When the lantern was lit, the purple mist essence that was drunk finally returned to normal. It floated around in a straight line and could make turns, unlike before when it flew like an earthworm.
Dinner was simpler. Wang Xuanji made it.
A plate of stir-fried kale, also known as lotus white, was cut into thin threads and sautéed in a pan of oil. Onion, ginger, garlic, and salt were added before it was finally flavored with vinegar. The key was to burn away the excess water in the kale. The shredded vegetables had to be stir-fried until they were raw. The shortcoming was that there was no chili.
Ever since she saw Yun Su make a steamed egg soup once, the little girl would make it occasionally. It was delicious and nourishing.
One salami slice, steamed before serving.
It was enough for Wang Xuanyu to eat the egg custard, so she could only hold the food in her mouth to taste it. Their main course was bucket rice with two steamed buns in it. Yun Su had a good appetite, so he ate two bowls of steamed buns each.
After dinner, Yun Su went out.
The moon and stars were sparse in the sky. It was a beautiful time to ride the clouds and travel the world.
"Rabbits avoid the nest's grass. It's better to go further."
Yun Su first stepped out of the city. Although he did not fly, he covered a distance of more than a mile in a few steps. He was extremely fast and was more than 30 miles away from the city in the blink of an eye.
Only then did he cast a spell to conceal himself. He raised the Sky Cutting Sword and immediately soared into the sky. He arrived near the Astral Layer with ease.
In the Yuyang region, the terrain in the north was flat and mountainous in the south. To hide as much as possible and use the Sky Cutting Sword to block the possible detection of other cultivators, Yun Su did not fly quickly near the Astral Layer. He flew south for more than 200 kilometers and landed in a large mountain after crossing Yunshan County, which was the southernmost part of Yangming Prefecture.
The terrain here was remote and the mountains were not small, but the spiritual energy was relatively thin. Just now, when he used his divine sense to search, he did not find any traces of cultivators. There was not even a ghost. It was just right for him to test it here.
Yun Su landed on the ground and first concealed his figure. He held his breath and focused. He seemed to be meditating but was actually in a vigilant state. After waiting for four hours and confirming that there was nothing suspicious, he opened her eyes and began to set up the array formation.
"Up!"
Yun Su took stuff from the ground and waved it at the night sky, immediately attracting a large number of clouds and mist. He then cast a forbidden spell and threw in an illusion technique. After feeling that it was still a little lacking, he used a few ordinary white jades to set up two Five Elements Formations, one Wind Formation and one Earth Formation. Whether it was mortals, animals, or cultivators, once they rushed here, they would be forced to trigger the Wind Formation or Earth Escape Formation. They would be blown out or sent out.
To ensure absolute safety, the eye of the array was Yun Su himself. This way, even if the intruder's cultivation was only slightly lower, it would not be able to stop this strange Five Elements Formation. If the intruder's cultivation was higher than Yun Su's, it could also serve as a warning.
The forbidden spells and formations that Yun Su had set up were all created by combining the Dao and cultivation of the Soul Formation realm, as well as the insights obtained from wandering the Great Void. He had deduced some things about this world and combined them. He took the path of the Great Dao.
His greatest flaw was that he did not have a legacy or a secret manual, nor did he have a book on how to set it up. Once it was deduced, he could set it up at will. However, it was more troublesome to teach others how to set it up.
The relative advantages were also these. His methods were not conventional and they did not follow the old path of other sects. There were no precedents to be found. In theory, without a cultivator who had witnessed the clean and turbid qi when the chaos was established, no matter how high their cultivation level was, it was unlikely that anyone could quietly break in and launch a sneak attack.
After casting the spell, Yun Su felt a little more at ease. He focused her gaze and looked over. This desolate mountain forest in the night was covered by a layer of clouds that was invisible to the naked eye, making it seem even more sinister and dim.
The Five Elements Formation stood against the mountain. Everything within a five-kilometer radius, including the sky and the ground, was chained down. With the support of True Eyes, the formation was very stable.
With a flip of Yun Su's palm, the wisp of cloud essence appeared, instantly illuminating the surroundings for hundreds of feet. For a moment, a colorful light and auspicious aura rose. With a thought, it turned into an auspicious cloud that was a few square feet in area and was filled with a colorful auspicious aura.
In the next moment, the purple clouds turned into ordinary clouds again, covering all the purple light and auspicious aura, not revealing anything.
"Not bad, your appearance is excellent. Your main body is a cloud essence nurtured by the world. There are rules inside. Thousands of years later, when the opportunity comes, you can also develop intelligence. I'll call you Zixia."
When Yun Su named it, he thought about it. He didn't want to call it that but the name suited it best in terms of its origin, color, and appearance.
After completely refining Zixia, he obtained some nomological truths. Coupled with her previous comprehension of the Great Dao, Yun Su realized how extraordinary this divine item that was spontaneously nurtured by heaven and earth was. The laws contained in it meant that it was born with some extraordinary divine power.
That day, its flying speed and concealment methods made Yun Su extremely embarrassed. Perhaps only by activating the Sky Cutting Sword at all costs could he guarantee that he could catch up to this fellow in the mysteries of the world, provided that it could not hide.
Otherwise, he would have to wait until his comprehension of the world improved in the future and he grasped more of the Great Dao's True Intent of this world before he could obtain it.
In the end, he had accidentally caught it. It was unknown how many people it had cost.
After refining it, the divine power that came with it happened to be invisibility and speed.
Yun Su had a habit a long time ago. The luckier he was, the more vigilant he became. On the other hand, if he was extremely unlucky, he could still look forward to his luck turning slightly.
Therefore, this time, he was dozens of times more careful than usual.
When the cloud essence got its name, it immediately exploded with light and auspicious qi, as if it was extremely happy. However, Yun Su knew very well that this was just its instinct. Because this thing was born noble and too magical, he only knew more about it after refining it. If he didn't help it, it would take at least a thousand years to develop intelligence.
"Up!"
With a thought, Yun Su boarded the Purple Cloud. As expected, he did not need to use any Dharmic powers. He did not even need spiritual energy to travel between heaven and earth.
It could fly on its own.
With a thought, he could command it like his arms. It was satisfying.
Yun Su did not fly too high. Instead, he circled the area and kept increasing his speed. He still did not touch its upper limit.
Gradually, because it flew faster and faster, purple clouds began to fly everywhere.
Since it was too fast and it was at a low altitude in the mountains, if a mortal or even an ordinary cultivator saw it, their jaws would definitely drop.
Yun Su's figure was everywhere. There were afterimages everywhere. Because there were too many clouds, trees, and grass at low altitudes, it would cause cognitive impairment. As long as one flew high in the sky, there would not be such serious afterimages.
Yun Su had yet to test the maximum sword control speed of the Sky Cutting Sword. However, it was unable to compete with Zixia. Compared to riding the clouds or having the cloud fly on its own, it was several dozens of times slower.
"In the future, if I save a few major realms of cultivation to keep as a trump card, and have all kinds of trump cards, I can go out for a walk without worry. When I have nothing to do, I can also learn the carefree and elegant style of traveling and sleeping at night."
Yun Su put away the purple light and was not in a hurry to go back to sleep. He lay down on a huge rock by the roadside and rested his head on it. He looked at the moon and counted the stars.
Thinking of how he had obtained the purple light today and mastered the Cloud and Mist Immortal Riding Technique, he felt a burst of joy in his heart. In the past, before he embarked on the path of cultivation, he would stay at home most of the time. Occasionally, when he was extremely lazy, he would even want to teleport to the toilet. Now that he had obtained the immortal technique, his thoughts were clear. In the future, when he went out, he would not be afraid of being lazy again. At most, he would just lie down and fly comfortably.
After refining the purple cloud, he comprehended some Great Dao rules and comprehended some cultivation ideas through analogy, so he decided to cultivate on the spot.
Just like that, three days passed.
On that day, Yun Su suddenly felt something. He had just finished comprehension. He opened his eyes and saw a disheveled gray-robed old man walking in his direction with a young girl in green. The old man coughed all the way and the girl in green was extremely beautiful. She was less mature than Hu Meiniang but more beautiful, more youthful and ethereal.
Among the people he had seen, only the little girl could surpass this woman in two or three years.
However, the old man was covered in injuries while the young girl looked haggard. The two of them stopped in front of the formation and pointed at the mountain.
"Let's hide in the mountains, Grandpa. Your body can't run anymore."
"Sure."
As soon as the two of them entered the array, they exclaimed.
"Xian'er, be careful. Hold tight. There's a trap…"
"Grandpa…"
Before he could finish his sentence, the old and the young triggered various forbidden spells and were finally sent away by Earth Escape. Even Yun Su did not know where they were sent to.
Of course, the pursuers following closely behind were even more unlucky. As soon as they entered the array, they were surrounded by illusions and did not even have a chance to encounter the Wind and Earth Array. The five of them were filled with killing intent and had killed too much in the past. For the moment, they were filled with resentment and killed each other. Soon, the five ferocious-looking pursuers died together.
Yun Su did not want to meddle in other people's business. Although he felt a little strange when he saw the background of the grandfather and granddaughter at a glance, they did not have a trace of greed in their hearts. He did not try to find either of them. Although this Wind and Earth Array would not hurt anyone, it was a random escape. They might already be several kilometers away.
Therefore, he directly turned invisible and flew up to the Astral Layer. With a wave of his hand, he destroyed all the traces of the forbidden spell. Only then did he summon the purple clouds and hide in the clouds to return home.
However, when he thought of what he had just seen, he could not help but mutter:
"Strange, which family's ten-thousand-year-old spiritual medicine actually ran away in broad daylight?"