Perhaps it was because his mind was clear this time, or maybe it was because he was suddenly enlightened, but the process of learning Cloud Treading was exceptionally smooth. Several hours later, Lin Jin had gained a lot of insight. With a wave of his hand, a cloud descended from the sky.
This cloud had no specific shape and could change at will. It came like a ribbon, converged into a round plate, and leaped like a nimble rabbit.
However, the cloud was still a cloud. It only behaved this way because of Lin Jin's control.
Lin Jin's understanding deepened. With a tug, another cloud descended from the sky. This time, after some thought, Lin Jin lifted his leg and stepped on it. With a single thought, the cloud rose thirty feet above the ground. But at that moment, Lin Jin dropped abruptly, almost falling.
"Insufficient spirit energy!"
Lin Jin immediately realized the problem. Although he had been cultivating, strengthening his veins, and expanding his spirit energy, his current spirit energy volume was more than fifty stones according to the Friar Association's calculations. It was at least twice as much as when he was in Maple City.
Compared to other blood contract cultivators, it could be said that they had advanced by leaps and bounds. They were not the slightest bit inferior to those senior instructors. In fact, they might even be stronger.
But compared to a true immortal cultivator, he was still a far cry.
Take Cloud Treading for example. Using an ancient immortal's method, Lin Jin could only rise three feet into the air before he couldn't hold on any longer.
Only Lin Jin knew how frustrating it was to learn a spell but not be able to use it.
However, he was a smart man after all. He knew that spirit energy volume could only be improved step by step. Even if he could increase it to the terrifying level of a hundred stones in the future, so what?
A hundred feet into the clouds?
What use was that?
He was still too far away from the real immortals described in the books.
Insufficient spirit energy was equivalent to a family lacking in wealth. To survive, one had to be meticulous with their daily necessities. As the saying went, 'Lavish meals are part of life, but simple meals are also part of life.'
Lin Jin felt that ancient immortal cultivators were just like wealthy families. They were used to living a good life, but once they became poor, they couldn't continue living. But even if they were poor, they had their ways.
Lin Jin sat cross-legged in deep thought for a long time before an idea came to him.
Then, he got up and took a step forward as if he was going up a flight of stairs. This time, clouds condensed beneath Lin Jin's feet like a small flight of stairs. Lin Jin managed to step on it just like that.
Once the first step was taken, the second and third steps would be easy.
Step by step, Lin Jin ascended the cloud stairs. Just like that, he ascended a thousand feet into the sky. Hu Yuzhen gaped at this scene.
Although she knew the Wind Manipulation Technique, compared to Mister Lin's current Cloud Staircase Spontaneous Birth, just in terms of pretentiousness and artistic conception, she was too far behind.
They were both in public, but if you brought a gust of black wind with you, you wouldn't be as elegant and handsome as him.
When Lin Jin told her to wait here, she didn't dare to move. Although Hu Yuzhen was curious as to what Mr. Lin was doing up there, she knew better than to ask questions that shouldn't be asked. She just had to stay put.
Back to Lin Jin. He wasn't flying up to show off his newfound skill. Instead, he was using this opportunity to take a look at the word 'Yan' he noticed earlier.
At this moment, he had already reached a sufficient height. When he looked up again, he saw a piece of writing in the distance.
At this distance, Lin Jin could make out each word clearly.
"Divine Sword Scroll!"
Lin Jin read it aloud.
Sure enough.
Lin Jin had been curious as to where the descending Sword Energy came from. Now that he saw this Divine Sword Scroll, he realized that the one who wanted to kill Hu Yuzhen wasn't Du Li. If it was Du Li, Lin Jin wouldn't have been able to stop him.
Back then, the Sword Intent in this scroll had sensed Hu Yuzhen's demonic aura and was triggered to slash down the Sword Energy. It only stopped when Lin Jin tried to stop it.
In other words, this sword scroll must have its own spirituality.
If that was the case, Lin Jin couldn't act recklessly. Lin Jin stepped onto the cloud stairs and saluted.
"My name is Lin Jin. I sensed the sharpness of the Sword Energy earlier so I came to take a look."
No matter what, it wasn't wrong to be polite.
Strangely enough, the sword scroll slowly drifted closer. The hundreds of words on the scroll were glowing. Lin Jin was stunned before understanding dawned on him.
This sword scroll was agreeing to study the scroll and learn swordsmanship.
Lin Jin smiled and saluted. Only then did he take a closer look.
This time, Lin Jin went through it quickly. It wasn't that he was quick to comprehend the content, but because he was a thousand feet in the air and he was relying on the cloud stairs. Although he had used a trick to save a lot of spirit energy, it still consumed spirit energy. Hence, it was best to be quick. Otherwise, Lin Jin might fall off if he took too long.
Fortunately, there weren't many words in the scroll, only a few hundred. After reading it a few times, Lin Jin memorized it. At his cultivation level, memorizing a few hundred words in a short time wasn't a problem.
After about a hundred breaths, Lin Jin memorized it and saluted the sword scroll before descending.
Halfway down, Lin Jin's spirit energy was depleted. However, this height was nothing to him. Landing lightly, Lin Jin closed his eyes and read the sword scroll a few times to make sure he had memorized it.
"What an amazing sword scroll!" Lin Jin couldn't help but exclaim when he opened his eyes again. This was a sentiment he felt. There weren't any moves or styles written on the scroll. It wasn't a swordsmanship at all. What was written was a seemingly mysterious sword intent.
An average swordsman wouldn't be able to tell if it was good or bad.
However, Lin Jin had witnessed the sword energy before so he was fearful of it. Moreover, he had fused with Xiao Huo and had a Dharma body, so his comprehension of such concepts was much better.
However, he hadn't fully comprehended the sword scroll yet. Even if he had only scratched the surface, it was enough to make him shudder.
This was good stuff.
Since it was good stuff, he would learn it.
Lin Jin had gained a lot from this trip. Not only did he learn the Beastmaster Fourth Scroll, but he also learned Cloud Treading. He even met Du Li's remnant soul, turned a demon into jade, and nurtured the Demon Slayer.
Lastly, he memorized the Divine Path sword scroll. Once he comprehended it, it might just be his biggest gain from this trip.
There was nothing else here.
Calculating the time, it had been a few days since he entered this Unending Nature Landscape. Lin Jin knew it was time to leave. However, due to Du Li's request, he had to clarify some things before he left.
Sitting cross-legged to regulate his breathing and recover his spirit energy, Lin Jin used the Cloud Staircase again and headed for the cloud gate that General Lion was guarding.
General Lion was startled to see Lin Jin again.
General Lion was a pet beast that Du Li had taken in and enlightened. Lin Jin told General Lion about Du Li's request with a straight face and even said a few commands that only Du Li knew. General Lion didn't dare to doubt Lin Jin as he immediately knelt down to pay his respects.
"General Lion, continue guarding this place. Don't bring any more outsiders into this Nature Landscape. I still have some important matters to attend to. Once I'm done, I will return to retrieve the Nature Landscape," Lin Jin instructed.
Of course, he couldn't say that he wasn't capable enough to know how to retrieve this Nature Landscape.
General Lion didn't dare to doubt Lin Jin so he immediately obeyed the order.
With that said, Lin Jin brought Hu Yuzhen with him and had White Ape carry the coffin as they leaped out of the Nature Landscape.
When the white fog dissipated and the abandoned mansion came into view again, Lin Jin realized it was already daytime after many days.
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