Murong Xue narrowed her eyes slightly, ignoring the proud Li Zhoujun at the moment. Instead, she turned to Su Nan and said softly, "Have you thought it through? If you follow the Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord, your life will be ruined."
"My father always said, the path you choose, you must walk it to the end, even if you have to crawl," Su Nan replied.
"Silly girl, your father's words make some sense, but you have to learn to adapt," Murong Xue sighed, feeling a bit angry yet increasingly fond of this little girl. After all, in Su Nan's position, most people would have already abandoned their newly sworn master.
Li Zhoujun, seeing this, was speechless. This woman was blatantly trying to poach his disciple, showing no regard for him at all.
[Ding: Detected that Murong Xue completely looks down on the host. It's time for the host to show your strength!]
[Ding: System task issued, battle Murong Xue to intimidate the petty! Complete the task to receive a grand prize!]
Looking at the system's task, Li Zhoujun was stunned. He thought, "System, are you reliable? Murong Xue is a tough opponent!"
[Ding: Whether the system is reliable or not, the host will know by trying, won't you?]
Li Zhoujun was at a loss for words, "I'm just afraid that trying will lead to dying!"
Despite his words, Li Zhoujun's gaze fell on Murong Xue. He smiled and said, "Murong Xue, if you really want to poach from me, then defeat me. If I lose, it proves I'm not as skilled, and Su Nan can naturally train under you. But if you lose, stop trying to poach."
"What? Did I hear wrong? This Li Trash actually wants to spar with Murong Mountain Lord?"
"How dare he!"
"Liu Yan is at the peak of the Return to Void Realm, and even he was beaten to tears by Murong Mountain Lord. If I'm not mistaken, Murong Mountain Lord's cultivation has broken through to the Void Immortal stage, reaching the Realm of Body Integration!"
"Indeed, Li Trash, a mere mortal with no cultivation, dares to challenge a great power of the Body Integration Realm. Isn't this a joke?"
Li Zhoujun's words left the mountain lords shocked, and they couldn't help but discuss it.
Only Liu Yan's face turned dark.
It's fine to say Murong Xue is strong, but can you stop using me as a comparison?
You're making me lose face!
At this moment, Murong Xue's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and she asked Li Zhoujun, "Are you serious?"
"Of course," Li Zhoujun nodded.
"Master, didn't you just say no one can take your disciple away, and now you're using me as a wager in a duel? Is this really okay?" Su Nan covered her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes as she looked at Li Zhoujun.
Li Zhoujun grinned, "I've kept a low profile for too long. It's time for others to know that Cloud Dwelling Mountain is not to be trifled with."
Su Nan was stunned, stammering, "Master, are you really a hidden powerhouse? You're not lying to me, right?"
Li Zhoujun smiled without saying a word.
The mountain lords, hearing Li Zhoujun's words, all showed expressions as if watching a clown.
They were ready to see how Murong Mountain Lord would deal with this stubborn guy.
Meanwhile, Li Zhoujun looked at Murong Xue and smiled, "Go ahead."
"Alright," Murong Xue couldn't understand where Li Zhoujun, a person who couldn't cultivate, got the courage to challenge her today.
But since Li Zhoujun was asking for it, she would oblige.
So, Murong Xue didn't waste words. Sitting in the mountain lord's seat, she raised a fair hand and lightly pointed in the air.
In the next moment, crystalline ice spikes formed in front of Murong Xue.
"Go," Murong Xue's red lips parted slightly.
As her words fell, the ice spikes in front of her shot toward Li Zhoujun like a torrential storm.
Li Zhoujun watched the dense ice spikes flying toward him, feeling extremely nervous.
But he gritted his teeth, clenched his fist, and swung it fiercely.
Boom!
A loud noise erupted.
Li Zhoujun's seemingly ordinary punch shattered the void, producing a deafening sound, and the ice spikes Murong Xue had formed vanished into thin air.
"Impossible!"
The mountain lords stood up in shock, looking incredulously at Li Zhoujun, who still maintained his punching posture.
Mu Taiyu, watching the scene, was surprised but nodded, acknowledging Li Zhoujun's strength.
"Isn't this Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord supposed to be cultivation trash?"
"Yeah, that's what everyone says. And Murong Mountain Lord's attack seemed casual, but without Return to Void cultivation, it couldn't be blocked. This Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord is really hiding his true strength!"
"Not only that, when the Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord attacked, there was no spiritual energy fluctuation. Could it be he's following the ancient path of the Body Refiners?"
"Very likely..."
At this moment, the mountain lords began to discuss.
The new disciples didn't dare to breathe loudly. The residual power from the mountain lord-level experts' attacks, even with sect experts blocking it, still left them in awe because it was simply too powerful!
"Did I just block it?" Li Zhoujun slowly withdrew his stance, still a bit shocked.
The system's 50-50 ability is really amazing!
"You actually blocked my attack. It seems you've been hiding your true self all these years," Murong Xue said, looking at Li Zhoujun.
She had only intended to scare Li Zhoujun a bit, planning to stop when the time was right.
But things had gone beyond her expectations. Li Zhoujun turned out to be a hidden master, concealing his strength so deeply!
"Thank you for letting me win," Li Zhoujun smiled.
"It seems I don't need to hold back. Let's settle this in one move," Murong Xue said to Li Zhoujun.
"Gladly," Li Zhoujun was full of confidence. With the ability to go 50-50 with anything in the world, he couldn't lose to anyone, nor could anyone defeat him.
So Murong Xue could at most tie with him, but not defeat him.
"Heavenly Falling Snow, Sword Without Trace!"
Murong Xue softly chanted, and a sword light shot from her fingertip, heading straight for Li Zhoujun.
As the sword light appeared, snowflakes began to drift down on the Ascension Platform.
"It's Murong Mountain Lord's Flying Sword Divine Ability!"
"So fast!"
"Murong Mountain Lord's cultivation has indeed reached the Realm of Body Integration!"
"If this sword targeted me, my head would fall before I could react!"
The mountain lords were shocked by the flying snow and turned their attention to Li Zhoujun, wondering if this hidden Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord could withstand Murong Mountain Lord's Flying Sword Divine Ability.
They then saw Li Zhoujun extend a hand in front of him, slowly making a 'V' sign, and Murong Xue's astonishing flying sword was caught between his fingers.
"Impossible!"
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"He just... caught it?!"
"This Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord's cultivation must have also reached the Realm of Body Integration!"
The mountain lords were in turmoil.
Meanwhile, Li Zhoujun, smiling, waved the hand holding the flying sword.
The sword flew back into Murong Xue's hand.
Li Zhoujun looked at Murong Xue, who was holding the sword, and smiled, "Murong Mountain Lord, what do you think?"
"I lost," Murong Xue put away her sword, her expression complex.
Although Li Zhoujun hadn't attacked, the fact that he could effortlessly catch her strongest Flying Sword Divine Ability indicated his strength surpassed hers.
"Girl, follow your master and train well. I was wrong before; your master is indeed capable of teaching disciples. But if he ever bullies you, come to Spiritual Snow Mountain, and I'll stand up for you."
Murong Xue suddenly turned to the still-dazed Su Nan, smiling.
"Thank Murong Mountain Lord for her kindness," Li Zhoujun smiled, seeing that Murong Xue truly liked Su Nan.
"Ah, thank you, Murong Mountain Lord!" Su Nan, prompted by her master, quickly bowed to Murong Xue.
At the same time, Su Nan was very happy because her master turned out to be a super powerful expert!
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