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

168: Section 168The intense fire ignited. Compared to the first time, Yun Xiancheng was now familiar with the process, so no major mistakes occurred.

However, Yun Xiancheng suddenly felt playful and tossed a Poppy Flower into the Pill Cauldron as well. ”Refining herbs simultaneously requires controlling two different flames at the same time.”

Seeing this, Medicine Lady, though a bit anxious, hurriedly patted Yun Xiancheng’s shoulder and called out to remind him what to do. ”You are only refining medicine for the first time, you should prioritize stability, honestly.”

With the Loli Master’s guidance and complaints ringing in his ears, Yun Xiancheng dared not lose focus. Controlling the flames in duplicate consumed a vast amount of his mental energy, leaving him no room to be distracted, and thus no heart to tease Medicine Lady.

”Your performance in refining medicine... is truly impressive.” Seeing the perfectly controlled flames, Medicine Lady could not help but marvel at the young man’s talent for mental energy.

Yun Xiancheng pressed his palms lightly against the ears of the Pill Cauldron, his bangs quickly soaked through with sweat—the pale green fruit and the poppy flower were gradually turning into powder within the fire.

”Now!” Medicine Lady stomped her bare feet on the Lotus Platform, but her spirit body passed through the side of the cauldron due to the excessive force. Yun Xiancheng took the opportunity to wrap his arms around her waist, his nose brushing against the crown of her head as he chuckled: ”Master’s ability to throw yourself into someone’s arms is even more exquisite than your medicine refining.”

The sudden burst of golden light from within the Pill Cauldron swallowed Medicine Lady’s feigned anger. Another batch of white powder was successfully prepared. Why does this feel so much like making ice?

Looking at the two mounds of powder, Yun Xiancheng could not help but think. He took out some powder and placed it on the table. When the dizziness from overdrawing his mental energy struck, the exhaustion from excessive medicine refining surged, causing him to lose focus for a moment before collapsing to the ground.

He happened to fall into a pair of arms shimmering with moonlight—the moment Medicine Lady instinctively caught him, her entire spirit body uncontrollably flushed with a rosy hue.

The residual warmth of the Cyan Jade Pill Cauldron cast drifting spots of light on the rock wall; as Yun Xiancheng’s eyelashes trembled, he was met with a pair of eyes swirling with pure white fire patterns.

Medicine Lady’s translucent spirit body shimmered with the clear radiance of moonlight. Beneath the illusory skin where the back of his head rested, a flow of energy like a galaxy surged—the touch felt as if he had pressed his cheek against a stream thawing in early spring, cool yet imbued with vitality.

Three clusters of white cold fire danced a ritualistic step in her palm, and the milky white medicinal liquid was divided into a hundred silver threads, precisely injected into a mutton-fat jade bottle carved with coiling dragon patterns.

When refining medicine, Medicine Lady seemed like a goddess wielding a brush to paint the secrets of heaven; even the cyan smoke rising from the furnace condensed into the form of a phoenix.

At this moment, the young man was resting on the Loli Master’s lap. Through her plain gauze skirt, he could see the flowing fire reflected from the bronze cauldron dancing across her collarbones.

Medicine Lady’s chest had no peaks, it was as flat as a plain, yet her slender spirit body was like a glass cup carved from ice and jade, radiating a Beauty that took one’s breath away.

At this moment, he was resting on the Loli Master’s spirit legs, and it was precisely because the Loli Master’s chest was flat that he could take in the full Beauty of his Master refining medicine.

”Strong little fellow.” The force with which Medicine Lady flicked her finger against his forehead carried a refreshing coolness, just like the morning dew of late autumn falling between his brows.

Yun Xiancheng caught the lingering cold scent of snow lotus in the air, unsure if it was the vapor from the solidifying medicinal liquid or if his Master’s spirit body could also emit a fragrance.

When he turned his head, he discovered that the tips of his hair were entangled with his Master’s hanging sash, and the gold-threaded herbal patterns embroidered on the plain white satin were gently rising and falling with the fluctuations of spiritual energy.

”Fainting halfway through refining medicine, this result can hardly be considered passing.” Medicine Lady condensed an ice crystal at her fingertip and drew a small cross between the young man’s brows.

Yun Xiancheng took the opportunity to catch her slender wrist, and the firelight from the Pill Cauldron cast their shadows onto the stalactites, resembling a pair of celestial lovers in a shadow play: ”With Master backing me up, this disciple dares to go all out.”

”Slick-tongued.” The tips of Medicine Lady’s ears flushed a faint red, though the flowing fire patterns on her dress honestly brightened a few shades. ”Do not let it happen again.” ”Master’s lesson is well-taken.”

The young man rubbed against the lap pillow, the Cyan Jade Pill Cauldron reflecting his sly dimples.

”Master, Senior Brother, it is late today, are you finished yet?” The sound of Xiao Yan’s toes kicking against the threshold of the cave dwelling startled the Pill Cauldron into ringing, and the unsolidified medicinal liquid inside suddenly surged with three feet of cyan smoke.

The young girl’s action of rubbing her eyes caused her sleeves to slide down, exposing her fair white wrists. When her yawn was only halfway through, the flowing fire patterns on Medicine Lady’s dress suddenly flared, illuminating the cave as if it were broad daylight.

Xiao Yan’s arrival broke the silent balance between Master and disciple. Upon hearing Xiao Yan’s voice, an Ice Lotus bloomed beneath the young girl’s hips; Medicine Lady sitting on the Lotus Platform looked as holy as a Bodhisattva—if one ignored her bright red ear tips, she would look even more like one.

Yun Xiancheng’s green robes curled with flowing cloud patterns, and his posture as he sprang up was three parts dashing.

Xiao Yan only had time to see the two Master and disciple separated and did not discover their previous intimate contact. The Loli Master gave a light cough and said: ”Your Senior Brother fainted from exhaustion, do not emulate him.”

Hearing the Loli Master’s instruction, Xiao Yan hurriedly nodded in agreement.

”It is getting late, I should go and rest as well.” Yun Xiancheng said to Xiao Yan: ”Go back and tell your uncle that we are preparing to leave the Xiao Family and return to the Cloud Mist Sect.”

”Ah?” Xiao Yan’s originally sleepy eyes instantly cleared up. She ran in front of Yun Xiancheng, took his hands in hers, and asked: ”Senior Brother, are you returning so soon?”

Yun Xiancheng ruffled the young girl’s hair and smiled: ”Nalan Yanran still needs to return to the Cloud Mist Sect to cultivate, otherwise I, your Senior Brother, am worried that she won’t be able to keep up with you.”

Hearing Yun Xiancheng say this, the young girl immediately threw herself into his arms with teary eyes: ”Then Yan’er will miss Senior Brother.”

Xiao Yan brought the moisture of the night dew when she lunged forward, and the tightness of her interlocked fingers betrayed her panic. ”It is just... is Senior Sister Nalan Yanran... more important than me?”

Seeing the young girl’s teary-eyed appearance, Yun Xiancheng found it quite amusing and conceived a thought to tease her. Thus, Yun Xiancheng flicked the bridge of the young girl’s nose and teased: ”For the Three-Year Agreement, do not let Nalan Yanran leave you too far behind.”

”I won’t!” The golden bells at the young girl’s feet chimed crisply, and tears swirled in her eyes, looking just like dewy Chinese milk vetch.

What surprised Yun Xiancheng was that Medicine Lady suddenly hooked his sleeve, leaving five ice-crystal finger marks on the brocade.

Yun Xiancheng saw that her spirit body had somehow draped itself in a rosy glow, which was the blush the Loli Master would don when she was shy.

The moonlight outside the cave happened to spill over the entrance, stretching the shadows of the three Master and disciples onto the surface of the Pill Cauldron, resembling an ink painting being refined. ”Are you really... leaving?”

The rosy glow on her spirit body was hazier than morning mist. Looking at the little expressions on Medicine Lady and Xiao Yan’s faces, Yun Xiancheng’s heart rate unconsciously quickened. Master and Junior Sister are too cute.

This was different from Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, bringing him a unique sense of Beauty.

”Yes, I am going back.” ”No.” Medicine Lady knitted her brows and refused: ”I have only taught you so much, why are you leaving already?”

”After all, I am a disciple of the Cloud Mist Sect... I cannot leave the sect for too long.” Yun Xiancheng continued.

Medicine Lady’s eyes immediately dimmed, and she then said: ”You are fourteen or fifteen years old! Do not act like a child. People must always venture out into the world.”

She gritted her teeth and said seriously: ”I am serious, cultivating by my side... is better than staying in the Cloud Mist Sect.”

Xiao Yan did not speak, only looking at the Master, seemingly hoping that she could make Yun Xiancheng change his mind.

Seeing the atmosphere suddenly become heavy, Yun Xiancheng also felt he should not continue teasing. He suddenly spread his arms and pulled the Beauty on the Lotus Platform into his embrace, startling the Nine-Turn Ice Lotus into shedding its petals.

She did not react in time, and her whole person was held in Yun Xiancheng’s arms. ”Then I won’t leave!”

The red blush on Medicine Lady became increasingly apparent, quickly spreading to her face. ”Master is truly amazing!”

Xiao Yan’s voice came from the side, which made Medicine Lady even more shy.

The ice crystals kicked up by Medicine Lady’s toes condensed into star trajectories in the air, while the rosy glow spread from her neck to the corners of her eyes: ”Put... put me down.”

Today’s teasing was very successful. Seeing the reactions of the Master and disciple, a sense of achievement suddenly arose in Yun Xiancheng’s heart. These are my beauties. Yun Xiancheng thought.

”Let’s go, let’s go back to rest. Although I am not leaving, on the surface, Yun Xiancheng still has to return, otherwise, if the Young Sect Master of Yunlan Sect stays in a small city for a long time, bad things will always happen.” Yun Xiancheng said to the two.

”Mm.” The two beautiful girls nodded in unison like cats. They did not care about so much; they only hoped that their disciple/Senior Brother could stay, nothing more.

The carriage parked in the Xiao Family courtyard eventually left. After leaving the city, it returned with a passing Cloud Mist Sect merchant caravan. Yun Xiancheng and Nalan Yanran moved into Ya Fei’s auction house, cultivating via dual cultivation while waiting for the medicinal herbs needed by Medicine Lady, occasionally going to Medicine Lady’s place to prove that he had not left.

More than a month of time passed slowly like this.

”What other beautiful younger sisters are there in Wutan City? Worthy of you staying for so long?” Nalan Yanran, wearing a tight-fitting nightgown, sat cross-legged in Yun Xiancheng’s arms, blushing as she spoke.

”Naturally, it is my cute Junior Sister Nalan Yanran.” Saying this, Yun Xiancheng kissed Nalan Yanran for a long while before the two slowly separated.

”These days are quite relaxing compared to life in the sect.” Nalan Yanran said with much emotion: ”And the cultivation speed has not lagged behind; now I am already a five-star Dou Practitioner, and I am not far from being a six-star Dou Practitioner.”

Yun Xiancheng nodded gently. Now, his dual cultivation with the young girl had replaced ordinary cultivation. From time to time, Xiao Mei would also spend the night at the auction house. The three-fold and five-fold cultivation speed made their progress very gratifying even without using any external objects when the three of them were cultivating.

Realm: Dou Qi Ninth Stage favorability: 100 / 100 Intimacy: 80 / 100 Nalan Yanran Realm: Five-star Dou Practitioner favorability: 100 / 100 Intimacy: 80 / 100

Xiao Mei’s progress was quite gratifying. In the original work, she cultivated for nearly a year before reaching the Dou Qi Eighth Stage. After spending a wonderful night with him, she reached the Dou Qi Eighth Stage directly. After her basic talent increased, she occasionally cultivated all night at five times the speed, spending more than a month to break through to the Dou Qi Ninth Stage.

The Xiao Family would most likely issue her a portion of Qi Gathering Powder, and breaking through to Dou Practitioner was basically inevitable. His women’s progress was gratifying, and Yun Xiancheng was very satisfied.

One-tenth of their cultivation would be fed back to him, and combined with the three-fold and five-fold cultivation multipliers during that time, Yun Xiancheng’s Realm also steadily reached the two-star Dou Master from one-star Dou Master.

”Awake?” Unlike the two decadent Young Sect Leaders of the Cloud Mist Sect, Ya Fei was obviously much more overworked because she had to organize the auction. There were some dark circles under her eyes on her beautiful face, which made Yun Xiancheng feel very distressed when he looked at her.

”Mm, Sister Ya Fei has been quite busy lately, and has even developed dark circles.” He leaned in front of Ya Fei, took the initiative to pull her into his arms, and said.

”Then can you keep your voices down in the middle of the night?” Ya Fei said with annoyance. Because of Yun Xiancheng’s request, Ya Fei had only converted her room into two small separate rooms. The soundproofing effect could be imagined.

Nalan Yanran’s little face flushed red, and she hurriedly said: ”This is not my fault; it is all because Senior Brother requires me to do this every day.”

”It is fine, it is fine, Sister does not blame you. It is just that the auction recently obtained a Black-rank High-grade Cultivation Method. Sister thinks this cultivation method can be sold for a good price, and has been racking her brains over it.” Ya Fei also said, and at this moment, she suddenly smiled: ”This cultivation method is also wind-attribute, why don’t you two secretly learn it now?”

A Black-rank High-grade Cultivation Method is already considered one of the top-tier cultivation methods in the Jia Ma Empire. Although the Cloud Mist Sect is the most powerful sect in the Jia Ma Empire, it really does not have any Earth-Rank Technique.

”Stones from other hills may serve to polish the jade of this one. Many thanks, Sister.” Regarding this, Yun Xiancheng did not refuse. After all, being able to become stronger is a matter of principle.

”Senior Brother is being a bit unkind.” Nalan Yanran also sat up and said to Senior Brother: ”Learning a cultivation method takes quite a while, and it may not necessarily fit one’s own cultivation method. What is the use of looking at it?”

She watched as Ya Fei took a cyan scroll out of the storage ring and said to the Yun Xiancheng beside her.

”I am just referencing it for comparison. What if I have extraordinary talent and learn something new?” After reading a little, Yun Xiancheng had some realizations. Correlating it with his own cultivation method, he actually found a few points that could be improved.

[Beep, detected that the host’s state has changed to comprehending a cultivation method, temporarily adding a buff of greatly increased comprehension to the host.] The system’s notification sound suddenly came to his ears.

For a moment, he felt his brain become agile, his thinking became faster, and comparing his two cultivation methods, countless realizations were naturally born. He began to close his eyes, sat cross-legged, and started to circulate his energy.

”Senior Brother is really...” Seeing Yun Xiancheng in this state, Nalan Yanran immediately looked at Ya Fei.

Ya Fei nodded, knowing that the little gentleman was at a critical juncture, and hurriedly walked to the door to stand guard, fearing that someone would come in and disturb him. Nalan Yanran also sat cross-legged beside Yun Xiancheng to protect him.

About a few minutes passed. [Comprehension enhancement state has been lifted... Please host, recruit more harem members and expand the harem, only then can you experience more system functions.]

Yun Xiancheng slowly opened his eyes, listening to the system’s broadcast with some annoyance. He had experienced the feeling of being interrupted at the climax. When the cultivation method comprehension was about to reach its climax, this notification suddenly appeared; what is the difference between this and a video suddenly starting to buffer while watching a movie?

However, based on these previous insights, he had also improved the Cloud Mist Art. Although it had not reached the level of Earth-Rank Initial, it should be Quasi Earth-Rank.

”I do have some talent after all.” Yun Xiancheng spoke and smiled slightly: ”Nalan Yanran, I will explain it to you.”

Upon hearing this, Nalan Yanran looked at her Senior Brother with some surprise, then obediently knelt on the cushion, listening to her Senior Brother explain how to revise the Cloud Mist Art.

Ya Fei also knelt on the cushion, listening to the little gentleman give a lecture with a smile.

”Although it hasn’t reached the Earth-Rank, I feel it far exceeds the Black-rank High-grade Cultivation Method.” Nalan Yanran said after revising the cultivation method with Senior Brother and experiencing the new changes in the cultivation method.

”Quasi Earth-Rank, I suppose.” Yun Xiancheng shook his head helplessly; if the comprehension buff had lasted longer, it might have been Earth-Rank Initial.