Chapter 152: Practicing Cultivation Methods, Returning to the Purple Heaven Holy Land
At this particular moment, were it not for the restriction limiting Jiang Chen's use to only magical treasures at best, Ji Mingxiu, fraught with anxiety, would have temporarily loaned his Dao treasure to Jiang Chen.
"Master, be at ease!"
"I shall make a swift return!"
With utmost sincerity, Jiang Chen accepted the flying artifact and made his pledge.
"Very well!"
Ji Mingxiu nodded urgently, "Then I shall make haste back to the Purple Heaven Holy Land!"
"Await my promising news!"
Leaving these words, Jiang Chen promptly navigated the flying artifact off Ji Mingxiu's flight course.
In the blink of an eye, two streaks of light disappeared into different directions.
En route.
'Truly, this is a magic treasure from the Inquiring Journey realm.'
'The speed far surpasses that of the jade flute by dozens of times!'
Jiang Chen mused, inspecting the flying artifact under his feet.
The flying artifact he held was a distinctive magic treasure named the 'Purple Orchid Meteor Leaf'.
Its overall form had the elegance of a streamline, resembling a slender leaf from an orchid.
The hue was a regal purple, exuding a sense of luxurious nobility.
This magic treasure was also among the rewards acquired from this expedition!
After all, Ji Mingxiu did not explicitly state that Jiang Chen was obligated to return it.
Shortly thereafter, Jiang Chen cast a backward glance at Ji Mingxiu's flight trajectory and released a mild sigh.
Ji Mingxiu, such a formidable individual.
However, in the face of his daughter's plight, he was rendered anxious, completely shedding the composure befitting a Holy Lord.
This, perhaps, was the essence of fatherhood.
Brushing aside these transient thoughts, Jiang Chen persisted in his forward flight.
Nonetheless, he found his current pace still lacking in satisfaction.
'No!'
'I must escape the reach of Ji Mingxiu's divine sense posthaste, then make my way back to the Purple Heaven Holy Land!'
'Otherwise, if I linger for too long, I might be surpassed by Fang Yuan!'
'If that happens, not only will Fang Yuan take command of the situation, but I also risk losing face before Ji Mingxiu and Ji Ruxue, considering I did bend the truth.'
'Upgrading my cultivation base realm at this point is impractical, hence my only option is to practice cultivation methods to bolster my combat power!'
'...'
With these considerations in mind, Jiang Chen promptly sent his divine sense into the Heavenly Demon Hidden Heart Ring.
This storage artifact was laden with a plethora of corpses.
Among them was the Mysterious Blue Sky Tiger, a creature of the Inquiring Journey realm.
'Wordless Heavenly Jade, commence absorption for me!'
At Jiang Chen's behest, the Wordless Heavenly Jade fused within his heart instantly produced an odd suction force.
Jiang Chen perceived a substantial augmentation in his genuine combat power.
Although he had not ascended to the Dao Comprehension realm, his strength had already surpassed that of ordinary Late-stage Inquiring Journey realm powerhouses.
The most significant advancement was his movement abilities.
Having practiced two Inquiring Journey realm movement-related cultivation methods.
The velocity of his Purple Orchid Meteor Leaf had already doubled.
Since movement techniques only had a limited impact on enhancing the speed of magic artifacts.
Therefore, when Jiang Chen was not using a magic artifact, his speed had augmented by at least fourfold compared to prior!
'This pace is indeed satisfactory!'
Jiang Chen nodded in satisfaction, flew a short distance forward before halting his advance.
From the chronicles within the Purple Heaven Dark Star Heavenly Scripture, he had gleaned.
The divine sense coverage of a Dao Palace realm powerhouse encompassed a radius of ten thousand kilometers, that is, a diameter of twenty thousand kilometers, equivalent to half the circumference of Earth's equator.
A Dao Palace realm powerhouse.
With just a solitary thought, they could survey half the Earth, a presence virtually akin to a deity.
Of course, the Immortal Martial Continent was incomparable to Earth.
The expanse of the Mysterious Truth Continent even exceeded Earth's surface area.
Returning to the present situation.
Jiang Chen and Ji Mingxiu were almost proceeding in opposite directions, with Ji Mingxiu traveling at a swifter pace.
Therefore, in a remarkably short span, Jiang Chen had already covered over ten thousand kilometers away from Ji Mingxiu, evading detection by Ji Mingxiu's divine sense.
'Next, return to the Purple Heaven Holy Land!'
Jiang Chen thought, shifting his focus onto the Heavenly Demon Hidden Heart Ring.
The Heavenly Demon Hidden Heart Ring was a Dao Palace artifact; it fell under the category of Dao treasures!
Employing it, he could perform six extraordinary functions: converging breath, disguising cultivation base, invisibility, shielding divine sense detection, divine sense counter-tracking, and defense against psychic attacks.
Given Jiang Chen's current might, he was already capable of harnessing some of the effects of the Heavenly Demon Hidden Heart Ring.
After all, he now wielded Dao Yuan Power.
'Heavenly Demon Hidden Heart Ring! Conceal!'
Jiang Chen inhaled deeply, gulped down a generous handful of pills, and then channeled all his Dao Yuan Power into the Heavenly Demon Hidden Heart Ring.
Suddenly!
The Heavenly Demon Hidden Heart Ring activated.
Jiang Chen's figure gradually grew transparent, and his breath was entirely concealed.
Not only was he invisible to the naked eye, but even divine sense couldn't detect him.
'As long as I'm not meticulously scrutinized by a Dao Palace realm powerhouse at close range, there should be no issue!'
Jiang Chen mused, then steered the Purple Orchid Meteor Leaf to swivel around and soar in the direction of the Purple Heaven Holy Land.
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