The Liuyun itself was the signal for the competition to begin.
The next instant, the eager crowd scrambled to use their Escape Techniques, racing after the Liuyun.
A light erupted from Ye Fei as several Wind Talismans he had prepared beforehand activated simultaneously.
The effects of Light Body, Spiritual, Wind Riding, Wind Control, Breaking Wind, and more were cast upon him, allowing him to imdiately pull ahead of the pack.
He had asked before the competition and confird he could use self-enhancing Tier Two Talismans as an aid.
Many of the other Cultivators had also prepared Talismans.
However, Ye Fei had personally crafted these Talismans, and their effects were far superior to anyone else’s.
Furthermore, he had fine-tuned them to his specific needs, maximizing the boost to his speed.
Yet even so, Ye Fei could only watch as the Windwalker Wanderer gradually pulled ahead of him.
The man hadn’t used any Talismans, yet a gentle breeze swirled around him.
He was more than ten percent faster than Ye Fei.
As he passed Ye Fei, he even had the presence of mind to offer a piece of comntary. "Young friend, your control over Wind Escape is quite good, but you rely too much on external items."
"If your own techniques were refined enough, all these miscellaneous Talismans would only beco a hindrance."
Ye Fei took note of the advice but didn’t let it bother him.
’Whether the advice had rit or not was a matter to consider after the competition.’
’Right now, the most important thing was to vie for the Liuyun.’
He focused on adjusting his Flying Sword, doing his best to keep up with the Windwalker Wanderer.
He spared a mont to glance to his left and right but saw no other Cultivators.
Huh?
’Where’s Xiao Chen?’
Ye Fei scanned the path ahead, only to see the Windwalker Wanderer pulling further and further away.
’Never mind. I shouldn’t overthink it. The competition is what’s important.’
He quickly cast aside these distracting thoughts and focused on manipulating his Talismans, using them in concert with his Wind Escape to push forward at full speed.
anwhile, back on the peak of Li Mountain, the crowd had erupted in gasps of astonishnt.
A good number of Cultivators were participating in the competition—a full thirty Foundation Establishnt Cultivators in total.
Of course, many of them were there simply for the experience, with no real intention of winning.
So when the Liuyun shot forth, the Cultivator on the far right didn’t set off imdiately. Instead, he looked to his left at the motionless Xiao Chen.
"Xiao, the competition has started."
But then he realized sothing was amiss.
The Xiao Chen beside him turned into an afterimage, gradually dissipating into thin air.
He imdiately cried out, "An afterimage!"
The others, drawn by his shout, turned just in ti to see the afterimage fade away.
Although Xiao Chen normally used Sword Flight, he didn’t need to rely on any Talismans or Magical Artifacts when fully unleashing his Vertical Earth Golden Light.
Only under these conditions could he reach his absolute top speed.
Using external items, including his Flying Sword, would only slow him down.
Everyone’s first instinct was to look to the sky, so of course, they didn’t see him.
The Vertical Earth Golden Light was incredibly fast. By the ti everyone else began to look around for him, he had already crossed mountains and valleys, leaving no trace behind.
Moreover, Xiao Chen had just discovered another benefit of successful Body Refining.
When faced with unfamiliar terrain, he could just plow straight through.
’Rocks? Trees? Who cares! Why the hell would I dodge? Just smash through the damn things and be done with it!’
Although the force of impact would be greater at higher speeds...
...with his current physique, which was equivalent to the late-stage of Foundation Establishnt, anything else was small potatoes, as long as he didn’t run headfirst into a mountain.
Such was the confidence that ca with being a Body Cultivator.
About three quarters of an hour later, Xiao Chen caught up to the last Liuyun and captured it directly with his Magical Power from a distance of 440 feet.
He then ca to a sudden halt, took out the standard-issue Jade Purification Bottle, and began to collect the Liuyun.
Then, after another Quarter Hour, he caught up to the second-to-last one, then the third-to-last, the fourth-to-last....
’Jeez, the organizers are so careless.’
’The Jade Purification Bottle they provided is obviously too small. It’s already full after collecting just ten Liuyun.’
’I’ll have to report this mistake to them when I get back.’
Luckily, Xiao Chen was an Alchemist and carried his own Jade Purification Bottle with him.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have had anywhere to store the last two Liuyun.
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