and seven steps, that should be enough….”

“Since this footwork technique was created by chasing after the falling starlight, let’s call it the Chasing Star Step…”

In the moment of his murmur, the Universe Stone Forest suddenly dimmed to the extreme, an unprecedented force of rejection struck, and Ye Zhen felt his body drift, and with a flash of light before his eyes, he reappeared in front of Spirit Treasure Peak.

“Ye Zhen, how was your harvest these six months?” The moment Ye Zhen emerged, the Peak Guardian Elder was smilingly looking at him.

“It’s you, making me wait for six long months before it was my turn for the Universe Stone Forest!” Before Ye Zhen could answer, Luv Xin, a True Disciple waiting for entrance to the Universe Stone Forest, was fiercely scolding Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen ignored Luv Xin completely and gave a cupped fist salute to the Peak Guardian Elder, “Thank you, elder, for the arrangements.

As for the harvest, well, not bad!”

“A decent harvest?

Boasting shamelessly, let me test how good your harvest really is.” Full of anger, Luv Xin laughed coldly and stretched out his hand, spiritual power surged from his fingertip, and he clawed towards Ye Zhen’s throat like a phantom.

Fast!

Too fast!

Every True Disciple, who had the lowest cultivation, had stepped into the Spirit Transformation Realm, and the speed of their strikes were incredibly fast, so fast that Ye Zhen couldn’t even see clearly.

But in the instant Luv Xin struck, on pure instinct, Ye Zhen took a light, drifting step and the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Power strangely oscillated.

In an instant, Ye Zhen’s figure had already appeared a hundred meters away.

This innate step, which Ye Zhen called Direct Step, was the fastest and covered the most distance in a blink, a technique he derived from his Chasing Star Step.

Luv Xin, whose claw strike had missed, was utterly astonished.

His attack, which would be difficult even for Inner Sect Disciples in the Spirit Summoning Realm to dodge, let alone Ye Zhen from True Essence Realm, caused the Peak Guardian Elder to squint in amazement at the scene before him.

“True Disciples are no different!”

Having dodged the strike with a single step, Ye Zhen scoffed at Luv Xin.

Ye Zhen held Luv Xin in contempt, especially after witnessing his submissive behavior in front of Liao Feibai and now his unprovoked bullying.

“What did you say?”

Luv Xin instantly erupted in rage, his Spiritual Power fluctuating wildly, “Dare to laugh at me, you’re seeking death…”

“Luv Xin, are you entering the Universe Stone Forest or not?

If not, this old man is going into seclusion.

I don’t have the time to watch you bully a newcomer!”

The timely rebuke from the Peak Guardian Elder forced Luv Xin to turn back, swallowing his anger.

“Ye Zhen, you wait for me.

Don’t let me catch you!”

After leaving behind a harsh threat, Luv Xin quickly stepped into the radiant Light Gate.

“Ye Zhen, my boy, can’t you just yield a little?

You even dare to provoke a True Disciple.” Now somewhat of a minor celebrity within the Qiyun Sect, Ye Zhen was met with some concern from the Peak Guardian Elder.

Faced with the well-intentioned advice from the Peak Guardian Elder, Ye Zhen solemnly shook his head, “I cannot.

If I shrink back at every turn, how can I forge a heart aimed toward The Way?”

“A heart aimed toward The Way?”

The Peak Guardian Elder was immediately taken aback, reflecting on the earlier years of his life and suddenly coming to a realization, thinking that if he had heard this ten years earlier, he might not have ended up just a Peak Guardian Elder.

A heart aimed toward The Way was also a point of enlightenment Ye Zhen had earned from half a year of barren and arduous cultivation.

What truly is The Way, Ye Zhen did not understand.

But Ye Zhen understood that if he had retreated even once when facing enemies like Ma Wuyuan, Gu Duozhi, various family members, or those far stronger like Jin Tai and Chu Jun, he would not have achieved his current height.

From all this, Ye Zhen distilled four words—fearless and courageous!

This was yet another gain from half a year of facing the wall in the Universe Stone Forest.

His time in secluded cultivation within the Universe Stone Forest Secret Realm had brought him considerable advancement, yet the discomfort on his body had reached an intolerable level for Ye Zhen.

His clothes, long since out of clean replacements, were ragged and torn, and he was enveloped in a sour stench; anyone who hadn’t bathed in half a year, drenched daily in sweat, would end up the same way.

His once soft beard and hair had now grown wildly long.

What Ye Zhen wanted most was to take a comfortable bath, enjoy a good meal, and then consider other matters.

Upon leaving Spirit Treasure Peak, Ye Zhen hurried to his abode midway up Chaotic Cloud Peak.

As he passed by Steward Hee Miao’s residence, Ye Zhen shouted inside, telling Hee Miao to quickly send a maid to cook for him, then he dashed towards Court No.

97.

Cleaning up was something Ye Zhen could do himself, but someone would still need to cook, wouldn’t they?

He was so sick of gnawing on dry rations for half a year that the very thought nearly disgusted him.

Unbeknownst to Ye Zhen, his shout had sent Steward Hee Miao into a panic.

“Ye Zhen is out, what to do, what to do?” Running in circles, Hee Miao, along with several subordinates, rushed out and hurried towards Court No.

97 on the hillside.

Ye Zhen, who had broken through to the Fourth Stage of True Essence, moved with such speed, often with a hint of Chasing Star Step, that within a few hundred breaths, he had reached the hillside.

Arriving at the courtyard gate, Ye Zhen stretched out his hands and was about to push the door open.

Upon pushing it, however, he was taken aback.

There was a bolt on the door from inside, and faint voices could be heard.

Someone inside?

“My carefully selected courtyard has been taken over by someone else?”

Once Ye Zhen realized what had happened, he became furiously indignant, letting out a cold snort as he kicked fiercely at the door.

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PS: Fellas, our ranking on the charts has also been occupied; can we not also kick them down?