Daily Life in the Mountain Cave

"I'll help you check your injuries. It's time to change the dressing."

Yun Yun, who had been resting with her eyes closed, opened them when she heard him. "Mm. Sorry to trouble you."

Xiao Tian helped Yun Yun sit up. After going through the whole process, he carefully checked the wound. There were no signs of it worsening. After applying a fresh layer of Medicinal Powder, he wrapped it with clean cotton cloth and helped her put her clothes back on.

"Your injury isn't a problem. It should scab over tomorrow. I'd say you'll be able to move around a little by then. Rest for now."

"Mm!" Having Xiao Tian see her body once again, Yun Yun was still burning red. She lowered her head and answered softly.

After settling Yun Yun down, Xiao Tian took down the Moonlight Stone in the Mountain Cave, and the Mountain Cave sank into darkness.

Early the next morning, Yun Yun moved her body. Her numb body from yesterday could already make simple movements, so she propped herself up and sat.

She looked around and found no sign of Xiao Tian inside the Mountain Cave. Just as she was about to stand and go out to look for him, Xiao Tian walked in. "You're awake? Looks like your body's recovering pretty well."

"Where did you go?"

"To find some food. I found quite a lot this time, so I won't need to go out again for a while." Xiao Tian waved his hand, and seven or eight fish appeared, along with dozens of bright red fruits.

"Have some fruit first to line your stomach." He put away part of it, leaving only seven or eight fruits and two fish. Xiao Tian handed a few fruits to Yun Yun, then watched her take them before skewering the fish and setting them aside. He added some firewood to the nearly extinguished fire.

He placed the skewered fish beside the fire to roast. Yun Yun slowly walked over and sat down on a rock next to Xiao Tian, revealing her fair, long legs. "This fire is really white."

Seeing Xiao Tian staring dazedly at her legs, Yun Yun covered them with her Robe and glared at him. "You're still looking? The fish is burning."

Xiao Tian turned his head and muttered under his breath, "You exposed them yourself, and now you won't let me look. It's not like I haven't seen the rest."

"What did you say? I didn't hear clearly." Yun Yun saw Xiao Tian's lips move slightly, but she did not catch what he said, and could not help asking.

"Nothing. I said the fish will be ready soon."

After Xiao Tian said that, he focused on turning the fish, sprinkling seasoning over them. They let out a sizzling sound.

"The fish is ready. This one's for you." Xiao Tian placed the slightly smaller fish in front of Yun Yun.

Yun Yun took the fish and gently bit into it. "Your cooking skills are quite good. This is very tasty."

"If it's good, eat more." Xiao Tian casually replied while taking big bites of his own fish.

"Have you always stayed in the Monster Mountain Range?" Yun Yun looked at Xiao Tian and asked.

"No. I only came to the Monster Mountain Range in the past two months. Training, you know. I go here and there, look around."

"If you come near the Misty Cloud Sect in the future, you can go up and take a look."

"We'll see when the time comes. I'm going to cultivate for a bit. Don't wander around. If you need to go out to bathe or clean yourself, sprinkle this Medicinal Powder along the way. It can conceal your Aura." After Xiao Tian finished eating the fish, he tossed the fish bones beside the fire. A Jade Bottle appeared in his hand, and he placed it next to Yun Yun.

Xiao Tian went to the place where he had meditated before, took out the Jade Bottle containing Thunder Liquid, and directly poured five drops of Thunder Liquid into his mouth.

The moment the Thunder Liquid entered his mouth, it instantly turned into a pure force that coursed through his body, continuously washing through it and refining the Dou Qi inside. Xiao Tian's Aura grew more and more violent, gradually climbing toward a higher realm.

The embryonic form of Dou Qi Armor appeared outside Xiao Tian's body. His entire Aura trembled violently, and his hair flew upward. Xiao Tian did not notice. He was fully focused on continuously controlling the liquid energy inside his body, compressing it into solid energy.

After Yun Yun finished eating, she also returned to the stone platform. Looking at the Dou Qi Armor appearing around Xiao Tian as he cultivated, she could not help widening her eyes. "Is he about to break through to Dou Grandmaster? He's only around seventeen!"

The liquid energy inside Xiao Tian's body gradually bottomed out, revealing a thumb-sized rhombus-shaped crystal. He stared at that cyan rhombus crystal, as if it stood in the eye of a storm. This was the key object of a Dou Grandmaster: the Dou Crystal.

Xiao Tian circulated the Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Art, continuously compressing the formed Yimu Thunder and five strands of Binghuo Thunder into the Dou Crystal. The compression process was extremely slow.

"Success." The Aura around Xiao Tian gradually stabilized. He let out a long breath of stale air that had been stuck in his chest for a long time, sensing the unprecedented surging feeling within his body. "I can finally release Dou Qi outward. I don't have to be bound by my body anymore."

"Congratulations on successfully breaking through to Dou Grandmaster. Your talent is even more terrifying than I thought."

"How long has it been?" Xiao Tian asked Yun Yun.

"About a day, I suppose."

"It actually took that long." Xiao Tian pondered for a moment. Although he felt this time had taken too long, fusing Spirit Thunder afterward would be much simpler. Moreover, with a Dou Crystal fused with Spirit Thunder, his strength was even greater. The current him could fight a Nine Star Dou Grandmaster.

"Since you're done cultivating, I can relax. I want to go take a bath."

"Remember to bring the Concealment Powder. Sprinkle a circle around the area before washing, then sprinkle some along the road after you're done."

After about a minute, Xiao Tian raised his head and looked at Yun Yun, who was still standing there without moving, her expression conflicted. "What's wrong? Didn't you say you wanted to bathe?"

"I... I want you to help me watch the surroundings. I don't have any strength right now." Yun Yun's face was flushed as she spoke nervously, then added, "You're not allowed to peek."

Xiao Tian had originally wanted to refuse, but when he saw the slight pleading in Yun Yun's eyes, he still agreed.

When they arrived near the pool, Xiao Tian sat down on a large rock and gestured for Yun Yun to go bathe. Yun Yun came to the edge of the pool and looked back at Xiao Tian's position. After making sure he could not see her, she took off her clothes, entered the pool, and began to wash.

Xiao Tian lay on the rock, leisurely sensing the safety of the surroundings. He had no intention of peeking.

"Ah!!"

A pained cry rang out. Xiao Tian heard that it was Yun Yun's voice and hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

"I don't know what bit my foot. I can't use any strength right now." Yun Yun's weak voice came over.

Xiao Tian went over and saw Yun Yun lying naked at the edge of the pool. Fortunately, Yun Yun had been washing near the shore and was not in danger.

Xiao Tian hurried over and picked Yun Yun up. The moment he touched her, her skin was soft and smooth, as delicate as silk beneath his fingers, making it hard to let go.

Suppressing the jumble of thoughts in his mind, Xiao Tian helped wrap her simply in her robe, then lifted her foot to inspect the wound. On her left calf were two tiny punctures, the area around them already starting to redden. "This was a bite from a snake-type magical beast, and the venom doesn't look weak. Did you see what kind of snake bit you?"

"It swam off under the water all at once, so I didn't get a clear look at what kind of snake it was. But it should have been gray. My body feels a little hot now," Yun Yun said after thinking for a moment.

Hearing this, Xiao Tian quickly picked Yun Yun up, shattered the bottle of Concealment Powder with his Dou Qi and scattered it around them, then immediately activated Ground Shrinking to an Inch and rushed back to the Mountain Cave.

"Hot... I'm so hot."