Mission: Seduce the Master!

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.

So Xie Qing had to settle for solitude and silence for now.

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

"How beautiful..."

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

The extraordinary comfort 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 so as a way to kill time, and in general, it helped him a lot.

Perhaps it was because of the comfort he felt from the current environment, but meditation was much more peaceful.

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

Under the bright moonlight, Xie Qing was surrounded by 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 more powerful than 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 – new moon, 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 a palace, on the moon, 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 (Impenetrable Shield).

You were inspired by 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. Although the name was chosen randomly and was very strange, but...

"Oh... this is a very good technique," Xie Qing was pleasantly surprised.

A technique that encompassed several techniques at once was usually created in ancient times and belonged to the Legendary category.

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

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

Perhaps this was the legendary blessing of the Heavens? Xie Qing was not sure about this, but he was still very 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 his command, 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 Qing was convinced of his assumption. He could even command this crescent moon to follow a certain object.

Then, restoring his Qi, Xie Qing tried the last technique.

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

Swoosh!

The moonlight on the ground began to stretch towards 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 are indeed wonderful, there is one downside!" Xie Qing withdrew his Qi, and the moonlight returned to its place. 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 was worth it. For example, even if he didn\'t use this technique often, he could always sell it to enthusiasts.

Those who could create their techniques were always famous and respected. Especially if 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 inflated price."

Since there were few sword techniques compared to other branches, it could be said that they were worth their weight in gold.

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

***

In the 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 accidentally ended up in the desert part of the Southern Continent, which was called the "Desert of Death". Here, even cultivators could die from the heat.

Before, this place was fertile land, but according to legends, when the Three-Legged Crow of the Immortal level fell into the mortal world, its corpse turned this place into a desert.

And even millions of years later, 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\'t come.

***

"Finally..."

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

[Heavenly Lord\'s Carriage] | [Rank: Elite] | [Description: A carriage that is controlled by horses made of Qi. They have wings and can fly tirelessly. The interior space is expanded]

It cost him 89,999 Spiritual Stones. It didn\'t have particularly strong protection, but its feature was that it was very fast.

Thanks to this carriage, he was able to reach the city in a week. Of course, calling it a city was a stretch – it was more like a village.

But for Xie Qing, to see land instead of sand and people instead of disgusting worms... well, just look at his reaction.

"Decided! Today I\'m treating all the ladies 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 the last moment to avoid a direct hit, but the impact of the landing 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 you land 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..."