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Zhao Changhe’s seclusion, which he had originally planned to last for three to five days, took much less time than anticipated. Aside from taking a few hours to give Xia Chichi a personal session, he ended up shutting himself away for just a day and a half.
He sensed that something was off with his breakthrough to the third layer of the Profound Control Realm.
This was not a new feeling. He had occasionally felt that his cultivation had progressed too quickly, that he lacked grounding, and that his leaps in strength felt hollow. But since his actual combat performance never lagged, often even surpassing those of the same level, he had dismissed those doubts as the natural byproduct of a fast-paced path.
This time, though, the disquiet ran deeper. A persistent sense of unease gnawed at his heart.
Long ago, Yuxu had once told him to look back at the road he had walked. Yuxu had reminded him that practice had indeed calmed his mind and helped him fill in the gaps in his foundation. But now, no matter how thoroughly he retraced his steps, he could not find any missing piece.
The journey was still vivid, and so were the people and the events that had transpired. The days had been short, but the impressions had been carved deep. His mental strength and memory were no longer what they had been when he was still an ordinary university student. Ever since he had transmigrated into this world, even a fleeting glance would not be easily forgotten, and this was especially so for any insight gained along the way—those were etched into him like runes on steel.
Techniques like the Fox Spirit Saber Intent, Sandstorm Saber Art, and even the Primal Slaughter Sword Art had long since been discarded or merged into his daily repertoire. Some were outdated and forgotten, while most others had been internalized to the point of indistinction.
The tempering of his body, too, had evolved far beyond step-by-step tempering. Since receiving Li Shentong’s complete body-tempering technique, and especially after bathing with Piaomiao in the lotus...
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