Ye Xuan was dumbfounded!
What was wrong with this woman?
No martial honor?
At that moment, Mu Sheng shook her head and said, “Your physical body is too weak. Destroy it and rebuild it! Follow me!”
With that, she turned and walked away.
Ye Xuan stood frozen for a moment, glancing at Mu Sheng. His instincts told him this woman just wanted to beat him up!
Rebuilding his physical body was just an excuse!
But he had no choice. The moment she struck, he realized he was completely outmatched!
Helpless!
Ye Xuan followed her.
In the distance, the herd of sheep parted to either side.
Mu Sheng waved her hand, “Go play on your own!”
At her command, the sheep let out a collective bleat and turned to scatter.
Ye Xuan glanced at the herd, then said, “Miss Mu Sheng, do you spend every day herding sheep here?”
Mu Sheng replied, “Don’t you think sheep are adorable?”
Ye Xuan was silent. He didn’t know if sheep were adorable, but he did know mutton was delicious!
Mu Sheng laughed, “Once your physical body is trained, want to herd sheep with me?”
Ye Xuan quickly shook his head.
Mu Sheng laughed, “You’re too restless!”
Ye Xuan was speechless.
Mu Sheng led Ye Xuan to a clear pond, its bottom visible through the water.
Mu Sheng said, “Get in!”
Ye Xuan glanced at the water, hesitating.
Mu Sheng rolled her eyes, “Relax, I’m not going to kill you! Even if I wanted to, I couldn’t. You’ve got major karma on you—can’t die for now!”
With no further hesitation, Ye Xuan jumped into the water.
Mu Sheng said, “Before you can have a powerful physical body, you need a strong will and soul. Only with a strong enough will and soul can you withstand an exceptionally powerful body! So, I’m going to train your soul and will first!”
She paused, then added, “Just so you know, this isn’t abuse or torture, got it?”
Ye Xuan’s face darkened. If she hadn’t said that, he might’ve been fine, but now he was getting a bad feeling!
Mu Sheng suddenly opened her palm and pressed downward.
Boom!
A mysterious, terrifying force instantly enveloped Ye Xuan!
His eyes widened as he felt thousands of mountains pressing down on him, making it hard to breathe!
Yet Mu Sheng kept pressing her hand down!
Ye Xuan clenched his fists, his head feeling as heavy as if it were filled with lead!
Mu Sheng looked at him, “Your foundation’s not great, especially your will and soul!”
With that, she withdrew her hand.
Boom!
The terrifying force vanished, and Ye Xuan felt his entire body lighten!
Mu Sheng sat to the side, pulling out a pile of food. She began roasting a chicken and asked, “How’s it feel?”
In the water, Ye Xuan lay motionless, utterly exhausted!
Mu Sheng laughed, “Demonic beasts have a natural advantage in physical cultivation, but humans don’t. So, for humans to cultivate a body stronger than a demonic beast’s, they must endure pain most can’t bear! I’m telling you, the pain you’re feeling now is less than a millionth of what’s to come! If you want to give up, you can leave now. Don’t quit halfway after suffering and failing to train your body—that’d be a real loss!”
Ye Xuan glanced at Mu Sheng. You destroyed my body! And now you’re telling me to quit?
What the hell?
Ye Xuan shook his head firmly, “I’m not giving up! Keep going!”
Mu Sheng nibbled on her chicken leg and smiled, “Alright!”
With that, she opened her palm and pressed down on Ye Xuan again!
Boom!
The pressure hit, and Ye Xuan’s eyes rolled back as he passed out!
At that moment, the small pen appeared beside Mu Sheng, trembling as it said, “Mu Sheng, is he okay?”
Mu Sheng glanced at Ye Xuan and said, “He’s fine!”
The small pen hesitated, “Don’t kill him!”
If Ye Xuan died, things would get serious!
Mu Sheng laughed, “Relax, he won’t die!”
Hearing this, the small pen relaxed.
Mu Sheng glanced at it and said, “Small pen, you’re following him now?”
The small pen nodded, “Yes!”
Mu Sheng smiled, “Whatever happens, keep at it!”
The small pen nodded slightly, “Thanks!”
Mu Sheng smiled, saying nothing more, and continued eating her chicken leg.
After a long while, Ye Xuan in the water slowly opened his eyes, feeling utterly weak, without an ounce of strength!
Mu Sheng glanced at him, “Awake?”
Hearing her, Ye Xuan looked up weakly, “Keep going?”
Mu Sheng walked over and laughed, “You think training your physical body is simple?”
Ye Xuan was silent.
Mu Sheng continued, “It’s a hundred times harder than you imagine!”
With a wave of her sleeve, the scene around them shifted, and Ye Xuan and Mu Sheng appeared in a frigid star domain!
The cold was so intense that Ye Xuan shivered uncontrollably!
Mu Sheng pointed to a stone staircase in the starry sky, “Walk from here to the end!”
Ye Xuan looked at the staircase stretching endlessly into the distance, its end nowhere in sight!
Mu Sheng said, “Go!”
Ye Xuan glanced at her, then turned and walked toward the staircase!
As long as she wasn’t toying with him, no matter how tough or exhausting, he could endure it!
When Ye Xuan stepped onto the staircase, he found the cold was unbearable!
It pierced his soul!
Gritting his teeth against the stinging pain, Ye Xuan walked up the steps one by one!
Willpower!
Clenching his jaw, he moved forward, each step making his body colder!
He walked slowly, unable to go faster!
At that moment, he was beyond weak!
Mu Sheng watched him silently from the side.
The small pen appeared beside her, whispering, “This is the Cold Heavenly Dao’s territory!”
Mu Sheng nodded, “I’m borrowing it.”
The small pen asked, “Did you ask for permission?”
Mu Sheng glanced at it, “Do I need to?”
Small pen: “…”
It suddenly remembered that Mu Sheng was a little tyrant in the Dao Realm!
Mu Sheng looked at Ye Xuan walking up the staircase and said, “Small pen, he’s cultivating an external order!”
The small pen glanced at her, saying nothing.
Mu Sheng smiled, “Cultivating an external order means he’s planning to rebel!”
The small pen hesitated, then said, “The master has tacitly approved!”
Mu Sheng smiled without responding.
The small pen sighed softly and said no more.
Meanwhile, Ye Xuan kept walking further up the staircase!
His body was so cold it was numb, but his gaze remained fixed on the staircase’s end—no, he couldn’t even see the end!
What’s the most despairing thing for a person?
It’s doing something without any hope in sight, not knowing if there’s an outcome ahead!
That kind of torment is terrifying!
And that’s exactly what Ye Xuan was facing, walking step by step, each one harder than the last, with no end in sight!
But he didn’t give up, continuing to move forward.
Give up?
Over the years, he had never given up on anything!
On the other side, a woman in white suddenly appeared near Mu Sheng and the small pen. Seeing her, the small pen said, “Cold Master!”
The Cold Master glanced at the Great Dao Pen and shook her head, “Great Dao Pen, after all these years… to think you’ve become like this. Back in the day, you…”
Her eyes flashed with complexity.
Back then, the Great Dao Pen was a legend!
Mu Sheng laughed, “Don’t say stuff like that, or the small pen will get sad again!”
The small pen shook its head, “No sadness here! I made mistakes back then, and I’ve only myself to blame!”
Mu Sheng smiled, “It’s fine, you’ve got a chance to start over! Take it slow!”
The Great Dao Pen nodded slightly.
The Cold Master glanced at Mu Sheng and said, “Mu Sheng, what brings you to my turf today?”
Mu Sheng pointed at Ye Xuan in the distance, “Borrowing your place for a bit!”
The Cold Master looked at Ye Xuan, her brows furrowing, “The Backer King!”
Mu Sheng laughed, “You know him?”
The Cold Master said, “Not personally, but I’ve heard of him! Not long ago, he wiped out the Royal Clan!”
The Royal Clan!
Mu Sheng was stunned, then said, “The Royal Clan’s been destroyed?”
The Cold Master nodded, “Yes!”
Mu Sheng looked at Ye Xuan, murmuring, “Now that’s interesting!”
She glanced at the Great Dao Pen and said, “Small pen, what’s your plan?”
The Cold Master also looked at the pen, which sighed after a pause, “No plan, just taking it one step at a time!”
The two women exchanged a glance and said no more.
The Cold Master looked at Ye Xuan and said, “The Dao God has ordered that no one in the Dao Realm is to provoke him. Not just the Dao Realm—other Dao Sects have also instructed their subordinates not to mess with this Backer King…”
She shook her head, “His two sisters are truly invincible!”
Mu Sheng murmured, “He does carry major karma!”
The Cold Master said gravely, “Mu Sheng, helping him train his physical body might not be a good karmic bond…”
Mu Sheng laughed, “I lost a bet! I accept my loss. As for the rest, I haven’t thought that far! I’m just a sheep herder, not interested in anything else!”
The Cold Master glanced at Mu Sheng, shaking her head. She didn’t believe Mu Sheng’s nonsense!
Herding sheep?
This woman was sharp as a tack!
The Great Dao Pen suddenly laughed, “Don’t worry! If he really establishes a lawful order, it’s not a bad thing. The master isn’t that petty!”
Mu Sheng was about to speak when Ye Xuan on the staircase suddenly collapsed!
Seeing this, Mu Sheng’s brows furrowed slightly, “Giving up already?”
