Longevity by Grinding Skills-Chapter 45: Great Mastery of Muscle Training

While it possessed techniques for dodging and weaving in close-quarters combat, they paled in comparison to its utility in long-distance running and explosive, straight-line sprints.

Recalling his time on The Eight-Hundred-Mile Desolate River Ice-Plains, he realized Flying Leg was indeed the Kung Fu best suited for such a harsh environment.

Xu Yunfan couldn’t help but marvel. Every time Li Haomiao passed on a Cultivation Technique, it was clear he had given it deep thought; each one was meticulously chosen for a unique purpose.

"You have diligently practiced Flying Leg, discovering a knack you had never noticed before. You found that by emitting force in this new way, your speed has increased slightly. Flying Leg Skill Level has increased."

"You carefully contemplated the essentials of Flying Leg cultivation, reviewing past knowledge to gain new insight. You perceived a hurdle you had previously overlooked. With a flash of insight, your method of emitting force has become more fluid and effortless. Flying Leg Skill Level has increased."

’...’

’Your Flying Leg Skill Level is full. Upgrade successful.’

’Your Flying Leg has reached Great Success.’

With each practice session, Xu Yunfan felt his body undergoing a wondrous change.

As his Flying Leg Skill Level continued to climb, a notification appeared in his vision, announcing that it had reached Great Success. At that moment, a series of images of cultivating in the mountains flooded his mind.

It was a dense mountain forest with towering ancient trees, wreathed in clouds and mist.

Xu Yunfan took a deep breath of the damp forest air, fragrant with grass and trees. He squatted slightly, his knees bent at a perfect angle, like an arrow nocked on a bowstring, ready to be unleashed.

In an instant, the muscles in his legs were like ignited gunpowder, erupting with astonishing power.

Every muscle fiber contracted at high speed, like a taut steel cable, continuously transferring power to his calves.

His calf muscles acted like a precision engine, channeling immense power from his upper body and the ground beneath him to propel him forward. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

As he exerted force, he could clearly feel the blood rushing through his muscles.

His steps were light and swift, his toes barely touching the ground before he sprang up again, like a dragonfly skipping across water.

The length and rhythm of each stride were perfectly precise. The transition from cushioning his landing to pushing off for the next step was seamless, his movements as fluid as flowing water.

During his high-speed run, Xu Yunfan’s breathing perfectly synchronized with the force of his legs.

His breathing was steady and deep, his qi circulating through his body in time with the rhythm of his steps.

As he wove through the mountain forest, his gaze remained focused and sharp, ever-watchful of his surroundings.

His wild sprint wasn’t slowed in the slightest by the forest’s undergrowth. On the contrary, he cleverly used the gaps between trees, harnessing the subtle shifts in airflow they created to adjust his speed and direction, and actually managed to go even faster.

When he encountered an obstacle, he would anticipate it, his body tilting just enough to slip past at a sharp angle. The entire process was fluid and natural, without the slightest hesitation.

After days of cultivation became years of running, there came a day.

Just as he was sprinting at full tilt, immersed in this ultimate experience of power and speed, he suddenly felt himself merge with his surroundings.

The sound of the wind, the rustle of the leaves, the cries of the birds—all became part of his body’s rhythm.

He suddenly realized that the key to Emitting Force with Flying Leg lay not just in the power and speed of his legs, but in the perfect coordination of his entire body and a harmonious unity with his environment.

In that instant, a warm current surged from the soles of his feet, rapidly spreading throughout his entire body.

The strength in his legs seemed to take a qualitative leap; his muscles contracted more powerfully, and his speed rose to a new level.

His figure blurred as he moved through the forest, as if he had become a gust of wind whistling by.

Flying Leg, Great Success!

At the same time, as Xu Yunfan digested the cultivation memories in his mind, warm currents materialized within him, circulating through his limbs and torso. They were especially concentrated in his legs, with more than half of the flow focused there.

The muscles in his legs began to change noticeably.

His already sturdy muscles grew even denser. Each fiber restructured and reinforced itself, becoming as if forged from steel.

The contours of his muscles became more defined, the lines more fluid, brimming with explosive power.

The Great Tendons in his legs also thickened, becoming incredibly tough, like thick ropes connecting his bones and muscles.

Every time he exerted force, he could feel the powerful energy transfer through the Great Tendons, which emitted a low hum.

The skin on his legs also grew tougher, becoming like a layer of hard armor capable of resisting external impacts. His skin took on a reddish hue, as if his vigorous qi and blood were about to burst through.

Under the sun, the crimson skin on his legs seemed to be covered in a faint halo, exuding a vibrant Vitality.

This was Flying Leg, a Muscle Strengthening and Light Body Skill at the Great Success Level.

Xu Yunfan opened his eyes. A visible white bolt of air shot from his throat, forceful enough to make the snow in front of him roll backward. At the same time, the Great Tendons in his legs hummed like a taut bowstring.

His Achilles tendons, which had looked gnarled when he exerted force, now returned to their normal thickness. But when he bent a finger and flicked one, it produced a crisp ring, like metal striking metal.

This was a sign that his Great Tendons had been tempered to Great Success, a sign of threads turning to steel.

With a thought, he took a single step and shot forward more than ten meters, effortlessly crossing the courtyard and landing in the Clear Water River.

His toes, as nimble as fingers, constantly paddled the water, allowing him to stand firm on the river’s surface, submerged only to his ankles.

Pineapple Crossing Water!

Xu Yunfan was ecstatic. He had never imagined he could stand on water without sinking simply through physical movement, remaining there for a full three minutes.

After about three minutes of stillness, Xu Yunfan felt his legs reach their limit. He stopped the motion, and his entire body fell into the water.

Though his mind had received a wealth of knowledge about cultivating Flying Leg when it reached Great Success via the Attribute Panel, the physical transformation in the real world had been completed in just a few breaths.

The drastic improvement in his Constitution gave him a sense of surging power, as if he could topple a mountain.

This was a sense of unreality caused by the rapid surge in his strength. He just needed a moment to acclimate, and this overwhelming feeling would subside.

While rinsing off the sheen of sweat that had seeped from his skin during the rapid enhancement of his Constitution, Xu Yunfan looked at the changes on his Attribute Panel.

’Flying Leg 0/5000 (Great Success)

Effects: Wall-Climbing and Roof-Jumping, Racing Like a Fierce Horse, Pineapple Crossing Water, Spiritual Ape Vertical Leap, Iron Foot and Copper Ankle, Tendons Like Threads’

’The physical enhancements from the effects of Flying Leg at Great Success are incredible!’

Xu Yunfan felt his body was lighter than ever before. It seemed a light push from his toes could send him leaping onto a roof, or allow him to walk across water with just his ankles getting wet.

A Light Body Skill that also trained the muscles was considered extremely rare.

’The name Flying Leg might be a bit plain,’ he thought, ’but the boost it gives me is unimaginable.’