Today's circumstances were ironclad evidence. If Yang Chen left alive and accused him in his capacity as Guardian Emperor, Lingbie would undoubtedly die.
He abruptly gave chase, but the outcome of catching up left him utterly despairing. Yang Chen had already vanished without a trace.
This meant Yang Chen possessed the ability to escape from his grasp at any time. It was merely that Yang Chen had never panicked and had even intended to toy with him for a while before fleeing.
Meanwhile, Yang Chen calmly found a concealed cave, entered it, and began cultivating.
When he had activated the Origin Artifact earlier, Yang Chen had discovered a crucial issue.
This was an issue he had not encountered even when activating the Volcanic Mountain of Fire Prison.
With his current cultivation, he was unable to unleash the Heavenly Thunder Tree's full might. Thus, when he had fought Dao Ancestor Lingbie earlier, the Heavenly Thunder Tree, despite being an Origin Artifact, had not displayed much of its divine power. It had merely barely defended against one of Dao Ancestor Lingbie's ultimate moves.
This was precisely because he could not bring out the Heavenly Thunder Tree's full strength.
Yang Chen felt that the higher his cultivation became, the stronger the abilities of the Heavenly Thunder Tree he could unleash. To truly bring out its full might, he would need to reach the Heavenly Extreme Realm.
It was somewhat regrettable.
But to Yang Chen, it was nothing much.
He was now planning to advance his cultivation another step.
Into the late stage Heavenly Mandate Realm.
Everything was ready but the east wind.
With his Laws of Time and Space, if he hid in a concealed location, Dao Ancestor Lingbie would need some time to find him.
The time would not be very long,