Seeking the Tao in the Mortal World

Chapter 142: Above the Clouds

Above the clouds, something foreign was flying through.

It was Qin Yi sitting cross-legged on the brocade handkerchief. He looked quite nervous and not dared to turn his head around.

After injecting spiritual force, the brocade handkerchief transformed into a circle of several feet, like a flying carpet. With a little control, it soared into the sky quickly and steadily. It only required a small amount of spiritual force to fly for a long duration. The strong winds caused by flying were all deflected to the left and right by a windshield.

This was all about physics.

It was indeed a top grade enchanted instrument.

But no matter how stable it was, for someone who was riding this enchanted instrument for the first time, he would probably faint. Qin Yi still had some cultivation, so he didn’t panic, but he was trembling a little, fearing of falling from the brocade handkerchief if it became unstable...

From this height, no qi essence could save him.

Qin Yi put several leftover Floating Talismans on his body. After doing all this, he felt a little relieved. He looked at the white clouds beside curiously and reached out to touch them.

It was water vapor.

The physics teacher never lies.

Although his initial performance was a bit timid, Liu Su didn’t ridicule him. On the contrary, it was a little surprised by his leisurely behavior afterward, "Are you... really flying for the first time?"

"yes."

"This is strange." Liu Su said, "It's another matter that you can fly. Most of the people I know who fly with enchanted weapons had pale faces, and some people dared not to open their eyes, but you even have the leisure to look around and touch the white clouds."

"Oh, you meant flying on something..." Qin Yi did not finish his words.

Of course I have flown on a plane before.

The speed of this "flying hankerchief" is actually about the same as that of an ordinary passenger plane. Although it is much smaller, it flies stably, and I don’t feel the wind. So to put it bluntly, it is just a transparent plane.

It's small in size and transparent, making it feel much scarier than flying on an airplane; but at the same time, it’s also more interesting. I can catch the wind and birds and touch the clouds. It’s so much fun.

If I only aim to get more power, beat against someone, and seize someone’s treasure… is that cultivating to be an immortal?

Travelling the world in day time and returning in the evening. In the cave, I’m the sun and the moon.

I want to dream walk to the land of paradise and fly across the lake under the moonlight.

This is the immortal that I dream of.

This feeling of flying above the clouds perfectly filled the dream of Qin Yi.

The Qi in his body was about to liquefy. There was some water vapor in the thick fog. The Shanzhong acupoint in the middle dantian beated gently, and the soul in the upper dantian surged gently. (There are upper, middle, and lower dantian in the school of chinese medicine.)

Due to a change in his mentality, he was only one step away from reaching the Piano Heart Stage. He just needed an opportunity.

I hope my trip to Myriad Tao Immortal Palace will be fruitful.

Qin Yi breathed a sigh of relief, lay on the brocade handkerchief, and looked at the clouds higher up with a carefree mind.

Liu Su smiled and said, "Lying on Meng Qingying's handkerchief, don’t you feel something special..."

"Damn Stick, do you think I'm a pervert who can lust after a girl's belongings? I won't feel anything even if you give me a bellyband, let alone a handkerchief."

"So you want a bellyband."

"Bah."

"Eh, have you ever thought that this handkerchief was once used by Meng Qingying to blow her nose?"

"Pfft..." Qin Yi almost spat out.

A cultivator at the peak of the Piano Heart Stage will blow her nose?

But after being reminded by Liu Su, he really couldn't lie down anymore, so he had to sit up cross-legged again.

Liu Su laughed. Qin Yi glared at it fiercely, "You are really disgusting. Did I offend you for lying down?"

Liu Su didn't answer, and Qin Yi ignored it. He looked at the enlarged brocade handkerchief, a little lost.

Just looking at this handkerchief, I would never guess that the owner of this handkerchief is an evil girl who regards human life as nothing.

The handkerchief is made of white silk. Of course, it is definitely not an ordinary silk. The surface of the handkerchief is embroidered with some mountains, rivers, clouds, and mist. The embroidery method is also very unique. The picture seems to be hidden inside the handkerchief. Lying on it seems to be lying leisurely among the mountains and rivers.

It's quite immortal-like and very soft.

It smells good too...

It looks more like Ming He's handkerchief. Shouldn’t Meng Qingying's handkerchief be embroidered with ghastly ghost faces?

But the small embroidery with the word "Meng" in the corner proves that it indeed belongs to Meng Qingying.

Qin Yi shook his head and put aside these thoughts. He sat cross-legged and controlled the direction of flight. Although this kind of enchanted instrument was not afraid of hitting any flying birds, there were other cultivators flying too. There might be a plane crash if he was too careless...

…

A journey of more than 100,000 miles might take many years on feet, but it only took a few days by flying.

An immortal cultivator could meditate for a few days straight.

But Qin Yi did not use this time to meditate. After he got used to flying, he had been observing the entire continent.

The scenery on the ground was constantly changing. Qin Yi didn’t know how many kingdoms he had passed through, and he had forgotten how many different landforms he had passed. The biggest impression was that many mountains and rivers were covered with aura and the traces of being hidden by arrays. These were probably some hidden sects.

Due to the concealment and illusive nature of the arrays, mortals were unaware of them.

And more mountains and rivers also means fewer people.

Looking from a high altitude, the size of a kingdom was not that big. For a small kingdom like the South Li Kingdom, he could see it all at a glance from the sky. As for a big kingdom like Kingdom Qian, he could see everything in just one day.

Between countries, there were many inaccessible mountains, rivers, swamps, rift valleys and other landforms, most of which were uninhabited. The scope of these uninhabited areas was many times larger than the scope of the kingdoms.

So this was an immortal world.

Qin Yi also saw 2 Piano Heart Stage immortal cultivators fighting each other. Their sword lights nearly hit him.

In places beyond the knowledge of mortals, countless cultivators might be doing epic battles. Mortals might sense the trembles and see the thunder in the distance, but they would only think those were just the wrath of heaven.

Just these few days of flying had given him a macroscopic understanding of the world.

No matter his vision, knowledge, or mind, he could feel them growing a bit broader.

Otherwise, staying in the mortal world would only limit his horizon. Even an outstanding person like Li Qinglin was inevitably considered by Liu Su as the frog in the well.

As for the location of Myriad Tao Immortal Palace, it was far away from the mortal world.

On the jade slip given by Ming He, he was getting closer and closer to the light representing the Myriad Tao Immortal Palace. Qin Yi could already see the mountains that stretched for hundreds of miles in front. The mountains were filled with clouds and mist, which obstructed his vision.

But there was a vague sound of the piano spreading in the sky, leisurely and endlessly. The dodus flew by, swaying slightly as if they were so charmed by the music that they even forgot to fly.

The aroma of wine was carried by the wind into Qin Yi's nose.

The aroma of the wine refreshed his mind. It was like a clear spring flowing over a stone, and the mountains after the rain. The fragrance was fresh and intoxicating.

There was melody and aroma, but no people were seen.

There was no trace of human beings in sight, and the mountains hundreds of miles away were like uninhabited primeval forests, completely deserted.

This was the concealment of a great array, unlike anything ordinary.

Without guidance, mortals would only think it was just an ancient mountain range...

But Qin Yi knew that this was the Myriad Tao Immortal Palace.

TL: Would he get enlightenment? Or maybe disappointment?