At the peak of the Cloud Mist Sect's back mountain, clouds and mist swirled, making it look like a fairyland.
On a protruding black rock at the edge of the cliff, Nalan Yanran, dressed in a moon-white dress, was closing her eyes and practicing while feeling the mountain's evening breeze.
As the clouds thinned and the wind calmed, Nalan Yanran stopped her Cultivation, gazing at the majestic and grand Magical Beast Mountain Range in the distance beyond the Cloud Mist Sect's back mountain, her thoughts drifting away.
Seven days ago, Nalan Su had come to the Cloud Mist Sect and gave her a scolding, informing her that Xiao Yan had become a Five-Star Dou Practitioner within a year and a half, and that Xiao Zhan of the Xiao Family had broken through to Dou Ling, even asking her to go to the Xiao Family to apologize.
Stubborn as she was, she didn't believe she had done anything wrong. Moreover, when she broke the engagement, she had compensated everything she was supposed to, and for that, she had even had a major falling out with her Family. If she went back now to apologize, would she, Nalan Yanran, not lose Face? Would the Cloud Mist Sect not lose Face? Would Yun Yun not lose Face?
"The Three-Year Agreement is still more than a year away. I am now a One-Star Dou Shi, and by the time of the Three-Year Agreement, I might already be a Great Dou Master."
"I Cultivate the high-grade Cultivation Technique of the Cloud Mist Sect, learn the Dou Technique that only the Sect Master is qualified to learn, and have a Sixth-Rank Alchemist refining Medicinal Pills for me."
"Xiao Yan, how can you possibly compare to me!"
Clearly, Nalan Yanran was also shocked by Xiao Yan's speed in becoming a Five-Star Dou Practitioner from scratch in just a year and a half.
At this moment, she was constantly reassuring herself, also wanting to stop thinking about those upsetting matters.
"Whoosh!"
Just then, a cyan figure flew rapidly across the horizon. Nalan Yanran looked up and was instantly delighted, hurriedly standing up from the giant rock and waving: "Teacher!!!"
From a great distance, Yun Yun, whose thoughts were still on Chen Yang, suddenly saw her Disciple. Thinking of Xiao Yan's current cultivation level in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Yun Yun couldn't help but sigh. With a flap of her Dou Qi Wings, she drifted down in front of Nalan Yanran.
"Teacher!"
"Why are you only returning now? Did you encounter some danger?"
Nalan Yanran looked at Yun Yun as she retracted her Dou Qi Wings and asked with some concern.
"No..."
"That Amethyst Winged Lion King was not easy to deal with. Fortunately, I happened to meet someone, and only then was I able to successfully obtain this purple spirit crystal."
Yun Yun reached out and stroked Nalan Yanran's Face, an elegant smile appearing on her Face as she spoke.
"It's good that Teacher is alright."
"However, someone who could help Teacher should at least be a Dou King expert, right?"
Nalan Yanran breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and asked curiously.
"You will know in the future..."
Yun Yun looked at Nalan Yanran, wanting to tell her about Xiao Yan's current true strength, but fearing that Nalan Yanran might lose her Dao Heart and never recover after hearing it.
She was even more afraid that Yanran might take some extreme actions because of Xiao Yan's current strength, so she said: "Yanran, there's no need to Cultivate too hard; occasional relaxation can also be beneficial."
Nalan Yanran shook her head repeatedly upon hearing this: "Teacher, you don't know. A few days ago, my father came up the mountain and told me that Xiao Yan of the Xiao Family had quietly become a Five-Star Dou Practitioner. He reached such a speed in a year and a half. If I slack off, I'm afraid I'll lose Teacher's Face during the Three-Year Agreement!"
Seeing Nalan Yanran's stubborn look, Yun Yun couldn't help but sigh: "Very well, you should make your own decisions regarding your own affairs. If you happen to lose the Three-Year Agreement, do not let it ruin your heart for Cultivation."
Due to Chen Yang's interference and Xiao Yan's own open-mindedness, the two of them didn't have any agreement about serving as a slave or maid this time, and she had already received the marriage contract.
This Three-Year Agreement was actually a battle for Xiao Yan to regain Face. If Xiao Yan won, or if Nalan Yanran won with difficulty, it would merely mean Nalan Yanran losing a bit of Face, proving she had misjudged him and was lacking judgment of character.
Only if Nalan Yanran won beautifully, crushing Xiao Yan with overwhelming force, could it prove that what she did back then was not wrong.
Just that, as fate would have it, the Xiao Yan who ascends the Cloud Mist Sect this time will likely no longer be a mere One-Star Great Dou Master.
Nalan Yanran didn't notice anything unusual about Yun Yun; she was currently looking forward to the purple spirit crystal Yun Yun brought back, which could help speed up her Cultivation.
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The Magical Beast Mountain Range!
The Amethyst Winged Lion King's Immortal Cave.