Three days later,
Back in that familiar cave, after three days of rest and recovery, Xiao Li felt that he was at his peak. The thin barrier separating him from Dou Ling could be broken at any moment.
"I'm starting." Xiao Li spoke to Yun Yun before swallowing the Spirit Ascending Pill.
The Spirit Ascending Pill melted the instant it entered his mouth, becoming 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, yet his seemingly fragile meridians were actually extremely 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 pleasant.
Did they understand the value of being raised by a Rank 6 Alchemist since childhood? Pills were practically meals, with a small Medicinal Bath every three days and a large one every five.
Yun Yun stood not far from Xiao Li, holding her sword as she kept watch.
Boom—
An extraordinarily powerful energy burst from Xiao Li's body, and the commotion it caused was considerable.
"This is bad! Such a disturbance from his breakthrough may attract the surrounding Magical Beasts. I need to take a look. I can't let them interrupt Big Brother Xiao Li's breakthrough."
Yun Yun headed straight out of the cave, sword in hand. So long as any Magical Beast approached the cave, she would cut it down!
Yun Yun was already fifteen years old. With the cultivation of a Two-Star Dou Master, she had risen from a Five Star Dou Practitioner to a Two-Star Dou Master in less than a year. That was exceptionally fast.
This was all thanks to the pills Xiao Li had refined, which had allowed Yun Yun's cultivation to advance so quickly.
Roar—
Howl—
Sure enough, the disturbance from Xiao Li's breakthrough had ultimately drawn several Magical Beasts over.
"Two Second Tier Magical Beasts and one Third Tier Magical Beast. This is troublesome!"
Yun Yun gripped her longsword tightly with both hands, her expression solemn. If they were Second Tier Magical Beasts, she was confident she could kill them, but a Third Tier Magical Beast would be somewhat difficult.
A Third Tier Magical Beast was comparable to a Da Dou Shi. Yun Yun's chances against one were fifty-fifty, but there were also two Second Tier Magical Beasts, equivalent to Dou Masters, eyeing her hungrily. The pressure on Yun Yun was immense.
She also had to control the range of her attacks, or she might attract even more Magical Beasts.
Roar—
The Third Tier Magical Beast struck first, charging straight at Yun Yun.
"Extreme Wind: Annihilating Strike!"
The longsword in Yun Yun's hand suddenly trembled, and an azure beam as thick as an arm shot forth in an instant.
Bang—
After the azure light struck the Third Tier Magical Beast, it blasted a huge hole through its body, large enough for its internal organs to be seen.
Roar—
Magical Beasts possessed extraordinarily vigorous life force. A mere serious injury was not enough to make it flee in panic. Instead, Yun Yun's attack enraged it.
"Damn it! My Extreme Wind: Annihilating Strike is still lacking. If I could compress the Wind Attribute Dou Qi down to the size of a thumb, this Magical Beast would have already been pierced through!"
Yun Yun keenly felt that her cultivation was still inadequate. Once she survived this calamity, 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 inch it moved, it left behind a sword-shaped afterimage that seemed almost solid.
Wind Spirit Phantom Sword, a Mysterious Rank Intermediate Battle Skill of the Misty Cloud Sect. Yun Yun could currently create six sword-shaped phantoms.
As the longsword in Yun Yun's hand moved, several energy afterimages slowly appeared and attacked the three Magical Beasts at the same time.
The three Magical Beasts were instantly bewildered. Why had the human opposite them suddenly multiplied? And judging by their auras, every one of them seemed powerful!
The several phantoms Yun Yun had created, along with Yun Yun herself, all charged up and slashed an azure Moon Blade toward the three Magical Beasts!
A total of seven Moon Blades actually merged together in flight, forming a massive azure radiance nearly twenty feet long. Yun Yun's several phantoms dissipated along with it.
Slash—
The three Magical Beasts were swept by the azure radiance, their bodies instantly torn into pieces scattered everywhere.
"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 Mysterious 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 body rapidly recover, and her pale face gradually regained its color.
Roar—
"More Magical Beasts!"
A rather enormous bear-type Magical Beast was charging toward the cave!
"A Rank 4 Rocksplit Bear! This is troublesome!"
Yun Yun stared at the Rocksplit Bear with a grim expression. A Rank 4 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 abruptly trembled, and a beam even thinner than the azure light she had just used shot out in an instant.
Sizzle—
The azure light struck the Rocksplit Bear, but it only blasted a hole in its belly.
"As expected, a Rank 4 Magical Beast is not something I can defeat right now." Yun Yun's pretty face turned pale again. Her Dou Qi had not yet recovered, but she had used a Mysterious Rank High Battle Skill once more. Her Dou Qi was completely drained.
Roar—
The Rocksplit Bear violently smashed the ground, then lifted a massive boulder and hurled it forward.
When Yun Yun saw it, she wanted to use the Flying Willow Technique to dodge, but the exhaustion of her Dou Qi made her legs go weak.
Yun Yun gritted her teeth and rolled aside, barely avoiding the huge boulder, but the fragments scattered when it struck the ground still hit her.
Yun Yun slammed directly into a tree. She felt sweetness rise in her throat as pain wracked her body.
Roar—
The Rocksplit Bear charged forward violently, its eyes bloodshot as it sought to tear the human before it apart completely.
Seeing the Rocksplit Bear charging toward her, Yun Yun tried to get up and dodge, but a sudden burst of intense pain struck her. She hurriedly used Internal Vision and discovered that two of her ribs had broken and her right leg had been dislocated.
"Am I really going to die this time?" Yun Yun muttered. She still had ambitions 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 that moment, Yun Yun's desire to survive reached its peak. She suddenly wondered whether that man might emerge from seclusion in time to save her.
Roar—
The Rocksplit Bear suddenly pounced.
"Nine Tribulations Heavenly Flame Hand!"
A huge purple flaming palm came crashing down, striking the Rocksplit Bear directly and sending it flying several meters away.
A figure suddenly appeared in front of Yun Yun, and her eyes lit up.
Xiao Li turned around and looked at the somewhat miserable Yun Yun. 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 back to its senses, let out an angry roar, and charged at Xiao Li once more.
"Die!"
Xiao Li picked up Yun Yun's sword with his right hand. Then, dense Dou Qi gathered in his left hand, forming a purple longsword.
Dou Qi Materialization! A Dou Ling expert!
Xiao Li kicked off the ground, overlapped the two swords, and slashed toward the Rocksplit Bear's throat.
Splurt—
The Rocksplit Bear's head was severed directly, and blood sprayed everywhere.
"Hmph! A mere bear that has only just entered Rank 4 dares to act so arrogantly? You dared to hurt my person, so I'll chop off your bear paws to go with my wine!"
With a flick of his sword, Xiao Li cut 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 an 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 youngsters in the family.
Roar—
"Holy shit? There's an even stronger one? Run!"
Xiao Li heard an exceptionally powerful beast roar. From the sensation alone, he knew it had to have come from at least a Rank 5 Magical Beast.
Without a second thought, Xiao Li picked up Yun Yun and fled.
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