My Relationship with Yun Yun Runs Deep, Our Feelings Profound!

Returning to the waterfall, Xiao Yan was in the midst of advancing to an Eight-star Dou Zhe. That speed really was a little... Huh?

Lu Bu paused. As his Dou Qi circulated rapidly, he discovered that his cultivation had already reached Four-star Dou Shi. It was caused by the Companion Purple Crystal Source and the Dou Qi Yun Yun had left inside his body.

The corner of Lu Bu's mouth twitched. His realm had risen, but his Dou Qi had become somewhat unstable.

Looks like I'll have to work a little harder... Lu Bu shrugged. It was not a major problem. First, he would discuss a deal with Xiao Yan and Yao Lao.

Not long after, Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes. Seeing Lu Bu return, he relaxed a little. He had truly feared that this fellow would be blinded by lust and follow Yun Yun away for good. That would have caused him serious trouble. A Sixth Grade Alchemist's power was no joke, and Lu Bu's alchemy skills could not be underestimated.

Lu Bu could not possibly follow Yun Yun to Misty Cloud Mountain yet. He had an enemy... an old acquaintance on Misty Cloud Mountain: Emperor Wu.

How could a true man leave a grudge unavenged? He was determined to take that man's life. Lu Bu had said so—no one could stop him, no matter who came!

"Come, come. It's good that my brother is awake. Let's properly discuss the details of our deal." Lu Bu grinned and rubbed his hands together.

Xiao Yan sighed helplessly. He was going to bleed heavily again, but he had no choice but to make this deal. If he refused, Lu Bu would surely head to Misty Cloud Mountain.

And he could neither beat Lu Bu nor outrun him.

"I would like to ask you to escort me down the mountain after the Three Year Agreement. As payment, this is a prescription for a High-grade Seventh-grade Pill." Xiao Yan spoke expressionlessly as he pushed a scroll before Lu Bu.

"Brother Xiao Yan, it seems you have misunderstood something." Lu Bu wore a solemn expression as he said gravely.

"My relationship with Yun Yun runs deep, our feelings profound. You want me to go against her for your sake?"

"You want me to embarrass her and damage her prestige? Do you know how much I like her?!"

The Ring trembled lightly, and Yao Lao floated out of it, his brows faintly furrowed.

"Kid, what do you mean by this?"

"You need to pay more!"

Yao Lao: "..."

Xiao Yan: "..."

Yun Yun was so pitiful! ×2

"Two pill prescriptions!" With a flick of his finger, Yao Lao sent another scroll flying out.

Lu Bu chuckled, turning a blind eye to both pill prescriptions. Stroking his chin, he said, "It seems you two don't really understand the price. How about this? Let's analyze things, and then you'll know what price you should offer."

Xiao Yan's expression darkened. "What do you mean, Brother Lu? Is the Misty Cloud Sect that troublesome?"

You were already hugging their Sect Leader. Shouldn't this be easy for you?

"First, the Misty Cloud Sect has a Dou Huang Sect Leader and a High-level Dou Wang First Elder." Lu Bu raised one finger. "You understand what that means, right?"

Xiao Yan nodded. The Misty Cloud Sect was famous far and wide, so naturally he knew.

"Second, the Misty Cloud Sect has a sect-protecting formation, the Smoke Cloud Covering Sun Formation. In the hands of a Dou Wang, it can display combat power not inferior to a Dou Huang."

Xiao Yan's expression changed slightly. That meant they would have to face two Dou Huang-level combatants.

"Third, they have a former Sect Leader, Yun Shan!" Lu Bu said solemnly. "This man is a Dou Zong!"

"What?!" Xiao Yan's expression truly changed this time. He had never expected the Misty Cloud Sect to be hiding such a figure.

Yao Lao's expression was equally grave. A Dou Zong was not someone he could fight in his current state.

"Lastly..."

"There's more?" Xiao Yan looked utterly miserable. Was this ever going to end?

"Hehehe..." Lu Bu sneered. "Lastly, there is also someone called a Soul Hall Protector within the Misty Cloud Sect!"

Yao Lao's face suddenly darkened. Soul Hall! It was actually them!

"Soul Hall?" Xiao Yan looked baffled. "What is Soul Hall?"

"Hehehe, Soul Hall had a hand in turning your teacher into what he is today." Lu Bu said with a light laugh.

Xiao Yan's face instantly turned pale, but fury quickly surged into his heart. "Soul Hall... I'll remember that name!"

"Kid, how did you know Soul Hall was inside the Misty Cloud Sect?" Yao Lao asked in a low voice.

"I have special sources of intelligence..." Lu Bu said faintly. "So, to sum it all up: two Dou Zongs and two Dou Huangs. With just this much, it will be difficult..."

As he spoke, Lu Bu rubbed his fingers together meaningfully.

"What do you want?" Faced with such a lineup, Venerable Yao had no choice but to take the matter seriously. He could not let a Peak Dou Huang combatant like Lu Bu slip away.

Not everyone could press forward in the face of danger after learning Soul Hall's identity.

"A Soul Cultivation Method!" Lu Bu said. Ever since arriving in this world, his realm as a One-seal Heavenly Talisman Master had completely stagnated.

The cultivation methods of the Profound Region did not work here. Lu Bu needed a new method of cultivation.

"A Soul Cultivation Method..." Yao Lao frowned. Even he had to treat something this precious with great care.

"Senior, you should know that this trip to the Misty Cloud Sect is practically a brush with death. Without something worthwhile, there's no way I'm risking my life with you!" Lu Bu wagged a finger and said seriously.

Yao Lao was silent for a long while before nodding helplessly. The Three Year Agreement was as important to Xiao Yan as his life, and Yao Lao could not simply ignore it.

Therefore, no matter how precious the item was, he could only grit his teeth and hand it over.

With another flick of his finger, a yellowed sheepskin scroll flew out and appeared before Lu Bu.

"Teacher..." Light welled in Xiao Yan's eyes, and his voice grew thick with emotion. His teacher had sacrificed far too much for him.

"Thank you, Senior." Lu Bu grinned and quickly snatched it up, storing it in his Ring before breaking into hearty laughter.

"Little Yan, don't worry too much." Lu Bu threw an arm around Xiao Yan's shoulders and laughed. "As long as you don't reveal your teacher's existence, the people from Soul Hall probably won't appear."

But whether it would be exposed when the time came... that would not be up to them.

"As long as I appeal to Yun Yun's emotions and reason with her, she won't make a move. The three of us will be more than enough to leave the Misty Cloud Sect safely." As Lu Bu spoke, his gaze swept over a shadow beneath a tree.

Xiao Yan's mouth twitched. Two Dou Huangs and two Dou Zongs—how could he possibly feel at ease against enemies of that level? Besides, there were only two people, not three. He did not have the strength to face a Dou Huang.

Xiao Yan returned to his cultivation in low spirits. The pressure was a little too great, and he felt awful.

Lu Bu ignored him. He raised one hand toward the sky, curling it into an empty grasp as a dim glow appeared. Five formation flags emerged, then shot outward in different directions and embedded themselves in the ground.

With a flick of his finger, Lu Bu sent streams of light into the ground. At once, a formation appeared. Its profound formation markings flickered in and out of sight, making one's eyes ache just from looking at them.

The instant the formation appeared, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth began to gather. Within a few blinks, an energy vortex nearly a hundred zhang wide appeared in this tiny valley.

Lu Bu intended to temper his body with the Purple Crystal Source. Though his body had undergone lengthy training and was fairly strong among those of the same rank, the Companion Purple Crystal Source's energy was too violent. Without using the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, Lu Bu could only rely on the formation's power.

Lu Bu's current situation was somewhat awkward. With Yao Lao nearby, he neither wished nor could reveal the Devouring Ancestral Talisman. Yet if he went elsewhere, he had already offended the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. If she showed up and spat a mouthful of Purple Fire at him... he would have no way to divide his attention to deal with a sixth-tier magical beast while cultivating.

Lu Bu entered the formation, releasing the power of his soul throughout his body. It formed a smaller formation above his head as he sent out a bottle of Purple Crystal Source.

The jade bottle immediately shattered, and surging Purple Fire shot into the sky, rising more than ten zhang high. Lu Bu formed a hand seal, and the formation glowed faintly, instantly compressing the surging Purple Fire to around one zhang.

"Next... it's time to begin..." Lu Bu took a deep breath, removed his clothes, and sat cross-legged in the center of the formation.

Inside the cave, Xiao Yan and Yao Lao sensed the disturbance and hurried out again. Looking at the large and small formations before them, Xiao Yan stared in shock. "Teacher, what is this guy doing?"

Yao Lao furrowed his brows. After pondering for a moment, he shook his head. "I don't understand either, but it seems this kid wants to use that Purple Fire to burn himself?"

Before his words had even faded, the zhang-high Purple Fire overhead slowly descended and enveloped Lu Bu.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss... Has this guy gone mad?" Xiao Yan cried out in alarm.

"That isn't the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's Purple Fire... It's something called Companion Purple Crystal Source, and the flames are merely a manifestation." Yao Lao examined it carefully and explained, somewhat enviously.

At the center of the formation, as the Purple Fire enveloped him, Lu Bu felt as though needles were stabbing every inch of his body. Waves of swelling pain followed.

"Hiss... It really hurts!"

Lu Bu's face twitched, unable to suppress the pain on his face. Then his hand seals changed, and the spiritual energy vortex descended to envelop him. Then... it hurt even more!

The needle-like sensation grew increasingly intense, but fortunately, the swelling pain had vanished. His body would not burst apart because of it.

As the Purple Fire began tempering his body, a layer of black substance slowly emerged across Lu Bu's skin, and a strange stench quickly spread through the area.

Xiao Yan instinctively retreated several steps. "Damn it, it reeks..."

"So this kid is cleansing his meridians and marrow..." Yao Lao said in shock. The Companion Purple Crystal Source could do that too?

"Ahhh..." Within the Purple Fire, Lu Bu could not help crying out in pain. Such violent energy impacts were not easy to endure.

About half an hour later, the Purple Crystal Source was exhausted, and the Purple Fire vanished. At the center of the formation, Lu Bu breathed steadily, though a thin layer of black substance now covered his body, carrying a rather heavy odor.