In the Mulan Empire, within the Green Ring Mountain Range, there was a crude training ground surrounded by rocky cliffs.
Above the training ground, accompanied by a series of bang! bang! sounds as the air exploded, two figures engaged in their final clash, a pure and ultimate collision of strength.
"Zi Yan Overlord King's Fist, Break!"
With a delicate shout, purple light burst from Zi Yan's eyes. A dense purple energy surged out of her body, billowing as it enveloped her entire form and transformed into a vague dragon-shaped silhouette. Her fist momentum instantly skyrocketed, breaking the stalemate in an instant.
Bang—!
With a muffled explosion, the Snake-People's bald Commander was sent flying backward and smashed directly into a nearby cliff, leaving a human-shaped imprint on the rock wall.
Zi Yan glanced in the direction where her opponent had fallen. She bumped her left and right fists together twice, producing two metallic clang! clang! sounds. A proud smile appeared on her delicate little face.
"Hehe, Baldy, I won this time, right? Do you admit defeat now?"
As she spoke, her gaze swept across the surroundings.
The Snake-People watching the battle all nodded when they saw her look over. They smiled kindly at her, their eyes filled with curiosity and admiration.
"You won! This Commander admits defeat!"
Feeling his somewhat weakened aura, the Commander decisively surrendered.
Hearing this, Zi Yan narrowed her eyes and grinned happily.
"Hehe, I finally won before leaving. This way, I can smoothly get the reward I agreed upon with Lin Yuan..."
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Green Ring Mountain Range, within a valley overflowing with energy.
"Young Master, I want to go to the Chu Yun Empire with you. I want to help Sister Little Fairy Doctor too!"
Qing Lin looked at Lin Yuan expectantly and spoke in her crisp voice.
"No."
For once, Lin Yuan directly rejected Qing Lin's request.
"But..."
Qing Lin wanted to say something else.
"Qing'er, do you remember what I once warned you about?"
Lin Yuan interrupted her seriously, staring directly at her.
"Unless it's an absolutely urgent situation, you must always prioritize increasing your cultivation."
"In your current state, you could enter a breakthrough at any moment. Nothing can be allowed to go wrong!"
At this moment, Qing Lin's aura had become increasingly unstable, fluctuating between strength and weakness. Even the Dou Qi within her body was faintly leaking out.
Having gone through a similar experience himself, Lin Yuan understood that this was the state of someone who could break through from a Dou King to a Dou Emperor at any time.
Looking at the concern and seriousness in Lin Yuan's eyes, Qing Lin remained silent for a while before slowly nodding.
"I understand, Young Master."
Seeing the disappointment on her face, Lin Yuan gently rubbed her little head.
"I know you miss your Sister Little Fairy Doctor very much, but if you rush over to help her in your current condition, she wouldn't feel good about it either."
"Mm..."
Qing Lin nodded weakly.
"This time, Qing'er was being willful. I'll stay here and calmly focus on my breakthrough. However..."
Qing Lin took out two exquisite boxes from her Storage Ring and handed them to Lin Yuan.
"Young Master, please do me a favor and bring these to Sister Little Fairy Doctor. They're gifts I prepared for her."
Lin Yuan accepted the boxes and nodded.
"Don't worry. I'll make sure she receives them."
After thinking for a moment, he suggested,
"Although you can't go personally this time, you can leave her a message with a Recording Stone. I'll bring it to her."
"That's right! There's still that method. Young Master, wait a moment."
Not long afterward, Qing Lin looked at the Recording Stone in her hand and recalled the image she had just recorded.
"This should do. There shouldn't be any problems."
After speaking, she flew to Lin Yuan's side and handed him the Recording Stone.
Lin Yuan accepted it and stored it inside his Storage Ring. Then, with a flip of his hand, a jade bottle containing a green pill appeared.
"The gap between a Dou King and a Dou Emperor is enormous. Normally, it takes six months to a year to complete the transformation entirely. Next, you'll need to enter closed-door cultivation."
"This is the Supreme Emperor Pill. It will help you."
"Remember, don't be impatient during this breakthrough. Avoid arrogance and impatience, and proceed step by step."
As he instructed her, Lin Yuan handed over the Supreme Emperor Pill.
Qing Lin nodded and accepted it. She looked deeply at Lin Yuan, a strange glimmer flashing in her eyes.
"I understand, Young Master. I'm going into secluded cultivation."
"Mm."
"Young Master, before I enter seclusion, there's something I want to tell you..."
Qing Lin said solemnly.
"Oh?"
Lin Yuan looked at the approaching Qing Lin.
"With such a serious expression, what is it—"
His words were abruptly cut off by her actions.
In an instant, Qing Lin planted a kiss on his cheek with lightning speed before immediately retreating. Without looking back, she let out a whoosh and flew toward another cultivation cave deeper within the valley.
A moment later, an unusual expression appeared on Lin Yuan's face. He touched the damp spot on his cheek with his fingers and looked toward Qing Lin's retreating figure.
With his sharp eyesight, he easily caught sight of the crimson redness behind her ears.
After Qing Lin's figure disappeared into the cave entrance, Lin Yuan smiled faintly and sighed.
"This girl has really reached that age and she's become much bolder than before. But to go this far. Queen Medusa must have encouraged her again."
With that, Lin Yuan lightly leaped into the air and flew toward a location deeper within the valley, where waves of seven-colored light were emanating.
Meanwhile, inside the simple cave residence, Qing Lin tightly clutched the jade bottle in her hand. Her moist eyes were filled with excitement.
"Hehe, I did it! I've taken another step forward, Sister Little Fairy Doctor, Sister Queen..."
Only after a long while did she calm her excited and chaotic emotions and sit cross-legged upon the stone platform inside the cave.
As soon as Lin Yuan landed, a clear and teasing voice came from beside the seven-colored cocoon.
"So, you've finished saying goodbye to little Qing Lin? How did it feel, receiving a young maiden's innocent affection?"
Queen Medusa stood beside the seven-colored cocoon with her arms folded, looking at him playfully.
"Xiyue, so it really was you who encouraged her."
Lin Yuan looked at Medusa helplessly before raising his eyebrows and smiling calmly.
"But it felt pretty nice. Qing'er has indeed reached that age. Thank you."
Heh.
This kind of verbal attack no longer worked on him.
After this period of self-reflection, Lin Yuan had come to understand himself and had evolved! He would no longer become embarrassed by the romantic entanglements around him.
"Tsk—"
Seeing that Lin Yuan did not show the reaction she wanted, Medusa clicked her tongue inwardly before changing the subject.
"Little man, is the pill you gave Little Cai really useful? You should know that the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python already possesses one of the highest Magical Beast bloodlines."
Queen Medusa turned her gaze toward the seven-colored cocoon beside her.
This cocoon was precisely Little Cai's cocoon of evolution.
After taking a pill refined by Lin Yuan yesterday, Little Cai had entered an evolutionary state.
Lin Yuan walked over and gently patted the seven-colored cocoon.
The Little Cai inside seemed to sense his presence and immediately emitted a soft glow, conveying a strong feeling of closeness.
He gently stroked the cocoon and smiled.
"Don't worry. I've studied the formula for the Beast King Blood Tempering Pill. Even if this pill can't further improve Little Cai's bloodline, it definitely won't harm her."
"And even if it ultimately fails to enhance her bloodline, it doesn't matter. It's only a Sixth-Grade pill. Our daughter can afford to waste it."
As he spoke, powerful Spiritual Strength spread out from his forehead, scanning and inspecting the cocoon.
The Beast King Blood Tempering Pill was a peak Sixth-Grade medicinal pill capable of tempering and purifying the powerful bloodlines of Magical Beasts. It was one of the Sixth-Grade pill formulas Lin Yuan had obtained from Yao Lao.
The ingredients required for this pill were extremely rare. Even with Lin Yuan's vast collection, he had only managed to gather enough materials for a single batch.
However, the choice of who should take it had been very easy to decide.
The Beast King Blood Tempering Pill was useless to Zi Yan, as her bloodline was simply too powerful. It was also of limited use to Medusa, since her cultivation had already reached too high a level.
But for Little Cai, the pill was just right.
After all, even within the same race, individuals differed in talent and bloodline purity. Since Little Cai was currently at a crucial stage of advancement, this was the perfect time for her to take such a pill.
After some time, Lin Yuan finished his inspection and withdrew his Spiritual Strength. A relieved smile appeared on his face.
"Little Cai's condition is excellent. Her evolution is progressing smoothly. From here on, it's only a matter of letting nature take its course."
As soon as his words fell, the natural energy throughout the entire valley suddenly surged.
An enormous amount of energy rushed toward Qing Lin's cave dwelling, forming a massive energy vortex.
Qing Lin's breakthrough had begun!
At this moment, the high Earth Class Qi Method, Sky Profound Canon, also began to display its full might, forcefully drawing in even the energy from outside the valley.
"Your Majesty!"
Lin Yuan looked toward Queen Medusa.
Medusa nodded and rose into the sky in tacit understanding. As her hand seals changed, she used Spatial Lock to create several complete spatial barriers, completely concealing the tremendous disturbance within the valley.
Within the valley, Lin Yuan looked at the multicolored energy vortex in the sky and caught Medusa as she descended.
"With these layers of spatial barriers, even if someone or a Magical Beast flies over the valley, as long as their strength does not surpass mine, they will find it difficult to discover anything unusual here. Even if they do discover it, anyone without the strength of a Dou Ancestor won't be able to break through."
"Furthermore, I will designate the surrounding area of this valley as forbidden ground."
As she spoke, Medusa, who was lying sideways in Lin Yuan's arms, wiped the sweat from her smooth forehead and explained her arrangements.
Even for her, setting up barriers of this level required considerable expenditure.
"You've worked hard, Xiyue."
"What unnecessary words."
Medusa rolled her eyes at him and asked,
"When do you plan to leave?"
"I'm planning to depart tomorrow."
Lin Yuan pondered for a moment before answering.
"Tomorrow is it?"
Medusa murmured softly. Then her enchanting face became somewhat lazy and relaxed as her fingers gently traced across Lin Yuan's cheek.
"It seems our next meeting won't be for quite some time. Little man, carry me back to the palace. Let's have a proper farewell."
"As you command, my Queen..."
A moment later, one figure carried another charming figure in his arms as they left the valley and headed toward Queen Medusa's palace.
The next morning, on a mountain peak outside the Green Ring Mountain Range, three figures flashed into view.
Lin Yuan gazed at the valley where Qing Lin and Little Cai were in seclusion for a long while before turning to Medusa and saying solemnly,
"I'm entrusting Little Cai and Qing'er to you. If I still haven't returned after they advance, then let them go directly back to Jia Nan Academy."
"Don't worry. As long as I'm here, I'll take care of everything for you."
Medusa nodded gently.
Lin Yuan also nodded slightly. A warm smile appeared on his face as he stepped forward and gently pulled Queen Medusa into his embrace.
Medusa's body stiffened slightly. She quickly glanced at Zi Yan, but she did not struggle or avoid him.
"Xiyue, take some time to settle the affairs here as well. Once the tribe is stable, why don't you come with me and travel across the continent. If the Four Elders succeed in cultivating the Three Beast Savage Art, they'll be enough to guard this place."
After a brief pause, Lin Yuan continued,
"Also, you can visit the Black-Corner Region and Jia Nan Academy. They're both interesting places."
"Once I've stabilized the tribe, I'll go."
Medusa lowered her eyes and replied softly.
Then she raised a jade finger and tapped the location of the seven-colored mark on Lin Yuan's chest.
"You're far too bold. Out there be more careful, and take good care of Zi Yan. If you encounter any troublesome problems, immediately use the seven-colored mark to notify me. No matter where you are, I'll rush over at once."
"You too."
Lin Yuan pointed at the Green Lotus Mark he had left on Medusa.
"If you run into trouble, activate this Green Lotus Mark, and I'll come as quickly as possible."
After saying that, he released the beauty in his arms and took out an exquisite Storage Ring, handing it to her.
"I've left some things for you inside this Storage Ring, Qi Methods, Dou Skills, and medicinal pills. Especially that Dou Skill which can serve as a trump card. You should study it carefully. I've also included some of my cultivation insights."
"I understand."
Medusa nodded.
Nearby, Zi Yan tossed a medicinal pill into her mouth and chewed on it loudly while watching the two of them with boredom.
She was somewhat speechless.
They were only going to be separated for a while, yet they were acting as though it were a matter of life and death.
At this moment, she had completely forgotten how she herself had once felt when she had parted from Lin Yuan.
As though sensing Zi Yan's gaze, Lin Yuan once again whispered a final farewell to Medusa.
"I'm leaving. Take care."
He then slowly stepped back. His shoulders trembled, and a pair of green fire wings extended from his back.
After rising into the sky and taking one deep look at Medusa, he flapped his wings and shot toward the distant direction of the Chu Yun Empire.
Zi Yan then ran over to Medusa and waved her little fist.
"Sister Xiyue, don't worry! I'll protect Lin Yuan. You take care of yourself too. Next time I come back, I'll bring you a gift."
Medusa rubbed her little head and said seriously,
"No need for gifts. During this trip, listen carefully to your big brother and don't be naughty. Don't touch things you shouldn't touch. Most of the people in the Chu Yun Empire carry poison on them. Even if they're not very strong, they're still dangerous."
"Mm-hmm!"
Zi Yan obediently nodded her little head.
Then her petite body leaped into the air.
"Goodbye, Sister Xiyue! I'm off!"
After waving her small hand at Medusa, she turned and chased after Lin Yuan.
Only after the two of them had disappeared from her sight did Medusa sink her consciousness into the Storage Ring that Lin Yuan had given her and begin examining the things he had left behind.
Very quickly, an ancient, pitch-black scroll attracted her attention.
"Hm? This is the Three Radiance Seal Art..."
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