Yunhuizi let out a sigh and closed his eyes.
Yet after waiting for a long while, no pain ever came.
When he opened his eyes, he saw Xu Zhao standing with his back to him, his figure straight as a spear as he gripped the Heart Inquiry Hammer like he faced a great enemy.
But he was severely injured. Propping up even half his body was already his limit; he had no strength left to look past Xu Zhao and see what lay ahead.
He could not, but Lu Cheng could.
Lu Cheng was currently hidden in a forest more than thirty zhang away. He had already been far from the two of them, and from so far away, he naturally took in the entire scene.
Not far in front of Xu Zhao, Yunling Zi was slowly walking over along the official road.
This place was already on the outskirts of Lingbi Mountain. Mountain winds blew in from nearby, rolling up dirt, stones, and shredded blades of grass.
Yet once they came within a zhang of Yunling Zi, everything seemed to enter a patch of void and abruptly froze.
Dust, grit, grass leaves, and broken stones all hung motionless in the air and on the ground. Even the invisible wind now seemed to leave visible tracks.
Lu Cheng could not put that feeling into words.
Though he could not see it, he simply knew that Yunling Zi had "fixed" the wind around him in place.
Only after Yunling Zi passed through did everything within that area return to normal.
In the distance, Lu Cheng did not even dare breathe deeply. He stared at the two with all his attention—or rather, at Yunling Zi.
Before Yunling Zi's method, even riding qi through the air seemed like child's play.
At last, Yunling