Chapter 88 The Evil Intention That Lurked Beneath Her Friendliness (1/2)

When the sea was calm, it looked like a refined and elegant lady. All one could see was a pure shade of sea blue. To a certain extent, anyone who was surrounded by such moving sight would feel their heart and soul being one with the sea - endless and borderless, transcending heaven and earth.

Shen Lian stood on a plank and floated in the sea. Instead of drifting along with the current, he was headed toward the direction of Qing Xuan.

In the sea, there were the Yin flow and the Yang flow. The interchange of Yin and Yang formed the sea current.

Shen Lian latched onto the motion between the interchange of Yin and Yang. With a little more push, he could manipulate the plank underneath and could float across oceans and seas.

That was not a supernatural power, it was derived from his understanding of the surroundings. The difference between men and wild beasts would be the former's ability to utilize the power of nature via the creation of tools. Even if men could not swim, we could still make use of boats and ships. Being good at utilizing the resources available were not considered as being over-reliant on external aid, but was merely putting one's intelligence into good use.

The recurring theme of truth in Buddhist scriptures was to let go of worries, that would be the sign of supreme wisdom. The unqualified supernatural powers stemmed from wisdom, which allowed one to move freely between the three realms and be freed from the restraints of Five Elements and Eight Trigrams.

Shen Lian was not contemplating about this supreme wisdom in detail but he did have a general direction and was cultivating tirelessly toward it.

Even if there were no more martial exercises to follow, he would not stay stagnant with his cultivation.

He could still explore the ways of talisman, or to control vital Qi. He could observe the birds flying, or to feel the fish and the wagging of their tail underneath his feet. He could also feel the formation of the wind, or how undercurrent was formed from the interchange of warmth and cold.

The process of cultivation was neither narrow nor confined to a single place, it was everywhere around us.

The true wealth of Shen Lian's cultivation was the experience he had from his past life during the age of information boom. There was no other era that could offer more information and impact than the age of the internet.

Internet connection and an electronic device that could surf the net was all one need to exchange thoughts with hundreds of millions of people. It did not bring direct benefits in terms of cultivation but it helped by repetitively breaking one's current perception through the formation of new ones.

It was similar to the breakthroughs in cultivation - Shen Lian was not just cultivating, he was thinking as well.

The Mastery of Senses served as a good source, the way that a great mathematician would need an incredibly strong memory to memorize all sorts of numbers and formulas.

A great cultivator must have a spirit that could observe everything.

There was a flicker of emotion on Shen Lian's face. Out of a sudden, he heard a wonderful voice singing, it was music that did not belong to this world. Behind him, waves rolled up. This was not in accordance with common understanding and logic - the sudden occurrence of strong waves was not accompanied by any form of prior indication.

With his clothing inflated, he tried to call upon the Qi of heaven and earth to ride on the wind and breakthrough the waves.

However, the Qi that was once intimate to him felt like a stranger. Instead of replying to his calls, the Qi congregated to a certain spot.

Before he could ponder further, he was hit by the waves and the wooden plank underneath his feet broke into pieces.

He was rolled under the waves and fell into a silent stream of undercurrent.

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When Shen Lian opens his eyes again, he was soaked and found himself on an island.

In the sea not far away, he saw a towering column of water. Underneath the column of water, there was a giant black rock with a smooth surface. It looked like a cay spanning several acres.

As the giant black rock rose and fell, giant waves were generated and came crashing to the shore.

Shen Lian's feet were soaked by water again.