Seeking Yan Ran's Favor

The next day, Liu Yun woke up first. Looking at Ya Fei sleeping soundly beside him, a faint smile appeared on his face. Then he withdrew his right hand, which had somehow climbed to the peak, and thought to himself, This hand is truly blessed.

The two had talked late into the night, and Liu Yun had shamelessly insisted on staying behind.

Nothing had truly happened between them. Although Liu Yun knew that if he were more forceful, Ya Fei might really give herself to him, that would surely put her in a difficult position. He would never allow such a thing to happen.

This was a fantasy world, after all. To an experienced person, whether a woman was still a virgin could be determined at a glance. If the family found out that Ya Fei had lost her virginity, those clan elders would not be easy to deal with.

The Mite'er Family was not peaceful internally either. As the designated candidate for a marriage alliance, Ya Fei was tied to the interests of many people. If something happened to her now, while he lacked the strength to handle it, it would truly become a tragedy.

Looking at the lovely girl sleeping beside him, Liu Yun silently made up his mind. He had to increase his strength as quickly as possible. At the very least, he had to break through to Dou Ling before Ya Fei was summoned back to the family.

Once he broke through to Dou Ling, those clan elders would no longer be his opponents. As for Teng Shan, a Dou Wang, Liu Yun was not worried. Could his own grandfather possibly stab him in the back?

Even if he did, it would not matter. If Liu Yun revealed the strength of a Dou Ling and the family still pressed him relentlessly, he would immediately declare that he had nothing to do with the Mite'er Family anymore. If the family truly tried to force Ya Fei, he could act through Ya Fei's Liu Yun Ring. With a twentyfold boost, forget a Dou Wang—even if Hai Bodong came, Liu Yun would still beat him down.

Perhaps sensing the movement beside her, Ya Fei slowly opened her eyes.

The first thing she saw was Liu Yun's incomparably handsome face. At that moment, he was resting his chin on his hand and staring at her without blinking.

"Awake?" Liu Yun smiled warmly.

"Mm!" Ya Fei answered softly, then pressed herself closer to Liu Yun and wrapped her arms tightly around him.

After lingering for a long while, Liu Yun finally walked out of Ya Fei's room.

At the same time, the familiar mechanical voice rang out, and Liu Yun immediately perked up.

"Ding! Yun Yun has accumulated 100 points of Dou Qi cultivation. Congratulations, host, you have obtained 1 point of Dou Qi."

Liu Yun froze. He had thought Ya Fei's relationship level had risen again, but it was actually Yun Yun's Dou Qi Return. It seemed that the "Secretly in Love" relationship was already difficult to raise further.

However, Yun Yun's Dou Qi Return meant that he was about to break through again. That was something truly exciting.

Feeling the suddenly surging Dou Qi within his body, Liu Yun immediately returned to his room and sat down to cultivate.

Half an hour later, Liu Yun successfully broke through to a Seven-star Dou Master. He opened his Personal Panel.

Name: Mitel Liu Yun

Realm: Seven-star Dou Master

Attributes: Metal, Wood, Fire, Wind

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

Charm: 100 (The system's accompanying transformation has remade the host. Even across the myriad worlds, you are among the most dazzling few.)

Comprehension: 35 (A comprehension too painful to describe—a passerby across the myriad worlds.)

Cultivation Techniques: Thousand Hammer Hundred Refinement Technique, Sky Burning Immortal Art (Mysterious Tier High-grade), Carefree Wind Riding Art (Earth Tier High-grade)

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

Missions: None

Mission Points: 0 (Complete missions to obtain Mission Points.)

Items: Liu Yun Sword, One-star Dou Huang Trial Card ×1, Wrath of the Storm (Earth Tier Mid-grade Dou Technique), Step Forward Slash (Earth Tier Mid-grade Dou Technique), Sixth-tier Magic Core Wind Attribute Sword, Fourth-tier Wood Attribute Magic Core, Ten Thousand Year Green Spirit Vine, Yin God Flower, Blood Lotus Essence.

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

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

Looking at the information displayed on the system panel, Liu Yun felt that while his realm was rising at a decent pace, his Dou Technique progress was far too slow.

There were too few Dou Techniques Liu Yun could use right now, and both the Wind Spirit Fractal Sword and the Floating Catkins Movement Technique were only at the beginner level. As a result, he had a solid foundation, but no finishing move.

"Looks like it's absolutely necessary to build a good relationship with Nalan Yanran!" Liu Yun muttered, considering his options.

Nalan Yanran was naturally proud, much like Gu Xun'er. Gu Xun'er had only reluctantly formed a sworn sibling relationship with him because of Xiao Yan. How was he supposed to handle Nalan Yanran's relationship?

"Elder He!" Liu Yun called out.

"Young Master!" He Qingfeng's voice came from outside the door.

"You really are here?" Liu Yun asked in surprise. He had only called out to try his luck, yet Elder He had actually been following him.

"Come in, Elder He." Liu Yun opened the door and welcomed him inside.

"Young Master, are we heading into the Monster Mountain Range? Tonight, I can go to the Magical Beast Forest and find a Peak Tier 2 Magical Beast." Elder He said.

He Qingfeng was extremely excited. Last night, he had spent the entire night adapting to his vastly increased strength. To his delight, his foundation had become much more solid. Compared to the instability he had possessed at the Da Dou Shi stage, his current strength as a Dou Ling was on a completely different level.

He Qingfeng recalled how, as a Nine-Star Great Dou Master, he had nearly been killed by a third-tier Sabertooth Tiger. Even thinking about it now made him feel ashamed.

But things were different now. Although he was only a One-Star Dou Spirit, his combat strength was roughly equivalent to a Three-star Dou Ling. He could easily kill some weaker fourth-tier Magical Beasts. Thus, he was feeling incredibly confident and desperately wanted to prove himself.

He Qingfeng felt that he could not let the Young Master look down on him. He had to show his value and cling tightly to this powerful patron. Dou Ling was definitely not his endpoint, but merely his starting point.

"Elder He, have some tea first. We can talk slowly," Liu Yun said as he poured Elder He a cup.

"Young Master, this old man can drink at his own place," He Qingfeng declined somewhat awkwardly.

"Elder He, your strength has increased, so why have you become even more reserved? You are my guard, not my servant. Come, come, have some tea!" Liu Yun said.

He Qingfeng thought to himself, Wasn't it because I didn't know how formidable you were before? Good heavens, you can kill a First-order Peak Magical Beast at the Tenth Stage Dou Qi as easily as eating and drinking. If I had known you were this powerful, would I have dared to put on airs as a Da Dou Shi at the same table?

Furthermore, Liu Yun had produced high-grade medicinal pills. Gratitude was one thing, but the crucial point was that He Qingfeng had been thoroughly frightened. He suspected that Liu Yun was the disciple of a high-level Alchemist. If he did not curry favor with someone like this now, once that person became powerful, he would not even be worthy of carrying his shoes.

Still, since Liu Yun had put it that way, refusing to drink would be disrespectful. He Qingfeng could not decline again, so he could only sit nervously across from Liu Yun and lift the cup of tea to drink.

"Elder He, put the matter of entering the Monster Mountain Range aside for now. After all, it will not be easy to find a Peak Tier 2 Magical Beast on the outskirts.

"I have a task for you now. Find the Misty Cloud Sect delegation that came to Wutan City this time, then find out who is in the group and how strong they are," Liu Yun said.

"The Misty Cloud Sect?" He Qingfeng was startled. Was the Young Master planning to go against the Misty Cloud Sect?

"Don't worry, Elder He. I have no intention of doing anything to the Misty Cloud Sect. I only want to discuss something with their representative this time. We should at least learn their background beforehand," Liu Yun explained.

"Understood, Young Master!" He Qingfeng replied, then immediately left.