Douluo, there is a system but I don't want to use it

Chapter 8: Nine Palace Steps

Fang Tian lived a life of going to and from work, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

"System, open your own panel."

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Realm: Level 5

Soul power: 252/500
Physique: 120/200
Spirit: 170/200
功法技艺：子午流注（初窥门径450/1000）、基础刀法（登堂入室4999/5000）、八段锦（登堂入室4999/5000）

Soul Skill: None
Looking at the mastery of the basic swordsmanship and the Eight-Section Brocade, Fang Tian was speechless. It had been four months. It seemed that this bottleneck required a long period of patience to polish.

But do I need to come up with a footwork? Without footwork, I can't catch up when attacking, I can't run when retreating, and I lack flexibility.

However, in my previous life, apart from hearing about the so-called footwork in movies, TV shows and novels, I have never heard of any other footwork.

They all say that this step was created based on the principle of Bagua, that step was created based on the Big Dipper, and this step was created based on the principle of Nine Palaces...

Anyway, what they say is all very high-sounding, but those who really understand the specific situation don't tell them, and they just keep on bragging.

"It seems like it's time to test my IQ again." Fang Tian thought to himself.

Speaking of the eight, Liang Yi, San Cai, Si Xiang, Wu Xing, Liu Yao, Qi Xing, Ba Gua, Jiu Gong, I know nothing about the seven of them. I only remember the specific number filling method of Jiu Gong because I have played it before.

Forty-two is the shoulder, eighty-six is ​​the foot, thirty-seven is the waist, nine on the head and one on the feet, five is the center.

Fang Tian drew the Nine Grids diagram on the ground and filled in the numbers.

The footwork must be flexible, fast, and unexpected. If you don't look at the mystery of the Nine Palaces, it is indeed quite confusing.

So can we just follow the numbers from one to nine? As long as we are fast enough, it will definitely be quite unexpected.

Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. It is better to do something once than to see it a thousand times.

Fang Tian walked to the Nine-square diagram and stood on the number five. The reason he stood on this number was because the number "five" was about the same distance from the other eight numbers.

Fang Tian adjusted his body towards the number "nine" and determined his original position.

Fang Tian raised his left foot and stepped back to step one, then raised his right foot to step on two, then raised his left foot to step on three, then raised his right foot to step on four, then raised his left foot to step on five, and turned his body left. Now Fang Tian was standing with his left foot on five and his right foot on four, facing three.

Fang Tian continued, lifting his right foot and stepping on six, turning his body rightward to face seven. Then he lifted his left foot and stepped on seven, and lifted his right foot and stepped on eight, turning his body rightward to face one.

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Fang Tian kept moving in the order of one to nine, and when he reached the third time, he found that the movements overlapped with the first time. In other words, he could take eighteen steps, and each step was a different variation.

"Just now I took a step with my left foot, now let's try my right foot!" Fang Tian thought and started to take a step.

The third time, the movements were repeated. It seemed to be another different variation of the eighteen steps.

Thirty-six variations in total!

"Hey! Why do I have to go from one to nine? I can just go in the opposite direction from nine to one!" Fang Tian thought excitedly.

Lifting his left foot and stepping on number nine, Fang Tian walked backwards a few more times. In the end, he also came up with thirty-six variations. "This way, there are seventy-two variations, and when you actually walk through these seventy-two variations, each step can continue along the original order, or you can walk back in reverse. This means that each step has two variations. This way, there are one hundred and forty-four variations.

"Also, at the beginning, I can't just step on nine or one. I can also step on the other six numbers, and then start walking backwards or forwards. Add to that the difference between using left and right feet, there are sixteen variations." Fang Tian's thoughts were pouring out like a spring at this time.

"These sixteen changes combined with the previous one hundred and forty-four changes have evolved into two thousand three hundred and four changes."

"It's completely enough. If the enemy doesn't have a photographic memory and is proficient in mental arithmetic, he won't be able to figure out the specific changes in the steps."

"Moreover, after practicing it to perfection, each step can actually be regarded as being in the middle five positions of the Nine Palaces. This is equivalent to infinite variations. Haha! I'm still pretty smart!" Fang Tian thought proudly.

"The footwork has been created! Since it was created based on the Nine Palaces Diagram, let's call it the Nine Palaces Step."

"The Nine Palace Steps evolved from three basic parts. Let's give these three basic parts a name. Walking along nine numbers is called the Forward Nine Palaces, walking against nine numbers is called the Reverse Nine Palaces, and the remaining one stepping towards eight numbers is called the Eight Directions." Fang Tian named it casually, mainly to make it simple and easy to remember.

"The Nine Palace Steps evolved from the three basics. Once you have mastered the three basics, the actual application will depend on your talent and on-the-spot performance."

"When the time comes, if I combine it with my sword skills and my speed is fast enough, the enemy won't be able to even touch me."

“Let’s practice first! Start with the Nine Palaces.” Fang Tian stopped thinking divergently and began to practice seriously.

After half an hour of practice, Fang Tian was able to compress the time it took to walk the 36 steps of the Nine Palaces in a forward direction to less than half a minute. So he began to practice the reverse Nine Palaces, and within half an hour, he was able to compress the time it took to walk the reverse Nine Palaces to less than half a minute.

Similarly, Ta Bafang also compressed the time taken to go from half an hour to half a minute.

This is how the footwork was created.

"System, open your own panel."

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Nine Palace Steps (A Glimpse into the Secret 1/1000)

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Sure enough, after it is created, as long as it is practiced to a certain level, it will be displayed on the panel.

Moreover, the Nine Palace Steps are divided into three parts, and it only takes half a minute to practice each part, so you can practice the Nine Palace Steps at least thirty times every hour, and it will be easy to reach a proficiency of 100 times a day.

"Haha, in just two months I can improve my proficiency in the Nine Palace Steps to the peak of the master level." Fang Tian thought proudly in his heart.

“Moreover, can the basic sword techniques be broken down? Then, based on the characteristics of each move, find the footwork that is suitable for exerting force, and integrate the sword techniques into the footwork. In this way, the speed of the sword techniques will be faster and more unexpected.” Fang Tiansi was like diabetic perspiration.

It is equivalent to integrating footwork and swordsmanship into one. You can practice them together during training, saving time.

Fang Tian thought of Ba Duan Jin again. To be honest, ever since he was able to see inside, Fang Tian always felt that Ba Duan Jin was a bit awkward. Because sometimes when practicing Ba Duan Jin, it would hinder the operation of Zi Wu Liu Zhu.

To be specific, a certain movement in Ba Duan Jin will suddenly cause the normal operation of Ziwu Liuzhu to suddenly speed up or slow down.

Fang Tian guessed that Eight Section Brocade was a martial art that integrated internal and external energy. The reason why he couldn't feel the internal energy of Eight Section Brocade running now was mainly because he hadn't practiced Eight Section Brocade to the advanced or even perfect stage.

At that time, the internal energy of Ba Duan Jin would definitely appear, and it might conflict with Zi Wu Liu Zhu. So this was one of the reasons why Fang Tian felt uncomfortable watching Ba Duan Jin.

(End of this chapter)