Jiang Liu faced the gale and began to use the Wind Walk. He had just discovered that when he used the Wind Walk to hunt Ice Wind Wolves, his proficiency with the Wind Walk increased rapidly when facing headwinds, so he planned to practice it properly here.
The closer Jiang Liu got to the eye of the storm, the stronger the wind became. He could feel his steps becoming distorted and the skin stinging.
Finally, unable to maintain his footwork any longer, Jiang Liu simply abandoned the footwork routine and began using the Storm Art, relentlessly pushing forward against the raging wind.
Gradually, Jiang Liu felt the wind on his body decrease, and the journey became smoother. It was as if he had reached a peak where the headwind was no longer an obstacle.
"Whoosh!" Jiang Liu resumed his movements, darting out as if nothing had changed from his usual pace outside. Jiang Liu ran several steps in quick succession—no, even faster! "Ding! Host, the Xuan-rank superior-grade technique, Wind Walk, has reached perfection. You have comprehended the Wind Walk's characteristic: teleportation." Immediately, the words "Wind Walk" disappeared from the Data Panel.
"Haha!" Jiang Liu happily used his Wind Walk, dashing around everywhere. Now, whether it was a gust of wind or a headwind, it was no longer an obstacle for Jiang Liu. He could ride the wind whenever he wanted.
Jiang Liu thought to himself, "It seems that the cultivation of my technique can be accelerated in the right natural environment. I should pay more attention to such natural environments in the future."
Jiang Liu stretched out his body, increased his speed, and approached the seven-colored light spot. The closer he got, the larger the seven-colored light spot became. When he arrived, he saw that it was a huge ice sculpture, emitting light under the refraction of light.
No, there's something inside this ice sculpture. Jiang Liu hadn't noticed it because of the blinding light earlier, but now that his eyes have adjusted, he can see that there's a large piece of jade inside the ice sculpture, and the entire ice sculpture is formed along this piece of jade.
Jiang Liu swung his broadsword and hacked at the ice sculpture for a while before finally clearing away most of the ice from the jade. The jade, only about the height of a person, was revealed, crystal clear and as if formed from a drop of water.
After clearing away the ice covering it, Jiang Liu clearly felt that the temperature was colder than before. He couldn't help but wonder, "The ice's gone, shouldn't it be less cold? Why is it even colder? Could this piece of jade be the cause of this Frostwind Valley's current state?"
Jiang Liu reached out with his left hand to touch the jade. "Hiss!" It was so cold. This was the first time Jiang Liu had felt cold since advancing to the entry-level Ranked Martial Practitioner. Enduring the cold, Jiang Liu placed his hand on the jade. Instantly, a dense stream of Ice Primal Qi rushed into Jiang Liu's body.
Jiang Liu quickly circulated his inner energy cultivation technique to absorb and refine the Ice Primal Qi. After circulating through the meridians within Jiang Liu's body for one cycle, the icy energy was refined into Essence Particles within Jiang Liu's body, filling his dantian.
The speed is incredible, at least ten times faster than meditating and refining it myself. Moreover, this pure Ice Primal Qi rushes straight in without needing to be refined at all.
Jiang Liu quickly sat down cross-legged, stretched out his hands, and began to cultivate, pressing them against the jade stone.
As the Jiang Liu absorbed the Ice Primal Qi, the icy aura emanating from the jade stones diminished, and Freezing Wind Valley began to change.
First, the chill in the wind began to decrease, and the ice shards in the wind began to decrease until they disappeared completely. Near the source of the strong wind, the number of ice sculptures in the valley began to gradually decrease under the blowing of the wind. It is believed that the entire valley will soon return to its previous state.
Jiang Liu completely ignored the changes around him. He was enjoying refining the Yuan Qi so much. This was the first time he had refined Yuan Qi since he Entry Grade cultivation, and he was having such a happy time refining it.
After refining for two hours, Jiang Liu's internal energy reserves had increased by more than three thousand. Jiang Liu quickly compressed it into Primal Qi Liquid. Now, Jiang Liu's internal Primal Qi Liquid contained more than fifty drops.
The jade stone, once as tall as a person, shrank to the size of a basketball and was used by Jiang Liu for cultivation. Eventually, it became the size of a tennis ball, and only when it vanished into Xu Wu did Jiang Liu stop cultivating.
The cultivation speed is fast, but it's a pity that the opportunity only comes once. Thinking about it, something doesn't seem right. It can emit such a strong chill, and such a large piece of jade must be incredibly precious. I don't even need to think about it to know how it ended up here.
Jiang Liu is now absolutely certain that most of the refined Yuan Qi has been intercepted by the system, because the entire Freezing Wind Valley can no longer feel the chill and has returned to its original state, the Gale Valley.
The ice sculptures vanished without a trace when the chill dissipated, blown away by the fierce wind. And you're telling me that such a massive amount of Ice Primal Qi only yielded a little over three thousand Essence Particles?
If the system could speak, Jiang Liu would have cursed it to death.
Although most of it was intercepted by the system, I'm almost at the eighth rank.
With a thought, a deep blue light screen appeared.
Realm: Martial Artist (Seventh Grade)
Alchemy (Minor Success 20/500)
Medical Skills (Beginner 403/500)
Inner Power Technique: Soul Technique (Heaven Grade, Peak Rank Level, 892/920)
Cultivation Technique: Eight Steps of Trampling (Earth Grade, Low Rank Beginner Level 232/2200)
Frost Nether Palm (Earth Grade, Low Rank Beginner Level 426/1100)
Tiger Subduing Fist (Mystic High-Grade, Minor Mastery 903/1600) (Trait: Tiger's Fury)
Demon Quelling Blade (Mystic High-Grade, Minor Completion 56/1600)
Flash Blade (Mystic Grade, Low Rank Dacheng 398/3000)
"If I find a few more Rank 8 Exotic Beast to sponsor my beast cores, I can reach Rank 8 very quickly," Jiang Liu thought.
Jiang Liu stood up and looked towards the direction from which the strong wind was blowing. It seemed there were many secrets hidden here.