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

262: Section 262Big Lion Zi Yi reached out and gently rubbed the furry little head of the Little Lion in her arms, signaling her to be quiet and not disturb her husband at this time.

However, a thoughtful light flashed in her beautiful phoenix eyes.

Even Qing Lin, who had always considered herself the most well-behaved and sensible, couldn’t help but lift her head after hearing Xiao Yan’s somewhat ”humblebragging” remarks. She gazed intently at Yun Xiancheng’s tall back, a hint of undisguised longing deep in her eyes.

Only Green Savage remained as calm and composed as ever. She simply watched Yun Xiancheng quietly with a faint smile on her face.

In her heart, she had a nearly blind trust in the man she had long ago recognized as her husband. She firmly believed that their husband would never let any of them down.

Therefore, she didn’t view the so-called ”marriage ceremony” as being that important. If there was one, it would naturally be the icing on the cake; if not... it wouldn’t be a big deal.

”Yes, naturally I remember.”

Just as the atmosphere in the room became somewhat stagnant and subtle due to Xiao Yan’s words, Yun Xiancheng finally spoke slowly.

He turned around, his gaze sweeping gently over every young lady present. With an elegant and inclusive smile on his face, his voice carried a hint of apology and solemnity:

”Since Yaner has put it that way, it has indeed reminded me. Over these days, I have truly wronged all you sisters by failing to give you a formal status.”

”In that case, let us take advantage of this winter break... and hold the wedding ceremonies all at once.”

Although Yun Xiancheng’s voice was not loud, it was like spring rain, instantly nourishing the hearts of all the Young ladies present.

His elegant and incredibly serious smile was even more like a reassuring pill, instantly settling their originally restless emotions.

Yun Xiancheng paused and continued,

”Considering that everyone’s specific circumstances are different, in my opinion, let’s keep this wedding simple. We’ll just hold a small ceremony among our own family. What do you all think?”

Since the Young ladies present came from different backgrounds and had different experiences, some might still have living relatives, while others might have long ago lost their families and were left alone.

Out of various considerations, Yun Xiancheng simply decided on a ”one-size-fits-all” approach, allowing only the Young ladies who lived with him day and night and himself to attend this special wedding.

As for the witness... naturally, it had to be his Master, Yun Yun.

Anyway, it wasn’t the first time Master had played the role of a witness, so she should be quite familiar with it. ”That would be excellent; I believe it should be so.”

Ya Fei was the first to speak in agreement: ”If we were to host guests from all sides with great fanfare, it would be time-consuming and exhausting, and it would indeed be too cumbersome. Husband, you will be traveling far in a few days, so it is truly not suitable to delay. In my view, it’s better to prepare simply and keep everything concise.”

Xiao Yi Xian also nodded gently. She had been without parents and alone since childhood. Yun Xiancheng’s proposal to keep everything simple was clearly taking her situation into full consideration.

This caused a wave of warmth to surge in her heart.

Hearing this, the other Young ladies naturally had no objections.

For them, as long as they could rightfully become Yun Xiancheng’s wives, whether the ceremony was elaborate or simple didn’t really matter. Thus, this happy occasion concerning everyone’s ”life-long event” was settled harmoniously in just a few words. Under the unified command of Ya Fei, the ”capable wife,” the Young ladies immediately sprang into action.

They enthusiastically began to simply decorate the Yun Residence, hanging red silks and pasting ”Double Happiness” characters. Though simple, it exuded a thick festive atmosphere, prepared to serve as the wedding hall tonight.

But since they were to be formally married, a witness was naturally indispensable.

Thus, Yun Xiancheng prepared to set off to find his Master, Yun Yun, who was now a ”professional witness.”

”Master.” Yun Xiancheng walked slowly into Yun Yun’s simple and quiet room. Looking at Yun Yun, who was still dressed in snow-white clothes with a cold and ethereal temperament, he greeted her respectfully in a low voice.

Yun Yun nodded slightly. Looking at her increasingly handsome and extraordinary Disciple and husband, she said calmly, ”Have these three days been comfortable?”

”Yes, comfortable, Master. I only lacked your company.”

Yun Xiancheng walked behind Yun Yun, reached out his arms, and tenderly pulled her slender and slightly cool body into a tight embrace from behind. Author’s Note:

Building a divine bridge where the road ends.

I’ll be leaving school to go home during this period, so I’ll maintain one update for now and resume updates next week (kneels in thanks).

232 Dance on the Cliff

”This place... has been destroyed to such a state.”

Yun Yun held Yun Xiancheng’s hand, her jade-white feet bare as she walked slowly along the familiar mountain path.

Looking at the devastated homeland before her and feeling the cold touch of the rubble beneath her feet, a sigh and sadness that were hard to hide flickered once again in her eyes, which were as clear as autumn water.

Even the giant rock that held the earliest memories of her and Yun Xiancheng had been destroyed.

Over ten years ago, it was there that she had gently smoothed the stray hairs on the head of the child she had brought back and taught him his cultivation lessons. ”It’s alright, Master.”

Yun Xiancheng felt the slightly cool temperature of Yun Yun’s palm and the faint sadness in her heart. He comforted her softly:

”Out with the old, in with the new. As long as we are all well, there will always be a day when this Yun Lan Mountain is rebuilt.” As he spoke, he took Yun Yun’s hand and sat down side by side with her at that familiar cliff edge.

At this moment, the morning sun had already leapt out of the sea of clouds. Ten thousand rays of golden light pierced through the mist, dyeing the horizon a warm orange-yellow.

The soft light poured over the Master and Disciple, coating them in a faint golden halo and dispersing the last bits of frost remaining in the morning air.

Their heads leaned together naturally and gently.

Yun Yun’s beautifully curved, crystal-clear jade feet could just lightly touch the churning sea of clouds below the cliff.

As her emotions ebbed and flowed, her toes unconsciously arched into a beautiful curve.

”Chenger, when you go to Jia Nan Academy, roughly... how many years will you stay?” After a moment of silence, Yun Yun finally couldn’t help but ask, her voice tinged with a bit of melancholy.

Yun Xiancheng thought for a moment and said, ”If nothing unexpected happens, probably three or four years.” ”Three or four years... that is indeed quite a long time.”

Yun Yun’s voice dropped, and she subconsciously leaned closer to Yun Xiancheng, as if wanting to draw more warmth and strength from him.

She knew better than anyone that once her Disciple’s wings were full, he would eventually fly to a higher and further sky. He would no longer be like he was for the past ten-plus years, able to stay with her on this Yun Lan Mountain peak day and night, inseparable.

In the last three years, although Yun Xiancheng was not in the Cloud Mist Sect, he was still within the borders of the Jia Ma Empire. The distance between them wasn’t too great. If she missed him dearly, she could often go to visit him and stay by his side.

But if he went to that distant Jia Nan Academy this time, they would truly be worlds apart. This separation would last for a long three or four years.

Yun Yun knew that even if there was that convenient ”family network” to keep in touch at all times...

The pain of separation born from longing would still be like an invisible shackle, tightly gripping her heart and making her feel a suffocating pain and reluctance.

Just a few years of separation already made Yun Yun feel so sad and distressed.

She didn’t even dare to imagine how much torment and... regret she would be feeling today if she hadn’t bravely taken that step back then and chosen to develop such an intimate relationship with Yun Xiancheng.

Of course, fortunately, fate favored her in the end. Her most beloved Disciple had finally become her most intimate lover.

Yun Yun tightened her grip on Yun Xiancheng’s hand and placed it gently against her soft and full chest, feeling the warmth from his palm and his strong, powerful heartbeat.

”Chenger, when you go far away this time, you must learn to take good care of yourself.”

She urged softly, her voice filled with the concern and worry of a lover, a teacher, and a mother:

”Yanran, Yaner, and Purple Wing will all be by your side. Don’t try to shoulder everything alone when things happen. Listen more to their opinions, and spend more time with them so they don’t feel lonely.”

”Once you arrive at Jia Nan Academy, if you find new sisters, remember not to favor one over the other, and especially don’t use your abilities to bully them. When traveling outside, the hearts of men are treacherous; you must keep your eyes sharp and not let those with ill intentions deceive your heart. You must remember that at home, all of us are always...”

”...waiting for you to return.”

”As for your clothes, Ya Fei has prepared many sets of seasonal changes for you during these past few days. You are currently at the age where you’re growing, so your frame will likely get a bit taller; she even prepared a size larger for you...”

”In the academy, remember not to be as competitive as you were during your trials. Everyone there is just a child who hasn’t seen much of the world, so don’t go picking fights at every turn, and you must no longer take lives so easily...”

Yun Yun nagged and advised him incessantly, as if she wanted to pour out all the worry and reluctance in her heart at this very moment. Yun Xiancheng simply listened quietly to his Master’s words, never once interrupting.

He reached out and gently ran his fingers through her hair, which was as smooth as a waterfall, lightly combing it with his fingertips to soothe her slightly uneasy emotions.

After a long while, the orange sunlight grew warmer, softly spilling over their bodies as they leaned against each other.

Unknowingly, Yun Yun had already lain down on Yun Xiancheng’s lap like a docile kitten. Her slender jade hands, which had been at her sides, now quietly reached out, rustling as if they were undoing something... On the edge of the cliff, the incessant sound of her advice had stopped at some point.

Between heaven and earth, only the mountain wind remained, blowing slowly and stirring the dull sound of the boundless sea of clouds churning beneath their feet.

Vaguely, one could still hear faint, slightly moist sounds of breathing, coming intermittently through the wind.

The Master and Disciple thus quietly enjoyed this rare time alone, something they hadn’t experienced since Yun Xiancheng first went down the mountain for his trials.

That faint breathing gradually became faster and more hurried, accompanied by increasingly heavy and suppressed breaths.

Yun Yun reached out a hand to gently brush away the strands of hair blown messy by the wind. Her originally cold phoenix eyes were now lowered and alluring, shimmering with moisture; her throat moved slightly as she swallowed strands of passion that carried a hint of sweetness.

”Master... will be right here, always waiting for you to come back.”

She raised her head, her beautiful eyes as hazy as the morning mist in a forest, staring deeply into Yun Xiancheng’s eyes. Her voice was slightly hoarse, soft yet incredibly firm as she spoke.

”Yes, Master, please rest assured.”

Yun Xiancheng nodded and pulled his Master tightly into his arms, feeling her exquisite, petite body and the faint fragrance emanating from her. ”This is my home; no matter where I go, I will definitely return.”

The two shared another moment of tenderness before Yun Yun finally stood up from Yun Xiancheng’s embrace.

She tidied her slightly disheveled clothes, a moving blush on her face, and said to Yun Xiancheng, ”Chenger, take a few steps back. Your Master has been idle lately and actually learned something new... I want to show you.”

Master... learned something new?

Although Yun Xiancheng felt some doubt and curiosity, he obediently stepped back a few paces, leaving enough space for Yun Yun.

Yun Yun turned her back to him, facing the rolling, mist-covered mountains in the distance. She took a deep breath; although she felt a bit of nervousness and shyness about showing this for the first time, she felt even more anticipation and joy.

The next moment, she moved.

Her fair hands lifted lightly, and colored ribbons traced graceful arcs in the air following her dancing figure, looking as ethereal as an immortal.

Her cold and exquisite silhouette, set against the magnificent mountains and sea of clouds behind her, was like a goddess from the Nine Heavens descending to earth. Every movement and every glance back was deeply and clearly etched into Yun Xiancheng’s eyes.

233 Immortal in the Clouds

Once the dance ended, even the wind fell silent, as if all things in the world were holding their breath, not wanting to disturb the moment of peace atop Yun Lan Mountain.

Only the vast sea of clouds continued to churn silently and slowly beneath their feet, letting out steady and long breaths. Yun Xiancheng stood quietly behind Yun Yun.

Gazing at his Master’s back, he suddenly realized that at some point, he had already become a head taller than her.

Against the backdrop of the rolling, vast, and majestic mountains in the distance, her originally tall and cold silhouette now seemed somewhat slender and fragile.

Yun Yun was in no hurry to turn around; she still faced the vast, boundless sea of clouds, slowly spreading her arms as if in the final pose of her dance.

It was as if she wanted to take this entire vast sky into her seemingly slender embrace.

Her voice, carrying a bit of breathlessness from the dance, was ethereal amidst its coldness, like a heavenly melody echoing softly atop the silent mountain peak.

”Hold me.”

Yun Xiancheng stepped forward as told, tenderly and tightly embracing her slender yet surprisingly powerful body from behind. His breath was instantly filled with a subtle and elegant scent of camellia from her body, drifting in strands that were refreshing to the soul.

It was a scent he had been familiar with since childhood and was now deeply infatuated with, like the white snow atop Yun Lan Mountain—cold and proud, yet carrying a reassuring warmth.

”Chenger,” Yun Yun felt the reassuring warmth and strength from behind her, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily curled into a faint smile, ”Listen to your Master later, okay?”

”As Master commands.”

Yun Xiancheng’s reply was simple and firm, filled with unhesitating trust and doting. ”No matter what Master wants to do, Chenger will always be by your side, never backing down.”

Having received the answer she wanted, the smile in Yun Yun’s eyes deepened. In the next moment, she actually stepped forward without hesitation!

That step went off the cliff and into the bottomless, vast sea of clouds!

Almost at the same instant, as if they shared a telepathic connection practiced countless times, Yun Xiancheng stepped out as well.

Their movements were perfectly coordinated, without any hindrance or panic. They remained tightly embraced, like two overlapping fallen leaves, falling together from the cliff at the peak of Yun Lan.

A strong sense of weightlessness instantly surged through their bodies. The wind howled past their ears, and thick mist receded rapidly before their eyes. Yet, Yun Xiancheng and Yun Yun’s hands remained tightly interlaced, never separating for a moment.

During the rapid descent, Yun Yun’s light body nimbly flipped in the air, changing from having her back turned to facing Yun Xiancheng directly.

”Thud—”

After a dull and soft sound, their bodies finally fell into the vast sea of clouds surrounding Yun Lan Mountain. Immediately afterward, two pairs of magnificent and giant wings condensed from pure Dou Qi suddenly spread out behind them!

One pair was green Wind Wings, thin as a cicada’s wing, sharp and vigorous, seemingly mechanical; the other was white cloud wings, light as fluff, ethereal and holy. The green and white colors complemented each other, like the legendary birds that fly wing to wing, their fates intertwined.

With just a light flap of the wings, their tightly embraced bodies were carried through the boundless sea of clouds, soaring freely. Yun Yun’s long and elastic jade legs were now tightly wrapped around Yun Xiancheng’s firm waist and abdomen, like the most flexible vines entwining...

...the sturdiest ancient tree.

She leaned gently against Yun Xiancheng’s ear, her warm breath brushing against his earlobe, her voice carrying an unprecedented, soul-stirring tremble. ”Chenger, the scenery above this sea of clouds... how is it?”

Hearing this, a knowing smile flashed in Yun Xiancheng’s deep eyes.

Gazing at his Master’s exquisite face, slightly flushed with excitement in his arms, his voice was deep and magnetic. ”Of all the myriad sceneries, none can compare to Master.”

Having said that, he lowered his head and gave a lingering and deep kiss as his best answer.

His hands, like living spirit snakes, nimbly and gently undid the somewhat complicated clothing on Yun Yun.

The white palace dress, the pale green skirt, the pink chemise... one by one they were undone and spread out, like blooming petals, clinging to their closely connected bodies in a messy yet beautiful way.

In a short while, the two were meeting each other in total sincerity.

Yun Xiancheng slightly adjusted his position, and with a faint muffled groan suppressed deep in Yun Yun’s throat, they broke through the final barrier above the vast sea of clouds and were tightly joined together, with no distance left between them.