noffsinger Chapter 105 Testing the Method in the Valley
Chapter 105 Testing the Method in the Valley
Zhang Lin adjusted his breathing for a moment, and when the "Hidden" character in his dantian stopped vibrating, he turned to the second transformation: Riding the Void and Soaring Through the Sky.
The "virtual" character lights up.
Unlike the lifting power of the Wind Riding Technique, Riding the Void creates an invisible air cushion under the feet.
Zhang Lin lightly touched the ground with his toes, and a lotus flower appeared. His figure floated forward, his movements so fast that only a series of afterimages remained.
He leaped up the mountainside on one side of the valley floor, used his toes to gain leverage on the protruding rocks, and flipped in mid-air, landing silently on the other side of the rock face.
He moved so fast that even the rocks he stepped on only swayed slightly without making a sound.
Zhang Lin leaped into the air, twisting and turning repeatedly in mid-air, leaving behind a clone with each change of direction.
After nine attempts, nine figures suddenly appeared suspended in the air, their true forms indistinguishable from the real ones.
He landed on a pebble in the middle of the stream, and the nine clones behind him gradually disappeared.
When the final transformation landed, the "Void" character in the dantian was slightly hot, indicating that more than 10% of the true energy had been consumed.
This technique is far more sophisticated than the Wind Control Technique. It is remarkably effective at avoiding single attacks, and its energy consumption is within a controllable range.
Zhang Lin nodded in satisfaction and then turned his gaze to the third transformation: Hidden Soaring Sky.
The character "霄" lights up.
This time, the circulation path of true qi is completely different from the previous two transformations.
True Qi surged from the Dantian, rushing along the three Yang meridians of the foot at high speed, and transformed into a ball of invisible light at the soles of the feet.
Zhang Lin stood with his hands behind his back. With a thought, he rose from the ground and transformed into a pale blue streak of light, rushing towards the valley entrance.
The mountain walls on both sides rushed past, and the wind whistled in our ears.
In just a few breaths, he had flown from the bottom of the valley to the mouth of the valley. This was a flying escape technique belonging to Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Zhang Lin steadied himself and landed slowly.
One and a half percent of my true energy has been consumed.
This was only a dozen or so breaths ago.
If one continues to fly for a quarter of an hour, it will likely drain all the true energy in one's body. Only after establishing one's foundation and controlling it with true essence is the proper way.
Currently, this technique can only be used in critical situations and cannot be used as a regular means of traveling.
The fourth transformation: going from existence to non-existence.
Zhang Lin took a deep breath, and the character "无" (nothingness) lit up in his dantian.
This time, he clearly felt his body decomposing, but it wasn't a real decomposition; rather, his own true energy resonated with the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth at the same frequency.
The air in front of him distorted slightly, and his body disappeared from his original spot, appearing almost instantly on a boulder thirty feet away.
Zhang Lin looked down at his hands, then looked back at the spot where he had stood thirty feet away.
This is void travel.
It's not speed, it's not a stealth technique, it's true teleportation.
His figure vanished, leaped through the void, and reappeared—three steps completed in one smooth motion, without any pause in between.
However, during these three steps, the physical body will briefly merge with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
That moment of integration is extremely fragile; if a cultivator were to attack at that moment, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Therefore, this method can only be used when the surroundings are safe, and should not be used in the midst of a fierce battle.
Zhang Lin calculated the consumption: the thirty-zhang traversal distance had consumed about half of his true energy.
If you travel 60 zhang, the energy consumption will indeed double to 10%, and if you travel 120 zhang, it will be 20%.
With his current Qi Refining Perfection level, thirty zhang is the most economical distance.
He stood still for a moment to regulate his breathing, and after his true energy returned to normal, he tried the fifth to seventh transformations one by one.
Fifth Transformation: Flying Spirit in All Directions.
The spiritual consciousness split into eight flying spirits that spread out.
Zhang Lin closed his eyes, and the perceptions of the eight flying spirits returned simultaneously.
The mountain path outside the valley entrance, the caves upstream of the stream, the eagle's nest on the rock wall, the squirrels in the pine forest... everything within a radius of 500 feet is within sight.
It was as if nine pairs of eyes were opened at the same time, yet there was no confusion whatsoever.
He maintained this for thirty breaths, then felt his soul swell slightly, and immediately withdrew his flying spirit.
This technique consumes far more of the spirit than of true energy. If used for an extended period, it will require the use of elixirs such as the Mind-Concentrating Pill to stabilize the mind.
The sixth transformation is to dissolve one's form and escape.
Zhang Lin used the Golden Blade Technique to condense three armor-piercing golden blades, and urged them to slash at himself simultaneously.
The moment the golden blades were about to strike, a layer of rapidly circulating true energy appeared on his body as a buffer. The force of the three golden blades was mostly dissipated by the rotational force when they struck this buffer layer, leaving only three shallow white marks on his robes.
That was the Heavenly Azure Robe's own defense; the inner armor, the Azure Scale Armor, felt no vibration whatsoever.
It consumes 30% of one's true energy.
It reduces 70% of the damage from magical attacks, which is worthwhile.
The seventh transformation is the return to the dawn and the turning of the mysterious.
Zhang Lin did not use it, but silently went through the method in the jade talisman.
Its function is to consume the life essence to quickly restore all true qi, while eliminating the resistance to the Qi-restoring pill.
This method can be used a maximum of three times a day, and each time it is performed, the meridians will be under tremendous pressure.
He has already tried six transformations today, and his meridians are not in the best condition, so it is not advisable to take any risks.
Finally, the eighth transformation: Hidden Scenery Dance.
Zhang Lin stood in the center of the valley, a flash of spiritual light around him, and eight jade talismans lit up simultaneously.
Centered on him, an invisible barrier instantly opened, covering an area of a hundred feet in radius.
Within the barrier, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth seemed to be reshuffled, the angle of sunlight refraction was slightly adjusted, the direction of wind was corrected, and the stones and weeds on the ground became blurred in perception, as if covered with a layer of faint mist.
Zhang Lin extended his right hand, and within the barrier, he could unleash all eight transformations at will, without needing to light up the jade talismans one by one.
Within the barrier, his perception was amplified several times, and he could clearly discern every subtle change in the land.
Within the barrier, the enemy's senses will be distorted, and when their spiritual senses sweep across the area, they will only see a faint mountain mist.
But the cost is also enormous.
The moment the barrier was activated, half of the liquid true energy in his dantian was directly drawn away.
Of the 108 drops of true energy, 54 were swallowed up by the barrier in that instant.
Zhang Lin dispelled the barrier and exhaled a long breath of stale air.
With his current cultivation level, he could maintain the hundred-zhang barrier for only a few dozen breaths.
It can only be activated during a decisive battle; it should never be used lightly on ordinary days.
However, once the Foundation Establishment is successfully completed and the True Qi is transformed into True Essence, the consumption required to open the barrier will be greatly reduced. This Hidden Scenery Dance is a technique that can only truly unleash its power after the Foundation Establishment is completed.
The trial was completed when the sun had risen high in the sky.
Zhang Lin stood up after finishing his practice, a little sweat on his forehead, with 60% of his true energy remaining in his dantian.
He sat cross-legged on a boulder by the stream, took a Qi-restoring pill, and closed his eyes to regulate his breathing.
Of the eight transformations, Concealing Form and Shadow, Riding the Void and Flying Through the Sky, and Appearing in and Out of the Surface are the three most useful at present. Concealment, movement techniques, and escape are enough to greatly improve one's ability to survive in the wild.
Flying Spirit in All Directions is a powerful tool for reconnaissance, while Hidden Scenery Dance in the Sky is the last resort, which will not be used unless absolutely necessary.
The seventh transformation, Returning to the Morning and Turning to the Mysterious, is the most dangerous and should never be used lightly unless one is at one's wit's end.
Once his breathing had stabilized, Zhang Lin opened his eyes.
When they returned to the cave, dusk had already fallen.
The old pines on the stone platform rustled in the night wind, while the lights of the main peak of Danxia in the distance flickered in the sea of clouds.
Zhang Lin stood by the stone platform for a moment, then turned around and pushed open the door to enter the room.
He took out the Soul-Suppressing Bell and chose to enhance it.
The light from the spirit stone illuminated his profile, casting his shadow on the stone wall, frozen like a sculpture.