Sect Leader Personally Gives Him a Lift

"You said you discovered what?"

Yun Yun sat up in surprise. Her graceful body, wrapped in thin gauze, appeared and disappeared amid the steam, its curves looking even more alluring.

After being soaked in water, the thin gauze not only failed to block anyone's view but instead added a unique allure to Yun Yun.

Unfortunately, no second person could see this scene. Even Gu Han, who was in the same hot spring, had his view blocked by the stone slab.

Of course, if he entered the Xuanwu Secret Realm, he could clearly sense Yun Yun.

But sensing was like a 3D radar. There was nothing to see.

Besides, Gu Han could not bring himself to do something like that.

"I discovered a Spirit Gathering Land," Gu Han answered again.

"Where?" Yun Yun pressed, her tone excited.

Any place that could be called a Spirit Gathering Land was far from ordinary. It meant that the Heaven and Earth Energy there was at least three times denser than in the surrounding area.

The locations where the Misty Cloud Sect's Outer Sect and Inner Sect Training Rooms had been built could not be considered Spirit Gathering Lands. They were merely the places with the densest spiritual energy in the Outer Sect and Inner Sect, and only with the support of formations could they barely achieve the effect of a Spirit Gathering Land.

"Deep within a narrow valley passage in the First Mountain Range." Gu Han leaned against the pool wall, both arms resting on the shore, looking quite relaxed.

He did not care whether he received a reward. Most importantly, he could not let the Mo Family obtain one by putting that Spirit Gathering Land to use.

"Within the Misty Cloud Sect's territory?" A trace of surprise flashed through Yun Yun's eyes.

Every year, the Misty Cloud Sect arranged for stewards and disciples to clear out the mountains behind the sect, harvesting medicinal herbs and dealing with Magical Beasts that had grown powerful.

Unless this Spirit Gathering Land had only just formed, it should have been discovered long ago.

"This little fellow is quite lucky." Yun Yun's lips curved slightly as she asked, "Discovering a Spirit Gathering Land is a great merit. What reward do you want?"

A reward?

"As a disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect, this is what I should do." Gu Han answered with righteous solemnity.

"If you do not want one, then I will not give you one." Amusement filled Yun Yun's eyes.

"The state has its laws, and the sect has its rules. The Sect Leader rewards and punishes fairly, so I must accept it." Gu Han immediately changed his tune and said seriously, "Whatever the Sect Leader gives me, I will take."

This was not foolishness. On the contrary, it was quite clever.

If he truly made his own request, asking for too much would make Yun Yun think him greedy, while asking for too little would make her look down on him as lacking knowledge.

Letting Yun Yun decide what to reward him with meant that if she gave too little, she would worry about disappointing her disciple, while giving too much would pain her. Either way, it certainly would not be too shabby.

Given the talent he had displayed so far, Gu Han believed Yun Yun would not be stingy with him.

And that was indeed the case.

After thinking for a moment, Yun Yun said, "Once you break through to Dou Master, you may claim a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill from This Sect Master. As for whether it has one pattern or two, we shall see then."

The Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill was among the finest Fourth-Grade Pills and had extremely harsh refining requirements. It came in three grades, requiring one to three types of flame respectively.

Each grade formed a ring of pill patterns on the pill itself. One pattern could raise a Dou Master's cultivation by one to two stars, while two patterns could raise it by two to three stars and help a Nine-Star Dou Master break through to Da Dou Shi.

Three patterns were comparable to a Fifth-Grade Pill. When a Da Dou Shi consumed it, there was a certain chance of temporarily increasing their strength by Three Star, though the medicinal effects could also backlash and reduce their cultivation by one to two stars.

"Thank you, Sect Leader." Gu Han did not put on any false modesty.

Of course he wanted something this good.

"Then now, take This Sect Master to the Spirit Gathering Land first." A sly glint flashed through Yun Yun's eyes.

"I obey the Sect Leader's command." Gu Han did not think much of it. He had long since finished soaking.

He rose and left the hot spring, circulating the Mysterious Ice Force. Ice Attribute Dou Qi flowed through the Meridians in his body, and the droplets on his skin instantly froze. With a shake of his body, they all scattered onto the ground.

After changing into Outer Disciple robes, Gu Han asked, "Sect Leader, may I come over now?"

"Yes, come over."

"Would that not be offensive?"

"How could you possibly offend me?"

That was true enough. In his current state, he really could not do anything to a Dou Emperor.

He desperately needed an Amethyst Winged Lion King to seal Yun Yun so that he could take the initiative.

"Will the Sect Leader fly me there?"

Gu Han walked around the stone slab to the other side, his gaze sweeping over the ornament holding Yun Yun's coiled hair in place.

"I did not expect you to ask such a foolish question." Yun Yun extended her jade-like hand and placed it on Gu Han's shoulder.

If they were not flying there together, was she supposed to accompany Gu Han on foot as the Sect Leader?

Dou Qi surged from behind her, condensing into azure Wings. At the same time, Wind Attribute Heaven and Earth Energy enveloped both her and Gu Han.

The next moment, the two of them swiftly flew out of the cave. A few breaths later, they had reached the high skies.

"You are not afraid?"

Yun Yun could sense that Gu Han's heartbeat was steady.

"The scenery is nice."

Gu Han admired with great interest the endless mountain range below, the private property of the Misty Cloud Sect.

"The first time I took Yan Ran flying, she was terrified." Yun Yun smiled with her eyes, lacking her usual majesty as Sect Leader.

"What about you, Sect Leader?" Gu Han asked.

"What?" Yun Yun blinked.

"When you flew for the first time, how did you react?" Gu Han asked.

Yun Yun could not help recalling how, when she was ten, curiosity had led her to ask Yun Shan to take her flying.

But Yun Shan had refused, saying she was too timid and unsuitable for it. Yet she pestered him endlessly, leaving him no choice but to have a Dou Wang named Yun Ni take her flying.

The result was that she screamed in fright until her face turned pale. For a long time afterward, she was afraid of heights, only overcoming it after she broke through to Dou Wang and could form Dou Qi Wings to fly herself.

"Seeing how skillfully This Sect Master flies, do you even need to ask?"

Yun Yun did not answer directly. She carried Gu Han through several difficult aerial maneuvers, and after accelerating into a dive, the First Mountain Range was already visible.

Gu Han could fly himself, so he was not the least bit afraid. While seriously taking in the experience, he said, "I understand."

Yun Yun's lips curled slightly. She thought Gu Han had been bluffed by her, only to hear him say, "The Sect Leader changed the subject rather than answering directly. It seems your first flight scared you badly."

Yun Yun: "..."

This fellow had suddenly become clever again.

"That spot." Before Yun Yun could find fault with him, Gu Han pointed toward a location.

The Wings behind Yun Yun's back moved, and she swiftly flew above a valley. After several flashes, she arrived above a concealed open-air cave entrance.

There was no need for Gu Han to guide her further. Yun Yun had already sensed the unusually dense Heaven and Earth Energy below and flew directly into the entrance.

Before long, they arrived at the Spirit Gathering Land and saw its surroundings.

Since the Mo Family had intended to report the Spirit Gathering Land, they had naturally tidied the place up in advance. From the surface, it looked like a naturally formed Spirit Gathering Land.

But Yun Yun was a Dou Emperor, with exceptionally powerful and keen senses. Her gaze fell upon the place where the Jade Spirit Fruit Tree had originally been planted, and with a wave of her hand, she slashed out a Wind Attribute Sword Qi.

Boom!

A pit dozens of meters wide instantly appeared.

Gu Han: "..."

He thought of how he had spent most of that day digging with a hoe and an iron shovel.

Compared to this, he was pitifully weak.

Yun Yun came to the edge of the pit, her gaze settling on a certain spot. Then she said something that shocked Gu Han.

"There should originally have been a piece of Primal Crystal Marrow here!"