At first, Yunxi refused to believe it. She was now an Immortal Practitioner at the late Golden Immortal stage, beaten by the two Ice Baihu until she was only one step away from breaking through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm. Forget physical strength—even her raw power was worlds apart from before. There was no reason she should not be able to lift a hammer.
Yet Hammer Bingzhuo mercilessly mocked her:
"Ranxi, don't doubt it. What you're holding now is only one-tenth of my own weight. It's not that I look down on you—you still need more training."
Yunxi took a deep breath and decided not to argue. Since it said she needed more practice, then she would practice more. Thus, striking Refining Materials a thousand times a day with Master Hammer became a fixed routine. As her strength grew, the number of strikes also increased.
It took Yunxi sixty years to adapt to Master Hammer's weight and master the technique of removing impurities from Refining Materials. By the time she could lift Master Hammer completely, her cultivation had also smoothly broken through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
However, because she was inside the Secret Realm, she did not undergo the Thunder Tribulation. Still, Hammer Bingzhuo shamelessly declared:
"Don't worry. Once you graduate, I can leave the Secret Realm with you. A body tempered by this master will definitely withstand the Thunder Tribulation. You need not worry—just focus on learning artifact refinement."
Yunxi curled her lip inwardly. She had thought this big hammer would say it would block the lightning for her, making her happy for nothing.
Still, to be fair, this big hammer truly deserved credit for her successful breakthrough. She had already noticed the changes in her body—both her endurance and strength were no longer what they