Song Qingshu's Shock, the Six Major Sects Besiege Bright Summit

Chen Xiaofan had learned of Cloud-Treading Vertical Leap from television dramas in his previous life. This technique had been created by Zhang Sanfeng and was the Wudang Sect's supreme Lightness Skill. Its movements were nimble and ethereal; it could attack when advancing and defend when retreating, truly the Lightness Skill among Lightness Skills!

However, the power in Chen Xiaofan's home had always gone out in his previous life, so he had not learned much about this Lightness Skill. Now, the opportunity had come!

Looking up, he saw that the man was incredibly fast, leaving behind only an afterimage wherever he passed.

"Fine Lightness Skill!" he could not help praising.

If he did not know Sword Riding Flight, whether he could outrun this man would be another matter!

Then, he immediately began to comprehend it!

The man ahead was hurrying along at full speed, his Lightness Skill fully unleashed. It was the perfect time for Chen Xiaofan to observe!

You observed Wudang's Cloud-Treading Vertical Leap and grasped its subtleties. After careful thought, you extracted its core and created Cloud Soaring Escape!

"What? Cloud Soaring Escape!?"

Chen Xiaofan froze, then was instantly overjoyed!

A single Cloud-Treading Vertical Leap had actually allowed him to comprehend escape through flight?

Would that not mean he could fly away whenever and wherever he wished, just like a true immortal?

Flight and escape through flight were not the same. Though flight was fast, it was actually only a little more advanced than Lightness Skills, allowing one to remain airborne for long periods.

But escape through flight was different. One could basically become like a cultivator, directly transforming into a streak of escaping light and tearing through the sky!

"As expected of Wudang Sect martial arts—broad and profound, extraordinary beyond compare, far beyond those fringe sects!" Chen Xiaofan was both shocked and delighted!

Yet at this moment, his comprehension had not stopped. It was still advancing at breakneck speed!

You observed Cloud-Treading Vertical Leap a second time. Combining it with Cloud Soaring Escape, you created the Tai Chi Sky Soaring Technique!

You observed Cloud-Treading Vertical Leap a third time. Combining it with the Tai Chi Sky Soaring Technique, you created the Tai Chi Four Symbols Void Escape Art!

You observed Cloud-Treading Vertical Leap a fourth time. Combining it with the Tai Chi Four Symbols Void Escape Art, you created the Tai Chi Supreme Sky Control Technique!

As your comprehension continued to deepen, you discovered the flaws in Cloud-Treading Vertical Leap. You filled in the gaps and eliminated the flaws in the Tai Chi Supreme Sky Control Technique. Its speed increased!

Chen Xiaofan could no longer restrain his wild joy. He sharply drew in a breath and soared through the sky!

With a hum, the surrounding void seemed to ripple. All that could be seen was a streak of white light suddenly accelerating, shooting into the air and tearing through the sky. Nothing else could be seen!

A long trail of flame dragged behind him. His speed was so extreme that he vanished in an instant!

"Hm? What was that!?"

The man ahead, who was rushing along at full speed with Cloud-Treading Vertical Leap, suddenly saw a streak of white light rise into the heavens from behind him. Its aura pierced the rainbow like a divine being ascending on rosy clouds, its long tail of flame stretching into a line. It was incomparably fast, overtaking him in an instant.

He stood rooted to the spot, dumbfounded and agape!

What was that? Why was it as dazzling as a shooting star?

"Did I see that wrong?" He shook his head, wondering whether he was hallucinating.

In the sky, Chen Xiaofan was already standing above the clouds. Looking down at the mountains and rivers below, as tiny as ants, he was overwhelmed with excitement, his heart surging like the tides!

It had to be said, this Tai Chi Supreme Sky Control Technique was truly powerful—absurdly powerful!

In one stroke, it had transformed him from a mundane martial artist into someone nearly comparable to a cultivator!

"Still, the consumption is too great. I'm already this tired after flying away for only a short while." Chen Xiaofan suddenly frowned.

But it did not matter. He continued thinking.

Unsatisfied with the current state, you continued to ponder deeply and successfully created a perfect Tai Chi Supreme Sky Control Technique with no consumption whatsoever!

"Haha, what does professionalism mean? This is what professionalism means!" Chen Xiaofan slapped his thigh, his face glowing with delight!

Then he plunged downward, his body turning into a streak of light once more as he shot back toward where he had been.

Flying through the air, before he had even approached the man, Chen Xiaofan suddenly saw his face clearly and frowned without warning.

Only then did he realize that the man was Song Qingshu!

"Why was it him?"

Chen Xiaofan had never held much fondness for Song Qingshu. In the plot of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, this man had committed no shortage of evil deeds. Though a man, he had mingled with the women of the Emei Sect. Later, bewitched by Zhou Zhiruo, he attacked the severely injured Zhang Wuji. In the end, he had even poisoned the entire Mount Wudang that had raised him!

Every evil deed he had committed could be called a grave crime!

Chen Xiaofan frowned, made a turn, and planned to meet this man from behind in the guise of an ordinary person.

He had originally thought this person was some Wudang Sect disciple and intended to return to Wudang with him. But since it was Song Qingshu, he had to be on guard.

"Hey, brother, what are you spacing out for?" Chen Xiaofan called from far behind.

At this moment, he was using a low-level Lightness Skill derived from Cloud-Treading Vertical Leap, one that had been completely altered so the other party would not recognize it.

Hearing someone call out behind him, Song Qingshu's body trembled. Only then did he recover from his shock.

Turning around, he saw a seven- or eight-year-old child in white hurrying toward him.

"Nothing much. The Six Major Sects are besieging Bright Summit, so naturally my Emei Sect must do its part." Song Qingshu flicked his folding fan and spoke with considerable flair.

Emei?

Chen Xiaofan's brow furrowed deeply.

Was this man not from Wudang? Why was he calling himself Emei?

And the Six Major Sects were besieging Bright Summit?

So this was where the timeline had reached...

After a moment, Chen Xiaofan asked, "Then why are you alone?"

"I was delayed by something midway. Forget it, I won't talk to you anymore. The main force ahead should be reaching Bright Summit soon. I need to hurry and find Zhiruo." Song Qingshu was rather impatient. Leaving those words behind, he quickly departed.

Chen Xiaofan fell into thought.

So he had already arrived at Bright Summit...

He vaguely remembered from the television drama that the battle at Bright Summit had been a grand spectacle. Zhang Wuji had overwhelmed the gathered heroes by himself and made his name in a single battle... If he went there, would he not obtain even more powerful martial arts?

The Nine Yang Divine Skill, the Heaven and Earth Great Shift...

The battle had not begun yet. Zhang Wuji should still be cultivating the Heaven and Earth Great Shift in the Ming Cult's underground chamber. When the battle at Bright Summit was halfway through, he would leap out and thrash the Six Major Sects. If Chen Xiaofan rushed over, would he not be able to take the opportunity to comprehend the Heaven and Earth Great Shift?

There was naturally no need to mention how precious the Heaven and Earth Great Shift was. It was the Ming Cult's treasured art, its power unprecedentedly immense and its depths unfathomable. From what he knew in his previous life, it was a hidden supreme martial art of the Condor Trilogy, far from an ordinary technique!

And if he could perhaps use the Heaven and Earth Great Shift to comprehend an immortal art...

Thought after thought flashed through Chen Xiaofan's mind. A moment later, he quietly followed Song Qingshu.

He had to obtain this Heaven and Earth Great Shift!

He also wanted the countless martial arts of the Six Major Sects!

Ahead, Song Qingshu's mind was filled with Zhou Zhiruo's image, and he did not notice in the slightest that someone was following him.

Happy holidays, everyone!!