Advancement to Dou Ling

Three days later,

It was still that familiar cave. After three days of rest and recovery, Xiao Li felt that he was at his peak. The thin barrier before advancing to Dou Ling could be broken at any moment.

"I'm starting." Xiao Li spoke to Yun Yun, then swallowed the Spirit Ascending Pill.

The Spirit Ascending Pill melted the moment it entered his mouth, turning into a stream of heat that slid down Xiao Li's throat.

In an instant, an immensely powerful energy filled Xiao Li's body.

The powerful energy continuously battered Xiao Li's meridians, but his seemingly fragile meridians were actually exceedingly resilient. No matter how the Spirit Ascending Pill's energy crashed against them, it could not shake Xiao Li's meridians in the slightest. He did not even feel pain; instead, he found it rather comfortable.

Did they understand the value of being raised from childhood by a Rank 6 Alchemist? He practically ate pills as meals, taking a small medicinal bath every three days and a major one every five.

Yun Yun stood not far from Xiao Li, holding her sword as she kept watch.

Boom—

An extremely powerful energy burst from Xiao Li's body, and the resulting disturbance was immense.

Not good! This breakthrough will probably attract the nearby Magical Beasts. I need to check outside. I can't let them disturb Eldest Brother Xiao Li's breakthrough.

Yun Yun headed straight outside the cave, sharp sword in hand. As long as any Magical Beast approached the cave, she would cut it down!

Yun Yun was now Fifteen Years Old, with the cultivation of a Two-Star Dou Master. In less than a year, she had risen from a Five Star Dou Practitioner to a Two-Star Dou Master. Her progress was incredibly fast.

This was all thanks to the pills Xiao Li had refined, allowing Yun Yun's cultivation to advance so quickly.

Roar—

Howl—

Sure enough, the disturbance caused by Xiao Li's breakthrough had ultimately drawn several Magical Beasts over.

"Two Rank 2 Magical Beasts and one Third Tier Magical Beast. This is troublesome!"

Yun Yun gripped her longsword tightly with both hands, her expression grave. She was confident she could kill Rank 2 Magical Beasts, but a Third Tier Magical Beast would be difficult.

A Third Tier Magical Beast was comparable to a Da Dou Shi. Yun Yun's odds against one were even, but with two Rank 2 Magical Beasts equivalent to Dou Masters eyeing her hungrily, the pressure on Yun Yun was immense.

She also had to keep her attacks under control, or she would draw even more Magical Beasts here.

Roar—

The Third Tier Magical Beast attacked first, charging directly at Yun Yun.

"Extreme Wind: Annihilating Strike!"

The longsword in Yun Yun's hand trembled sharply, and a beam of azure light as thick as an arm shot forth in an instant.

Bang—

After the azure light struck the Third Tier Magical Beast, it blasted a massive hole through its body, large enough for its internal organs to be seen.

Roar—

Magical Beasts possessed tremendous vitality. A mere severe wound was not enough to make it flee in panic; Yun Yun's attack had instead enraged it.

"Damn it! My Extreme Wind: Annihilating Strike still isn't mastered. If I could compress my Wind Attribute Dou Qi to the size of a thumb, this Magical Beast would have already been pierced through!"

Yun Yun deeply felt that her cultivation was still lacking. Once she survived this ordeal, she had to train properly!

"Wind Spirit Phantom Sword!"

The longsword in Yun Yun's hand suddenly began to tremble rapidly, then slowly moved. With every slight movement of the sword, it left behind a sword-shaped afterimage that seemed almost tangible.

Wind Spirit Phantom Sword, a Mysterious Rank Intermediate Battle Skill of the Misty Cloud Sect. Yun Yun could now create six sword phantoms.

As the longsword in Yun Yun's hand moved, the several energy phantoms that gradually appeared attacked the three Magical Beasts at the same time.

The three Magical Beasts were instantly dumbfounded. Why had there suddenly become so many humans on the other side? And judging by their auras, every one of them was powerful!

The several phantoms Yun Yun had created, together with Yun Yun's True Form, all gathered their strength and slashed out an azure Moon Blade at the three Magical Beasts!

A full seven Moon Blades actually merged together mid-flight! They formed a gigantic azure streak nearly twenty feet long, while Yun Yun's phantoms vanished along with it.

Ssh—

The azure streak swept past the three Magical Beasts, tearing their bodies into scattered chunks.

"Phew... If a few more Magical Beasts like those came, I probably wouldn't be able to hold on." Yun Yun's pretty face was pale. She had first used a Heaven Rank High Battle Skill, then followed it with a Mysterious Rank Intermediate Battle Skill. Her Dou Qi was nearly depleted.

Yun Yun took a Jade Bottle from her Storage Ring, opened it, and held its mouth directly to her lips, pouring the Qi Returning Pills inside into her mouth.

After taking the Qi Returning Pills, Yun Yun felt the Dou Qi within her rapidly recover, and her pale face gradually regained its rosy color.

Roar—

"More Magical Beasts!"

A rather massive bear-type Magical Beast charged toward the cave!

"A Fourth Tier Magical Beast, a Rocksplit Bear! This is troublesome!"

Yun Yun stared at the Rocksplit Bear with a solemn expression. A Fourth Tier Magical Beast was equivalent to a Dou Ling expert, two Great Realms above her. How was she supposed to fight this?

"Extreme Wind: Annihilating Strike!"

The longsword in Yun Yun's hand trembled sharply, and a beam of light even thinner than the azure light she had just unleashed shot forth in an instant.

Sizzle—

The azure light struck the Rocksplit Bear, but it only punched a hole in its stomach.

"As expected, a Fourth Tier Magical Beast is not something I can defeat right now." Yun Yun's pretty face paled again. Her Dou Qi had not yet recovered, and after using a Heaven Rank High Battle Skill once more, it was already depleted.

Roar—

The Rocksplit Bear slammed the ground, then lifted an enormous boulder and hurled it out.

When Yun Yun saw it, she had just wanted to evade with the Flying Willow Technique, but her exhausted Dou Qi made her legs go weak.

Yun Yun gritted her teeth and twisted her body, barely dodging the boulder. However, the fragments scattered when it struck the ground still hit her.

Yun Yun crashed directly into a tree. She only felt sweetness rise in her throat as pain wracked her body.

Roar—

The Rocksplit Bear charged forward fiercely, its eyes bloodshot as it sought to tear the human before it apart.

Seeing the Rocksplit Bear charge at her, Yun Yun wanted to get up and dodge, but she suddenly felt a sharp pain. She hurriedly used Internal Vision and discovered that two of her ribs were broken and her right leg was dislocated.

"Am I really going to die this time?" Yun Yun muttered. She still had ambitions left unfulfilled. She had yet to lead the Misty Cloud Sect to its peak, and she had yet to become a powerhouse in her own right.

At this moment, Yun Yun's desire to live reached its peak. She suddenly imagined whether that man would emerge in time to save her.

Roar—

The Rocksplit Bear suddenly pounced.

"Nine Tribulations Heavenly Flame Hand!"

A gigantic purple flaming palm slammed down, striking the Rocksplit Bear and sending it flying several meters away.

A figure suddenly appeared before Yun Yun, and her eyes lit up.

Xiao Li turned around and looked at Yun Yun's miserable state. His heart could not help but tighten. He then took out a Jade Bottle from his Storage Ring and poured out a pill.

"This is a Bone Regrowth Pill." Xiao Li directly fed the Bone Regrowth Pill to Yun Yun.

Roar—

The Rocksplit Bear came to its senses. Feeling the intense pain across its body, it saw that the previous strike had burned even its fur and hide to ruin. It roared furiously and charged at Xiao Li once more.

"Die!"

Xiao Li picked up Yun Yun's Personal Sword with his right hand. Then, thick Dou Qi gathered in his left hand, forming a purple longsword.

Dou Qi Materialization! A Dou Ling expert!

Xiao Li kicked off fiercely, crossing his twin swords as he slashed at the Rocksplit Bear's throat.

"Flame Slash!"

Splurt—

The Rocksplit Bear's head was severed directly, and blood sprayed everywhere.

"Hmph! I'll cut off these bear paws to go with some wine."

With a flash of his sword, Xiao Li chopped off the Rocksplit Bear's paws and dug out its Magical Core as well.

The Rocksplit Bear was an Earth Attribute Magical Beast, and its Magical Core was excellent material for refining pills. Xiao Li remembered that his cousin Xiao Lie cultivated Earth Attribute Dou Qi. When he returned home, he could refine some pills for the boys in the family.

Roar—

"Holy shit? There's an even stronger one? Run!"

Hearing an immensely powerful Beast Roar, Xiao Li could tell from its aura that it had come from at least a Rank 5 Magical Beast.

Without a second thought, Xiao Li picked Yun Yun up and ran.