On the hillside, Luo Jin supported Xiao Yan as he slowly rose, his eyes shifting constantly, his lips moving slightly as if he wanted to say something. But looking at the extremely weak Xiao Yan before him, he ultimately fell silent. He glanced at Elder Luo beside him, who also sighed softly and shook his head helplessly, indicating that he was just as helpless.
The old man slowly raised his cloudy eyes, meeting Luo Jin's gaze. Both felt a pang of regret; given Xiao Yan's current state, it seemed he would miss the Void Lightning Pool in two months...
"Sigh... This kid is usually quite meticulous in his work, I never expected him to be so impulsive today. Hopefully, this incident will be helpful to him in the future!"
With another soft sigh, Elder Luo nodded slightly to Luo Jin, then turned and walked towards the small wooden house. Behind him, Luo Jin carefully supported Xiao Yan, taking small steps to catch up with him.
"Um?"
However, just as Luo Jin took half a step forward, his slightly forward-leaning body suddenly stopped, as if he had been pulled back by something from behind.
Then, in the next instant, Luo Jin turned around quickly with a look of surprise in his eyes, his eyes instantly turning to Xiao Yan, who was standing motionless to his side, his expression full of astonishment.
But then, Luo Jin's expression faltered slightly. He glanced at Xiao Yan, who had been extremely weak just moments before, and saw him staring wide-eyed at a distant forest, or more accurately, a huge wave that resembled a magnificent, imposing ray of light.
At this moment, in Xiao Yan's eyes, apart from the ever-surging emerald waves, everything in the world seemed to have disappeared from his sight, even the sound of the breeze blowing past his ears vanished without a trace.
Xiao Yan's body was frozen in place, and at this moment, Luo Jin felt that Xiao Yan's body was as hard as steel, and even his clothes were unmoving.
"This..."
As if he had just thought of something, Luo Jin's pupils suddenly contracted, and his eyes widened to the size of two copper bells. He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
But just as Luo Jin was about to speak, Elder Luo behind him grabbed his shoulder and forcefully stopped him from saying what he was about to say.
Startled, Luo Jin turned to look. At the same time, Elder Luo shook his head slightly at Luo Jin and made a shushing gesture. Luo Jin quickly nodded.
The two carefully retreated to a distance of about a hundred feet from Xiao Yan. Only then did Elder Luo breathe a sigh of relief. His cloudy old eyes met those of Luo Jin beside him, and the two of them simultaneously let out a sneer as they looked at Xiao Yan.
"Heh... this kid is really lucky. I thought this failure would hold him back for a while, but unexpectedly, he turned misfortune into blessing and actually entered a state of enlightenment. Heh, this kind of state is something you can only dream of. Back when I was young, I was lucky enough to enter one once, and the benefits I gained from it were indescribable!"
Hearing this, Luo Jin smiled and nodded. Clearly, as a junior, he was aware of Elder Luo's achievements. Because Elder Luo had once entered a state of profound understanding, he had often used it as a source of boasting. When Luo Jin's gaze fell upon Xiao Yan, although his expression didn't change much, a subtle, indescribable envy lingered in his heart...
Looking at Xiao Yan again, although his aura still appeared extremely weak, his eyes were now brimming with brilliance. Under Xiao Yan's gaze, the waves above the endless forest gradually spread out, sweeping towards the more distant mountains and forests.
No sooner had one wave subsided than another rose. After the first wave of trees swept across the entire forest, another wave immediately followed. Xiao Yan stared intently at the scene before him, his previously waning aura gradually rising...
A hundred feet away, Elder Luo and Luo Jin noticed the changes within Xiao Yan's body and couldn't help but show amazed smiles on their faces.
A waft of leaves, carried by the trees, stretched far into the distance atop the forest canopy. The tangible leaves tumbled and churned within the intangible waves of spiritual energy. Though seemingly chaotic, close observation revealed a peculiar rhythm in their turbulence. This rhythm allowed the following wave of leaves to perfectly synchronize with it. After repeated cycles, in mere moments, a towering, wall-like wave of trees appeared above the forest. The surging waves continuously absorbed the leaves falling from the treetops, further amplifying their imposing presence.
As the waves of trees swept through, Xiao Yan repeatedly recalled every change and trajectory of those waves in his mind.
The patterns of the leaves swirling, the different yet similar trajectories of the two waves of trees, and every detail of their merging were constantly replayed in Xiao Yan's mind.
At the same time, Xiao Yan's aura also rapidly increased. After three hours, Xiao Yan was still standing still in the same place. Although he did not move, it was immediately apparent that Xiao Yan's originally pale face had regained its rosy glow. His aura was even stronger than when he first entered the Ginseng Spirit Realm. Moreover, the Spiritual Strength that had been completely dissipated had also fully recovered to its peak within these three short hours. Even so, Xiao Yan still maintained the posture he had just stood up in, focusing all his attention on his body, repeatedly recalling the scene of the wave of trees sweeping across the forest.
At this moment, in Xiao Yan's mind, the Xiao Yan in his soul form carefully observed every detail of the wave of trees sweeping past. With a wave of his hand, a Heavy Xuan Ruler condensed from Spiritual Strength appeared.
The giant ruler tilted slightly, slowly sweeping across the path of the tree waves. Xiao Yan also tried his best to match the trajectory of the tree waves, his palm twisting slightly, and the power contained in his fingertips changing accordingly. Only when the speed, tilt angle, and power of the heavy ruler as it swept across the path were completely integrated did Xiao Yan slowly retract the giant ruler in his hand.
At the same time, Xiao Yan, who had been standing still outside, suddenly looked up, swung his right arm, and a huge black ruler flew out. He grabbed it in his palm, took a step forward with his left foot, and after the ruler spun in his palm, a surge of energy emanated from it, and the ruler instantly stopped in mid-air, tilted at the exact same angle as when he had just imitated it.
"Drink it!!!"
Without hesitation, with a sharp shout in his heart, Xiao Yan's Dou Qi surged wildly from within his body. He gripped the giant ruler tightly in his right palm, exerted force from his right leg, transmitted it to his arm, and slammed his foot into the ground, propelling Xiao Yan into the air. The giant ruler in his hand was also swung out with a single stroke.
With a flick of his wrist, a magnificent beam of light, reaching ten thousand feet in height, shot out from the tip of the blade and hurtled towards Xiao Yan's direct opponent.
At this moment, the expressions of the Elder Luo elders on the other side changed instantly, because the ruler-shaped beam of light was flying straight towards them!