The two strode into the clearing. Around them, the duels between cultivators were already raging fiercely.

However, these clearings seemed to be under some kind of restriction, capable of isolating everything within a certain area.

"Little Sword Cultivator of Heavenly Sword Peak, come at me," Chi Yan said, squinting her eyes and merely conjuring a faint Spiritual Power Shield.

The Foundation Establishment Realm and the Qi Refining Realm were two completely different levels. Stepping into this realm, Spiritual Power liquefies, and the power of any Spell cast would be greatly amplified! Even the most common Spiritual Power Shield technique could defend against attacks from most Qi Refining Realm cultivators, often unable to even breach the defense. The gulf between realms affected all aspects, creating a vast disparity.

Wang Mu squinted, observing her.

This Demoness Chi Yan's Cultivation Technique is likely water-attribute based, and that Spiritual Power Shield is imbued with a strong water spiritual energy.

This type of water-element Spiritual Power Shield, while fending off attacks, can also absorb offensive Spells and convert them into her own Spiritual Power.

If Senior Brother Su Yu were a disciple of Fu Sword Peak, practicing the Fuxi Spirit God Sword Technique—an earth-element Sword Technique emphasizing stability and endurance—then this demoness would stand no chance against him.

In the Cultivation World, the myriad Spells and techniques adhere to the principles of Yin Yang and the Five Elements, which mutually generate and overcome one another.

The unique Sword Techniques of the major Sword Peaks within the Sword Sect each have a fundamental elemental affinity.

Upper Cloud Peak's Upper Cloud God-Slaying Sword Technique is a gold-element Sword Technique with extreme killing power; Dan Sword Peak's Li Fire Burning Bright Sword Technique leans towards fire and wood elements; Alcohol Sword Peak's Beidou Fine Wine Divine Sword Technique is a water-element Sword Technique favoring fluidity, and so forth...

There are also Sword Techniques aligned with Yin or Yang attributes, such as Hidden Sword Peak's Complete Heaven Illusion Hidden Sword Technique, which is biased towards the Yin attribute.

Their cultivation even typically occurs at night.

Only Heavenly Sword Peak's Love Nine Sword Technique is attribute-less.

It doesn't require a specific Spirit Root or Spiritual Power attribute, offers no enhancements, nor does it inherently counter any particular element—its power depends entirely on the individual's ability to manifest it.

This demoness, judging by her practical application of the Spiritual Power Shield, most likely possesses a water-attribute Spirit Root, and her Cultivation Technique is also likely water-based.

This kind of Cultivator is very troublesome.

Because most water-element Spells grant strong recovery and resilience, their offensive power might be lacking. However, she doesn't need to attack; she just needs to endure and continuously cast her Charming Technique. Anyone would find it hard to withstand that.

It was normal for Senior Brother Su Yu to be defeated.

"Come on," chuckled the Demoness Chi Yan playfully.

「Meanwhile, elsewhere beneath the stage.」

"Oh dear, Senior Sister, why has Chi Yan started fighting Wang Mu? Has she disrupted your plan?" a Little Demon Girl carefully transmitted her voice.

"Don't talk to me right now; I am Qin Yuyan of the Shuiyun Sect!" came the transmission in reply. "It's good that he lost. In a while, I'll go avenge him and teach Chi Yan a lesson."

"But Senior Sister, this is..."

"Rest assured, I have my plans. He won't be able to hold on much longer. When the time comes, I'll appear and help him... Oh, never mind, there's no use explaining to a silly girl like you. A man like him is strong. To capture his heart, one must be even stronger..."

"..."

「Back on stage.」

"Since that's the case..."

Wang Mu slowly pulled out the Mountain-shattering Bow from his bracelet.

"I've decided to shoot... and make them burst!"

As he spoke, he pulled out an Arrow Quiver filled with arrows dyed an earthen brown color.

All of these had been reinforced by enchantment with Splitting Stone, also known as Divine Ore.

Moreover, these were not ordinary arrows but true Magic Artifacts.

During those three months, besides cultivating the Mountain and Sea Body Refining Technique, Wang Mu had also spent his action points on Artifact Refining.

His Artifact Refining had reached level 15. He then used his connections on Yijian Peak to have many senior and junior fellow disciples help him find some arrow blueprints.

Although he hadn't found any relevant Archery Cultivation Methods.

He had barely managed to scrape together some blueprints for such Magic Artifacts.

However, he could only find blueprints for arrows; bow blueprints were nowhere to be found, as many Workshops simply didn't sell them.

Too few people used them, at least not in the Huangtian Continent. Perhaps other Outer Continents had them, but acquiring them from there would be quite troublesome.

These arrow artifacts were all Low-grade Magic Artifacts.

Unlike ordinary arrows, Magic Artifacts could be infused with Spiritual Power, significantly increasing their might.

The arrows he previously used couldn't withstand Spiritual Power. They only possessed their inherent physical power and couldn't leverage Wang Mu's true strength or Cultivation.

Magic Artifacts were different; their power was on another level in every aspect.

These arrows were called Blast Arrows, based on an ancient blueprint from a long-vanished Sect that once specialized in Archery as its primary Cultivation Method.

Later, that Sect disappeared due to the scarcity of its disciples...

Blast Arrows were exceptionally fast and could be refined into arrows of different attributes and powers with relative ease. A key advantage, besides the low crafting difficulty, was their minimal material consumption.

Their advantages were clear: massive power and versatility. The drawback, however, was that the arrows tended to explode upon impact and couldn't be recovered, making them quite material-intensive.

Materials weren't an issue for Wang Mu; he had refined a batch during his free time over the past three months.

His Arrow Quiver held only a few dozen Blast Arrows. Compared to the Sword Control Technique, they were certainly inferior in some respects.

However, their advantage lay in quantity and low Spiritual Power consumption.

In terms of Spirit Stone value, one Blast Arrow was equivalent to about two to three ordinary arrows.

"Oh, using arrows, are we?" Chi Yan snorted lightly. "Those little toys of yours probably can't even create the slightest ripple on my shield."

Wang Mu remained silent.

Indeed, the Mountain-shattering Bow was a bit underwhelming.

But he was strong enough.

He took a deep breath. In the next instant, he nocked an arrow and drew the bowstring.

SWISH!

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

The Mountain-shattering Bow, easily drawn to a full moon, suddenly unleashed tremendous power.

The arrows shot forth like bullets from a machine gun, erupting from the bowstring with blinding speed, transforming into phantoms as he fired them in rapid succession.

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