“What exactly made it impossible for me to fight back?”
Li Mo scratched his neck and glanced at Ying Bing, who was slightly bowing her head while holding a big-head doll ice chunk.
Could the ice chunk have some secret weapon?
It’s well known that her martial arts skills are out of this world; it would be reasonable if there were methods he hadn’t seen before.
“Did you use a sword?”
“No.”
“Fist techniques? Palm techniques? Secret arts?”
It was strange; no matter how Li Mo asked, Qin Yuzhi just shook her head, leaving Little Li even more confused.
No sword, no secret arts—how on earth did she take him down?
“Is it some sort of leg technique?”
Li Mo turned suspiciously to look at Ying Bing and found her picking up a strawberry, completely forgetting her earlier claim of not eating sweets, lightly biting into it. Her pink lips glistened as if coated with powdered sugar.
Wait a minute!
He recalled Tian Miao’s extraordinary martial arts, seeming like the wisdom of the heavens.
“Are you using your mouth?”
“!”
Qin Yuzhi’s eyes widened. That wasn’t what she said; that was Li Mo making a wild guess!
He could guess that? This kid must have something seriously off!
“…..”
Ying Bing stared blankly at the bitten strawberry, and the hazy image in her mind suddenly became clear.
Her neck flushed with color, as if stained by strawberry juice…
It led to the coolness of her face starting to melt…
“Sometimes, things in dreams are just… not logical…”
“True.”
Seeing her like this, Li Mo felt he might have accidentally guessed right.
He looked back at Qin Yuzhi and said:
“Qin Sect Master, not only can you control dreams, but you can also travel through others’ dreams?”
“Yeah, didn’t I just say that yesterday?”
Qin Yuzhi came back to her senses and nodded:
“This requires a deep understanding of the Dream Path and reaching the fourth realm of inner scenes to achieve.”
“Seems like in a situation like this, I might be the only one capable of dream-walking…”
As she said this, Qin Yuzhi’s expression turned pensive:
“Back in the day when I took over the Divine Sect, the Dream Hall was already in decline; there were only about ten dream-walking members, and not a single dream-weaver. Managing the people’s power was a real struggle, mainly relying on propaganda and education. When I went to find the former sect leader, guess what he said?”
“Finding someone with dream path aptitude is incredibly difficult; there’s nobody…”
Listening to Qin Yuzhi narrating her past, Little Li finally understood a bit.
It turns out that during the peak times of the Huanmo Sect or the Huan Shen Sect, managing the people’s power was done through dreams.
Dream-walkers could traverse dreams, sending dreams to the common folk.
For example, pretending to be someone’s distant ancestor…
The more skilled dream-weavers could even begin to weave dreams themselves.
The efficiency of managing public power was quite high—high enough that even the ancient deity of dreams could be awakened…
“In less than a century, under my leadership, the Dream Hall was back in full swing. Hmph, you think anyone can just become a sect master without some skill?”
Qin Yuzhi appeared quite proud until she suddenly remembered that an era like that might never return.
Not to mention leading a team—it feels more like a gang at this point.
“Sect Master, are you interested in getting back into the game?”
At this moment, after some thought, Li Mo spoke seriously.
“Get back to work? What do you mean?”
“You know, our Wanxiang Xianzong has formed a strategic partnership with the Huanmo Sect; part of the people’s power in the South Border belongs to our business scope.”
“As for the main members of my sect, aside from me and the Saint Lady, the others only understand pictographic martial arts and are sorely lacking in experience managing people’s power…”
At this point, Qin Yuzhi had to admit that Little Li really had some talent.
Give him a Little Ice Girl, and he would dare to bamboozle both the Hall of Beasts’ master and the Huanmo Holy Son together!
And he even has the audacity to complain about having too much power to manage!
After pondering for a moment, Qin Yuzhi asked straightforwardly:
“Helping you is not a problem, but managing people’s power is no ordinary task. It’s intricately tied to the past Da Yu Dynasty, the Huanmo Sect, and even the Nine Heavens. Can you handle that?”
“I’m not absorbing power for myself,” Li Mo shook his head.
“Then what do you mean?”
“Rest assured, one day I’ll strive to fight without lifting a finger and still make people unable to fight back.”
“???”
Hmm.
When the heavenly warrior’s fighting spirit reaches a certain height, the Great Sage’s divine intent releases, and that aura soars through the heavens and spans the earth.
In ordinary matches, indeed, one would find themselves utterly defenseless.
Ying Bing’s serene gaze reflected the figure of the young man.
Seeing him so motivated, she finally realized she had overthought things.
He probably wasn’t playing dumb; he truly didn’t know…
“Right, he’s practicing using people’s power…”
If she loses in the rankings again next time, it won’t be a matter of not knowing that dream.
When the time comes…
In reality, she’s certainly not the former Phoenix Sky Empress, Master of the Gui Palace… Reality and dreams still have their discrepancies. Li Mo’s physical body is already stronger than hers by a bit, making it impossible to pin him down…
“Why think so much?”
“Not like I’ve lost yet…”
…
Two days later.
The Qingyuan Mountains warmed up slightly, as if hinting that spring was approaching, and the volcanic fires of Shenbing Peak began to move and awaken, first melting the ice and snow.
After an entire winter of silence, the peak once again rang with the sounds of iron striking metal.
Li Mo took the opportunity to head to Shenbing Peak that day.
The forging courtyard at the peak was bustling with activity.
The snow hasn’t fully melted yet, and a bunch of muscular brothers stood before the furnace, swinging their forging hammers, sending sparks flying everywhere.
Even the Hengyun Three Heroes were among them.
“Brother Li, you’re here!”
“What made you guys become blacksmiths?” Li Mo asked, isn’t being a swordsman all about being stylish and suave? How did that lead them to blacksmithing?
“Master ordered us to,” Wu Chushu replied with a pained expression.
“Elder Zeng said, a true swordsman not only understands their own sword,” Bai Jinghong added, his expression less arrogant and a bit more composed.
Cao Mu chimed in, “But also needs to understand all kinds of weapons.”
“Elder Zeng can also forge weapons?”
Li Mo was taken aback and looked deeper into the forging courtyard.
Soon, he saw two gray-haired old men, both shirtless, muscles rippling like they were tougher than real brutes.
Elder Han He and Elder Zeng were striking iron, stealing glances at each other now and then, revealing smiles of mutual appreciation.
This scene was pretty heated…
“Master and Elder Han He are old friends; they occasionally spar with their forging techniques,” Wu Chushu explained.
“Little Mo’s here.”
Elder Han He chuckled, waving Li Mo over, then said:
“You probably don’t know yet? His hammer is truly exceptional…”
“I totally know! How could I not?” Elder Zeng quickly nodded, his expression slightly twitching, obviously a bit bitter.
I mean, the marks on the sword… oh no, the wonders of Hengyun Sword City have all been transformed into that hammer’s shape.
How could he not know?
“…..”
Elder Han He was interrupted from flaunting and paused for a second.
“Cough, if he can fully master the Pangu Cataclysmic Hammer, there’s no telling he could become a divine craftsman in the future! Hehe, if you don’t believe…”
“I believe!”
Elder Zeng’s gaze was firm, cutting off any doubt.
Have you ever seen the birth of hammer-wielding divine skills?
I have!
“????”
Elder Han He suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.
When it comes to showcasing talents, the principle is to build up first, then show off; Elder Zeng usually loves to question him but today didn’t give him a single chance to hit back!
“…..”
Li Mo silently sighed.
Though the hammer treasure is great… why does his talent have to be just a hammer?!
…..
PS: Seeking charging resources, -3-
