As the days passed, life in the valley was regular and fulfilling.
Lin Qin's injuries were basically healed, and Saint Power had also recovered to 70% to 80% strength. He began to perform some more intensive recovery training. It was no longer slow boxing, but he once again grasped the broad sword that had been with him for a long time.
He did not immediately practice complex combat skills, but returned to the beginning - the most basic swing of a sword.
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"
The sound of the broad sword piercing the air was calm and powerful. He stood in the middle of the valley, repeating the most basic movements of chopping, slashing, stabbing, and teasing again and again. But unlike before, every time he swung the sword now, he was not only exercising his muscles and Battle Qi, use your mind to understand the subtle interaction between the sword blade and the surrounding wind and the earth under your feet when it cuts through the air, and experience how the power rises from the heel, passes through the waist and abdomen, penetrates the arm, and finally condenses at the tip of the sword.
He integrated his understanding of "power transmission" and "solid foundation" in the mysteries of "Earth Element" into this most basic exercise. Swinging a sword may seem simple, but for him, it is a practice that reorganizes and consolidates his own power system.
Aileen's progress was equally obvious. She no longer deliberately pursued the power of magic, but followed Lin Qin's suggestions and "communicated" more with the clear water in the valley. She sat quietly by the water for a long time, stirring the water with her hands, and feeling Watching the spread and dissipation of ripples; she guided the water around her fingertips, feeling the flexibility and penetration of the water; she even tried to let the water condense into various simple shapes in the air according to her own wishes, such as a flower or a leaf. Although it would not last long before it collapsed, she never tired of it.
Her mentality became more peaceful, and her mental power grew slowly but surely in this peaceful perception. She could feel that the barrier to level eight was getting thinner and thinner.
This afternoon, Aileen was sitting by the pool as usual. She did not cast any magic, but quietly looked at the sky and clouds reflected in the water. Suddenly, a breeze blew by, causing sparkling ripples to appear on the water. A few leaves blown by the wind swirled and landed on the water, swaying gently with the ripples.
Aileen Looking at those leaves drifting with the tide, a flash of enlightenment suddenly flashed in my heart.
Water never resists foreign objects. Whether it is fallen leaves or stones, it accepts them calmly, and then uses its own flow to push these foreign objects to the shore, take them into the depths, or simply carry them and move forward together. This is a kind of tolerance and a powerful "guiding" force.
She subconsciously stretched out her finger and gently touched the water.
There is no chanting, no complicated magical gestures.
The water flow in that area seemed to have a life of its own. With the tiny movements of her fingertips, it naturally surged upwards, forming a palm-sized, constantly rotating clear water ball. The surface of the water ball was as smooth as a mirror, and there seemed to be small water flows flowing freely inside, emitting soft and stable magic waves.
Aileen was stunned when he looked at the water ball that condensed on its own and effortlessly in the palm of his hand.
This was not something she deliberately controlled, it was more like a natural result of "intention". With a slight movement of her mind, the water ball slowly deformed, stretched, and turned into a slender water sword; with another move, the water sword spread out and turned into a thin water shield.
The transformation between forms is extremely smooth, with almost no magic power loss.
She finally understood what Lin Qin meant by "guiding rather than controlling". It was not her who ordered the water to look like, but her "idea" that provided the blueprint for the direction and shape of the water's flow, and the power of the water itself completed all of this.
A powerful wave of mental power emanated from her body involuntarily! The air around her seemed to be a little moist, and the water in the pool was rippling slightly without any wind.
Breakthrough!
Eighth level magician!
It's a matter of course!
Aileen opened her eyes, filled with joy and disbelief. She did not expect that the opportunity for breakthrough would come from such an inadvertent realization.
Lin Qin, who had been practicing his sword not far away, also stopped, looked at Aileen, nodded slightly, and showed a trace of approval in his eyes. "Not bad."
Aileen ran to him excitedly, like a child who was praised, "Lin Qin! I have a breakthrough! I understand what you mean by "meaning"!"
"Very good." Lin Qin looked at her shining eyes, and the corners of his mouth seemed to curve slightly, "Stabilizing the realm, level eight is just the beginning."
"Yes!" Aileen nodded vigorously. She felt that a lot of magic power and more concentrated mental power had grown in her body, and she was full of confidence in the future.
In the evening, Aileen used her newly discovered magic power to condense several clear water balls with great enthusiasm, which she used to clean earthen pots and clothes. The efficiency was much higher than before. She even tried to control the water flow, forcing a few small swimming fish in the pool into a corner, and easily caught them, preparing to add a dish to dinner.
Lin Qin looked at her busy figure by the pool and the few fish struggling in vain in the water flow she controlled. He shook his head, but still walked over to help clean up the fish.
Dinner was wild vegetable soup and grilled fish. The smell of grilled fish made the simple dinner a little more satisfying.
"At this rate, your strength will be fully restored soon, right?" Aileen asked while carefully picking up the fish bones.
"Almost." Lin Qin ate grilled fish. The taste could only be described as average, but it was much better than dry food and wild vegetables. "In another half month, I should be able to try to practice with you in actual combat."
"Actual sparring?" Aileen's eyes lit up, and then he became a little uneasy, "Although I'm at level eight now, I'm still far behind you..."
"To suppress the realm, only use level eight power." Lin Qin said, "You need actual combat to adapt to the new power, and I also need to re-familiarize myself with the feeling of fighting."
"Okay!" Aileen was immediately full of fighting spirit. Being able to spar with the strong Saint Realm is an opportunity that countless magicians dream of.