His speed was exceptional, his precision absolute. He relied on pure physical cultivation, and a unique ability to… absorb ambient Qi. I believe his supposed 'low-grade Wood Root' is merely a clever ruse, a way to hide his true talents from rival sects."
Elder Fang scoffed. "Absorb ambient Qi? Such a vague explanation! And 'physical cultivation' does not shatter spiritual weapons or make one immune to potent poisons!"
"But it does, Elder Fang," Lin Xier countered, her mind working furiously. "In the deepest mountains, among the most ancient clans, there are tales of body cultivators who train their physical forms to such an extent that their skin becomes like steel, their meridians capable of transmuting foreign energies. They can disrupt Qi flows with precise, physical strikes, making s
