The Adult World Is So Complicated

In the secluded courtyard, Nalan Yanran respectfully welcomed Yun Yun into the courtyard.

"Master, please have a seat. I'll make you some tea."

When Yun Yun thought of the tea Nalan Yanran brewed last time, Yun Yun had to use a special spiritual plant of grade three to wash the taste out of her mouth.

A hint of panic appeared on Yun Yun's usually calm face. "Never mind, no need. I already had quite a bit of tea with the sect elders before I came."

Nalan Yanran: "I see."

Yun Yun: "Where is Yang Shan?"

Nalan Yanran: "He said he would immediately."

"Sect Master Yun Yun, Miss Nalan!"

Yang Shan appeared at the gate, carrying a rope in his hand. "Sorry, there were a lot of people, so we walked a little slower."

Yang Shan tugged on the rope.

The NPCs from the Azure Cloud Association walked in in a line, like a string of gourds.

Nalan Yanran counted them, a hint of horror flashing in her eyes. "Six Dou Ling?"

In this operation, Yang Shan, Chao Bafang, and Zhu Tianpeng captured a total of sixteen Dou Ling.

Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng each took five people with them, while Yang Shan took six, including Gou Wenyi, a director of the Poison Barrier Forest.

Yun Yun looked at Gou Wenyi, who was walking at the front, and was also somewhat surprised. "Seven-Star Dou Ling?"

It's important to understand that killing Dou Ling and capturing Dou Ling are not the same thing!

A kill signifies having the ability to surpass the opponent.

Capturing someone alive means completely suppressing them and leaving them no chance to escape!

Although Yun Yun already had some understanding of Yang Shan Shan's strength from his previous battle with Nalan Yanran.

But seeing that Yang Shan brought back six Dou Ling at once, Yun Yun felt that she had underestimated Yang Shan.

"The others are alright."

Yang Shan pointed at Gou Wenyi:

"As for this Gou Wenyi, he is one of the directors of the Azure Cloud Association's Poison Barrier Forest, and his status is quite high."

Yang Shan dropped the rope and stepped forward.

Not to mention that these six prisoners were drugged and their Dou Qi was temporarily blocked.

Even at their peak, these six prisoners had no chance to struggle against Yun Yun, a Dou Emperor.

Yang Shan bowed to Yun Yun: "Sect Master Yun Yun, can this mission be considered complete?"

Yun Yun nodded, her expression unchanged. "Well done. The major powers of the Jia Ma Empire are also on guard against each other. With these prisoners, they should be able to put aside their differences for the time being and deal with the external threat first."

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for completing the quest "Capture the Azure Cloud Association Dou Ling Alive" issued by Yun Yun. The player will receive triple the kill experience based on the level of the captured spirit.]

Yang Shan's experience bar suddenly shot up, just reaching its peak.

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for breaking through to Three-Star Dou Ling, Meridians +4, Free Attribute +15.]

Leveling up to the Dou Ling level is indeed difficult. To challenge someone of a higher level, one needs to be at the Dou Wang level to be effective. At this stage, even if Yang Shan teamed up with Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng, they absolutely could not kill Dou Wang.

Let alone being unable to defeat him, even if he could barely win, the Dou Wang would escape in the blink of an eye once he opened his Dou Qi Light Wings.

Furthermore, as a transitional period (after the Da Dou Shi stage) and an intensified stage, there are no corresponding Experience Pill available for the Dou Ling level.

On the contrary, those who become Dou Wang and Dou Emperor receive corresponding Experience Pill.

Therefore, at this stage of the Dou Ling, the only way to level up is through brute force.

Special missions like this, which offer triple experience points, are truly rare and hard to come by.

"I really didn't expect you to bring back so many prisoners."

Yun Yun seemed somewhat troubled. "The reward I originally prepared seems a bit unworthy of it."

Yun Yun thought for a moment, then took out a wooden box from her Storage Ring:

"You should be able to use this."

Yang Shan opened the box and saw that it contained a pair of very ordinary-looking black shoes.

Judging from the material, it looks like animal hide.

[Wind Hunting Boots]

Quality: Refined (Gold)

Attack +100, Speed +55. Trait: Reduces Dou Qi consumption by 20% and increases effect by 10% when using agility-based Dou Technique. (Not effective for Earth-rank and above Dou Technique.) Durability: 160/160. Description: Made primarily from the pelt of a Tier 4 King of Beasts Wind Hunting Magic Leopard, and inlaid with a Tier 3 Wind Attribute Magic Core, this item provides a significant speed boost to the wearer.

Surprisingly, these are rather rare footwear items!

Footwear is also considered a "weapon," similar to boxing gloves.

A player can theoretically wield a sword in his left hand, a knife in his right, wear gauntlets on both hands, and shoes with spikes on their feet.

These are all offensive equipment.

However, when a player is fighting, the attack power when swinging a sword with their left hand is only determined by the sword's attack bonus, and the attack power when swinging a knife with their right hand is only determined by the knife's attack bonus.

The main attributes of similar equipment do not stack!

However, some additional attributes can be stacked! For example, the speed attribute of shoes is an additional attribute! Yang Shan doesn't know any leg techniques or Dou Technique.

However, with these Wind Hunting Boots, kicking people will be much more effective in the future.

Of course, the greatest value of the Wind Hunting Boots lies in the speed and Dou Technique -related effects they provide.

With these Wind Hunting Boots, Yang Shan's speed can be raised to another level.

Seeing Yang Shan constantly examining the Wind Hunting Boots, Nalan Yanran smiled and said:

"Young Master Yang, you should try it! When I became an apprentice, the gift my master gave me wasn't even this good!"

Yun Yun: "You're such a chatterbox."

Yang Shan: "It's a bit impolite to take off my shoes in front of you two, so let's just forget about it."

Although the equipment in Battle Through the Heavens can automatically change size according to the user's body shape, the process of wearing it is not a "one-click wear".

Instead, you really need to wear it yourself.

Yang Shan put the Wind Hunting Boots back into his Storage Ring and bowed again. "Thank you, Sect Master Yun Yun. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

Nalan Yanran: "Young Master Yang, are you leaving already?"

It seemed that this was the first time Yun Yun had encountered such a situation.

In the past, the people Yun Yun encountered would generally show great enthusiasm because of her identity, strength, and beauty.

Or perhaps he was pretending to be calm while actually observing her expressions and speaking in a relatively ingratiating manner.

But Yang Shan left quite gracefully.

It was as if a ghost was chasing them, and they walked faster and faster!

We have to hurry! Yun Yun's favorability is too low. Without actively initiating interaction, Yang Shan has virtually no chance of raising Yun Yun's favorability.

Since that's the case, shouldn't we hurry back to our courtyard to refine the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill and begin another round of money-making plans! Yun Yun watched as Yang Shan walked out the door before calling out, "Yang Shan!"

Yang Shan stopped and turned around, but showed no intention of turning back. He simply asked:

"Sect Master Yun Yun, what is it?"

Yun Yun paused for a moment before speaking:

"I heard from Yanran that you can refine the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill?"

Yang Shan: "Yes."

Yun Yun: "With your alchemy skills, you can't be just at the fourth rank."

Yang Shan thought for a moment and replied, "Anyway, it's just so-so, nothing special."

Yun Yun asked:

"If I need to in the future, may I ask you to refine pills?"

Before saying this, Yun Yun was actually thinking of a "friend".

Pill King Gu He, the number one Alchemist of the Jia Ma Empire!

Pill King Gu He has a very close cooperative relationship with the Misty Cloud Sect.

Therefore, Pill King Gu He could legitimately and frequently contact Yun Yun.

Yun Yun has a calm and indifferent nature, and her desire for the position of sect leader is more out of a sense of responsibility.

Therefore, most of the time, the Misty Cloud Sect is actually managed by the Great Elder Yun Leng.

However, this indifference also made Yun Yun somewhat oblivious to matters of love and sex.

She has always maintained a normal friendship with Pill King Gu He.

Even the most oblivious person should have noticed Pill King Gu He's seemingly casual yet secretly attentive attitude.

Unfortunately, Yun Yun did not have those kinds of feelings for Pill King Gu He.

However, Yun Yun was not sure if Pill King Gu He was really thinking that way.

Therefore, Yun Yun has been intentionally avoiding Pill King Gu He recently.

Cooperation regarding elixirs was primarily handled by Great Elder Yun Leng, who negotiated with Gu He.

However, Nalan Yanran is now a disciple that Yun Yun values highly, even treating her like her own daughter.

Previously, Gu He had always helped Nalan Yanran refine her elixirs.

Now, Yun Yun doesn't want to go find Gu He.

However, if you were to ask the Alchemist Guild President Fa Ma Fa Ma, about his invitation to Pill King Gu He to join the Alchemist Guild, Gu He would have refused quite directly.

However, Fa Ma's alchemy skills were not as good as Gu He's, and the two did not have a good relationship.

Gu He cooperated with the Misty Cloud Sect, Fa Ma naturally didn't have much goodwill towards the Misty Cloud Sect.

Right now, Yang Shan is actually able to refine the top-grade fourth-rank pill Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill.

Breaking into the fifth rank shouldn't be difficult for him, and he might even become the second Pill King Gu He in the future.

Yun Yun wanted to befriend Yang Shan to pave the way for Nalan Yanran's future cultivation.

Even though she was his direct disciple, it wouldn't be right for her, his master, to go against her conscience and seek out Pill King Gu He.

Yang Shan: "Alright, after all, you were quite Sect Master Yun Yun in the last bet, so I'll give you face."

Yun Yun: "."

Nalan Yanran: "Young Master Yang, how dare you speak to my master like that?"

"It's alright."

Upon hearing Yang Shan's reply, Yun Yun smiled and said, "Then it's settled."

Yang Shan: "Just make sure the younger generation doesn't suffer any losses."

Yun Yun: "I will definitely not let you suffer any loss."

Yang Shan: "Then Sect Master Yun Yun, this junior will take his leave now."

Yun Yun: "You're not giving me face because of my status as sect leader, so please call me senior from now on."

[Ding! Yun Yun is quite impressed by the player's carefree and pragmatic attitude. Yun Yun's favorability +2, current favorability: 15.]

Although using the phrase "if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too" to describe the master-disciple pair Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran is not quite appropriate.

But the two do have some similarities in personality.

Yang Shan had actually met Yun Yun in his previous life.

He didn't understand back then.

But now, he understands it all too well!

Yun Yun is a person with a calm and indifferent nature.

That's why Yun Yun is used to distinguishing everything very clearly.

Feelings are feelings, responsibilities are responsibilities, and cooperation is cooperation.

Therefore, in the original story, although Yun Yun and the protagonist Xiao Yan clearly had feelings for each other, she still chose to stand against Xiao Yan and beg Xiao Yan to spare the Misty Cloud Sect.

Because her feelings were her personal matter, while as the sect leader, she had a greater responsibility to bear.

If Yang Shan does anything to curry favor with Yun Yun, then Yun Yun will naturally "categorize" Yang Shan as a "collaborator".

Therefore, Yang Shan agreed to Yun Yun's request because of the top-quality materials Yun Yun had provided last time.

This is a matter of social interaction.

The personal relationship between a Dou Ling and a Dou Emperor.

This is not an attitude that ordinary people would dare to adopt.

Since Yang Shan had brought it out, Yun Yun was naturally willing to become acquainted with Yang Shan as a "personal friend."

The purpose of having Yang Shan change his title from "Sect Leader" to "Senior" was precisely this.

Nalan Yanran naturally did not understand her master's thoughts.

Among her peers, not to mention the direct descendants of the three major families like Mu Zhan, even the two princesses of the Imperial Family treated Yun Yun with utmost respect.

Even so, Yun Yun basically showed no expression.

When it came to Yang Shan, Yang Shan shamelessly claimed to be giving face to the Misty Cloud Sect Master, but instead, the other party laughed.

Nalan Yanran is almost an adult.

She suddenly realized how complicated the adult world is!

I don't understand!

After saying goodbye to the two, Yang Shan rushed back to his small courtyard.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw Ya Fei, dressed in a red silk robe, brewing tea.

Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng sat opposite each other, each holding a cup of hot tea.

Ya Fei looked at Yang Shan, her brows revealing tenderness:

"Young Master Yang, you're back?"

Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng also stood up.

"Great God!"

"Brother Yang!"

Yang Shan nodded to the two of them, then asked...

"What are you doing here, Miss Ya Fei?"

Ya Fei: "I've been having a lot of social engagements lately, and I'm tired of it, so I'm coming here to hide away."

Yang Shan: "I have to refine pills, I don't have much time to entertain you."

Ya Fei: "That's great. The reason I came here this time is to discuss the business of pills."

Yang Shan shook his head. "Okay, do as you please."

Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng had already been sending messages like crazy in the group chat.

Chao Bafang exclaimed, "Holy crap! It has to be Great God! Ya Fei took the initiative to come to him, and even said she was busy and told her to do whatever she wanted!"

Zhu Tianpeng: "If you ask me, Brother Yang is the kind of person who does great things! As long as you're capable and have a full wallet, women are like fish in a pond that's been baited, wagging their tails and coming right up to you! It's not just in real life, it's the same with NPCs in games!"

Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng were specially summoned by Yang Shan.

The two of them completed the mission and received triple the kill experience points.

Both of them have now reached the level of Nine-Star Great Fighter.

The Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill should be refined and used on the two of them first.

After that, the two of them went to grind some more monsters, and soon they had enough experience points to break through to the Dou Ling.

Yang Shan entered the room specifically for alchemy, and as usual, he washed his hands and offered three sticks of incense to the AI Nüwa.

Take out the Cloud Frost Cauldron and begin refining! [Ding! Due to the player's Soul Strength reaching the Mortal Realm Perfection, the success rate of refining the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill has increased by 30%.]

The effects of the Mortal Realm Perfection are truly impressive! The standard success rate of the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill is 30%.

Through the Cloud Frost Cauldron (10%), the Azure Jade Python Flame (50%), and the Soul Strength (30%) amplification.

Even without considering the Good Fortune attribute, the actual success rate has already reached 57%.

Although I haven't been practicing alchemy properly for a while.

However, Yang Shan's gaming skills have not suffered.

All three stages of alchemy have been met!

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for successfully refining one batch (three) of Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill, gaining 400 alchemy experience points and 800 character experience points.]

As a top-tier fourth-order pill, the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill, even though it is only Experience Pill, still only yields three pills per batch.

Fortunately, the success rate was very high, and Yang Shan had prepared a lot of medicinal materials.

Currently, Young Master players have already broken through to the Da Dou Shi.

This immense wealth has once again fallen upon Yang Shan's head!