Soaring with the Wind

Chen Heng took a deep breath and turned his gaze to the last and most exquisite storage bag on the desk.

This bag was neither silk nor brocade, its touch warm and supple. Fine spiritual patterns flowed across its surface, marking it as the exclusive storage bag personally worn by Luo Yu Lei, signifying his status as a direct descendant of the Luo family.

Judging by the material alone, it was far superior to the storage bags of rogue cultivators like Li Zheng and Wang Yi. The faint spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from it indicated that its internal space must also be vast.

After brushing away the residual faint spiritual sense imprint and mana restrictions at the bag's opening, Chen Heng infused his mana, easily erasing the restrictions.

As soon as it was opened, a rich spiritual energy mixed with a faint, elegant spiritual fragrance wafted out.

The scene within, even though Chen Heng had prepared himself mentally, caused his eyes to light up.

The first thing that met his gaze was a small mountain of Spirit Stones, neatly stacked.

Their quantity far exceeded the combined total of Li Zheng and the others.

Chen Heng swept his spiritual sense over them and knew immediately: there were three thousand low-grade Spirit Stones!

Moreover, most of them were fire-attribute Spirit Stones, which suited him perfectly.

This alone revealed the extravagance of the Luo family's young master.

Although there were no mid-grade Spirit Stones, with these three thousand low-grade ones, his total Spirit Stone count had reached nearly ten thousand, a wealth that many cultivators in the late Qi Refining stage might not possess.

As the saying goes, a horse cannot grow fat without night fodder, and a person cannot become rich without windfalls.

The ancients did not deceive me!

In addition, bottles and jars were piled in a corner, many bearing the unique mark of the Azure Profound Sect's pill pavilion. Among them were many first-grade top-quality pills that Chen Heng had seen on the Chen family's pill catalog, pills that were quite valuable.

He surmised that these were likely gifts from Luo Yu Yan, who was now cultivating at the Azure Profound Sect, as Luo Yu Lei was her full brother.

Furthermore, his own aptitude was not bad, possessing a sixth-grade fire spiritual root, giving him a good chance of being accepted into the Azure Profound Sect for cultivation in the future.

Several sets of neatly stacked magic robes, their spiritual light contained, with ornate patterns and clearly bearing the Luo family's crest and protective runes.

There were also two first-grade top-quality magical artifacts, the Nine Flame Fan and the Flowing Fire Shield, one for offense and one for defense, both of considerable value.

These were items that were difficult to sell in the Southern Foothills Market, and he would have to find a black market to fence them later.

In another corner, there was a folding fan covered in dust, which was the Green Bamboo Folding Fan he had personally refined for him. However, Luo Yu Lei clearly did not favor this magical artifact.

Chen Heng took it out, played with it for a while, and put it into his own storage bag. He was still very fond of this treasure fan that he had personally refined.

There were also some herbs and precious materials that occupied a considerable space, with a wide variety of types and varying qualities.

These were likely all acquired by the young master Luo at the South Foothill Gathering from those rogue cultivator vendors.

However, what drew Chen Heng's attention the most were two jade slips placed separately in the depths of the storage bag.

One was warm and lustrous like jade, with fine artifact patterns flowing across its surface. The other was even more peculiar, emitting a faint blue-white glow, giving a sense of ethereal grace. Its material was the rare Wind Spirit Jade.

Chen Heng first placed the jade slip with flowing artifact patterns against his forehead.

His spiritual sense probed inward, and information flooded his mind like a tide—Abbreviated Secret Manual of Luo Family Artifact Refining.

As expected, it recorded some of the Luo family's accumulated basic artifact refining methods, spiritual material identification, and refining diagrams for several first and second-grade magical artifacts.

It seemed Luo Yu Lei was also inclined towards artifact refining.

Although this Abbreviated Secret Manual of Luo Family Artifact Refining was not the Luo family's core inheritance, it was of considerable value to Chen Heng.

But the stones of other mountains can polish the jade; this could enrich his artifact refining knowledge.

With a hint of anticipation, Chen Heng carefully picked up the Wind Spirit Jade slip emitting the blue-white glow.

His spiritual sense sank into it, and a profound understanding of the trajectories of wind in the world and the flow of its essence instantly filled his sea of consciousness.

The jade slip opened with a few characters exuding an ancient aura: Soaring with the Wind!

This was actually an extremely rare secret technique for a flying escape method!

Moreover, its grade was only first-grade top-quality, and cultivators in the Qi Refining stage could also learn it.

The text was obscure but contained the profound principles of the Great Dao, elaborating on how to perceive the origin of wind, mobilize one's mana to resonate with the wind spiritual energy in the world, thereby achieving the state of "body like willow catkins, steps treading on clear wind," covering a hundred miles in an instant.

Its core profound meaning was to use the gentle power of the wind to lift oneself, and then use mana to break through wind resistance, resulting in astonishing speed and much lower consumption than ordinary artifact flight!

According to the jade slip's description, this technique was divided into several stages:

Upon initial glimpse, one could glide short distances with the wind, making one's movements more elusive.

Upon reaching proficiency, one could truly travel with the wind, at speeds far exceeding ordinary flying artifacts.

Upon reaching the Great Accomplishment stage, one could "stand in the void," hovering briefly without external aid, and even perform incredible turns and dodges in the air, making it an unparalleled supreme technique for combat, travel, and escape!

"This is actually a precious escape technique manual that even Foundation Establishment cultivators may not possess!" Chen Heng was overjoyed.

Such techniques were considered priceless and unobtainable in the Myriad Treasures Pavilion of the Southern Foothills Market, often being sect secrets or secret transmissions of high-level cultivators.

This was likely a core inheritance of the Luo family, but perhaps due to its obscure nature, Luo Yu Lei carried this jade slip with him, likely intending to study it constantly.

After all, there were no shortcuts to cultivating techniques; if one's comprehension was insufficient, one could only practice diligently.

In this way, it benefited him.

He carefully studied the introductory chapters, mobilizing the water and fire true essence within his body, circulating his mana according to the diagrams, and tentatively attempting to resonate with the wind spiritual energy in the world.

Immediately, a subtle sense of lightness began to spread from his feet.

With a slight shift of his thoughts, Chen Heng's body felt lighter, as if it had become several points lighter, establishing a faint, almost imperceptible connection with the surrounding airflow.

However, to truly lift off the ground was still a long way off, requiring a great deal of time for comprehension and practice.

But even this was incredibly profound.

"What a fine Soaring with the Wind!" Chen Heng gently put down the jade slip, his eyes gleaming.

"Although it's a wind-based evasion technique, it doesn't conflict much with the Cultivation Method I practice; I can fully learn it!"

"Furthermore, when combined with my Fiery Eyes Water Ape Transformation, I'll have a significant advantage in maneuvering and evading during future battles! Luo Yu Lei, Luo Yu Lei, I, Chen, will gratefully accept this 'grand gift' of yours!"

When practicing spells, one must align with their own path; otherwise, every activation would cause their true essence to rebel, only harming themselves.

This is common knowledge in the cultivation world.

He solemnly stored the jade slip deep within his own storage bag. Chen Heng gazed at his organized, massive haul, a surge of pride filling his heart.

This windfall was enough to support his cultivation needs for a long time to come.

A smile tugged at the corner of Chen Heng's lips as he finished organizing all his gains.

He began to consider how to maximize the use of Luo Yu Lei's nude recordings, ensuring that the young master of the Luo Family would never want to go to Bamboo Branch Mountain again.

As for the black market, he could send a message to Wen Ning to inquire.

As a rogue cultivator, she should have some understanding of it.

However, there was no rush to find the black market; he didn't want to attract the attention of the Luo Family when fencing the goods.

Chen Heng didn't want any unnecessary trouble that could affect his cultivation.

Meanwhile, the sky had brightened considerably, and the market town outside the Jade Spring Artifact Pavilion had become completely bustling.

It was even a little noisy.