Ultimate True Lord

Time flies, and more than half a month has passed.

In late May, summer had arrived in Wangyue City, and the weather was gradually getting hotter, but still within a comfortable range. In the courtyard of the new house, the leaves of the large tree in the yard were gradually becoming lush, casting a green shade that swayed in the wind.

The sound of cicadas gradually rose, becoming somewhat noisy.

Under the shade of the trees, Jiang Ming, as always, was sweating profusely, his movements incredibly elusive. With each step, his figure flashed, moving swiftly throughout the courtyard. There was no sound of footsteps, only the faint rustling of the wind.

"despair."

He paused, stopping in his tracks.

The visualization of "the waning moon without a shadow" that I had been constantly contemplating in my mind dissipated.

Jiang Ming took a deep breath. With the Crescent Moon Step increasing his cultivation speed for the third time, it increased by another 50%, reaching an acceleration of nearly three times. For the past half month, he had experienced a cultivation speed that completely surpassed the Red Sand Palm.

Now, the progress of the Crescent Moon Step has surpassed that of the Red Sand Palm yesterday. It has become the most powerful martial art that Jiang Ming has practiced.

It's important to understand that the few months Jiang Ming spent practicing the Red Sand Palm were equivalent to Fang Heng, a top-tier talent with exceptional physical constitution, diligently training. Yet, he was surpassed by the Crescent Moon Step in just over twenty days. Evil arts are indeed learned quickly!

Although a martial artist who only practices the Crescent Moon Step is inferior to other martial artists of the same realm, Jiang Ming's practice of the Crescent Moon Step and the Red Sand Palm together, with the two martial arts complementing each other, unleashed astonishing power.

Under the shade of green trees.

Jiang Ming recalled what had happened over the past half month.

Perhaps to gauge the reaction from Guang Sheng Pharmacy, the herb-gathering team in the deep mountains suspended their next trip up the mountain, intending to wait until June.

He didn't care. Jiang Ming still had some stockpiled medicinal soup from the red herbs he had collected before, which could ensure his cultivation speed. Moreover, after that trip up the mountain, Liu Longquan valued Jiang Ming even more.

So they changed the requirement from receiving half a red herb every one and a half months to receiving half a red herb every month. A few days ago, they sent another half a herb to Jiang Ming.

This is a free gift, a gift from the master to his apprentice. There's no need to risk your life to go into the mountains to collect herbs; you can get it safely and securely.

During this time, Liu Longquan perhaps sensed that Jiang Ming and he were similar in some way in personality and combat tactics. Furthermore, this battle also revealed that he was a master of concealed weapons in his youth.

So Liu Longquan began to teach Jiang Ming some practical hidden weapon skills, and even how to counter hidden weapons.

Thus began a period of special training for the master and apprentice.

Sometimes, as Jiang Ming entered the backyard, a hidden weapon would shoot out from a dark corner, flying straight towards him. Jiang Ming needed to react instantly, dodge the weapon, and counterattack immediately.

At the same time, fire the hidden weapon in the direction from which it came.

Or, if Jiang Ming pushed open the door to Liu Longquan's bedroom, a huge cloud of lime would rush towards him, covering everything. He would need to quickly close his eyes, hold his breath, and determine the enemy's location under such circumstances.

Even when Jiang Ming was practicing his skills normally, unexpected hidden weapons would be shot at him from nowhere, testing his instantaneous vigilance.

In addition, Liu Longquan also taught Jiang Ming.

How to smoothly integrate hidden weapons into normal combat without feeling abrupt?

What should you do when facing multiple targets?

How to use the Ghost Claw Gauntlet most effectively? How to conceal the claws?

All of this is the rich experience of a seasoned swindler, which he is now sharing without reservation.

Liu Longquan told Jiang Ming that hidden weapons and underhanded tactics are always effective until a martial artist reaches a superhuman level! They are always useful!

More practice is definitely the right thing to do.

Just don't let the secondary skills overshadow the primary ones. Ultimately, the prerequisite for any skill to unleash its power is that you yourself must be strong enough!

In the courtyard.

The myriad thoughts in Jiang Ming's mind gradually faded away.

He came to his senses, looked down at the back of his left hand, and saw that the essence blood of the Primal Furnace was full again, ready for the next enhancement.

Jiang Ming had been looking forward to the martial arts trait of "shadowless disappearance" for a long time!

He took a deep breath, about to begin the enhancement.

But as soon as Jiang Ming had a change of heart, the traces of the Soft Force Martial Arts Heart-Shattering Palm appeared on the Primal Furnace, followed by the words "Entry Level".

With a slight movement, the Heart-Shattering Palm landed in the slot of the Primal Furnace, immediately emitting a mysterious rhythm that caused the entire furnace to tremble.

"Tsk."

Information about the next enhancement came into view.

To his disappointment, the Heart-Shattering Palm did not exhibit the inherent martial arts characteristics of the Ghost Breath Fist he had used previously. It merely served as a soft-style technique, offering a higher success rate than a hard-style one.

Jiang Ming slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, calming himself down once more.

After a short rest, he restarted the original furnace.

This time, the three introductory martial arts techniques that had been prepared beforehand fell into the Primal Furnace in one go. With a loud bang, the furnace fire ignited, and the black and gold Taotie patterns twisted rapidly, transforming into clusters of intertwined flames.

The essence gathers, the power condenses.

"Click."

The stove lid was suddenly lifted off.

A patch of black and gold text suddenly appeared.

[The following Crescent Moon Step enhancement options are available]

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

Fourthly: When the Crescent Moon Step is cultivated to the Crescent Moon level or above, a martial arts trait called "Shadowless" will be generated! (Success rate: 99%) (Special Enhancement)

Fifthly: Increases footwork speed by 40% when using the Crescent Moon Step! (Success Rate: 100%)

Jiang Ming glanced around and was surprised to find that the option to increase the cultivation speed of the Crescent Moon Step had disappeared, probably because the technique had reached its limit.

The alternative is a 40% increase in movement speed when using the Crescent Moon Step. Undoubtedly, this is an enhancement that can immediately boost combat power.

The Crescent Moon Step at the Crescent Moon level is already quite fast, giving him a significant advantage in maneuvering against enemies. It's unimaginable that if he improved it by another 40%, would anyone even be able to touch the hem of Jiang Ming's clothes?

"However, the martial arts trait 'Shadowless' is more appealing to me."

His gaze moved upwards and locked onto the four options for strengthening.

Jiang Ming has now mastered the Crescent Moon Step to the Crescent Moon level. Once he receives this enhancement, he will gain the second martial arts trait of the Crescent Moon Step.

What would be the effect of combining "unnoticed by ghosts" and "without a trace of shadow"?

He couldn't wait.

"Choose, strengthen four."

As soon as Jiang Ming had a thought, the Primal Furnace trembled violently.

A bolt of black-gold lightning instantly merged into his body.

【Technique: Crescent Moon Step】

Enhancement 1: Increase the speed of the Crescent Moon Step by 180%!

Enhancement 2: The Crescent Moon Step technique can generate a martial arts visualization diagram called "Crescent Moon Without Shadow"!

Enhancement 3: Due to the enhancement of Ghost Breath Fist, Crescent Moon Step will immediately gain the martial arts trait "Undetectable Ghost"!

Enhancement Four: When the Crescent Moon Step is cultivated to the Crescent Moon level or higher, a martial arts trait called "Shadowless" will be generated!

Jiang Ming watched this scene, not even having time to feel joy.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, the martial arts traits "Undetectable" and "Shadowless" lit up, as if triggering some kind of mysterious resonance.

He instantly felt that he could directly merge these two traits together to form a completely new trait.