Observations

"Only half an hour of continuous combat using your ice. For me, one should last for a whole day. However, since you are still on the early levels of cultivation, we just have to extend your endurance for at least 2 hours."

Mu Yue felt the freezing cold, an effect of too much use of her ice ability. She has a natural resistance towards high or low temperatures, but this doesn't help with her current situation.

"How did I do father?" She asked as she was clueless because of the large gap between their prowess.

"You should be able to handle those on the 2nd step well. You might have problems fighting the 3rd step Foundation Establishment cultivator, and no chance if they knew you can't last long at your strongest."

"So I should train my endurance? I do not know how though..."

"Hmm... you can probably absorb rare ice affinity items. I will get you those next month since I need some time. Then you need to know the most efficient way of using your ability. As far as I observed, you never planned and just attacked when you could. This might have caused you to reach your limit fast."

"Since I'm already exhausted... Can I go to Xiao Yan and rest beside her? I will go back after I recovered." Mu Yue asked. She had hoped but was cruelly shattered by her father.

"Nope, get your sword and stand up!"

"But too cold... I won't be able to move well."

"That's better! You can get used to that feeling, and reduce your disadvantage in case you had no choice but to fight like that."

"Bu- AGH!" Mu Yue slammed to the wall after being sent flying by the principal.

"No buts! If you want to get stronger, pain will accompany you. Make sure to block my strikes or they will hit you instead."

Zhi Li then punched forward. Mu Yue blocked with her sword but both the punch and the sword slammed into her.

"*Cough**Cough*"

"Block well. I'm only using the strength of a 3rd step foundation Establishment cultivator. This will continue for an hour, endure!"

Mu Yue then dodged a punch going to her face.

"Good! I'll make it harder then."

Dodging, the only action that Mu Yue seems to be able to do on her condition. However, this makes her even more exhausted as she was draining her stamina more to force her body to move. With reduced physical abilities from the coldness she was experiencing, she doubts if she could last for 2 hours.

Now, Zhi Li also launches some weaker wind spells. These spells can get launched anywhere inside the room which can be the same as multiple enemies attacking Mu Yue.

"Make sure to dodg- oh umm... don't just stand ther- and she got hit. Move Mu Yue! Never stay at one plac- ah that might hurt." Zhi Li quickly approached Mu Yue who was currently lying on the floor.

Zhi Li then asked, "Can you still continue?"

He did not hear any responses and so he quickly checked Mu Yue's health. "Knocked out... Was it too much? Guess I really need to make sure she trains well. Such performance was... not to expectation."

He carried Mu Yue back to her house. On the way, Xiao Yan saw the two.

"What happened?"

"She got knocked out..."

"She got knocked out? You mean you knocked her out?! I thought she will be exhausted at most! You remember that she is your daughter right?!"

"W-well... I did hold back but I did not expect that she couldn't endure the training..."

"Heh, hold back huh. I bet that hold back was to the level of the people that were training under you in the past."

"That might be right."

Xiao Yan frowned, "If I knew that you won't even consider these things, I would have accompanied her in her training."

"That's why she needs to train more." Zhi Li remarked.

"Damn it! You should make it easier for her!"

"No Xiao Yan! You should stop being overprotective! I admit I might have miscalculated earlier but I will not make things easier. She needs to experience difficulties to make her life in the future better."

"But there's plenty of time!"

"And that's where you are wrong!" Zhi Li sighed and then added, "The king of this kingdom informed the powerhouses of a possible calamity. No specific time was given but it will happen within 10 years."

"And you want her to go out alone after half a year?"

"Yes, she needs to get stronger as much as possible. Only with trials will she have a great boost in strength."