BTTH : From Humble Beginnings to Dou Di

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”These matters... I’ll leave them to Teacher’s judgment. Yun’er will follow whatever Teacher decides.”

Now that the topic had once again turned to her, Yun Yun subtly expressed her own stance as well.

”Lin Feng, what are your thoughts on marrying Yun’er?”

With Yun Yun’s side settled, Yun Shan turned to Lin Feng with a smile and asked.

”Since Senior Yun Shan places such trust in me, I, Lin Feng, will naturally devote my life to caring for Yun’er.”

Lin Feng had long since considered marrying Yun Yun. Now that Yun Shan had brought it up personally, he agreed without hesitation.

With a light flick of his finger, he activated his Serene Sea Storage Ring. A faint glow flashed, and two azure scrolls appeared in his hand.

Holding out the scrolls toward Yun Shan, Lin Feng said respectfully, ”These two scrolls are Mid-Grade Earth Class cultivation techniques and Dou Techniques. They are my betrothal gift for Yun’er. I hope Senior Yun Shan will accept them with a smile.”

”Mid-Grade Earth Class cultivation techniques and Dou Techniques?!”

Hearing Lin Feng’s words, Yun Shan and all the other elders of Yun Lan Sect were utterly stunned.

They had never seen such high-level cultivation techniques or battle skills in their entire lives.

In the entire Jia Ma Empire, it was likely that no second person could produce something of this level.

”Lin Feng, these… are real?”

Yun Shan’s throat bobbed a few times as he stared at the two azure scrolls in Lin Feng’s hands, speaking with a slight tremble in his voice.

One of the key reasons he had been stuck at the peak of Dou Huang for so long was due to limitations in his cultivation technique.

Thus, his desire for high-class cultivation techniques was especially intense.

Now, seeing Mid-Grade Earth Class scrolls appear out of nowhere, he found it hard to believe.

”Hehe, Senior can simply examine the scrolls and you’ll know whether they’re real.”

Lin Feng chuckled softly and extended the scrolls a little further.

Everyone’s reactions were just as he had expected.

After all, in the Jia Ma Empire, even Low-Grade Earth Class cultivation techniques were nearly nonexistent—let alone Mid-Grade Earth Class cultivation techniques and Dou Techniques.

The reason he offered such precious items as betrothal gifts wasn’t merely to show sincerity…

It was primarily to maintain the power balance between the Snake-People Clan and the surrounding human factions.

Especially the balance between Yun Lan Sect and the Snake-People Clan—it had to remain close.

After all, he had previously provided the Snake-People with quite a few medicinal pills to boost their strength.

If the Snake-People used those pills to power up to the point they could easily crush the nearby human forces…

Who knew what those Snake-People—especially the ones who bore deep hatred for humans—might do?

It was entirely possible that as soon as he left, they would rally under the leadership of their four Dou Zong elders and launch a full-scale massacre, wiping out Yun Lan Sect and the Jia Ma Imperial Family—two of their long-standing enemies.

After all, the two sides had fought for territory for decades, accumulating countless blood feuds.

If either side gained overwhelming power, war would almost certainly erupt.

And at that point, he would be caught in the middle—right where things got complicated.

Therefore, since he had the ability to prevent such a scenario in advance, he had to start laying the groundwork now.

Of course, he didn’t believe that just a few words from him would be enough to make both sides set aside decades of blood feuds and start living in harmony.

So the most reliable approach was to first equalize their strength.

As long as neither side had the ability to completely wipe out the other, war would not easily break out.

This method might not solve the problem permanently, but for now, it would serve to prevent disaster.

Later on, once his own strength had reached a level that neither side could hope to rival...

Then he could rely on his personal power to suppress both factions, ensuring they dared not act recklessly.

And after a few generations passed, the hatred between the two peoples would naturally fade into irrelevance.

Yun Shan, upon hearing Lin Feng’s explanation, hurriedly took the two scrolls from his hands.

He opened one, and under the curious gazes of the Yun Lan Sect elders, began carefully reading it.

As he read more and more, his hand started to tremble.

Based on his decades of cultivation experience, he could say with eighty percent certainty that this Mid-Grade Earth Class cultivation technique was authentic.

After a long while, Yun Shan let out a deep breath and laughed heartily.

”This betrothal gift... is exactly what I need. I’ll shamelessly accept it, then. Yun’er has a soft and indecisive nature—going forward, I hope you’ll take care of her.”

”Don’t worry, Senior. I’ll never let Yun’er suffer in any way.”

Even if Yun Shan hadn’t said so, Lin Feng would never let his own wife be wronged.

The other elders of Yun Lan Sect now stared fiery-eyed at the two azure scrolls in Yun Shan’s hand.

As elders, they were naturally no fools.

From the way the old Sect Master spoke, Lin Feng’s earlier claim about the Earth-class cultivation techniques was clearly true.

If not for the fact that Yun Shan’s strength completely dwarfed theirs, some of them might have already lost control and tried to snatch them.

In a place like the Jia Ma Empire—where even Low-Grade Earth Class skills were as rare as phoenix feathers—Mid-Grade Earth Class techniques were unimaginably tempting.

On the side, Yun Yun was also stunned, her delicate mouth slightly agape.

She had never even dreamed that Lin Feng would offer a set of Mid-Grade Earth Class cultivation technique and Dou Techniques as a bride-price to marry her.

She began to seriously doubt whether her own value could truly measure up to such priceless gifts.

Then Yun Yun remembered: if she were to marry Lin Feng, she would definitely no longer be able to serve as the Sect Master of Yun Lan Sect.

And wouldn’t that leave the sect effectively leaderless?

She turned toward Yun Shan—who was still caught in excited admiration—and said,

”Teacher… if I really do marry Lin Feng, and with Yanran still in closed-door training... there won’t be anyone to manage Yun Lan Sect.”

”No matter. I’ll take over for a while. Once Yanran comes out, I’ll pass the Sect Master’s position on to her.”

Yun Shan waved his hand casually as he stored the scrolls into his storage ring.

Since he already had a plan, Yun Yun didn’t press further.

A while later, once everything regarding Lin Feng and Yun Yun’s marriage had been fully discussed...

All the Yun Lan Sect elders came up one by one to congratulate them.

After all, Lin Feng had just casually pulled out a pair of jaw-dropping Earth-class scrolls, and was also a sixth-tier alchemist.

In the future, they might need him to refine pills for them.

So now that they had such a rare opportunity, of course they wanted to build a good relationship with him. It would make things much easier when they needed a favor later.

Lin Feng and Yun Yun also responded politely to each and every well-wisher.

That night, the newly engaged couple strolled side by side through the rear mountain of Yun Lan Sect under the moonlight.

Once they reached a cliff opposite the entrance to the Life-and-Death Retreat, the two sat close together.

”After the matter with the Chu Yun Empire is resolved... what are your plans?”

Yun Yun leaned against him gently, her beautiful eyes quietly watching the young man at her side as she softly asked.

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