Two streaks of light slowly flew out of the Woodrot Mountains, along the Passing River. They were not moving all that fast, and on the way, they would occasionally run into some low-tier disciples of the Dao Sect. Those who recognized Fu Qinglan bowed to greet her, and she would respond with her usual cold manner. But Luo Chen could tell that her thoughts were still elsewhere.

By the time Heaven-Earth Peak came into view, she could no longer hold herself back. "Did you just force Elder Qi to back down in a single exchange?"

"Mm."

His casual tone actually made it even harder for her to accept the situation. Qi Xiongcheng was no ordinary Sage. The Shi family had raised him from a young age to serve as one of their protectors, and he had begun practicing Physique Refinement since then. After reaching the third realm of physique cultivation, the Furnace Realm, he was sent to the Western Deserts to oversee the family's affairs. While there, he also studied the orthodox physique refinement arts preserved by the Buddhist sects.

Truthfully,...