Feeling the clear change to his perception of the world after the increased comprehension provided by the source crystal expired, Xuan Hao wanted nothing more than to try and explore the depths of this new yet invisible sea of time that shrouded the world.
Unfortunately, given his current location, he decided against going into secluded meditation to explore the Dao of Time and instead focused his attention on modifying his Illusory Light Steps with the help of his newly improved Dao of Light and the recently comprehended Dao of Time.
Of course, considering that the Illusory Light Steps wasn't originally a movement technique that incorporated the Dao of Time, it was far from simple to add it into the mix. Even if his understanding of the Illusory Light Steps had deepened significantly after he had been forced to rely on it for days on end in the Verdant Abyss, it was far from enough to qualify him to modify a complex movement technique that he hadn't even mastered fully.