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

154: Section 154”It seems there’s no mistake... Who else but them would dare to say such arrogant words at a time like this?”

In an instant, the gazes of all the older students toward Yun Xiancheng’s group shifted from mere ’unfriendliness’ to a raging fire of even more intense jealousy and hostility!

One must know that almost every one of these older students in the Inner Academy had been ruthlessly plundered by their seniors when they first enrolled years ago!

That was practically a ’fine tradition’ passed down through the Inner Academy for many years!

But who would have thought that this year, there would actually be newcomers who could escape this ’baptism’ unscathed? They had even turned the tables and completely plundered the older students responsible for ’welcoming’ them! On what grounds?!

Doesn’t this mean that all the hardships they suffered and the losses they took back then were for nothing?!

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As the saying goes, because they had been drenched in the rain themselves, they now wanted to do everything possible to ruthlessly tear apart someone else’s umbrella!

Therefore, almost instantly, these older students of the Inner Academy instinctively and with perfect unspoken understanding developed a strong, natural hostility toward this group of ’rule-breaking’ freshmen!

However, although their hearts were filled with hostility, they did not rush forward immediately to provoke this group of Young ladies who clearly looked like they were not to be trifled with.

Firstly, it was because none of them were fools.

From the rumors of the ’Fire Energy Hunting Competition’ just now, they already knew clearly that this group of seemingly delicate and beautiful Young ladies were each true ’monsters’ with strength far exceeding common sense.

Before figuring out the opponent’s true depth, no one wanted to be the first bird to stick its head out and pointlessly pave the way for other predatory factions.

And secondly, it was because they were in front of the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda.

For these Inner Academy students, any grievances or petty disputes seemed so insignificant in the face of the top priority: ’cultivation.’

As expected, cultivation was still more important.

Just as that volatile atmosphere, filled with hostility and the scent of gunpowder, began to spread across the square.

An elder dressed in the robes of an Inner Academy elder, with an aura as steady as a mountain, slowly walked to the front of the tightly closed giant pagoda doors. He waited for a moment, glanced at the sun in the sky, and then, with his booming voice infused with powerful Dou Qi, shouted:

”The hour has arrived! Open the pagoda!” ”Rumble—!!!”

Accompanied by his thunderous roar, the heavy metal doors, dozens of feet high and tightly closed for several hours, finally made a tooth-aching, dull grinding sound and slowly opened inward!

”Charge!”

”Quick! Grab the best spots!”

Almost the instant the doors opened, the Inner Academy students who had been waiting outside for a long time...

...were like a flood bursting through a dam, letting out deafening cheers as they frantically swarmed into the pagoda filled with a scorching aura! Yun Xiancheng looked at the frantic scene before him, which was comparable to the Spring Festival travel rush of his previous life, but he was not in a hurry at all.

He remained calmly seated, even having the leisure to pour another cup of hot tea for himself and the Young ladies beside him. Xue Ni felt a bit of a guilty conscience; this was their first time entering the pagoda, and if the Young ladies weren’t warned about the heart flame attack, accidents might happen. As their senior, she hadn’t spoken up, even if Yun Xiancheng had told her not to, she still felt somewhat uneasy.

However, after seeing Yun Xiancheng’s gaze, that sense of unease dissipated a lot. That’s right, they were geniuses; they certainly wouldn’t be afraid.

After waiting for a long time, until the surging crowd had completely disappeared inside the pagoda doors, he finally stood up slowly.

Leading the group of equally leisurely Young ladies, several beats behind the others, he unhurriedly and slowly walked into the giant pagoda filled with mystery and a scorching aura.

However, just as they had stepped through the pagoda doors and their bodies had not yet fully adapted to the scorching environment inside, where the temperature had suddenly risen several times over...

A sudden change occurred. ”Hmm?!” ”Ah!”

One could see that, except for Yun Xiancheng, all the other Young ladies—whether it was Xiao Mei and Hu Jia, whose cultivation was relatively weaker, or Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran, whose strength had already reached the peak of the Great Dou Master Realm...

...even Xiao Xun’er, their expressions all changed simultaneously!

An invisible yet incredibly overbearing and strange flame, which seemed capable of directly scorching the soul, without any warning, frantically from all directions...

...poured into their bodies!

That flame was so violent and difficult to tame that it almost instantly made them feel as if their meridians were about to be completely ignited and destroyed!

They didn’t even have time to let out a proper cry of surprise and could only rely on their powerful willpower to forcibly endure that piercing, bone-deep pain, sitting down cross-legged right beside Yun Xiancheng.

Then, they immediately circulated the Dou Qi within their bodies and began to fully and arduously refine that violent ’heart flame’ that had invaded their bodies! ”Hahaha! Look, look! This year’s batch of freshmen has indeed made the same mistake we did back then!”

”Tsk tsk, what a bunch of little rookies who don’t know the height of the heavens or the depth of the earth! They don’t even know the most basic first iron rule of the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda...”

”...and they dare to barge in so recklessly!”

”Now, they’re going to suffer! I bet they’ll last at most the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before they’ll be crying and screaming, forced out by this heart flame!”

At this moment, the older students who had already entered the pagoda and occupied advantageous positions...

...after seeing the ’misery’ of the Young ladies around Yun Xiancheng, immediately erupted into bursts of undisguised laughter filled with schadenfreude.

”Hmm? What’s the situation? Why are there freshmen entering the First Floor of the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda...”

”...without reporting in advance or being led by a senior?”

At this moment, a white-haired Peripheral Elder responsible for maintaining order in the pagoda also noticed the commotion. Frowning, he walked out slowly from deeper within and spoke in a tone filled with displeasure.

”Oh, Elder, don’t you worry about it!”

Some older students who were quite familiar with this elder immediately approached him with grinning faces and said,

”You know how it is; every year, there are always a few arrogant, hot-headed freshmen who make such a mistake, right? This... this is already an indispensable ’annual program’ of our Inner Academy!”

”Yes, yes, Elder,” another older student chimed in,

”Be kind and let us have some fun! After all, this day-to-day, monotonous cultivation is really too boring.”

”Occasionally, having some fun like today that makes us all laugh is something we definitely can’t miss!”

”Nonsense!” The Tower-guarding Elder’s eyes widened and his beard bristled upon hearing this, and he was just about to scold them. ”Alright, everyone, let’s say a few words less.”

Just then, a cold female voice, as pleasant as a winter spring but with an innate sense of aloofness, from behind the crowd...

...slowly sounded.

”It’s inevitable for freshmen to be unfamiliar with the situation when they first arrive. Instead of giving them a reminder, you seniors are openly mocking them here. Is this the hospitality of our Jia Nan Academy?”

Accompanied by the voice, a stunning Beauty dressed in snow-white clothes, tall and slender, with smooth silver hair cascading down like moonlight, slowly walked out from the crowd.

Her features were as exquisite as a painting, and her temperament was even more cold and proud, like an untainted ice mountain lotus growing atop a ten-thousand-foot snowy peak, allowing others only to watch from afar without the slightest thought of disrespect.

Even for this stunning Beauty who was accustomed to seeing countless geniuses in the Inner Academy...

...when her gaze fell upon the white-clothed youth standing calmly in the center of the group of cross-legged Young ladies.

Those usually calm eyes, like a cold pool, couldn’t help but flash with a hint of irrepressible amazement. She was slightly surprised for a moment, but soon forcibly suppressed that inexplicable throb in her heart and regained her cold and aloof demeanor.

She turned her head and scanned the surrounding seniors who were still whispering with her cold gaze. In a flat voice, she continued, ”Furthermore, the length of time one can endure during the first time the ’heart flame’ enters the body is, to some extent, the best way to directly and objectively demonstrate the level of one’s talent.”

”If, in a moment, these freshmen you are mocking all endure for a longer time than you so-called seniors...”

”...then wouldn’t you be the ones who truly lose face, the ones who should feel utterly ashamed?”

318 Does he seem unaffected by the sub-flame?

Her words were well-reasoned and logical.

Instantly, the seniors who had wanted to argue back were left red-faced and speechless. Talent!

This word was like an invisible mountain, weighing heavily on the hearts of all the students present!

Talent was the label they, the favored children of heaven who could stand out from hundreds of millions of practitioners and finally stand here, were most proud of!

Since everyone has talent, whoever has less is the one embarrassed.

”Haha... Little Yue, if I recall correctly, this is the first time you’ve proactively stood up to speak for outsiders, isn’t it?”

The Tower-guarding Elder looked at the ”ice Beauty” who also gave him a bit of a headache, a kind smile appearing on his face as he spoke. The newcomer was Han Yue—the famous ”Ice Goddess” in the hearts of countless students throughout the Inner Academy.

She nodded slightly to the Elder as a greeting. Then, in her cold voice, she explained frankly:

”Replying to the Elder, I simply feel that the talent of this new batch of junior sisters is quite extraordinary. Therefore, I wish to make their acquaintance.” ”Oh? Just making their acquaintance?” Hearing this, the Elder’s face showed an ”I understand” smile, filled with a strange meaning.

”Then what do you think of that man they are surrounding like stars around the moon, the one said to be named Yun Xiancheng?” This elder, who appeared highly respected, actually didn’t shy away and publicly acted as a ”matchmaker” in front of everyone. ”What about him?”

Han Yue was clever and naturally understood the hint in the Elder’s words immediately. However, she remained calm and simply feigned ignorance.

”Are you referring to his Realm? My apologies, Elder, with my eyesight, I cannot tell yet.”

She paused and added with absolute certainty, ”But, to be able to make so many exceptionally talented beauties follow him willingly, his strength certainly won’t be poor.”

”Hahahaha! Good! Well said!” The Elder laughed and clapped his hands upon hearing this. ”In that case, I think you, Little Yue, should interact with him even more.”

Han Yue didn’t speak again, but her cold eyes involuntarily drifted back to the white-robed young man who was closing his eyes, seemingly resisting the invasion of the ”heart flame.”

Yun Xiancheng did indeed feel an invisible flame filled with a violent and scorching aura, surging into his body like a shark sensing blood.

However, before Yun Xiancheng could even circulate the Dou Qi in his body to refine or expel this ”uninvited guest,” another change occurred.

The ”heart flame” that had just aggressively broken into his body, the moment it touched his river-like Dou Qi circulation, actually trembled violently, like a servant seeing its master.

Then, it yielded with utmost docility, even piety, abandoning all resistance and all violence.

It proactively took the violent fire-attribute energy condensed from the essence of the Heavenly Flame, completely and unreservedly decomposing and transforming it into streams of the purest and gentlest Dou Qi.

Then, with great respect, it proactively merged into Yun Xiancheng’s ceaseless Dou Qi circulation! The whole process was perfectly natural.

”Did I see that right?!” In Yun Xiancheng’s mind, Yao Chan’s voice, filled with shock and horror, suddenly rang out in a near scream.

”Chenger! You... you... you actually... actually scared this sub-flame of the Fallen Heart Flame to death?!” Even Cai Lin, who was watching from the side, was completely shocked by this ”miraculous” scene.

001 Junior Sister Yan Ran

”Senior Brother, I’m stuck, help me!”

A young girl’s plea for help interrupted Yun Xiancheng’s cultivation.

He scanned the area and saw Nalan Yanran trying to climb in through the window, but... ”Uh, no, Junior Sister Yan Ran, how did you get stuck in the window in that position?” The girl was wearing a short skirt, her long, beautiful legs dangling against the wall.

Yun Xiancheng couldn’t help but linger for a few more seconds to appreciate the beautiful sight.

”Stop looking, stop looking, hurry and pull me in!”

The girl struggled and kicked Yun Xiancheng’s chest with her beautiful legs.

With a little force, he pulled her into his arms. ”Hehe, perverted Senior Brother.”

Having broken free, Nalan Yanran stuck out her tongue and said, ”I wanted to give Senior Brother a surprise, but I didn’t expect to get stuck.”

”It’s fine, this counts as half a surprise. After all, I am a big pervert.”

Yun Xiancheng frankly accepted the title of big pervert. ”Yan Ran is very beautiful, beautiful everywhere.” This was the truth.

”Why did you suddenly come to see me? Is something wrong?” ”Well, it’s about...”

Nalan Yanran’s face suddenly turned red as she explained:

”That... my family arranged a betrothal for me before I was even born, but I’ve never met the person I’m betrothed to.”

”I don’t want to marry someone I’ve never met, so, can Senior Brother accompany me there to annul this engagement?”

Hearing this, Yun Xiancheng suddenly became serious. It was coming!

The most classic engagement annulment segment was coming!

The start of the first climax for the original protagonist of this battle through the heavens world was the Three-Year Agreement after Nalan Yanran went to annul the engagement. This was the first major event on the battle through the heavens timeline, and it could not be neglected.

Yun Xiancheng nodded. ”Then prepare some generous gifts. Since his Dou Qi has dissipated, we should give him some medicinal pills to nourish his Dou Qi.”

”When we get to their house, don’t be too arrogant. Yan Ran, you used to be too flamboyant; that makes it very easy to make enemies.” As a transmigrator, between the worlds of Soul Land and battle through the heavens, Soul Land was actually better.

Soul Land wasn’t as rushed. In the first part of Soul Land, the villains had limited intelligence, the high-level officials were all women, and with a bit of effort, one could take Spirit Hall for oneself. The true villain, Tang the God-man, hadn’t grown up yet.

One could easily speedrun Soul Land.

But the timeline in battle through the heavens was quite tight. In about ten years, the Hun Clan arc would open. Although he wasn’t in the Central Plains right now and didn’t have to worry about being sacrificed by Hun Tiandi...

...but in a remote place like this, any Dou Zun or Half-Saint from the Hun Clan could be overwhelming; there was no sense of security. Obviously, following the original protagonist Xiao Yan was a good option; he was decent to his own people.

A small investment in Xiao Yan now, and maybe in the future, it would be Six Emperors in the Sky, and he could go to the Endless Fire Territory to be a Sovereign or something.

”What ’dissipated Dou Qi’? Why is Senior Brother more concerned about him than I am?” Nalan Yanran replied with a hint of jealousy.

Yun Xiancheng was stunned, not understanding what Nalan Yanran meant.

Then he realized—ah, he was too familiar with this engagement annulment plot and had instinctively tried to advise Nalan Yanran. But now, as the Eldest Senior Brother of the Cloud Mist Sect, he had no connection to Xiao Yan. Where would he have gotten this news?

Nalan Yanran suddenly pushed Yun Xiancheng down, straddling him, her long, tight, beautiful legs wrapping around his waist. The girl’s face was flushed red: