Chapter 177: 101: The war is burning fiercely, and people can hardly return home (No reason to add more)_1 Chapter 177: 101: The war is burning fiercely, and people can hardly return home (No reason to add more)_1 After the Black Cloud Leopard had eaten its fill, Chen Dengming tactfully refused the leopard’s insistence on providing blood, cautioning it to stay out of trouble, avoid making enemies, promote peace, or take pre-emptive measures if an enemy was unavoidable, and to not rush headlong into conflicts looking for justice.
Leaving the seemingly enlightened leopard in the forest, he promised to summon the creature again another day before drifting away in the breeze.
Now that he had achieved Foundation Establishment, Chen Dengming felt much more relaxed when using Broadsword Qi to fly.
His Escape Speed was faster and consumed less Spiritual Energy.
Enhanced control over Spiritual Energy meant that using it in his Cultivation Technique and directing Spiritual Energy was more exquisite.
This was a process naturally mastered after a power increase.
It was like suddenly reverting back to being a fish, gaining gills.
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The ability to breathe underwater came naturally, without the need for deep understanding or contemplation.
Now, Chen Dengming understood why the Foundation Establishment Cultivators in his sect like to fly in the sky.
They always hovered in the air when talking to Disciples.
Perhaps it was because the consumption of Spiritual Energy was light and flying felt effortless.
Secondly, it allowed them to practice flying techniques regularly during daily activities, honing their positioning and becoming accustomed to it.
This would enable them greater agility in combat.
As for why they always floated in the air while talking to disciples, Chen Dengming once thought it was an act by the Foundation Establishment Cultivators to establish authority, an unnecessary display of power.
But now he felt that he was too naive.
There was absolutely no need for such a display.
“Whoosh!”
Chen Dengming transformed into a streak of light and broke into high-speed flight.
Boom—
Atmospheric turbulence was violently torn apart by the harsh light.
Soon, Chen Dengming’s flight speed directly approached a state of subsonic speed, practically half the speed of sound.
In the blink of an eye, he flew almost 240 yards away.
But after maintaining this speed for a while, Chen Dengming had to reduce it.
The increased speed caused too much air resistance.
Especially when he continued to stimulate Broadsword Qi to protect against the growing turbulence, the resistance continued to increase with speed.
In the end, the air felt like fluid, so dense that it was suffocating.
If he were to weaken his Broadsword Qi’s protection, or remove it entirely, the result was clear: the resistance wouldn’t decrease much, but the physical damage caused by strong air currents would greatly increase.
Chen Dengming took pride in his cultivation of the Diamond Vajra Zen Dharma and the Demon Cultivation Technique, believing his body should be able to withstand any pressure.
But after a while, he had to give up on this self-torture.
It was true, his body held up, but his hair was nearly pulled out by the strong air currents.
With his body flying forward furiously and his hair flying wildly behind him, it was like a ceremony of parting.
Furthermore, his eyelids were shaking uncontrollably when he tried to open his eyes, and his eyes were tearing ceaselessly, as though menthol oil had been applied.
A speed of 240 yards in a moment translated to nearly 1,000 kilometers per hour, comparable to the slower aircraft of the former world.
At such a high speed, the air resistance was naturally high, and the consumption of Spiritual Energy was tremendous.
However, if the speed was instead about 120 yards in a moment, Chen Dengming felt he could manage it.
Through this attempt, he had arrived near the Everjoy District.
“Now that my maximum speed has surpassed two times that before Breakthrough and I feel it could further close to the speed of sound, however, it would require too much Spiritual Energy.”
“If I maintain a speed of roughly 120 yards in a moment, under the premise that my Spiritual Energy consumption is within a safe range, travelling thousands of miles a day would be a piece of cake.
This would be difficult in the past, with insufficient mana, and slower speed…”
Chen Dengming maintained course for the Everjoy District while smoothing down his near-vertical hair and contemplated with satisfaction.
He was quite satisfied with this attempt.
His consistent speed now was close to his extreme speed of the past.
And his sustained flight duration had, conservatively, increased tenfold.
Faster Escape Speed meant stronger survival ability.
In the Cultivation World, the strongest ability was not attacking power but rather escape speed.
As the old saying goes, retreating is the best tactic.
“Huh?”
Chen Dengming smoothed down his hair just as an odd look overcame him.
He gazed towards the crowd gathering near the entrance of the Longevity District.
There were some disciples from the Changchun Sect seemingly carrying out some task.
A large number of Loose Cultivators were forming a line, yet the scene was not chaotic.
Apart from the surrounding crowd’s chatter, the overall atmosphere was quite heavy, and somewhat strange.
Chen Dengming flew over in surprise, and drew out the Light Reflecting Mirror to examine his own face.
“Eyes…
Painted bones and painted skin can’t paint a soul.
My eyes are easily recognizable.”
Chen Dengming’s eyes shifted for a bit.
Indeed, one’s eyes were hard to disguise.
He could only try to invoke the Bone Shrinking Technique, bending the flow of Spiritual Energy, making a small arch at the center of his brow.
This slightly changed the distance between his eyes.
As a result, some subtle changes occurred in his features, focusing around his eyes.
It didn’t make a huge difference, but now his appearance was vastly different from Gao Hu’s of the Everjoy District.
When he was in the Longevity Sect claiming a Route Guide, he used the Bone Shrinking Technique to change his appearance from Chen Dengming to Gao Hu.
And two months ago, when joining the Changchun Sect, again he changed his identity and appearance.
Now, with a new Route Guide, he was called Chen Ming, a new member of the Changchun Sect.