After explaining the precautions, Xiao Yun did not immediately take out the spare skis.
He first crouched down and pressed his right hand against the snow, releasing a faint thread of Spiritual Power from his palm.
The surface of the snow began to freeze. A crystalline Black Ice ski formed beneath his palm, about five and a half feet long and four fingers wide. Its edges were polished smooth and rounded, with a layer of tough Spirit Ice embedded inside as a frame and a dense layer of Cold Ice wrapped around the outside. The entire ski looked like polished crystal.
He stood and stepped onto the ski, Spiritual Power seeping from the soles of his feet into it and linking him to the ski in one crisp, efficient motion.
Shui Bing'er watched the entire process from the side. Then, imitating Xiao Yun, she crouched down and pressed her right hand to the snow. Icy-blue Soul Power surged as an equally translucent ski formed beneath her fingertips.
It was slightly smaller, but its overall structure was nearly identical to Xiao Yun's. She rose and stepped onto it, securing herself with Soul Power. Her movements were even more decisive than she had expected.
Xiao Yun took out four ski poles from his Soul Tool and handed two to her. "First, learn how to move and stop on flat ground."
He demonstrated several basic movements on the snow: how to use the poles to adjust direction, how to brake with the ski edges, and how to control speed with one's center of gravity on gentle slopes.
Shui Bing'er learned quickly. Before long, she had grasped the essentials of controlling direction and speed on a gentle slope, and her footing gradually became steadier. During practice, she hardly paused, as though she could naturally