Breaking Through to Dou Shi

The next day!

Light entered the cave as usual and gently woke the sleeping Yun Yun!

Rubbing her eyes, Yun Yun sat up and saw that she had returned to the stone bed! Below her, Xiao Heng sat cross-legged on the ground, cultivating! Her face reddened slightly! Seeing that Xiao Heng was still cultivating, she did not disturb him and walked to the cave entrance herself!

She had recovered a little more today! She wanted to take a bath, so while this guy had not finished cultivating yet, she had to hurry and wash up! After confirming once again that Xiao Heng's eyes were closed, Yun Yun blushed and untied her black robe!

The black robe slowly fell away, revealing a flawless body. Xiao Heng's eyes widened. "Holy shit, holy shit!" Two streams of heat flowed from his nostrils. He wanted to close his eyes quickly, but his eyelids refused to cooperate!

At that moment, that graceful figure slowly stepped out!

"Ah!"

She had not expected the current to be so swift. The waterfall did not even look that high!

Xiao Heng was startled as well and leaped down! He caught that jade-like body in the water!

A silky sensation reached him, and even more heat flowed beneath his nose!

"You..."

Held in his arms, Yun Yun was no longer panicked. Instead, shyness swiftly overwhelmed her! Her right hand swung out beyond her control!

Slap!

A palm print appeared on Xiao Heng's face!

Having suddenly been slapped, Xiao Heng's expression turned cold! He released her and went ashore himself!

Yun Yun heard the sound too and immediately regretted it! She wanted to apologize, but Xiao Heng had already gone ashore! He vanished from her sight in the blink of an eye! Left with no choice, she could only regret it for a while before beginning to wash her jade-like body!

But after she finished washing, she discovered a problem: she had no clothes. She currently had no Dou Qi, so she could not open her Storage Ring, and the black robe Xiao Heng had given her was still in the cave! She could not get back up either!

She carefully searched along the shore, only to find that Xiao Heng was nowhere to be seen! Panic immediately filled her heart! After a while longer, Xiao Heng still had not appeared, and she grew increasingly worried!

"He didn't get angry and leave, did he? Well, that makes sense. He saved my life, and I treated him like that! It would be normal for him to leave!" Just as she was feeling dejected, a voice sounded.

"Are you done washing?"

Xiao Heng had not left at all! He had merely hidden behind a tree, intending to scare this woman.

Hearing his voice, Yun Yun immediately felt relieved. But seeing that Xiao Heng was still facing away from her, she thought he was still angry! She could only softly hum in response!

Xiao Heng took out a set of his own clothes and placed them by the shore, then turned around again with his back to her! He did not say another word!

Yun Yun lightly bit her lip! Feeling both nervous and shy, she stepped ashore and put on Xiao Heng's clothes! Then she said:

"I'm done!"

Xiao Heng answered and turned around, wrapping an arm around her slender waist before flying back into the cave. Unlike before, he did not take any obvious advantage of her this time! He merely set Yun Yun down and immediately let go, without the slightest reluctance! Then he walked to the side and sat down cross-legged by himself!

Yun Yun stood where she was, looking at Xiao Heng, whose eyes were already closed, and apologized, "I'm sorry. Earlier, I didn't mean to!"

Xiao Heng did not answer!

Gritting her teeth and making up her mind, Yun Yun walked over to Xiao Heng's side and crouched down. Then she lightly pecked his cheek, pulling away as soon as their skin touched! She stood up and said through gritted teeth:

"Is that enough now?"

Only then did Xiao Heng open his eyes and say, "I forgive you, but why did you kiss me?"

This guy was shameless! Yun Yun's face reddened again, though she did not know whether it was from embarrassment or anger!

Then Xiao Heng stood up and continued, "So, I have to return it!"

As he spoke, he slowly approached Yun Yun, amusement still in his eyes!

Yun Yun tried to step back. "What are you trying to—" But before she could finish, her waist had already been wrapped in his arms, and she was pressed tightly against Xiao Heng's chest!

"No, you... you can't!"

She wanted to push Xiao Heng away, but how could an injured person with no Dou Qi have any strength? Seeing that resistance was useless, she simply closed her eyes as though resigned to her fate! Her pearly teeth parted slightly!

...This part cannot be posted! Five hundred words omitted.

Xiao Heng sat on the stone bed, awkwardly rubbing the tip of his nose! Don't ask him why Yun Yun was covered by the black robe—he did not know either!

He said sheepishly, "Um, sorry! I'll take responsibility!"

Yun Yun said in embarrassed anger, "You're still talking!"

Xiao Heng felt awkward too. He had only wanted to kiss her, but he had not expected something like this to happen! He was helpless too! "Um! Didn't I restrain myself?"

Yun Yun was so embarrassed that she could barely speak. Before Xiao Heng's techniques, she had almost no ability to resist. "You're still talking! Other than that, everything else you... you...!"

Xiao Heng did not know what to do either! He could only smile ingratiatingly and say, "I didn't do it on purpose either! I..." By the end, even he did not know how to defend himself! He really had acted on impulse.

"Go away!" Yun Yun snapped, pointing toward the corner!

Xiao Heng gave another sheepish laugh and obediently went to stand facing the corner!

After calming down for a while, Yun Yun rustled as she put all her clothes back on. Don't ask why it was all of them—she did not know either!

Xiao Heng raised his hand and turned it over. Why had he never realized he was so skilled before? This had been his first time! How had he been so practiced? In the end, unable to figure it out, he could only attribute it to exceptional talent!

After Yun Yun finished dressing, she planned to make this guy face the wall for two hours first! Looking at him obediently standing in the corner, much of Yun Yun's anger faded, and she even let out a soft laugh!

Standing in the corner, Xiao Heng slowly circulated his Dou Qi, wanting to settle his blood and energy. Yet he found that his Dou Qi was circulating faster and faster! He immediately understood that he was about to break through to Dou Shi. Without further hesitation, he cast aside the lingering improper thoughts in his heart and sat down cross-legged!

Seeing that he still wanted to sit down, Yun Yun was about to scold him, but the words caught in her throat when she realized something was wrong. "Is he about to break through?! Come to think of it, his talent really does seem exceptional. I just don't know how old he is exactly—he looks seventeen or eighteen! He seemed to say earlier that he'd take responsibility...! With his talent, it's not impossible!" Her face reddened again at the thought. Yet she no longer dwelled on what had happened before, merely watching Xiao Heng and hoping his breakthrough would go smoothly.

Xiao Heng's foundation was extremely solid, and the Innate Skill was inherently a very gentle cultivation method. It might not provide as tremendous a boost to offense as other methods, but when it came to stability, few could surpass it.

As the breakthrough began, the surrounding Dou Qi continuously flowed into Xiao Heng's body, gradually forming a Qi Vortex that drew in even more Dou Qi.

He refined and condensed the incoming Dou Qi, then refined and condensed it again. As time passed, a drop of Milky White liquid fell into the Qi Vortex! Next, he only had to slowly repeat the process, allowing this pure Dou Qi to transform his body so that all the Dou Qi he absorbed in the future could reach this level.

"He's almost succeeded!" Seeing the violent Dou Qi around Xiao Heng gradually calm, Yun Yun also let out a sigh of relief. The failure rate for breakthroughs was not low, and once one failed, not only would it take an unknown amount of time to cultivate back to the point of breaking through, but the shadow of failure would make the next breakthrough even harder. In severe cases, it could even become an obstacle to future breakthroughs.

Drop by drop, the Milky White liquid merged into Xiao Heng's flesh, blood, and meridians, completely transforming his body.

The Dou Qi Vortex slowly dispersed, and Xiao Heng opened his eyes. In an instant, power surged through him! As he unleashed his Dou Qi, the energy that should have dispersed instead slowly settled over his body, forming a white gauze-like garment!

Yun Yun was truly shocked by Xiao Heng's talent. To make the Dou Qi gauze garment so solid on his very first attempt—there were not many people who could fully condense one immediately upon breaking through to Dou Shi, let alone make it this substantial. Even when she had broken through to Dou Shi, she had only barely managed to form the garment. As for one this solid, she had never seen anything like it!

Xiao Heng stood up and gathered his Dou Qi, throwing a punch at the wall. A huge hole was blasted straight through it! This was stone, after all! He had only managed to carve out this cave in the first place by relying on the sharpness of Black and White Profound Cut!

Satisfied with the damage he had caused, Xiao Heng withdrew his Dou Qi and turned to look at Yun Yun.

"I broke through!"

Yun Yun smiled, happy for him. "Congratulations on breaking through to Dou Shi!"

Xiao Heng laughed heartily! He carefully examined the wounds on his body and found that they had mostly healed, though they were still somewhat pale. At most, they would heal completely in another two days!

"Sit down and consolidate your cultivation!" Yun Yun had plenty of experience with breakthroughs, and consolidation afterward was still very necessary. One reason was to stabilize one's foundation; another was that if one had only barely broken through, failing to consolidate could easily cause one to fall back down.

After agreeing, Xiao Heng immediately sat cross-legged and began consolidating his cultivation! By the time he finished, it was already night, and the sky had gone dark. His was considered quick—some people needed two or three days to consolidate after breaking through to Dou Shi!

When Xiao Heng opened his eyes, Yun Yun was also sitting cross-legged on the stone bed, apparently trying to find a way to break the seal.

Xiao Heng did not disturb her. He went out, caught several fish, prepared the seasonings, and roasted them! He had brought plenty of seasonings with him. As someone from a great foodie nation, this was just basic practice!

After a while, Yun Yun opened her eyes, and Xiao Heng handed her a fish.

"How is it?" Naturally, he was asking about the seal, and Yun Yun understood.

She nodded. "Not bad! I should be able to break it tomorrow!"

Xiao Heng paused. His tone suddenly became a little dejected, though he pretended not to care at all. "That's good!"

Yun Yun gave a sly smile. "What, are you afraid I'll make a move on you once I recover?"

Xiao Heng continued gnawing on his fish and replied indifferently, "What am I afraid of? To die beneath a peony flower, even as a ghost, would still be romantic!"

Without changing her expression, Yun Yun said calmly, "Mm! I'll definitely satisfy you then!"

After spending these past two days with this scoundrel, she had learned quite a lot from him. At the very least, her skin had grown much thicker.

"Mm! I'll be waiting!" Once Yun Yun recovered her cultivation, she would be leaving, right? Though he was somewhat reluctant, he still had to act carefree! It would not do for a grown man to be all sentimental and fussy!

"I'm full," Yun Yun said, directly tossing the remaining fish to Xiao Heng! Xiao Heng did not mind at all. Catching it, he started gnawing on one fish in each hand!

Yun Yun's face flushed, but then she thought that things had already gone that far, so such a small matter no longer bothered her. Instead, she teased, "What, you're not throwing away my fish this time?"

Xiao Heng looked up at her and said pointedly, "Well, things have already gone that far! So I don't mind anymore!"

Yun Yun quickly spat. "Pah! Little hooligan!"

Her face red, she went to break the seal! In truth, there was no need to forcibly break it. She only needed to wait for the seal's power to gradually weaken and disappear. This move of the Amethyst Winged Lion King was indeed quite formidable, but it was not a permanent seal. Otherwise, it would have been troublesome!

After finishing the fish, Xiao Heng looked at Yun Yun, who was seated cross-legged on the stone bed, and climbed onto the bed! He had not slept for a long time, and today he suddenly wanted to try the feeling of sleeping!

"What are you doing? Get down!"

Yun Yun tried to shove Xiao Heng awake! Unfortunately, as the old saying went, you could never wake someone who was pretending to sleep. Left with no choice, Yun Yun kicked him once and then let him be!

After a while!

"What are you doing?"

"I'm cold. I just want to be a little closer!"

"I'm only holding your hand."

"I'm only kissing you once!"

And then—

"Mm!"

"Don't!"

Xiao Heng swore that he had really just been tired! He had not wanted to do anything else!