They were fast, and Chu Tian smiled faintly.
He directly activated travel form.
Simultaneously activating outward divine sense.
Locking onto the positions and directions of the Lin family siblings, he set off in pursuit.
Suddenly accelerating, Chu Tian almost crashed into a tree.
This time, using travel form in reality was significantly faster than the last time.
He hadn't quite mastered the speed for a moment.
Adjusting, he began to chase Lin Ran, who was carrying Lin Yu.
Thirty seconds later, under Lin Ran's wide-eyed stare.
Chu Tian waved at him and continued forward, moving to a position parallel with Lin Chi.
He slowed down, moving alongside him.
"You..."
Lin Chi opened his mouth, but Chu Tian didn't hear him clearly.
The speed was too great, and his voice was blown back by the wind.
However, Chu Tian knew they must be amazed by his speed.
Even he himself marveled at how fast travel form truly was now.
If he had possessed this speed before, he probably would have slapped that rubber man down long ago.
Ye Ling wouldn't have even had a chance to save him.
Running continuously through the mountains for three hours, it was almost one in the morning.
Their location had entered the undeveloped depths of the Taihang Mountains.
During this time, although it seemed like they were traveling on flat ground, Chu Tian knew they had been steadily gaining altitude.
Lin Chi gestured to Chu Tian and gradually stopped.
After stopping, he reverted to human form and gasped for air.
Clearly, his stamina was nearing its limit.
Lin Ran, following behind with Lin Yu on his back,
seemed relaxed. Seeing Lin Chi stop, he said, "What's wrong, already worn out?"
"Hah... hah... you brat, don't use your divine travel charm!" Lin Chi panted heavily.
Lin Ran put down Lin Yu and rolled his eyes. "Tsk... I don't have four legs, why wouldn't I use a divine travel charm?"
Then he turned and looked at Chu Tian curiously, continuing, "Tsk tsk tsk... four legs can't outrun two legs, big brother is really worn out..."
*Crack...* A pack of compressed biscuits was thrown directly at his head. Lin Yu's voice came, "Usually when we're out, you don't say a peep, but you just have to talk back to big brother!"
"Ouch... Xiao Yu, you ungrateful wretch, have you forgotten who's been carrying you all this way?" Lin Ran rubbed his head.
"You dare to say that, you're carrying me, but I'm carrying three bags, I'm almost pressed into a sandwich cookie!"
"Your bony frame is poking my chest and it hurts... Hmph..."
Hearing her say this, Chu Tian subconsciously glanced towards her chest.
At this moment, Lin Yu was dressed in a tight-fitting outfit, with a chest wrap. If one didn't look at her face, others would mistake her for a man.
In Chu Tian's mind, he instantly recalled the scene where she was impersonating Master Huang and he had seen her entire body with his divine sense.
He thought to himself: Why do you blame your chest for hurting? You had two built-in cushions, but you didn't use them.
You insisted on wearing a chest wrap, making it flat like an airport runway. Who else would hurt if not you?
Thinking this, Chu Tian sheepishly touched his nose, relieved that no one had noticed his lewd thoughts.
He deactivated travel form and took out some food from his backpack.
He hadn't eaten much for days. After leaving the game pod, he had wolfed down a pile of cold food from the refrigerator.
When he found the Lin siblings this morning, they had already finished eating.
Later, on the train and entering the game, he still hadn't eaten.
Chu Tian now felt like he could eat a whole cow.
He remembered Zhao Lei saying he wanted to have a good meal in the game before.
He couldn't help but swallow, thinking that those all-you-can-eat barbecue buffets and hot pots would be perfect for him right now.
He would definitely get his money's worth by going in.
"How much further?" Chu Tian asked them, biting into a bread.
Lin Chi, after resting for a while, said, "At this speed, we should arrive around evening tomorrow."
Chu Tian paused, "Oh, that's fine, not too far!"
"Tian Ge, didn't you hear this dog say 'at this speed'?" Lin Ran mumbled around his mouthful of food.
"I heard, we'll eat, and then we'll keep going, right?"
Chu Tian didn't understand why he said that, feeling a bit confused.
"Tian Ge... you can still run?" Lin Chi was no longer breathing heavily, but he still looked very tired.
Hearing his question, Chu Tian thought he had misunderstood something. He checked himself internally; his stamina was full.
Even his 'qi' had hardly been depleted.
Then he cautiously said, "Uh... is there a problem?"
The three of them looked at Chu Tian as if he were a monster.
"Never mind, I can't run anymore. My 'qi' is almost depleted, and it will take at least a few hours to recover. We'll have to go at a normal pace from now on!"
Lin Chi looked disheartened. Comparing oneself to others was disheartening. Not only could he not match the speed, but his 'qi' reserve was also less than others.
After he said this, Chu Tian finally noticed the small sprout in his body, extending from his dantian all the way to his heavenly spirit acupoint.
Then, its topmost two leaves had disappeared.
Chu Tian sat down and sent his divine sense into his spirit platform.
He discovered that in the center of the lake island, there was now a small, emerald green, transparent tree with a fluffy canopy.
Chu Tian knew this must be what Dao Tian had mentioned about the effect of Ye Guan Spirit Platform after reaching level forty-five.
After entering his spirit platform, it was no longer just two small branches and leaves.
Moreover, he could clearly see all the leaves slowly absorbing the soul power within the spirit platform.
This soul power flowed down the trunk and into the lake island below.
The 'qi' that was released from the branches outside the spirit platform should be what it converted and provided to Chu Tian.
And Chu Tian's body would automatically absorb external 'qi', which the trunk would then absorb and transmit upwards.
Until it reached the canopy within the spirit platform, where it was converted into something like water droplets.
They slid off the leaves and dissipated within the spirit platform.
The entire sapling formed a cycle within Chu Tian's body.
The only drawback was that the sapling still looked unhealthy, trembling precariously. Outside the small canopy within the spirit platform, there were no other branches or leaves.
Now, it looked as if the trunk within his body was like its roots.
"Let's go!"
Chu Tian, who was observing internally, was suddenly patted on the shoulder.
He opened his eyes to see Lin Yu standing beside him.
The three of them had already packed up, each with their own backpacks.
Lin Chi's backpack had been given to Lin Yu earlier, as Lin Ran was carrying it.
Seeing Chu Tian open his eyes, Lin Chi led the way, continuing south.
"Can your speed increase further if you don't carry these backpacks?" Chu Tian stood up and stopped Lin Ran.
"Huh? Yes! It can increase my speed by at least double," Lin Ran answered blankly.
"Alright then!" Chu Tian took the backpack from him and as he walked forward, he passed Lin Yu and took hers as well.
He continued until he caught up with Lin Chi, grabbed him, and handed over his backpack, as well as Lin Ran's and Lin Yu's.
The second and youngest Lin siblings watched from behind in confusion. Seeing this scene, Lin Ran blurted out,
"Holy crap, Tian Ge is trying to wear out the dog!"
Lin Chi, whose ears were very good, naturally heard him and glared fiercely at him.