Chapter 261: 261. Wingsuit flying
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Fragrant Hills Jingyi Garden.
The autumn breeze stirred the hillsides ablaze with red leaves, bringing with it waves of intoxicatingly fresh fragrance.
Within a double-eaved octagonal pavilion, Liao Qe was entangling with Li Pei.
In the distance, Yu Yanmei was instructing Liao Ya in cultivation, the latter having worked up a serious sweat and learning very earnestly.
Lu Yao happened to return at this moment.
Liao Qe and Li Pei quickly ceased their romping and ran over to take the items from his hands; Liao Ya in the distance, too, began to frequently cast glances this way.
Seeing her student unable to focus, Yu Yanmei said indifferently, "Let's stop here for now. Remember—you're the only one who can cleanse your brain marrow, no one else can help with that!"
After speaking, she vanished with a flicker.
Liao Ya bowed precisely, "Many thanks to Grandmaster Yu for the guidance."
Then she ran over like a little deer, eager to see what her junior brother had brought.
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Located in Xiangshan, the Jingyi Garden's highest point was known as "Xianglu Peak," standing at an altitude of over 500 meters.
Lu Yao, bringing his sisters and the Spiritual Sparrowhawk, came here and changed into a "Wing-Suit Flight Suit," stating, "Today, I'm going to let you experience the feeling of 'flying'~"
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"Like a bird?"
"Really?"
The three beauties circled around him, curiously touching the "Wing-Suit Flight Suit."
The suit was peculiar, even the three Spiritual Sparrowhawks landed and cried out in amazement.
The flight suit, made entirely of high-density nylon, featured retractable "wings" between the legs, arms, and torso, similar to bat wings.
"Flying Squirrel?" Li Pei had already guessed the function of this suit—it must glide using its own wings.
"That's right, with it, you can fly! Watch closely~"
Lu Yao took a deep breath and using the Plucking Star Movement Technique, burst through the air with a "bang" as he launched.
That was just the run-up; at the edge of the cliff, his legs propelled him again, kicking up flying gravel from the cliff edge, and he leapt more than 30 meters up!
At that moment, Lu Yao was in a posture with limbs closed together, beneath him a steep cliff, jagged rocks, and the beautiful red leaves covering the hills.
At the peak of his leap, he suddenly spread his limbs and the wings were taut!
Lifted by the rising air currents, Lu Yao glided weightlessly. The wind roared past his ears, and his speed quickly reached 200 kilometers per hour.
At this moment, he felt as though he was on a roller coaster plus a drop tower, the kind without safety belts.
Lu Yao entered the Spirit Refining State, precisely controlling every muscle and bone, imitating the Spiritual Sparrowhawk's body to adjust a perfect posture and maintain the wings at the best angles using aerodynamics.
He became increasingly nimble in the air, executing various flying maneuvers such as spirals and rolls.
Down on the ground, the girls were hopping and clapping, cheering enthusiastically.
Unfortunately, with only 500 meters in height, Lu Yao didn't fly many laps before he was close to landing. And the distance he traveled was not very far, in total just about 1.5 kilometers of gliding.
Although Li Pei's excited face flushed red, she still gave a fair assessment:
"It's really fun, and somewhat similar to Innate Grandmasters' 'Air Control'. But it's not very practical, as it requires jumping from a high place."
Liao Ya smiled and said, "Don't worry, junior brother has a plan."
The next second, Lu Yao, leveraging his powerful lungs in conjunction with Inner Breath, let out a loud whistle like a steam whistle!
Hearing the call, the three Spiritual Sparrowhawks darted out like lightning! These polar spirits, capable of speeds up to 400 kilometers per hour, easily caught up with their master who was about to land!
Ji Xiang and Ru Yi grabbed his arms on either side, while Ping An grabbed the harness that should have had a parachute attached, surprisingly pulling Lu Yao up into flight again!
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They were enormous, measuring about 1.6 meters in length with a wingspan of 3.8 meters, and their strength was formidable! The three sparrows could easily lift a person and swiftly ascend to an altitude of 5000 meters.
From up here, the world beneath had become incredibly small, with layers of clouds all around.
Lu Yao laughed and said, "My treasures, let go."
With a screech, the Spiritual Sparrowhawks released their claws, and Lu Yao yelled "Oh yeah" as he spread his wings in the high sky at 5 kilometers up!
This time, it was much more thrilling! Not only was the hang time longer, but under the influence of inertia and gravity, his speed even broke through 220 kilometers per hour and was still accelerating.
He circled around Xiangshan several times and even purposely swooped over the girls' heads, eliciting loud screams from them.
For terrestrial creatures, nothing was more exciting than flight! Lu Yao felt that wing-suit flying was even more fun and flexible than piloting a plane!
He couldn't help but let out a joyous howl, and the three joyful Spiritual Sparrowhawks screeched back in response, circling around him as they soared together.
Moreover, every time their master lost altitude, they would grasp him and climb to continue gliding, and it only took two of them exerting force to manage it.
Lu Yao had a blast playing around, soaring hundreds of kilometers in the sky before finally descending.
No parachute was needed, just feet-braking, carving deep furrows into the ground upon landing.
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The three girls crowded around, excited. Liao Qe exclaimed with excitement, "I want to play too! I want to play too!"
Li Pei reminded her, "Are you not afraid of your blood staining the sky?"
"What's there to be afraid of, I'm wearing safety shorts!"
Liao Ya stroked the heads of the three Spiritual Sparrowhawks, praising, "What three capable little fellows~"
Li Pei also praised, "With their help, you can really fly! Like this, travelling from north to south of the river takes just a moment!"
Lu Yao laughed and said, "This is just the beginning. I am about to help them advance to the Marrow-Cleansing Realm, and then they'll easily be able to carry us to altitudes of ten thousand meters."
The family was full of anticipation and longing.
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Next, Lu Yao helped the girls put on their wing-suits. "Come on, I'll show you how to play with these."
First, the three girls "jumped off a cliff" for a simple experience, knowing that at this height, even if an accident happened, they wouldn't get hurt.
Liao Ya was the best flyer, mastering it in one try and landing smoothly with a foot-brake;
Liao Qe ended up with a "face-brake," while Li Pei with a "chest-brake," both looking extremely awkward.
"Ptooie! Ptooie! Ptooie!" The two girls got up, dusted off the dirt, and leaped back to the mountain top to fly again.
After all, they had Spirit Refinement Firmness, so this time they got the hang of it completely, flying very steadily.
Lu Yao nodded approvingly and signaled to the Spiritual Sparrowhawks to take them to the sky for fun.
The three women were much lighter than him, so the Spiritual Sparrowhawks could easily take them up into the air.
From the sky came the girls' extremely excited screams, as they enjoyed flying even more happily than Lu Yao.
They circled again and again, still not satisfied, continuously signaling the Spiritual Sparrowhawks to take them higher.
The overly excited cries eventually attracted the attention of Yu Yanmei.
The Innate Grandmaster's usually cold face showed a hint of curiosity, "What are you doing?"
"Wing-suit flying. Do you want to give it a try, Grandmaster Yu?"
Having bought five wing-suit flight suits, there were some to spare, so Lu Yao immediately picked one up and offered it to her.
Yu Yanmei took it and examined it, saying intrigued, "The design is quite ingenious, and the material is very special."
Seeing her interest, Lu Yao immediately stepped forward to help her into the flight suit.