Inside the Mittel family's reception hall,
the meeting had concluded. Yun Yun had come on behalf of the Yunlan Sect to discuss trade with the Mittel family.
The outcome was pleasing, with both sides achieving a win-win situation.
"The meeting is over. Elders, please go about your business. I still have some details to discuss with Sect Master Yun. Liu Yun, please stay," Teng Shan said.
He had noticed Yun Yun's interest in Liu Yun's earlier behavior, so he had deliberately kept him behind.
Glancing at Nalan Yanran, who was tightly holding Yun Yun's left hand, Teng Shan felt a pang of envy for Nalan Jie.
Yun Yun was more than just the Sect Master of the Yunlan Sect; she was also a Dou Huang expert. If Liu Yun could become her disciple, his future achievements would undoubtedly be remarkable.
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After everyone left, only Teng Shan, Yun Yun, Liu Yun, and Nalan Yanran remained in the hall.
"Liu Yun, what happened to you just now? Why did you break through one after another?" Teng Shan asked bluntly.
Liu Yun glanced at his adoptive grandfather strangely. Although he knew the other party would definitely ask, and he had already prepared his answer, he was still somewhat taken aback that Teng Shan asked this question directly in front of outsiders.
However, looking at the old man's hopeful eyes, he immediately understood. It turned out that he was being asked to curry favor with this Sect Master Yun!
Although he really wanted to curry favor...
as a transmigrator, he knew that the Yunlan Sect wouldn't last much longer. Even without Xiao Yan's three-year agreement, the Soul Hall would still come knocking.
He really didn't want to get involved with the Yunlan Sect. If he could, he hoped to stay hidden forever, letting Xiao Yan draw the Soul Hall's attention while he enjoyed his wife, children, and a warm bed—perfect!
"Grandpa, this is a long story," Liu Yun said.
"Then make it short," Teng Shan interrupted him, his old face stern.
Knowing he couldn't avoid it, Liu Yun had no choice but to start making things up.
"Grandpa, this all started a few days ago. I was cultivating in the back mountains, and I had just broken through to the ninth level of Dou Qi when an old man suddenly appeared before me.
He said my aptitude was too poor, and if I followed the usual path, my peak would only be Dou Wang. He asked if I wanted to break free from this situation.
I was thrilled and, in a moment of impulsiveness, I took the pill the old man offered. Then, something shocking happened: my cultivation level plummeted from the ninth level to the first level.
I've been filled with regret these past few days, feeling like I've been tricked.
Then, today, I broke through again, but I'm completely baffled as to why."
Liu Yun's words left Teng Shan and Yun Yun utterly astonished.
Teng Shan marveled at the alchemist's skill, while Yun Yun was utterly shocked.
As the head of a sect, her experience was considerable; the Yunlan Sect had a sixth-grade alchemist, but even they lacked such ability.
So, either the boy in front of her was lying, or he had encountered a seventh-grade alchemist, or even an eighth-grade alchemist.
"Little one, did that person reveal his name to you?" Yun Yun asked.
Having risen to the position of sect leader, Yun Yun was certainly not a naive fool; she was a shrewd person, definitely not the silly girl trapped in the quagmire of love from the original story. What
Liu Yun said was too outrageous, so she felt that Liu Yun was more likely lying, but she couldn't explain this strange thing.
"Grandpa, Sister Yun, I know what you're wondering.
Although I'm young, I'm not so stupid as to take medicine just because someone offers it to me. He really convinced me.
That old man called himself the Old Alchemist, saying he was the number one alchemist on the Dou Qi Continent.
Moreover, he said that the pill was his new masterpiece, capable of strengthening one's foundation, improving cultivation talent, and crucially, having no side effects, which is why I took it," Liu Yun said.
(Yao Chen: When did I say that?)
Yun Yun was now unsettled. Although she had never been to Zhongzhou, she had heard Gu He talk about Yao Chen, the continent's number one alchemist.
And this mysterious old man called himself Yao Lao—could he really be him? Liu Yun's explanation dispelled her doubts. Liu Yun was just a little guy; even if he guessed randomly, he wouldn't be so accurate.
"Little guy, do you know where that senior went?" Yun Yun asked eagerly.
"I don't know. I haven't seen him since then," Liu Yun replied.
Yun Yun knew that such a person was elusive, so she didn't say anything more, excused herself, and hurriedly left.
After the other party left, Teng Shan sighed slightly, somewhat disappointed. He didn't know what kind of existence Yao Lao was, as Liu Yun had mentioned, but he became even more envious of Nalan Jie.
Indeed, not everyone had Nalan Yanran's good fortune.
"Grandpa, shall I go cultivate now?" Liu Yun said.
He sensed it; the return of his Dou Qi was imminent, and he might break through to the eighth level of Dou Qi in the next second. He needed to find a place to stabilize his realm quickly.
"Your body is acting strangely right now. Grandpa can't guarantee there won't be any accidents, so if you feel unwell, be sure to tell Grandpa immediately," Tengshan said with a frown.
"I know, Grandpa. Can I go now?" Liu Yun mumbled a reply and then asked.
"Go ahead, go ahead!" Tengshan waved his hand, not stopping him.
The visit ended just like that, and Liu Yun hurriedly went to the usual spot to meditate and stabilize his newly improved realm.
"Ding, Yun Yun has gained 1 point of Dou Qi through cultivation. Congratulations to the host for gaining 1 point of Dou Qi through return."
It was that familiar feeling of Dou Qi filling his body again, and Liu Yun's realm reached the eighth level of Dou Qi in that instant.
After that, there were two more notification sounds for the return of Dou Qi, and Liu Yun's realm reached an unprecedented tenth level of Dou Qi.
However, before he could recover from his joy, the Hundred Refinement Technique had already been passively activated, and his realm began to drop again.
Nine levels of Dou Qi, eight levels of Dou Qi… the familiar first level of Dou Qi.
This time, the drop in cultivation level was much slower than the first time, but it still only took two hours to fall from ten levels of Dou Qi to the first level.
Liu Yun knew that this Hundred Refinement Technique was very domineering, so he could foresee that he would need to go through this process ninety-eight more times.
So, he didn't bother with it anymore. Next, he simply took off his upper body clothes and, shirtless, tempered his body in the water.
The Thousand Hammers Body Tempering has three stages: water hammer, fire hammer, and thunder hammer.
Before becoming a Dou Ling, one can only choose the gentle water hammer body tempering, which is beneficial for cultivation by the impact of the water flow.
After becoming a Dou Ling, with a solid foundation, one can use the more forceful fire hammer body tempering.
After reaching the Dou Zun level, one needs to undergo tribulation lightning tempering, which is the third stage of lightning hammer body tempering.
Time flew by, and Liu Yun began a devilish, self-destructive training regimen.
The arduous training allowed him to clearly feel his body constantly transforming, and each day he took one more step towards the waterfall.
Liu Yun found himself becoming obsessed with this cultivation method.