Before Li Yun could make a move,
a subtle sound came from behind him. A round, plump figure flashed to Li Yun's side at incredible speed and grabbed for his body.
Li Yun had intended to dodge, but he seemed to notice something. A playful look suddenly crossed his face.
So he did not move.
He let the other man lift him up and sweep him away through the air, racing all the way to a mountaintop more than ten li away.
"Brother, you're being far too bold. Do you know... hm, ah?"
"Li Yun!!!!!"
The round figure set Li Yun down, and the moment he opened his mouth, he let out a thunderous cry of shock.
The shock was so intense
that his expression became utterly exaggerated—his eyes bulged wide, his mouth hung open, large enough to stuff an egg into.
Li Yun merely smiled playfully.
"Pang Yu?"
"We meet again!"
"That's incredible. Your cultivation has advanced so quickly—you've actually reached the Soaring Heaven Realm!"
"Impressive!"
That was right. This round, plump figure was Pang Yu, the fatty Li Yun had encountered when he first entered the Twelve Palaces of the Heavenly Mansion.
More than a year had passed.
This fatty's cultivation had soared from the Force Refining Realm to the Soaring Heaven Realm.
Such astonishing progress in cultivation surpassed even many prodigies of the Cracked Heaven Dynasty.
Hearing Li Yun's teasing, Pang Yu's eyebrows shot up.
The smile on his face was so radiant it was practically blooming into a flower.
"Haha, I didn't expect your eyesight to be this sharp. You could even tell that I'm in the Soaring Heaven Realm... Looks like you've improved quite a bit too since we parted here last time. So, have you achieved Acquired to Innate Reversal yet?"
"Acquired to Innate