Chapter 69: Epiphany in the Rapids

  Lin Heng's destination was over 2,000 kilometers northwest, with the goal of maturing "Longdan Fruit".

  "Longdan Fruit" has no effect on ordinary warriors, its main purpose is for a special physical constitution, the cursed body of warriors, to restrain the invasion of evil spirits in the body. Also, a certain type of ape-like demon beast eats "Longdan Fruit", which can strengthen the physique. Therefore, to find this fruit, it's best to find places where ape-like demon beasts often appear.

  As for familiarity with the Maohu Mountain, the first is his father who has been hunting for decades. His father told him that in the depths of the northwest, there was a mountain range where apes were found to be ferocious and cruel. Lin Heng's first destination was to head straight to the Wangu Mountain Range. His father mentioned the ferocity of those apes, which made his heart ache. He had led a team to hunt an ordinary short-legged ape, which broke off two long arms but still managed to bite one of his teammates to death, showing the cruelty of the apes.

  According to his father's speculation, the Wangu Mountain Ridge has not only a group of apes, but also possibly two or three high-ranking ape beasts.

  Fortunately, Lin Hong didn't say he was going himself, otherwise his father wouldn't have allowed him to enter the mountain!

  At present, his cultivation is only at the early stage of the second rank, and he can barely cope with a second-rank ape beast. If he encounters a third-rank ape beast, it will be nothing but a desperate escape! If it weren't for the urgent need to obtain the "Dragon Gall Fruit" to break through to the third rank, he wouldn't risk his life to fight desperately in those places.

  Along the way, there were many low-level demon beasts blocking the road, wanting to swallow this small human.

  However, Lin Heng swung his axe and immediately separated the heads of these monsters from their bodies. It wasn't until he entered the Manghu Mountain that he used a giant axe to deal with these monsters, and only then did he appreciate the subtlety of this "dull-bladed heavy axe". Other weapons, when infused with energy by warriors, produce sharp damage and kill opponents, which is a natural thing. But when he infused his energy into the dull-bladed heavy axe using the "Trembling Grain Rhythm", it felt as if the axe was connected to the "Divine Core Seed" in his spiritual sea, and every swing of the axe gave him an exhilarating feeling. Moreover, the damage produced by this axe was more than double that of other weapons.

  If Lin Hong didn't estimate wrongly, this axe is at least a first-rate weapon, or even a second-rate one!

  The only regret is that he didn't have a suitable martial skill for using axes, otherwise it's also possible for him to take down the second-grade late-stage cultivator!

  At night, after eating dry rations.

  Lin Heng did not rest, facing the faint starlight, he practiced "Feng Zhuan Style" with one fist and one move.

  He had already memorized the first half of the "Wind Shift" incantation. He had previously speculated that the creator of the "Wind Shift" might have been inspired by the rhythmic leaps of lightning energy in the observation of heaven and earth, so when practicing, he used the hand technique of "Trembling Rhythm" as a foundation. At first, it was quite useful, but after a period of time, he felt that every step was difficult to progress.

  He sprang into action, his waist twisting like a snake, his fists spinning like the wind, each punch exploding out. "Boom" "Boom" "Boom", in mid-air, the sound of his fists breaking through the air kept appearing. "See power, control power, see power, transform power." He repeated the incantation over and over, constantly refining his fist technique.

  Only when completely exhausted did he stop.

  "No, no!" Lin Heng wiped the sweat from his body, muttering to himself. He threw the towel aside and picked up "Pu Bao's Heavy Fist", his eyes falling on the first half of the "Turning Wind Style". The moves and the key points in the first half he had not gotten wrong. But when practicing, it always felt off.

  He stared at those strange notes behind him, could it be related to these things?

  He took another look at it several times, let out a long sigh, put away the book and gave up thinking about it.

  Under the moonlight, Lin hunched over with his knees crossed, practicing the "Nourishing Spirit Mind Method".

  For several days, he traveled by day and studied hard at night, with hardly a moment's rest. By the sixth day, his body felt as if it were falling apart, but fortunately, he was only one day's journey from the ancient mountain ridge. He came to a stream, gathered firewood and started a fire, then went into the forest and caught a wild rabbit, which he disembowelled and roasted over the flames.

  Thinking of hurrying on the road, he hadn't taken a bath for two days. He immediately took off his clothes by the riverbank and plunged into the clear and rapid stream. With a loud splash, he scrubbed his body vigorously. The creek was chest-deep, with swift water that occasionally churned up whirlpools on its surface. Lin Heng accidentally fell into one of the whirlpools, spinning around in a circle, almost being swept away by the current.

  Lin's body shape was just determined, and his mind flashed: Turn Wind Style!

  He saw another whirlpool less than two meters away on his right, and he jumped over it, his body leaning forward. The power of the whirlpool was about to drag him down, until he stopped himself five or six meters downstream. Lin Heng only felt that he vaguely touched the edge of a certain shadow, searching for the vortex in the water surface of the stream. As soon as the vortex appeared, he immediately plunged into it.

  Due to the rapid flow of water, whirlpools often appear on the surface of the stream, and he doesn't have to wait too long.

  At first, he plunged his body into the center of the whirlpool. Gradually later, he simply stretched out his arms and used his hands to feel the rotation of the whirlpool's power. From the top of the whirlpool to the bottom point, he was like a child who concentrated on listening to the secrets of the whirlpool with all his heart.

  A smile gradually spread across his face, no wonder, seeing power and dominating power, seeing power turning into dominating power! So that's how it was.

  More than ten minutes later, Lin Huan no longer hesitated and stood in the middle of the surging stream.

  He slowly took a deep breath, not using any force, but his own strength. His left arm swung gently in the water flow, and his palm made a strange rotation from high to low. Suddenly, a small whirlpool appeared on the surface of the water. It's here! Lin Heng was overjoyed, but immediately shook his head: "No! That's not it."

  He thought for a moment, concentrated for a moment, and his arm was still in the same posture. Suddenly, his whole body plunged into the stream, shoulders, waist, buttocks, knees, soles... The entire body suddenly accelerated, and then left fist hit one, right fist hit one.

  A tranquil river suddenly plunged into a half-meter deep whirlpool.

  "Haha, I've got it!" Lin's face lit up with joy.

  "Damn, it turns out that 'Zhuan Feng Style' can only be activated under pressure to reveal the true meaning of the character 'Zhuan'!" Lin Heng knew the secrets of "Zhuan Feng Style", and immediately began practicing by combining the fist movements from his inner book with his understanding of vortex power.

  The water surface is like a thousand holes and hundred cracks, constantly emerging one after another dark whirlpools.

  At first, the whirlpool was only over half a meter wide, but later it expanded to twice its size! After practicing for an hour, Lin Huan finally felt hungry and got out of the water to devour the fragrant wild rabbit meat. After resting for a few minutes, he jumped back into the water to continue his practice.

  As the whirlpool spun rapidly, Lin Xuan became more and more adept at it, and his understanding of "seeing power transform into strength, seeing power control strength" deepened. If this technique were combined with accumulated power, its might would definitely surpass that of the "Layered Heavy Technique"! He couldn't help but feel a great sense of wonder in his heart.

  At present, he does not try to accumulate power and practice together, because although the river water is urgent, the impact force is still insufficient, and exerting accumulated power cannot help his own cultivation.

  "One day I must find a river with even greater impact force to perfect the 'Whirlwind Style'!"

  "Slap, slap, slap!" As he wielded the whirlpool-style move with ease, the vortex spun rapidly, and the water surface churned out circular waves. The pebbles at the bottom of the river were exposed, and from time to time, plump live fish were tossed onto the shore along with the waves.

  Lin Hong smiled and said, "It seems we have dinner now."

  He had been at a loss about "turning the wind" for a long time, which made him full of worries and confusion. Until today, he finally solved it with ease, and his mood was indescribably relieved.

  Unconsciously, the sunset is like gold sprinkled on the clear river surface.

  Lin crossed over to the shore, picked up a few larger fish, and then went into the woods to gather some firewood, setting up a bonfire.

  Before long, fragrance wafts through the air, and the surrounding streams and green forests are truly picturesque.

  Lin Heng flipped his fish body, and suddenly heard a faint voice of someone speaking. He furrowed his brow, this was the depths of Mang Hu Shan, hundreds of miles were primitive forests, except for hunters, few people came. Who could it be, he couldn't help but feel a thread of vigilance.

  "Miss, is there really someone over there?..."

  Before the words had fallen, two slender figures had already appeared. They were two women in tight clothing. Judging from their appearance, the two women should be mistress and servant.

  The other party can appear in this place, no doubt is a martial artist. Moreover, being able to conquer the demons along the way and enter this place deeply, it should be a martial artist of not low rank.

  Lin Hang didn't want to cause trouble, so he focused on roasting his own fish.

  That girl with a ponytail said: "Hey, who are you and why are you here?"

  Lin Heng did not respond, and the two women slowly approached, looked around, and sat down without hesitation.

  "It's getting late now, and there are many strange beasts in the forest. My master and I would like to borrow a place to spend the night, is that possible?"

  He looked at the woman, who was about his age, with a clear and elegant eyebrow, a pair of bright eyes that made people feel close to her at first sight. As for the saying "a lone man and a widow", this place is so spacious, she can completely find a place by herself. It seems that she is confident in her martial arts skills, so she is not afraid of him.

  "Uh-huh. Okay."

  The two women took off their burdens from behind them after getting permission.

  At this time, Lin's roasted fish was almost done. One bite and the aroma of char-grilled fish meat wafted through the air, making one's mouth water uncontrollably.

  The two women took out dry rations from their bundles, turned their backs, and began eating.

  But the hard and dry rations were no match for Lin's fresh and delicious roasted fish. The maid, who was eating her rations, would occasionally glance over at the roasting rack where several large fish were dripping with oil, swallowing her saliva. When she saw that Miss wasn't paying attention to her, she secretly gave Lin a look, meaning: "Can you give one to our miss?"

  Lin Heng was taken aback, and he couldn't help but find the maid's boldness somewhat amusing. Anyway, since he couldn't finish it himself, he offered her a favor, saying: "Two ladies, if you don't mind, I still have some roasted fish here, please join me in enjoying it."

  The young lady was about to refuse, but the maid jumped up happily: "Great! Thank you!"

  She picked up the largest one and held it in front of the young lady: "Miss, don't be polite to him. With so many fish, he can't finish eating them."

  The young lady saw this and could only smile at Lin Huan: "Thank you, sir. We should take our leave."

  "My surname is Lin, and I have a single-character given name, Heng. You can just call me Lin Heng."

  "My name is Jiang Lin, and this is my maid, Mi Luo." Perhaps because of Lin Huan's hospitality, Jiang Lin's guard dropped, and she introduced herself graciously.

  PS: It's almost dawn, asking for votes for a new day.