Spring-and-Autumn Cicada! A Thousand Gold Couldn't Buy That One Sound!

Ye Li saw a little tale about traditional martial arts in a book.

Legend had it that there was a kind of spirit cicada in this world.

Its name was Spring-and-Autumn!

This cicada was incredibly rare, so rare that it was almost impossible to find anywhere in the world. It was born in spring and died in autumn.

It could produce a cicada cry as crisp as jade striking jade. When it was nearing death, it would shed a cicada shell as clear and radiant as a rainbow.

Yet this shell would fall when it touched metal, wither when it touched wood, dissolve when it touched water, scorch when it touched fire, and sink into earth when it touched soil. It could only be viewed in the instant it fell to the ground.

And Yang Luchan, who had renewed and advanced Chen-style Tai Chi, was said to have reached the ultimate realm of seeing the spirit and remaining indestructible.

There was a rumor that, late in his life, he happened to encounter the Spring-and-Autumn Cicada and sought to behold it before his death.

Unfortunately, when he finally arrived, he learned that the Spring-and-Autumn Cicada had vanished several breaths earlier.

Later generations regretted it too late, secretly hating that they had been unable to let their founding ancestor see it.

But Yang Luchan had taken eight steps across the River of Time and ultimately witnessed the cicada shed its shell before departing with a smile!

Because of this story passed down through the ages, later generations naturally regarded Eight Steps Chasing Cicadas as the supreme footwork technique.

Following Ye Li's hint, Pei Taoyu's eyes lit up instantly, and hope returned to her.

"Senior, what you said is right. Eight steps can trace back the past. If I become a demon god,