For the next few days, Lian Cheng didn't bother with the cave.
He assumed Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze would learn the sword techniques within the cave first. They would only pass them on to their disciples after evaluating them. As for the cave, it would certainly be sealed up again to avoid being discovered by others.
Lian Cheng didn't care. He continued to train alone during these days.
He practiced the Primordial Chaos Skill in the morning, followed by swordsmanship.
He practiced each of the Huashan School's sword techniques once daily, followed by his own sword techniques and the cave sword techniques.
Thanks to his incredible talent, Lian Cheng quickly mastered the sword techniques, turning them into real combat ability.
“Swordsmanship is sufficient for now. The key is inner strength, along with agility. I wonder if my talent can allow me to comprehend stronger inner strength and agility.”
Lian Cheng began to ponder, mainly recalling martial arts techniques from various novels, even cultivation techniques from fantasy novels.
Soon, he found his target: the Lingbo Microstep!
The Lingbo Microstep is a light footwork technique from the Xiāoyáo Sect in *Tiān Lóng Bā Bù*, considered top-tier in that world.
Duan Yu mastered it shortly after learning it. Without much internal energy, he could toy with the powerful Yue Lao San. It was extremely fast, a must-have footwork technique for everyday travel, assassination, or robbery.
As for why he chose the Lingbo Microstep, it was naturally because it was easy to comprehend.
The Lingbo Microstep was created based on the 64 hexagrams of the *Yì Jīng*. As long as he comprehended those positions, the success rate would be high.
Think, do!
Lian Cheng immediately went to find a copy of the *Yì Jīng* to study, then he tried to move according to the positions of the 64 hexagrams.
At first, he moved clumsily, but as he understood the *Yì Jīng* and 64 hexagrams, he quickly grasped the order of the positions of each hexagram and swiftly moved through them.
When he finished, his internal energy coincidentally cycled through his body, causing a slight increase in his internal energy.
“Ha! I did it!”
There should be a narration here: 【You have incredible talent, and through comprehension of the 64 hexagrams of the *Yì Jīng*, you successfully created the top-tier light footwork technique, Lingbo Microstep!】
Lian Cheng was naturally excited. He immediately drew his sword, performing various sword techniques while using the Lingbo Microstep. As his footwork and swordsmanship skills grew in coordination, his combat ability rapidly increased.
Even though he was only a third-rate martial artist, he could now face a second-rate martial artist without fear.
He didn't know if he could escape from a first-rate martial artist.
“It’s simple to confirm. I can test it against Old Yue and Shi Niang. It’s inevitable they’ll find out eventually. I might as well tell Old Yue and Shi Niang directly. I’ll confess about both the Lingbo Microstep and the Lian Cheng sword techniques.”
Thinking this, Lian Cheng immediately used the Lingbo Microstep to head towards Old Yue's residence.
However, Old Yue and his wife weren't there. Instead, Linghu Chong was playing house with Yue Lingshan.
Little Yue Lingshan seriously said, "Big Brother, Shan'er is a bride now, and Big Brother is the groom. You have to ride a tall horse to pick up Shan'er."
Looking at the cute Yue Lingshan, Linghu Chong repeatedly nodded. "Alright, Big Brother is the groom, and the groom has to carry the bride!"
Then, Linghu Chong carried Yue Lingshan around the courtyard, and their clear laughter echoed in the courtyard. Lian Cheng outside couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
These two little guys were already getting married when playing house.
No wonder their relationship was good. They were childhood sweethearts for 18 years. How could their relationship not be good?
It's just a pity that Linghu Chong thought it was only a brother-sister relationship at first. He didn't realize until his hair turned green that he had forever lost his little sister. It's such a pity.
Yue Lingshan was also pretty miserable. She fell in love with the black-hearted Lin Pingzhi, so she naturally didn't have a good ending.
As Old Yue and Shi Niang's daughter, I can't watch her fall into the fire pit again.
But those are future matters. For now, the priority is to increase my own strength. If I can sweep through the entire martial arts world by the time the plot begins, everything will be easier.
“Big Brother, Little Sister, are you getting married?” Lian Cheng teased with a smile.
“Second… Second Brother?!”
Linghu Chong jumped in fright. "I'm playing with Little Sister. Don't take it seriously!”
Unexpectedly, Yue Lingshan didn't like it. Her eyes welled up with tears. "Big Brother, you don't want to? Don't you like Shan'er?"
Linghu Chong was immediately flustered, trying to explain. "Of course not! Little Sister, don't cry. Big Brother was just joking with you! By the way, Second Brother is here. Let's play Statues!"
He winked at Lian Cheng.
Lian Cheng didn't want to play, so he shook his head and said, "I'm not playing with you two. Where are Master and Shi Niang? I need to see them."
Linghu Chong pointed in a direction with his chin. "Master and Shi Niang are in the Zhengqi Hall. They've been very busy these past few days, and they haven't had time to take care of Little Sister. Second Brother, come and play with us. Little Sister wants to play with you too.”
Lian Cheng looked down and saw Yue Lingshan looking at him with puppy-dog eyes. He picked her up and stuffed her into Linghu Chong's arms, laughing. “Little Sister, you're the bride. You have to kiss your groom.”
“Shan'er wants to kiss Big Brother? Okay, I'll kiss him now!”
What does a child of a few years old understand? She directly held onto Linghu Chong's face and started munching on it. Linghu Chong was instantly covered in saliva and felt utterly helpless.
Lian Cheng, on the other hand, turned and left, in a great mood. He was helping Linghu Chong. Even though Yue Lingshan was very young, a kiss is a kiss. In the future, when they actually get married, they will have to thank him for this.
Leaving the courtyard, Lian Cheng quickly walked towards the Zhengqi Hall.
Along the way, he ran into Liang Fa, Shi Daizi, Gao Genming, Lu Dayou and the others. They were playing games.
These kids were all under ten years old. They were naturally lively and active at this age. Also, children's bones are weak and not suitable for long periods of training. Yue Buqun and his wife didn't restrict them, so they were naturally having a lot of fun.
Thankfully, these kids were all afraid of Lian Cheng. When they saw him, they greeted him politely.
This was mainly because Lian Cheng was usually serious and stronger than Linghu Chong. He naturally had a commanding presence, which made the kids fear him.
Lian Cheng simply nodded at the kids before walking quickly. He soon arrived at the Zhengqi Hall. Yue Buqun and his wife were diligently writing, so Lian Cheng went inside to pour them some tea.
"Master, Shi Niang, take a sip of tea to rest. Your bodies are more important."
Lian Cheng carefully served the tea. He casually saw the picture Shi Niang was drawing and immediately understood. "Master, Shi Niang, are you busy recording the sword techniques from the cave these past few days?"
Yue Buqun rubbed his temples and took the teacup, smiling. "Yes, we are. It’s best to seal up the cave. It would be bad if outsiders discovered it. Your Shi Niang and I have already recorded everything in the cave. We’re recording it while we have time, so we don't forget it later. By the way, Cheng’er, you said before that you had memorized everything. Now that you're here, come and help us."