Teaching Lightness Skill and Martial Skills

Shui Ruoyan and Shui Bing'er stood in the open space on the east side of the training ground, with the manual for "Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens" laid out before them. Shui Ruoyan read it first, and Shui Bing'er read it after her.

Shui Ruoyan closed her eyes and rehearsed the first step in her mind—true qi started from the Dantian, traveled down along the meridians in the legs, reached the Yongquan Acupoint on the soles of the feet, then she leaped up, and true qi burst out from the Yongquan Acupoint, pushing her body upward.

She opened her eyes and took a deep breath. True qi started from the Dantian, traveled down along the meridians in her legs, reached the Yongquan Acupoint on the soles of her feet, and she leaped up—rising ten feet high, lingering in the air for a moment before slowly landing.

Yao Yuerou and Yao Zi were practicing Nine Shadow Spiral on the west side of the training ground.

The first step of Nine Shadow Spiral was to spin rapidly in place. Yao Yuerou used her left foot as the axis, pushed off the ground with her right foot, and spun her body at high speed. After five rotations, she stopped and stood steady.

Yao Zi took a deep breath, used her left foot as the axis, pushed off the ground with her right foot, and spun rapidly—while she spun, true qi surged out from the soles of her feet to propel her body. The faster she spun, the steadier the true qi output, and the steadier her form. Yao Zi spun seven times. When she stopped, she swayed, but she did not fall.

Sheng Minglan was practicing Ever-Changing Divine Steps on the south side of the training ground.

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