Battle Through the Heavens: Beauties Abound Starting with Yunlan and Her Disciples

25: Section 25The petite Medicine Lady, as usual, leaped lightly onto Yun Xiancheng’s shoulder and sat cross-legged. After a moment, as if feeling that the perspective from his shoulder was slightly insufficient, her bright eyes turned toward the top of Yun Xiancheng’s head.

With her bare feet lightly tapping Yun Xiancheng’s cheek, her figure was agile, like a climbing spirit cat as she climbed to the top of his head. As soon as she sat down, a blush floated onto Medicine Lady’s small face.

It turned out that his hair was poking her delicate buttocks, making her feel slightly uncomfortable.

Immediately, a small green lotus appeared out of thin air, gently lifting her up and allowing her to sit steadily atop Yun Xiancheng’s head. ”Phew, the view from here is actually quite nice.”

Hearing this, Yun Xiancheng replied briefly, ”Looking for someone.”

Following his gaze, Medicine Lady scanned the entire scene. On the high platform sat the three major families; the Clan Leader and Elders of the Xiao Family, as well as several young girls like budding flowers, were all present. They didn’t seem to be the targets he was looking for.

Her gaze shifted, sweeping past other families and small-to-medium forces, yet she saw no one of peerless beauty. They were all women not worth a second glance, certainly not worth his intense focus.

Yun Xiancheng suddenly raised his hand and lightly flicked the forehead of the tiny person on his head. ”I always feel like you’re thinking about something strange.”

The tiny Medicine Lady showed a faint expression of pain, clutching her forehead as she explained, ”What strange things? Aren’t you looking for other beauties in Wutan City?” ”That’s slander!”

Yun Xiancheng lightly flicked Medicine Lady’s cheek.

”I’m looking for people from a mercenary group; they intend to move against my little lover’s auction house.”

Yun Xiancheng had to explain to prevent this tiny Master from thinking he was looking for beauties with his wandering eyes.

Hearing the explanation, Medicine Lady’s jade-like feet, while sitting on the lotus platform, moved slightly. She lay flat on the platform, her small calves swaying casually.

Hearing this explanation, Medicine Lady’s jade-like feet moved slightly from her cross-legged position on the lotus platform. Then, she lay down like a kitten, her two fair, tender calves swaying casually.

”Oh? A mercenary group? Do you want your Master to step in and handle them for you?” The lotus platform slowly drifted down from the top of Yun Xiancheng’s head, hovering beside his neck.

Her eyes watched his neck with a hint of longing, as if reminiscing about the warm sensation left there a few days ago. ”As for the reward...”

”No need for now. I can handle these guys myself.”

Yun Xiancheng extended two fingers and gently pinched Medicine Lady’s delicate cheek. ”Wuu wuu...”

Pinched by his fingers, Medicine Lady let out a small, mournful cry.

At the same time, Ya Fei, dressed in a set of ”high-aesthetic” finery, walked out gracefully from the backstage with light steps. The crowd below the stage felt their eyes light up—literally.

Because this finery was elaborately decorated, it reflected a piercingly strong light under the illumination of the lamps. ”My god, what kind of heaven-defying clothing is this...”

Many guests, blinded to the point of seeing stars, raised their hands to shield their eyes, their hearts filled with amazement.

The shock brought by this dress was so great that the crowd completely ignored Ya Fei’s appearance; all their attention was drawn to this unique clothing.

”Welcome everyone to this auction. Today’s theme, as you can see, is related to medicinal pills—more specifically, to the Foundation Establishment Elixir.”

Ya Fei smiled beautifully and raised her fair hand, taking out several bottles of Foundation Establishment Elixir from her storage ring and placing them on the table one by one. As the Foundation Establishment Elixir appeared, the atmosphere of the entire venue was instantly ignited, becoming excited.

Such a spiritual medicine capable of accelerating cultivation during the Dou Zhi Qi stage was as rare as phoenix feathers or unicorn horns in the Jia Ma Empire—practically non-existent elsewhere. Being one step ahead meant being ahead at every step, not to mention giving one’s Disciples a chance to step onto a higher stage.

While the crowd below was ecstatic over the Foundation Establishment Elixir, Yun Xiancheng’s gaze precisely locked onto a Nine-Star Douzhe-level mercenary.

The emblem worn on his chest was extremely similar to the Giant Shark Mercenary Group logo provided by Ya Fei. Found him!

An imperceptible smile curled at the corner of Yun Xiancheng’s mouth. ”Not just him, Chenger. Look over at the Jiale Family’s side.”

Sitting on her lotus platform, Medicine Lady extended her small hand and pointed toward the Jiale Family’s location.

Yun Xiancheng followed her finger and saw two mercenaries at the level of four or five-star Dou Masters. They were also wearing the emblem of the Giant Shark Mercenary Group, sitting upright beside the Jia Lie Family head.

Seeing this scene, Yun Xiancheng instantly understood the relationship between the Jia Lie Family and the Giant Shark Mercenary Group. On one hand, the Giant Shark Mercenary Group collaborated with the Jia Lie Family, but on the other, they harbored ill intentions and had other plans.

This was actually normal. After all, the Giant Shark Mercenary Group’s goal was to dominate Wutan City, while the Jia Lie Family also desired to control the city. The alliance between the two sides was merely built upon fragile interests.

”Thirty thousand gold coins!” ”Thirty-five thousand!” ”Forty thousand gold coins!”

The competition for the Foundation Establishment Elixir among the crowd below grew increasingly fierce, and the atmosphere rose accordingly. ”A profit margin of up to 4000%—this is simply insane.”

Yun Xiancheng shook his head helplessly. The medicinal material cost for the Foundation Establishment Elixir was a mere thousand gold coins. Now that it was being auctioned, the profit was as high as forty times the cost; it was truly appalling.

Several young girls from the Xiao Family were also whispering, clearly frightened by this staggering price.

”It’s saturated. It’s not advisable to sell too many of the same pills in one area.” As a Grandmaster of Alchemy, Medicine Lady naturally understood the intricacies of the trade.

”Rarity makes things valuable. If sold frequently, the price will inevitably plummet.” Then, she giggled again.

”But before long, you’ll be heading out for experience training, so there’s no need to worry too much about that.”

”Next, I’ll just wait for the auction to end. I’m going to start a massacre,” Yun Xiancheng said in a low voice, suppressing the surge of excitement in his heart.

Just then, Nalan Yanran rubbed her drowsy eyes and pushed the door open. ”Senior Brother, why didn’t you call me when you arrived?”

She walked straight behind Yun Xiancheng, wrapped her arms around his waist, and said softly, ”During these days apart, Yan Ran missed Senior Brother dearly.”

This hug directly shook Medicine Lady, who was sitting on Yun Xiancheng’s head, off her seat, nearly causing her to fall to the ground.

Fortunately, an ice lotus rose just in time to catch her steadily. ”Sigh, this is the downside of having a physical form.”

Medicine Lady rubbed her somewhat dizzy head and sighed helplessly. Yun Xiancheng turned around and tenderly kissed Nalan Yanran, who was full of longing.

Nalan Yanran did not refuse, greedily responding to her Senior Brother’s kiss.

”Damn! Why must you perform this ’deep affection between senior brother and junior sister’ drama in front of your Master again!”

Sitting on her lotus platform, Medicine Lady looked at the two passionately kissing and couldn’t help but criticize them. Unfortunately, her good Disciple ignored her completely, and others couldn’t hear her voice. ”How bitter!”

She let out a mournful cry, her face full of helplessness.

045 Taking Junior Sister to Kill People

”Hmph, there’s going to be another beautiful memory with Senior Brother.”

Nalan Yanran held Yun Xiancheng’s hand while her other hand held the mysterious iron sword box, walking happily through the streets of Wutan City.

”A beautiful memory being a dark and windy night of killing with my Junior Sister... let’s not have that kind of thing.” Yun Xiancheng shook his head helplessly, sensing the whereabouts of that Nine-Star Douzhe.

That said, these mercenaries really deserved to be killed for setting their sights on him.

”Not at all. Yan Ran is happy doing everything with Senior Brother, even if it’s killing people.” She turned her head and said to Yun Xiancheng with a grin.

Yun Xiancheng rubbed her head and nodded. ”Alright, then we, senior brother and junior sister, will go kill people together.”

The two Cloud Mist senior brother and junior sister walked side by side, hand in hand, through the snowy night.

They moved through the snow like the wind; the falling snow from the sky couldn’t touch them at all.

That Nine-Star Douzhe completely failed to notice the methods of this pair, allowing them to track him out of the city.

”This camp only has one Great Dou Master inside. It doesn’t look like a main camp. There are only four or five Dou Masters and over ten Dou Practitioners; it can only be considered an outpost.”

Medicine Lady poked her head out from beside Yun Xiancheng’s ear. By now, she had returned to her normal form, leaning against Yun Xiancheng’s back, looking somewhat seductive.

”Hehe, it’s the first killing night with my cute Disciple~”

Seeing her like this, Yun Xiancheng was also a bit helpless. She was truly worried about his safety and insisted on coming along.

”There’s only one Great Dou Master and four or five Dou Masters inside. It seems Master’s sword intent won’t be needed; we alone are enough to handle them,” Yun Xiancheng said to Yan Ran.

”Is it just a bunch of small fry?”

Yan Ran was a little disappointed, but it soon turned into excitement.

”But that’s fine too. Yan Ran also wants to see how much of a gap there is when Yan Ran faces these ordinary mercenaries herself.” Just as the Nine-Star Douzhe entered the camp, he spoke up:

”Captain, that Mittel Family somehow brought out some more pills. They look to be thriving, not at all like they’re in trouble.” A Two-Star Great Dou Shi stepped out with a serious expression.

”That shouldn’t be. The Boss looked into it; the performance of this Mittel Family auction house was very poor. It’s impossible for them to have extra resources. Could they have hired some...”

”...outside help?”

He said with a frown:

”I must tell the Boss about this situation and have him urge the people in the city to act faster.” Before his voice could fade, he only felt the wind move.

Immediately following was a completely undisguised killing intent, aimed straight for his throat.

Years of mercenary life made the Two-Star Great Dou Shi’s hair stand on end, and his body instinctively retreated.

However, two green longswords directly pierced through the Nine-Star Douzhe standing in front of him. With almost no suspense, the Nine-Star Douzhe split into three pieces and collapsed to the ground, dying on the spot.

”Enemy attack!!!”

The Two-Star Great Dou Shi shouted loudly, his roar like a great bell, shocking everyone in the camp. ”Yan Ran, you handle the small fry. Leave this Great Dou Master to me.”

Yun Xiancheng gripped his longsword and thrust it toward the Two-Star Great Dou Shi’s throat. ”Only a Dou Master, yet you want to challenge a Great Dou Master across ranks?”

Sensing that Yun Xiancheng’s Dou Qi level was only at the Dou Master stage, the Two-Star Great Dou Shi immediately felt relieved and continued:

”Such arrogance. It seems I must make you lose your life here.” *Clang!*

An illusory Dou Qi Armor attached to his body.

”From the Great Dou Master stage onward, we can condense Dou Qi Armor. You can’t possibly hurt... how is this possible!”

He saw green Dou Qi light up on Yun Xiancheng’s hand, and two consecutive Dou Qi shockwaves directly shattered the armor at his neck. ”What kind of Dou Technique is this!?”

He was greatly shocked, never expecting a Dou Master’s attack to be so powerful.

Having roamed for many years, when had he ever encountered such a powerful Dou Master!? ”Unfortunately, this is just my basic attack.”

Yun Xiancheng had a confident smile on his face.

”Is this a Great Dou Master? So weak. I’m done playing; it’s time to end this battle directly.”

Subsequently, Yun Xiancheng circulated his Dou Qi, channeling the green Dou Technique into his sword, preparing to perform a Cloud Mist Sect Dou Technique: Wind Spirit Fractal Sword.

Following that, five green Dou Qi longswords rose from Yun Xiancheng’s blade and stabbed toward the Two-Star Great Dou Shi. Combined with his own thrust, there were six blades in total, piercing toward the nearby Great Dou Master at ultra-high speed.

Knowing he couldn’t dodge this attack at all, the Great Dou Master dropped into a horse stance and summoned his Dou Qi Armor, preparing to tank it. His hands glowed with yellow Dou Qi; he was clearly about to use a Dou Technique to counterattack the moment Yun Xiancheng’s attack was blocked by the armor.

”Die!”

The moment the Wind Spirit Fractal Sword hit his armor, he let out a great shout and threw a punch. But he only heard five sounds of breaking air.

Another five green longswords were secretly generated and plunged into his back.

The two waves of Dou Qi resonance directly tore his body apart. The immense pain made his Dou Qi flow sluggishly, and his thrown punch was weak and powerless. Yun Xiancheng leaped up and easily dodged it.

He was sent flying through the air, and the longsword in Yun Xiancheng’s hand circled around his neck.

By the time Yun Xiancheng landed, the Great Dou Master’s head had fallen to the ground. ”Not bad, not bad. You quite resemble your Master in her younger days.”

Medicine Lady watched the almost one-sided battle and said with her arms crossed in satisfaction:

”But don’t get complacent. What these mercenaries have learned in their lives are just Yellow-tier Dou Techniques and Yellow-tier Qi Methods; they really can’t become strong.” ”Yes, Master.”

Yun Xiancheng nodded, his footsteps light as he quickly caught up with Nalan Yanran’s figure.

Although she was currently only a Seven-Star Douzhe, she moved freely among the group of Dou Practitioner and Dou Master mercenaries. The longsword in her hand had already slit the throats of two or three Dou Practitioners.

”How did the Captain fall so quickly!?”

While some mercenaries were still busy dealing with the lightning-fast Nalan Yanran, a mercenary suddenly shouted.

Only then did everyone notice that in just a few rounds of combat, their Great Dou Master captain had actually had his head severed.

Then, as the young man who had beheaded their captain in a few moves leaped toward them with his sword, an unimaginable sense of dread surged into their hearts.

”Run! He killed the captain in a few moves! We can’t win! Flee, flee if you can!” someone shouted, and the morale of these mercenaries instantly hit rock bottom.

Yun Xiancheng and Nalan Yanran had no communication, yet both coincidentally performed the Wind Spirit Fractal Sword again. A total of fifteen green longswords flew up, stabbing toward the fleeing crowd.

Every one of the fifteen longswords precisely struck a different person.

Those Dou Practitioners who were slow to dodge also had their heads taken by the arriving Yun Xiancheng. The pure white snow was stained with blood.

Over twenty corpses lay scattered about. ”Is Senior Brother really practicing the same Qi Method as me?”

Yan Ran approached Yun Xiancheng, her face full of disbelief. ”It’s the same, it’s the same. Maybe Senior Brother’s talent is just a bit better.” Yun Xiancheng smiled slightly and took Nalan Yanran into his arms. ”But no matter what, Senior Brother will never leave Yan Ran.” The two embraced amidst the blood-stained snow and the field of corpses.

”Sigh, what a touching scene—a senior brother and junior sister who just finished killing people.”

Medicine Lady commented from the side, ruining the originally deep atmosphere between the two. Yun Xiancheng glanced over and shot her a glare.

However, Yan Ran couldn’t hear Medicine Lady’s words and remained happily embraced in Yun Xiancheng’s arms.