Helping Yun Yun Break Through to Dou Emperor

The back mountain of the Misty Cloud Sect.

This was a forbidden area of the Misty Cloud Sect, accessible to only a handful of people. Yun Yun usually liked cultivating here, where she would not be disturbed.

She held the Evergreen Sword in her hand and took a deep breath.

In the next instant, her figure vanished, transforming into a green blur that flashed through the air. Dou Qi surged from within her body and flowed wildly into the longsword in her hand.

"Wind Spirit Sword Formation!"

With a tremble of the longsword, five spectral energy swords materialized in the air and shot forth, then circled in midair before turning back.

Yun Yun swung her longsword again.

"Wind's Extreme: Sunset Radiance!"

In an instant, the energy around her erupted, condensing into a powerful sword aura that crushed all the spectral swords. The remaining sword aura shot into the sky.

Finally, Yun Yun withdrew her sword. Her movements flowed in one seamless motion, her posture utterly graceful.

"Senior Sword Spirit, how was that?"

She had performed this for Wu Changqing, hoping that he could offer her some guidance.

Wu Changqing had initially planned to fob her off with a few casual remarks.

But when Yun Yun had used the Evergreen Sword to perform her Dou Technique just now, he had sensed something unusual.

"When you perform Dou Techniques, your sword momentum appears domineering, fierce, and powerful, but in truth, your control over Dou Qi is insufficient."

"If you face someone weaker than yourself, this flaw can be ignored."

"But if you face an opponent stronger than you, or one roughly equal to you in cultivation, this flaw will be magnified without limit and become a fatal weakness."

Although Wu Changqing was only a Dou Spirit, he possessed the talent of Sword Heart Clarity and had profound insight into sword techniques.

Moreover, when Yun Yun used him to perform Dou Techniques, Wu Changqing could clearly sense the flow of Dou Qi within her body.

Everything he had mentioned was one of Yun Yun's current shortcomings.

Yun Yun was somewhat surprised. "Am I really not good enough at controlling Dou Qi? Even my teacher never told me that."

As expected of Senior Sword Spirit!

He had actually found her weakness at a glance.

Her admiration for Wu Changqing deepened even further.

"Perhaps your teacher's senses aren't as sharp as mine." Wu Changqing did not bother being modest.

Though his cultivation was not high at present, the talent of Sword Heart Clarity gave him extremely keen senses for Dou Qi.

Not to mention that Yun Yun was using him to perform her Dou Techniques.

Yun Yun's Dou Qi had to pass through Wu Changqing's body first, so he could clearly sense where her shortcomings lay.

"When experts clash, sometimes it isn't about who is stronger. It's about who reveals a flaw first."

"If you can correct this weakness, your cultivation can advance another step," Wu Changqing said.

He was not making this up.

Through Sword Heart Clarity, he had analyzed it himself. This was genuine, practical insight.

"Senior Sword Spirit, then do you have a way to help me control my Dou Qi better?" Yun Yun asked.

Wu Changqing thought briefly. "There is a way. When you perform a Dou Technique, I will suppress your Dou Qi within a fixed range. What you need to do is find a way to unleash greater power with limited Dou Qi."

He could absorb Dou Qi himself. As long as he absorbed the excess Dou Qi Yun Yun released, he could restrict the amount of her Dou Qi within a certain range.

"Then I'll try."

Yun Yun stood before a cliff again and calmed her breathing.

She circulated her Dou Qi through the Evergreen Sword, then clearly felt that half of it had been absorbed by the Evergreen Sword.

Senior Sword Spirit... was helping her limit her Dou Qi.

In an instant, she decisively opened her eyes and slashed the sword in her hand at the cliff before her.

Bang!

A sword mark over ten meters long was carved into the cliff.

"Not enough. With the amount of Dou Qi you used just now, the power should have been stronger." Wu Changqing immediately criticized her.

"You must focus your mind and relax your body. Carefully feel the flow of Dou Qi and precisely control every strand of it."

Yun Yun closed her eyes again and carefully sensed the feeling of Dou Qi flowing through her body.

"You must imagine yourself as a sword. When you strike, make it a killing blow!"

Imagine myself as a sword...

In the darkness of her thoughts, Yun Yun seemed to feel a hand grasp her wrist, guiding her movements.

It was the Evergreen Sword guiding her.

Yun Yun seemed to gain some insight. She suddenly opened her eyes, and her sword strike became faster and more precise.

With the same amount of Dou Qi, this strike unleashed astonishing power, carving a sword mark over twenty meters long into the cliff!

"Senior Sword Spirit, I think I've found the feeling!" Yun Yun said excitedly.

"Not bad. That's the feeling. It seems you've found the knack. Try it a few more times."

"Mhm!"

Yun Yun maintained the feeling from before and precisely controlled her Dou Qi.

"Wind's Extreme: Meteoric Kill!"

The sword tip trembled, and a tiny strand of sword aura shot out, piercing the heavens. The clouds took a long time to gather again.

This sword strike used less Dou Qi than usual, yet achieved even greater power!

She no longer even needed Wu Changqing to specifically suppress her Dou Qi. She could accurately control it herself.

"A genius truly is a genius. A single hint is all it takes," Wu Changqing remarked.

For Yun Yun to reach the peak of Dou King at her age, her talent was already exceptional.

With Wu Changqing's guidance, coupled with her own comprehension, once she broke through the most crucial point, everything afterward fell naturally into place.

Yun Yun rose with her sword in hand, dancing through the air as sword auras flew out one after another, shattering all the surrounding clouds.

At last, she broke through the shackles within her body and successfully advanced from the peak of Dou King to Dou Emperor!

"Senior Sword Spirit, I broke through!" Yun Yun was overjoyed.

In truth, she had long possessed enough Dou Qi to break through to Dou Emperor. She had merely lacked that final opportunity.

But after Wu Changqing's guidance and her own realization, she finally seized that fleeting opportunity and successfully entered the realm of Dou Emperor!

[ Ding! Successfully helped Yun Yun break through to Dou Emperor. Cultivation increased to seven-star Dou Spirit! ]

"Eh, can I improve along with her too?" Wu Changqing was somewhat surprised.

[ When the sword wielder's cultivation rises, the host's cultivation can rise as well, ] the system explained.

"You should have told me sooner."

This was an unexpected delight.

Yun Yun was ecstatic.

"Senior Sword Spirit, you're incredible!"

"Even my teacher failed to notice that my weakness was insufficient control over Dou Qi!"

"After your guidance, I broke through in one go!"

She credited Wu Changqing entirely for her breakthrough.

If Wu Changqing had not pointed out her weakness, she would not even have known which aspect she needed to improve.

"Ahem, no need to thank me. You deserve credit too," Wu Changqing said, feigning modesty.

In truth, the credit was split evenly between them.

Wu Changqing had pointed out what Yun Yun needed to improve.

And Yun Yun had relied on her own talent to correct that weakness in such a short time.

Only then had she successfully broken through her shackles and become a Dou Emperor!