First Meeting with Yun Yun! Such Favor

"Yun Shan, a mysterious and unknown Dou Emperor?"

Gu Han felt it probably would not be Yun Yun.

The opportunity guidance from five days ago had clearly stated that Yun Yun mentioned in her letter to Nalan Yanran that she would return to the sect in seven days. The timing did not match.

But there was no need to know who the other party was in advance. Since the opportunity had clearly stated that swimming out from the other end of the Cold Spring at the Midnight Hour would earn a Dou Emperor's favor, he only needed to do as instructed.

Steadying his mind, Gu Han decided to first follow the opportunity's guidance and find the underwater entrance.

Taking out his sword, he headed down the mountain. Half an hour later, he arrived in a forest by a cliff.

At the other end of the forest stood a massive exposed boulder, and before it was a hidden open-air hot spring.

After entering the Xuanwu Secret Realm to inspect it, Gu Han found that the hot spring pool was not very deep. Even at its innermost point, it was only a little over a zhang deep.

"Splash."

After removing his outer robe and storing it in his Storage Ring, Gu Han left the secret realm and plunged headfirst into the hot spring.

After searching for a while, he found an underwater passage in the rock wall at the bottom of the pool, wide enough for two people to swim through side by side.

"I'll act after the Warm Jade transforms into Cold Jade."

Gu Han was in no hurry to proceed. He surfaced from the hot spring, intending to soak for a while before cultivating.

"Hm?"

As he circulated the Mysterious Ice Force in the hot spring, Gu Han discovered that the Dou Qi within his body moved extremely slowly, and his speed of absorbing and refining Heaven and Earth Energy was also poor.

If he had cultivated at this speed before, he might not have broken through to the Dou Master level even after three to five years of effort.

Yet although it was slow, under some kind of pressure, his ice-attribute Dou Qi seemed to be becoming purer.

Slow had its benefits.

Seizing the opportunity, Gu Han entered a cultivation state and refined his Dou Qi.

When immersed in cultivation, time always passed more quickly.

In the blink of an eye, the bright moon hung high overhead.

Having kept track of the time, Gu Han withdrew his hand seal, plunged into the hot spring, and reached the passage at the bottom.

Maintaining a steady rhythm of breathing, he dived into the passage.

The passage was longer than Gu Han had expected. He swam around ten zhang without seeing its end.

His breathing grew difficult. Just as he considered returning to the Xuanwu Secret Realm to catch his breath, he suddenly sensed an intense wave of cold energy surging from ahead.

Clearly, the Hundred Year Jade Embryo had formed at this moment, transforming into a piece of Hundred Year Cold Jade.

If it continued to be influenced by the Cold Jade, the hot spring would become a cold spring from this day onward.

The faint suppression instantly vanished. Gu Han felt every pore in his body open as every cell became extraordinarily active.

His swimming speed increased again. A few breaths later, he saw a faint blue glow in the pitch-black depths of the spring—the source of all that cold energy.

"Take it."

Gu Han arrived before the Cold Jade and brought it with him into the Xuanwu Secret Realm.

After taking several deep breaths, he turned his attention to the Hundred Year Cold Jade.

It looked like an oval piece of ice on the surface. It was extremely cold to the touch, yet he found it very comfortable.

Sitting cross-legged, Gu Han placed the Cold Jade on his lap and formed hand seals to attempt cultivation.

Under the effects of the Spirit Awakening Pill, his perception of the Heaven and Earth Energy around him had already become much sharper.

Cold-attribute energy continuously flowed out from the Cold Jade, and the circulation of the Mysterious Ice Force within his body suddenly accelerated.

It was like playing a game in his past life: it had been lagging terribly, then suddenly he turned on an accelerator.

The sensation was so comfortable that he wanted to moan, and he soon lost himself in it.

At the same time, above the mountain range directly behind Misty Cloud Mountain, a green figure swept swiftly through the sky.

As she neared Misty Cloud Mountain, the figure suddenly changed direction and flew toward the third peak in the mountain range behind it, arriving before a cave on a cliff.

A light breeze passed by. At that moment, the bright moon emerged from the clouds, its light falling upon the green figure and illuminating her form.

A plain dress wrapped around her voluptuous and graceful body. Her snow-white skin seemed to glow beneath the moonlight. Her long green hair was gathered into a noble Fenghuang hair ornament, while several strands fluttered in the wind. Her bearing was indescribably elegant and noble.

Her jade-like face bore a calm, tranquil expression. Her eyes were gentle as water, yet clear like mountain springs that could see through the human heart.

Behind her were a pair of illusory wings formed from externalized Dou Qi, adding an ethereal beauty to her appearance.

She was like a butterfly immortal, dancing gracefully beneath the moonlight.

This woman was Yun Yun, the current Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect and one of the Jia Ma Empire's foremost female Dou Emperors—the very person Gu Han believed could not possibly appear tonight.

Dou Emperor experts could control the power of Heaven and Earth, drawing heavily upon external energy of the same attribute. Their perception of their surroundings was exceptionally sharp.

Yun Yun mobilized the Dou Qi within her body, gaining a clear grasp of everything within several dozen zhang.

After confirming that there was no danger in the cave, she flashed inside, and the Dou Qi wings behind her dissipated.

Many years ago, when she broke through to the Dou Wang level, she had discovered this hot spring within the cliff cave. She had made it her Secret Base, coming here to rest when weary or soak and relax her mind.

As she walked toward the hot spring deep within the cave, Yun Yun wore less and less clothing. Even her inner armor was stored in her Storage Ring, until only a silk bodice and underpants remained.

"Splash."

Yun Yun lowered her perfectly arched jade feet into the hot spring.

The sensation made a trace of confusion flash through her eyes.

"Today's water does not seem as warm as usual."

But a hot spring was still a hot spring. For a Dou Emperor like Yun Yun, it had no effect.

She walked to one side of the pool, slowly sat down, and leaned against the rock wall she had polished in the past, relaxing completely.

"The time has come!"

Within the Xuanwu Secret Realm, inside a Space Node at the bottom of the hot spring, Gu Han opened his eyes after cultivating diligently.

Without the slightest hesitation, he left the secret realm and entered the outside hot spring, swimming upward toward the light above.

"Splash."

Emerging from the surface, Gu Han stood on a nearby rock with half his body exposed and shook the water from his hair.

But in the next moment, his pupils contracted, and all his movements stopped.

Before him was a beauty with most of her body hidden beneath the hot spring, her hands raised as she tied up her long hair.

In that pose, the stunning curves wrapped by her bodice were perfectly displayed, stirring primal desire.

Yet in only an instant, Gu Han closed his eyes. At the same time, he circulated the Mysterious Ice Force and forcibly calmed himself.

Some beautiful sights could be fatal if looked at one too many times.

He could not understand how this could possibly count as an opportunity.

It would already be fortunate if Yun Yun did not silence him. Would he really earn her favor?

"Splash!"

Gu Han's reaction jolted Yun Yun back to her senses.

A man had suddenly emerged while she was bathing!?

Although the cave was poorly lit and she had not fully undressed, so he had not seen everything, this was still an unprecedented experience.

Even though Yun Yun had weathered countless dangers and storms, an unprecedented shyness and panic surged from deep within her heart at this moment.

She was also angry at being peeped on, but Gu Han's reaction kept her calm, and she did not immediately do anything.

"You may open your eyes now." Yun Yun's ethereal voice rang out, sending chills over one's entire body.

Gu Han opened his eyes, and a trace of amazement flashed through them.

The Mysterious Ice Force, a mere Mysterious Tier Low Grade Cultivation Method, truly was not enough.