Cohabiting in a Cave

"Ding! Killed a First Rank magical beast, Crimson Ice Serpent. Reward: 10 Fortune Points."

"Ding! Killed a First Rank magical beast, Crimson Ice Serpent. Reward: 10 Fortune Points."

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"Ding! Killed a Second Rank magical beast, Blazing Sun Beast. Reward: 40 Fortune Points."

Chen Mo carried Yun Yun on his back as he darted through the dense forest. Fortunately, the ones that had found them so far were only low-rank magical beasts. Against Chen Mo, who had already advanced to Dou Shi, they posed no threat at all.

His Fortune Points had also risen from 100 to 340.

But he could not let his guard down. With Second Rank magical beasts appearing, Third Rank and Fourth Rank beasts—and even the Lion King that had severely wounded Yun Yun—would soon follow.

"The strength of that strike reached Dou Shi Three Star. How did you do it?"

Yun Yun stared at the corpse of the Blazing Sun Beast behind them, charred black as coal by Chen Mo's lightning-fast strike, her heart filled with shock.

He had just advanced to Dou Shi, yet he had killed a Second Rank magical beast comparable to a human Dou Shi expert in a single move—and it had been a Blazing Sun Beast, famed for its ferocity.

Yun Yun had seen many people kill opponents above their rank, but this was the first time she had seen someone who had just advanced, before even consolidating his realm, effortlessly kill above his rank.

And from the looks of Chen Mo, he seemed quite relaxed.

"Shouldn't this be pretty easy?" Chen Mo lightly clenched one hand, though inwardly he thought, That must have been Giant Elephant Strength. It really is terrifying—and I still haven't gone all out.

Hearing that, Yun Yun immediately rolled her eyes at him. Then she began entertaining her own little thoughts of recruiting him into the Misty Cloud Sect. "Chen Mo, have you ever joined a sect?"

However, Chen Mo did not remind her, since this was also a kind of enjoyment.

"No." Chen Mo answered casually. He had spotted a hidden location.

"Your cultivation talent is excellent. Are you interested in joining the Misty Cloud Sect? I have a friend who is an elder of the Misty Cloud Sect. If you are interested, I can introduce you to her."

Chen Mo did not answer. As they neared the hidden location he had found earlier, he stopped and turned around, intending to ask whether she had brought any medicinal powder that strongly irritated magical beasts.

Just then, Yun Yun turned her head as well. Their lips met, and Chen Mo froze for a moment before jerking away like lightning. "Um, misunderstanding, misunderstanding. I was just about to ask if you brought any powder to keep magical beasts away, so we could scatter it outside the cave. You just..."

Chen Mo pointed toward the cave hidden in the shadows ahead and to the right.

Yun Yun's body stiffened as if she had been struck by lightning. A deep blush flooded her beautiful face, as though she had lost something precious. She fiercely pinched Chen Mo's waist, then produced a small Jade Bottle and said indignantly, "Hurry up and carry me inside."

"Oh!"

After scattering the medicinal powder outside the cave, Chen Mo repeated the previous method, leaving only a few tiny gaps for sunlight to shine through.

This cave was much smaller than the last one.

Inside the cave, Chen Mo was awkwardly hesitant to speak because of what had happened earlier. Yun Yun, on the other hand, seemed eager to quickly move past it. Leaning against the cave wall, she sat down and said, "You still haven't answered my question."

"Oh, your friend?"

A faint smile appeared on Chen Mo's lips. The friend you mean should be yourself, right? He gave a light cough. "What realm is this friend of yours?"

"Dou Wang!" Having shed her earlier bedraggled appearance, Yun Yun stared at Chen Mo's face as though expecting to see him immediately bow and acknowledge her as his master.

Unexpectedly, Chen Mo's expression remained calm. After a brief silence, he said, "Not interested!"

"Why? A Dou Wang is one of the foremost experts in the entire Jia Ma Empire." Yun Yun was stunned. She had not expected Chen Mo to refuse.

"Because I made an oath. My teacher must at least be at the Dou Emperor realm." Chen Mo spoke with utter seriousness, carefully watching Yun Yun's expression after he finished.

Because he knew that aside from Yun Shan, Yun Yun was the only Dou Emperor in the entire Misty Cloud Sect.

Naturally, he wanted to take Yun Yun as his master and increase the opportunities for them to spend time together.

Yun Yun's expression immediately became extremely colorful. At minimum, a Dou Emperor? Did he think Dou Emperors grew on trees? There were only a handful in the entire Jia Ma Empire.

Of course, given her status, she would not say something so undignified. Instead, she said, "That may be difficult, but it is fine. Since you saved me, once I finish my business here, I will take you to meet another friend of mine."

"She is a genuine Dou Emperor expert!"

"Who is it?" Chen Mo played along.

"Secret. But you will definitely be surprised!" Yun Yun said with a gentle smile.

"Then I'll wait and see!"

And so, the two of them cohabited in the cave for two days.

Because the space was so cramped, physical contact was unavoidable. Coupled with Chen Mo's attentive care while bare-chested, their relationship gradually warmed.

Quite a few ambiguous incidents occurred as well.

Unfortunately, Chen Mo was not an alchemist yet, so he naturally could not refine aphrodisiacs, much less accidentally mistake one for seasoning and put it in their food.

Aside from that, during this time, Chen Mo had also consolidated his realm at Dou Shi One Star, while the first level of his cultivation technique had achieved minor success.

"Underworld God's Spear, the strongest offensive technique. It is formed by condensing the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force's Hell Vortex True Qi and can communicate with the power of hell to summon it around oneself."

Chen Mo envisioned himself holding a spear as the Dou Qi within his body transformed through the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force into Underworld God's Power, condensing in his hand into a semi-illusory Black Spear roughly ten feet long.

The instant the Black Spear appeared, Yun Yun, who had been sleeping with her eyes closed, abruptly opened them. Watching the emerald leaves covering the cave entrance gradually wither, her face filled with horror!

The aura of death.

She then looked toward the Black Spear in Chen Mo's hand as he sat cross-legged at the edge of the cave entrance, thinking in shock, Could he have caused this?

At that moment, Yun Yun began to doubt herself.

Could she truly be his teacher?

"Ah." A soft sigh slowly faded within the cave.

When the warm morning light fell upon Chen Mo, he irritably turned over. One long leg comfortably draped to the side, while his hand found a suitable spot and gently settled there.

Finding the feel quite nice, he even gave it a light squeeze.

Bang!

Chen Mo's body slammed heavily into the cave wall before falling down, thoroughly waking him from his dream.

Clang!

A flash of sword light.

Chen Mo suddenly felt a chill at his neck. An unusual Azure Longsword was pressed tightly against his throat, and his body immediately stiffened.

Chen Mo raised his gaze and saw Yun Yun standing behind him, her voluptuous body wrapped in a slightly tattered plain dress, with a black martial outfit covering her upper body. She held her sword in hand, and a frosty look lay across her gorgeous, captivating face!

"Gulp."

"Your seal has been lifted?"

"Ding! Detected a Three Star peak Dou Emperor. 43,000 Fortune Points may be spent to Plunder."