Above the Clouds

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Above the clouds, an unusual object is moving through the clouds.

Qin Yi, however, sat cross-legged on the Brocade Handkerchief, looking rather nervous, not daring to turn his head.

After channeling Law Power into it, the Brocade Handkerchief transformed into a several-foot-wide area, resembling a flying carpet. With a little control, it soared into the sky, fast and stable, requiring only a small amount of Law Power to maintain flight for a long time. The fierce winds generated by the flight were all deflected to the left and right by a wind shield, rather than being directly blocked.

This is actually talking about physics now.

It is indeed a top-grade magic Law Artifact; anything higher would almost Law Treasure.

But even if it's stable, it's still the same. For someone riding such a Law Artifact for the first time, all they're sitting on is a thin Brocade Handkerchief a few feet in diameter, with the vast blue sky all around them offering no shelter. Wouldn't someone with even a slight fear of heights just faint? Qin Yi, at least, had some cultivation and wasn't that panicked, but he was still somewhat trembling with fear, afraid that the Brocade Handkerchief might slip and he'd fall...

If I fail now with this little bit of cultivation, I won't be able to protect any of my Gang Qi; I'll be smashed into a pulp.

Qin Yi pasted several leftover Levitation Talisman onto his body, one after another. Only after doing all this did he relax a bit, looking curiously at the white clouds beside him, and reaching out to touch them.

It's water vapor.

Some of them contain tiny ice crystals.

My physics teacher was right.

Although he initially seemed a bit timid, he didn't provoke any mockery from Liusu. Instead, she was somewhat surprised by his subsequent nonchalant demeanor. "You... is this really your first time flying?"

"Yes."

"That's strange," Liusu said. "Being able to fly on your own is another matter, but most of the people I know who fly on magical Law Artifact are pale-faced, and some even keep their eyes tightly closed, afraid to open them. Yet you have the leisure to look around and touch the clouds."

"Oh, you mean flying on something..." Qin Yi didn't continue.

Of course I've flown on airplanes before.

We even fought.

The "Flying Handkerchief" is actually about the same speed as a regular passenger plane. Although it is much smaller, it flies about as steadily as a regular passenger plane and you can't feel any wind. To put it bluntly, it's just a transparent plane.

Small in size and completely transparent, it's much scarier than flying in an airplane. But it also adds to the fun; you can catch the wind and birds, and touch the clouds—how fun!

If you only pursue power, only think about who you can defeat and whose treasures you can seize... is that really cultivating immortality?

I sail to Cangwu at dawn and return at dusk; in the cave, I am the sky above the sun and moon.

I wish to dream of Wu and Yue, and fly across Mirror Lake in one night under the moon.

This is the true path to immortality in my dreams!

This feeling of flying with the wind and drifting among the clouds perfectly filled the dream that Qin Yi had always cherished in his heart.

The Qi within my body seemed to be on the verge of liquefaction, and some moisture began to rise from the thick fog. A gentle throbbing sensation was felt at the Tanzhong acupoint in the middle Dantian, while the spirit and soul gently surged in the upper Dantian.

With the right mindset, I'm just one step away from reaching the state of perfect harmony with the music; all that's missing is the right opportunity.

I hope the trip to the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace will be fruitful.

Qin Yi sighed, then lay down on the Brocade Handkerchief, gazing leisurely at the clouds higher above, trying not to think about anything else.

Liusu laughed, "When you were lying on Meng Qingying's handkerchief, didn't you feel a little... well...?"

"You bastard, do you think I'm some kind of pervert who can fantasize about girls just by holding their personal belongings? I wouldn't feel anything even if you gave me a bellyband, let alone a handkerchief."

"So you also wanted a bellyband."

"Pooh."

"Hey, have you ever thought that this handkerchief was once used by Meng Qingying to blow her nose?"

"Pfft..." Qin Yi almost spat out his drink.

He's a Heart of the Harp Perfection practitioner, why would he need to blow his nose?

But with the tassels Liusu, he really couldn't lie down anymore, so he had to sit up cross-legged again.

Liusu Su laughed heartily, and Qin Yi glared at her fiercely. "What a twisted sense of humor. What did I do to offend you while I was lying down?"

Liusu did not answer, and Qin Yi ignored her, staring blankly at the magnified Brocade Handkerchief.

If you only look at this handkerchief, you would never guess that its owner is a Witch who treats human life as worthless.

The handkerchief is made of pure white silk, and it's definitely not from ordinary silkworms. The surface is embroidered with landscapes and clouds, and the embroidery technique is also very special. The imagery seems to be hidden inside the handkerchief, appearing and disappearing. If you were to lie on it, it would be like lying leisurely amidst the mountains and rivers.

It has a very ethereal feel, and it's also very soft.

Lying on it, it smells so good...

It's more accurate to say this is Minghe's handkerchief; it doesn't match Meng Qingying's personality at all. Shouldn't her handkerchief be embroidered with ghost faces, exuding Ghost Qi aura?

But the small embroidered "Meng" character in the corner clearly reminded Qin Yi that this was indeed Meng Qingying's.

Qin Yi shook his head, trying to clear his mind of those thoughts, and settled down cross-legged, controlling the direction of flight. Although this Law Artifact wasn't afraid of colliding with birds, there were other cultivators flying around, and being too careless could still lead to a crash...

A journey of tens of thousands of miles would take many, many years to walk, but only a few days by air.

For a cultivator, a few days can easily pass by by simply meditating.

But Qin Yi didn't use this time to meditate. After getting used to flying, he kept observing the entire earth.

The scenery on the ground kept changing. Qin Yi didn't know how many countries he had passed through, nor how many different landscapes he had traversed. His biggest feeling was that there were so many mountains and rivers in this world, many of which were filled with Spiritual Qi and had traces of hidden formations. These were likely some cultivation sects hidden in the world.

Because of the concealment and illusion of the formation, mortals are unaware of it.

The abundance of mountains and rivers also means that there are few human footprints.

From the air, a country doesn't seem that big. A small country like Southern Li, consisting of only a few counties, can be seen in its entirety from the air. Even a large country like Daqian can be seen in its entirety in just one day.

Between countries, there are many remote and uninhabited landscapes such as mountains, swamps, and rift valleys, most of which are desolate and uninhabited. The area of these uninhabited areas is even many times larger than the area where countries exist.

Therefore, this is a world of cultivation.

Qin Yi also saw two cultivators with the strength of Qin Xin fighting each other, and the sword light almost grazed past him.

In places beyond human knowledge, countless cultivators may be fighting Heaven Collapse, and humanity will never know. Perhaps they feel tremors in some place and see thunder roaring in the distance, thinking these are just natural phenomena of divine wrath.

These few days of flying alone have given me a sudden, broad understanding of the world.

Whether in terms of vision, knowledge, or breadth of mind, one can feel a significant increase in breadth.

Otherwise, confined to the human world, with mountains and rivers obscuring the view, one can only see a small corner of the sky. Even an outstanding person like Li Qinglin could not escape being regarded by Liusu as a frog in a well with a limited perspective.

The location of the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace is far from the human world.

The jade slip that Minghe had given him, which marked the direction of the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace, was getting closer and closer. Qin Yi could already see a range of mountains stretching for hundreds of miles ahead, with countless green peaks, shrouded in mist and clouds, making them impossible to see clearly.

Yet, a faint melody of a zither drifted up, soaring into the sky, lingering endlessly. Birds flew by, swaying gently as if drunk, seemingly captivated by the music, forgetting even to fly.

The aroma of wine wafted through the air, carried by the wind, and entered Qin Yi's nose.

The aroma of the wine refreshed his mind, like a clear spring flowing over rocks, or being in the mountains after the rain, where the fragrance was intoxicating.

There were sounds and smells, but no colors or signs of human habitation.

No human trace could be seen; the hundreds of miles of mountains resembled an uninhabited primeval forest, utterly desolate.

This is a hidden formation, unseen by ordinary people.

Without guidance, ordinary people would find this place nothing more than an ancient mountain range...

But Qin Yi knew that they had already arrived at the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace.