Seeing Qin Mu hesitate just moments earlier,
Xing Tian had assumed he hadn't shown enough sincerity.
How could he have known
that Qin Mu had been deeply shaken by what he'd brought out?
Forget the Creation Jade Disk Fragment—even just one drop of Xing Tian's own Quintessential Blood was enough to tempt Qin Mu.
Of course, even if Xing Tian hadn't offered anything as a prize and had simply suggested a spar, Qin Mu wouldn't have refused.
Qin Mu had reaped abundant rewards from this climb up Buzhou Mountain.
Not only had his cultivation advanced to the Great Principle Golden Immortal level, but he had also obtained the Lin Zi Secret, one of the Nine Secrets. His Nine Revolutions Profound Skill had even advanced to the fourth revolution.
Compared to before, Qin Mu's strength had improved by leaps and bounds.
Xing Tian had proposed a sparring match.
Qin Mu also wanted to test himself and see just how strong he was now.
Kuafu watched with eager anticipation.
Among the Great Witches of the Witch Clan, Xing Tian was considerably stronger than he was.
Earlier, Qin Mu had defeated him in a fight using nothing but the strength of his physical body.
Kuafu wanted to see for himself
who would come out on top between Qin Mu and Xing Tian.
Just then, Xing Tian waved a hand excitedly.
"Boom!"
In an instant, a scroll appeared in the void not far away.
An ancient, timeworn aura emanated from it.
As soon as the scroll unfurled, the laws of heaven and earth trembled. Then a ripple in spacetime blossomed within the scroll.
"Daoist Qin Mu, after you!"
Xing Tian said with a smile.
Qin Mu nodded. He could naturally tell that the scroll contained a Small World.
Then, without further delay, the three of them flew into the scroll.
As they entered the world within it, the scenery before their eyes abruptly changed.
This world was no ordinary grotto-heaven. It was more like a vast, boundless battlefield.
Looking around, they saw a blood-red sky and a desolate earth.
On top of that, thick Chaos Sha Qi filled the air.
As Qin Mu surveyed the place, Xing Tian explained:
"Daoist Qin Mu,
"This is a Small World, a place of cultivation created by an Ancestral Witch of my Witch Clan.
"Here, we can fight to our hearts' content without having to worry about the world collapsing!"
Qin Mu nodded slightly, inwardly marveling:
"As expected of an Ancestral Witch. To create such a stable Small World, their mastery of the Spacetime Law must have reached perfection."
Among the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Dijiang was the Ancestral Witch of space and speed, while Zhu Jiuyin was the Ancestral Witch of time.
Creating a Small World like this was no difficult feat for them.
After his moment of wonder, Qin Mu came back to himself.
Xing Tian was looking at him, his gaze burning. "Daoist Qin Mu, are you ready?"
At this, Qin Mu nodded. He could tell that Xing Tian was itching to fight him.
"Go ahead and give it your all.
"But... since this is only a spar, let's stop before anyone gets hurt. We don't want to sour our friendship!"
Kuafu said this, then moved off to the side.
Once Kuafu had stepped away, Qin Mu and Xing Tian faced each other. Their gazes were sharp, their fighting spirit blazing!
"Daoist Qin Mu!
"Be careful!"
After they had locked eyes, Xing Tian was the first to call out.
"Boom!"
In the next instant, he charged at Qin Mu like a savage dragon, throwing a punch that twisted the void.
Space shattered inch by inch wherever his fist wind swept.
"Bring it on!"
Seeing this, Qin Mu neither dodged nor retreated. He threw a punch of his own to meet it.
"Bang!"
In less than a moment, their fists collided with tremendous force.
The impact sent a terrifying shock wave sweeping in all directions.
The earth in this Small World cracked, and the sky trembled.
After a brief exchange of punches, Xing Tian's pupils contracted. He muttered to himself:
"What a powerful body! He can actually match me head-on?"
At the same time, Kuafu watched in utter shock.
"Xing Tian's physical body is second only to the Ancestral Witches in the Witch Clan, yet Daoist Qin Mu can match him?
"His strength seems to have increased by far more than a little since entering Buzhou Mountain."
Kuafu had noticed that Qin Mu's physical body was exceptionally strong when they fought earlier.
But it hadn't been anywhere near this terrifying.
After a moment's thought, Kuafu understood. Qin Mu must have encountered an opportunity and grown stronger after entering Buzhou Mountain.
The Witch Clan had been formed from Pangu's Essence Blood, and its members were born with peerless physical bodies.
For Qin Mu to stand shoulder to shoulder with a Great Witch through the strength of his own body was simply unbelievable!
As Kuafu stared in astonishment, Xing Tian burst into laughter:
"Hahaha!
"Excellent! What a thrill!"
Coming out of his daze, he turned his gaze directly to Qin Mu, his fighting spirit burning even brighter.
"Daoist Qin Mu, I'm going to get serious now!"
With that, Xing Tian roared and violently tore with both hands. The void split open.
In the next instant, a blood-red battle-axe and a massive bronze shield burst forth.
The moment the two weapons appeared, a monstrous wave of baleful energy surged out.
"The Gan Qi Axe? The Xing Tian Shield?"
Kuafu exclaimed.
He recognized the weapons Xing Tian had summoned. They were his personal divine weapons: the Gan Qi Axe and the Xing Tian Shield!
The Gan Qi Axe had drunk the blood of Myriad Spirits, while the Xing Tian Shield could even withstand an Innate Spiritual Treasure head-on!
Qin Mu's gaze sharpened at the sight.
Xing Tian let out a roar:
"Daoist Qin Mu, take this axe!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Xing Tian raised his battle-axe and brought it crashing down at Qin Mu.
In an instant, it seemed that nothing else in heaven and earth existed but the brilliance of that single strike!
"Rumble!"
The axe-light came down like the creation of the world, cleaving Chaos apart!
"Hm?"
Facing Xing Tian's terrifying blow, Qin Mu dared not be careless. His hands rapidly formed seals, and he barked:
"Lin Zi Secret! Activate!"
"Boom!"
As he unleashed the Lin Zi Secret, the aura around Qin Mu surged abruptly.
His magical power became as unfathomable as the sea, and a divine halo appeared behind him, imbued with supreme Daoist resonance.
At the same time, an invisible Divine Forbidden Domain spread out, enveloping the entire world around them.
With the Lin Zi Secret empowering him, Qin Mu's strength increased in every way.
In the next moment, Qin Mu casually waved a hand, and a jade-green immortal sword appeared in it.
The sword was shaped like a blade of grass, slender and light, yet it exuded an edge that could annihilate all things!
It was the sword Qin Mu had forged by refining the Treasure Distribution Cliff with his own blood essence and infusing it with his source energy.
Though it had yet to reach the level of a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, it was not far off.
Qin Mu had named it the Grass Sword!
Seeing Xing Tian's axe crash down with overwhelming might, shrouding heaven and earth, Qin Mu raised his sword:
"Daoist Xing Tian, take a sword from me!"
As soon as he spoke, Qin Mu charged forward with his sword and slashed with the Grass Sword!
"Grass Character Sword Art!"
"Cut!"
"Whoosh!"
The sword flashed out, its light like a rainbow. The phantom of a towering sword-grass appeared, swaying as it severed all laws and shattered the void.
"Rumble!"
In less than a moment, the axe-light and sword-glow collided.
"Bang!"
A deafening roar rang out without end. The entire Small World shook violently, as if it were about to revert to Chaos.
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