Ultimate True Lord

The answer is, less than a month!

From the end of January to the end of February, Jiang Ming experienced a rocket-like speed in his cultivation. That feeling was far faster than when he first started practicing the Red Sand Palm.

Twenty-seven or twenty-eight days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Today, Jiang Ming practiced the Crescent Moon Steps in the courtyard as usual. He had only been training for a short time when a powerful surge of heat erupted from his legs, his strong blood and qi growing stronger and more powerful.

He stopped and stood under the big tree for about fifteen minutes.

His leg muscles displayed a streamlined, lean silhouette, with a wavy, undulating appearance. Sweat dripped down, wetting the surrounding ground.

"This is the Crescent Moon level of the Crescent Moon Step."

Jiang Ming moved swiftly, his entire body like a gentle breeze, shifting and leaping rapidly through the courtyard, his clothes fluttering, his movements light and fluid.

"bold!"

His leg muscles bulged suddenly, unleashing a burst of power, and his speed skyrocketed, transforming him into a black shadow carrying a gust of wind. Jiang Ming darted out of the courtyard in an instant, and with a whoosh, he sped into the alley of Baishui Street.

In a short time, I explored the entire surrounding area.

He nimbly leaped over the wall from the outside and landed once again in the center of the courtyard. A few withered leaves were also carried away and slowly drifted down.

"What a magnificent Crescent Moon Step!"

"My footwork is already quite good in its normal state. Once I unleash my full power, it can be improved by several times, as if I'm moving through the shadows under the moon. It also significantly enhances my combat skills."

Jiang Ming slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, his eyes flashing with a dark light.

Master Liu once said that one of the most crucial points in a fight between martial artists is distance control! When a martial artist strikes, the range that your two arms can reach is the most basic attack surface.

The most important factor in an attack is a fighter's reach, but this is basically limited by each person's physical attributes and skeletal structure.

However, besides wingspan, another equally important factor is footwork!

In martial arts combat, both fighters are constantly in motion. From a high altitude, it looks like two arc-shaped attack surfaces constantly moving and colliding.

Therefore, movement speed is also key to whether you can hit someone!

Even with a shorter reach than their opponent and their attack area completely covered, a skilled footwork expert can use sudden speed to instantly rush into the opponent's attack area and complete the attack.

Furthermore, the moment the opponent throws a counterattack, one swiftly dodges out of the opponent's attack range. This allows for a riskless exchange of blows, giving one the advantage despite having a shorter reach.

Furthermore, this only covers the aspects of direct combat.

When retreating from overwhelming odds, footwork is especially effective and can save your life. It doesn't matter if your opponent is stronger than you in a head-on fight; as long as they can't outrun you, they will never be able to defeat you.

Of course, you should also be careful of hidden weapons and other such methods during your escape.

"This Crescent Moon Step is far more useful to me than any other fist or palm technique that can cultivate coiling energy."

Jiang Ming spent some more time experiencing the footwork technique he had just mastered, and his excitement gradually subsided.

The Crescent Moon Step is not without its flaws. During his more than twenty days of cultivation, the closer he got to a breakthrough, the more Jiang Ming felt restless and agitated, as if he were wading through a river in the dark.

It was pitch black, and I hesitated before taking each step.

That sense of unease led him to go out hunting for thugs who did bad things three times in the last three days in order to barely suppress his anxiety.

"My chances of going into qi deviation while practicing this technique are probably higher than the average person. After all, after the enhancement, my speed in practicing the Crescent Moon Step has increased by 70%. The faster I practice, the easier it is for something to go wrong."

Jiang Ming remained vigilant, not letting the joy of the breakthrough cloud his judgment.

The next two days.

He tried practicing the Crescent Moon Step again, and sure enough, he found that the feeling of unease had become even more pronounced. With each step Jiang Ming took, he was filled with trepidation, worried that there might be hidden currents or whirlpools on the river ahead.

If you're not careful, you could drag him down.

One day at the end of February.

Jiang Ming swept away the frost on the ground, revealing the courtyard floor again.

He exhaled, his breath turning into mist, and his arms moved rapidly, unleashing a series of both overt and covert moves from the Red Sand Palm. A continuous, gentle force emanated from his palms, as if he were holding onto a breath, allowing Jiang Ming's moves to unleash even greater power.

"Huff! Huff! Huff!"

The palm strike whistled through the air.

"call out!"

As he tore through the air for the fourth time, Jiang Ming abruptly dispersed his gentle energy, slowly lowered his fist, and stood quietly.

"After the Red Sand Palm reaches the level of Soft Strength, although the practice is steady, the progress is indeed a bit slow."

Two months have passed, and even with his talent now comparable to Fang Heng's, he is still a little short of fully mastering the soft power.

Only when one can unleash five moves using soft force in one breath without diminishing power can one be considered to have passed the initial stage of mastering soft force. Only then can one continue to master the exquisite technique of making light movements feel heavy.

Jiang Ming slowly turned around, picked up a bowl of warm red medicine from the table next to him, and drank it all in one gulp.

This was the resource promised by Master Liu, which he had already collected a few days ago. From now on, Jiang Ming will receive half a red herb every month and a half.

The red medicine can not only shorten the time it takes for essence and blood to accumulate, but also increase the overall upper limit of essence and blood, which is quite important to him.

Under the large tree whose branches and leaves are completely bare.

Jiang Ming practiced his boxing for a while longer, aided by the effects of the red medicine.

Finally, on the back of his left hand, the primordial furnace flashed with light, and its surface was once again densely covered with black and gold Taotie patterns.

In a flash of inspiration, he sent three powerful martial arts manuals, which he had already mastered, into the slots one after another with a hum.

The furnace body suddenly trembled.

[The following is the next enhancement for Crescent Moon Step]

Firstly: Increases the speed of practicing the Crescent Moon Step by 60%! (Success Rate: 100%)

Secondly: When breaking through all the bottlenecks of the Crescent Moon Step, the difficulty is reduced to 70% of the original! (Success rate: 100%)

Thirdly: The Crescent Moon Step technique can generate a martial arts visualization diagram called "Crescent Moon Without Shadow"! (Success Rate: 100%)

The enhancements to the original furnace have all been upgraded to full strength.

Jiang Ming tried removing one martial art skill, and the success rate of strengthening the three options immediately dropped to 70%.

He pondered for a moment, then looked at the option to enhance.

The reduction in the speed of the Crescent Moon Step training was significantly better than that of the Red Sand Palm; compared to the original 70%, it only decreased by 10%.

This is likely related to the fact that the Crescent Moon Step, a kind of evil technique, can easily increase the speed of cultivation.

"The Crescent Moon Step breaks through the limits of physical strength, making it easier to suffer from qi deviation. One must first possess a martial arts visualization diagram to guide the path. Otherwise, if one practices incorrectly, several months of recuperation would be the least of one's worries."

"Serious injury is possible."

Jiang Ming didn't hesitate at all; a thought crossed his mind.

"Primal Furnace, Enhance!"