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

341: Section 341In the meantime, the rustling sounds of undressing rose and fell in succession. Xiao Yu was the last one to make a move.

She did not immediately strip off her clothes, but just quietly watched everything before her.

Her gaze first swept over the sisters who were impatiently revealing their youthful Beauty, and then fell upon the ”battlefield” in the pool, where the playful commotion had ceased upon noticing their arrival.

”The younger sisters have arrived; you missed something delicious...”

Xiao Mei was sitting in Yun Xiancheng’s embrace at this moment, her entire face flushed with color, and the voice she emitted was incomparably sweet. All around, Nalan Yanran and the others had already buried their bodies in the Jade Pool Immortal Water, their eyes closed in rest.

Upon seeing this scene, Xiao Yu calmly uttered a sentence: ”Let’s go, this is what we deserve.” In her words, there was a natural composure.

As her voice fell, she also began to remove her clothing.

As the eldest sister of the Xiao Family and the implicit leader among this group of latecomers, her words provided the most justified explanation for everyone’s actions. Yun Xiancheng, in the pool, had opened his eyes at some unknown moment.

The illusory imperial robe on his body had long since dissipated, and he was currently baring his body, letting the warm, moist pool water soak him.

Facing this second batch of beauties who had voluntarily thrown themselves into his arms, there was no surprise on his face. He merely opened his arms, pulled Xue Ni and Liu Fei, who had arrived first, into his embrace on his left and right, and then gently rubbed their heads with his palms.

”You’ve worked hard.” He didn’t say much, only using those two simple words to affirm all their contributions and persistence, and then added, ”From now on, I will always be here.”

Xue Ni buried her head deep into his chest, feeling that familiar scent and heartbeat, all her words turning into a sigh of satisfaction.

As for Liu Fei, she tightly wrapped her arms around his waist, as if she wanted to knead her entire being into his body.

One holding absolute trust, the other harboring resolute love; at this moment, both found their final destination in this embrace.

The Moon Spirit girls who followed closely behind also gathered around with familiarity, surrounding him layer by layer. The previous amorous scenery heated up once again due to the addition of these fresh reinforcements.

The pool water was stirred even more intensely, and sounds of suppressed, sweet panting and joyful songs began to compose a new movement in this immortal sanctuary. Xiao Yu was the last to step into the pool; she was not as eager as her younger sisters, simply finding a position neither too far nor too near, leaning against the warm pool wall, quietly admiring the picture of a hundred beauties bathing together before her.

Her gaze always remained on the center, surrounded by flowers and brocade, her eyes filled with unfathomable tenderness and smiles. She reached out, scooped up a handful of pool water shimmering with seven-colored clouds, and slowly poured it over her smooth shoulders.

The warm, moist pool water slid down her beautiful collarbone, taking away the last bit of exhaustion, leaving only a comfort and peace that reached deep into her soul.

Her gaze crossed the lively spring scenery before her and cast toward the other end of the Jade Pool Immortal Water. There, a huge cyan Lotus Platform floated quietly on the water’s surface.

On the Lotus Platform, Xiao Yan, dressed in black, still maintained her cultivation posture, eyes closed, expression focused. A circle of invisible and colorless flames was slowly circulating around her body.

She was undergoing the most important transformation of her life, completely refining the origin of the strange fire ranking list into a part of herself.

This process was one that no one could interfere with or perform on her behalf. Xiao Yu withdrew her gaze, no longer paying attention.

She leaned back, immersing her entire body into this pool full of nectar and jade liquid.

She could clearly perceive that through the soul link closely connected with Yun Xiancheng, streams of pure and warm energy were flowing endlessly from Yun Xiancheng as the center into the bodies of every young lady present.

This was a shared feast, a fusion of spirit and flesh.

Within this absolute domain that he had personally constructed for them, their strength and their emotions were all climbing and sublimating together amidst the joyful songs at an incredible speed.

406 Two Years of Youth

Amidst the misty vapors of the Jade Pool Immortal Water, a translucent soul shadow prettily condensed into form. She stood with her hands on her hips, observing this vivid and fragrant scene with great interest; it was none other than Yao Chan.

Her appearance did not cause any panic, because not long ago, System Spirit had already mentioned her in her speech; she really couldn’t hide anything.

”The fourteenth on the strange fire ranking list, Fallen Heart Flame.” Yao Chan’s voice was crisp and melodious, carrying a bit of self-satisfaction as it echoed in the ethereal Sea of Consciousness, ”This fire is born from the heart and is best at tempering qi and refining bones.”

She extended an illusory finger and pointed in the direction of Xiao Yan, who was sitting quietly on the green lotus: ”Once successful, heart flame will be able to endlessly generate itself within the body. This heart flame requires no control and will burn Dou Qi day and night without ceasing.”

”Such unceasing tempering is far more effective than ordinary hard cultivation. In other words, from now on, whether you are walking, sitting, resting, or sleeping, you are always cultivating.” Yao Chan’s lively eyes swept over the girls, finally landing on Yun Xiancheng, and she winked.

”The best part is,” she drew out the tail of her sentence, deliberately keeping them in suspense, ”through that Pact of One Heart of yours, everyone has a share in this tremendous benefit.”

”This means that everyone can constantly maintain twenty percent of the heart flame tempering effect. You can advance rapidly even while lying down; isn’t that a surprise?”

Immediately, she changed the subject and pointed to Xiao Yan: ”Of course, the strength of this bonus is directly linked to this girl’s cultivation. If she advances by leaps and bounds, you will all ascend to heaven. If she stays where she is, your benefits, well, will be just barely satisfactory.”

After finishing her words, Yao Chan waved her hand as if shooing a group of ducklings: ”Alright, alright, the science lesson is over. This place is the birthplace of the heart flame, and the energy is so abundant it’s overflowing, so don’t just sit idle.”

Her gaze fell on Nalan Yanran, Hu Jia, and Han Yue, the Young ladies with relatively higher cultivation: ”Especially you few, you must take the lead and set an example, cultivating diligently, and feed back the refined pure energy to the sisters far away through that contract.”

Inside the Jade Pool, Yun Xiancheng half-leaned against the warm jade wall, the illusory image of his dark imperial robe had already dissipated, leaving only a snowy-white robe draped loosely over him.

Inside and outside the pool lay bodies of exquisite, snow-white Beauty, some sleeping pillowing on the clouds and mist, others floating lazily, jade arms stretched out, hair like seaweed. Every charming face still carried the flush of pleasure, the corners of their lips slightly curved, sleeping sweetly.

That double nourishment originating from the Jade Pool Immortal Water and the ”Pact of One Heart” turned into the gentlest warm current, flowing quietly through the hundred bones of their bodies, and the growth of their cultivation was clearly audible.

Yun Xiancheng pulled his slipping robe back together and stood up.

His movements were unhurried, his gaze sweeping gently over every sleeping wife, finally fixing on the green lotus.

His voice was not loud, but it clearly resonated in everyone’s heart: ”Concentrate and cultivate quietly. When the matter here is finished, we will leave together.”

Two years of youth passed in the blink of an eye.

Jia Ma Empire, Jia Ma Imperial Capital, with carved beams and painted pillars, magnificent and imposing, already had the atmosphere of a superior nation. In the council hall, Yun Yun sat in the main seat, with Her Majesty the Empress Yao Ye and Princess Heavenly Moon at her side.

Yao Ye put down a scroll of reports in her hand, a hint of relaxed smile between her brows, looking at Yun Yun: ”Sister Yun, the Luoyan and Yunxing Empires have officially submitted their letters of surrender, and the surrounding countries are submitting upon hearing the news. The power of the alliance all relies on you holding the fort, Sister.”

Hearing this, Yun Yun’s thoughts drifted for a moment.

Since he went to Jia Nan Academy, three years had passed in a flash. She often thought of six years ago, that youth in green robes who, on her orders, took a marriage contract and a young girl’s willfulness to Wutan City. Who could have imagined that in just six years, the world would turn upside down?

Three years ago, she borrowed his power and barely stepped into the threshold of Dou Zong.

Now, she was already at the Peak Dou Zong. Such speed, in the past, was a mirage she wouldn’t even dare to dream of. Yao Ye beside her had also successfully entered the Realm of Dou Zong not long ago.

The joy of clouds and rain with Yun Xiancheng was not just physical intimacy, but more like a baptism that reborn them.

From then on, there was no bottleneck in cultivation; as long as the Dou Qi accumulation was sufficient, the Realm would naturally follow.

Not to mention, in that soul network called the ”Pact of One Heart”, pure energy flowed in like a trickling stream from the distant other side at every moment. It was this endless feedback that created such a cultivation miracle.

Yun Yun withdrew her thoughts, her gaze becoming clear and sharp again: ”Jia Ma must become his most stable rear.”

She tapped the table with her jade fingers and pondered: ”The pace of expansion should be slowed where possible. If our momentum is too fierce, it may cause the Heavenly Serpent Mansion to feel uneasy and attract unnecessary suspicion. Before we have a Dou Zun to hold the fort, we still need to prioritize forbearance.”

The palace door clicked softly, and Ya Fei, dressed in a fiery red dress, walked in gracefully. She presented a secret report, her face carrying a hint of gravity: ”Sister Yun, just received news. The Xiao Family in Wutan City was attacked a few days ago.”

”I don’t know who the attackers were, but their methods were not those of people from the Northwest Continent, so I suspect it should be the work of the Hall of Souls.” The name Ya Fei uttered was the one Yun Xiancheng had long warned about.

”The other party acted strangely; they didn’t harm anyone’s life, only destroying the entire Xiao Family ancestral hall. Afterwards, I have already followed your instructions and allocated a sum of money to appease them.”

Ya Fei frowned, adding: ”This matter is strange. Their actions, not for killing or seizing treasure, seem to be searching for something. What exactly does the Hall of Souls want?”

Yun Yun took the secret report, her gaze not lingering: ”Regarding this matter, when Xiancheng returns, there will be a conclusion. We just need to be prepared.” Her words were flat, but they revealed trust.

Ya Fei nodded, no longer speaking, and turned to look at Yao Ye: ”Your Majesty the Empress, is the negotiation with the Snake-People Clan in the Tagor Desert going smoothly?”

Yao Ye replied: ”Very smoothly. Although Queen Colorful Butterfly is young, she has quite the demeanor of her sister. Coupled with the assistance of the two elders Yue Mei and Hua She Er, and because we are tied together by Xiancheng, the cooperation is naturally a matter of course.”

”I have officially conferred upon her the title of Queen, and with their help, cleared out the wavering families in several major cities on the border. Now, within the territory of the empire, there are no more worries.”

Yun Yun nodded slightly, approving of Yao Ye’s handling of the matter.

”Since that is the case, everything is now on the right track. Let us end here for today.”

As soon as the words fell, Heavenly Moon, who had been listening quietly, immediately cheered. Her petite body slid straight off the high-backed chair, her two little legs dangling in the air:

”I’m going to find Lin Fei and Snow Charm to refine pills.”

Yun Yun watched her skipping away, a faint smile of helplessness and doting appearing on her lips.

In two years, this little girl’s figure hadn’t changed in the slightest; she had probably given up on treatment, right?

Yun Yun signaled for Ya Fei and Yao Ye to do as they pleased, then her figure slowly faded away, appearing in the Yunlan Academy the next moment.

The afternoon sunlight filtered through the lush branches and leaves, casting mottled shadows on the bluestone path.

The sound of clear reading drifted out from an elegant classroom.

Linger was sitting upright behind the podium, gently teaching a group of young children to read and write.

Yun Yun appeared silently outside the classroom, not disturbing them, just watching quietly.

It was not until the break, when the children ran out of the classroom laughing, that she walked in slowly and asked softly: ”Linger, how have you been lately?”

Seeing Yun Yun, Linger hurriedly stood up to salute, a quiet smile on her gentle face.

To her, the position of Academy Dean was far less important than being able to wait for his return in this place he had created with his own hands.

”Sister Yun Yun,” she replied softly, ”Everything is fine. Thanks to everyone, I was lucky enough to break through to a Two-Star Dou Wang a few days ago.”

Before her voice faded, Linger’s body suddenly radiated a circle of soft white light without warning.

An extremely pure energy surged into her body out of thin air, instantly shattering the newly stabilized Two-Star Dou Wang barrier.

Her aura climbed all the way, steadily stopping at the peak of a Three-Star Dou Wang.

Linger froze in place, then, immense joy and longing surged into her heart.

She subconsciously covered her mouth, her beautiful eyes instantly filled with tears: ”It’s… my husband, he has returned!”

At the same moment, whether in the Jia Ma Empire, the Black-Corner Region, or the distant Heavenly Serpent Mansion, a gentle and familiar voice clearly rang in the minds of all the Young ladies who had concluded the ”Pact of One Heart” with that figure.

That will, which had been silent for two years, had finally awakened.

”I have finished my seclusion.”

407 Ye Xinlan.

Two years of time, with each day bringing new changes.

For the Jia Nan Academy, an eternally operating furnace, the injection of two generations of new blood was enough to wash away many once-thrilling stories, covering them with a layer of dust as old news.

Ye Xinlan was one of the few Young ladies among the new students who was still persistently brushing away that dust, searching for a familiar name.

She was two years younger than the senior sisters of Xiao Yan’s batch.

At this age, it just so happened that at the Outer Academy graduation selection three years ago, she, as a bystander, had engraved that white-clad figure of Yun Xiancheng into her heart.

That demeanor became the only lighthouse for her two years of diligent cultivation thereafter.

However, when she finally stepped into the Inner Academy with excellent results and inquired about that name with joy, what she heard from the senior sisters was the terrible news that he and dozens of his confidantes were trapped in the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda.

In that instant, all her aspirations shattered into a blank void, and she froze in place, unable to catch her breath for a long time.

That sense of loss haunted her for a long time.

However, the path of cultivation does not allow for too much lingering sorrow.

After truly integrating into the Inner Academy, Ye Xinlan personally realized what kind of contradictory legacy was left behind by those years of glory and loneliness that the seniors spoke of.

The Inner Academy was filled with factions, and competition was the eternal theme.

But for a period of time, the alliance formed by the ”Liu Gang” and ”Moon Spirit” almost monopolized the entire Inner Academy’s Fire Energy resources.

They did not use this to profiteer, but instead established a fair employment system, providing well-paying tasks for those disciples with ordinary talents.

That period was called the ”Golden Age” of the Inner Academy by many old students, an era where one could briefly forget the anxiety of Fire Energy and cultivate purely for the sake of cultivation.

However, with the collective disappearance of the core members of Moon Spirit and the Liu Sisters in the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda, that ideal utopia collapsed, and the Inner Academy returned to the ancient jungle law of the weak being the prey of the strong.

Ye Xinlan was an Alchemist, which spared her from worrying about resources.

And the current manager of the Inner Academy’s medicinal pill system was the remnant of the alliance between Moon Spirit and Liu Gang, which, although severely damaged, still struggled to maintain itself relying on the massive structure left behind.

In her daily life, she undertook pill refining tasks for Moon Spirit and Liu Gang in exchange for the Fire Energy needed for cultivation.

Today was the day the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda was declared rebuilt and reopened to students.

Ye Xinlan finished her pill refining early and rushed to the square in front of the pagoda, joining the noisy crowd.

She had accumulated months of Fire Energy just to seek a breakthrough opportunity here.

She desperately wanted to experience for herself what kind of miraculous effects this legendary cultivation holy land had.

”The Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda is reopened today.”

On the high platform in front of the square, the Great Elder Su Qian’s deep voice drowned out all the noise.

”If you encounter any abnormalities during cultivation, you must exit immediately and report to the duty elder nearby!”

His gaze swept over the young and excited faces below, his expression solemn, but deep in his eyes hid a faint trace of exhaustion.

In the crowd of students below, waves of excitement came one after another.

Especially the new students from the same period as Ye Xinlan, who had never seen the mysteries of the Heavenly Flame Training Pagoda, were now in groups of three or five, whispering to each other, the curiosity and longing in their eyes almost overflowing.

The elder’s warning was diluted by this eager expectation, becoming insignificant background noise.

Seeing this, Su Qian shook his head helplessly and said no more.

He raised his arm, his thin palm pressing against the invisible energy barrier in front of the pagoda gate.

As his Dou Qi was injected, ripples appeared on the surface of the barrier.

Just as all the students were holding their breath, preparing to rush in—the heavy stone gate, which had been tightly closed for two years, made a muffled ”boom” and slowly opened from the inside out.

Figures, amidst a graceful, fragrant breeze, surrounded a snow-white shadow and walked out leisurely.

The Young ladies walking at the very front were all peerless in Beauty with graceful figures.

They either whispered with the white-clad youth beside them or smiled brilliantly at each other, looking as relaxed as if they were taking a walk in their own backyard.

However, an invisible, majestic momentum swept across the entire square silently with their footsteps.

That pressure was not aimed at anyone in particular, but it caused all the noise in the square to freeze in an instant.

The new students stared blankly, while the old students who had experienced the incident two years ago all had drastic changes in their faces, their mouths open wide enough to fit a fist, their eyes filled with unbelievable shock.

All of them… Dou Wang?!

This absurd thought exploded in the minds of every student who could still think, shattering their reason into pieces.

”They have… finally returned.”

Su Qian looked at that white-clad figure, familiar to the point of no longer being able to be more familiar, and his heartstrings, which had been taut for two years, finally relaxed.

He let out a long breath; rather than being unexpected, it was more like a stone that had been hanging for a long time had finally landed.

Let this group of monsters die silently in the pagoda?

He had never believed in such a possibility from the beginning.

He moved and appeared in front of Yun Xiancheng, asking straightforwardly: ”You… have refined the Fallen Heart Flame?”

Yun Xiancheng nodded slightly at him, his voice clear and resonant like jade: ”Reporting to the Great Elder, I was lucky to succeed. However, you need not worry. I have left a new fortune in the heart of the pagoda to replace the effect of the heart flame, and it is more stable and controllable. The Elder will know upon inspection.”

His words were humble, yet they carried a convincing power.

What he left behind was a ”Heart Demon Trial Realm” created by using a wisp of killing blood energy from the Slaughtering Platform as a guide, fused with the residual sub-flame of the Fallen Heart Flame.

This Realm could not only accelerate the refining of Dou Qi but also autonomously generate endless illusions to hone the cultivator’s fighting will and dao heart.

Its effect was far superior to the former heart flame, and most importantly, it was gentle and docile, with no risk of losing control.

Su Qian heard this, looked at him deeply, and did not ask for details.

”Hmm… since that is the case, you are all now in the Dou Master Realm, and most of the students of your generation have already graduated and left the school. What are your plans? Are you preparing to stay, or are you also leaving?”

”Reporting to the Elder, please allow us some time to handle some miscellaneous affairs.”

Yun Xiancheng bowed from a distance, showing full courtesy, ”Once things here are settled, we… will probably be going home.”

He said the words ”going home” lightly, but it caused a gentle ripple to appear in the eyes of the Young ladies behind him.

”That is good.”

Su Qian nodded, his tone carrying a sense of natural sentiment, ”With your current cultivation level, there is indeed nothing left in this Inner Academy that can teach you.”

A group of twenty-year-old Dou Wangs, and even a few who were already Dou Huangs.

To call such a lineup ”students” was simply an understatement by the Jia Nan Academy.

”Then, Great Elder, Xiancheng will take his leave first.”

Yun Xiancheng bowed again, then led the group of radiant Young ladies, turning and walking towards the outside of the square, leaving the dead silence and shock behind him.

In the crowd, Ye Xinlan stood frozen in place.

Her gaze had been glued to that receding white-clad figure from beginning to end, never moving away for a moment.

But just like back then, she was only a junior in the crowd, and he was the king shining brightly on the stage; there was a pathetic chasm between them.