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

139: Section 139Especially those towering divine mountains that constantly deformed with Yun Xiancheng’s movements; in her eyes, there was an undisguised, sour jealousy.

”Hmph! Truly a shameless fellow, and that Yun Yun too! Both of them have divine mountains standing tall. Sooner or later, they’ll lead this child, Xiancheng, astray! It’s simply a heinous crime!”

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She couldn’t help but puff out her own delicate, flat little chest and subconsciously looked at her own figure.

Hmph! A figure like mine—slender, well-proportioned, and full of a youthful feel—is the most perfect! This represents purity! It represents elegance! It’s not like those vulgar, seductive vixens who only use meat bombs to attract men!

She proudly raised her small head like a peacock that had just won a battle, striking what she considered her most perfect pose.

But soon, she seemed to think of something, and her proud aura instantly deflated. She became somewhat dejected. ”Well... then again... my Disciples seem... they all seem to have the same figure as me...”

Medicine Lady sadly thought of her two personal Disciples who also had no ’undulations’—Han Fenger and Xiao Yan.

She suddenly felt her spirit drain away, and her whole being withered. ”Tsk tsk... clearly, someone like you is in the minority.”

On the other side, another resident in Yun Xiancheng’s mind, Cai Lin, crossed her arms and mocked Yao Chan.

Yao Chan glared coldly at Cai Lin’s similarly large peaks, then stared fiercely at her before turning her face away.

Not letting those ’tumors’ get to her. ”mama, is Papa there?”

Xiaoer wanted to fly into the main body to see the outside world, but was grabbed by Cai Lin. With a face full of disdain, she said, ”A child like you shouldn’t go out at a time like this. Sit properly at home.”

Xiaoer was miserably dragged back.

Cai Lin also sealed off her Sea of Consciousness to avoid seeing the intimate interactions between Yun Xiancheng and other beauties—she was afraid she wouldn’t be able to help herself. After offering her first kiss last time, she had almost fainted from excitement.

Hmph, persistent fellow.

285 Young ladies

The exclusive teaching area platform for Class Two occupied a vast area. The largest part was the huge Training Ground paved with heavy Blue Steel Stone. The afternoon sunlight pierced through the clouds, spilling unhindered onto the ground, making the stone slabs slightly hot.

In the open-air classroom not far away, Yun Xiancheng and Instructor Ruo Lin were enjoying their private teaching time of ’deep master-Disciple affection,’ while the Young ladies who had been ’ruthlessly’ driven out for self-study were currently scattered in various corners of the Training Ground, each passing this

rare leisure time in their own bored ways.

In the center of the field, two beautiful figures were fiercely clashing, bringing about bursts of sharp wind. ”Take this, Yan Ran!”

Xiao Yan gave a delicate shout, and on the xuan heavy ruler in her hand, the Green Lotus Core Flame suddenly flared up with a ’whoosh.’ ”Hmph, a mere trick!”

Nalan Yanran, who was fighting her, presented a completely different scene. Her figure was elegant and agile, like a breeze chasing falling leaves. For a time, on the Training Ground, the cyan and light cyan Dou Qi light shone together, and the sound of clashing metal was endless. Ruler shadows and sword light clashed fiercely,

separated, and went back and forth, incredibly intense.

Both Young ladies wanted to completely suppress the other in this strange competition of ’who is Senior Brother’s most capable junior sister.’ Meanwhile, in another corner of the Training Ground, the atmosphere was much warmer and more harmonious.

”Be good, Yun Yan, don’t move. Big sister will help you comb your hair so you’ll be even prettier.”

Xiao Yu was sitting cross-legged under a cool shade. She exuded a gentle temperament unique to an elder sister, which, combined with her image like a mature Beauty,

the maternal instinct in her eyes was about to overflow.

She held an exquisite Ox-horn Comb in her hand and was carefully and patiently combing that slightly messy light purple long hair. ”Hee hee, Yun Yan, look at this. Isn’t it fun?”

Xiao Mei, who was nearby, had found a fuzzy Foxtail Grass from somewhere.

She smiled mischievously, using the Foxtail Grass to constantly tease the Little Lion’s pink and cute little nose, cheeks, and fuzzy ears.

”Mmm... mmm... so itchy.” Yun Yan was tickled by her and couldn’t help shrinking her neck, letting out cute kitten-like whimpers, yet she was reluctant to leave Xiao Yu’s comfortable lap, so she could only let Xiao Mei ’bully’ her.

Further away, Xiao Xun’er sat quietly on a Prayer Mat, holding an ancient book in her hand, but her gaze didn’t fall on the pages.

Her mind was on Yun Xiancheng and Ruo Lin’s side.

In her perception, her husband and the instructor had finally ignited like dry wood and a raging fire.

The Little Lion opened her watery, large eyes that were as bright as amethysts, puffed out her pink cheeks, and announced solemnly in a childish, possessive tone:

”I’m telling you! I am Husband’s wife! I’m not Husband’s daughter! You can’t treat me like a child!”

”Yes, yes, we know. You’re not a child, you’re our little Young Mistress, alright?” Xiao Yu was amused by her cute, mock-serious appearance.

Not far from them, Xiao Yi Xian sat alone on a huge rock.

In front of her were over a dozen strangely shaped bottles and jars of various colors. She was focusing intently on carefully mixing various powders and liquids in a specific ratio and order.

Following her movements, colorful smoke with a slightly pungent smell rose from the pot, twisting into various eerie shapes in the air.

Sigh. Xiao Yi Xian let out a soft sigh in her heart.

Although Jia Nan Academy was powerful and willing to provide specialized cultivation resources for ’special talents’ like them,

this was ultimately a peaceful academy, not her Izumo Empire filled with all kinds of exotic flowers, rare plants, and poisonous substances. There were too few high-grade poisonous items suitable for her Calamity Poison Body to devour and cultivate.

It seemed that to further her cultivation, she would have to rely on herself to repurpose and refine these low-level poisonous substances, creating new poisons with more violent dosages and

more overbearing toxicity. Only then might there be a slight possibility.

She stared intently at the bubbling, eerie purple-black liquid in the pot, her eyes flashing with the fanatical and persistent light unique to an excellent Poison Master.

A long sigh full of world-weariness came from Hu Jia’s mouth. She lay on the grass in a ’spread-eagle’ shape, staring blankly at the two ’monsters’ fighting in the middle of the field.

Even though they were in the same Great Dou Master Realm, the combat power displayed by these two girls, Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran, was clearly no longer of this specification.

That violent Heavenly Flame, that strange Ruler Technique, that agile Movement Technique, that tricky swordsmanship... Hu Jia had no doubt that even an ordinary early-stage Dou Ling Expert probably wouldn’t last ten rounds against the joint attack of these two girls!

You have to know, they are still just Great Dou Masters! At the Great Dou Master Realm, being able to face or even defeat a Dou Ling Expert—who would believe such a thing? This can no longer be described by the word ’genius’; it’s simply terrifying!

Hu Jia considered her own talent to be among the very top of the pyramid in the entire Jia Nan Academy Outer Court. Usually,

wherever she went, she only heard praise and amazement from others.

But since meeting Yun Xiancheng and the group of Young ladies around him, she always felt a deep sense of powerlessness from being outshone. Comparing yourself to others really is infuriating!

She finally couldn’t help but whisper to Xiao Xun’er, who was smiling and reading nearby: ”I say... Xun’er, are you guys even going to let us ordinary people live? This cultivation speed changes every day; it’s practically faster than a rocket! Do we hard-working cultivators even get to keep our dignity?”

Sitting nearby, Xiao Xun’er couldn’t help but cover her mouth with a fan and laugh softly upon hearing her grievance-filled complaint.

”Hehe, Hu Jia, you’re wrong about that.” Her voice was like an oriole leaving a valley, crisp and pleasant. ”The reason we sisters can improve so quickly

isn’t due to our own merit. This is all thanks to Husband.”

”If it weren’t for Husband working tirelessly every day, using his unique method to ’help’ us cultivate, how could we have such a fast rate of progress?”

Xiao Xun’er’s tone was gentle, but she deliberately emphasized the word ’help’ and gave Hu Jia a meaningful wink.

286 Hu Jia, you should actively pursue my husband.

However, Hu Jia was currently immersed in the sadness of ’not being a genius,’ and coupled with her brain that was somewhat cutely simple in certain aspects, she actually didn’t understand the deeper meaning in Xiao Xun’er’s words at all.

She scrambled up from the grass, walked to Xun’er’s side, sat cross-legged, and said half-distressed and half-aggrieved:

”Are you talking about that ’Cultivation Seminar’ organized by Classmate Cheng? But I participated in that seminar too! I listened very carefully every time, and I asked questions on the spot whenever there was something I didn’t understand! Why isn’t my promotion speed as fast as yours?”

She couldn’t help but sigh again: ”Not only is your cultivation speed terrifyingly fast, but your combat power is also ridiculously strong for each and every one of you...” She still clearly remembered that back then, Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei were only three or four-star Great Dou Masters, yet they could actually join forces with a single sword strike to have already

pierced and heavily wounded Shan, who was already a five-star Tian Dou Master! Challenging those at a higher level seemed as simple as a common meal for them.

Hu Jia naturally wouldn’t know that after these Young ladies received the favor of the unique ’Sovereigns Presence’ from Yun Xiancheng, what was strengthened was not just simple cultivation speed.

Simultaneously strengthened were their comprehension, their combat talent, the purity of their Dou Qi, and even their Soul Power... It was a near-total transformation, an all-around enhancement!

”Oh, Hu Jia, don’t be so discouraged.”

Xiao Mei, who was teasing Yun Yan nearby, couldn’t help but speak up to comfort Hu Jia upon seeing her dejected look. She put down the Foxtail Grass in her hand, sat up straight, with a sweet smile on her face.

”Think about it, more than three years ago, I wasn’t even a Dou Practitioner. I was just a little loser worrying about those few measly stages of Dou Zhi Qi every day.”

”If I hadn’t met my husband later and received his help, I might... I might have been a mediocre person for the rest of my life. How could I be here today?”

Hearing Xiao Mei’s heartfelt comfort, the depression in Hu Jia’s heart really dissipated quite a bit. It was replaced by an even more intense curiosity.

”Sister Mei’er, now that you put it that way, I’m even more curious.” She leaned closer to Xiao Mei, her bright eyes flashing with the light of seeking knowledge. ”You guys always say Classmate Yun Xiancheng helps you cultivate, so... how exactly does he help? Does he have some unique secret method that can quickly”

increase one’s cultivation Realm?”

”Well...”

”Um...” ”Heehee.”

As soon as this ”core secret” topic was mentioned, the Young ladies around them, whether fighting or playing, all stopped their actions in unison. A shy and ambiguous, moving blush appeared on all their faces at once.

That expression left Hu Jia even more confused.

Just then, Xiao Xun’er had quietly approached Hu Jia at some point. She leaned down, her eyes like black gemstones looking directly at Hu Jia from a close distance with a playful smile.

”Oh? Our Little Jiajia has finally opened up and wants to know this secret?” Xiao Xun’er’s tone was like a witch tempting an innocent girl. ”I can tell you. But, do you want to understand?”

Looking at Xiao Xun’er’s face so close at hand, which was filled with the excitement of ”Come ask me!”, Hu Jia’s body instinctively shrank back. Her intuition was frantically sounding an alarm—danger! There’s definitely a trap here!

However, that strong desire to ”become a genius” finally triumphed over her meager, hit-or-miss instinct.

”Yes! Of course I do!” She nodded vigorously, like a child about to get candy, her eyes full of expectation. ”Mhm! Please, Xun’er! Tell me!”

”Tell me! Who wouldn’t want to become a genius like you guys! As long as I can become stronger, I’ll do anything!”

”Well, having this determination is a good thing.” Xiao Xun’er nodded with satisfaction, but her expression suddenly became incredibly serious and earnest. ”However, whether you can receive ’husband’s help’ depends on husband’s own attitude.”

”Oh, husband won’t refuse!” Xiao Mei immediately chimed in with a smile from the side. ”Sister Hu Jia is so good-looking and has such a great figure, husband would definitely not miss out on her!”

”Um... you guys... what on earth are you talking about?”

Although Hu Jia was as simple as a blank sheet of paper in terms of emotions, she wasn’t stupid after all. Listening to the increasingly off-key subtext of the Young ladies:

She could more or less feel that this matter seemed... not as simple as she had imagined.

Strangely, however, she didn’t feel much fear or resistance in her heart. Instead, there was more of a slight nervousness and

a bit of inexplicable expectation that she herself was unwilling to admit.

Perhaps, after spending time together recently, she had already become somewhat accustomed to this group of young wives whose thoughts and behaviors were completely different from ordinary people.

These Young ladies hadn’t distanced themselves from her because of their change in status; instead, they still regarded her as their best sister and talked about everything. If one were to say Hu Jia wasn’t moved at all, that would naturally be impossible.

”Husband is broad-minded and protective of the fairer sex; he won’t refuse any beautiful woman who takes the initiative to approach him. This is his noble virtue. But Sister Hu Jia,” Xiao Xun’er at this moment looked very much like a persuasive, caring older sister, speaking with earnestness,

”if you want to leave a unique and deep impression on husband, just waiting won’t do. You must take the initiative to do some things.”

”S-Seduce... seduce your husband?!” Hu Jia was dumbfounded by this choice of words.

”That’s right!” Xiao Xun’er nodded heavily, a gratified expression of ”a child worth teaching” on her face,

”if you want to get him, you have to take the initiative and learn to create opportunities yourself! For example, when it’s just the two of you, pretend to accidentally fall into his arms; or, find an excuse to ask him to go to the back mountain to look at the stars and the moon, spending a romantic and beautiful time alone together.”

Although letting a married wife tell her best friend in detail how to seduce her own husband... this matter, no matter how you looked at it, seemed strange to the extreme.

But let alone the others at the table, even Hu Jia herself, as the person involved, seemed to have become accustomed to this magical relationship between this group of people.

Even in Hu Jia’s simple neural pathways, she felt that Xun’er and the others were truly great! To let her also experience the joy of becoming stronger, they were actually willing to make such a huge sacrifice of sharing their beloved husband! What a noble and selfless sisterly bond this was!

I... I absolutely cannot let their intentions go to waste! A blazing fire of fighting spirit ignited in Hu Jia’s eyes. ”Okay! Xun’er! I understand!”

Hu Jia finally made up her mind. She firmly grasped Xiao Xun’er’s hand back, her face showing unprecedented solemnity and determination. I can’t let my good best friend down!

From today on, I, Hu Jia, in order to respond to my friends’ expectations and to become a better version of myself, will properly, seriously, and using all my

wisdom and means to pursue her husband!

287 Pursue, but what about me?

Midwinter at Jia Nan Academy always comes exceptionally crisp and solemn.

Overnight, the fine new snow was completely covered by swirling goose-feather flakes, decorating the entire academy into a silver-clad world of glazed glass.

The distant towers and trees, set against the white snow, looked like a landscape ink painting with a far-reaching artistic mood.

And before the ringing out of the old and ringing in of the new, with the New Year approaching, a grand event concerning the future fate of all Outer Academy students arrived as scheduled. That was the annual Final Promotion Examination of the Jia Nan Academy Outer Court.

The examination was divided into two parts: the Written Test and the Martial Combat. For Yun Xiancheng and the Young ladies around him, the Written Test part was already in the bag.

During these few months of an academy life that was almost like ”special treatment,” and under the increasingly intimate, deep and thorough personal guidance of Instructor Ruo Lin, Yun Xiancheng had not only made up for all the missing knowledge points but had even mastered many advanced theories that would only be encountered in the Inner Academy.

Therefore, when the Written Test results were announced, Yun Xiancheng and all the Young ladies around him who took the exam dominated the top of the rankings with terrifying, near-perfect scores, without any suspense.

And next was the highlight that everyone was truly concerned about and that would determine the final ranking—the Martial Combat phase.