Obtaining the Pill Reward!

Yun Yun stepped forward to help Nalan Yanran up, then looked at Xiao Yan, a flash of anger in her eyes.

"Xiao Yan, you've gone too far."

"Too far?" Xiao Yan said coolly. "She attacked first."

Yun Yun fell silent.

She knew Xiao Yan was telling the truth.

Yanran had struck first; Xiao Yan had only fought back.

But seeing her own disciple beaten like this still left her feeling uncomfortable.

"Yanran is my disciple. You beat her in front of me—where does that leave me as the Sect Master?" Yun Yun asked.

"That's your problem," Xiao Yan said. "It has nothing to do with me."

Yun Yun's expression darkened, but she didn't know what to say.

Lying in Yun Yun's arms, Nalan Yanran cursed inwardly.

Xiao Yan, you bastard.

Just you wait. One day, I'll make you pay for this.

But she also knew that she wasn't Xiao Yan's match.

Forget now—even if she had another ten years, she might still not be able to beat him.

The thought left her feeling utterly stifled.

"Teacher, he's being far too arrogant," Nalan Yanran said through gritted teeth. "You have to stand up for me."

Yun Yun said nothing.

"Teacher, you're a Three-Star Dou Emperor," Nalan Yanran said. "If you give it your all, there's no way he can beat you."

Yun Yun glanced at her and said coolly, "Enough."

Nalan Yanran reluctantly shut her mouth.

Yun Yun helped Nalan Yanran to one side, then turned to look at Xiao Yan.

"Xiao Yan, I came here today to seek an explanation on behalf of the Misty Cloud Sect."

Xiao Yan looked at her. "What sort of explanation do you want?"

"You killed three elders of my Misty Cloud Sect: Ge Ye, the Fourth Elder, and the First Elder," Yun Yun said. "They were all members of the Misty Cloud Sect. You killed them, so you owe us an explanation."

"An explanation?" Xiao Yan said coolly. "They tried to kill me, so I killed them. Isn't that explanation enough?"

Yun Yun's expression darkened. "You—"

"You think that's unfair?" Xiao Yan asked. "Then what do you think would be fair?"

"People from your Misty Cloud Sect came to kill me. Would it have been fair for me to stand still and let them?"

Yun Yun had no answer.

"You're a Dou Huang expert too. You should understand the law of the jungle," Xiao Yan said. "They died because they were weaker. They got what they deserved."

"That's how the Dou Qi Continent works. Whoever has the bigger fist makes the rules."

"When your Misty Cloud Sect bullies others, have you ever given them an explanation?"

Yun Yun fell silent.

She knew Xiao Yan was telling the truth.

That was how the Dou Qi Continent worked: strength was everything, and the strong preyed on the weak.

If you were outmatched, you could only blame yourself if you died.

The Misty Cloud Sect had lorded it over the Jia Ma Empire for so many years. How many small families and minor factions had they bullied?

Back then, had they ever given anyone an explanation?

Now that the Misty Cloud Sect had suffered a loss, she was the one demanding an explanation.

Yun Yun sighed inwardly.

"I lost today. I have nothing to say about it," Yun Yun said. "Kill me or carve me up—do as you wish."

Nalan Yanran's expression changed. "Teacher, what are you saying?"

"He won't kill us," Yun Yun said.

"How do you know?" Nalan Yanran asked.

"If he wanted to kill us, he would have done it already," Yun Yun said. "He wouldn't waste his breath talking to us."

Nalan Yanran froze for a moment, then said nothing more.

Xiao Yan looked at Yun Yun and said coolly, "You do see things clearly."

"I have that much insight, at least," Yun Yun said.

Xiao Yan was about to speak when the system's voice rang in his mind.

[Host helped Xiao Yan defeat Yun Yun, Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect, and Nalan Yanran, earning a feedback reward.]

[Reward: Restored Imperial Extreme Pill recipe.]

[Effect: Removes the restriction that each Dou Huang expert can take an Imperial Extreme Pill only once. After taking it, one can directly increase one's strength by one to two stars. The effect can be repeated.]

[Note: The restored recipe has no limit on the number of uses, and the pill's effects do not diminish with repeated use.]

The corner of Xiao Yan's mouth lifted slightly.

A restored Imperial Extreme Pill.

No limit on the number of uses, and its effects wouldn't diminish.

What did that mean?

As long as he had enough medicinal ingredients, he could raise people's strength without limit.

Taking someone from One-Star Dou Emperor all the way to Peak Nine-Star Dou Emperor would be no problem.

This reward had come at just the right time.

Xiao Yan smiled in satisfaction.