Xie Qing decided not to rush andsimplymove at his own pace. After breaking through, a mysterious sense of rxation appeared in his heart, as if even his heart was urging him not to hurry.


    So he set up camp. It was a simple camp with no fancy arrangements. He had bought the tent and clothes from the second city he came across.


    And when he took out the meat from his spatial ring and started roasting it, Xie Qing sighed.


    "How wonderful. This silence is not what I''m used to...it''s even a bit lonely..."


    There was no way to contact the girls yet. There were no Communication Towers to help transmit signals over such long distances.


    SoXieQing had to settle for solitude and silence for now.


    Today, strangely enough, the weather was simplywonderful. There was no annoying rain, no clouds.


    "How beautiful..."


    The stars shone brightly in the sky, showing their primordial charm. A light,coolnight breeze blew, gently rustling the ends of Xie Qing''s loose hair.


    The extraordinaryfort made Xie Qing narrow his eyes slightly. Although he preferred to be in a noisy environment with his loved ones, sometimes being alone was also good.


    Because he could be alone with his thoughts.


    "I think this is a good time for meditation," the young man thought.


    With his cultivation technique, it was not necessary to meditate to increase his level, but he preferred to do soas a wayto kill time, and in general, it helped him a lot.


    Perhaps it was because ofthefort he feltfrom the current environment, but meditation was much more peaceful.


    There were no annoying voices of the Heart Demon trying to seduce him intotakingthe path of evil. And there was no boredom that he felt during meditations.


    Under the bright moonlight, Xie Qingwas surroundedby streams of powerful Qi. The animals nearby immediately ran away, not wanting to encounter such a dangerous creature.


    And predators watching from the shadows could only reluctantly retreat.


    Xie Qing''s Qi was different from ordinary Qi in color. It had a faint but still visible golden hue. Moreover, its peculiarity was that his Qi was much purer and morepowerfulthan that of other cultivators at the same level.


    That''s why he could fight enemies who surpassed him in level without any problems.


    Xie Qing focused on meditation.In his mind, an image of the moon and its three phases appeared – newmoon, crescent moon, and full moon.


    Silence fell. Xie Qing usually meditated for only two hours – that was the maximum. But it was already deep night, and five hours had passed, but he was still meditating.


    One might think he was asleep, but the fluctuating streams of Qi around him did not lie – he was currently meditating diligently.


    And only after two hours, when the moon disappeared behind the clouds, the young man opened his eyes. A bright silver glow appeared in them, which disappeared after he blinked.


    "This..."


    He had many questions, but all his thoughts were interrupted by a sudden notification.


    Ding!


    [You have created an original technique...]


    [Moved to the second category...]


    Ding!


    [Love of the Moon Goddess] | [Rank: Elite (one step away from Legendary)] | [Description: In apce,on themoon,lives the beautiful Moon Goddess. She looks down upon the mortal world, stunning with her beauty. There are three techniques – New Moon (Invisibility), Crescent Moon (Qi Attack that cuts through everything it touches), and Full Moon (Imprable Shield).


    Youwere inspiredby the beauty of the moon and the stars, so you were able to create this technique. The technique works mainly on moonlight, but it also works during the day – albeit more weakly] | [Original Technique]


    Xie Qing waited a bit for the notifications to end and only then paid attention to the analysis of the technique he created. Althoughthe name was chosenrandomly and was very strange, but...


    "Oh... this isa very goodtechnique," Xie Qing was pleasantly surprised.


    A techniquethat epassedseveraltechniquesat once was usually created in ancient times and belonged to the Legendary category.


    And although Xie Qing could not ovee this threshold, he was still d of his achievement.


    "Such moments of concentration arevery valuable. Who would have thought that this journey would be so fruitful!"


    Perhaps this was the legendary blessing of the Heavens? Xie Qing wasnot sureabout this, but he was stillvery happy.


    So it''s no wonder that in the next second, he began to check his new technique. And the result pleasantly surprised him.


    "Invisibility works great, to be honest. I''m not sure how effective it is. The only downside is that if you stand still for too long, especially in the light, the technique stops working!" Xie Qing concluded and checked the other technique: "And now... Love of the Moon Goddess – Crescent Moon!"


    And, obeying hismand, the lunar shadow on the ground gained volume and turned into a crescent moon five centimeters thick.Flying like a boomerang,the crescent moon flew by Xie Qing''s desire.


    "Oh, this is not a one-time attack! You can control it? Amazing..."


    After trying it a little more, Xie Qingwas convincedof his assumption. He could evenmand this crescent moon to follow acertainobject.


    Then, restoring his Qi, Xie Qing tried thest technique.


    "So... Love of the Moon Goddess – Full Moon!"


    Swoosh!


    The moonlight on the groundbegan to stretchtowards Xie Qing and surrounded him from all sides. Then, gaining material form, the moonlight turned into a spherical dome that covered Xie Qing from all sides.


    "Interesting!"


    The young man touched the barrier with his finger and clicked his tongue.This barrier could not be broken even by him, provided that he did not exhaust all his Qi.


    Blocking an attack from a cultivator at the peak of Soul Nascent would be easy.


    "However, although the techniques areindeedwonderful, there is one downside!" Xie Qing withdrew his Qi, and the moonlight returned to its ce. He looked at the sky: "This technique is strong in moonlight. Although it also works during the day, it is weaker than at night. That''s why the technique is only of the Elite rank, even though it''s almost Legendary."


    To some extent,this was a fatal problem, but still, the technique wasworth it.For example, even ifhedidn''t use this technique often,hecould always sell it to enthusiasts.


    Those who could create their techniques were always famous and respected. Especiallyif it concerned the path of the sword.


    "In normal times, I would hide these techniques for myself, but now is not the most peaceful time," the young man thought and sighed, shaking his head: "So be it. I''ll put it up for sale...at an inted price."


    Since there were few sword techniquespared to other branches,it could be saidthat they were worth their weight in gold.


    "I''ll be rich!" Xie Qing thought with a smile.


    ***


    Inthe eastern part of the Southern Continent, the weather was humid and mostly spring-like.But in the northern part...


    "It''s so hot... I''m going to die..."


    Hundreds of miles of desert without food and water.Even though Xie Qing''s body was well-trained and he was a cultivator who didn''t need water and food...


    "I want to drink..."


    He was not used to such weather. He had identally ended up in the desert part of the Southern Continent,which wascalled the "Desert of Death".Here, even cultivators could die from the heat.


    Before, this ce was fertilend, but ording to legends, when the Three-Legged Crow of the Immortal level fell into the mortal world, its corpse turnedthis ceinto a desert.


    And even millions of yearster, the drought continued.


    "Ah, how good it was in the city. I could drink wine, flirt with girls...and now, I can only eat sand and look at ugly sandworms!"


    Xie Qing wanted to cry, but the tears wouldn''te.


    ***


    "Finally..."


    He had to resort to tricks. He bought a carriage.


    [Heavenly Lord''s Carriage] | [Rank: Elite] | [Description: A carriage thatis controlledby horses made of Qi. They have wings and can fly tirelessly. The interior spaceis expanded]


    It cost him 89,999 Spiritual Stones. It didn''t haveparticrly strongprotection, but its feature was that it wasvery fast.


    Thanks to this carriage, hewas able toreach the city in a week. Of course, calling it acitywas a stretch – it was more like a vige.


    But for Xie Qing, to seend instead of sand and people instead of disgusting worms...well,justlook at his reaction.


    "Decided! TodayI''mtreating all thedies to drinks!" Xie Qing shouted with a bright smile, weakly dancing.


    His carriage disappeared into the air, and he began to fall. The young man had a bright smile on his face.


    "Wait for me – wine, bed, and beauties!"


    The guards looked up in amazement, and then...


    "What the fuck?!"


    "Fuckin'' hell! He''s falling! Save yourselves, you fools!"


    "Crazy! Fuck!"


    BOOM!


    Xie Qing used Expert Control at thest moment to avoid a direct hit, but the impact of thending was still there.


    The guards fell to the ground, and someone even fell face-first into horse manure.


    Looking at this whole scene, Xie Qing awkwardly smiled.


    "Ah, I didn''t think I''d pick up speed so quickly... I''m sorry!"


    The guards clenched their teeth and thought:


    "Bastard! Couldn''t yound normally?!"


    "I want to beat him up so badly... but he''s a hundred percent going to kill me first."


    "Monster... falling from such a height and surviving. That''s who you should be afraid of...and those devilish cultivators are just babies. They should be sucking their mother''s milk..."