"Let's see if there's a bridge or other way out nearby."
Shen Luo muttered to himself, got off the black horse, tied it to a tree by the river, and then walked along the river on foot, looking to both sides.
At this moment, the moon was bright in the sky, casting bursts of silver light. The light around was quite good. In addition, his eyesight had greatly improved, so the things he saw were almost the same as in the daytime.
However, the river is winding and the trees on both sides are lush and green, which blocks the view and makes it difficult to see far.
Shen Luo pondered for a moment, and decided to go to the center of the river where there was a wide view. He silently practiced the Water-Walking Technique, and a layer of blue light appeared on his feet as he stepped on the surface of the river.
Two whirlpools of water appeared under his feet, supporting his body.
The last time he performed the Water-Walking Art was in a calm stream, this time he came to a fast-flowing river with undercurrents nearby. He had just learned the Water-Walking Art and now being disturbed by external forces, his movements became even less flexible. His body suddenly rose and fell with the waves of the river, swaying from side to side, and it seemed that he might fall into the river at any time.
He hurriedly and secretly circulated his magic power to continuously inject it into his feet to maintain the water-walking technique. At the same time, he stretched out his hands flat and adjusted his body posture to balance the impact of the river water. After gradually adapting to the flow rate of the river, his body gradually became stable.
"It seems that this Water-Walking Technique needs to be practiced continuously in various rivers and streams. In particular, one must learn to adapt to maintaining balance in various complex water conditions so that it can be used when needed in the future."
Shen Luo breathed a sigh of relief, calmed himself down, and continued walking towards the center of the river.
"What a wonderful water control technique!"
At this moment, a clear voice suddenly came from a distance. The voice was not loud, but it drowned out the sound of the rolling waves around, as if it was speaking in Shen Luo's ear.
Shen Luo had originally focused all his attention on performing the Water-Walking Technique, but when he suddenly heard the voice, his mind was immediately thrown into confusion.
The circulation of magic power in his body slowed down slightly, the spiritual light from his feet suddenly dissipated, and he fell into the river with a "plop".
Shen Luo struggled in the water for a while, then quickly made a hand gesture, and the surrounding river water suddenly stirred, forming a circle of spiral waves around him. A lifting force was generated at the soles of his feet again, lifting him out of the water.
All wet, he looked back towards the shore where he came from, and saw a tall and strong young man appear near the big tree where he tied his horse.
In the moonlight, the young man's sparse eyebrows were clearly visible, his two sword-like eyebrows slanted into his temples, his eyes were clear as stars, his nose was high like a mountain, and his lips were slightly thick with an obvious smile.
The young man was wearing a round-necked robe with a half piece of fish-scale armor on the outside that extended diagonally from the right shoulder to the ribs. He also had an ancient sword with a long hilt on his back. He exuded a heroic aura from head to toe.
"Excuse me, are you an inner sect disciple of which master of Ruoshui Sect?" Without waiting for Shen Luo to speak, the young man clasped his fists and asked first.
"I wonder why you say that?" Shen Luo said with a frown.
Of course, he was no longer the merchant's son who had just joined Chunqiu Temple two years ago. He naturally knew that with the vastness of the world, there must be more than one Chunqiu Temple for cultivation. It's just that he had never had the opportunity to learn about other immortal cultivation sects, so he didn't know about Ruoshui Sect.