Beauty and the Bodyguard

"Yes, it's almost dark now. Rest well and wait for the next section of the river bed when the tide is low tomorrow morning." Lin Yi nodded. They didn't get anything today, but at least there weren't any accidents or dangers. It seemed like going down the river when the tide was low was the right idea. It was just whether or not they could find the spirit sense grass. This didn't just rely on hard work, it also depended on luck. The two of them could only do their best.

For the sake of safety, the two of them did not stay on the shore for the night. Instead, they found a nearby tree and made a hole in it with their bare hands. This way, they could rest in the hole with peace of mind.

Lin Yi even summoned his water lotus clone to ask where Leng Leng and the others were. After making sure that they were safe, they all gathered somewhere not far from the river of consciousness.

The night was quiet, and there was no one around. A man and a woman were alone in a tree hole-any other woman would feel uncomfortable, but Duanmu Yu didn't have such concerns. He sized Lin Yi up as he rested.

"Why are you looking at me?" Lin Yi stopped, surprised.

"You ... Don't tell me you're practicing the withered leaves rejuvenation?" Duanmu Yu asked with a weird expression. Her senses were far more sensitive than normal people, and she was all too familiar with the pure energy fluctuations from Lin Yi.

She'd only said a few words, not the actual technique, so there shouldn't be any way for her to learn it ... But the problem was that this was Lin Yi-this guy could even copy the soul Reaper's hand, the ultimate skill of a big heretic practitioner, let alone the rejuvenation of withered leaves!

"Can't I?" Lin Yi said.

"It doesn't matter to me. Even if you do master it, you'll have to figure it out yourself." Duanmu Yu shrugged his shoulders. Although it was a little irresponsible of her to turn a blind eye to this, it was her business to explore and research however she wanted to. She really couldn't interfere.

"Don't worry, I don't really want to learn your spirit leaf sect's withered leaves rejuvenation. If I'm not wrong, these moves of your spirit leaf sect are a complementary system. You have to go through a series of training from the beginning. It's impossible for you to just practice it alone, right?" Lin Yi speculated.

"You can even guess that? You really are a freak!" Duanmu Yu couldn't help but ask in surprise.

It was just as Lin Yi said-the essence of all the moves in the spirit leaf sect was built up layer by layer, from shallow to deep, forming a complete system. If one didn't grasp the essence of the basic moves, then no matter how talented they were, they wouldn't be able to master an advanced move like the rejuvenation of withered leaves. Of course, if one could even grasp the essence of the basic moves, then it was only natural that they'd master the essence of the basic moves-they didn't even need to practice it.

"You're too kind," Lin Yi chuckled. It wasn't just his observation skills that allowed him to deduce this, but his own strength level was high enough and he had seen many different Arts and skills. Naturally, he was able to see the truth.

"If you're not going to practice [rejuvenation of withered leaves], then what are you doing?" Duanmu Yu was unable to refrain himself from asking.

"I vaguely feel that the essence of the rejuvenation of withered leaves is very useful to me, but I don't know how to use it. I need to explore and study it." Lin Yi said honestly.

To put it bluntly, the essence of 'rejuvenation of the dead leaves' was to forcefully awaken the hidden vitality. To a certain extent, it was similar to the Super and ultimate physical skills he had mastered before. However, it was also very different. After all, the latter only stimulated the physical body and made the physical body have a stronger reaction time. It was impossible for it to recover the true Qi in the body like 'rejuvenation of the dead leaves'. It was even less possible for it to have the miraculous effect of self-healing. In comparison,'rejuvenation of the dead leaves' was obviously more exquisite.

But no matter if it was Qi or self-healing, these two miraculous effects were of little value to Lin Yi. Not only did he know them, but they didn't have any side effects. After using them, he would be weak for a long time, and that would be F * cked up!

Lin Yi wouldn't do something as stupid as giving up what was near and seeking what was far.

Of course, Lin Yi decided to try it out. He wanted to learn the trick and draw inferences from it. He didn't need pure Qi, nor did he need it for healing, but if the effect could be transferred to his essence spirit, it would be a great deal! He was an essence spirit now!

Duanmu Yu watched silently as Lin Yi tried to figure things out. The profound mysteries that he revealed from time to time really opened her eyes. This feeling was unprecedented. Even her master had never made her so unable to see through it.

One must know that her master was not an ordinary Jindan stage expert, but a true Yuanying stage old monster, an existence that stood at the top of the entire small Jianghu of the immemorial era.

Unfortunately, the top level of the ancient martial world wasn't much-it couldn't compare to the Sky Class Island at all. How could a mere nascent soul old monster compare to a freak like Lin Yi, who could even kill a mountain opening powerhouse?

The two sat there in silence for a long time before Duanmu Yu suddenly opened her eyes. She felt that Lin Yi's aura had increased a lot in an instant, but now that she looked at him, Lin Yi's body didn't seem to be any different from before. She couldn't help but Mutter,"Was I hallucinating?"

Lin Yi didn't respond to her, as if he was still immersed in his own deduction, completely unaware of the outside world. Duanmu Yu even believed that Lin Yi wouldn't react even if he stabbed him now.

"Is this guy really that crazy or is he just too confident in me?" Duanmu Yu shook his head speechlessly. He continued to rest while keeping an eye out for any movements outside. Since Lin Yi didn't care about what was happening outside, he'd have to take responsibility for this.

What Duanmu Yu didn't expect was that Lin Yi would be sitting there for a much longer time than she had expected.

"Eh? The tide hasn't ebbed yet?" Lin Yi finally opened his eyes slowly. A light flashed across his eyes, but they returned to normal.

"The tide still hasn't subsided? Big brother, it's already been five waves. " Duanmu Yu said in a bad mood.

"What?" Lin Yi blinked-he'd only been running through his brain for a bit, and it didn't feel like he'd spent that much time.

"The tide rises and ebbs twice a day, but you've been sitting there for three days. I'm really impressed." Duanmu Yu said helplessly. She was still thinking of finding the spirit grass, but Lin Yi just went into meditation for no reason. She couldn't wake him up no matter how she tried. She immediately realized that Lin Yi had entered the legendary state of emptiness and gave up.