Yun Yun: Changqing, Master Has a Treasure

That was right. In Yun Yun's eyes, the senior within that mass of azure mist was an old woman.

The cloud drifted and flickered lightly, carrying a faint fragrance of flowers and grass.

And, strangely enough, it smelled somewhat familiar.

A little like the flowers she had planted in her courtyard.

But when she received no response after calling the other party Grandma, Yun Yun grew uneasy.

"Forgive me, Senior, I..."

"Hehe, what a clever girl."

The aged voice, whose gender could not be discerned, shifted into a slightly hoarse female voice.

Ji Changqing chose to compromise.

Grandma it was, then. That would make it easier for him to conceal his identity.

"You asked what connection I have with the Misty Cloud Sect..."

As his words fell, a strand of azure light as thin as a hair shot out from the mist, leaving behind a line in the air darker and deeper than the night itself.

"E-Extreme Wind Meteor Kill?!"

"W-What terrifying power!"

Yun Yun's beautiful eyes widened as she stared in shock at the black line that had pierced past her.

This mysterious senior had actually used the Misty Cloud Sect's secret Dou Technique. Judging by the horrifying sight of space itself being sliced open, he had likely cultivated it to the point of perfection.

Even she, the Misty Cloud Sect's sect leader, was far inferior.

At that moment, Yun Yun no longer doubted that the other party was connected to the Misty Cloud Sect.

"Hehe, speaking of which, I still owe the Misty Cloud Sect a favor."

Chatting in midair was far too conspicuous, and Ji Changqing did not feel safe.

His soul swept across the surrounding area, and he flew toward a secluded hillside.

After a brief hesitation, Yun Yun followed him.

"I have wandered the continent and happened to come here. Since I encountered someone from the Misty Cloud Sect, I shall repay that favor."

With his back to Yun Yun, Ji Changqing spoke calmly.

Heh, I have to say, pretending to be a senior before Master and watching her tremble with nerves feels rather thrilling.

Whoosh—

With a wave of his hand, a jade bottle emitting a medicinal fragrance flew swiftly toward Yun Yun.

Looking at the bottle floating before her, Yun Yun merely caught a whiff of its fragrance before she discovered in astonishment that the Dou Qi within her body had grown a little stronger.

"Senior, this..."

"This pill is called the Profound God Pill, a seventh-tier medicinal pill suitable for those below the Dou Emperor realm."

"It is most effective when taken at the Dou Emperor realm. There is a certain chance of increasing one's cultivation by three stars, a fifty percent chance of increasing it by two stars, and a one hundred percent chance of increasing it by one star."

This Profound God Pill was naturally a reward from the system's sign-in.

Ji Changqing had already taken one himself.

Taking another would have no effect. He could trade it for resources, but he truly lacked no resources.

Moreover, the Profound God Pill was a system-exclusive medicinal pill. If it were brought into the outside world, it would surely attract covetous eyes.

Rather than letting it gather dust in the System Inventory, he might as well give it to Master.

As he had said before, only if Master became powerful could she shield him from the storms ahead.

"A certain chance to increase by three stars?!"

"This... this... it is far too precious, Senior. Yun Yun cannot accept it!"

Looking at the golden pill inside the jade bottle, Yun Yun hurriedly waved her hands in refusal.

It was simply too precious.

Without a fortuitous encounter, a Dou Emperor would need at least several years of arduous cultivation to advance by one star.

One had to know that even the top-tier sixth-tier Emperor Extreme Pill could only raise a Dou Emperor's cultivation by one or two stars, and it carried a high chance of failure.

Yet this Profound God Pill not only had a chance to raise one's cultivation by three stars, but even at worst, it would raise it by one. Its margin for error was simply terrifying.

If it were placed at an auction, it would certainly cause a huge uproar.

To casually offer a seventh-tier medicinal pill... this senior truly has incredible means. He must be some great expert from the Central Continent...

Yun Yun pondered inwardly.

The thought that there might be something wrong with the pill never crossed her mind.

After all, she could not even withstand this mysterious senior's Extreme Wind Meteor Kill.

There was truly no need for him to go to such lengths to harm her.

"The Profound God Pill is useless to me. If you do not want it, then throw it away."

Ji Changqing made as if to retrieve the pill and discard it.

"Ah, wait!"

Yun Yun anxiously grabbed the pill. Realizing that she had been somewhat abrupt, she quickly bowed and said,

"Yun Yun thanks you, Senior."

"Yun Yun would like to wait until her aura is fully settled before taking the Profound God Pill..."

"As you wish."

Ji Changqing waved his hand casually.

It was enough that Yun Yun had accepted the Profound God Pill.

And besides the pill, he had other plans.

Simply raising Master's cultivation was not enough to nurture her into becoming stronger. She needed to be enhanced in every aspect, from all angles, without a single blind spot!

Sigh, he, her disciple, truly had a life of endless worry.

Thinking back to the daytime...

With a flick of his finger, Ji Changqing transformed his azure Dou Qi into ethereal leaves that drifted down from the sky, filling the heavens and earth.

"Use Extreme Wind Meteor Kill to shoot the leaves."

"Yes, Senior."

Yun Yun knew that this mysterious senior was teaching her how to refine her Dou Technique.

She hurriedly used Extreme Wind Meteor Kill. Beams of azure light as thick as little fingers shot out, blasting the leaves into clusters of hazy Dou Qi.

"Crude. Far too crude."

Ji Changqing spoke the words that had been on his mind during the day.

"Practice makes perfect. There are no shortcuts."

"When you can pierce through the leaves without affecting the paths of their descent, then your Extreme Wind Meteor Kill will have reached great mastery."

"Yes, Senior. Yun Yun will certainly work hard!"

Gratitude appeared on Yun Yun's lovely face.

With such a great senior, one even stronger than her own master, carefully guiding her—

She had to seize this opportunity.

In the remote mountains, the sound of air being torn apart rang out like a dense rainstorm.

As Yun Yun practiced, she suddenly felt for no reason that this scene... seemed somewhat familiar.

Soon, an hour passed.

During that hour, whenever Yun Yun practiced until her Dou Qi was depleted, Ji Changqing would toss her a top-grade Qi Replenishing Pill to restore her Dou Qi before having her continue.

"That will do."

Looking at Yun Yun, drenched in fragrant sweat, with exhaustion written across her clear eyes, Ji Changqing said calmly,

"At this time on the first, middle, and last day of every month, you may come here. I will teach you Dou Techniques."

"Yun Yun thanks you, Senior!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Yun forgot her physical exhaustion and bowed in delight.

She had thought that receiving such a fortunate opportunity even once would be an immense blessing. She had never expected this mysterious senior to be so generous and kindhearted.

"Would Senior care to rest at the Misty Cloud Sect..."

Yun Yun raised her head, only to find that the azure mist before her had already vanished.

She respectfully bowed toward the sky once more, then turned to leave.

A distant, ethereal voice sounded beside her ear.

"Remember, do not mention our meeting to anyone."

"Yun Yun will remember!"

In the courtyard.

Yun Yun returned, exhausted from head to toe.

She paused by Ji Changqing's window and listened to the steady breathing coming from within. Only then did she feel at ease enough to return to her room.

The moment the graceful shadow by the window disappeared, the handsome young man on the bed opened his sparkling eyes.

The next day.

Ji Changqing had just gotten up.

Yun Yun came to his room with a mysterious expression, tightly shut the doors and windows, and said in a low voice,

"Changqing, Master has a treasure..."