Chapter 85

This chapter and the previous one are both to make up for yesterday.

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As a cultivator, Li Wenjun had many ways to kill a rabbit, but he wanted to catch a fleeing rabbit using only his light body technique, without resorting to other means, which was not an easy task.

The rabbit reached the top of the hill before Li Wenjun and immediately rushed down the slope, gaining even more speed due to the downhill terrain.

By the time Li Wenjun reached the top of the hill, the rabbit had widened the distance between them. Li Wenjun took a deep breath and continued chasing the rabbit.

Soon, the man and the rabbit arrived at a valley. The rabbit darted into a grass nest and disappeared completely.

Li Wenjun walked to the grass nest, parted the grass, and saw a rabbit burrow with an opening about the size of a bowl. A clever rabbit has three dens. Once the rabbit was in the burrow, it would be difficult to get it out to practice with him. Li Wenjun shook his head and decided not to bother with this rabbit anymore. He reflected on the process of chasing the rabbit. Although it was just a hill and a distance of about two to three hundred feet, it gave him a lot to think about.

Li Wenjun had been practicing the light body technique for several months. He had used it to kill Wang Yonggui and Jiang Shan, and he thought he had become quite proficient. However, through this chase, he realized there were many shortcomings.

The most obvious shortcoming was that his speed was not fast enough. If it were fast enough, he wouldn't have failed to catch a rabbit. The lack of speed might be partly due to the limitations of the light body technique itself, but Li Wenjun believed the main reason was that he had not fully mastered the technique. If he could figure out the technique, he believed the light body technique still had a lot of potential.

Another issue was the prolonged use of the light body technique. In theory, the consumption of mana should slow down, but Li Wenjun found that it did not. His mana consumption remained at a normal rate and even slightly increased.

This problem was even more critical than the lack of speed. Mana is one of the fundamentals of a cultivator. Without mana, he would be no different from an ordinary person. If he encountered an enemy, he would have to fight like a brute, swinging his dragon-headed goose feather saber in a melee.

Li Wenjun sat on a rock, analyzing the various shortcomings he had discovered and trying to find ways to address them.

After pondering for about half an hour, Li Wenjun had some ideas. He got up and activated the light body technique again, running toward the hill. Although his speed was not fast, he had some ideas on how to conserve mana.

Strictly speaking, the light body technique is not a flying technique. It is more like a long-distance jumping ability. By borrowing force at the moment of landing and jumping, a cultivator can bounce up with considerable speed and glide through the air for a period.

Previously, Li Wenjun had continuously operated the light body technique, continuously outputting mana. This time, after some thought, he decided to change this approach. When he reached the peak of his jump and started to descend, he would cut off the mana output. He would resume the output just before landing.

It was easier said than done.

Accurately timing the moments was not something that could be easily mastered. At first, Li Wenjun was either too early or too late. When he reached the highest point, the timing was not critical; the highest point might be slightly lower than normal, but when he landed, missing the timing could be very problematic.

If he resumed the mana output too early, it was just a waste of mana. However, if he was too late, he couldn't control his body in time and would end up with a bruised and battered face. Sometimes, he would hit rocks or be scratched by thorns, leaving wounds and bleeding. This was a common occurrence.

Each time, Li Wenjun would simply treat his injuries and continue practicing. By the end, he didn't know how many times he had fallen or how many wounds he had sustained.

Five days passed quickly. Li Wenjun stood on a hilltop, looking at another hilltop, his tiger-like eyes gleaming with determination. After five days of intense practice, he believed he had mastered the technique and was ready to test it.

I will definitely succeed!

Li Wenjun encouraged himself, took a deep breath, activated the light body technique, and leaped from the hilltop down into the valley. He soared through the air like a soaring goose, the mountain wind whistling past his ears. The gap between him and the slope grew larger and larger, and soon he reached the highest point.

Li Wenjun accurately timed the moment, cutting off the mana supply. His body continued to move forward rapidly by inertia. Just before landing, he resumed the mana output, touched the ground with his toes, and leaped out again.

After a short while, Li Wenjun stood on another hilltop, looking back at the one he had just left, his fist clenched in joy.

He had succeeded.

His success was not only in reducing the rate of mana consumption but also in discovering that this method increased his overall speed, making him even faster than before. This solved both of the problems he had identified, and he couldn't help but be delighted.

Li Wenjun decided to find another rabbit to practice with and see the actual results.

After wandering in the mountains for a while, he didn't find a rabbit but discovered a group of pheasants. Li Wenjun pounced on the group of pheasants.

The pheasants, startled, emitted frightened clucking sounds and scattered. Li Wenjun, like a weasel in a chicken coop, moved quickly and agilely, chasing and grabbing one pheasant.

Pheasants are not as agile in flight as other birds; their flight is relatively clumsy. The pheasant Li Wenjun targeted couldn't escape and was quickly caught by him.

The pheasant, unwilling to submit, pecked at Li Wenjun's hand. Li Wenjun casually swung his hand, flinging the pheasant far away. He then chased after the other pheasants that had fled.

Soon, none of the dozen or so pheasants in the group could escape Li Wenjun's grasp. This would have been almost unimaginable in the past, but this time, with the increased speed of the light body technique and the reduced mana consumption, what was once impossible became a reality.

Li Wenjun, feeling satisfied, chose a fatter pheasant, carried it away from the group, and found a place to enjoy his meal.

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