Having cut off his past self, Jiang Chen had no intention of entangling with his present or future self, and directly withdrew to the River of Time and Space.
Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't mind weighing the strength of his present self against his past self, but now was not the time. The Imperial Treasury was about to appear, and he had to maintain his peak condition to cope with the fierce battles to come.
If he were to be injured in a fight with his present or future self, and his combat power were affected, that would be less than ideal.
"The constraints of the River of Time and Space on me have lessened."
The moment he returned to the River of Time and Space, Jiang Chen immediately realized something was amiss; the pulling force coming from all directions seemed to have weakened a great deal.
Especially from behind him, the direction from which the River of Time and Space was flowing, the force pulling him had completely vanished.