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Book 8, The Ten Thousand Kilometer Journey – Chapter 22, The Vast Earth

A month later, the order came down from the clan leader of the Jacques clan; Keane was to assuovernor of the prefectural city of Cerre However, prior to achieving the age ofthe affairs of the city

“Big brother Ley, you are leaving?”

Jenne, Keane, and Lambert all looked at Linley with astonishovernor of Cerre and Jenne his steward, the two of them now had comparatively relaxed lives Just as the two of them wanted to find a way to repay Linley, he suddenly declared his intention to depart fro brother Ley” Jenne’s eyes were starting to turn slightly red

Linley was carrying his heavy sword, and Bebe was on his shoulders By his side was Haeru, his Blackcloud Panther S, Linley said, “In this developed, urbanized environatively influenced I won’t be going too far I just intend to go to a valley in the mountains near Cerre City to quietly train for a ti Linley, as still constantly i hi all the more important At a time like this, he had to seize the opportunity to raise his power as onblood Warriors of the Baruch clan reaching the Saint-level and do the world in a

Experts had to be able to endure loneliness

“Valley?” Jenne and Keane both inwardly let out sighs of relief

“Alright, if I have some free time, I’ll come visit I’ve already helped you as much as I can In the future, you’ll have to rely on yourselves” Linley said with a laugh

When he looked at these two siblings, Keane and Jenne, Linley would often think of his own younger brother, Wharton Right now, he and Wharton also had lost their parents

“I wonder how Wharton is doing After I finish understanding the level beyond ‘io pay hiht now, over the course of Wharton’s training in the O’Brien Eo disturb Wharton In addition, only by learning on his oould Wharton grow fastest

Once Linley was by Wharton’s side, Wharton would probably be unconsciously negatively ireenlittle valley Linley erected a wooden rooht, within the rass, and even a little lake in the middle of it

Linley was seated in a meditative trance close to the lake His eyes were closed as he attuned himself to nature By his side, there was a lit caht across Linley’s face

Linley could feel the expansiveness of the vast earth, the flows of the wind, and the streams of water He could feel the passion of the flaus, especially one with exceptional affinity for both wind and earth elemental essence, Linley’s ability to attune with nature was far superior to most warriors

This was the reason why that ancestor of the Baruch clan who used a heavy warhaed to reach the level of ‘i the Saint-level After all, it was harder for warriors to becoi

“The ‘Thunderbolt’ technique learned when I reached the level of ‘wielding soht’ contained explosive force, like the eruption of a volcano As for the so-called ‘i force’ of nature itself, of earth, fire, water, and wind However…”

Aftertime, Linley suddenly understood

“The ‘i force’ that borrows fro, nearby nature The level that is above ‘i I need to pursue the ht, Linley remained there in the meditative pose His eyes then suddenly opened, and they were as resplendent as the stars in the night sky

“Different weapons will need to be used in different ways The strength of the heavy sword lies in its weight! As for this heavy sword, Bladeless, it naturally doesn’t rely on a sharp edge It openly relies on its treht and makes open, direct assaults”

Linley’s spirit was di with the heavy sere very similar to the fundamental principles of the earth itself

“The vast earth is dense and heavy The vast earth is boundless The vast earth is stable…” Linley was holding the adamantine heavy sword in his hands, but his heart had totallypulse of the earth

The unique vibrating pulse of the earth had a one-of-a-kind, heart-shaking rhythh level of attunement to the earth would sense it

Linley rose to his feet

He began to silently wield the adamantine heavy sword about As the adamantine heavy sword danced about, Linley’s own an to enter into a certain unique rhythm

This was a rhythm that was like the pulse of one’s heart

“Whoosh”

The adamantine heavy sword seemed to carry a h the air again and again As Linley swung his heavy sword repeatedly, he felt as though he had totally beco with his heavy sword, he felt as though he hiht of the earth

“Boom”

Linley’s heavy adamantine sword suddenly pierced directly up into the air Several explosive booms could be heard in succession This empty stab upwards had caused the air itself to explode This was inconceivable! This was because no matter how fast a weapon could le sonic boom To cause multiple sonic booms was virtually impossible

“Hrm?” Linley’s eyes suddenly lit up

But just like that, upon becoer absorbed with that near- one with nature

“What happened just then? I didn’t use any battle-qi, but my power split into an to ponder this question

When in the , people would so level of power But if they weren’t able to totally understand that state they had entered, they wouldn’t be able to wield its power again so easily

What Linley needed to do noas to constantly ponder and constantly train

He needed toand be in complete control!

……

The sky was ocean-blue, a pure azure color without a hint of other colors A few beautiful, lazy clouds drifted across it Linley’s life in the valley was indeed very quiet

The bloind The rippling lake

Right now, Linley wasn’t training He was fishing in the valley lake A person couldn’t always be training; if they did, it could actually be counter-productive

If he wanted to go fishing, he would If he wanted to go to sleep, he would