Li Su moved quickly. Mainly because his physical body was subject to relatively little suppression in this world; even without relying on extraordinary substances, he could still maintain strength at the Golden Core level.
Still, he kept himself somewhat restrained, not allowing himself to make too much noise.
He was fairly at ease. Even if the prodigies of the top sects had arrived several days ahead of him, without being able to use mana, a distance of several thousand li would be an unimaginable nightmare. He was not in too much of a hurry.
There were already very few people to be encountered at this point. Even after traveling a hundred li or more, one might not meet a single person.
At this distance, anyone he did encounter possessed astonishing strength and considerable attainments in physical cultivation, far surpassing ordinary mortals.
Yet the suppression was truly immense. He could no longer sense any extraordinary substances at all. The patterns of the Dao Laws had been forced back inside the body, and he could barely feel the fluctuations of the world's rules. Even his divine sense had been affected to a degree, its range severely reduced.
Of course, the most serious issue was consumption. Even though Li Su had reduced the explosive output of his physical strength, he was beginning to feel the drain.
After all, a Golden Core-level body consumed a great deal even while standing still. Without extraordinary substances to replenish it, he would feel hunger and exhaustion like an ordinary mortal. Fortunately, his body could store quite a lot of energy; every cell had absorbed massive amounts of it. Together with his Golden Core, he could hold out for quite some time.
A thousand li, five hundred li, then another thousand li.
Altogether, he had traveled two thousand