Mu Lan took a deep breath, then another.
He really wanted to slap Yun Jin to death with a single strike.
And he could very easily do it.
But…
He couldn't.
Mu Lan could only vent his fury crazily in his heart, then take out several porcelain bottles and hand them to Yu Songnian.
With a dark expression, Mu Lan said, "These pills should be beneficial to your injuries. Seven days should be enough for you to recover."
Right now, he didn't want to waste a single second, he only wanted Yun Jin dead.
Even though these pills were extremely valuable, he couldn't care less.
As long as Yun Jin could die sooner, it would all be worth it.
Yu Songnian didn't stand on ceremony either. He smiled as he accepted them and said, "Then many thanks to Elder Mu."
Mu Lan kept a dark face and couldn't be bothered to say another word.
Yun Jin chuckled and finally felt at ease, "Alright, then I'll leave my Third Senior Brother in Elder Mu's care. I'll go into seclusion now. Seven days should be enough for me to break through to Nascent Soul Stage. Oh right, Elder Mu, do you have any pills that help improve cultivation? Give me some as well, so I don't get stuck at the bottleneck and delay everyone's time."
Mu Lan: "..."
He only wanted to ask one question.
Can he hit someone?
Can he?
No, he can't!
Then forget it.
With a dark face, Mu Lan handed over another bottle of pills.
Yun Jin looked deeply moved, "Thank you, Elder. If anything else comes up, I'll come find you again."
Mu Lan clenched his teeth.
Please don't come again!
Yun Jin took the pills she had gotten and happily went into seclusion.
Actually.
Before setting out, she had already prepared plenty of pills for herself. But free ones were different. The aroma of the pills was especially fragrant, and they made her especially satisfied!
Mu Lan watched Yun Jin's lively, bouncing figure as she left, and really wanted to grind his teeth to pieces.
He kept telling himself.
Seven days. Only seven days left.
As long as he endured these few days, he would make Yun Jin pay dearly.
Yun Jin wasn't lying to them either. After returning, she actually began her seclusion.
These past few days.
She had accumulated a considerable amount of Emotion Points. Yun Jin took a look, her total Emotion Points had already surpassed one hundred thousand.
Converted into advanced uses, that's a full thousand times.
Once the secret treasury was opened, these uses would definitely come in handy.
During this period, under the constant consumption of pills, her spiritual power had also reached its limit.
Coupled with the fact that her soul realm was far beyond Nascent Soul Stage, this breakthrough should be a natural progression.
The only issue was the Xuan Jue for Nascent Soul Stage.
Deriving the Nascent Soul Stage Xuan Jue required a certain amount of Emotion Points. But now, Yun Jin was practically a wealthy magnate, she had nothing to worry about.
Just as Yun Jin prepared the pills and was ready to go all out for the breakthrough,
Tianpo grew a bit worried, "Master, are you planning to break through to Nascent Soul Stage now?"
"What's wrong?" Yun Jin asked.
Tianpo said, "In the Wushuang Sect secret treasury, there is a complete set of Xuan Jue. If the secret treasury is opened first, Master wouldn't need to switch to another cultivation method."
He assumed that Yun Jin choosing to break through now meant she intended to switch to another cultivation method.
Yun Jin smiled and said, "Switch? Why would I switch? I'll just derive the Nascent Soul Stage Xuan Jue myself when the time comes. It's not a big problem."
Tianpo: "???"
Listen to that!
Is that something a person should say?
What did she mean by "just derive it myself"?
Xuan Jue is vast and profound, peak versions painstakingly refined by predecessors over countless years. If it were so easy to casually derive…
As he was grumbling internally, Tianpo suddenly thought of something. His expression changed, and he couldn't help asking, "Little Master, the Xuan Jue outside should only allow cultivation up to the peak of Qi Refining Stage. You're already at Golden Core Stage now, so the Xuan Jue beyond Qi Refining Stage is…"
"Derived by myself," Yun Jin replied matter-of-factly.
Tianpo instantly fell silent.
He recalled watching Yun Jin's trials and noticing that the Xuan Jue she cultivated was quite different from Master's. So it really was self-derived?
This little master's talent is a bit terrifying.
Even as Tianpo was shocked, he couldn't help but advise, "Little Master, even if your previous two derivations of cultivation methods were successful, deriving techniques is extremely dangerous. One misstep could lead to eternal ruin. It would be safer to wait until we obtain Xuan Jue before cultivating."
Yun Jin raised an eyebrow, adopting an old-fashioned, authoritative tone, "Tianpo, your name has 'po' in it, but you don't seem to have much spirit. Your little master's dictionary doesn't contain the word 'failure'. Just watch obediently."
As she spoke, Yun Jin directly swallowed the pills and began her sprint.
Tianpo: "???"
Back when he followed the Sword Sage of Ten Thousand Daos, because the Sword Sage preferred calmness, he himself gradually became calm as well.
Earlier, when he finally found a little master, in his excitement he seemed to have exposed a bit of his true nature.
He had originally worried that the little master might not adapt.
Now it seemed…
This little master's true nature was even more outrageous than his.
"Master, oh Master," Tianpo couldn't help but sigh. "I followed all the trials you set. This little master was essentially personally chosen by you. If you know in the afterlife, please don't blame me."
After that, Tianpo still manifested its sword body and began guarding seriously.
Self-deriving cultivation methods is extremely dangerous.
Since the little master insisted, he wouldn't say more, but he would do his utmost to protect her. If something really went wrong, he could at least interrupt it in time.
Yun Jin's cultivation was just a tiny bit away from the critical point.
She grabbed a handful of pills. Her Golden Core spun wildly, beginning an intense refinement.
Tianpo didn't dare disturb her, but watching was nerve-wracking.
The little master could actually so easily absorb so much medicinal power at once?
Is this little master's dantian forged from refined iron?!
Inside the secret chamber, Yun Jin entered a state of deep, immersive cultivation.
Yue Zhao and the others were still rushing on the road.
In Lin City, under Mu Lan's "selfless" support, Yu Songnian began bold and sweeping reforms. He first adjusted the existing family rules, adding and removing clauses, and produced a revised version. In the new family rules, different punishments were listed for different offenses.
After that, Yu Songnian opened the Yu Family gates wide, allowing the common people of Lin City to come forward and seek justice on their own.
Those who had been bullied, those with grievances, once reported, he would immediately dispatch people to investigate.
If he couldn't uncover the truth, that's fine, there were people from Yuehua Sect.
With their heaven-reaching cultivation, as long as there's even the slightest clue, they could trace it back to the source and find the truth.
At first, the common people didn't dare come.
It was the man whom Yu Songnian and Yun Jin had met before who came first.
Once again, the man recounted the story of his innocent daughter's tragic death. Yu Songnian had already thoroughly investigated this matter and was merely waiting for the victim to come forward.
The man lodged his complaint, and immediately afterward, Yu Songnian brought the Yu Family disciple involved before the public and carried out the death penalty on the spot.
The man wept bitterly, repeatedly saying, "Xiao Yu, your father has finally avenged you."
Beyond executing the culprit, Yu Songnian also, on behalf of the Yu Family, provided compensation to the man, enough to ensure he would live without worry for the rest of his life.
At once, the people had no more doubts and began coming forward in droves to lodge complaints.
When they discovered that people from Yuehua Sect were even helping them investigate the truth, their admiration for the Yu Family's new patriarch grew even stronger.
What kind of figure is this new patriarch, to be able to command people from Yuehua Sect?!
In five days' time.
The threshold of the Yu Family was almost stepped flat. Yu Family disciples all had more or less committed offenses, some minor, some severe. Yu Songnian enforced the law publicly in every case, showing no leniency.
The Yu Family's infamous reputation vanished into thin air within those few days.
And Yu Songnian himself was etched into the hearts of the people.
As matters on Yu Songnian's side neared completion,
Yun Jin's accumulation of spiritual power finally reached the critical threshold.
The next step was to break through to Nascent Soul Stage!