Jiang Chen mumbled several times, unable to form a single complete sentence. The scene before his eyes—or rather, the person before him—delivered a powerful impact on his vision, worldview, spirit, and multiple other aspects.

Although he had guessed earlier that this person was not ordinary, he never expected them to be so extraordinarily unordinary.

Suddenly, Jiang Chen felt himself flying. He looked down and immediately his pupils trembled violently. His feet had already left the ground.

A person weighing over 50 kg was effortlessly lifted by Hong Chui with one hand, carried into the forging room without any ability to resist.

Fortunately, nothing “dangerous” happened.

When the two arrived before a weapon rack, Hong Chui gently set Jiang Chen down, then took out the refined Giant Leaf.

“Little brother, take a look at the Giant Leaf your sister refined for you! Isn’t it impressive!”

“Senior… I…” Jiang Chen hadn’t fully regained his composure and was momentarily at a loss for words.

Hong Chui waved her hand dismissively. “Since you asked your sister to refine a means of travel for you, you are her most honored guest. We’re like family now, no need to be polite.”

“Alright, alright, alright.” Jiang Chen nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking rice.

Then, he focused all his attention on the refined Giant Leaf.

Four giant leaves, each over two meters long and one meter wide. At the convergence point in the center was a circular platform less than two meters across.

The so-called spirit patterns were the markings produced during forging. As long as spiritual power or Spirit Qi was channeled into them, they created transmission channels. They could temporarily enhance various aspects of the item’s quality, defense, attack power, and more.

To some extent, they weren’t much different from spirit artifacts.

However, the Giant Leaf was merely a means of travel. It didn’t possess high defensive capabilities, nor did it have strong offensive power.

Therefore, in terms of texture and feel, this refined Giant Leaf undoubtedly qualified as a high-grade item; there was no question about that.

At this moment, Hong Chui chuckled. “Let your sister explain its functions. This Giant Leaf has two uses.”

“First, when the four leaves are stacked together, the flight speed doubles, but it becomes unstable.”

“Second, if they are in a dispersed state, they can block wind and rain, and even provide some defensive capability.”

Then, she demonstrated right in front of Jiang Chen.

The Giant Leaf, two meters long and one meter wide, looked like a child’s toy in her hands. She held it with incredible lightness, as if it had almost no weight at all.

When the four giant leaves combined into one, although it became much thicker, it remained perfectly straight.

Jiang Chen thought it somewhat resembled a surfboard from his previous life. Of course, one stood on top of it rather than lying underneath.

After giving a detailed introduction, Hong Chui shoved the Giant Leaf into Jiang Chen’s arms. “Alright, now it’s your turn to leave your personal imprint on it.”

“Uh.” Jiang Chen only felt a powerful impact force him back several steps.

“Hurry up.” Hong Chui stared intently with her large bell-like eyes.

At this moment, Jiang Chen felt a heavy pressure akin to facing a thousand-year-old spirit beast. He had no choice but to comply, releasing his own Wood-attribute spiritual power.

Soon, he left his unique spiritual imprint on the Giant Leaf. This way, others couldn’t activate or use it.

Simultaneously, information about the Giant Leaf surfaced in his mind:

Effect 1: Low-level Wind Control Effect 2: Low-level Sturdiness Effect 3: Spirit Pattern Surge

Suddenly, Hong Chui’s large fan-like hand slapped over again.

“Little brother, this is your sister’s communication talisman. If you ever need anything refined or forged in the future, you can message me privately.”

Jiang Chen grunted as he was forced back several more steps, feeling slightly breathless. The small communication talisman in his embrace seemed to carry the weight of a mountain range.

Then, under Hong Chui’s expectant gaze, he stored the communication talisman in his small storage pouch.

Immediately after, the two began staring at each other wide-eyed.

“You’re not leaving… do you want to stay for dinner?” Hong Chui blinked her eyes.

“I’m leaving, I’m leaving right now. Goodbye… Senior.” Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen hastily turned and ran without delay.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The sound of the ground shaking came from behind him, as if a flood or fierce beast were approaching. Only after crossing the threshold did the terrifying commotion cease.

Jiang Chen glanced back and saw Hong Chui standing just on the other side of the threshold. Looking at her majestic frame, wider than a door plank, made his eyelid twitch uncontrollably.

“Come play again next time, little brother!” Hong Chui waved with a smile.

This time, Jiang Chen ran without looking back.

Whoosh.

Only after exiting through the palace’s main gate did he finally feel relieved.

It was only then that he realized he was drenched in sweat. Having cultivated for several years, even in summer he had never been this disheveled. Yet, Hong Chui alone had managed to reduce him to this sorry state.

One could imagine how immense the pressure he faced just moments ago had been.

“Have you heard? Shui Wuhen actually challenged Long Ao to a duel!”

“The first and second place on the pre-tournament ranking are dueling?”

As people passed by, Jiang Chen overheard clearly.

He hadn’t expected that Long Ao, ranked first, and Shui Wuhen, ranked second, had agreed to duel.

In terms of cultivation realm, they were evenly matched. Both had broken through to Foundation Establishment. They were also comparable in terms of opportunities and fortunate encounters.

Long Ao was recognized as master by a thousand-year-old spirit beast. Shui Wuhen was recognized as master by a growth-type spirit artifact.

If these two were to truly fight, it would definitely cause a sensation.

“Maybe I should come take a look tomorrow morning?” Jiang Chen thought to himself.

Having made up his mind, he summoned the Giant Leaf and channeled his spiritual power into it.

Immediately, the four giant leaves began spinning rapidly. It looked quite similar to an electric fan from his previous life, producing a whirlwind that wasn’t overly strong.

Then, Jiang Chen stepped onto the two-meter platform in the center and rose into the air.

To tell the truth, living up to its nature containing a trace of Wind Spirit Qi, the Giant Leaf’s flight speed was faster than that of Paper Cranes. Moreover, he could no longer hear that annoying whooshing wind noise against his ears.

While flying in the air, there was only minimal noise, completely within an acceptable range.

Jiang Chen couldn’t help but remark, “Although that Sister Hong Chui appears rough, one has to admit she is indeed coarse yet meticulous. At least there are no issues with her forging technique.”

Looking at the spirit patterns on the four leaves, he had an idea and channeled more spiritual power into them.

Instantly, liquid resembling flowing blood appeared within the spirit patterns.

The moment they all lit up completely, the speed doubled compared to before.

Of course, Jiang Chen quickly cut off the power after only maintaining it for a short while. There was no helping it; before coming here he had already consumed most of his internal spiritual power.

Now within his Qi Sea, only one drop remained to support his round trip.

Although activating the spirit pattern surge indeed increased speed significantly, it also consumed spiritual power heavily. With just one drop of spiritual power currently available, it could probably only last about two minutes.

If it were exhausted while still in mid-air… the consequences were imaginable.