Ye Ling told everyone to rest, and she stayed to keep watch alone.
Everyone knew that if she slept, they would die faster, so they didn't stand on ceremony with her.
The whole night, nothing happened.
As dawn broke, she woke everyone up, ready to depart.
In the early morning, the air in the deep mountains was exceptionally fresh.
Chu Tian took a deep breath. It seemed this was the first time he had camped outdoors in his two lives.
After everyone had a bite of food, Ye Ling confirmed the direction and led them onward.
At first, they could still move forward with some effort, but after a few hours, the path became impassable.
The road was covered with vines and thorns. Zhao Lei and Jin Kaiyu took turns clearing the way in front with their machetes.
Even Gao Kai and the others were panting by noon.
Carrying a backpack weighing over a hundred pounds and walking in the deep mountains was truly not something ordinary people could accomplish.
Even Ye Ling, using her air manipulation, had reached her limit by this point.
On the contrary, Chu Tian surprised everyone.
Because he, unlike everyone else, seemed refreshed and invigorated.
Everyone looked at him strangely, and Chu Tian felt a little embarrassed.
Finally, he voluntarily took Ye Ling's backpack.
Even so, he didn't feel much fatigue.
He himself found it strange, but for some reason, in this jungle, there seemed to be an energy that was drilling into his body.
It was this energy that allowed him to maintain peak physical condition at all times.
Furthermore, he discovered that when carrying a load, the speed at which this faint energy entered his body would increase.
At noon, after resting, Zhao Lei led the way, and Chu Tian took his backpack as well.
After continuing for a while, he felt he hadn't reached his limit yet, so he took Gao Kai's and Zhao Lei's bags too.
No one said anything about this.
However, Gao Kai and the others looked at Chu Tian with surprise.
Ye Ling, on the other hand, looked at Chu Tian with admiration.
An hour later, Chu Tian was carrying the backpacks of five people, a total weight of seven hundred and fifty pounds.
At this moment, the faint energy surged into his body wildly, but it still couldn't completely alleviate his fatigue.
Another hour passed, and Chu Tian's entire body was soaked in sweat. With every step he took, a puddle of water formed at his feet.
Ye Ling and the others tacitly slowed their pace, all of them watching him.
Several times Zhao Lei wanted to help Chu Tian, but Gao Kai stopped him and shook his head.
One step, ten steps, a hundred steps…
In the eyes of others, he could collapse at any moment with the next step.
Chu Tian's consciousness was already hazy, and only his will supported him to move forward.
At this moment, it was as if there was only him left in the world.
It was also as if he had returned to the moment of walking alone for five thousand years in his dream.
*Crack...*
Chu Tian seemed to hear the sound of something breaking within his body.
Like a chick breaking out of an egg, a force was born from within him.
Ye Ling and the others were surprised to find that Chu Tian's hunched back was actually straightening up little by little.
Chu Tian's unfocused gaze regained its radiance.
He looked at Gao Kai and the others, who were all looking at him with shocked expressions.
Only Ye Ling said to him, "Not bad!" Da Feng Novel Network.
"Ah?" Chu Tian scratched his head; he didn't understand what was happening himself.
Zhao Lei and Jin Kaiyu gave him a thumbs-up and then quickened their pace in clearing the path.
Gao Kai walked up behind him, patted him, and said, "Congratulations, you've broken through your physical limit."
Then he took the backpacks off Chu Tian, handed them to Zhao Lei and the others, and took Chu Tian's backpack as well.
"You've just broken through your limit, so it's not suitable for carrying heavy loads for now. Rest a bit!"
Then, carrying two backpacks, he continued walking forward.
Chu Tian stood there, bewildered.
The force that had just appeared in his body was now circulating within him.
He could clearly feel that energy circulating within his body along a certain path.
Is this… breaking through the physical limit?
Having never systematically studied martial arts, Chu Tian had no idea how to control this energy and could only let it circulate on its own.
However, with each circulation, Chu Tian felt his strength increase.
"Little fellow, use your divine sense to communicate with the energy within your body, and then circulate it according to the method I guide you with," Xu Duoduo's voice echoed in Chu Tian's ear.
After Xu Duoduo finished speaking, Ye Ling, who was in front, looked back. It seemed Xu Duoduo had said something to her.
She walked back in surprise and said, "You've actually gestated qi? How many times have you broken through your physical limit?"
Hearing her words, Gao Kai and the others stopped in their tracks.
"Ah? I don't know. This should be the first time!"
After Chu Tian answered Ye Ling, Ye Ling looked at him as if he were a monster.
Even Gao Kai and the others had the same expression.
"Brother Tian, no way! You gestated qi on your first breakthrough of your physical limit?" Zhao Lei said with disbelief.
Chu Tian looked at his body and said, "If what you're calling qi is the stuff running around inside me, then it probably is."
Jin Kaiyu, who didn't talk much, had been listening with his ears perked up when Zhao Lei asked.
How he wished Chu Tian would answer in the negative.
Although he looked incredulous and unwilling,
He didn't say a word and directly opened his backpack, taking out tools.
He began to set up camp just like that.
Gao Kai and Zhao Lei exchanged a glance, revealing a wry smile.
Then, they also started to get busy.
"What are you guys doing?" Chu Tian asked curiously.
Ye Ling glanced at him and said, "We'll rest here for today."
"But you..."
"Don't worry, delaying for a day or two won't kill me. Later, ask Xu Duoduo to help you guide the qi to your dantian. If you miss this opportunity, you might regret it for the rest of your life."
Having known Ye Ling for so long, Chu Tian rarely saw her speak to him with such kindness.
This time, her voice was remarkably gentle as she spoke to him.
Night.
Xu Duoduo, half-transparent, stood beside Ye Ling.
"Can't you help him guide the qi?" Ye Ling asked with a frown.
Xu Duoduo looked at Chu Tian, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, with a pouting expression.
"Guide what? This kid doesn't even have meridians."
Ye Ling looked at her and asked curiously, "Then what's happening with him now?"
Xu Duoduo's face was grim, and she said through gritted teeth:
"How should I know? The moment I infiltrated his body with my divine soul power, I was repelled by a strange force, almost shattering my divine soul.
I've lived for over a hundred years, and I almost got my soul scattered by him. I'm so angry! This time, I don't know how long it will take me to recover!"
Seeing her defeated expression, Ye Ling actually covered her mouth and chuckled.
"You little brat, what are you laughing at?"
"Nothing..." Ye Ling replied, then looked at Chu Tian, who was sitting on the ground, with a hint of worry.
At this moment, Chu Tian was also a little annoyed. Xu Duoduo had clearly said she would help him guide the circulation of his qi.
But as soon as it began, his consciousness was pulled into a strange space by a peculiar force.