Walker Of The Worlds

2269 Comprehending The Sky

Xukong watched as Lin Mu continued to practice while days continued to pass.

He had thought that he would need to advise him more, but that time never came, as Lin Mu managed to learn it all on his own. Still, learning it was no simple thing and just the Footwork alone ended up taking Lin Mu an entire month to figure out!

~WHOOSH~

-STEP-STEP-STEP-

Lin Mu moved like fish in water, his every movement containing a fluidity that was seldom seen as his feet maneuvered on the ground of the Sleepscape. What was surprising was that his feet barely made contact with the ground before he had already moved.

It was as if he was not walking on the ground, but rather a cloud floating in the sky.

There were no abrupt changes in his stance or his steps, all of them seemed to be harmonized and were close to perfection.

Every step carried Lin Mu at least a hundred meters, which was a major improvement from before.

When he had started out, Lin Mu was stumbling and falling at even five meters. But now he could travel much farther without falling. And if he maintained his gait, he could repeat it tens of times before he would have to stop.

-huu-

"That was better." Lin Mu said as he came to a stop after making a circle of the Sleepscape.

"You've certainly improved fast." Xukong praised.

"I still haven't fully learned it though." Lin Mu replied. "I've only grasped the footwork of the Cloud Dragon Stride and not the full technique." He stated.

"That is still good progress." Xukong replied. "Most wouldn't even memories the stances and the Qi circuit of the footwork in this time. And you've managed to not only do both but also apply them into your movements. Now all you have to do is to learn how to manifest the clouds." He explained.

"That's the hard part, though." Lin Mu said before looking up at the empty 'sky' of the Sleepscape. "If I am to do that, though, it would be best to do it outside in the real world with proper clouds." He stated.

"That's true." Xukong nodded. "The best way to grasp a Dao is to immerse oneself in its presence. The Sky Dao is ever-present in the skies and yet not many can sense it. But you should also remember the Sky Dao isn't just about the clouds." He reminded.

"Oh?" Lin Mu raised his brows.

"The Sky Dao is composed of more things." Xukong replied. "What do you see in the sky?" he asked.

moon,

you 'not see'

Mu narrowed his eyes as he thought about it for a

air... The wind... the moisture... Dust?"

They are present in the sky, but cannot be seen by the eyes... at least not all the time." Xukong spoke. "As such if you want to comprehend the Sky Dao, you have to sense all of

like he had obtained the missing aspect that

manifest clouds, but it still needs one to grasp a fragment of the Sky Dao. But to sense the Sky Dao I

his method of dividing the technique into

instead of simply grasping the Sky Dao in its entirety, he could comprehend each part of it bit

all the aspects, there were three that he could

Wind and Moisture." Lin Mu muttered. "These three are present here too and for Wind I've also learned the Bending Will Fists. Perhaps I can start off from

a technique that had been made by the Storm King Shirong and were meant for a cultivator that didn't have an affinity with wind. It would make an introduction for them into the Wind element

ago, but that didn't mean that he had 'mastered'

he stood in a horse stance and began

winds that spread in the area. Lin Mu executed punches with different force and direction, causing the winds to move

a 'feel' for the wind. I can make them move and twist with my fists, but that is not the

all directions, allowing him to finely sense

could feel. But it was not the same as

is simply air that is in motion...' a chain

He questioned next. 'Air is all the invisible particles that are spread around us... it can have impurities like dust, toxins and more...

more.

Lin Mu thought, the closer he felt like he

about air itself. But he realized that the air was

concept, he had derived

for a while

own. This part is something that's fully on him anyway. I've

continued his practice. Immersing himself in it fully meant that the flow of

~Chirp~

had built a rather large nest on the Violet Mystic Life Tree,

be doing

Little Shrubby replied, sitting on a branch next to her. "He can be training for a long time. I've seen him go on for

Hmm... What's he training for though?"