“Movement technique?”
“What is that?”
“Could it be the legendary Lightness Skill from my previous life?”
Lin Ping didn't understand, so he simply continued to stare at the other party expressionlessly.
Seeing that Lin Ping’s expression remained calm, the other party slightly raised his chin, his chapped lips moving.
“This movement technique of mine is called Soaring Cloud Step. Its speed is incredibly fast. Once mastered, one can run like a wild horse, and be as light as a swallow. Ordinary people will find it hard to catch up. Leaving this mine is not a difficult task.”
Upon hearing this.
Two large words were written on Lin Ping’s face.
Disbelief.
The meaning of his expression was clear.
Keep spinning your tale. If it were truly that amazing, why would you still be in this sunless mine?
The other party seemed to read his thoughts, pointing to his own lame leg, and said with a bitter smile, “My Achilles tendon was severed, and I have long been a cripple, but you can.”
“I observe that your waist and hips are stable, and your body is not as thin as the others in the mine. Just as I said before, you are quick-witted and agile, with steady yet flexible footwork. You are indeed suitable.”
Lin Ping's heart stirred slightly.
The bloody scene of Zhao Tie and others being whipped into a pulp by the overseers was still vivid in his mind.
If there truly was such a movement technique, combined with his Flying Locust Stone, perhaps he really could escape this sunless mine and find a way out.
“What can I do for you?”
Lin Ping spoke. As a person from the new era, he completely disbelieved in things like free lunches.
Seeing Lin Ping’s unperturbed expression, showing no excitement at all upon hearing about the possibility of learning martial arts, the other party was somewhat surprised, and his gaze became even more appreciative.
“Food and water.”
“As long as you can help me mine the required quota each day, I will teach you.”
“That’s it?”
After a moment of contemplation.
The other party continued, “If one day you truly manage to escape from here, I hope you can go to Silver Moon City, retrieve an item, and deliver it to someone.”
“Silver Moon City, is it within the Yan Family’s sphere of influence?”
“No, and the direction of Silver Moon City is your best escape route to the west. The other directions are no different from seeking death.”
“That’s all?”
“That’s all!”
“Good.”
Lin Ping nodded.
Seeing that the other party had nothing more to say, Lin Ping naturally knew what he wanted. He took out a pancake from his Pregnant and also some clear water, throwing them to him through the air.
The other party slightly raised his left hand, steadily catching them. He then thoughtfully twisted open the water pouch and poured the water into his own water pouch before beginning to swallow the biscuit in large bites with the clear water.
After a few large bites and drinking half a water pouch, the other party finally let out a long breath.
“My Soaring Cloud Step movement technique primarily consists of three stances: Leaping, Dashing, and Diving. There is also a corresponding breathing method.”
“I will teach you all my insights. As for how much you can learn, that depends on your own fortune.”
Lin Ping nodded indifferently.
With the datafied gray stone slab, he really wasn't worried about not being able to learn it.
Unless what the other party taught was false, but it didn't seem like it.
“You watch closely.”
With that, the other party picked up a sharp small stone and began drawing rows of small figures on the ground, explaining as he drew.
Lin Ping frowned. The crooked little figures were drawn like scribbles, but fortunately, the movements that needed to be shown were accurately depicted.
Half an hour later.
The other party seemed to have said too much in one breath. He took out his water pouch, took a sip to moisten his throat, and then continued.
“I have told you all the key points of the Soaring Cloud Step movement technique. Ask if there’s anything you don’t understand.”
“What don’t I understand?”
“I don’t understand anything at all, alright.”
Making him, a martial arts novice, understand this complex, hair-pulling movement technique in just an hour? Was he dreaming?
But there was no other way. To escape this mine, what else could he do?
He could only start from scratch and ask for guidance little by little.
Fortunately, the other party did not show any impatience because of this. He explained seriously again, and even demonstrated in person.
However, looking at the movement technique he demonstrated while dragging his lame leg, Lin Ping’s face was filled with black lines.
“Alright, I still find it easier to understand by looking at the little figures on the ground.”
The other party smiled somewhat awkwardly, stopped his demonstration, and let Lin Ping study the little figures on the ground by himself.
In fact, Lin Ping was not studying, but rather engraving all the movements into his mind, then slowly grinding them out.
...
Half an hour passed.
Lin Ping had already memorized all the movements and the corresponding breathing methods. He slowly stood up.
The next moment.
His figure flickered. According to the postures of the little figures, he awkwardly rushed left and right towards another part of the mine.
“Pfft—”
After only a few steps, his feet stumbled, and he fell to the ground with a thud, landing face down!
Lin Ping grimaced in pain as he climbed up, rubbing his swollen knees.
He was trying to practice the Soaring Cloud Step movement technique.
This Leaping stance was best at dodging and maneuvering. Besides the movement changes, it also had a corresponding breathing method.
What he needed to do now was to attach the Soaring Cloud Step skill to the gray stone slab.
He staggered to the other side of the mine, adjusted his breathing and posture slightly, and practiced again.
He had only run a few steps when he suddenly got a stitch in his side. His whole body convulsed, and then he fell to the ground like a log, landing face down again.
He lay stiff on the ground for a long time before getting up.
“It seems this Soaring Cloud Step isn’t just a little difficult; it’s Hell difficulty.”
He mumbled inwardly, but there was no dejection on his face.
Just grind it out.
As long as he practiced enough, it would eventually be added to the gray stone slab.
Mining was like this, Flying Locust Stone was like this, and this Soaring Cloud Step would be no exception.
With continuous repeated practice, although Lin Ping had not yet experienced the profound aspects of the Soaring Cloud Step movement technique, at the very least, he wouldn't fall to the ground after a few steps, as he did at the very beginning.
Half an hour passed.
The lame man watched Lin Ping running in and out of this branch mine to practice Soaring Cloud Step, and couldn't help but speak.
“Kid, can Soaring Cloud Step be mastered by foolishly practicing it to death?”
“If you can succeed by running like this, my lame leg can recover!”
“Hmm?”
The lame man looked forward with a surprised expression.
Lin Ping, who was running in and out, suddenly felt something. The rhythm of his forward charge changed abruptly, and he felt a mysterious rhythm naturally emerge.
The next moment.
His entire being was enlightened, and his breathing and overall movements suddenly formed a connection.
He was like a car with the clutch released; power and movement hooked together.
In an instant, the exertion of his whole body became smooth. Breathing, power, and movement twisted into a single rope at this moment.
As soon as he stopped moving, he immediately called up the gray stone slab.
【Soaring Cloud Step: 1 / 100 / Beginner.】
“Hehe… it’s finally on there.”
As expected of the datafied panel!
It actually comprehended this complex, hair-pulling movement technique, Soaring Cloud Step, in such a short time.
It wasn’t as bad as the other party said, needing three or four months to get started. Didn’t it finish in half an hour?
Lin Ping suppressed his excited heart and couldn't help but glance at the other party.
“What did you just say? What about the lame leg?”