Chapter 21

Xiao Tong, a novice cultivator, challenging a Fixed Cultivation practitioner, was like a fairy tale, something that would lead to death a thousand times over.

Not to mention Li Shui's shock, even Zhou Yunji did not expect that Ah Mu would dare to advance. This was like a moth flying into a flame, a futile attempt to break a rock with an egg.

Just now, Zhou Yunji had already seen Ah Mu break Deng Yan's Fire Cloud Talisman Shield with his claws and palms. However, Zhou Yunji was not Deng Yan. If Zhou Yunji were to use any of his dozens of techniques, he could easily block Ah Mu's attack. Even if he didn't use any techniques, if Ah Mu were to punch him a hundred times, Zhou Yunji, with his Fixed Cultivation, would remain unscathed.

Fixed Cultivation, Fixed Cultivation, means that the immortal root is firmly established, and the body is set for cultivation. The body's bones and muscles are already tempered like steel, and the heavenly qi and earth qi have transformed into cultivation energy, spreading throughout the body. In terms of hardness, it is not inferior to Ah Mu's partially formed immortal bone.

Therefore, in Zhou Yunji's eyes, Ah Mu's actions were like a moth flying into a flame, a self-destructive move.

In fact, Zhou Yunji's thoughts were not exaggerated. As soon as Ah Mu advanced, the pressure from Zhou Yunji's Fixed Cultivation instantly increased a hundredfold.

The pressure of Fixed Cultivation is not ordinary.

Don't think that Ah Mu can act freely in front of Han Qianli, Bai Yifeng, and others. That's because they are not deliberately releasing their pressure; it just naturally flows out. If they were to release the pressure of their Spirit Realm, even just a fraction of Bai Yifeng's mid-stage Spirit Realm pressure, Ah Mu would not be able to approach them within a hundred feet. If they were to release it all, Ah Mu, with his partially formed immortal bone, would be instantly killed.

This is the power of cultivators. Zhou Yunji's cultivation is at the mid-stage of Fixed Cultivation. Releasing half of his pressure is enough to make Ah Mu unable to move. This is still without Zhou Yunji using lethal force; otherwise, the full pressure would directly knock Ah Mu away.

So, as soon as Ah Mu advanced, he was overwhelmed by Zhou Yunji's pressure, unable to move forward or backward, and even the idea of summoning the black vine was momentarily halted.

This is the gap in levels, an unbridgeable chasm. A novice cultivator challenging a Fixed Cultivation practitioner is unprecedented in the history of cultivation.

Zhou Yunji couldn't help but sneer and raised his hand to strike Ah Mu.

In Zhou Yunji's mind, although his disciple was bullied, for him, a mid-stage Fixed Cultivation practitioner, to attack a novice cultivator was already excessive. A slap to humiliate Ah Mu, to let his disciple vent, and to show Ah Mu his power, so that he would not speak rashly, was enough. After all, as a mid-stage Fixed Cultivation practitioner, killing this novice cultivator a hundred times would not be a feat, but rather a laughingstock. He wanted to resolve the matter quickly to avoid any unforeseen circumstances.

Zhou Yunji's thoughts were practical, but reality was cruel.

Originally, Ah Mu was completely immobilized by his pressure. However, when Zhou Yunji's mid-stage Fixed Cultivation energy, like a thousand-pound wave, surged toward Ah Mu, Ah Mu suddenly felt a reaction from the demonic coffin in his dantian.

Just like in the Northern Cold Hall, Ah Mu felt a surge of energy in his dantian.

This energy, without Ah Mu's control, instantly spread throughout his body. Immediately, Zhou Yunji's cultivation energy was drawn into Ah Mu's body, then absorbed and completely drained into the dantian. Zhou Yunji's cultivation energy vanished, and the pressure that had been overwhelming Ah Mu instantly dissipated, leaving Ah Mu's dantian calm.

All of this happened in a split second, and Zhou Yunji had no time to react. His hand was already three inches from Ah Mu's face.

At the critical moment, Ah Mu regained his ability to move and instinctively raised his left arm to block, even using a grappling technique.

Zhou Yunji's hand struck Ah Mu's left arm.

"Huh?" Zhou Yunji was instantly stunned. How could Ah Mu move under his pressure, and how could a mortal's body neutralize his Fixed Cultivation energy?

But what surprised him even more was what happened next. As soon as his hand touched Ah Mu's arm, a dragon's roar and a phoenix's cry echoed, and a purple light rose, forming a purple halo. A force no less than that of a mid-stage Fixed Cultivation practitioner surged back, heading straight for Zhou Yunji.

"Ahh!" Zhou Yunji cried out, instantly rising on the wind and forming a hand seal. An ice mirror immediately appeared in front of him.

"Ice Mirror Technique!" Although Li Shui could not cultivate, according to the Northern Cold Sect's rules, disciples could freely read techniques below the Spirit Realm. In the early years, Li Shui read quite a bit. Later, to find methods to cultivate an immortal root, he read all the books he could in the Northern Cold Sect. He knew more about techniques below the Spirit Realm than anyone except the four great caves that managed the Northern Cold Sect's library.

The Ice Mirror Technique is a technique that only Fixed Cultivation practitioners can cultivate, with considerable power, capable of blocking most Fixed Cultivation attacks.

Sure enough, when Zhou Yunji summoned the ice mirror, the purple light struck it with a loud "bang."

"Crack!" The ice mirror shattered like rain, but the purple light also disappeared. Zhou Yunji, standing in the air, was drenched in cold sweat, staring intently at Ah Mu's left arm.

Ah Mu's sleeve had been burned off by Deng Yan's Fire Cloud Talisman Shield, leaving his arm bare. But now, Zhou Yunji saw a dazzling purple light on Ah Mu's left arm, a mysterious treasure that had just attacked him.

"Qiankun如意Bracelet!" Ah Mu was surprised and delighted, not expecting this newly acquired treasure to help him in a critical moment.

The Qiankun如意Bracelet usually hides beneath the skin. Zhou Yunji had not seen it before, and now, seeing the purple light, he did not recognize this treasure of the Northern Cold Sect.

Li Shui, Zhao Xian, and Li Tong, who had witnessed the scene, were all speechless.

What happened? The three of them basically didn't understand what they saw. They only saw Zhou Yunji raise his hand to strike Ah Mu, Ah Mu raise his arm, and then Zhou Yunji rise on the wind and summon the ice mirror, which shattered, leaving a purple light around Ah Mu's arm.

"Senior Brother, what's going on? Uncle...?" Li Tong whispered to Zhao Xian.

Zhao Xian, seeing his master summon the ice mirror and rise on the wind as if facing a great enemy, was also confused. Hearing Li Tong's question, he directly scolded, "Shut your dog mouth! My master is using a retreat to advance."

This was said loudly enough for Zhou Yunji to hear, and his face instantly turned blue.

"Uh? Indeed, very clever!" Li Tong, stunned by the scolding, didn't dare to respond, but instead praised loudly.

A mid-stage Fixed Cultivation practitioner needing to use a retreat to advance against a novice cultivator would surely become a new legend in the Northern Cold Sect.

"Junior Brother Zhou, your cultivation has greatly improved! Are you sparring with a novice cultivator here?" At this moment, a cold voice suddenly came from the air.

Damn! Zhou Yunji, hearing this, almost wanted to curse. This was even more insulting than his beloved disciple's words.

How could this be so humiliating? A mid-stage Fixed Cultivation practitioner sparring with a novice cultivator, without a crack in the ground, Zhou Yunji wanted to use supreme magic to create one and hide in it.

Who is it?