Qingyun Mountain Range, Little Bamboo Peak.
Su Han stood atop the Inverse Scale Sword, riding it through the sky, his eyes filled with wonder.
Before this, he had flown through the air a few times as well.
But whether it had been Shui Yue, Wen Min, or Tian Ling'er, someone else had always carried him while flying.
Thus, this was the first time he was truly flying on a sword by himself, and naturally, his heart was filled with novelty and excitement.
After all, flying had always been humanity's dream.
At this moment, under Su Han's control, the Inverse Scale Sword flew steadily and swiftly.
Su Han freely adjusted his posture and speed, feeling the subtle connection between himself and the sword.
Very soon.
Su Han discovered that if one wanted to fly quickly on a sword, powerful object-controlling ability alone was not enough; one also needed sharp perception and precise control.
Every minute adjustment could alter the direction and speed of flight.
"Interesting!"
"So Sword Riding Flight is this marvelous."
Su Han chuckled and once again poured spiritual power into the Inverse Scale Sword, sensing its changes.
Beneath the azure sky, amid colorful clouds.
The gale howled past Su Han's ears, making his robes snap loudly.
Su Han looked down at the mountains, rivers, and trees rushing beneath his feet, and an unprecedented sense of exhilaration welled up in his heart.
He seemed to become a bird soaring freely through the heavens, wholeheartedly experiencing the vastness and freedom of the sky.
He could not help but think of those Immortals from legends, who rode flying swords through heaven and earth, free and unfettered.
Now that he could experience such a wondrous feeling himself, it truly thrilled him beyond measure.
"But isn't flying like this a little slow?"
Su Han felt slightly puzzled.
In the legends, Immortals could indeed fly by riding swords, but when they went all out, they did not use Sword Riding Flight. Instead, they transformed into "rainbows."
They entered sword light and transformed into rainbow radiance.
In some prehistoric mythological systems, the Golden Crow Clan possessed a unique "Rainbow Transformation Technique."
It was a divine ability of extreme speed.
Legend had it that a single escape could cover one hundred and twenty thousand li, or even farther. Even the Great Sage Equal to Heaven's Somersault Cloud was far inferior to the Rainbow Transformation Technique.
Even without using mythology to explain it, this idea made perfect sense scientifically.
After all, with one less person present, the flying sword's streamlined form could naturally greatly reduce air resistance and increase its speed.
"Though I've never heard of anyone in the Zhu Xian World being able to fly by transforming into a rainbow..."
"But just because they can't do it doesn't mean I can't. After all, there was no Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Spell before."
Su Han's heart stirred. Since there was a legendary method of transforming into a "rainbow," why not give it a try?
Perhaps it could drastically increase his flying speed.
At that thought, excitement flashed through Su Han's eyes.
"Create a technique!"
Without any hesitation, Su Han temporarily gave up on heading to the Back Mountain and instead began focusing his mind, sensing the spiritual power fluctuations around him.
He recalled those legends of Immortals transforming into rainbows, trying to find some clues within them.
"First, to transform into a rainbow, one needs to enter the sword light..."
After pondering briefly, Su Han closed his eyes and sensed the Inverse Scale Sword.
Perhaps because the Inverse Scale Sword had been blood-refined by Su Han, he could clearly feel his connection with it in almost no time.
But entering the sword light was not so simple.
Yet Su Han did not give up.
Perhaps because his comprehension, talent, and everything else were exceptional.
Gradually, Su Han actually touched upon a spark of inspiration.
"A human body cannot truly merge with a flying sword, since their fundamental natures are different."
"But spiritual energy... seems capable of becoming one with the flying sword."
"What if my entire body became like a mass of spiritual power?"
Excitement flashed through Su Han's eyes. He took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes.
He continuously poured his spiritual power into the Inverse Scale Sword.
At the same time, he began adjusting his thoughts, trying to empty his mind and imagine the spiritual energy throughout his body merging with the sword into a single whole.
Although he had thought of a method that might work, it was still far from simple.
He failed again and again.
Who knew how much time passed.
Until the setting sun disappeared beyond the horizon and night fell.
As spiritual power continued flowing into it, the Inverse Scale Sword actually began to tremble slightly, emitting a humming sound.
Suddenly, Su Han snapped his eyes open, and a golden glint flashed through them.
Su Han shouted, "Rainbow Transformation!"
The Inverse Scale Sword instantly shone brilliantly, while Su Han's body was enveloped in dazzling rainbow light.
The next moment, Su Han shot forward like an arrow released from a bow.
Boom!!!
A violent sonic boom resounded through the clouds.
The gale roared fiercely past his ears. Su Han felt as though he had crossed through time and space, while the scenery around him became a blur.
A powerful thrill surged through his heart. He had actually succeeded!
"Awesome!"
Su Han felt his flying speed. It was more than dozens of times faster than ordinary Sword Riding Flight.
Su Han was even confident that, at this moment, even Shui Yue, a powerhouse of the Shangqing Realm, would not be faster than him if she flew at full speed.
"With the world so vast, where could I not go?!"
Meanwhile.
On a mountain peak not far away.
A hunched figure did not ride a sword, but silently made his way along the mountain range toward Little Bamboo Peak.
"Senior Brother said that Su Han of Little Bamboo Peak has the aptitude to become his successor."
"Now, the Ghost Slaying True Spell truly needs to be passed down. It cannot end in my hands."
"Very well."
"Since that is the case, I will go see whether that Su Han is qualified to accept my inheritance."
Wan Jianyi pondered inwardly and sighed softly before continuing onward.
Boom!
But at that moment.
A deafening sonic boom suddenly came from the sky.
Wan Jianyi was instantly startled. That sound... is there a battle?
Could an outside enemy have invaded my Qingyun Sect?
With those doubts, Wan Jianyi immediately raised his head toward the source of the sound.
But all he saw was a dazzling rainbow light streaking across the sky like lightning, so fast that even he, a supreme expert of the Qingyun Sect, was shocked.
Wan Jianyi even felt that, in terms of instantaneous speed alone, he was far inferior to that rainbow light.
"Is that... Sword Riding Flight?"
Wan Jianyi's eyes were filled with astonishment, because he could clearly see that there seemed to be a figure within that rainbow light...
But it was simply too fast for him to make out the person's appearance.
Relying on his years of experience and sharp perception, Wan Jianyi instantly determined that this was absolutely no ordinary Sword Riding Flight technique.
Wan Jianyi's heartbeat involuntarily accelerated.
"My Qingyun Sect absolutely has no such sword-riding technique!"
"Who created this unimaginable method of flight?"
"Since when did someone with such earth-shattering ability appear within the Qingyun Sect?"
After pondering for a moment, Wan Jianyi flashed forward, racing toward the place where the rainbow light had appeared.
He completely disregarded his trip to Little Bamboo Peak.
Very soon, when he arrived at the place where Su Han had just been, the air seemed to still retain those intense spiritual power fluctuations.
He closed his eyes and carefully sensed the aura around him, trying to find some clues.
A moment later, Wan Jianyi slowly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with confusion and amazement.
"Hiss!"
"It really was a sword-riding technique!"
Wan Jianyi could now confirm that someone had indeed used an extraordinary sword-riding technique here that he had never seen before.
But the power of this sword-riding technique was so great that even he, a well-traveled senior of the Qingyun Sect, was profoundly shaken.
An intense curiosity rose in Wan Jianyi's heart.
He hurriedly pursued the rainbow light.
He wanted to know who possessed such miraculous ability—was it a disciple of the Qingyun Sect, or an outsider?
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