Breakthrough, Nine-Star Dou King!

"Do you have some kind of strange fetish? You want to look at someone else's soul?"

"Come on, Senior Sword Spirit, just let me take a look." Yun Yun began to act cute.

"You're the dignified sect master of the Misty Cloud Sect. Why are you acting cute?"

"I want to! Senior Sword Spirit, hurry and let me see."

Yun Yun was now extremely curious about Wu Changqing's appearance.

"Curiosity killed the cat. I'm not showing you." Wu Changqing had to maintain his lofty, mysterious, powerful image.

How could Yun Yun see him just because she wanted to?

"Senior Sword Spirit, you're no fun at all." Yun Yun was deeply disappointed.

She looked at the Evergreen Sword before her, pondered for a moment, and suddenly had an idea.

Since Wu Changqing was unwilling to come out and meet her, she could take the initiative to meet him instead!

She placed her palm on the blade, closed her eyes, and silently poured her soul power into it.

Wu Changqing could sense a faint strand of soul power attempting to enter.

He considered it for a moment before ultimately allowing it through.

Very soon, Yun Yun's soul consciousness successfully entered the Evergreen Sword.

This was a pitch-black world. Before her stood only a massive mountain of swords, covered with all kinds of blades that radiated sharp sword qi.

"Senior Sword Spirit?" Yun Yun called out.

At last, a figure appeared atop the sword mountain.

He was like a refined young gentleman, with sword-like brows and starry eyes, exceptionally handsome.

Yun Yun could not help staring in a daze. Only after a long while did she say, "Senior Sword Spirit, so you're actually this handsome."

"I thought you were some bald old grandpa with a white beard."

Wu Changqing: "..."

"If you don't know how to speak, you can just stay quiet."

What kind of nonsense was that? So rude!

No matter how she looked at him, he did not resemble some white-bearded old grandpa, did he?

He should never have let her in here.

"Hehe."

Yun Yun merely smiled, her bright eyes fixed on Wu Changqing the entire time.

"What are you grinning foolishly for? Why do you keep staring at me? If there's nothing else, get out." Wu Changqing spoke irritably.

"No. It wasn't easy for me to finally see what Senior Sword Spirit looks like. I haven't even gotten a proper look yet."

He discovered that she was not just a foolish beauty—she was also a lovestruck beauty.

Still, this was his first time meeting Yun Yun face-to-face, and it really did feel different.

It was as though they had clearly been friends all along, yet were only meeting for the first time now.

"Senior Sword Spirit, when will you be able to leave this place?"

"What is it?"

"I just think Senior Sword Spirit should personally see the wonderful world outside. There's nothing here. Wouldn't it be boring to stay here forever?" Yun Yun said.

"Don't worry. It won't be long before I can get out."

"Alright. When Senior Sword Spirit comes out, I'll personally take you outside. We can travel the mountains and rivers together."

"You just want an excuse to run out of the Misty Cloud Sect, don't you?"

"Can't you not expose me..." Yun Yun immediately puffed up in anger.

She always felt that none of her little thoughts were secret before Wu Changqing. He saw through all of them.

"Alright, you've seen enough in here. Get out."

Wu Changqing directly kicked Yun Yun's soul out by force.

She was too talkative. He could not let her stay for long.

Yun Yun came back to her senses, secretly pursed her lips, and grumbled a few bad things about him in her heart.

"Oh, right, Senior Sword Spirit. We might be going out tomorrow. Several fifth-tier magical beasts have appeared recently in the Magical Beast Mountain Range near the sect, so I need to go deal with them," Yun Yun said.

"Sure. Remember to bring me."

The moment he heard there would be a fight outside, Wu Changqing perked up.

Ever since Yun Yun had brought him back, his cultivation had only broken through twice.

And both times had been when Yun Yun and Yun Shan sparred, allowing his cultivation to soar from Dou Spirit to Dou King in one go.

But ever since Yun Shan entered seclusion, he had not had many chances to absorb battle qi and strengthen his cultivation.

This would not do!

At this rate, when would he ever break through?

"Don't worry. I'll definitely bring Senior Sword Spirit along."

After resting for the night.

The next day, Yun Yun left the Misty Cloud Sect with Wu Changqing and flew toward the nearby Magical Beast Mountain Range.

The Jia Ma Empire was vast and contained many Magical Beast Mountain Ranges.

The Magical Beast Mountain Range near the Misty Cloud Sect had always been a place where the sect's disciples trained.

After all, ordinary cultivation was only theory, and even sparring between disciples was mostly just practice.

Only by facing magical beasts could they train their ability to fight battles of life and death.

Of course, for the disciples' safety, the conditions within the Magical Beast Mountain Range were kept under control.

The cultivation of magical beasts within any given area could not exceed a certain limit.

For example, one area for second-tier magical beasts, one for third-tier magical beasts, and one for fourth-tier magical beasts.

As for fifth-tier magical beasts, they were not permitted to appear in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Since none of the Misty Cloud Sect's disciples had the strength to deal with fifth-tier magical beasts, once a fifth-tier or higher magical beast appeared, the Misty Cloud Sect had to dispatch an elder or someone of a higher rank to eliminate it.

This time, there were supposedly several fifth-tier magical beasts, so Yun Yun had to deal with them personally.

Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Unknown birds occasionally chirped through the quiet forest, making the atmosphere even more subtle.

Within the dense woods, quite a few magical beasts watched Yun Yun in secret.

But upon sensing the powerful aura she gave off, they did not dare approach and could only watch from the side.

At last, Yun Yun found two fifth-tier magical beasts before a valley.

They were two white tigers, fat and muscular, their eyes gleaming fiercely. One look was enough to tell they were violent.

Roar!

The moment they saw Yun Yun, the two tigers lunged at her.

Yun Yun immediately entered a fighting stance, gripping the Evergreen Sword as she thrust it forward.

Wind's Extreme: Sunset Radiance!

She opened with a killing move.

The blazing sword qi crashed heavily into the two white tigers, leaving them dizzy and disoriented.

Yet both tigers had actually reached the level of nine-star Dou Kings, making them extremely powerful.

Moreover, magical beasts were considerably stronger than humans. At the same level, magical beasts were a cut above humans.

Now, these two magical beasts comparable to nine-star Dou Kings joined forces, making even Yun Yun, who was only a one-star Dou Emperor, feel somewhat strained.

The main problem was that these two white tigers had extremely strong defenses. Their hides were thick and tough, making them hard to injure.

Bang!

The two great white tigers attacked from both sides. Yun Yun blocked one strike head-on, but the impact still forced her back repeatedly.

"Use Wind's Extreme: Meteoric Kill!" Wu Changqing promptly reminded her.

Yun Yun did not hesitate. She immediately raised her sword.

Wind's Extreme: Meteoric Kill!

At the same time, Wu Changqing fused his own power with Yun Yun's sword qi.

Wind's Extreme: Annihilation!

The two techniques combined into an unprecedented sword qi that shot forth, instantly piercing through one of the white tigers' bodies.

Instant kill!

With one dead, the remaining one was naturally much easier to handle. Yun Yun defeated the other white tiger in just a few moves.

Wu Changqing seized the chance to begin absorbing the cultivation of the two white tigers.

[Successfully absorbed the power of two fifth-tier magical beasts!]
[ Cultivation increased to nine-star Dou King!]

Two magical beasts comparable to nine-star Dou Kings had ultimately only raised Wu Changqing to nine-star Dou King.

This efficiency was still a little too low.