Martial Arts, the Fairy's Cultivation

Tianyan Mountain Range.

After leaving Yan City, Mu Zi and her companion arrived at this desolate land that stretched for thousands of miles.

Inside a secluded cave, two figures sat facing each other.

"Try to sense the location of the next source first. Don't force yourself, just do your best."

Mu Zi remained calm as she looked at Lin Dong opposite her. One of the purposes of her trip was to have the latter help her search for the origin. However, the two of them had only managed to locate the origin of the Primordial Chaos at the last moment when they worked together that day. Lin Dong's strength was still his biggest weakness, so Mu Zi did not have much hope for immediate results. She was just trying her best.

hum!

The two exchanged a glance, then simultaneously extended one palm and gently pressed it together, leaving two crescent-shaped marks that reflected each other.

The moment their palms touched, a barely perceptible ripple appeared in Mu Zi's eyes. Unlike her previous calm demeanor, this time, for some reason, her heart was not without turmoil.

"..."

Clearing her mind of distractions, Mu Zi's gaze returned to calm. Following the connection between the two life contracts, her senses spread in all directions, sweeping across various spaces.

Time passed quickly. About an incense stick's time had passed since the two had kept their palms pressed together. Lin Dong's eyelids trembled slightly, and he couldn't help but let out a muffled groan. His face visibly turned pale.

Sensing the strange situation on the other side, Mu Zi opened her eyes and saw Lin Dong, whose face was as pale as paper.

"If you can't keep going, then give up now."

The woman's cool and indifferent tone made Lin Dong's eyes twitch slightly, as if she did not intend to give up immediately.

"I'm... fine."

A stubborn feeling welled up in Lin Dong's heart, and the purple-gold Yuan Dan in his dantian suddenly began to spin, squeezing out the Yuan energy in his body.

With this "refilling," the two marks that were about to lose their resonance became stable again, and the unseen perception continued to spread throughout the world. After another half incense stick had passed, as Lin Dong exhausted the last bit of Yuan energy in his body, his condition rapidly deteriorated.

Sweat flowed uncontrollably from Lin Dong's body, quickly soaking his entire body. As time passed, Lin Dong felt his own blood and energy gradually being drawn away from the mark on his palm and flowing into the soft palm of the woman opposite him.

That feeling was like a bottomless pit, as if it was just a hair's breadth away from being filled, but no matter what, it just couldn't fill that last chasm.

In contrast, the white-clad fairy directly opposite remained expressionless, showing no signs of fatigue, clearly far from reaching her limit.

"That's fine."

Seeing Lin Dong's extremely strained state, Mu Zi decided not to continue. The connection between fate bonds cannot rely on external forces; it can only depend on the inherent strength of both parties.

With Lin Dong's current strength, forcing him to persist would be like a drop in the ocean. Moreover, although Mu Zi needs Lin Dong's help, she absolutely does not want to see him damage his foundation and be unable to rise again because of this matter.

"call--"

Although Lin Dong felt he could still try, he stopped injecting his qi and blood power under Mu Zi's gaze.

Seeing that he finally stopped pretending, Mu Zi snorted and gently kicked Lin Dong. Her delicate white shoes touched Lin Dong's chest, but Lin Dong's body seemed to be completely unaffected and fell backward to the ground.

"The time it takes for an incense stick to burn is not bad."

Mu Zi commented indifferently that Lin Dong's performance was within her expectations. Although it wasn't particularly long-lasting, since he had already done his best, she had nothing to say.

Lin Dong lay on his back on the ground, his lips twitching as if he wanted to say that he had clearly lasted for a half a stick, but under the indifferent gaze of the beauty in white, he swallowed his words back down.

"Take a day off, come see me tomorrow morning, and I will teach you how to become stronger."

Mu Zi stated unequivocally that this was her true purpose in bringing Lin Dong out for training: to help him improve his strength so that he could repay the debts he owed as soon as possible.

At the same time, it can also make Lin Dong more enduring, better assisting her cultivation, killing two birds with one stone.

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The next day, as the first rays of dawn shone on the tranquil foothills, Lin Dong saw the white-clad figure who was already waiting there.

Do you know why you didn't last long enough yesterday?

The first words Mu Zi uttered made Lin Dong's lips twitch slightly, but Mu Zi's extremely serious tone also made Lin Dong's expression turn serious.

"Perhaps my level of understanding is too low."

Mu Zi's eyes, visible through her veil, flickered slightly as she said, "Yes, and no."

Before Lin Dong could ask any questions, she raised a slender finger and touched Lin Dong's chest, causing him to almost lose his balance and take a half step back.

"Your body is too weak."

The main reason is that the physical foundation is not strong enough.

Seeing Lin Dong's hesitant expression, Mu Zi glanced around and put one hand behind her back.

"What, you don't believe me? Shall we practice?"

Lin Dong's expression fell. Miss Mu's strength was far beyond his reach. With his current abilities, fighting her would be nothing short of torture!

"Fine, I won't bully you. Try lifting this instead."

Mu Zisu clenched her fist, and with a flash of purple light, a phantom petal condensed from energy appeared in her fair and jade-like palm. Under the light of dawn, it was crystal clear and exquisitely beautiful.

Lin Dong felt a little relieved upon hearing this. He was now at least at the Lesser Yuan Dan realm, capable of splitting mountains and rocks. This was just a small, exquisite petal, and judging from its illusory appearance, it wasn't very solid. How much weight could it weigh that he couldn't lift?

"Hand out."

Mu Zi gently clenched the petal, placed her jade-like hand on Lin Dong's palm, and softly said, "You'd better be careful. If you hurt yourself without paying attention, don't blame me for not warning you."

As soon as she finished speaking, her slender jade fingers loosened, and a purple lotus petal landed on Lin Dong's palm, causing his expression to change instantly. He felt an extremely heavy force pressing down on his palm, and his arm suddenly dropped downwards, almost crushing him to the ground.

"drink!"

Lin Dong let out a muffled groan, no longer daring to underestimate it. He quickly mobilized all his strength, and golden-black Yuan energy burst forth from his body, enveloping Lin Dong's arm. Only then could he barely hold up the petal. Even so, his arm was trembling slightly, clearly not easy.

"Ha...it's not that heavy, it's nothing."

"Is that so?"

Seeing Lin Dong's face flush red from holding back his anger, yet he still stubbornly insisted on showing it, a playful smile seemed to appear on Mu Zi's lips beneath her light veil.

Although she conjured that petal casually, it weighed a full 108,000 jin, which was exactly Lin Dong's current limit. After spending so much time together and cultivating together several times, how could she not know Lin Dong's true strength?

Ah, men~

"In that case, how about we don't use elemental power?"