On the training grounds of Kamar-Taj, Li Yue stood facing a person dressed in a dark green robe.
The person held a short staff several feet long, striking a pose and waiting for Li Yue to make the first move.
Li Yue didn't waste any words; he directly extended both hands, forming a half-fist, and slowly pulled them apart.
A blue energy beam gradually appeared in Li Yue's hands.
He waved the blue energy beam a few times; it could be hard like a staff or flexible like a whip.
After doing this, a shield outlined by blue energy appeared on Li Yue's left fist.
Li Yue, with the shield in his left hand and the staff in his right, charged towards the figure opposite him.
Li Yue's speed was very fast; in less than a second, he was in front of the person, directly bringing the staff down on their head.
The person didn't dodge, instead raising their short staff to block Li Yue's attack.
Then, the two began close-quarters combat, unleashing various moves one after another, their speed increasing, making it dizzying to watch.
Li Yue used all the close-combat moves he had learned during this period, but the person opposite him easily parried them.
Li Yue wasn't discouraged; his moves became less continuous and more unpredictable, no longer constrained by specific forms.
He used whatever move came to mind, freely and spontaneously.
After this, the person opposite was caught off guard by Li Yue's sudden change in tactics and could only frantically defend.
Although somewhat disheveled, they didn't show any signs of defeat.
Perhaps feeling that he would lose if things continued this way, the figure quickly retreated a few steps.
Before Li Yue could catch up, the person directly stepped into mid-air, and yellow light abruptly appeared beneath the shoes on their feet, like a disc.
The person stepped on it as if it were solid ground, seemingly walking on air several times.
They then passed over Li Yue's head, their right hand's short staff entwined with yellow light.
Using the momentum of their descent, they struck at Li Yue's back.
Li Yue watched as the figure, who had been in front of him, suddenly swiftly circled behind him in the air.
He hurriedly turned around, only to see a yellow staff coming down on his head.
He hastily raised his left hand's blue energy shield to block it.
Bang!
With a deafening crash, Li Yue's blue shield couldn't hold up and shattered into fragments, disappearing into the air.
The person whose attack was blocked was also repelled, staggering back several steps after landing before regaining their balance.
"Master Mordo, you've won again!"
Neither side attacked again, but Li Yue spoke first.
That's right, the one who had just fought Li Yue was Master Mordo, who taught Li Yue close-quarters combat.
Although it seemed like a draw just now, Li Yue knew that Mordo was only defending against his attacks, essentially feeding him moves.
If Mordo had also used offensive moves, Li Yue might not have lasted long.
However, Li Yue also had many unutilized techniques; at the very least, he hadn't fully used the power his body possessed, because Li Yue's physical fitness was also steadily increasing.
He could only suppress his strength to learn combat moves with Mordo.
If he unleashed his full power, he was genuinely afraid he might accidentally kill Mordo with one blow.
After all, even if Mordo used magical energy to enhance his body, he was only a few times stronger than an ordinary person.
But the current Li Yue, with a single punch, already possessed 5 tons of force, dozens of times that of an ordinary person, making him a walking behemoth.
During these days of fighting Mordo, Li Yue's control over his strength also became increasingly proficient.
"Master Li Yue, you are too modest.
Your progress is evident to everyone; if not for the power of the magical artifact, it would be very difficult for me to win against you."
Mordo also smiled and praised Li Yue... Time passed quickly; Li Yue had been studying at Kamar-Taj for a month now.
In this month, Li Yue's progress became faster and faster.
He had completely mastered the Mirror Dimension spell, and he could even manipulate spatial power in the real world, freely folding space and matter.
It was similar to how Kaecilius behaved in the movie after absorbing power from Dormammu's Dark Dimension.
However, Li Yue didn't have to become like Kaecilius, getting 'panda eyes'.
But Li Yue had never used it in front of others, only secretly practicing it.
This ability was not enough to affect the environment of the real world, but it could be used against individuals.
For example, after Li Yue used it on Mordo, only Mordo could feel the world being arbitrarily flipped and folded by Li Yue, while in reality, the real world hadn't changed at all...
During this period of cultivation, Li Yue also thought about how to change the fates of Kaecilius and Master Mordo, but he didn't have a very good solution.
Kaecilius was already deeply entangled in his obsession; he lived only to resurrect his wife and children, and for this goal, he would stop at nothing.
Master Mordo, on the other hand, was inherently rigid and inflexible, even disliking those who broke the rules of the world.
In the movie, after learning that the Ancient One drew power from the Dark Dimension to achieve immortality, his worldview collapsed, leading to his villainous turn.
This also made Li Yue feel a bit regretful.
However, Li Yue hadn't come up with a very good solution, so every time he saw Mordo, he would instill in him the idea that power itself is neither good nor bad; only people have good and evil.
But looking at Mordo, it seemed to have little effect...
Just as Li Yue was thinking about how to change their destinies, his phone rang for the first time, giving him a bad premonition.
"Could something have happened?"
Li Yue answered the phone and hurriedly asked, "Tony, what's wrong?"
"Why are you so anxious? Nothing major happened.
You've been gone for a month; how have you been?
I've upgraded and modified my suits several times.
When are you coming back? I'll let you witness their power."
Tony's familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.
Li Yue breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that nothing serious had happened, then he felt a surge of irritation.
"Don't call me randomly if there's nothing wrong.
You scared me; I thought something had happened."
Li Yue said to Tony, annoyed.
"Li Yue, you've been gone so long, don't you want to know what your little girlfriend is doing?
Aren't you afraid she'll run off with some pretty boy?"
Tony's annoying voice came through, and his words made Li Yue wish he could teleport over and punch him.
"Tony, is there anything important? If not, I'm hanging up."
"No, no, don't hang up yet.
I'm serious.
The Stark Expo starts tonight.
Do you want to come to the opening ceremony?
There are a lot of beautiful women here!"
Tony finally started talking about serious matters.
Hearing Tony's words, Li Yue couldn't help but sigh at how fast time flew.
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed, and now it was time for Tony to hold the tech expo, which was also the beginning of Iron Man 2's plot.
However, Tony had already resolved his palladium poisoning, so he probably wouldn't go and court death by participating in a car race.
He wondered how Whiplash Ivan would make his appearance.
"No, I'm not going.
When you make an appearance, you're sure to be as ostentatious as possible.
I'm not in the mood to watch you show off."
Li Yue answered Tony's call and hung up directly without waiting for Tony to continue.
However, this still made Li Yue feel that it was time to end his trip to Kamar-Taj and bid farewell to the Ancient One.
Thinking this, Li Yue entered an out-of-body state and began his nightly routine of cultivation.