Battle Through the Heavens: Beauties Abound Starting with Yunlan and Her Disciples

79: Section 79The days passed simply and purely, yet were filled with an indescribable romantic charm and... rapid progress.

During this half-year of ”secluded bitter cultivation,” Yun Xiancheng’s own cultivation was the first to break through its bottleneck, steadily stepping into the realm of a One-Star Spirit Dou! Even more astonishingly, by connecting with the souls of the Young ladies around him while they practiced...

And receiving the continuous feedback of pure energy, his cultivation soared as if it were on a rocket, eventually coming to a steady halt at... Four-Star Spirit Dou!

Going from Dou Master to Spirit Dou in three years—

Such a terrifying speed of promotion would be enough to shake the entire Northwest Continent if word got out! Of course, he wasn’t the only one who benefited.

Yun Ziyi and Yun Yun, who were originally five or six-star Dou Huangs, had now reached the realm of Eight-Star Dou Huang.

Little Lioness Yun Yan, the exceptionally talented descendant of the Amethyst Winged Lion King, also successfully broke through to the realm of Six-Star Dou Wang under the ample supply of energy and the careful guidance of her sisters.

Xiao Yan, after successfully absorbing and refining the Green Lotus Core Flame, coupled with this half-year of secluded bitter cultivation and the support of the ”Chu Jue” technique... her cultivation had now surprisingly reached... Six-Star Great Dou Master!

Although her realm wasn’t considered high yet, this kind of transformative progress was enough to leave anyone who knew her past dumbfounded! Of course, in terms of the greatest span of progress, it had to be the little girl Qing Lin.

Having received special favor and resource allocation from Yun Xiancheng and the various ”sisters,” her cultivation soared like a rocket, going from a mere Dou Practitioner at the start all the way to... Six-Star Dou Master.

Such a speed of progress was practically a miracle in Qing Lin’s past understanding! As for the two beauties of the Snake-People Clan, Yue Mei and Hua She Er, they likewise benefited immensely.

Nourished by dual cultivation over the past half-year, Yue Mei steadily stepped into Peak Dou Wang! She could even feel that the barrier leading to the Dou Huang realm had become within reach; perhaps she would be able to break through in one go in the near future!

And Hua She Er had undergone a complete transformation!

Under Yun Xiancheng’s nearly ”cheating” level of energy infusion and the assistance of dual cultivation, she broke through in one go to... Three-Star Dou Huang!

She became the second genuine Dou Huang expert of the Snake-People Clan after Queen Medusa! ”Whew... with my current strength, I’ve probably surpassed Senior Sister Yan Ran, right?”

Inside the palace, Xiao Yan felt the surging Dou Qi within her body and that wisp of thoroughly refined Green Lotus Core Flame that moved as easily as her own arm, a confident and satisfied smile appearing on her face.

The half-year of seclusion, combined with the help of the Heavenly Flame, truly allowed her to experience the meaning of ”rapid progress”! At this moment, Medicine Lady’s soul body, which had become increasingly solid and almost indistinguishable from a real person...

Was leisurely ”sitting” atop Xiao Yan’s soft black hair, even manifesting a small, exquisite lounge chair, crossing her legs in a picture of utter comfort.

She had been secretly engaging in soul cultivation with Yun Xiancheng over the past half-year, and her soul was recovering very quickly. ”Sigh.”

Yun Yun stood behind Xiao Yan and let out a soft sigh, her tone carrying a trace of subtle emotion:

”That girl Yan Ran has been separated from Xiancheng for so long; in terms of cultivation... I’m afraid she really will be overtaken by you all.” She lightly patted Xiao Yan’s shoulder and softly urged:

”Yan’er, when you compete with Yan Ran during the Three-Year Agreement in the future, don’t forget to show some mercy. Don’t... hurt your senior sister’s self-esteem.” Time seemed to return to over two years ago; at that time, she had also spoken with such earnestness to Yun Xiancheng and Nalan Yanran, telling them when they went to the Xiao Family to break the engagement—

Not to hurt Xiao Yan’s feelings.

But now, things had changed and their identities were reversed, yet she still didn’t forget to remind Xiao Yan not to hurt Yan Ran’s feelings. Perhaps this was the gentleness and thoughtfulness of a Master.

It had to be said that in this world, perhaps nothing could increase feelings faster than ”sharing the same bed and pillow.”

After half a year of spending days and nights together, practicing together, and... certain deeper exchanges, the relationship between the seven beautiful Young ladies in the tent had long surpassed their initial unfamiliarity and distance, reaching a point where they were truly like sisters and intimately close.

”Mm, Sister Yun Yun, Yan’er will remember,” Xiao Yan replied in a low voice, feeling the care in Yun Yun’s words. ”Good girl.” Yun Yun smiled with satisfaction and gently rubbed Xiao Yan’s head.

Between them, they were Master and disciple in name, but even more like sisters. Such intimate actions were... in accordance with etiquette?

Yun Xiancheng tidied his slightly messy robes and stood up. His gaze swept over the various peerless beauties surrounding him in the tent, and a satisfied, slightly lazy smile appeared on his face as he remarked:

”Sigh, if only I could always live such a carefree life, lying drunk in the laps of beauties.” His words immediately caused the Young ladies’ faces to turn red, and they all spat at him in mock annoyance.

”Alright! Stop daydreaming!” Xiao Yan extended a jade-like finger and irritably tapped Yun Xiancheng’s head.

”Don’t forget, that Alchemist Grand Competition in the Imperial Capital is about to start! We still have to participate!” ”Mm, Husband, please set off with peace of mind.”

Hua She Er and Yue Mei stood on either side of Yun Xiancheng, gentle smiles on their faces:

”Now, with Sister Yue Mei and me presiding, the Snake-People Clan... already possesses sufficient ability to protect itself.”

Yue Mei also added, her tone full of confidence: ”Moreover, Yun Lang, I can feel that I am only one step away from breaking through to Dou Huang. Perhaps I will succeed during this period. When that time comes, with two Dou Huangs guarding it, the Snake-People Clan will certainly be as solid as a fortress. We... will definitely not become a burden to you, Husband.”

”Mm, I believe in you.” Yun Xiancheng nodded gratifiedly, rubbing both of their heads and saying softly:

”However, if you truly encounter a danger that cannot be resolved, remember to ask me for help immediately. Don’t force yourselves.” ”Alright! I have to take the first step!” Yun Yun stretched and stood up:

”I’ve accompanied you, this rebellious disciple, for a full half-year; Yan Ran’s teaching is going to fall behind.”

She glared at Yun Xiancheng and began to briskly put on her clothes: ”This time, you aren’t allowed to hold onto me and not let go!” Once dressed neatly, Yun Yun walked up to Yun Xiancheng, stood on her tiptoes, and lightly pressed a kiss on his forehead as a farewell.

After bidding farewell to the several ”sisters” in the tent one by one, she no longer hesitated. Dou Qi wings unfolded on her back, turning into a streak of light that shot directly through the air.

In any case, it wouldn’t be long before everyone reunited in the Imperial Capital.

Once Yun Yun had left, Xiao Yan suddenly spoke up with a suggestion: ”Senior Brother, should we... go say goodbye to Eldest Brother and Second Brother?”

”Mm... that would be good.” Yun Xiancheng nodded. ”After all, we have bothered them for a long time. After saying goodbye, we will set off directly for the Imperial Capital.” He turned again to look at Yue Mei and Hua She Er, his eyes full of tenderness and reluctance.

He took a step forward and engaged in a... lingering, affectionate farewell with the two glamorous snake women.

”Then... we’ll be going now.” Yun Xiancheng released them, his voice carrying a hint of magnetism. ”When the Queen awakens, if she is willing, I will... bring her back to reunite with you.”

”Mm.” The two snake women endured the sadness of parting, returning Yun Xiancheng’s kiss, their faces working hard to squeeze out gentle smiles. ”We only hope Husband won’t forget us sisters on this trip.”

”Silly talk, how could I forget?” Yun Xiancheng hugged them once more, then suddenly seemed to think of something and asked with a smile:

”Speaking of which, have you noticed lately... that the connection between the members of our big family seems to be... getting stronger and stronger?” Hearing this, the women all nodded thoughtfully.

It was indeed true!

Now, as long as they calmed their hearts and closed their eyes, they could vaguely sense the general locations of the other ”sisters,” and could even vaguely transmit some simple emotions and thoughts!

This feeling was mysterious and profound, as if an invisible, massive network had been constructed in the depths of their souls!

To the point that... although some people, like Yue Mei and Hua She Er, had never met Xiao Mei, Xiao Yu, and the others far away at Jia Nan Academy, through this marvelous soul link, they could already be considered to ”know” each other!

They could even... occasionally carry out some extremely brief and vague information exchanges!

However, the efficiency of this communication was still very low, more like relying on an extremely slow ”soul postman” to deliver letters, far from reaching the instantaneous, zero-latency level of a modern communication network.

Perhaps... it was because this ”family network” wasn’t large enough yet? Not enough ”terminals” were covered? ”In short,” Yun Xiancheng finally gave the two reluctant snake women a tight hug and said softly:

”If you miss me, call my name in your heart and speak to me. No matter how far apart we are, I... will always respond to you.”

After speaking, he finally let go of their hands, and the cloud wings on his back unfurled once more! ”Then we shall depart!”

He turned to look at Yun Ziyi, Yun Yan, Xiao Yan, and Qing Lin.

The four ladies nodded in unison and stepped forward one after another to bid a reluctant farewell to Yue Mei and Hua She Er.

”Sister Yue Mei! Sister Hua! See you next time!” Qing Lin and the Little Lioness waved their small hands and shouted loudly. ”Take care,” was Xiao Yan’s concise farewell.

Yun Ziyi also nodded to the two of them: ”Take care, both of you.”

Subsequently, three pairs of massive, shimmering wings unfurled simultaneously! The Little Lioness continued to carry Qing Lin, who could not yet fly.

Five figures, like arrows shot from a bow, soared into the sky and sped away toward the capital of the Jia Ma Empire!

They left behind two beautiful snake women in the Snake-People Holy City, gazing blankly at the sky and waving goodbye, their eyes filled with the sorrow of parting and infinite longing for a future reunion.

159 That Bastard Mo Cheng

”Ah... Ah... AHH—!!!”

A shrill and desperate roar, like the death wail of a wounded beast, tore through the deathly silent air above the Mo Tie Mercenary Group’s station. Xiao Yan fell to her knees upon the ruins that were once filled with laughter but now held only broken walls and debris.

The once-familiar barracks had been reduced to scorched earth, the training grounds were covered in hideous gouges, and the air was thick with the heavy stench of blood and charred flesh. The members of the mercenary group were now incomplete corpses scattered everywhere, with no one to collect them.

Under the roasting of the poisonous sun in the Tagor Desert, their flesh had long since dried up, their skin clinging tightly to their bones like withered tree bark, turning them into nauseating mummies.

Xiao Yan’s throat felt as if it were being strangled by something; she could no longer speak a complete sentence, only letting out incoherent low growls filled with endless pain and fury.

Her gaze was fixed deathly upon the two cold and stiff corpses before her, whose familiar outlines could still be recognized—those were her eldest brother Xiao Ding and her second brother Xiao Li!

Tears, like broken pearls, rolled uncontrollably from her bloodshot eyes, dripping onto the scorching sand and evaporating instantly, leaving only dark stains behind.

Standing behind her, Qing Lin was already sobbing uncontrollably. This place also held many of her humble yet warm memories. Those people who had once given her a modicum of kindness and a place to stay had now... all turned into cold corpses.

The young girl’s heart-wrenching cries were like sharp icicles, stabbing fiercely into Yun Xiancheng’s heart.

His face was as gloomy as the sky before a storm, and his entire body radiated a suffocating, icy killing intent. Eldest brother Xiao Ding, second brother-in-law Xiao Li...

Although they hadn’t known each other long, Yun Xiancheng had a very good impression of these two frank and righteous brothers. They had not only calmly accepted his ”marriage” to Xiao Yan but had also unhesitatingly expressed their willingness to use the full power of the mercenary group to help when they learned they needed to find the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Although in the end, they weren’t able to provide much substantive help, Yun Xiancheng could feel that sentiment, that sincerity.

He had clearly brought Qing Lin with him, yet the Mo Tie Mercenary Group had met with disaster directly? How could this happen? No! It was meaningless to investigate the cause now!

What mattered was... revenge! ”I want... to kill people.”

Yun Xiancheng slowly spat out these words, each one seeming to be squeezed through his teeth, carrying a bone-chilling cold. With a ’shing’ sound, he drew the chillingly sharp longsword from his waist.

At the same time, a pair of shimmering cloud wings slowly unfurled behind him, stirring up gusts of air.

At this moment, with his back to the tragic sunset and his body shrouded in a grim killing intent, he looked like a demon-subduing lord descending from the nine heavens. Though it was inconceivable, he heard the system whispering in his ear at this time.

[A mercenary from the Mo Tie Mercenary Group, after hearing that Qing Lin had a Spirit Dou Snake, bragged about his knowledge everywhere while drunk, which happened to reach the ears of a Mo Family scout. The scout passed the news back; the head of the Mo Family didn’t care if it was true or false, he only wanted the jade spirit three-flower eye, he only wanted a chance to advance.]

Who was the murderer?

Yun Xiancheng hardly needed to think before locking onto the target—the Mo Family! Mo Cheng!

In the original work, this greedy and foolish fellow wanted to undergo eye-transplant surgery to go a step further for the sake of becoming stronger. Wasn’t it just breaking through to Dou Wang? This old geezer’s talent was limited to this, yet he still wanted to change his fate against the heavens; was it really worth it?

But what had always puzzled and angered Yun Xiancheng was that in the subsequent plot of the original work, that equally brain-damaged Great Elder of the Cloud Mist Sect, Yun Ling, would actually pin the blame on Likely Xiao Yan because of the death of this ”outsider” Mo Cheng, and even use it as an excuse to forcibly arrest him!

Then... came the break with the Cloud Mist Sect. Unbelievable!

Finally, he even insanely dispatched a Dou Wang Elder, along with two Spirit Dou, to aggressively smash and loot the Xiao Family, whose strongest member was only a Great Dou Master!

Great Dou Master!

It was simply... outrageous! Absurd!

This Mo Cheng was brain-sick! And that Yun Ling was even more seriously ill! He had been too soft-hearted.

A mad dog that dared to use the Cloud Mist Sect’s name to bully others and commit evil everywhere just because it had licked the sect’s boots a few times... now, it actually dared to stretch its claws toward Yun Xiancheng’s family and friends?!

Good! Very good! He deserves to die!

Yun Ziyi and Yun Yan stood to the side, their brows tightly furrowed as they looked at the tragic scene before them. Although they were not human and might not have such strong emotional fluctuations regarding the passing of life,

the negative aura brought by this kind of betrayal, slaughter, and destruction still made them feel very uncomfortable.

”Senior Brother. Senior Brother!!”

Xiao Yan suddenly looked up, tears mixed with blood rolling down her pale cheeks. Those eyes, which were originally clear, were now dyed a blood-red by endless hatred, like a wounded and enraged female beast!

”Revenge! I want revenge!!”

Yun Xiancheng reached out and firmly grasped her cold and trembling hand, his gaze resolute and his tone grim: ”Let’s go!”

”Senior Brother will take you... to kill!” The Sand Mercenary Group’s station.

At this moment, the place was brightly lit, with glasses clinking and a deafening clamor.

This mercenary group, which could originally only be considered second-rate in Motie City, was currently immersed in immense joy and revelry, heatedly celebrating that they had finally ”unified” the entire Motie City!

Especially after thoroughly dealing with that hardest nut to crack—the Mo Tie Mercenary Group—it meant that from now on, in this city, their Sand Mercenary Group would no longer have any rivals! They could do whatever they pleased!

”Hahaha! Many thanks to you two young brothers for your full support! If it weren’t for your intervention, those two stubborn brothers of the Xiao Family would have been truly difficult to deal with! Today, they have finally been executed! Come, come, come! I toast to you both!”

The red-faced, obese leader of the Sand Mercenary Group was holding up a wine glass, thanking the two young men in the guest seats with a fawning expression. The young men looked to be only twenty-seven or twenty-eight, but their aura was quite arrogant.

”Hmph, a trivial matter, not worth mentioning.” One of the young men picked up his wine glass but did not drink, only saying indifferently, ”The family has given orders, and we naturally comply. Leader, no need for such ceremony. We two brothers are staying here only to... wait for the return of that half-blood snake girl with the special bloodline.”

The cultivation of these two young men was at the level of a five or Six-Star Great Dou Master, which was considered top-tier in this Motie City.

BOOM—!!!” Right at that moment!

A deafening, massive explosion sounded without any warning.

Immediately after, a violent airwave carrying dust from all over swept in like an angry dragon, instantly turning this originally lively and noisy victory banquet into a mess! Tables and chairs flew, glasses and plates shattered, and screams rang out everywhere!

”Which blind dog! Dares to ruin my good business?!”

The leader of the Sand Mercenary Group was furious, standing up abruptly from his seat and preparing to shout abuse at the top of his lungs! However, his words were cut short before they could be fully shouted!

He only felt a chill in his throat, as if something extremely sharp had instantly sliced across it. All sound was stuck in his throat, unable to be released! Following that, he saw an extremely bizarre sight—

He saw... his own headless body, surprisingly still maintaining its standing posture, sitting in its original place.