"Captain, what were you doing just now?" Melina asked immediately when Lin Feng finally snapped out of his "ecstatic" state.
"Hehe~" Lin Feng chuckled and said, "I just played a piece on the Guqin. Alright, didn't you want me to demonstrate the profound mysteries of ' the Profound Truth of Sound ' and ' the Profound Truth of Speed '?"
"Hmm!" Seeing that Lin Feng had finally gotten to the main point, Melina immediately nodded. To her, nothing was as practical as cultivating her skills as the Guqin or Guqin music.
"Alright, stand in front of me now," Lin Feng instructed. Melina immediately stood in place as instructed.
Lin Feng plucked a string, plucked it backward, and then released it. A semi-transparent sound blade appeared out of thin air and flew towards Melina with a whoosh in the next instant.
The sonic blade was incredibly fast, reaching Melina almost instantly. When Melina was about a meter away, it seemed to lose its momentum, its speed suddenly slowing down. As it slowed, ripples in space appeared and rapidly spread outwards. The sonic blade then slowly disappeared.
"This sound blade is formed by the superposition of sound waves created by the high-frequency vibration of the strings. It is not a physical entity, but it can be restored to sound waves by subtly manipulating 'fast' and 'slow' Mysteries, just like I did just now."
With a simple pluck of the strings, Lin Feng demonstrated the connection between " the Profound Truth of Speed " and " Sound Wave." Coupled with Lin Feng's explanation, the principle couldn't be simpler.
It sounds simple, but understanding its meaning is incredibly difficult. Melina remained standing there, her eyes still filled with confusion.
Lin Feng wasn't surprised. After all, the essence of a state of mind can only be understood intuitively, not explained in words. Although he had expressed it through external objects and other means, he still needed to personally comprehend it to truly perceive it. What he did before was simply a simpler way of expressing this essence.
If Melina had grasped the secrets of the fusion between " Profound Truth of Speed " and " Sound Wave " so easily, then the Laws of Wind Elements wouldn't have been so difficult to cultivate.
Lin Feng plucked the strings again. This time, no sound blade formed, but a tremolo rang out as the strings were plucked. The tremolo was faint and lingering, gradually weakening until it was almost inaudible in just a few seconds.
"The speed at which the strings vibrate determines the loudness of the sound; a fast vibration produces a loud sound, and a slow vibration produces a soft sound. This is the key to understanding the relationship between 'fast,' 'slow,' and ' Acoustics.'"
This is actually just the simplest common sense in physics, yet it contains profound Zen wisdom.
"Alright, go back and think about it carefully. As long as you understand and thoroughly comprehend the two phenomena I just demonstrated, you should be able to find the point of convergence between the ' Profound Truth of Speed ' and the 'secrets of sound'."
"Yes, Captain," Melina replied and left.
Seeing Melina leave, Lin Feng continued to play the zither, without any fixed pieces, simply playing as he pleased, feeling the supreme state of harmony between his heart and mind, his mind and the zither, and his soul resonating with heaven and earth.
As the melodious music lingered, Lin Feng felt his soul being cleansed by the music, all his distracting thoughts forgotten, leaving him feeling increasingly serene and tranquil, and his mind becoming closer and more harmonious with nature.
Unbeknownst to him, Lin Feng had entered a meditative state. But his fingers did not stop; they continued to pluck the strings, and melodious music flowed continuously from his fingertips.
Day after day, year after year, five years have passed in the blink of an eye.
For the past five years, the sound of the zither has never ceased; its ethereal melody has been continuously emanating from Lin Feng's house. Baruch, Ryan, and the others did not know what Lin Feng was doing inside, but they dared not disturb him.
During this time, members of the Thirteenth Squad came by, but they did not disturb Lin Feng due to the obstruction of Baruch and others.
This matter eventually alarmed many elders and clan leaders. Gaisresen even came to investigate, but ultimately shook his head and left. Clearly, he didn't understand what Lin Feng was doing either.
Lin Feng's strange behavior spread far and wide, eventually reaching the entire Azure Dragon Clan. Whenever the clan members gathered together and had nothing to do, they would talk about Lin Feng.
If Lin Feng were just an ordinary member of the family, he might not have received so much attention. But as an elder of the family, Lin Feng's actions, which are so puzzling, are enough to arouse the curiosity of many people.
"I don't know what Lin Feng is up to, it's been five years already. But the sounds coming from his house are quite pleasant, I haven't gotten tired of them after five years." On a grassy area not far from Lin Feng's small building, Hazzard was chatting with Ryan.
"Who knows? But I heard Melina say that this sound is made by a musical instrument, what's it called again? Oh, I think it's Guqin." Ryan glanced at the small building where Lin Feng lived and said with a smile.
"Huh?" Hazzard suddenly paused, "The voice disappeared?"
Ryan noticed it too; the piano music he had been listening to for five years had suddenly stopped just now.
Ryan and Hazzard stood up, and Hazzard said, "Let's go take a look."
Not only Ryan and Hazzard, but the music that had lasted for five years suddenly disappeared, and everyone in the Grand Canyon noticed it.
They were used to this kind of music, so when it suddenly disappeared, they naturally noticed it very quickly.
"Why did the sound suddenly stop? Could it be that Elder Lin Feng has emerged from seclusion?"
"Who knows? Let's go check it out."
Amidst various discussions, the clansmen throughout the Grand Canyon flocked towards the small building where Lin Feng resided. These clan members usually had nothing to do but cultivate, so naturally they wouldn't miss the excitement to watch.
At this moment, Lin Feng, who had stopped playing the zither inside the room, also opened his eyes. However, the expression in his eyes was extremely complex. There was surprise, doubt, and a trace of disbelief.
"It's all merged! The ' Dimension Mysteries,' ' Profound Truth of Sound,' and ' Profound Truth of Speed ' have all been fully merged. All nine Mysteries of the wind element have been fully merged. Once these nine Mysteries are fully merged, we can take the final step and advance to the Paragon realm?"
Lin Feng was shocked. He realized that at this moment, the nine Mysteries of his Laws of Wind Elements had already been perfectly integrated. As long as he could fuse these nine Mysteries into one as a whole, he would reach the Paragon realm. At this point, his realm could be described as " Quasi-Paragon Realm ".
"How is this possible?" Although Lin Feng had confirmed it countless times, he still couldn't believe it.
The more complex the Mysteries progresses, the more difficult it becomes. It's normal for it to stagnate at a certain level for hundreds of millions of years without making any further progress.
Even Lin Feng, after fusing eight different wind-elemental Mysteries, felt his progress had become extremely slow. Especially in recent decades, he even felt as if he could no longer make any progress.
This is also why Lin Feng didn't let his Wind Divine Clone seclusion. He knew that at his current level, simply going into seclusion would be of no use. To achieve another breakthrough, he needed inspiration and a catalyst, which couldn't be forced.
However, he never expected that simply playing the zither would lead to a breakthrough, and such a massive one at that, allowing him to seamlessly integrate the " Dimension " with the " Profound Truth of Speed " and the " Profound Truth of Sound," reaching Quasi-Paragon Realm.
Is this a dream?
"Yes, the zither." Lin Feng suddenly awoke, looking down at the Guqin placed in front of him. "It seems the ethereal sound of the Guqin has unconsciously brought me into a state of enlightenment, but this time the enlightenment is quite profound."
Lin Feng's lips twitched slightly, then he closed his eyes and began communicating with his other clones. After a moment, Lin Feng opened his eyes and sighed, "So five years have passed."
The longer it takes for a moment of enlightenment, the greater the benefits. However, enlightenment is something that can't be forced, so why should we be demanding about the length of time it takes?
For most people, a sudden enlightenment takes only a few hours, or even a few days. A situation like Lin Feng's, where he spent over two months in Fenlai City directly comprehending the Life Law to the peak of the Saint Realm, is extremely rare. But Lin Feng's sudden enlightenment this time lasted five years—a situation that most people have probably never even heard of, let alone witnessed. It's truly astonishing.
"Haha, five years! The progress I've made in these five years is probably equivalent to ten thousand years of hard work!" Lin Feng thought with great joy.
Having the ability to compete is naturally a happy thing.
"Now, in terms of willpower, soul power, and the degree of Mysteries fusion, I am no less than Paragon expert. Even without relying on my Innate Divine Ability and this body comparable to a Godhead, I am still comparable to a Paragon expert. If I add these factors, then even a typical Paragon expert would not be my match."
The Paragon Realm and Lin Feng's current Quasi-Paragon Realm are the same in terms of the degree of Mysteries integration, both having integrated nine kinds. If there is any difference, it is only one level.
Once Lin Feng integrates and masters these nine Mysteries, he will be able to take the final step, summon the Laws of the World, and advance to the Paragon realm.
Because the nine Mysteries have already been fully integrated, with each of Mysteries merging with the other eight, achieving this overall fusion is not difficult. It's about the same difficulty as merging two Mysteries.
Therefore, as long as one can reach the Quasi-Paragon Realm, one can generally advance to the true Paragon realm. There is no insurmountable gap between them.