A group stood quietly amid the wind and snow. Over a hundred True Persons and more than a dozen Nascent Soul Tribulation Realm cultivators guarded the perimeter, loosely forming a battle formation. The dense, driving snow was stopped by an invisible barrier of energy.
Within the formation, True Lord Lingxiao held a dark-gold bronze mirror. An image appeared in it, showing Fang Mo and the others fighting. Beside him, True Lord Yu Chen of the Jihuang Sword Palace was watching as well.
"This young man is extraordinary indeed. His Savage Body Refining Art is actually this formidable—his physical combat strength surpasses even his Nascent Soul Tribulation cultivation!" True Lord Yu Chen stared intently at Fang Mo's figure in the image, his eyes blazing with interest and admiration.
True Lord Lingxiao said:
"He cultivates the ancient path. Ancient cultivators placed little emphasis on spells and divine abilities, focusing instead on their bodies and innate bloodline gifts. They sought to break ten thousand arts with strength and bear the Great Dao within their flesh. That Fang Mo has cultivated this path to such a level is proof enough that he obtained an ancient inheritance from the Yin Ruins!"
At this, True Lord Yu Chen's gaze grew more solemn. "Then the rumors that he severely wounded a Heaven-tier Mutant Beast might not be entirely false?"
True Lord Lingxiao put away the bronze mirror. Its radiance faded, and the image vanished. After pondering for a moment, he slowly said:
"The combat strength he has displayed so far is not enough to threaten a Heaven-tier Mutant Beast. But he should have other means, or perhaps the Heaven-tier Mutant Beast was already wounded. It is not entirely impossible. This time, the Tianli Sect may be mixing truth with lies to create a false impression for us!"