[This True Lord of Great Snow Mountain had reached the fourth-tier early-stage peak in body refinement.]
[With the additional protection of a nascent soul middle-stage Spell Cultivator True Lord's mana, simply blocking an attack at the nascent soul middle-stage peak with ease would be enough to demonstrate the effectiveness of that Body-Refinement Secret Art.]
[You had thought the same, which was why you had unleashed an attack at the middle-stage peak.]
[Yet the True Lord of Great Snow Mountain said your attack had reached the level of a late-stage Senior Cultivator?]
[How was that possible?]
[Ripples surged through your mind as you vaguely realized something.]
[Your expression remained unchanged, however. You merely smiled and said, "All right."]
[Next, you suppressed the power of your strike to the nascent soul early-stage peak, close to the middle stage.]
[Rumble-]
[The thin crimson membrane covering the True Lord of Great Snow Mountain churned, finally blocking your strike.]
["Fellow Daoist Azure Origin, what do you think? Would this Secret Art suffice as payment..."]
[The True Lord of Great Snow Mountain looked at you and spoke with a smile.]
[Although this Secret Art consumed a great deal of vital blood, its effects were remarkable. At a crucial moment, it might turn the tide.]
[This Secret Art did indeed come from Great Snow Mountain's collection, and offering it as payment cost Great Snow Mountain almost nothing.]
["Agreed."]
[You glanced at the True Lord of Great Snow Mountain and nodded.]
[Two months later.]
[You gazed at the spinning fourth-tier upper-grade pill furnace before you. A vitality powerful enough to revive the dead and regrow flesh over bare bones permeated the air.]
["Condense!"]
[You formed seals with both hands, and two pills wreathed in milky-white halos flew out.]
[They were fourth-tier upper-grade spiritual pills-the Life-Recreating Creation Pills.]
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