The cultivators of the Water Mirror Sect were never particularly skilled in combat. Following the Great Catastrophe of Heaven and Earth, the Eight Wonders of the Water Mirror—with the exception of Ji Wushuang—had essentially seen their cultivation levels regress.
This was to be expected; many sects across the various paths had seen their members suffer similar declines. Furthermore, for thousands of years, the Eight Wonders of the Water Mirror had repeatedly leaked heavenly secrets, so it would have been more abnormal had they not been specifically targeted by the Heavenly Tribulation.
However, Master Water Mirror was barely able to maintain his cultivation at the Earth Immortal level. In practical combat, his strength was roughly equivalent to the seventh or eighth stage of Tribulation Crossing. This put him in a stalemate against the Taoist experts who had captured the Emperor of Yunqin and Bai Junlang.
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