63. Three-Star Dou Emperor

In the blink of an eye, half a year passed.

Xiao Tian broke through to the three-star Dou Emperor during his cultivation and emerged from his room.

Cai Lin was also stunned when she saw Xiao Tian come out of seclusion. Although his cultivation had only risen by one star, she felt as though his strength had doubled compared to before! Besides, even others breaking through at the same level did not need to take this long.

She looked at Xiao Tian in confusion and asked, "You only broke through by one star. Why did it take so long? And why did your strength double after the breakthrough?"

"Hehe, maybe I need a lot more energy. I can't really explain it either. Compared to you, I seem far behind—you're already a four-star Dou Zong," Xiao Tian said as he looked at Cai Lin.

Cai Lin snorted, then walked up to Xiao Tian and pinched his waist. "What good thing did you give Yun Yun? Why did she directly break through the Dou Emperor realm and reach the Dou Zong level?"

Xiao Tian was stunned when he heard that. He had not expected Yun Yun to directly break through three levels in half a year! And one of them was even a major threshold.

"What I gave her was the same as what I gave you, except I added some Emperor Pill ingredients to it. But I really didn't expect her to break through to Dou Zong directly!" Xiao Tian said with a smile. He had added something extra, but he had not expected her to be so impressive.

At this moment, Xiao Yu walked in. Seeing that Xiao Tian had emerged, she said happily, "Xiao Tian, I've caught up to Xiao Yan's level now—I'm a five-star Dou Ling! Instructor Ruo Lin also broke through to three-star Dou Wang."

"Mm."

He truly had not expected it. The Earth Core Quenching Milk, after being refined with some pills, was actually this powerful. He wondered how Lu Man and the others were doing. What level had they reached now?

Xiao Tian said, "I'm going to check on Yun Yun. What about you two? Do you have any plans?"

After hearing Xiao Tian's words, Cai Lin turned and walked back into her room. "This Queen is going to sleep!"

Hiss~ What's gotten into her now?

"The Queen might be unhappy. You deserve it, young man, for flirting around all day long!" Xiao Yu said gleefully from the side.

Hearing that, Xiao Tian walked over, pulled Xiao Yu into his arms, and stroked her delicate body. "Yo~ I haven't taught you a lesson for just half a year, and you're already getting cheeky again. You've developed quite well over these six months." As he spoke, he blew a warm breath into Xiao Yu's ear. "Tsk, tsk, tsk."

Feeling Xiao Tian's caresses and the warm breath by her ear, Xiao Yu's little face turned completely red. Although the two had been intimate before, she still could not help blushing whenever he teased her like this. "Pervert!" she said to Xiao Tian. Then she pushed him away and ran back into the room.

Xiao Tian did not chase after her. He left the residence directly, arrived at Yun Yun's quarters, pushed open the door, and walked in. "Yun Yun, what are you doing?"

Yun Yun, who had been cultivating, heard Xiao Tian's voice. She withdrew her Dou Qi and came out of the room. Having not seen him for half a year, she felt deeply wronged. She ran over and hugged Xiao Tian.

A month earlier, when she had broken through the Dou Emperor realm and reached Dou Zong, she had happily gone to share her joy with Xiao Tian. But Cai Lin had stopped her. The two had nearly come to blows, but fearing they would disturb Xiao Tian, they had each backed down.

Every day afterward ended the same way. Yun Yun had nearly been driven mad with anger. That damned snake woman had kept her from seeing Xiao Tian. Her initial resentment toward Xiao Tian had gradually turned into longing. Now that she saw him, she was as docile as a little lamb.

Xiao Tian looked at Yun Yun in disbelief. "What's wrong with you? Why are you being so obedient today? Are you still my Yun Yun?!"

Yun Yun reached out and pinched Xiao Tian, then rubbed the spot tenderly. "Little bastard, I missed you so much."

Xiao Tian grinned mischievously. "How much did you miss me? Where did you miss me?"

"My fists missed you very much. You didn't come see me for half a year—I really wanted to beat you up," Yun Yun said.

You'd better not miss me, then. Damn it! So you were just thinking about beating me up? Xiao Tian was already preparing to run.

Seeing that Xiao Tian looked ready to flee, Yun Yun was truly afraid he would leave her behind and run off again. She hurriedly said, "That was only at the beginning! I won't hit you anymore. You're not allowed to run, or I won't speak to you anymore."

Hiss~ Is this really Yun Yun? System, is this really Yun Yun herself?

"Yes."

Xiao Tian still asked in disbelief, "Are you really my Yun Yun? Why do I feel like you've become so much gentler? You weren't like this before."

"So you liked the old me?" Yun Yun asked with a smile.

"Although I liked the old you, I like the current you even more. Like you were back in that little valley," Xiao Tian said nostalgically.

"I won't be like that anymore. Before, I used the wrong approach with you. I know that if you didn't love me, you would never have let me bully you."

"But ever since I met Medusa, I felt that you liked women with that kind of personality. So..."

"Ahem, everyone has their own special qualities. Don't try to imitate others. The two of you don't have the same personality," Xiao Tian said.

The two talked back and forth in that little residence for an entire day, reminiscing about all sorts of things from when they first met until now.

Night fell.

Xiao Tian looked at Yun Yun in his arms and said, "We've been hugging like this all day. Are you still not satisfied?"

"Xiao Tian, I want to go back to that little valley. Can we go back there?" Yun Yun asked, looking at Xiao Tian with pleading eyes.

"After I absorb the Falling Heart Flame, I'll take you back there. All right?"

"All right," Yun Yun said. Though she was disappointed, she understood that if they stayed in that valley forever, how could they become stronger? She knew Xiao Tian was determined to grow stronger, and she could not be like this.

"Let's rest."

"Okay."

The next morning~

Xiao Tian brought Yun Yun to the town outside Canaan and headed toward where Qing Lin and the others were staying.

When Xiao Tian and Yun Yun arrived at the door, Lu Man and Qing Lin ran out. Both women were very happy to see Xiao Tian. After all, they had not seen him in a long time.

Lu Man had now reached the two-star Dou Zong level, while Qing Lin had also broken through to two-star Dou Emperor. Xiao Tian looked at Qing Lin and said, "Girl, your cultivation speed is really fast! I didn't expect you to have already broken through to two-star Dou Emperor!"

Even Xiao Tian felt a wave of envy at Qing Lin's rapid rise. Damn, her progress was shooting up like a rocket. Even he, with his cheat, could not compare. He simply could not compare!

Qing Lin said with a smile, "Brother Xiao Tian, my previous breakthroughs were all very fast too. Sister Lu Man taught me well."

"Still, it shouldn't be this fast, right? Forget it, congratulations anyway." Xiao Tian covered his face. But when he recalled that Qing Lin had directly reached the high-level Dou Zun realm when she next appeared in the original story, he did not react too strongly.

Lu Man: "That's because Qing Lin is nearly cultivating herself into madness. She cultivates almost every moment and rarely rests."

Hearing this, Xiao Tian looked at Qing Lin with a pang of heartache. Was this little girl afraid that he would abandon her? He rubbed her head. "From now on, make sure to balance work and rest!"

Seeing that Ding Da and his two brothers had also broken through to three-star Dou Emperors, Xiao Tian thought to himself, My strength has developed pretty well too! Once I kill Han Feng and seize the Sea Heart Flame, I can come rule the Black Corner Region~

"Not bad. Next, I'll give you all a task." Xiao Tian said to Lu Man and the others, "Within two years, just look for people with ordinary talent. Train them into a group of Da Dou Shi deathsworn. As long as they're loyal, that's enough." After speaking, he took out several sets of high-grade Xuan-tier cultivation techniques and Dou Skills.

Xiao Tian said, "Also, don't reveal our forces for now. I'll need them in a year—the more, the better! I'll come find you in a year. I only came out this time to see you all; then I'll continue cultivating in seclusion."

Although Lu Man did not know what Xiao Tian wanted a group of Da Dou Shi for, she still nodded and agreed. She did not ask any questions.

Xiao Tian now felt that he had already broken through to the realm of a seventh-tier Alchemist. Since he was already a seventh-tier Alchemist, naturally he had to develop his own forces. He would directly use Life Devouring Pills to raise an army of Dou Wangs!

After chatting with Lu Man and Qing Lin for a while, he left some resources for the two women. He also gave some to Ding Da and his two brothers. Then, he returned to the Inner Academy.

He brought Yun Yun back to his residence. Watching the two of them walk in, Cai Lin said coldly, "Who allowed you to bring her here?"

Xiao Tian released Yun Yun, then walked over and pulled Cai Lin into his arms. "If you don't let her stay here, then for the next half year, I'll cling to you every day."

Thinking of Xiao Tian's terrifying combat prowess, Cai Lin's legs went weak. She snorted. "Fine, let her stay. As long as she doesn't provoke me!"

A smile appeared at the corner of Xiao Tian's lips. Yun Yun was about to argue, but Xiao Tian gave her the same warning. In the end, to avoid Xiao Tian's torment, the two women simultaneously called a truce and nodded in agreement.

"I'm going to continue cultivating in seclusion and wait for the Falling Heart Flame to break its seal. It should take no more than a year. I'm going to try refining a seventh-tier medicinal pill now. What you two need to do is set up a barrier for me. Just make sure no one finds out," Xiao Tian said to Yun Yun and Cai Lin.

Only then did the two women understand why Xiao Tian had Yun Yun stay here. Still, it did not matter much, because ever since Yun Yun took up her post, she had only held the title in name.

Cai Lin asked, "Why set up a barrier?"

"I don't want anyone to know about this yet. If the two of you work together, you should be able to prevent Su Qian from noticing. As for the academy's two guardian elders, as long as I add another soul barrier, they won't be able to discover it either," Xiao Tian said with a serious expression.

The two women could only nod in agreement, because they rarely saw Xiao Tian this serious. When he got serious, if they refused to listen, neither a queen's majesty nor a sect leader's authority would be of any use~!

He would simply pin them down and give them a beating. Neither woman wanted to be spanked somewhere so shameful in front of the other.