Thirty li away, Chen Xu withdrew his Daoist Soldier.

Then he activated the summoning technique of the Jade Leaf Knot, establishing a psychic connection with the little hedgehog Wei Yuan.

At this moment, Chen Xu and Wei Yuan were already separated by over a hundred li, and this distance was rapidly increasing.

This was because the boat was swiftly sailing toward Pingyang City.

Chen Xu's heart and spirit connected with the little hedgehog, and he heard a faint voice from the other side: "Brother Chen... I'm here, waiting for you on the boat."

It was hazy and indistinct, like being separated by a veil of mist. Interestingly, even though Chen Xu couldn't clearly hear Wei Yuan's exact words, he could understand the meaning without error.

This type of communication actually surpassed direct dialogue, providing a smooth sense of transmitting thoughts.

It was truly marvelous.

Chen Xu responded, "Ah Yuan, summon me back."

His voice was equally indistinct, and on the boat, Wei Yuan couldn't actually hear a single word.

Yet still, it could directly understand what Chen Xu meant.

In this way, between them, although not like certain cultivators in the animal taming departments who sign contracts between humans and demons,

the psychic connection between Chen Xu and the little hedgehog was far superior to that of many cultivators with contracts from both races.

Of course, since Wei Yuan's cultivation was still shallow, this kind of psychic communication was also not suitable for frequent use.

In a day, they could communicate back and forth about ten or twenty times, which wasn't too much, but compared to the restriction of being able to summon only once every three days, it was remarkably stronger.

On this occasion, Chen Xu called for Wei Yuan to summon him, wanting to experience the specific use of the Jade Leaf Knot summoning technique.

So as to avoid a situation where in a critical moment, both would be flustered, possessing the summoning technique yet unable to use it smoothly.

On the boat, Wei Yuan inhaled nervously.

The little hedgehog stood in the middle of the cabin, silently chanting in its heart, "Brother Chen, come quickly. Brother Chen, come quickly..."

When the mind moved, it was as if some strange passageway was opened in the darkness.

But it wasn't enough; Wei Yuan realized its summoning wasn't accurate enough.

In its divine sea, it outlined Chen Xu's appearance and aura, then changed its summoning method: "Chen Xu, come quickly!"

Strong intent surged, and the next moment, from the opened passageway, suddenly came a figure stepping out from nowhere.

It was at this moment!

Chen Xu stepped out, appearing out of thin air on the empty ground in front of Wei Yuan.

The moment they met, the air was silent.

This summoning had no spectacular sound and light effects, nor a strong wave of magic.

Chen Xu, like a shadow, walked through the spatial distance of reality out of nowhere.

He swiftly and silently appeared before Wei Yuan, and as their eyes met, this moment was astonishingly breathtaking.

The summoning technique of the Jade Leaf Knot was truly miraculous!

Truly the words did not lie.

In the cabin, Wei Yuan stared at Chen Xu for a long time, then suddenly cheered: "Brother Chen, you actually appeared!"

Chen Xu was still experiencing the wondrous feeling of passing through space, which was different from using the Netherworld.

Using the Netherworld, Chen Xu relied on his own divine power, utilizing the spatial difference between two worlds to achieve a similar 'crossing space' effect within the mortal world in a short time.

However, the Jade Leaf Knot summoning technique directly opened a passage in the human world, instantly aligning two spatial nodes separated by over a hundred li—

No, saying alignment is not entirely accurate either.

According to Chen Xu's understanding, this was more like: though the space was not folded, the nodes somehow managed to coincide!

In the moment of crossing the two nodes, Chen Xu's heart was pounding.

He seemed to touch a trace of the wondrous reality of this world!

Nobody could understand what Chen Xu sensed in that moment of crossing.

Actually, even Chen Xu found it difficult to fully describe; he just had a vague sensation.

For that instant, he seemed to be looking down, seeing the vast mortal world, with countless nodes shimmering.

Between each node, there seemed to be countless mysterious threads extending.

He felt those nodes and threads were somewhat familiar, yet when trying to understand them further, he felt as if scratching an itch through a boot, a vague sensation that failed to hit the point, leaving him regretful.

Meanwhile, some distant nodes seemed to dim—

Chen Xu caught a glimpse, unsure if he had seen wrong.

Perhaps it was because his gaze didn't reach, thus making the far-off nodes seem dim.

His heart was pounding, the sound loud in his ears, almost bursting his eardrums.

Until the little hedgehog called again: "Brother Chen, Brother Chen?"

Chen Xu suddenly came to his senses, and in an instant, his surging Qi Blood calmed and returned, circulating his Innate Qi throughout his body.

He steadied his emotions, and the scenes of nodes and thread pathways he witnessed slowly became blurry.

He couldn't help but frown, struggling to recall, but his thoughts couldn't reach.

Only one thing, he blurted out: "Ah Yuan, I seem to understand which direction to strive toward if I want to practice the Heaven and Earth Technique."

Wei Yuan asked excitedly: "Brother Chen, what did you realize again?"

Chen Xu said: "The mortal world is the mortal world, but beyond the real mortal world, there exist countless passage nodes... No," Chen Xu frowned again.

Wei Yuan saw his peculiar expression and couldn't help but feel a bit concerned: "Brother Chen, what's wrong?"

In the cabin of the boat, Chen Xu paced, then suddenly flashed.

In an instant, he crossed the space from the side of the window to appear directly by the door, overcoming the obstacles of tables and chairs in between!

This flash step was truly marvelous.

Previously, Chen Xu's body technique was also exquisite.

It was born from the poetic context of "Ten Steps Kill One" in "Knight's Journey," endowing Chen Xu with some abilities like the poetry spirit from the verse.

Namely, taking one step over ten, making his body technique agile, conjuring some magical imagery of being simultaneously ahead and behind.

But this leap had its limitations.

First, it couldn't be too long, and second, there couldn't be too obvious obstacles during the leap.

Naturally, in normal circumstances, no matter how exceptional your body technique, it's only about quick maneuvers, fast like lightning.

But no matter how fast, you can't turn out of thin air, or pass through walls, can you?

Yet at this moment, Chen Xu, overcoming obstacles and achieving a flash, had indeed gained an ability akin to walking through walls!

This was incorporating the wondrous use of space into the body technique of "Ten Steps Kill One."

Chen Xu, though he "did not know why," seemed to forget the countless nodes he had seen, but at this moment, his body technique improved naturally and without effort.

The little hedgehog was dumbfounded, it blankly asked Chen Xu, "Brother Chen, how did you do that?"

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