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

250: Section 250Xiao Yan’s originally jet-black hair turned snowy white in an instant, fluttering in the wind. A frivolous and flamboyant expression appeared on her face, making her look like a completely different person from her usual cold self.

”This old lady was wondering how a mere Dou Wang could be so audacious,” the white-haired Xiao Yan spoke, her voice carrying an ancient resonance. ”It turns out there’s a Dou Zong backing her up.”

She gave a gentle tug with her delicate hand, and the Spatial Chains binding Yun Ling instantly tightened, letting out a tooth-grinding friction sound, as if in the next moment—

They would strangle Yun Ling to death.

Seeing this, Yun Shan’s brow furrowed. This person’s application of Spatial Power far exceeded his imagination and was extraordinarily profound. Her ascent of Yun Lan Mountain this time was surely with deep intent and by no means accidental.

The immediate priority was to first rescue Yun Ling from those strange Spatial Chains. Yun Shan plotted in his heart while simultaneously circulating his Dou Qi. He reached out with both hands, beginning to pull with all his might at the invisible Spatial Chains on Yun Ling’s body.

Two Dou Zong, one possessing a body and one newly ascended, began a fierce competition of Spatial Power at this moment. Meanwhile, Yun Ling, caught in the middle, was in unspeakable agony.

The invisible Spatial Chains twisted and pulled against his body. He felt as if his body was being torn apart, the pain unbearable. Breathing became exceptionally difficult, and he could only let out pained, hoarse growls from his throat. Blood even surged uncontrollably from his seven orifices.

The two sides were at a stalemate for a moment before the Xiao Yan possessed by Medicine Lady gave a sudden tug, intending to completely crush Yun Ling’s throat. Seeing this, Yun Shan exerted all his strength and finally pried open the Spatial Chain trapping Yun Ling’s throat.

However, Medicine Lady’s strangling momentum did not diminish in the slightest. That force spread along Yun Ling’s left arm, tightening instantly.

”Ah!!” Yun Ling let out a heart-wrenching wail of pain. His left arm was actually severed by the invisible Spatial Chains, leaving it a bloody mess. Gripped by intense pain, the armless Yun Ling flew backward in a pathetic state, finally landing beside Yun Shan with a pale face and an expression of extreme agony.

Looking at Yun Ling’s severed arm, Yun Shan’s face turned so dark it looked as if it could drip water. This mysterious foreign expert acted ruthlessly and clearly harbored obvious hostility toward their Cloud Mist Sect.

”Fellow Daoist, by acting so arrogantly and wounding my sect’s Elder, are you perhaps trying to trample over the face of my Cloud Mist Sect?” Yun Shan looked up, his gaze sharp as he stared at the white-haired Xiao Yan, his expression solemn and his tone carrying a hint of warning.

”If that is the case, then my Cloud Mist Sect has no choice but to counterattack in self-defense!” Yun Shan shouted, his voice echoing through the mountains.

”Cloud Mist Disciples, hear my command! The sect is under attack by foreign enemies. In the name of the Former Sect Master, I order you all to quickly form the Cloud Smoke Overturning Sun Formation!”

The Cloud Mist Sect Disciples moved upon hearing the order. Although they still felt lingering fear from the scene just now, under the command of the Former Sect Master, they quickly gathered together. They took their positions according to the formation, circulating their Dou Qi as they attempted to resist the powerful enemy with the sect-protecting array.

Medicine Lady, possessing Xiao Yan, furrowed her delicate brows slightly. Her soul possession only allowed Xiao Yan to briefly possess strength comparable to a One-star Dou Zong. Facing a sect-protecting array presided over by a true One-star Dou Zong, she still felt a bit overmatched.

As the formation continued to take shape, the sea of clouds above Yun Lan Mountain seemed to come alive, churning with a heavy and oppressive aura that surrounded the white-haired Xiao Yan and her group.

Medicine Lady raised her hand, instantly freezing the space around the Young ladies to form a solid Spatial Barrier, attempting to isolate the invasion of the churning white clouds. However, under Yun Shan’s direction, the white clouds actually began to slowly seep into the solidified space.

With a slow but unstoppable speed, they continuously approached the Young ladies. It felt as if the power of the entire Yun Lan Mountain was pressing down upon them.

”Senior, can we lend you a hand?” Nalan Yanran asked anxiously, sensing the pressure on the barrier. ”Place your hands on Yaner’s shoulders,” Medicine Lady responded with a serious voice.

”This way, we can hold out for a while.” Medicine Lady’s tightly knit brows relaxed slightly. ”Next, we just need to wait for Xiancheng to return, and everything will be easily resolved.”

Time passed minute by minute. The clouds covering the mountains had completely surrounded Medicine Lady’s group, forming a massive white light sphere in mid-air.

It completely isolated them from the outside world.

Both sides held their breath, not daring to be the least bit negligent. The sea of clouds in the sky slowly contracted, gradually closing in to within fifty feet of the Young ladies. The pressure grew stronger and stronger, as if Yun Shan intended to crush them to death within these thick layers of clouds.

”Senior Brother... when will you arrive?” Xiao Yan called out Yun Xiancheng’s name anxiously through the family network. ”Soon, soon,” Yun Xiancheng responded as he always did, which only made the trapped Young ladies even more anxious.

”Senior Brother! Hurry up! If you don’t come soon, Yanran and I are going to be trapped to death here!” Xiao Yan screamed in her heart, wishing she could grab Yun Xiancheng by the collar and make him appear before her eyes instantly.

Before her thoughts could settle, a streak of white cloud suddenly shot out from the sea of clouds, carrying a sharp killing intent as it rushed straight toward Nalan Yanran. Though the cloud looked soft and harmless—

Nalan Yanran felt a strong threat of death from it, as if her soul would be scattered if she were hit.

”Wind Spirit Fractal Sword!” Nalan Yanran gave a soft shout, her long sword swinging as she unleashed a sharp Dou Technique, slicing the white cloud into several pieces. However, these cloud fragments still seemed like living things, carrying an unwilling killing intent as they continued to struggle and rush toward the surrounding Young ladies.

The three girls joined forces and barely managed to completely destroy the split white cloud. However, more white clouds were closing in from all sides, and the Spatial Barrier began to show fine cracks under the immense pressure. The moment of its failure was drawing closer and closer.

”What I mean is... I’ve already arrived,” Yun Xiancheng said slowly through the family network. Immediately following that—

A lion’s roar that shook the heavens suddenly came from the horizon, accompanied by the clear cry of a phoenix. A dazzling golden light came from the distant sky, descending slowly along with the warm sunlight.

The golden light pierced through the thick layers of clouds like a sharp sword, breaking the seal of the Cloud Smoke Overturning Sun Formation and illuminating the trapped Young ladies, allowing them to glimpse the scene outside.

Yun Xiancheng spread a pair of snow-white cloud wings, his figure as tall and straight as a pine. Bathed in that dazzling golden light, he stepped through the air one pace at a time, slowly walking toward the Young ladies’ expectant eyes.

Author’s Note:

Erecting a divine bridge when the road ends.

I was dizzy and vomiting yesterday; I’ve been a bit weak lately, so I’ll stick to one update (my deepest apologies).

205 Let the truth be seen under the sword.

Beside Yun Xiancheng, Master Yun Yun spread her light Azure Dou Qi Wings, her posture elegant as she stood guard on the left like a guardian deity. On the other side, the transformed Yun Ziyi also spread her magnificent Purple Wings, accompanying him on the right with a majestic air.

Behind Yun Xiancheng, Green Savage wore a suit of Green Battle Armor, Dou Qi flowing around her as she walked through the air, following closely behind.

The group bathed in the sunlight, descending upon the peak of Yun Lan Mountain with an aura that transcended the world. Their appearance instantly dissolved the tense standoff and attracted everyone’s gaze.

Yun Shan looked at this group of sudden visitors, especially Yun Xiancheng and Yun Yun who walked at the very front, as well as the two unfamiliar women beside him who radiated powerful auras. His expression instantly became incredibly grave.

He had been in secluded meditation and hadn’t had time to learn about Yun Xiancheng’s recent travels. He didn’t expect this junior of the Cloud Mist Sect to have hooked up with so many experts outside. It was very clear that Yun Xiancheng was up to no good.

Yun Xiancheng stopped his pace, and his snow-white cloud wings slowly folded. His gaze calmly swept over the messy ground, the armless Yun Ling, and the Young ladies trapped in the cloud formation, finally landing on Yun Shan.

”Former Sect Master, hello. I am the Young Sect Leader of this generation.” Yun Xiancheng’s voice wasn’t loud, but it clearly reached everyone’s ears. Despite being just a junior, he showed no reverence toward the Former Sect Master.

”Since you know your identity, how dare you speak to me like this?” Yun Shan countered.

But Yun Xiancheng ignored Yun Shan and instead lightly waved his hand. The vast sea of clouds turned into ordinary clouds in an instant and dissipated without a trace.

”Why must you attack my junior sisters for no reason, Former Sect Master?” The massive cloud sphere that had trapped Xiao Yan and the other two girls now seemed to be pulled by some invisible force, instantly retreating to both sides and revealing the trapped Young ladies.

The Spatial Barrier dissipated along with it. Xiao Yan, Nalan Yanran, and Linger regained their freedom and immediately rushed toward Yun Xiancheng with joy. ”Senior Brother!” ”Husband!” ”Brother Xiancheng!” The Young ladies’ excited voices carried a hint of sobbing as they hugged him tightly.

Yun Xiancheng tenderly returned their hugs, lightly patting their backs to give them comfort. ”It’s okay now, I’m here.” His voice was low and gentle, a world away from the majesty he showed when facing Yun Shan.

Medicine Lady’s soul body detached from Xiao Yan’s body, transforming back into a phantom atop the Ice Lotus, though her face was slightly pale. She glanced at Yun Shan and then looked at Yun Xiancheng, her eyes carrying a hint of fatigue, but even more trust.

She then shrank back into the ring on Xiao Yan’s finger, preparing to rest.

Watching this scene, Yun Shan’s face became even more unsightly. He cursed angrily, ”You ungrateful brat! The sect raised you for over a decade, and this is how you repay the sect?!”

Yun Xiancheng had utilized Yun Yun’s authority as Sect Master to forcibly shut down the Cloud Smoke Overturning Sun Formation.

Although Yun Shan was the Former Sect Master, he had not yet formally taken over the sect’s authority. Naturally, under Yun Yun’s Sect Master authority, the formation was forcibly canceled.

”The one who raised me was my Master, not you.” Yun Xiancheng gently separated the Young ladies in his embrace, letting them stand behind him. He turned around, his gaze landing on Yun Shan again, his eyes cold.

”Sharp-tongued!” Yun Shan looked into Yun Xiancheng’s eyes and questioned, ”Wasn’t what Yun Yun used the resources of the Cloud Mist Sect? Are you planning to defect from Cloud Mist?!” ”Defect?” Yun Xiancheng repeated the word, his tone calm. ”This is the Cloud Mist Sect, my Master’s sect, and also my home.”

He swept his gaze over Yun Shan and the Disciples behind him, his voice calm and cold: ”As for you, why did you betray the sect and attack the Young Sect Leader?”

Yun Xiancheng’s words pierced the hearts of many Cloud Mist Disciples like sharp swords. They lowered their heads, filled with immense shame.

The clever Disciples had already realized that the Cloud Mist Sect had split internally. Ordinary Disciples like them didn’t even have the qualification to choose a side.

Moreover, they had indeed stood on the side of the Former Sect Master just now. Yun Shan understood what Yun Xiancheng meant.

According to common sense, the current Sect Master was the legitimate head in name; their behavior could be considered rebellious.

But... in reality, power was respected here. Not to mention that Yun Shan was the Former Sect Master, he was now a Dou Zong. Reclaiming the sect’s power was reasonable and compliant with the rules.

”I am the Former Sect Master. Yun Yun, you should still call me Old Sect Master.” Yun Shan tried to find a breakthrough with Yun Yun.

He knew Yun Yun’s personality well; she was a person who strictly followed rules and would never be rude to an elder like him. However, Yun Yun just stood calmly by Yun Xiancheng’s side, ignoring him.

Yun Xiancheng also ignored Yun Shan, turning his gaze toward the disheveled Yun Ling, his hand unconsciously gripping his sword hilt. ”Yun Ling, it’s been three years, yet you’ve only regressed as you’ve aged.” Yun Xiancheng’s tone was cold and mocking.

Stared at by Yun Xiancheng’s icy gaze, Yun Ling remembered the sharp pain of his severed arm and his experience of being suppressed by Yun Xiancheng over the years. His body couldn’t help but...

...shake. He was truly afraid of Yun Xiancheng, even if Yun Xiancheng was just a child back then, and even if Yun Xiancheng was just a junior now.

But his spirit had long been broken under Yun Xiancheng’s decade-plus of suppression. The reason he dared to be so arrogant this time was because Yun Shan had come out of seclusion, giving him backing. However, when he saw that Yun Xiancheng also had a Dou Zong supporting him, his recently straightened back broke again.

He slunk behind Yun Shan, not daring to make a sound.

Gu He stood to the side, his expression shifting. He recognized Yun Xiancheng as the youth who had directly broken into the Snake-People Clan’s Queen’s Palace that day. Having grown up, Yun Xiancheng was even more handsome, with a different temperament than before.

He had only caught a glimpse back then and hadn’t fully recognized him, but comparing them carefully now, he identified him immediately.

It seemed he was completely at odds with this Master and Disciple duo. He looked at Yun Shan, then at Yun Yun and Yun Ziyi behind Yun Xiancheng, quickly calculating the pros and cons. Yun Shan seemed unable to defeat the opponent; he should plan an escape route early.

Yun Shan was so angered by Yun Xiancheng’s behavior that his beard twitched.

Having broken through to Dou Zong, he thought he could easily control the situation and restore the majesty of the Cloud Mist Sect, but he didn’t expect to encounter such a disrespectful junior right after coming out.

”Hehe, Yun Yun, you’ve certainly raised a fine Disciple!” Yun Shan looked at Yun Yun and scolded harshly, ”The Disciple you taught has no respect for his elders and has no loyalty to the Cloud Mist Sect in his heart!”

”I should never have let you succeed as Sect Master; you’ve ruined the thousand-year foundation of my Cloud Mist Sect!”

Yun Yun felt a bit dizzy from this reprimand, not out of shame, but because she couldn’t believe they dared to shift the blame. Wasn’t it they who had started the trouble today?

Yun Yun was used to rules, after all, and hadn’t expected her fellow sect elder to be so unreasonable.

She quickly calmed down and retorted, ”Only now do you come to scold my Disciple? Seeing how your Disciples were so aggressively trying to kill my Disciple earlier, why didn’t you think about the fact that they are my Disciples?!”

She looked at Yun Shan with determination, her tone no longer hesitating: ”Enough nonsense, let the swords decide the truth!”

206. The immortal strokes my head, binding my hair for longevity.

”Hmph, those from ordinary Disciple backgrounds are always disloyal to the Cloud Mist Sect.” Yun Shan sighed softly, his tone carrying a hint of pity, as if lamenting Yun Yun’s ”disloyalty.”

However, in that instant, his eyes suddenly turned sharp.

While everyone was off guard, he suddenly attacked, his figure like lightning, heading straight for Yun Xiancheng’s face! Like Yun Ling, Yun Shan had long been annoyed by this ”disrespectful” fellow.

When Yun Yun was an ordinary Disciple, she was submissive and rule-abiding, but since taking this Disciple, she had become so disrespectful to her elders.

Green Savage and Ying, as Yun Xiancheng’s personal guards, were naturally paying attention to the opponent’s movements at all times. Almost the moment Yun Shan raised his hand, they moved simultaneously.

Yun Xiancheng stepped back with a calm expression. The two women’s Dou Qi streaked past his ears, blocking the path in front of him.

Two powerful space fluctuations, carrying the power of Dou Zong experts, instantly blocked Yun Xiancheng, forcefully stopping the sharp Dou Qi emitted by Yun Shan.

Then, a deafening explosion erupted from where the three Dou Qis met. Brilliant white light instantly filled the space, and a massive shockwave spread out, forcing the surrounding Cloud Mist Disciples to close their eyes; even Yun Xiancheng couldn’t keep his eyes open.

In this moment, time seemed to freeze.

Snowflakes everywhere; he saw snowflakes filling the sky. He lay in the snow, staring blankly at the sky.

As a traveler from another world, he was different from those ”parasites” who didn’t even have their own bodies and could only live in others’, or those ”stitched souls” whose spirits were mostly hybrids.

He was himself. Before coming to this world, his physical body gradually regressed into an infant, and after arriving in this world, he became a true infant.

But because his brain was re-developing, his memories of this period were very blurry.

He only remembered lying in a vast expanse of snow, yet strangely, a three-foot circle had been left around him where not a single snowflake fell.

It was as if the surrounding cold couldn’t get near his body. But even so, under normal circumstances, he would have been doomed.

However, amidst that falling snow, his Master and mother of this life—Yun Yun—came walking through the snow. ”Whose infant is this?” he heard Yun Yun whisper.

She looked at the strange sight around the infant, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

Then, she leaned down and gently picked him up. Yun Xiancheng remembered that he had unconsciously smiled at that moment.

With his blurry memories at the time, he probably thought: A Beauty in ancient style, I’ve likely come to an ancient-style fantasy world. Perhaps touched by his smile, Yun Yun eventually brought Yun Xiancheng back, walking up the steps of Yun Lan Mountain step by step in the wind and snow.

This was one of Yun Yun’s deepest memories: holding her Disciple and future husband, walking up the steps of Cloud Mist step by step in the wind and snow. In the following decade, she and he ran up and down those steps countless times.

For the first three years, Yun Xiancheng seemed a bit dim-witted, remaining silent for long periods and staring blankly into the distance.

To the Cloud Mist Sect, being so steady and unperturbed in the first three years made everyone admire him, believing Yun Yun had brought back a brilliant genius.

But for Yun Xiancheng, the long periods of staring blankly were because he had actively entered a low-energy state, waiting for his brain to develop.

It wasn’t until Yun Xiancheng was three years old that his consciousness became fully clear, or rather, his brain had officially developed enough to accommodate all his thoughts, instead of that low-energy staring mode.

Only then did he discover in shock that he had actually come to the world of battle through the heavens, and the one who had brought him back was the new Sect Master of the Cloud Mist Sect—Yun Yun. ”Master.”

Yun Xiancheng, dressed in small Taoist robes, sat kneeling on a huge rock at the peak of Yun Lan Mountain, looking up at Yun Yun sitting on the edge of the cliff. A sea of clouds spread out beneath her feet, as if she were the ruler of this sea of clouds.

She noticed that the porcelain-doll-like little Yun Xiancheng was ready, turned around, and came to him.

She reached out and gently placed her hand on his head, smoothing his soft hair. ”Xiancheng, from today on, you will begin to refine Dou Qi.” At this time, behind Yun Yun was the vast and boundless sea of clouds, and the rising sun happened to be behind her head, like a sacred halo, reflecting his...

...beautiful Master, looking like a goddess descended to the world.

”The immortal strokes my head, binding my hair for longevity.”

The Yun Xiancheng of that time, and the Yun Xiancheng currently in the white light, both involuntarily muttered this phrase in their hearts. The overlap in time seemed to give Yun Xiancheng some insight; his extraordinary comprehension was on the verge of enlightenment.

After starting cultivation, the days became dull. The advancement through the Dou Zhi Qi stage was very, very boring for him, who possessed memories of his previous life.

Neither the Jia Ma Empire nor the Central Plains had medicinal pills that could be used at the Dou Zhi Qi stage; one basically had to rely on the practitioner’s own talent to grind through it.

However, Yun Xiancheng’s talent was excellent, far surpassing ordinary people. Thus, he rightfully became the Young Sect Leader of the Cloud Mist Sect, considered a destined Dou Huang expert and the successor of the Cloud Mist Sect.

With the authority of the Young Sect Leader, the first thing he did was have his Master bring Nalan Yanran to the sect. Due to the change in the timeline, the young Nalan Yanran was actually somewhat self-conscious.

The grandfather who protected the family had fallen, and the father’s generation was only at the Dou Ling level. At that time, the Nalan Family was roughly at the level of the Mo Family, precarious in the capital...

...already considering whether to migrate to a remote border town like the Xiao Family to take refuge.