Hu Fei, with the Cold Moon Saber at his waist. As it turned out, Di Yun had heard that the Pioneer Team was bringing Constellation Patterns to life in the rainforest and had written specifically to invite this "Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain," hoping he could incorporate the Hu Family Saber Technique's martial philosophy of "coexisting with nature" into the rainforest heritage project. The moment Hu Fei stepped into camp, the "Sirius Pattern" rubbing on the display stand caught his eye. He ran his hand over the paths connecting the star points on the rubbing and said to Muhammad with a smile, "This pattern resonates with what I learned while stargazing and practicing my saber skills in the snowy mountains—the Hu Family Saber Technique's 'Snowflakes Dotting Cangshan' move was practiced by following Orion's stellar paths. It emphasizes 'going with the flow and using external force to fend off enemies,' which happens to align with the principle behind your 'Astral Seedling-Guarding Steps.'" Upon hearing that Hu Fei was an inheritor of the snowy mountains' martial arts, Elder Moka immediately took him to the upas grove, pointed at the "Vine-Wrapping Pattern" on a trunk, and said, "Young Master Hu, look, this pattern is our method of protecting seedlings. But the rainforest vines are thick, and the youngsters are always afraid of tripping over them when they practice the 'Astral Seedling-Guarding Steps.' Do you have a solution?" Hu Fei considered this for a moment and drew the precious saber from his waist, but did not unsheathe it. Instead, he used the scabbard as a brush to trace the paths of the Hu Family Saber Technique's "Willow-Sweeping Return Wind" move on the open ground. "This saber technique emphasizes 'avoiding entanglement and following the momentum.' When vines block your way, you can circle around them like a flashing blade passing around a tree. Why not combine the 'Astral Seedling-Guarding Steps' with this saber technique to create 'Vine-Entwining Steps'?" One, the meeting of snowy-mountain martial arts and rainforest patterns: making footwork "avoid entanglement and protect seedlings." Under Hu Fei's guidance, Lin Xiaowu refined the "Astral Seedling-Guarding Steps" anew, retaining the guiding paths of the Sirius constellation while adding the circling techniques of "Willow-Sweeping Return Wind"—when the youngsters encountered vines, they had to touch their toes to the ground and turn sideways like a flashing blade circling a tree, while their hands imitated the curves of entwining vines, using that momentum to arrange loose vines into a protective net. This both avoided obstacles and reinforced the seedlings' frost barriers. Fourteen-year-old Mba was the first to try. At first, the vines kept catching the corners of his clothes, but on his third attempt, he actually managed to follow the stellar paths and smoothly circle around three vines, even wrapping protective vines around an upas seedling along the way. He raised his hand excitedly. "Young Master Hu's footwork really works! Now it's like I'm skiing in the snowy mountains. I'm not afraid of vines at all!" Hu Fei also combined the Hu Family Saber Technique's "Forceful Cleaving of Mount Hua" move with the "Low-Temperature Defense Fist" to create the "Sapling-Protecting Wind-Cleaving Fist": rather than gently enveloping the seedlings, the practitioner used the palm as a blade, striking toward the cold winds around the seedlings as though cleaving through wind and snow with a saber, forming an "airflow barrier" that dispersed the cold without harming the seedlings. After practicing it, Kuito exclaimed in wonder, "This fist technique has both the power of snowy-mountain saber techniques and the gentleness of rainforest seedling protection. It's marvelous!" Two, a new breakthrough in cross-civilizational craftsmanship: making patterns "conceal saber marks." Inspired by Hu Fei's saber technique, Soka and Marco made new improvements to the "Astral Plant Rubbing Kit": beside the star points of the "Sirius Pattern," they added Blade-Mark Curves from the Hu Family Saber Technique's "Snowflakes Dotting Cangshan" move, engraving "Sirius Pattern + Blade-Mark Curve" on one side and "Pleiades Pattern + Orion Pattern" on the other. When making rubbings, the youngsters could dip a saber scabbard in pigment and follow the Blade-Mark Curve, preserving the guidance of the Constellation Patterns while incorporating the strength of snowy-mountain martial arts. Hu Fei personally demonstrated the rubbing process. His scabbard swept across the bark, leaving a flowing Blade-Mark Curve that intertwined with the star points of the Sirius Pattern, like "starlight reflecting the gleam of a blade." He said with a smile, "This rubbing is just like beneath the starry sky of the snowy mountains,"
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