Somewhere on the Rebirth Platform.

A woman, cradling a small snake, gazed at the man on the stage whose presence was currently peerless. Her eyes seemed distant as she whispered, So much alike... She continued her thoughts, The martial arts competition back then... Anle Village... three years... Linglong Fish... such a volatile personality... She laughed silently, a memory surfacing.

Suddenly, as if she saw something, she frowned slightly.

"Mu Hongyuan, you can't even manage your own disciple. Do you want me to handle him?" The woman looked towards a distant spot. "Look at this disciple you cherish, the one you so often boast about in my presence. Really... just as foolish as you were back then."

There, Qin Yuyan was walking towards the center of the platform.

At this moment, all the cultivators on the Rebirth Platform fell into silence. Wang Mu's last punch had indeed stunned them all, especially those who had dueled on the stage before. Each one thought they had held back their trump cards... Good heavens...

"This guy is actually a Body Cultivator?" Yan Wuxin was somewhat speechless. "Since when did the Shangxiao Sword Sect switch to Body Cultivation? No, wait—that Sword Control Technique, the Ten Thousand Sword Technique, the Qiankun Sword—they're all so powerful, and he's still a Body Cultivator?"

Moreover, this strength was a bit too exaggerated. Dantai Shaoyu's sword strike... none of the top ten could have taken it so easily. Just one punch?

"Little monk, could you take that sword strike?" Hu Yu'er from Lingzhou Qingqiu Mountain nudged Jing Hai, who was beside her, spacing out.

"Benefactor, men and women should maintain their distance. Please do not touch me." Like a grasshopper, Jing Hai jumped to the side, palms together, and said, "That... I indeed could not take so effortlessly. Fellow Taoist Wang's physical body is stronger than mine..."

Hu Yu'er snorted. "What about your Vajra Glass Body? And your Vajra Bones? They were very tough when you dueled with me."

"This... cannot be compared." Jing Hai shook his head. "Fellow Taoist Wang has cultivated some extraordinary Body Refining Technique; it's extremely powerful. The moment he unleashed that punch, his body was seamless, like a furnace transcending mundanity. Moreover, two powerful forces augmented his body. Such a technique is not inferior to my Daluo Zhen Gang Body Refining Scripture."

"His physical strength, purely in terms of realm, has already surpassed the experts in the Foundation Establishment Realm of my Buddhist Sect."

The Dazang Buddha Sect was inherently a Body Cultivation sect; naturally, they possessed divine Body Refining skills.

"That powerful..." Hu Yu'er wondered. "Since when did the Sword Sect have such a powerful Body Refining Technique? I haven't seen other disciples from the Sword Sect turn to Sword Cultivators, have I?"

Jing Hai shook his head. The Dazang Buddha Sect had a good relationship with the Sword Sect. He knew quite a bit about the Sword Sect but had never heard of such a powerful Body Refining Technique in the sect, nor of anyone who had succeeded in cultivating it.

Body Cultivation is actually quite common in the Cultivation World. In the early stages, many choose Body Cultivation mainly because they have poor Spirit Roots, and the Immortal Path is out of reach. This leaves only Body Cultivation, a path that is relatively more arduous. Once one chooses Body Cultivation, they usually won't easily engage in cultivating other techniques in the early stages. Moreover, sects specializing in Body Cultivation are not numerous. Superior Body Refining Techniques are extremely hard even to begin. In actuality, their difficulty is not less than cultivating the Immortal Path—perhaps even greater, harder, and more arduous!

"With Fellow Taoist Wang's physical strength..." Jing Hai said, "in fact, even if he were to withstand various Spells directly, he likely wouldn't suffer much damage."

This statement was suggestive. Yan Wuxin opened his mouth as if to say something but didn't manage to.

In truth, after reaching the Nascent Soul Stage, cultivators strengthen their physical bodies, which also involves body refining. Experts on the Immortal Path, in later stages, all practice Body and Skill Dual Cultivation. Otherwise, their physical bodies wouldn't be able to withstand the immense Spiritual Power within, and there's a high chance they would perish under the Heavenly Tribulation. And starting body refining during the Nascent Soul Stage is relatively easier.

It's rare for someone in the Qi Refining Stage to start Body and Skill Dual Cultivation because the progress is too slow. One might exhaust their lifespan without achieving a breakthrough...

Ye Ge also opened his mouth as if to argue, but he couldn't refute it either.

"So, what you mean is..." Hu Yu'er pondered, "even if they all had the chance to use their full strength, they still wouldn't win?"

Hearing this, the expressions of the others changed, becoming somewhat embarrassed.

"This monk didn't say that." Jing Hai brought his palms together. "It is you, Benefactor, who said that."

"..." Hu Yu'er. This darn monk!

On the platform, Dantai Shaoyu stared at the Flying Sword embedded in the ground, silent for a long while. She walked over and tried to pull out the Flying Sword... It did not budge.

"..." Dantai Shaoyu's expression flashed with speechlessness. Then, she recited the Mantra, and the embedded Flying Sword buzzed and trembled. After a moment, it WHOOSHED out.

"I lost." Dantai Shaoyu stepped down from the platform. "Fellow Taoist Wang, not only is your Sword Dao talent brilliant, but I also didn't expect you to be a Body Cultivator practicing Body and Skill Dual Cultivation. Achieving such accomplishments at such a young age is truly formidable."

"Next time, at the Nine Provinces Sword Conference, you must visit my Qianyuan Sword Sect." Having said that, she stepped down from the platform.

Wang Mu exhaled, looked at Xuanmingzi in midair, and asked, "Senior, what is my ranking now?"

Xuanmingzi was silent for a few seconds before replying, "First."

Wang Mu nodded in satisfaction. Good, I'm satisfied. Speaking of strength, I have a better measure of myself now. Purely in terms of Dueling, in the Foundation Establishment Realm, if I don't use my fists, I might just slightly outmatch these geniuses. But once I throw a punch, it feels like I have no equal. It can't be helped; ever since I mastered the basics of the Mountain and Sea Body Refining Technique, my body has grown even stronger.

At this moment, when the crowd heard Xuanmingzi's declaration, they suddenly awoke with a jolt.

First place already? Four consecutive victories in a single round... Wait, wait! Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, first place? Good heavens, that's historically unprecedented!

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