Chapter 493: World Tree (5)
Jeong Yeon-shin sensed an anomaly.
‘What is this?’
Chi Cheon-gung Baek’s pulse had changed.
Earlier, it had been racing, but now it had settled into a steady rhythm, as calm as the endless flow of the Yangtze River.
The change was so distinct that no sensory perception was needed to notice it—it could be felt entirely through the body.
Step.
With natural ease, she took a step back. It felt as if she had always been standing there. It was the unique retreating footwork of an expert archer.
Jeong Yeon-shin did not bother to follow.
Initially, he had intended to test the Joint Hundred Strikes technique he had learned from Kwon Mugong Eon Hwayeon, yet he merely observed Chi Cheon-gung Baek in silence.
Because her expression had changed.
The exhaustion that had clung to her face vanished. It was as if she had been circulating her energy through her Dantian for an extended period, reinforcing her body.
“This... what is this...?”