At that moment,
to Qiao Tai and his daughter, Li Yun seemed like a volcano on the verge of eruption.
His aura was overwhelming. Deep within him, magma sealed away for years seemed to churn and surge, ready to burst forth at any moment.
But an invisible pressure formed out of thin air and enveloped Li Yun.
It seemed to suppress him with tremendous force.
It held back the magma-like power inside him.
When had Qiao Tai and his daughter ever seen anything like this?
For a moment, they were both stunned.
"That pressure... what kind of power is it? How can it suppress Li Fenghua?"
"I don't know either. I've never seen... wait, no... 'Without enough strength to carry on, one cannot shake heaven and earth.' Hold on... could this be a Heaven and Earth Restriction?" Qiao Tai said instinctively.
Qiao Meng froze. "What Heaven and Earth Restriction?"
But Qiao Tai did not answer her.
He had sunk into thought. Everything he knew collided with his own ideas at dizzying speed.
Suddenly—
His eyes lit up.
"That's it. It's a Heaven and Earth Restriction."
"Now I finally understand what the third previous Sect Master meant when he said that without enough strength to carry on, one cannot shake heaven and earth."
"This is a Heaven and Earth Restriction!"
Qiao Tai looked at Qiao Meng.
He began to explain patiently.
"I've read many fragmentary ancient texts and learned a little about Blue Star's Ancient Ancestors. The information is incomplete, but every account says the same thing: Blue Star's Ancient Ancestors were incredibly powerful."
"And they were born that way."
"Even Ancient Ancestors who had never cultivated were born far stronger than the so-called Body Tempering martial artists of today."
Qiao Meng's eyes widened. "Really?"
"Then why are we so weak