"Additionally, since you dared to bully your sister," Mu Hongyuan said, a smile playing on her lips that wasn't quite a smile, "then Sister will have to punish you on the way."

Wang Mu remained silent.

Tianlin Continent, a place teeming with Demon Cultivators, was somewhere Wang Mu had never been. Moreover, he had to cross Qianzhou. Even traveling by Sword Control, it would likely take over a month. On foot, given Wang Mu's Spiritual Power, it would require at least two or three months. If he encountered Demon Cultivators along the way and had to fight, it would take even longer.

But since Mu Hongyuan had requested it, Wang Mu had no objections.

As for the punishment…

Wang Mu remained silent, carrying Mu Hongyuan on his back as he continued forward. He had just descended Gu Yun Mountain and hadn't taken more than a few steps.

Suddenly, his foot sank heavily, and half of his calf plunged into the ground.

Heavy, far too heavy.

The burden on his back no longer felt like her soft form.

It was… a massive mountain.

Wang Mu let out a muffled grunt.

"Brother Mu, can't you withstand even this little punishment?" Mu Hongyuan said leisurely. "If you apologize to Sister, Sister will forgive you."

Wang Mu remained silent.

Mu Hongyuan possessed an Ascension Realm cultivation base. If Wang Mu actually believed her words—that he could treat her as the Mu Hongyuan of a thousand years ago, rather than Supreme Master Mu Lanxue of the Fengyue Sect—he was definitely going to suffer greatly. What she wanted was to be treated as Mu Hongyuan *psychologically*. Physically, they were on different playing fields.

In this age, an Ascension Realm powerhouse was, to put it bluntly, a rule maker in the Cultivation World.

What could he do?

Wang Mu could do nothing about it.

Clearly, Mu Hongyuan was using some special magic.

Mu Hongyuan extended a snow-white palm, waving it before Wang Mu's face until his eyes began to ache slightly. "Brother Mu, my Six Jia Moving Mountain Technique is quite rusty… If you can't take it, you'd better apologize and beg for mercy quickly."

Wang Mu remained silent, but his heart stirred. He slowly began to circulate the Mountain and Sea Body Refining Technique.

As he cultivated, he immediately found his proficiency with the Mountain and Sea Body Refining Technique rising rapidly.

With Mu Hongyuan using her technique to press a mountain onto his back, practicing the Mountain and Sea Body Refining Technique like this was equivalent to him carrying an actual mountain.

The effect was even better than cultivating within a real mountain.

Wang Mu continued forward slowly.

"Humph, since you refuse to beg for mercy, Sister will take a nap. If you still haven't apologized when I wake up, I'll increase the punishment!"

Mu Hongyuan closed her eyes, leaning gently on Wang Mu's shoulder. She gazed at his profile, her eyes glinting faintly.

Wang Mu continued in silence. Following his planned route, he intended to head towards the border of Huangtian Continent first. He cultivated the Great Yin-Yang Harmony Diagram while simultaneously practicing the Mountain and Sea Body Refining Technique.

「A few days later,」

Mu Hongyuan awoke, appearing to have rested very well.

"Ah, it's so hot! Brother Mu, are you up to some mischief again?" Mu Hongyuan suddenly felt a slight warmth all over her body. Looking closely, she noticed mystical patterns shining from Wang Mu's back. Touching them with her hand, she could feel the power emanating from these patterns.

Her eyes narrowed.

She then looked at Wang Mu. His forehead was now beaded with fine sweat, though his expression remained largely unchanged.

"Brother Mu, how are you feeling now?" Mu Hongyuan asked with a slight smile. "Still not willing to admit your mistake?"

"Do you think I would admit any mistake?" Wang Mu retorted. "If you're capable, then bring on more! A mere demoness from the Demon Palace? Do you think I, Dongfang Mu, can't handle you?"

Mu Hongyuan's almond-shaped eyes widened as she glared at Wang Mu. "Hmph, you asked for this!"

Mu Hongyuan glanced around and spotted two mountains nearby, each a thousand zhang high. She simply uttered the mantra.

In an instant, the two massive mountains trembled slightly and vanished from sight. Yin Yang energies swirled around Mu Hongyuan, her Primordial Spirit pulsed, and her pale palm gently pressed onto Wang Mu's shoulder.

RUMBLE!

Wang Mu faltered, his face flushing crimson as half his calf sank deep into the ground. Previously, he could leap several zhang forward with each step. Now, each step was as slow as a snail's crawl, hardly different from an ordinary person's pace.

The pressure of these two additional mountains was immense.

"Brother Mu, are you about to collapse?" Mu Hongyuan raised an eyebrow, smiling teasingly. "Being stubborn with Sister doesn't end well, you know? Besides, you asked for this. I didn't force you."

"Less nonsense…" Wang Mu, his face flushed crimson, spat out three words.

Action points, give me more!

The Mountain and Sea Body Refining Technique circulated wildly as Spiritual Power surged through Wang Mu's body, trying to alleviate the immense pressure. The usually placid Mixed Element Energy within him also stirred. This mysterious energy, known as the Primordial Mother Qi, was truly formidable. It permeated his Spiritual Power and rapidly created an illusion-like effect within Wang Mu's body, mitigating the terrifying pressure he was enduring.

Watching Wang Mu's struggle, Mu Hongyuan fell silent, merely observing him quietly.

As if a thought struck her, Mu Hongyuan took out a light red handkerchief and gently wiped the sweat from Wang Mu's forehead.

"So filthy!" Mu Hongyuan said with a look of disdain. "Such a big man, yet so weak… In this state, you still think you can bully Sister?"

"Brother Mu, can you even handle this?"

Wang Mu remained silent.

Just you wait! When I reach the Ascension Realm, we'll settle this score!

This demoness!

Thus, Wang Mu continued onward, step by laborious step. Though his pace was incredibly slow, his proficiency in the Mountain and Sea Body Refining Technique increased at an astonishing rate. Wang Mu had never imagined that cultivating this way could accelerate his progress with the technique so much.

Having reached the seventh layer of the Mountain and Sea Body Refining Technique, Wang Mu had already felt quite powerful.

Unfortunately, before Mu Hongyuan, it was still nothing remarkable.

Now, with three mountains pressing down on him, he was already struggling for breath.

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