Adam's idea was risky as he had never tried it before and he also only had a few seconds to plan, activate and successfully pull off his idea, which would take ordinary cultivators days, weeks, months or even years to do.
It was inspired by the Air Palm Strike that his master had taught him, along with how he had seen Mason and Cole use their elemental affinities in their battles.
Mason had used his Fire Elemental Affinity to release small bursts and explosions from his feet and other parts of his body that he wanted to propel forwards or attack with, while Cole would use his Wind Elemental Affinity to control the air for his movement in the air.
He didn't always use the air around himself to carry himself and floating in the air, as that would be very draining and difficult to maintain and sustain at Cole's level, but he would maintain constant streams of wind from the bottom of his palms and feet, similar to how the Air Palm Strike worked.