Yun Yun's Plans, Xiao Ze's Level Up!

Before Xiao Ze's eyes, the system panel appeared, displaying a few lines of text.

[Current Task: Refuse Nalan Yanran for the third time; decline joining the Misty Cloud Sect once again.]

[Task Reward: Three White Treasure Chests, available for drawing rewards.]

Three days later, Nalan Yanran, under the escort of Yun Yun, departed from the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

Now, having reached the foot of the Magic Beast Mountain Range, Nalan Yanran still felt somewhat uneasy.

Although her teacher possessed the strength of a Dou Emperor, the Amethyst Winged Lion King was also a Dou Emperor; even for her teacher, it would be impossible to gain any advantage.

Nalan Yanran remained deeply worried.

However, Yun Yun emphasized earnestly, "Yanran, you need not worry about your teacher."

"Even if I cannot defeat that wicked beast, at the very least, you need not worry about my life."

"Your teacher still has the ability to protect herself," Yun Yun said with a serious expression.

She then looked at Nalan Yanran, "I am sending you away now for two reasons. Firstly, this place is dangerous; if you stay here, I must divide my attention to protect you, which will make it even harder to obtain the Purple Spirit Crystal."

"Do not forget, you have a Three-Year Agreement challenge set with Xiao Yan of the Xiao Family, and your teacher does not wish for you to lose to him."

"If you truly lose to him then, according to the agreement, you would become a slave or a maid—would the dignity of the Misty Cloud Sect still remain?" Yun Yun asked.

"Teacher, I..." Nalan Yanran suddenly lowered her head.

She immediately emphasized, "Rest assured, Teacher, I will certainly not lose to that trash, Xiao Yan."

Yun Yun continued, "As for the other reason, I intend for you to go to Wutan City after leaving the Magic Beast Mountain Range, rather than rushing back to the Misty Cloud Sect. You are to try once more to persuade Xiao Ze to join our Misty Cloud Sect."

"Ah?"

Nalan Yanran's expression froze for a moment, and she immediately spoke.

"Teacher, I have already invited Xiao Ze twice before, but he seems to have little interest in joining our Misty Cloud Sect."

"Will there be any effect if I invite him again?" Nalan Yanran asked, somewhat confused.

Yun Yun replied immediately, "Tell Xiao Ze that if he joins the Misty Cloud Sect, I, Yun Yun, the Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect, will personally instruct him in the cultivation of Dou Qi and take him as my student."

"He should know the value of being a personal disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect Master; surely he will not refuse again, right?"

"What? Teacher, you are going to take him as your personal disciple?"

Beyond her surprise, Nalan Yanran nodded secretly.

It was no wonder her teacher valued him so highly, given that a youth like Xiao Ze possessed such astonishing talent.

Nalan Yanran felt no jealousy; instead, she felt that Xiao Ze was truly outstanding.

If the marriage contract set by the two grandfathers back then had been between herself and Xiao Ze, perhaps the matter of breaking off the engagement would never have happened today.

Her husband, Nalan Yanran's husband, had to be an outstanding person like Xiao Ze.

Thinking of this, Nalan Yanran nodded immediately.

"Very well, Teacher, rest assured. Leave this matter to me; I will handle it."

Nalan Yanran said, "Since you are willing to take him as your disciple, I believe he will not refuse this time."

Before leaving the Magic Beast Mountain Range, Nalan Yanran still felt a lingering worry.

She hoped her teacher would be safe; whether or not she obtained the Amethyst Winged Lion King's Purple Spirit Crystal to aid her own cultivation did not matter.

As long as her teacher was safe and did not get injured because of this, that was all Nalan Yanran cared about.

Although the Purple Spirit Crystal could aid her cultivation and provide a significant boost to her Dou Qi level, Nalan Yanran felt that even without it, with Xiao Yan's current strength of only three stages of Dou Qi, his desire to catch up to her and defeat her was undoubtedly a pipe dream.

Nalan Yanran left the foot of the Magic Beast Mountain Range and headed directly toward Wutan City.

On the road to Wutan City, her heart was filled with anticipation, "I wonder how Xiao Ze will answer me this time?"

"Since Teacher has personally spoken and is willing to take him as a disciple, he shouldn't refuse again, right?"

"Yes, he definitely won't refuse again! Teacher is a Dou Emperor powerhouse, after all."

Wutan City.

After entering Wutan City, Nalan Yanran went straight to the Xiao Family. After inquiring, she learned that Xiao Ze was cultivating in the family's Back Mountain.

Nalan Yanran then arrived at the Back Mountain of the Xiao Family.

After searching for a while, she spotted Xiao Ze near the edge of a cliff.

He was sitting beside the precipice, eyes closed, legs crossed, silently cultivating!

Over the past few days, Xiao Ze's cultivation had achieved great improvement and progress.

One had to admit, this Xiao Xuan's Panel System truly made his talent and cultivation speed terrifyingly strong.

Upon opening his eyes, a prompt immediately appeared on the System Panel.

[Current Task: Cultivate for two hours.]

[Reward: Five-Star Dou Shi realm.]

[Task complete. The host's current strength has been improved.]

Exhaling a slow breath, Xiao Ze opened his eyes.

He discovered that his strength had already advanced to the Five-Star Dou Shi realm.

Looking at the Douqi Continent as a whole, his mere Five-Star Dou Shi strength might not be considered particularly remarkable.

Especially in the Central Plains, where Dou Saints walked everywhere and Dou Venerates were as common as dogs, it counted for even less.

But in the current Gama Empire, it was a different story.

Especially among his peers, Nalan Yanran was only at the strength of a Three-Star Dou Practitioner.

Even with her recent improvements, reaching the strength of a Four-Star, it was not much.

Compared to Xiao Ze's Five-Star Dou Shi realm, she was undoubtedly still far too insignificant!

Seeing that Xiao Ze's strength had unexpectedly risen by another level, Nalan Yanran's expression was one of shock.

How is his realm cultivating so quickly? Wasn't he only at Four-Star strength last time?

Nalan Yanran felt nothing but shock; at this moment, she was sighing repeatedly, too stunned to speak.

Xiao Ze withdrew from his meditative state.

His attention returned to reality, landing on Nalan Yanran before him.

Nalan Yanran said in surprise, "Xiao Ze, I didn't expect that after only a few days, your Douqi level would have actually risen again?"

"Is there something you need?" Seeing Nalan Yanran appear here, Xiao Ze spoke with a detached expression.

Nalan Yanran was the future successor of the Misty Cloud Sect.

She was also the only personal disciple of Yun Yun, and furthermore, the eldest daughter of the Nalan Clan of the Gama Empire.

Her grandfather, Nalan Jie, was a powerhouse at the Dou King level.

Not only did she have the backing of a Dou King family, but her teacher was also a powerhouse at the Dou Emperor level.

She could truly be called the favored daughter of heaven in the Gama Empire.

However, in the face of Xiao Ze's astonishing cultivation talent, Nalan Yanran still felt herself to be very insignificant.

In front of him, she could no longer even maintain her pride, and she felt a sense of inferiority.

Seeing Xiao Ze's cold attitude toward her, Nalan Yanran felt frustrated for the first time, and even somewhat inferior.

"Xiao Ze, I came this time because I wanted to tell you something. You shouldn't be unfamiliar with my teacher, Yun Yun, right? One of the Top Ten Experts of the Gama Empire."