He stood where he was and sensed carefully for a while.
A moment later, Qian opened his eyes again.
"Whew~"
Letting out a soft breath, he now had a clear idea of the direct changes that had come after Dust Release's advancement.
He glanced at the time. There was still a while before he rested.
He did not plan to waste that time.
As it happened, after this advancement of Dust Release, he had yet to test the cultivation boost brought by the improvement in his aptitude. He could use the little time left today to test it while he was at it.
With that thought, Qian wasted no more time. Raising his hand, he used the Body Flicker Technique, and with several flickers, he returned to Moon Island.
Next, he used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique twice in succession, splitting off shadow clones to absorb Natural Energy and develop Kekkei Mōra.
He had all the shadow clones developing Kekkei Mōra leave.
Then he packed and sealed the shadow clones absorbing Natural Energy, handed them to the Wood Clone at the side that had remained on guard the entire time, and had it take them to that node in the Land of Birds.
After finishing all this, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique and teleported directly into the volcano beneath Moon Island. In a second, he entered Sage Mode and began a new round of Body Enhancement.
Time passed minute by minute, second by second.
Soon, more than three hours had gone by.
It was now late at night.
Qian ended the final round of training and returned to Moon Island.
While his body recovered, he checked the effects of his Body Enhancement over the past three-plus hours.
After comparing them, he reached a conclusion: this improvement in aptitude