Precious Defensive Armor

Monster Mountain Range.

He Qingfeng carried Liu Yun on his back and ran all the way, finding a cave that someone had carved out long ago. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and set Liu Yun down.

After the Sabertooth Tiger incident, combined with Liu Yun's relentless lecturing over the past few days, He Qingfeng had finally learned his lesson. He was afraid of another repeat—if another fourth-tier Ironclad Savage Lion suddenly appeared, the two of them would be finished.

Once Liu Yun was placed on the ground, he felt unsteady on his feet and utterly drained. His mind was exhausted as well. In that battle, he had nearly depleted all his Dou Qi, and his body had been injured by several waves of energy. The fact that he could still stand was already a small miracle.

He Qingfeng applied medicine to Liu Yun's wounds, then took out the Ironclad Savage Lion's corpse from his Ring and began dissecting it.

Every part of the Ironclad Savage Lion was valuable. Its iron armor possessed defensive power comparable to that of a Da Dou Shi, and together with the Second-tier Magic Core from its body, it could definitely be made into a highly defensive suit of armor.

Even Da Dou Shi would go mad over something like this. If it were put up for auction at the Mittle Auction House, it would surely fetch a fortune.

Last time, Liu Yun had someone make the Spirit Rock Leopard's hide into inner armor. After Ya Fei auctioned it off, the system had Returned a fourth-tier inner armor, which he gave to Gu Xun'er.

No surprises this time—this armor would bring in a huge profit as well!

At that moment, Liu Yun felt incredibly weary. Before he knew it, he had fallen into a deep sleep.

The next day, the gurgling sound of flowing water woke Liu Yun. He rolled over and got up, feeling that his injuries had improved considerably and that nearly thirty percent of his Dou Qi had recovered. In another three to five days, he would return to peak condition.

Seeing He Qingfeng tinkering with something nearby, Liu Yun grew curious. He walked over and discovered a suit of purple armor with a purple Magical Core embedded in its chest.

"Elder He, this armor is...?"

Although Liu Yun had roughly guessed the answer, he still asked uncertainly.

"Haha, this is armor made from that Ironclad Savage Lion. Without using the Magical Core, it can block attacks below the Da Dou Shi realm. Once the Magical Core is activated, it can even defend against attacks from low-level Da Dou Shi." He Qingfeng proudly fiddled with his masterpiece, clearly pleased with himself.

"Unfortunately, if we had a defensive third-tier Magical Core, it could even ignore attacks from Da Dou Shi." He sighed regretfully.

Then he stretched out his hand and handed the armor to Liu Yun. This was armor at the Da Dou Shi level, after all. As a Dou Ling, he naturally had no need for it.

Liu Yun was overjoyed. From now on, when fighting Peak Tier 2 Magical Beasts, he would no longer need to fear their attacks. This was life-saving armor and could also serve as a trump card.

Over the next three days, Liu Yun restored himself to peak condition.

Three days later, instead of hunting Magical Beasts, he calmed his mind and went to the waterfall before the cave, circulating the Thousand Hammer Hundred Refinement Technique to temper his body.

It had to be said that the Monster Mountain Range truly was a place of great natural fortune. There were many cave dwellings carved out by past cultivators, and these dwellings were all close to water sources. In these rugged mountains, waterfalls formed easily, giving him great convenience.

Since arriving in Wutan City, Liu Yun's realm had risen sharply from the Tenth Stage Dou Qi to Nine-star Dou Zhe, but his body had never been tempered. Now that he had a ready-made training ground, he could use it to strengthen his physique and consolidate the cultivation he had gained so rapidly recently.

Over the following month, He Qingfeng witnessed Liu Yun's entire body-tempering process. Liu Yun constantly moved closer to the waterfall, enduring the ceaseless pounding of the water.

He Qingfeng had never seen such a cultivation method. What puzzled him even more was that Liu Yun improved at an unbelievable speed.

A month later, Liu Yun was already standing directly beneath the waterfall, taking head-on the rushing torrent falling from dozens of meters above. It was simply insane.

That day, Liu Yun contentedly finished the training regimen he had set for himself. He came outside the cave feeling more energetic than ever, then called He Qingfeng out.

"Elder He, let's set off today," Liu Yun said.

This delay had cost them quite some time. The Mittle Auction House's monthly auction had also ended a few days ago. Listening to the system's notification, Liu Yun found himself missing Ya Fei.

There had been three items in this auction, making it a relatively small event. Such small auctions were the norm in Wutan City.

The items Ya Fei had auctioned were: a Third-grade Pill, the Wind Hành Pill; a Yellow Tier high-grade cultivation technique, the Flame Art; and the prescription for a first-grade Recovery Pill.

The items Liu Yun received through the twentyfold Return were: a Fifth-grade Pill, the Wind God Pill; a Mysterious Tier high-grade cultivation technique, the Fire Flame Art; and the prescription for a Third-grade Pill, the Recovery Purple Pill.

Wind God Pill: Fifth-grade Pill. After taking it, one could draw upon a small amount of Wind Attribute energy from the void and use it to empower oneself.

One had to know that those capable of drawing upon even a small amount of void energy were at least Dou Wang experts. This pill was quite heaven-defying.

Fire Flame Art: Fire Attribute Mysterious Tier High-grade cultivation technique.

Recovery Purple Pill: Third-grade Pill. It could restore all bodily injuries sustained within one hour.

They were all items he could take or leave, nothing particularly precious. Liu Yun did not pay them much attention and simply stored them in his Ring.

He opened his Personal Panel, wanting to check his current condition.

Name: Mitel Liu Yun

Realm: Nine-star Dou Zhe

Attributes: Metal, Wood, Fire, Wind

Aptitude: 65 (Through your unrelenting efforts, your aptitude has finally improved. But across the myriad worlds, you are still an utterly ordinary nobody.)

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

Comprehension: 35 (A comprehension too painful to describe. A nobody among 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)

Mission: With the host's current Nine-star Dou Zhe cultivation, personally kill a total of 10 Peak Tier 2 Magical Beasts of different species head-on. No tricks allowed, and no person or Magical Beast may interfere or provide assistance during this period.

Mission Points: 0 (Mission Points can be obtained by completing missions.)

Items: Liu Yun Sword, One-star Dou Huang Trial Card *1, Sixth-tier Magic Core Wind Attribute Sword, Fifth-grade Pill Wind God Pill, Fire Flame Art (Mysterious Tier high-grade cultivation technique), Fourth-tier Wood Attribute Magic Core, Third-grade Pill Recovery Purple Pill prescription, Ten Thousand Year Green Spirit Vine, Yin God Flower, Blood Lotus Essence.

System Function One: Return Binding Targets 6/10. (Click to view details.)

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

Click to view the details of the Return targets.

Yun Yun: 100% Dou Qi Return. Current relationship: "First encounter."

Nalan Yanran: 10x Dou Technique Return. Current relationship: "Teacher-student bond."

Mittel Ya Fei: 20x Auction Return. Current relationship: "Secretly in Love."

Yao Chen: 100% Alchemist Return. Current relationship: "First encounter."

Xiao Yan: 10x Flame Refinement Return. Current relationship: "Sworn Brother."

Gu Xun'er: 10x Dou Qi Return. Current relationship: "Sworn Sister."