The Wizard's Journey Begins in a Courtyard House

Chapter 17 Arrival at Huashan

Since we're going to explore, we definitely need to choose a target first.

After a brief analysis, Li Qin decided to first visit Baihua Mountain in western Beijing.

Although the Yanshan Mountains cover a large area, there are troops stationed nearby, and one careless move could expose their presence, which would be very disadvantageous for Li Qin.

Jundu Mountain is full of tombs, and Li Qin has no intention of robbing them, so he naturally wouldn't choose it.

That leaves only Baihua Mountain as an option.

However, Li Qin did not have high hopes for Baihua Mountain.

Baihua Mountain used to be very rich in flora and fauna, but in recent years, due to food and meat shortages, many people have chosen to go into the mountains to hunt.

Baihua Mountain is not far from western Beijing, so it was naturally a key destination.

Li Qin's idea was to first go to Baihua Mountain to take a look, and if he was not satisfied, he would continue westward.

As far as he knew, there were quite a few towns and villages around Beijing.

Many villages are built against the mountains.

Perhaps those mountains aren't very big, but they are not lacking in animals and wild beasts.

Li Qin only needs to obtain some young animals from the mountains, and through the power of magic, he can expand their population in a very short time.

"It's about two o'clock now, and there are still about five hours until it gets dark."

Li Qin looked up at the sky and made a mental estimate.

It's already the end of April, and it gets dark around 7 pm.

Li Qin felt that the five-hour event was quite rushed.

Therefore, he could no longer walk slowly towards Hundred Flowers Mountain as before; he had to use magic.

However, it was broad daylight, and the streets were full of pedestrians, so Li Qin naturally couldn't use magic in front of people.

Fortunately, Li Qin had mastered many spells.

Moreover, as Li Qin's magic level increased, many spells that were previously unusable due to insufficient magic power began to unlock little by little.

This allowed Li Qin to develop increasingly sophisticated methods.

No matter what the situation, there is basically a way to deal with it.

Suddenly, Li Qin lightly touched his finger to his body, and an illusion spell was cast on him.

Then, Li Qin's figure slowly disappeared into the alley.

However, Li Qin was actually still there; he hadn't left, he just wasn't seen by anyone.

The Disguise Charm is a very useful spell that gives a person the ability to change their appearance like a chameleon, allowing them to completely hide themselves.

It's like being invisible.

"With the illusion spell concealing it, there's no need to worry about being seen when using magic."

Suddenly, Li Qin's voice came from the empty alley.

"Slap! Slap!"

Suddenly, a faint sound rang out again in the alley;

This is the result of Li Qin using Apparition.

Although using Apparition carries significant risks, such as the possibility of splitting into parts, where one part of the body remains in place while the other part is at the destination.

At the same time, the user experience is also very poor;

During use, you will first find that the surroundings become pitch black, and at the same time you will be subjected to strong pressure from all directions, as if your chest is being tightly bound by several iron hoops.

Then it felt like I was squeezed into a thick rubber tube, unable to breathe, and every part of my body was being squeezed.

The eyeballs were pushed back into the head, and the eardrums were pressed deep into the skull.

Finally, it looked like it was squeezed out of a very narrow rubber tube.

However, Li Qin's Phantom Teleportation/Revelation level has reached level four, and Li Qin's awakened talent is also related to time and space.

Therefore, when Li Qin uses Phantom Shift/Revelation, as long as he has a clear destination in his mind, he can easily complete the teleportation.

I didn't feel uncomfortable at all during the process.

However, when Li Qin used it for the first time, he felt a slight lack of oxygen, but after using it a few more times, he was completely used to it.

While in stealth mode, Li Qin continuously used Phantom Shift to teleport towards western Beijing.

Although he had never been to Baihua Mountain in western Beijing before, he could only teleport to a place he could see each time, and could not teleport directly to his destination.

However, this did not have a significant impact on Li Qin.

Each time he could move nearly a mile, but after using the Shadow Shift technique a few more times, he had already arrived at the foot of Hundred Flowers Mountain.

During this process, Li Qin discovered that as he continued to use Apparition, his mastery of the skill deepened.

It becomes increasingly silky smooth when used.

In the beginning, there was a gap of about one second after Li Qin used the Shadow Shift technique.

He can now reduce this interval by half.

Li Qin had a feeling that he would soon be able to use Apparition continuously without any interval.

Li Qin looked up at Baihua Mountain in front of him.

With a series of "snap" sounds, Li Qin's figure disappeared again, reappearing in the mountains.

Because Hundred Flowers Mountain is full of obstacles such as trees and rocks, it is a great obstacle to using Apparition.

If you're not careful, you might bump into a tree or a rock.

However, Li Qin did not feel unhappy about this; on the contrary, he felt very good about it.

In an environment without obstacles, he was about to be able to use Apparition magic continuously without interruption, in this kind of environment;

This will allow him to further practice and master the magic.

It's similar to the principle of using plum blossom stakes to practice martial arts footwork.

Li Qin first confirmed that there were no people in the woods, at least not in the area where he was currently.

He then removed the illusion curse from his body.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in the previously deserted woods.

"Apparition is extremely important. If you can master it perfectly, it will be of great use in life, escape, or other aspects."

Although Li Qin knew that practicing Apparition in such an environment full of obstacles was risky;

However, for his own safety, Li Qin still decided to practice here.

As for searching for traces of animals and wild beasts in Baihua Mountain, Li Qin was not in a hurry.

As the saying goes, sharpening your axe won't delay your woodcutting.

Further mastering Apparition would allow him to move more freely in and out of the dangerous jungle.

Even if they encounter some swift wild beasts, they won't be ambushed and injured.

Li Qin then began practicing magic in the woods.

Suddenly, the once quiet woods were filled with a series of "snap snap" sounds.

As the sound rang out, Li Qin's figure moved like a ghost, constantly teleporting to different locations in the forest.

At the beginning, Li Qin's teleportation distance was very short each time;

Even so, mistakes still occur from time to time during teleportation, such as bumping into trees or tripping over stones.

However, this situation is rapidly decreasing over time.

Li Qin knew this meant he had made further progress in his mastery of Apparition.

At this point, the difficulty level was also increased.

The distance of each teleportation begins to increase, resulting in more obstacles.

Using Apparition is even more difficult.