Time flies, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
The figure before the waterfall is no longer the child he was three years ago. Now, Liu Yun is about 1.85 meters tall, and his face is no longer baby-faced, but time has not ravaged his appearance; on the contrary, he looks even more breathtaking.
His bare upper body has beautifully defined muscles, giving him an exceptionally perfect overall appearance.
At this moment, Liu Yun, without using his battle qi, has broken his own limits and stands before the waterfall, a place previously unreachable.
He opens his personal panel.
Name: Mittel Liuyun
Realm: Ninth Stage Dou Qi (Hundred Refined Dou Qi 85/100)
Attributes: Metal, Wood, Fire
Aptitude: 60 (Through your persistent efforts, your aptitude has finally improved, but looking across the myriad realms, you are still just an ordinary passerby.) Charm
: 100 (The system has modified the host, so even looking across the myriad realms, you are still one of the most outstanding individuals.)
Comprehension: 35 (Comprehension is hard to describe; you're just an ordinary passerby in the myriad realms.)
Cultivation Technique: Thousand Refinement Technique
Dou Skill: None
Task: None
Task Points: 0 (Completing the task will grant task points.)
Items: Burning Heaven Immortal Technique, One-Star Dou Emperor Experience Card ×1.
System Function 1: Return Bound Target 2/10. (Click to view details)
Liuyun saw that his aptitude on the panel had jumped from 35 to 60, and he smiled happily, feeling a faint sense of accomplishment!
"Ding, Nalan Yanran has cultivated the combat skill: Wind Spirit Fractal Sword (proficiency +1). Congratulations to the host for obtaining the intermediate-level Xuan-rank combat skill: Wind Spirit Fractal Sword (proficiency +1)."
"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the basic attribute: Wind."
Liu Yun was stunned. Since binding with Nalan Yanran, he had never received any system rewards. Today's system notification reminded him that he still had such a tool.
Opening Nalan Yanran's personal panel:
Name: Nalan Yanran
Realm: One-Star Dou Zhe
Aptitude: 90 (Top-tier level on the Dou Qi Continent)
Charm: 80 (Although still young, she has already blossomed into a beautiful young woman, destined to be a great beauty.)
Comprehension: 90 (Possesses a photographic memory and astonishing innate comprehension; even on the entire Dou Qi Continent, she is among the top few.)
Binding Method: 100% Dou Technique Return (The return percentage depends on the relationship between the host and the bound object; the current relationship is "one-time encounter.")
Sure enough, Nalan Yanran has already entered the Dou Zhe ranks. Three years ago, she was only at the seventh level of Dou Qi, while Liu Yun was already at the ninth level.
Now, three years later, his realm is still hovering around the Dou Qi level, while she has already surpassed him.
Thinking about it further, it's impossible that Nalan Yanran hasn't practiced Dou Techniques in these three years. This means the system's return has certain limitations; at least Xuan-level Dou Techniques, or even intermediate Xuan-level Dou Techniques, will be returned.
Picking up a nearby branch as a sword, Liu Yun lightly flicked his wrist, unleashing the Wind Spirit Fragment Sword with practiced ease, as if he had studied it for a long time. Energy converged, forming a wind sword that radiated terrifying sword energy.
The next instant, Liu Yun swung the branch forward, and the wind sword shot out towards the waterfall.
Boom!
A loud explosion rang out, and the waterfall even briefly stopped flowing, water splashing everywhere. A horizontal ditch appeared behind the waterfall, demonstrating the power of this fighting technique.
"Wow, I finally have a fighting technique I can use!" Liu Yun said happily.
Indeed, a life with cheat codes is full of surprises.
"Looks like I need to build a good relationship with Nalan Yanran!" Liu Yun thought.
Just as Liu Yun was marveling at Nalan Yanran's prowess, the system's mechanical voice sounded again.
"Ding! Yun Yun has advanced to a three-star Dou Huang. Congratulations, host, you have received a refund of Dou Qi points."
Dou Qi surged out of his body. In that instant, Liu Yun felt as if he was about to burst. His meridians expanded wildly, causing him to grimace in pain.
Blood flowed from his pores, and soon he was covered in blood.
Liu Yun endured the swelling in his head, preventing himself from fainting, and then desperately circulated the Thousand Refinement Technique.
Nine levels of Dou Qi, ten levels of Dou Qi... nine levels of Dou Qi, eight levels of Dou Qi, seven levels of Dou Qi... eight levels of Dou Qi, nine levels of Dou Qi...
This cycle repeated endlessly. Liu Yun felt like he was about to collapse. If it weren't for the constant pressure of the turbulent flow and the arduous body training over the past three years, he would probably have already exploded and died by now.
Even with his current physical condition, he was still tormented by the surging Dou Qi of a one-star Dou Huang.
And so, one day passed, two days passed, three days passed, and finally, the bleeding from Liu Yun's body stopped.
He was forced to absorb Dou Qi for three days and three nights before finally stopping. The Dou Qi of a Dou Huang was indeed terrifying.
"Ding, due to the host's inability to withstand Yun Yun's returned Dou Qi, the protection mechanism has been triggered, and the excess Dou Qi has been dispelled."
Liu Yun thought the system was truly humane. If that one-star Dou Huang's Dou Qi had been poured into his body in an instant, he would probably have exploded without a trace.
After three days and three nights of torment, Liu Yun felt utterly exhausted, and his eyes closed uncontrollably.
When he woke up, it was already the next morning.
The first thing Liu Yun did upon waking was to check his personal panel.
Name: Mitel Liuyun
Realm: Tenth Stage of Dou Qi (Hundred Refinements Dou Qi 100/100)
Attributes: Metal, Wood, Fire, Wind
Aptitude: 65 (Through your persistent efforts, your aptitude has finally improved, but looking across the myriad realms, you are still just an ordinary passerby.)
Charm: 100 (The system has modified the host, so even looking across the myriad realms, you are still one of the most dazzling people.)
Comprehension: 35 (Comprehension is hard to describe; you're just an ordinary passerby in the myriad realms.) Cultivation
Technique: Thousand Hammers and Hundred Refinements
Technique Dou Skill: Wind Spirit Fractal Sword (Mid-level Profound Rank)
Mission: At the host's current realm, kill 10 different types of first-tier peak magical beasts head-on. (Current mission progress 0/10.)
Mission Points: 0 (Completing the mission will grant mission points.)
Items: Burning Heaven Immortal Technique, One-Star Dou Emperor Experience Card ×1.
System Function 1: Return 2/10 of the bound target. (Click to view details)
"Hmm? There's a mission?" Liu Yun exclaimed in surprise.
Then, Liu Yun checked the system notification and, sure enough, there was such a mission notification. He must have been sleeping too soundly to hear it.
"Mission issued: With the host's current cultivation of tenth-level Dou Qi, kill a total of 10 different types of first-tier peak magical beasts head-on. No shortcuts allowed, and no human or magical beast is permitted to intervene.
Mission completion reward: Mission points ×30, Grade 6 pill: Qi Gathering Pill, Earth-rank mid-grade Dou Technique: Storm's Fury." Qi
Gathering Pill: A Grade 6 pill that can condense Dou Qi vortex 100% under any circumstances and correspondingly improve the quality of the Dou Qi vortex.
"Tsk tsk, these rewards are really generous!" Liu Yun couldn't help but exclaim.
First of all, the Qi Gathering Pill goes without saying; it's definitely an advanced version of Qi Gathering Powder. There's no such pill in the original work, which shows its rarity.
The second reward, the Earth-rank mid-grade Dou Technique, is completely rare and hard to come by. You should know that even the Yunlan Sect, the number one sect in the Jia Ma Empire, doesn't have a single Earth-rank Dou Technique.
From the moment he saw the mission reward, Liu Yun declared, "I'm going to do this mission no matter what, not even Jesus can stop me."