Zu An also had the same question. He had just been wondering why Old Man Mi hadn't used skills like "Great Wind" or "Blue Duck." Even if Old Man Mi cultivated slowly, he surely wouldn't be weaker than Zu An himself.
He also wanted to take the opportunity to see what new skills would emerge as the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture reached higher levels of cultivation.
Faced with Wei Dan's questions, Old Man Mi remained silent, clearly not intending to answer.
Wei Dan didn't mind. He muttered to himself from behind, "After so many years apart, your cultivation has improved considerably from our recent exchange. This must be due to cultivating the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture. To have almost erased the gap between us in these years, the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture truly lives up to its legendary reputation as a cultivation method. However, after much thought, I believe the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture should offer more than this, shouldn't it?"
Old Man Mi finally spoke, "The Phoenix Nirvana Scripture integrates the creation of heaven and earth, and cultivating it is no easy feat. For people like us with physical impairments, cultivation yields half the results for twice the effort, and we can never reach its peak."
Wei Dan frowned. He knew that what the other person said was true; physical impairments always made it difficult for them to cultivate advanced techniques. He was not at all surprised that the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture had this characteristic.
Suddenly, he thought of something and looked at Zu An, whom the other person was carrying. "No wonder you value him so much," he said. "According to intelligence reports from here, Zu An was a useless good-for-nothing not long ago. Now, in a short period, he has become a young master. This must be the doing of the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture."
Zu An's face showed indignation. "Who are you calling useless?!" he thought.
"You're not even a man yourself! What nerve!"
The two grandmasters naturally didn't care about his inner thoughts at the moment. Old Man Mi chuckled, "Indeed. I just want to see what he'll grow into in the end. Legend says it grants immortality, but I have no hope for that. I can only see if he can give me a surprise."
Zu An was instantly moved to tears. He hadn't expected Old Man Mi to be so noble and upright. He had suspected him earlier, which was truly wrong of him.
However, he quickly realized that Old Man Mi had just mentioned that cultivating the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture for those with physical impairments yielded half the results for twice the effort. But Old Man Mi didn't know about his own body's recovery. Wouldn't that make his words contradictory?
He immediately understood it was most likely Old Man Mi intentionally misleading Wei Dan. He didn't know if it was to divert trouble onto him or to make Wei Dan reluctant to harm him easily.
As expected, Wei Dan looked at him with some surprise and couldn't help but exclaim, "Today is full of surprises! To think there are two people who have cultivated the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture. If I capture him and bring him back, the Emperor will surely be very interested."
Zu An was speechless.
He certainly didn't want to be of interest to an old eunuch. Unfortunately, he was currently helpless, and in front of two super powerhouses, he had no say whatsoever.
Old Man Mi was already injured. Moreover, carrying a person, he gradually slowed down, even though his movement technique was known for its speed.
Wei Dan seized the opportunity. He leaped and blocked their path. "Little Yingzi," he said, "you've been running for so long. It's time to end this."
Old Man Mi's face darkened. He casually tossed Zu An onto a nearby tree branch, hanging him there, then looked at Wei Dan, fully on guard.
Wei Dan clearly wasn't interested in paying more attention to Zu An. After all, once Old Man Mi was dealt with, Zu An would be easily captured.
Zu An roughly observed his surroundings. The group had just flown out from Brightmoon City, so this should be deep within Dragon Concealment Mountain.
Although Dragon Concealment Mountain was dangerous, that was only for ordinary people.
For super powerhouses like Old Man Mi and Wei Dan, the fierce beasts were no threat at all.
He couldn't help but feel some regret. If the red dragon were still here, perhaps it could be used to trick the two old men. Having only tricked Chen Xuan once before was a huge waste.
While he was lost in thought, Wei Dan had already made his move. Clearly, he figured that Old Man Mi had been injured for so long and had been on the run with Zu An, so his strength must be greatly diminished now.
The actual combat situation was as he expected. Just moments ago, Old Man Mi had been exchanging blows and defending against him, but now he basically only managed one-third attacks, relying on the miraculous movement technique of Sunflower Phantasm for defense and evasion for the rest.
After another half an hour of fighting, he couldn't even manage one-third attacks anymore. He could only defend with all his might, but new wounds kept appearing on his body.
While wiping the blood from his sharp fingernails, Wei Dan attacked casually. "Little Yingzi," he said, "why bother with this? You're not my match anyway. Why waste everyone's time?"
Old Man Mi gritted his teeth and said, "Until the very last moment, who knows what the outcome will be?"
"Very well, then I'll make you give up completely." Wei Dan's voice turned cold, and his speed suddenly increased.
This time, Old Man Mi finally couldn't evade. He could only grit his teeth and raise his palm to meet the attack.
"Great Star Luo Hand!" A cruel smile flashed across Wei Dan's face. He planned to use this opportunity to completely cripple the other party; after so much delay, his patience was wearing thin.
A wave of energy spread out, blowing Zu An directly off the distant tree.
He crashed to the ground with a thud. If his body hadn't been tempered twice by the Primordial Chaos Scripture, falling from such a height while unable to circulate his energy, he would have at least broken a few bones, if not suffered severe injuries.
But now he only felt some pain, and had hardly any injuries on his body.
Moreover, due to this fall, the vital energy within him surged and churned, and the restriction Old Man Mi had placed on him loosened slightly.
Zu An was overjoyed. He quickly guided the vital energy within him to continue attacking the restriction. The most urgent task was to first regain his ability to move, and then escape while the two were locked in intense combat.
On the other side of the battlefield, at the moment their palms were about to meet, the panicked look in Old Man Mi's eyes vanished, replaced by the coldness of a successful scheme.
Immediately after, he changed his palm into a finger, employing his signature technique – Sunflower One-Finger!
Wei Dan instinctively felt something was wrong, but he couldn't pinpoint what it was. Even in his prime, Old Man Mi's cultivation would be slightly inferior to his own. How much more so now that he was severely injured? Thus, he completely relaxed and continued to press down with his palm. He was confident that with this palm strike, the opponent's finger would be crushed piece by piece, and the person would completely lose the ability to resist.
As palm and finger met, a gush of blood spurted out, and a scream immediately rang out from the field.
Zu An, who was in the midst of breaking the restriction within his body, raised his head in shock, because the scream wasn't from Old Man Mi, but from Wei Dan, who had held the absolute advantage!
He saw Old Man Mi's purplish finger directly pierce a hole through Wei Dan's palm. The blue light on Wei Dan's palm, originally formed by the Great Star Luo Hand, also vanished, revealing only dazzling blood-red.
Old Man Mi wasted no time. His other hand instantly struck out, continuously jabbing several vital acupoints on Wei Dan's body with "Sunflower One-Finger."
Wei Dan fell to the side like a broken sandbag. However, he disregarded his injuries and instead stared at the person opposite him in utter disbelief. "How is this possible!" he exclaimed.
In that instant, the other person's power seemed to have surged by an unknown number of times. Originally, although Old Man Mi's cultivation was slightly inferior to his, there was no fundamental gap. But in that very moment, the opponent's cultivation seemed to utterly overwhelm him.
If Old Man Mi possessed such cultivation, why would he intentionally put on a show with him from the start?
But if he didn't have such cultivation, the irresistible surge of vital energy in that instant couldn't have been fake.
This was what he could not understand about the other person.
Zu An, standing by, watched with wide eyes, almost falling out. From the start, he had secretly been cheering for Old Man Mi, wishing he could hold on a little longer. But in an instant, the situation reversed, and Wei Dan, who had held the complete advantage, was defeated.
Now that the restriction within him hadn't been fully undone, he had to pray that Wei Dan would hold on a little longer.
Life was truly unpredictable; this change happened far too quickly.
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