Liu Yun Breaks Through to Dou Zhe

Monster Mountain Range.

Liu Yun sprawled on the ground without a shred of dignity, listening to the system prompt ring out in his mind as a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for killing a First-order Peak Magical Beast: Blade Horn Tiger. Current mission progress: (10/10)."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the current mission (Kill 10 First-order Peak Magical Beasts head-on)."

"Ding, congratulations on receiving the mission rewards: Qi Gathering Pill*1, Earth Tier Middle-grade Dou Technique: Wrath of the Storm, Mission Points +30."

Liu Yun nodded in satisfaction, then opened his Personal Panel.

Name: Mitel Liu Yun

Realm: Tenth Stage Dou Qi (Hundred Refinement Dou Qi 100/100)

Attributes: Metal, Wood, Fire, Wind

Talent: 65 (Through your unrelenting efforts, your talent has finally improved. But across the myriad worlds, you are still an utterly ordinary passerby.)

Charm: 100 (The system's accompanying enhancement has transformed the host. Even across the myriad worlds, you remain among the most handsome few.)

Comprehension: 35 (An indescribable level of comprehension—a passerby among the myriad worlds.)

Cultivation Technique: Thousand Hammer Hundred Refinement Technique

Dou Techniques: Wind Spirit Fractal Sword (Mysterious Tier Intermediate), Flying Catkins Movement Technique (Mysterious Tier Intermediate)

Missions: None

Mission Points: 30 (Mission Points can be obtained by completing missions.)

Items: Sky Burning Immortal Art cultivation technique, Wrath of the Storm Dou Technique, One-star Dou Huang Trial Card*1, Qi Gathering Pill.

System Function One: Return bound targets 6/10. (Click to view details)

System Function Two: Lucky Big Turntable. (Click to use)

The system had gained another function. Liu Yun opened it and found that it was a lottery feature. Every spin of the big wheel cost 10 Mission Points.

"No rush on the lottery. I should find a place to break through to Dou Zhe first," Liu Yun muttered.

Afterward, he found a secluded cave and scattered medicinal powder around it to repel Magical Beasts. Only then did he calm himself and begin meditating, striving to restore himself to peak condition.

It was not until dusk that Liu Yun opened his eyes. By then, he had adjusted himself to his best state, looking utterly refreshed.

Without hesitation, he took out the Qi Gathering Pill and tossed it into his mouth like a bean. After chewing it a few times, he swallowed it.

A moment later, a stream of warm, pure energy rushed directly from his mouth into his body. Liu Yun's body suddenly trembled.

His hands swiftly formed seals as he steadied his breathing. The Dou Qi within him responded to his will, rapidly wrapping around that powerful, pure medicinal energy before beginning to refine it frantically.

Inside the small cave, the calm air suddenly churned violently. Strands of Dou Qi seeped out from the air and continuously flowed into Liu Yun's body.

Under the constant refinement within his body and the continual influx of external Dou Qi, the Dou Qi inside Liu Yun gradually filled every one of his meridians.

When the Dou Qi swelled to its limit, a numb, bloated sensation washed over him. Liu Yun formed another hand seal, trying to compress his Dou Qi.

However, his Dou Qi had already been tempered a hundred times. How could it possibly be compressed any further? This left Liu Yun in a difficult position. Forming a Dou Qi Vortex required compressing Dou Qi; otherwise, success was simply impossible.

Just as Liu Yun was beginning to despair, another surge of pure medicinal energy poured in. The Dou Qi that could no longer be compressed actually began compressing itself. This was the power of the Qi Gathering Pill.

Liu Yun understood somewhat. If he had not obtained the Qi Gathering Pill, he would have been utterly unable to form a Dou Qi Vortex. He was truly fortunate to have made the right choice.

After a while, Liu Yun felt a muffled boom resound from within his body. His body began to feel light and floaty, and he felt incomparably comfortable.

At that moment, Liu Yun finally succeeded in forming his Dou Qi Vortex and breaking through to Dou Zhe.

He had thought that would be the end of it, but another unexpected gain followed.

The remaining medicinal power of the Qi Gathering Pill surged into the Dou Qi Vortex he had just formed. Then, four invisible clusters of light were stripped from within his body and merged into the vortex.

Once the fusion was complete, Liu Yun finally understood what they were. They were the four innate attributes his body possessed: Metal, Wood, Fire, and Wind.

With a thought, wind-attributed Dou Qi began swirling around his body. All of his Dou Qi had actually transformed into wind attribute.

With another thought, flames flickered all over his body, while the Dou Qi within him turned into fire attribute.

Next, when his wood-attributed Dou Qi circulated, the injuries he had suffered earlier rapidly healed. When his metal-attributed Dou Qi flowed, he seemed to become an indestructible sword. It was simply astonishing.

"Is this the effect of the Qi Gathering Pill? Improving the quality of the Dou Qi Vortex means integrating one's Basic Attributes into it?"

Liu Yun was thoroughly exhilarated. This was no mere improvement to the quality of his Dou Qi Vortex—it had given him another cheat!

Then Liu Yun thought of the cultivation technique given by the system. If he transformed his Dou Qi into wind attribute, could he cultivate wind-attributed techniques? And if he transformed it into fire attribute, could he cultivate fire-attributed techniques?

That meant that, together with the Thousand Hammer Hundred Refinement Technique, he could cultivate five cultivation techniques at once. Liu Yun was overjoyed.

At the same time, the system's voice echoed through Liu Yun's mind.

"Ding, Yun Yun has accumulated 500 points of Dou Qi cultivation, triggering a 100% Return. Congratulations to the host for obtaining 5 points of Dou Qi."

"Ding, Gu Xun'er has accumulated 10 points of Dou Qi cultivation, triggering a tenfold Return. Congratulations to the host for obtaining 1 point of Dou Qi."

"Notice: Because the host's Dou Qi has undergone a hundredfold compression, the returned Dou Qi has automatically been compressed by the Thousand Hammer Hundred Refinement Technique."

"Hm? Yun Yun's Dou Qi Return is normal enough, but what's going on with Gu Xun'er? Did she break through to Dou Zhe?" Liu Yun wondered.

However, he had no time to think further, because the returned Dou Qi had already flowed through his meridians and into his Dou Qi Vortex. Liu Yun immediately sat down to meditate again, refining this Dou Qi.

By the time he woke again, it was already the next morning. Liu Yun had now reached the realm of a Six-star Dou Practitioner.

Feeling the surging Dou Qi within his body, Liu Yun could not help but exclaim in delight. If he fought that Blade Horn Tiger now, he probably would not even need to use a Dou Technique. He felt that one punch would be enough to blow it apart.

Next, Liu Yun took the Sky Burning Immortal Art from the system storage and began studying it carefully.

Sky Burning Immortal Art: Mysterious Tier High-grade cultivation technique, a modified version of Fen Jue. It can devour extraordinary flames of heaven and earth to advance.

Fen Jue created a small space within the body, then refined flames to increase one's strength. The Sky Burning Immortal Art, however, was even more domineering. It directly refined flames into the body's cells, using the flesh to create a universe.

After memorizing the incantation and meridian circulation route of the Sky Burning Immortal Art, Liu Yun began cultivating.

Over the years, he had read quite a few of the clan's Mysterious Tier cultivation techniques. Their circulation methods had all been much the same, but the Sky Burning Immortal Art seemed to be an extreme case. Its obscure seal-forming methods and bizarre circulation routes each overturned everything he knew.

Inside the cave, the air began to grow violent. Strands of barely perceptible energy slipped into Liu Yun's body, making him feel comfortable all over, as if he had received a luxurious massage.

When he opened his eyes, Liu Yun discovered that it was already noon. Time always passed so quickly during cultivation.

"I have to hurry back, or I'll miss tomorrow's auction!"

Thinking this, Liu Yun rose and walked out of the cave. Perhaps the medicinal powder he had scattered nearby had worked. The surroundings were incredibly quiet, without a single Magical Beast in sight. Only the faint sound of flowing water could be heard from somewhere nearby.

"Ah, I wonder whether Elder He managed to escape!"

Liu Yun gazed into the depths of the forest, feeling somewhat sorrowful. Although Elder He had not been with him for long, the man had protected him wholeheartedly and had been willing to stay behind without hesitation to cover his retreat. That was a great kindness.

Unfortunately, his strength was simply too low. Even though he was now a Six-star Dou Practitioner, before a third-order Sabertooth Tiger, he was still merely a slightly larger ant.

He Qingfeng was a Nine-Star Great Dou Master. Although his realm had been piled up with resources, he had undergone many life-and-death trials and possessed abundant experience. Without Liu Yun dragging him down, his chances of escaping should have been quite high.

"I hope Elder He managed to get away. Otherwise, I'll always feel that I was the one who got him killed," Liu Yun said.

Still, there was no use dwelling on it now. Liu Yun quickly cast aside those chaotic, negative emotions and set off on his journey home.