As the sun turned white, the inner core suddenly flew into Ye Tian's mouth, sliding into his stomach like an eel.
In his stomach, the inner core hovered, emitting a faint brilliant light, tempering his form and soul.
Ye Tian was somewhat dazed. What kind of inner core was this, and why could he control it?
With the help of the essence of the sun and moon absorbed by the inner core, he felt he had gained immensely. The existence of the inner core had increased his efficiency in absorbing the essence of the sun and moon by at least a hundredfold!
After cultivating for a night, he felt he had made great progress and immediately went to the rooftop to practice the Micro Step. As he practiced, he was surprised; the previously incredibly difficult Micro Step was now much simpler.
He spent the entire morning mastering the remaining Micro Steps. All fifty-five Micro Steps flowed out with natural grace, as if he had practiced them tens of thousands of times.
He was astonished. After a simple lunch, he continued practicing the Shifting Step.
The Shifting Step consisted of fifteen basic footwork techniques. It was originally more difficult than the Micro Step, but while cultivating it, it seemed to be just as manageable, with him learning one technique on average every five minutes.
In less than two hours, he had mastered all fifteen Shifting Steps and proceeded to practice the third basic footwork technique, the Layered Step.
The Layered Step had nine variations. Although the difficulty increased, he still mastered all nine variations before nightfall.
Subsequently, he combined the Micro Step, Shifting Step, and Layered Step to form the Ghost God Step.
To practice the Ghost God Step, Ye Tian went to the outskirts at night and practiced in an open area.
"Whoosh!"
His figure flickered, and he moved ten meters sideways. In the next moment, the entire area was filled with his shadows, and finally, all the shadows merged into one, standing in the center.
At this moment, he felt somewhat drained. Executing the Ghost God Step at full power consumed a tremendous amount of stamina.
After resting for a while, he climbed a nearby small mountain to continue absorbing the moonlight.
This time, he directly spat out the inner core. The inner core rose to a height of ten meters above the ground, rotating slowly. Moonlight converged into a silver thread, coiling around the inner core.
Half an hour later, the inner core automatically flew back, and he swallowed it into his abdomen again.
He returned to the hotel in the middle of the night.
As soon as he reached the front yard, he stopped abruptly and said calmly, "You've been waiting for me for a long time, haven't you?"
A figure emerged from behind the flowering trees, his face hidden in the shadows. He said indifferently, "Lord Long sent me to ask you a question."
Ye Tian: "Oh? What question?"
"Are you truly unwilling to hand over the Three-Legged Golden Toad?"
Ye Tian sneered, "I told you, if you want the Golden Toad, prepare a hundred billion US dollars. What, your Lord Long can't afford it? If you can't afford it, don't set your sights on my Golden Toad!"
The person sighed softly, "At such a young age, why are you so careless with yourself?"
Ye Tian: "Too much nonsense. If you're going to make a move, do it quickly."
A black sword light suddenly appeared to Ye Tian's left, thrusting towards his heart. However, as the sword light passed, Ye Tian's figure had vanished.
The attacker was startled and lunged forward, crouching low. But it was too late; Ye Tian struck his back with a palm.
"Puff!"
With a muffled thud, the man stumbled forward and collapsed, unmoving, blood continuously seeping from his mouth.
Ye Tian's Iron Sand Palm was something even an Earth Immortal would not dare to take head-on. This person's cultivation was merely that of a Vajra King, and he was naturally unable to withstand it.
"What movement technique are you using?" The light in the attacker's eyes was fading.
Ye Tian said calmly, "Ghost God Step."
The man slowly closed his eyes and died.
Ye Tian made a phone call, and shortly after, Huang Sandong arrived with men to haul away the body.
The next morning, Ye Tian continued to collect the essence of the sun.
After breakfast, he bid farewell to Huang Sandong and took the high-speed train back to Haicheng.
He arrived home at three in the afternoon. Zhang Jiliang picked him up at the station. On the way home, he said, "Brother Ye, yesterday someone named Wen Lingdu came to see you, but you weren't here."
Ye Tian: "Oh? What did he say?"
Zhang Jiliang: "He didn't say anything, but he looked very anxious."
Ye Tian sneered, "Hmm, I see."
Upon returning home, Lin Ziyi had not yet finished work, so he drove to see Ye Shaodong. As soon as he reached the entrance, he saw two cars parked there.
Getting out of the car, he heard people talking in the courtyard. One of them was Ye Shaodong's voice.