49 Magic Initial Enlightenment

  More than ten miles northwest of Zhugai County town, there is a forest of boulders and giant rocks with caves inside.

  Ye Qin suddenly opened his eyes, then deeply exhaled a mouthful of turbid air from his body, and ended the exercise. He felt a bit bitter in his heart, but also somewhat amused - he had now reached the third layer of the Qi Refining stage, which was purely an unexpected result.

  Although he did not wish for this unexpected event to occur.

  Ye Qin sat in this chaotic stone forest for two whole days before he finally stabilized the Yuan Shen Nan Tian Ba who had unexpectedly intruded into his Zifu Floating Island. The old ghost brought him no small trouble, and also made his cultivation suddenly surge by a layer. If he didn't stabilize it, he feared that it would cause chaos within the Zifu.

  The air in the giant stone cave was a bit stale, so Ye Qin changed into a green robe of an apprentice from the Medicine Pavilion and removed his black armor and fighting cap. He then crawled out of the giant stone cave and arrived at a small stream near the Rocky Forest, where he washed off the black camouflage herbs on his face and hands, restoring his original appearance.

  The cool creek water made him suddenly awake, and his thoughts became even more calm.

  He must endure for now and cannot thoroughly turn against the old ghost until he comes up with a way to deal with it. The old ghost still doesn't know where the floating island is or that it has been trapped inside the Purple Mansion.

  This thing needs to be done slowly and can't be rushed. He will definitely find a way to deal with that old devil.

  Ye Qin recalled the incantations for the Lingmu technique and the Yufeng technique that Lao Gui had taught him.

  According to the old ghost, this spiritual eye technique is the lowest-level magic and also the easiest entry-level magic. A small trick for using magic. The key lies in converting a thin thread of magical power into an extremely thin film of gas, covering the entire eyeball, and then observing the external situation through this layer of magical film. If the film is too thick or too thin, it won't work. If it's too thick, nothing can be seen, and if it's too thin, it will affect the spiritual eye effect.

  After the eye is covered with this layer of mana membrane, most things in the outside world will not be visible, only the spiritual energy emitted by spiritual objects or the concentration of the cultivator's mana can penetrate this layer of membrane and be perceived by the eyes.

  Ye Qin began to try, a faint cool breeze under his control, passed through his eyes.

  Suddenly, Ye Qin's two eyes fell into a state of complete darkness, unable to see anything. He was startled for a moment, but quickly guessed what had happened, probably due to the excessive use of magic power causing his eyes to be blocked by the magic.

  He immediately felt at ease and reduced his magical power. After a while, he finally saw a faint light appear. Indeed, it was the immortal family's magic, and the entire world had become completely different in Ye Qin's eyes.

  Ye Qin looked around, within a few miles of him, the surroundings were dark and gloomy. The trees, rocks, land, and streams could only be seen in outline, without any color.

  Ye Qin looked at his own body again, and in the dantian and meridians inside him, there were threads of white airflow flowing slowly. He was astonished in his heart, this should be what is called spiritual power.

  Ye Qin continued to thin out the spiritual energy in his eyes until it completely disappeared, and the entire sky and earth began to gradually clear up, everything returned to normal. The lush green of the forest, the yellow of the earth, the clear and lively stream, full of vitality, every blade of grass, every leaf within hundreds of feet, were all seen by him, clearly visible. It seems that this spiritual eye technique indeed has some effect, at least in the future when searching for spiritual objects, it will be much easier.

  After washing up, Ye Qin didn't linger by the stream for long. He got up and ran around the outskirts of Zhujici County, deliberately choosing secluded areas with no people, while silently reciting the incantation for the Wind Control Technique.

  This Wind Control Technique is much more difficult than the Spirit Eye Technique.

  Ye Qinmo operated the law, and the power of the law was transmitted to his feet. He slowly savored it. After more than half a time, he found the feeling, as if there were several strands of gentle breeze under his feet, giving him a sense of treading on "soft wind", with the mysterious feeling of sliding with the help of the wind. This feeling is probably similar to sliding on a watermelon skin, with some similarities in subtlety.

  Normally, he would take big strides and cover half a meter with each step. With this gust of wind under his feet, he could lightly "glide" out one meter, increasing the distance by twice as much.

  It was a very subtle feeling that made Ye Qin feel incredibly magical and somewhat unaccustomed.

  Because the power of the wind under his feet was extremely soft and difficult to grasp, if he didn't control it well, he would lose control and slide to one side. One foot deep and one foot shallow, but instead made him stumble and stagger like a drunk person.

  It seems that without long-term practice, it's hard to grasp the balance within. However, Ye Qin wasn't in a hurry to master the Wind Control Technique immediately, and instead slowly tried, controlling the gentle breeze beneath his feet.

  He then tried the Wind Control Technique, applying his internal energy to his palms and body, and found that it also produced this effect of being lifted by the "wind". He was able to perform some unbelievable movements in the eyes of others.

  After a run of one or two hours, Ye Qin gradually figured out the four most basic uses of this strand of "soft wind": One is to let the soft wind support from below, achieving an upward boost. One is to let the soft wind push from behind, achieving acceleration. One is to let the soft wind block in front, achieving deceleration. One is to let the soft wind block on the side, achieving a forced change of direction.

  With the help of these gentle breezes, Ye Qin can achieve "still as a virgin, moving like a rabbit, suddenly fast and slow, floating and uncertain", freely moving in any direction around her.

  After entering the third layer of Lianqi, his punching and kicking speed surged again, able to strike out over a dozen palms in an instant.

  And under the acceleration of the Wind Control Technique, this speed is even more terrifying, almost reaching the effect of breaking through the air. After more than a dozen punches were shot out like lightning, the sharp whistling sound of the fists rubbing against the air could be heard, and such speed has reached the point of astonishing the world.

  Ye Qin was almost certain that this Wind Control Technique was many times better than Lightness Skill. At least, Feng Xiao's "Ladder Cloud Leap" did not have such a flexible and varied effect. Feng Xiao's Lightness Skill could now jump out more than three zhang far, but it lacked sufficient changes, the trajectory of movement was very obvious, and it was easy to capture his next move in advance. And the trajectory of this Wind Control Technique was difficult to capture.

  Moreover, this is just the beginning of his understanding of the Wind Style. If he masters it, the effect of flying and agile changes will be even more remarkable.

  The sky was approaching dusk, and it was a bit late. Ye Qin thought to herself that she had been away from the county town for a whole day and should head back.

  He recognized the direction, and ran all the way in the suburbs, leaving the rugged and uneven mountainous terrain, and arrived at the spacious post road, where his pace slowed down.

  The post road in Zhugai County has been quite busy recently, with frequent visits from Jianghu heroes and heroines riding horses at high speed, raising a trail of dust. The number of merchants coming to do business in Zhugai County by horse-drawn carriage from other counties in Pingzhou has also increased significantly.

  Ye Qin had just walked onto the post road for less than half a cup of tea's worth of time when he saw over ten luxurious horse-drawn carriages rushing to and fro before his eyes. Having just grasped the Spiritual Vision Technique and the Wind Control Technique, Ye Qin was in an extremely good mood as he continued to experiment with them.

  He walked on the post road, occasionally using his spiritual eyes to scan the galloping horses and frequent horse-drawn carriages passing by, with great interest in checking if they were carrying any spiritual objects. If so, he wouldn't mind temporarily becoming a mountain bandit to intercept them. Unfortunately, even top-notch Jianghu people may not possess such items, and Ye Qin observed dozens of people along the way without making any surprising discoveries.

  Suddenly, Ye Qin's ears moved slightly. From a secluded forest about one mile east, the sound of clashing swords and shouting voices came, as if a large group of people from the Jianghu were fighting in the forest.