Ling Tian didn't want to spar with Fairy Lei Ying for no reason. But he knew she was so combative that it would be hard to talk her out of a match, so he'd told her his strength had taken a serious hit. With her combative yet rather proud nature, she wouldn't push him too hard to spar.
Sure enough, when she heard Ling Tian's words and checked his condition, Fairy Lei Ying furrowed her brows, her face full of confusion. "Ling Tian, weren't you in seclusion? How did your condition get so bad? Did you run into an expert? If you're in this state despite your strength, then that person must be ridiculously powerful—at least on the level of my grandfather and the old master of the Lei Family."
Fairy Lei Ying's spiritual sense was quite formidable, and it took only a brief probe for her to understand Ling Tian and the others' condition. Knowing how strong Ling Tian was, she was extremely curious about the expert who'd caused such "injuries." Though she admitted she wouldn't be a match, she wouldn't mind sparring with that person.
That was why, after thinking it over, Fairy Lei Ying's fighting spirit soared. She looked eager to get started.
"Across the entire Immortal Realm, I doubt anyone could have inflicted injuries like these on me. Even if I faced my maternal grandfather or the old master of the Lei Family, they could at most wound me; they couldn't damage my body this badly," Ling Tian said confidently. Seeing Lei Ying nod, then look puzzled, he chuckled. "I've been testing a secret technique lately. It puts a lot of strain on my body, which is why I'm like this."
Ling Tian wasn't exactly lying. Being sealed and experiencing mortal life was a form of