Half a day later, Yun Yun dragged her injured body back to the Misty Cloud Sect.
She had forced herself to keep going the entire way back. Although the medicinal ingredients Lu Changfeng had given her had stabilized her internal injuries, she still could not conceal her exhaustion.
As soon as she entered the sect's main hall, a young woman hurried over, her face full of concern. "Teacher, you're back. I've been waiting for you at the sect for a long time."
It was none other than Nalan Yanran. Seeing Yun Yun's pale face and unsteady steps, she immediately grew anxious. "Teacher, are you injured? How serious is it?"
Yun Yun waved a hand to tell her not to worry too much, then took a purple crystal from inside her robes and handed it over.
"Yanran, this is purple spirit crystal. Take it back and cultivate diligently. This piece will be of great benefit to your cultivation. Strive to break through as soon as possible, and don't lose to Xiao Yan."
"Otherwise, the Misty Cloud Sect will lose face along with you. The sect's dignity is at stake."
Nalan Yanran took the purple spirit crystal and held it in her palm. Feeling the rich energy contained within, she was deeply moved. She had never expected that, despite suffering such serious injuries, her teacher's first concern upon returning would still be her cultivation.
Still, she could not help asking, "Teacher, how did you get so badly injured? There shouldn't be many people in the Jia Ma Empire capable of hurting you."
Yun Yun sat down in a chair and let out a long breath before explaining, "I went to the Magical Beast Mountain Range to obtain some things from the Amethyst Winged Lion King."
"This purple spirit crystal is something the Amethyst Winged Lion King produces. It's a sixth-rank magical beast, equivalent to a human Dou Emperor. I was seriously injured fighting it, and it also sealed my Dou Qi."
Nalan Yanran's expression changed drastically at those words. A sixth-rank magical beast, the Amethyst Winged Lion King? That was an existence even stronger than her teacher!
Her teacher had actually gone alone to challenge a magical beast of that level. She had practically been gambling with her life!
Seeing how nervous she looked, Yun Yun gently shook her head and continued, "If it hadn't been for that young man, I probably would have died there."
"And the seal on me wouldn't have been lifted. My strength would probably have plummeted from then on, and I might even have remained below Dou Emperor forever."
Nalan Yanran froze. "A young man? Teacher, who are you talking about? Who could have rescued you from the Amethyst Winged Lion King?"
As Yun Yun recalled the scenes that had unfolded in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, a complicated expression appeared on her face. "A young man who looked barely into his twenties."
"With a casual palm strike, he sent the Amethyst Winged Lion King flying. Then the Amethyst Winged Lion King knelt on the ground and begged him to take it in, volunteering to become his servant and mount."
Nalan Yanran's expression went completely blank. She stared at her teacher with wide eyes, her mouth slightly open, unable to utter a word for a long time. Sending a sixth-rank magical beast flying with a casual palm strike? The Amethyst Winged Lion King willingly kneeling and begging to be taken in as a mount?
How was that possible!
That was a sixth-rank magical beast, equivalent to a human Dou Emperor!
There were scarcely a handful of people in the entire Jia Ma Empire who could fight a sixth-rank magical beast alone, let alone send one flying with a single palm strike and make it willingly submit. "Teacher, you aren't joking with me, are you?"
As she spoke, shock filled Nalan Yanran's face. "A young man barely into his twenties-how could he be so powerful? Above Dou Emperor, perhaps even a Dou Zong?"
Seeing her shocked expression, however, Yun Yun shook her head with a wry smile.
"I'm not joking. I saw all of it with my own eyes. That young man's strength far exceeded my imagination. I couldn't fathom its depths at all."
"And for someone of that level to appear in a place like the Jia Ma Empire, it can only mean that there must be an even more terrifying existence behind him."
Nalan Yanran felt dazed. She had grown up in a great clan and had seen her share of geniuses and powerful experts, but she had never heard of anyone reaching beyond Dou Emperor, or even the Dou Zong level, barely into their twenties.
This was completely beyond her understanding!
But her teacher had always been levelheaded and would never lie about something like this. So all of it was true?
Had a supremely powerful expert barely into his twenties really appeared in the Jia Ma Empire?
Only after taking a long time to digest it did Nalan Yanran barely manage to accept this fact, but the shock on her face lingered.
Yun Yun sat silently in her chair for a while, but Lu Changfeng's face involuntarily surfaced in her mind. She began wondering what excessive demands that fellow would make of her.
Three demands-she had offered them herself.
And she had even said, "I'll agree to any demand, no matter how excessive." Thinking back now, she really had been somewhat impulsive.
Yun Yun rested her fingers lightly on the chair's armrest, feeling a little nervous.
Hopefully, that fellow won't make some excessive demand like asking me to give him my body...
If he really made that kind of demand, she did not even know how she would refuse. After all, she had already given her word, and he had saved her life and helped lift her seal.
At that thought, Yun Yun's cheeks grew a little hot. She quickly shook her head to drive those distracting thoughts away.
Nalan Yanran, however, did not notice the change in her teacher's expression. She was still immersed in her shock over that mysterious expert.
"Teacher, what's his name? Where is he now?"
Yun Yun came back to her senses and replied calmly, "His name is Lu Changfeng. He lives in the imperial capital. Don't go asking around about him for now. Someone of his level isn't someone we can approach lightly."
"If fate allows it, we'll naturally meet again."
Nalan Yanran nodded at that, but she remained full of curiosity about the young man named Lu Changfeng.
An expert above Dou Emperor barely into his twenties, who even took a sixth-rank magical beast as his mount-what does someone like that look like? What is his personality like? If only I could meet him in person.
Seeing the look of fascination on her disciple's face, Yun Yun could not help shaking her head. She stood up, preparing to return and tend to her injuries, and gave her another reminder before leaving.
"Yanran, remember what I told you. Cultivate diligently, and don't slack off."
"Although Xiao Yan's strength isn't much right now, his potential cannot be underestimated. Don't let your guard down."
Nalan Yanran came back to her senses and nodded solemnly. "Don't worry, Teacher. I definitely won't lose to Xiao Yan."
Yun Yun nodded, then turned and walked toward the rear hall. As she walked, however, she was still thinking about Lu Changfeng.
Three demands. Who knows what he'll actually ask for? Hopefully, it won't be anything too embarrassing...