Yuanhui sneaked out of the cave and began practicing the Longhuiquan in an open snowy area, pondering over Juxi's footwork.

Every now and then, he would think about it. Since childhood, he had an extraordinary memory, having read many of the elders' books in the book depository.

In the daytime, Juxi's footwork appeared once again in his mind, very clear. He followed Juxi's movements meticulously, almost identical, with a few resemblances, but only a few!

However, he could not capture the essence of the footwork, after all, he was still far from reaching the physical condition of a warrior to achieve that level.

Currently, Yuanhui could imitate very well without causing any harm to his liver and body. Although there was some progress, it was not substantial, and he had not learned Juxi's footwork.

After observing for so long, he studied Juxi's footwork daily, almost falling off a cliff in the process.

"What went wrong, why can't I discover the essence of this ghostly footwork..." Yuanhui murmured.

Using his hands and feet, he once again imitated Juxi's movements during the day.

He accurately copied every detail, every point of exertion, but the progress was minimal.

At this moment, Juxi, looking as if he had not fully woken up, walked out of the cave, yawning, smacking his lips, and, in a daze, arrived at the edge of the snowy cedar not far away.

At this moment, Yuanhui noticed a hint of rhythm in Juxi's movements, with a slightly confused yet uniquely patterned footwork; it was slower and easier to analyze compared to his movements during the day.

"Hu~! Ha!" Juxi, who was meditating, made strange sounds from his mouth, moving slowly but following a strange yet intriguing pattern.

Yuanhui focused on Juxi's footwork, each step echoing in his mind.

This pattern suddenly enlightened him, like a sudden epiphany.

"So that's it! The footwork actually evolved from a basic footwork. I've only been practicing the final form of Juxi's footwork, without knowing its foundation. Now that I have this basic footwork, I can completely understand the subsequent footwork!" Yuanhui exclaimed with joy.

Beaming with happiness, he immediately started to follow Juxi's footsteps, forming the essence of the basic footwork in his mind, visualizing a warrior whose face he couldn't quite make out, constantly evolving this footwork.

Each step was filled with a charm, as if encompassing the heavens and earth beneath his feet, pressing Qi with each step, pressing Qi with each return... Qi pressure?!

What kind of footwork is this, it's so incredible!

Yuanhui spent the entire night practicing this mysterious footwork foundation. He was so excited that he didn't fall asleep, not a hint of drowsiness!

As the first rays of dawn shone upon him, Juxi in the cave had long been asleep. A drool trailed from his mouth, a smile still on his face, as if he had sweet dreams.

Yuanhui clasped his hands and bowed respectfully to the sleeping Juxi.

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother!"

In just one night, he had completely grasped this unknown footwork, moving swiftly and gracefully like a phantom in the mountains.

With the addition of the ghostly footwork, Yuanhui's agility improved, his speed increasing significantly.

But there was something that made Yuanhui slightly worried, as he vaguely felt that just mastering the basic footwork of this stance brought about such remarkable changes. If he became stronger, would he be able to walk through the Imperial Palace as easily as his own home?

Thinking about this, Yuanhui became even more excited, effortlessly leaping onto a tall tree trunk, gazing into the distance.

"Ah~! Sleeping in the academy is indeed much more peaceful... Huh, what's this?"

Suddenly hearing Juxi's voice from below the tree, Yuanhui realized he hadn't eaten anything since early in the morning.

He wryly smiled and touched his head, "Practiced all night without eating anything, no wonder I'm feeling a bit hungry now."

"Oh... Well, what does sitting on the tree have to do with Brother Wu?"

"Well, sitting on the tree and feeling the cool breeze helps me calm my mind and think."

"I see, it seems I was ignorant."

After explaining to Juxi, Yuanhui remembered to climb down from the tree.

With a leap, as light as a swallow, he stepped on the snowy ground, leaving no trace behind throughout the journey!

Even without using the ghostly movement, he had undergone such remarkable changes.

"Look, I've only partially learned Brother Wu's footwork," Yuanhui said to himself, "He really is the top disciple of the Nine Jade Dragon Emperor."

"Of course, how could I produce a waste of a student? Even the most untalented or incompetent person on the continent could become the top talent of your Imperial City Academy under my guidance."

"Well, Ye, please don't flatter me, I can't bear the title of the top talent of the academy. After all, Tong'er is much stronger than me by many times."

At this point, a group of soldiers dressed in black armor, wielding sharp spears and shields, gathered at the foot of the mountain. They were all exuding a strong aura, each of them at least at the Early Nine Hearts realm, making up a total of ten teams with over a hundred soldiers!

In front of each team of black-armored soldiers stood a doctor with at least Preliminary Boundary realm cultivation!

Leading them was a bloodthirsty man clad in silver armor, carrying a long sword, riding a large lion. This man had a chilling look, full of killing intent. In battle, he had killed countless enemies and was none other than the fearsome Hundred Ghosts Slaughter under the Immortal Emperor's command!

He had been sent to investigate the situation in the Heavenly Snow Mountain. Rumors had it that the elders of the clan were frightened by a strange person in the Heavenly Snow Mountain, which seemed suspicious. Hence, last night, the Immortal Emperor immediately dispatched his trusted aide to investigate.

In the Heavenly Snow Mountain, Yuanhui had to participate in required running games.

This was decided by Juxi, starting from chasing the raptor tribe at the beginning to later chasing other spirit beasts together, thoroughly enjoying the experience.

The Heavenly Snow Mountain was guarded by the Spirit of Nature, once the territory of the Thunder Beast tribe, so...

"Incredible, the great tree is actually..."

Recently flattened land, but now the large tree had grown to over twenty meters tall!

Previously, when following other spirit beasts, Yuanhui had not mastered Juxi's magical footwork, making it very difficult for him to keep up, but his progress was rapid.

After learning this footwork and adding some tricks of the ghostly movement, he could now easily keep up with some swift and ferocious raptor clans, such as the Blood Sea Sniffles in the Heavenly Snow Mountain, which moved without a trace.

The Blood Sea Sniffle was a descendant of a mythical beast in the Heavenly Snow Mountain, known for its speed and ferocity.

Though said to be descendants of mythical beasts, the Blood Sea Sniffles did not control lightning. It was said that the Sniffles transferred all their Chi from their bodies to the new leader of the Canine God tribe, probably through a strange ceremony, even implying that it was a sign of the Canine God's imminent return to the mainland!

"I just noticed that there doesn't seem to be any particularly powerful creatures on this snowy plain, is the Sniffle tribe too strong?"

"No!"

Juxi denied Yuanhui's words. He still couldn't believe that the Canine God had survived.

...

"It's ridiculous, a group of ignorant people actually spreading rumors!"

"But, Your Highness, the whole city is now shouting about the revival of the Canine God, and this once prophesied event is about to come true!"

"Nonsense!!!"

The Immortal Emperor instantly flashed from his seat to beside the attendant reporting at the door, his hand already gripping the attendant's neck, lifting him struggling from the ground.

"Absorb!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

At the Immortal Emperor's furious shout, blue smoke suddenly erupted from the attendant's body, all of which was sucked into his nostrils.

"Huff... A mere Ninth-Hearth Preliminary ant can't even replenish the Chi I expended with my spell!"

"Your Highness!"

Soldiers burst into the room through the broken door, finding only the armor on the ground, as the attendant who had just reported was left with nothing but bones.

"Your Highness, what's this?"

"Convey my orders, whoever disturbs the military morale, will meet the same fate!"

"....Yes!"

After speaking, everyone left the room.

...

He had personally witnessed that even the raptors, like the huge bear, did not dare provoke the Sniffles, and from their resistant and fearful eyes, he could tell that these raptors must know something, hence their reluctance.

But surprisingly, these Sniffles initially tried to retaliate against Alie, only to realize, after a few grabs, that they couldn't win and, reluctantly, instinctively fled.

"Why is that? These Sniffles are only at the Retrograde level, yet many Ninth-Hearth and above raptors are so afraid."

Juxi was also puzzled. After a momentous battle in the Heavenly Snow Mountain, many Sniffles were no longer afraid of the raptors, and the raptors also avoided the Sniffles.

It was indeed strange. According to the law of survival of the fittest, there must be a monster among the Sniffles that surpassed everyone else in the group.

"Hmm... Even the giant bears, feared by the raptors where there is no one left among the Sniffles at the Reverse level seem to hold such fear, could it be the leader of the Canine God tribe? I can't think of anyone else." Juxi pondered, tilting his head.

"Yes, in front of a Sniffle feared by even the Ninth-Hearth giant bear, it's probably the leader of the Canine God tribe. I can't think of anyone else beside him." Juxi mumbled, lost in thought.

"Indeed, one who can create such a commotion in battle that not even a Reverse-level beast can do, could flatten the entire Heavenly Snow Mountain range with every move, besides that kid."