Yun Yun Seeks the Purple Spirit Crystal, Ji Changqing Joins Her Training

Ji Changqing swept his sleeve.

Rolling Dou Qi condensed into an azure mountain in midair and came crashing down upon Yun Yun.

Yun Yun raised both hands in a lifting motion, but the azure mountain above her head seemed to weigh ten thousand tons, forcing her shapely legs to buckle sharply.

"So... so heavy..."

Yun Yun gritted her pearly teeth. Sweat soon beaded across her forehead, and strands of hair stuck to her lovely cheeks.

At that moment, Ji Changqing was thinking the same thing Yun Yun had thought during the day.

When cultivating, one had to show no mercy.

If his master did not grow stronger, how could she stand in front of her disciple?

"This is a Body Refining Fighting Skill. Cultivating it while lifting the mountain will yield twice the result with half the effort."

Ji Changqing casually tossed Yun Yun a high-grade Mysterious Tier Body Refining Fighting Skill.

He already had the Earth Tier Great Ming King Immovable Golden Body.

Besides, this Mysterious Tier Body Refining Fighting Skill was suited for women. He had no use for it anyway, so he might as well give it to Yun Yun.

"Azure Wave Dragon Girl Body, a high-grade Mysterious Tier Body Refining Fighting Skill. At mastery, it can cleave waves and cut rivers, overturn rivers and seas."

A flash of shock passed through Yun Yun's beautiful eyes.

Once again, she was startled by the lavish generosity of this mysterious senior.

Body Refining Fighting Skills were rare treasures comparable to flight Fighting Skills. This single high-grade Mysterious Tier Body Refining Fighting Skill was even more precious than ordinary Earth Tier Fighting Skills.

"Yun Yun thanks you, Senior. This... this is far too precious..."

"Enough. If you truly wish to thank me, then master this Fighting Skill as soon as possible."

Ji Changqing lightly stomped his right foot.

A formation that concealed their auras silently enveloped the hillside.

He circulated the water-attribute Dou Qi within his body, and torrents of water surged forth from the surrounding void.

Yun Yun's beautiful eyes gradually widened as a wave several zhang high came crashing down at her.

Smack—

Yun Yun, who was lifting the mountain, was instantly knocked to the ground by the wave.

Ji Changqing said calmly,

"Continue."

Gritting her teeth, Yun Yun once again raised the mountain against the incoming wave.

Smack, smack, smack—

Smack, smack, smack—

And so, crisp slapping sounds rang out across the open hillside.

Yun Yun sat on the grass with a pale face, so exhausted that she did not even have the strength to lift a finger.

"Senior... Senior, that... that should be enough..."

"Cultivation requires perseverance. Even being a little short will not do. If you are always a little short during cultivation, then at a critical moment, you will fall a little short."

Yun Yun tilted her head, her beautiful eyes staring blankly at the azure mist beneath the tree canopy.

Why did those words sound so familiar?

Ah, right. She had said the same thing to Changqing during the day.

Though she had not said it with the same forcefulness as this mysterious senior, the meaning had been the same.

Yun Yun did not think much of it.

She merely felt that... excellent teachers truly used the same teaching materials.

"Yun Yun has learned from your guidance."

Yun Yun struggled to climb to her feet and began another round of cultivation.

An hour later.

"That will do. Stop now."

Seeing Yun Yun lying flat on her back in the grass without a care for appearances, Ji Changqing fell silent for a moment before asking,

"Do you have many disciples?"

Upon hearing that, Yun Yun sat up. When it came to her disciples, she was no longer sleepy.

"This junior has two disciples. My eldest disciple is named Ji Changqing. He understands propriety, is handsome, and possesses outstanding talent, especially in alchemy. In the future, he will surely become a formidable alchemy grandmaster."

She rattled off a long string of praises, but received no response from the senior. Uneasily, Yun Yun called out,

"Senior... Senior?"

"Do not stop."

Yun Yun: "?"

"Ahem. What about your second disciple?"

"My second disciple is named Nalan Yanran. She..."

"That is enough."

Ji Changqing looked through the miscellaneous items in his System Inventory. After a brief consideration, he gave Yun Yun a Fighting Skill scroll and two medicinal pills.

"Do not give the things I give you to anyone else."

"The Misty Cloud Sect's Fighting Skills saved me from danger more than once when I was weak."

"I will naturally offer some help to your disciples. Your eldest disciple should have taken a Profound God Pill. Its effects have not yet passed, so I will not give him one."

"These two pills are for you and your second disciple, one each. This Mysterious Tier Fighting Skill is also for your second disciple."

"You took a Profound God Pill, yet you are only a Six-star Dou Huang. You are still too weak. Work hard to improve your strength."

"Do not disappoint my expectations of you."

Yun Yun stared blankly at the three glowing spheres floating before her.

She had met this senior only twice, yet she had already received immense wealth from him.

It was no exaggeration to say that the two Profound God Pills alone, together with the high-grade Mysterious Tier Body Refining Fighting Skill, were more precious than her entire Misty Cloud Sect.

The unreal feeling of being struck by such unexpected fortune made Yun Yun feel as though she were in a dream.

"Senior, Yun Yun has already received too much help from you..."

Yun Yun raised her head.

Only then did she realize that the azure mist beneath the tree canopy had vanished at some point.

In the courtyard.

Listening to the weary, heavy footsteps, Ji Changqing let out a quiet sigh.

"Master, do not blame me for being too harsh. You must grow stronger quickly so you can shield your disciple from wind and rain."

"Then your disciple can live cautiously in peace."

Time flew by, and several more days passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day.

Ji Changqing sat cross-legged in his room as surging Dou Qi energy continuously battered the aura-concealing formation.

He suddenly opened his eyes. Pale white flames burst from them, scorching even the space around him into ripples.

"Whew, Five-star Dou Zong at last..."

"I did not expect the Dou Qi energy gained from check-ins to increase along with my Dou Qi level."

"Although my level has risen, my cultivation speed has not slowed in the slightest."

Ji Changqing felt utterly content.

Every bit stronger he became, the greater the sense of security in his heart.

Just as Ji Changqing leisurely drank tea, the two tokens in his System Inventory suddenly began to tremble.

Frowning, he took out the tokens.

[Venerable Qin Tian: Protector Wu, Protector Tie, is there still no news of the Xiao Family?]

[Protector Wu (Earth Tier): There are too many families surnamed Xiao in the Jia Ma Empire, but we have already found some leads.]

[Protector Tie (Earth Tier): I can testify to that.]

Ji Changqing's gaze darkened.

Too much time had passed. Venerable Qin Tian was pressing them for progress.

[Venerable Qin Tian: Useless fools. I will give you one more month. If there are still no results by then, I will have Protector Yuan take charge of this matter.]

[Protector Yuan (Heaven Tier): Understood.]

[Protector Liu (Human Tier): I want to go too! I want to go too!]

Ji Changqing put away the tokens expressionlessly, a cold killing intent flashing through his eyes.

He did not want to stir up trouble, but trouble always came knocking.

Since that was the case...

Then he could only fucking wipe them all out.

After calming his emotions, Ji Changqing was just about to push open the door when he happened to hear Yun Yun chatting with Elder Danxia outside.

Their conversation was about him, sounding very much like a parent and a teacher discussing a child's growth.

It made Ji Changqing's heart feel warm.

But very soon, his heart turned ice-cold.

"Sect Leader, Holy Son Changqing has improved very quickly. This old woman has a Third-grade Pill formula that is highly suitable for Holy Son Changqing to refine, but some of the required ingredients are difficult to find..."

"Where can they be found? I will go right away!"

"Do not be hasty, Sect Leader. This spiritual herb is called Purple Spirit Crystal, and it can be found in the lair of a sixth-rank monster beast, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. Sigh, the Purple Spirit Crystal is extremely potent. If we can obtain it, Yanran can use it as well."

Yun Yun narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly.

"Changqing and Yanran both need it? Then I have no choice but to go."

"Ahem, Sect Leader, this old woman has one more matter..."

Elder Danxia coughed twice before continuing,

"Holy Son Changqing truly... truly dislikes going out. This old woman fears the child will become stifled from staying indoors all the time. How about letting Holy Son Changqing follow Sect Leader to the Monster Beast Mountain Range for some training?"

Ji Changqing: "..."