Mu Bai was stubborn too. Since neither of them would yield, they would just keep wearing each other down.
This idle stalemate meant little to Mu Bai. He simply sat cross-legged in meditation and continued refining the little figure of the Five Elements Inner Core within his Divine Palace, releasing faint wisps of essence qi that entered every limb and bone with his breathing.
Dispersing the Inner Core's power throughout his body and refining his entire physical body into a core was the essence of refining spirit and returning to the void in the Flying Immortal Scripture. Even during the war between humans and beasts, Mu Bai dared not neglect his cultivation for even a little while.
Xing Yun, meanwhile, gradually grew bored out of her mind.
"Hey, blockhead!"
"Blockhead, you stupid blockhead!"
"Blockhead, shall we go out for a walk?"
"Hey, are you even listening to me?"
When she still received no response, Xing Yun grew furious. She rose, walked over to Mu Bai, and reached out to pinch his ear, but Mu Bai reflexively lashed out with a palm strike.
Xing Yun was completely unprepared. Mu Bai's palm struck her chest, sending her flying out of the tent like a kite with its string cut.
"Xing Yun!"
Suddenly aghast, Mu Bai realized his mistake. He sprang to his feet and leaped to Xing Yun's side.
"Xing Yun, Xing Yun..."
Caught utterly unprepared by Mu Bai's palm strike, Xing Yun had suffered grievous injuries, and her vitality barely flickered.
With no time to worry about anything else, Mu Bai picked Xing Yun up and carried her back into the tent. With a wave of his hand, he activated the Camp Tent Sealing Formation and laid her flat on the bed.
Mu Bai extended his Divine Sense into Xing Yun's