Lin Qin stood at the fork in the road, watching Aileen's figure disappear into the mountains and forests in the southeast. He stood quietly for a moment, confirming that her breath had gone away, and then turned to face the north.
He did not choose any ready-made road, but headed straight towards the north. Saint Realm The strong man's speed was far beyond that of ordinary people. His steps seemed calm, but each step could cover a distance of tens of meters. The surrounding scenery was rapidly retreating around him.
On the first day, he passed through several dense forests. When he encountered a giant tree blocking his way, he would either directly go around it, or fly over the treetops with a slight jump. The monsters in the forest felt the Saint Realm aura that he naturally exuded, and they stayed away and did not dare to approach.
In the evening, he had completely left the area of human activity and entered a primitive wilderness. Here there were towering ancient trees, tangled vines, and the air was filled with the smell of moist earth.
Lin Qin found a dry cave to spend the night. After placing a simple warning barrier at the entrance of the cave, he sat down cross-legged and began his daily practice.
After breaking through to the Saint Realm peak, his perception of the earth element became even more acute. At this moment, he could clearly perceive the structure of rock formations tens of meters deep underground, and could even capture the faint Pulsation coming from deep within the earth.
He stretched out his finger and tapped lightly on a blue-black rock. Several cracks appeared on the surface of the rock, but the cracks were not evenly distributed, dense in some places and sparse in others.
"The control is still not fine enough." Lin Qin said to himself. He carefully felt the vibration frequency of Battle Qi when he exerted force just now, and repeatedly deduced how to improve it in his mind.
Early the next morning, Lin Qin continued on the road. As we went north, the temperature dropped significantly. The evergreen broad-leaved forest was gradually replaced by coniferous forest, and large areas of moss and lichen began to appear on the ground.
At noon on the third day, a wide river blocked the way. The river was fast, the width of the river was more than two kilometers, and the other bank was shrouded in mist.
Lin Qin walked to the river and carefully observed the water flow. He raised his feet and stepped firmly on the water. The earth-yellow light flashed slightly under his feet, and the water suddenly became like solid earth. He walked to the other side step by step, and the rushing river water flowed under his feet, without even the corners of his clothes getting wet.
After crossing the river, the terrain began to become rugged. The outline of the continuous snow-capped mountains could already be seen on the distant skyline, and the breath in the air condensed into white mist.
Lin Qin's body surface naturally flows with earthy yellow Battle Qi light, completely blocking out the cold. This level of low temperature has no effect on him.
On the seventh day, he finally stepped onto the edge of Arctic Wilderness. Looking around, he saw an endless expanse of white snow. The glaciers in the distance shone with dazzling light in the sun, and the cold wind howled and rolled up fine snow particles.
The temperature here is so low that it can freeze running water instantly, and ordinary people will feel stinging even breathing here.
Lin Qin stopped and closed his eyes to carefully perceive the land covered with ice and snow. In his perception, the earth element deep underground was still flowing slowly, but was affected by the extremely cold environment and became extremely stagnant and thick.
"The conditions here are just right." Lin Qin opened his eyes and decided to stay here temporarily to adapt to practice in the extremely cold environment.
He dug out a simple ice cave under a leeward ice cliff. The ice cave was not big and could only accommodate one person sitting cross-legged, but it was enough to shield him from the wind and cold.
After sitting down cross-legged, he immediately began to try to operate Battle Qi in the extremely cold environment. It was not smooth at first. The low temperature greatly reduced the activity of the earth element, and his perception of Earth Pulsation also became blurred. The speed of Battle Qi running in the meridians slowed down significantly, as if being slowed down by invisible resistance.
Lin Qin was not discouraged, this was exactly the purpose of his coming here. He adjusted his breathing, felt the earth element in the surrounding environment with more concentration, and tried to establish a connection with the unique rhythm of this frozen land.
The days passed. During the day, he practiced on the ice field, trying to apply the "Earth Pulsation" technique to actual combat; at night, he meditated in the ice cave, understanding the changing laws of the earth element in the extremely cold environment.
Occasionally, he encounters Arctic Ice Plains's unique monsters. Once, a group of Snow Wolf discovered him and kept circling around him. Lin Qin just released a trace of the Saint Realm's breath, and the wolves fled in terror.
However, the peaceful cultivation life was soon broken.