Great Winter World, apartment. Chen Wang returned to his residence.
He had cultivated in the Cultivation World for several days, and he had not yet finished the Origin Returning Pills. Taking pills required gradual progress; one could not rush it, or the absorption of their medicinal power would slow.
Though it had only been a few days, Chen Wang's mana was now far more abundant than before.
One pill was worth half a month of arduous cultivation. Even though the effect declined slightly after taking more later on, each was still worth around ten days. After taking several in succession, the effects currently seemed fairly stable. By this rough calculation, fully refining a bottle of Origin Returning Pills would be equivalent to at least more than three months of arduous cultivation.
Chen Wang finally sensed hope for a breakthrough in the Cultivation World. Moreover, his use of spells was now much more practiced than before. He had made considerable progress these past few days.
Upon returning to the apartment, Chen Wang formed a hand seal. A patch of wall plaster on the ceiling slowly peeled away, falling into his hand and transforming into a Talisman Paper. This was a minor spell, the Observation Technique.
After reaching the middle stage of Qi Refinement, he had been able to use this spell successfully. Its effect was rather singular: as long as someone entered, he could sense the glow of the Talisman Paper dimming slightly.
Chen Wang examined it for a moment, then raised his brows. "Someone has been here."
This spell was merely an auxiliary measure.
As his base of operations in the Great Winter World, Chen Wang silently began inspecting the room, keeping his nerves on high alert. He discovered that in many extremely concealed spots where he had tucked strands