Battle Through the Heavens: Beginning the Road to Rise at Canaan Academy

Channeling the Dou Qi within her body, Yun Yun carefully sent a strand of gentle cyan light into Qin Chen's body, probing his injuries.

"Phew~"

Only after confirming that Qin Chen's "Dou Crystal" was intact and that his body was otherwise unharmed did Yun Yun finally let out a sigh of relief.

Looking at the handsome youth lying quietly atop the stone surface, Yun Yun slowly leaned closer. Her soft red lips pressed a gentle kiss onto Qin Chen's forehead.

"Thank you, little fellow."

Her gaze carefully swept across the surroundings. After confirming there were no other living creatures nearby, a blush appeared on Yun Yun's exquisite face.

Her snow-white arm slowly reached toward the edge of her collar. As her fingers moved, her luxurious brocade robe gradually slipped away, exposing flawless skin as smooth as mutton-fat jade.

By the time her close-fitting inner armor was removed, the dense forest was already filled with alluring spring scenery.

Unfortunately, no one else had the chance to witness such a sight.

After putting on her clothes and awkwardly folding the inner armor in her hands, Yun Yun lowered her head and saw...

"Uh... hello, Sister!"

Qin Chen waved and greeted Yun Yun with a beaming smile.

"You... you... you..."

Yun Yun's body instantly froze. Her eyes, usually as cool and clear as autumn waters, widened round at that moment, and the inner armor in her hands slipped free.

"Is this for me? Thanks, Sister Yun!" Qin Chen reacted swiftly. Just as the blue inner armor was about to hit the ground, he quickly stored it in his storage ring.

"You lecher, take your life!!!"

After a long while, Yun Yun finally shouted furiously, smoke practically pouring from her seven orifices.

Her cry, wrapped in Dou Qi, swept through the entire forest like a gale. The surrounding trees swayed violently beneath that fierce pressure, while the distant magical beasts trembled in fright.

With a flick of her jade hand, Yun Yun gripped a strange cyan longsword and slashed at Qin Chen without another word.

"Hehe..."

Qin Chen did not panic at all. Instead, he calmly reached out and easily seized Yun Yun's jade hand, holding it firmly in place.

Then, with a pull of his arm, he dragged Yun Yun into his embrace.

"Pfft!"

As the longsword fell from her grasp, Yun Yun's body gradually softened.

"You hateful little brat..."

Yun Yun lightly punched Qin Chen's chest with her delicate fist. A helpless yet faintly amused smile appeared on her pretty face.

By now, she understood that Qin Chen had been concealing his strength all along.

But could she still resist?

After spending the past few days with him, she had already grown accustomed to this level of intimacy.

"Why did you deceive me?" After a long silence, Yun Yun finally raised her head and asked.

"Are you referring to my strength, Sister Yun?"

Qin Chen chuckled. "Actually, we met long ago, in the Snake-People Holy City several months ago."

"The Snake-People Holy City... Could that black-robed person back then have been you?!" Yun Yun's voice was filled with disbelief.

Ever since leaving the Tagore Desert that day, that mysterious black-robed person had remained on her mind. She never expected him to appear before her again in such a manner.

"That's right."

Without changing expression, Qin Chen deliberately moved his face closer to Yun Yun's. His tone carried a trace of slyness. "Sister, how can you criticize me? Weren't you hiding your identity too?"

"I risked being discovered by the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to save you, yet you weren't even willing to tell me the truth."

"Isn't that right? Sister Yun Yun, Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect!"

"You... how did you know?" With her identity exposed, Yun Yun's beautiful eyes were filled with shock.

If not for the fact that her trip to obtain the Purple Spirit Crystal had been a last-minute decision, she might even have begun to suspect that Qin Chen had approached her with ulterior motives from the very beginning.

Yun Yun had always believed she concealed herself well, yet she never imagined that Qin Chen had seen through her identity long ago.

Seeing Yun Yun's dazed expression, Qin Chen said irritably,

"There are only a handful of Dou Huang experts in the Jia Ma Empire, and there is only one female Dou Huang among them. Besides, I've heard of the Dou Skill Wind's Extreme—Falling Kill. It is the Misty Cloud Sect's secret, never-passed-down art."

"If I still couldn't figure it out after that, I'd be far too stupid."

"Sister Yun, I risked my life to save you. Why did you deceive me?"

By the end, Qin Chen slightly raised his brows, his tone carrying a faint, barely perceptible grievance, as though he were the one who had been kept in the dark.

"I... I didn't. I was just..."

Yun Yun originally wanted to explain, but when she looked up, she met Qin Chen's teasing gaze.

In an instant, she realized that this bastard was making fun of her.

"Hmph!"

Yun Yun snorted and immediately turned her head away.

Time seemed to fall still once more within the forest.

"Is Sister Yun leaving?" Qin Chen asked after a while.

"Yes. I've been away for quite some time. I must return as soon as possible." Yun Yun let out a soft breath, her heart filled with an indescribable feeling.

When she had seen Qin Chen unconscious earlier, she had intended to leave him some items for self-defense before quietly departing.

In her heart, perhaps that would have been the best arrangement fate could offer them.

She was the Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect. From the sect's perspective, becoming too deeply entangled with a young man she barely knew would only invite trouble.

But based on the strength Qin Chen had displayed...

"Since that's the case, I'll give Sister a small gift as well."

Qin Chen interrupted Yun Yun's wandering thoughts and took out two jade bottles of different sizes from his storage ring.

"These are pills I refined. Take the contents of the small bottle orally, crush the contents of the large bottle and apply them externally. Within three days, any scars will disappear without leaving a trace."

As he finished speaking, Qin Chen glanced at Yun Yun's chest and revealed a mischievous smile.

"Where are you looking!" Yun Yun's cheeks reddened as she hurriedly covered her chest.

Still, she accepted the jade bottles before her and placed them into her storage ring.

Qin Chen laughed loudly. "I'll go to the Misty Cloud Sect to find you someday."

"You little brat!"

Yun Yun shot Qin Chen an annoyed glare. Then she flicked her jade hand, sending a cyan jade token flying toward him.

"If you want to come, remember to bring this."

With that, she tapped the ground with her toes, transforming into a streak of cyan light that flew toward the horizon. Only a faint fragrance lingered among the trees.

Watching the cyan light disappear into the sky, Qin Chen chuckled and spread his Dou Qi wings, leaving the forest as well.

He did not return to his original valley. Instead, he flew directly toward where Xiao Yan was.

As early as a month ago, Qin Chen had felt that the Dou Qi within his body had reached a saturated state.

The reason he had not chosen to break through was because he had been waiting for Yun Yun's arrival.

Now, his purpose for coming to the Magical Beast Mountain Range had basically been achieved. After completing one final transaction with Yao Lao, it would be time for him to return to the Snake-People Tribe and break through to Dou Huang.

Informing

Beneath a broad waterfall, Xiao Yan was diligently practicing an Earth-tier Dou Skill. The Black-Heaviness Ruler whistled through the air in his hands.

"Why are you here? Did your lover leave?" After Qin Chen descended from the sky, Xiao Yan did not even look at him. He continued swinging the ruler, his tone carrying a hint of teasing.

Qin Chen was not angered. He slowly walked over to the waterfall and sat down, smiling. "Kid, don't you want to know what I just obtained?"

"What does whatever you obtained have to do with me?" Xiao Yan replied irritably.

"Is that so?"

Qin Chen raised his brows. With a wave of his hand, a jade bottle radiating dense fire-attribute energy appeared in his palm. He sighed regretfully.

"What a pity. Before leaving the Magical Beast Mountain Range, I originally wanted to use this Associated Amethyst Source to make a deal with you. Since that's the case, I can only keep this treasure, which can cultivate the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's Origin Flame, for myself."

As he finished speaking, Qin Chen shook the jade bottle in his hand and made as though to leave.

"Wait!" An aged shout rang out.

At the same time, Xiao Yan stopped swinging his ruler. The ring on his hand trembled slightly as Yao Lao's illusory soul form slowly emerged.

Glancing at the jade bottle in Qin Chen's hand, Yao Lao's eyes flashed with surprise. "You found this in the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's cave?"

"That's right." Qin Chen smiled.

"Ah! What a lucky brat!" Yao Lao exclaimed.

Although he knew that magical beast was a Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, Yao Lao had not held much hope that its cave would contain Associated Amethyst Source.

Back then, he had entered the caves of eight Purple Crystal Winged Lion Kings in search of Associated Amethyst Source, yet every attempt had ended in failure.

He had never expected Qin Chen to be so fortunate that he would come across such a treasure.

Still, this was good. If Xiao Yan obtained Associated Amethyst Source, both his alchemy skills and cultivation speed would undergo a qualitative leap.

Thinking this, Yao Lao said calmly, "What do you wish to trade with this old man for this time?"

"A method of resurrection."

Qin Chen stroked his chin and smiled. "Senior is currently just a soul body, yet you remain so optimistic. You must possess some secret method capable of helping a soul reconstruct a physical body."

"Oh? You actually need such a secret method?"

"I'm merely fulfilling someone else's request," Qin Chen explained vaguely.