Reaching the pinnacle from Doupo

Chapter 522 Kill the Scorpion Demon, Annihilate Yunyu
Lin Yuan and Feng Qing'er walked side by side, stepping out of the Tianming Sect's territory. The sunlight shone on them, dispelling the lingering chill in the valley.

The surroundings were filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, a stark contrast to the eerie and chilling atmosphere within the Tianming Sect.

"Oh, right, everyone gets a share of the benefits!" Lin Yuan seemed to have thought of something, turned to look at Feng Qing'er, and chuckled, "Little Phoenix, do you want to be the young sect master or deputy sect master of the Tianming Sect? Compared to the Fenglei Pavilion, the Tianming Sect is still much stronger."

Feng Qing'er's clear eyes flickered slightly, somewhat tempted, but she still shook her head: "No need. Once I gain power, position will be something easily obtained..."

During the time she traveled with Lin Yuan, her thoughts, her perspective, and her mindset all underwent significant changes.

Strength is fundamental, and the best way to obtain strength is through those around you.

In just a few days, she witnessed firsthand how Lin Yuan used his power to break the rules, easily elevating a Tianming Sect elder who was only a six-star Dou Zun to the level of almost peak Dou Zun, and then helping him to become the sect master of Tianming Sect.

This power to easily change the world made Feng Qing'er realize that possessing power herself was the foundation of everything.

The position of the Pavilion Master of Fenglei Pavilion, which she had previously pursued, was such an insignificant existence.

"Good, good, you understand that...that's excellent!"

On the other side, Lin Yuan heard Feng Qing'er's answer and felt her gradually strengthening will. He nodded in satisfaction. His careful education over this period of time had not been in vain. The girl's desire and obsession with power had gradually taken deep root.

Upon receiving Lin Yuan's approval, a hint of joy flashed through Feng Qing'er's heart, but her face remained impassive as she asked in a deep voice, "Where do we go next?"

"hehe--"

Lin Yuan chuckled and looked at Feng Qing'er meaningfully, saying, "Next, we'll wipe out a sect, and then I'll take you to the Southern Region to see a little show!"

Having said that, he took Feng Qing'er with him, and with a swift movement, flew towards the northwest horizon...
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Two days later, Yunyu Sect.

This sect is located on the northwestern edge of the Central Region. It is a lewd and bizarre sect that cultivates alchemical vessels to enhance its own strength.

The so-called "cauldron" is a system that selects talented young girls, provides them with cultivation techniques, and allows them to cultivate diligently for more than ten years. Then, using the unique intercourse method of the Cloud Rain Sect, it absorbs the fighting energy within their bodies to enhance its own cultivation.

This technique is too domineering; women whose fighting spirit is absorbed will often age and die within ten days.

The people who ruled the Cloud Rain Sect were the Three Elders of the Scorpion Demon.

However, it is no longer appropriate to talk about the three elders of the Scorpion Demon now – only two of them remain.

Several years ago, when Little Fairy Doctor was only a second-level Dou Zun, she wiped out a lewd sect called the Desire Heart Sect, which attracted the uncle of the sect leader of the Desire Heart Sect, Earth Scorpion, one of the three elders of the Scorpion Demon Sect, whose cultivation was far superior to hers as an eighth-level Dou Zun.

Little Fairy Doctor was no match for the Earth Scorpion. Fortunately, she successfully summoned Qi You with the spatial jade slip given to her by Lin Yuan to turn the tables; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

But Lin Yuan could not possibly forget the great grudge that Little Fairy Doctor had inflicted on his wife!
Moreover, the three elders of the Scorpion Demon seem to be quite wealthy.

"The Cloud Rain Sect has thousands of disciples, all of whom are women, but they are all used as cauldrons to absorb the cultivation of the three Scorpion Demon Elders." On a mountain peak not far from the Cloud Rain Sect, Lin Yuan turned to look at Feng Qing'er and introduced her in a somewhat indifferent voice.

"What a shameless sect!" Feng Qing'er's eyes flashed with a cold light when she heard Lin Yuan's words. "So, you've come here to kill the three elders of the Scorpion Demon Sect?"

"Yes, killing people and destroying sects... have always been my hobbies."

Lin Yuan nodded casually, then suddenly flicked his sleeve, and a powerful stream of battle qi shot out, crashing down on the central pavilion of the Cloud Rain Sect.

With a deafening roar, the magnificent pavilion collapsed instantly, raising clouds of dust.

"Who dares to cause trouble in my Cloud Rain Sect? Don't you have a death wish?"

With a furious shout, two figures burst out of the ruins one after the other, rushing towards the direction from which the attack had come, and in the blink of an eye they arrived at the mountain where Lin Yuan was.

The leader was an old man, quite thin, and behind him was a rather young-looking man.

These two were the remaining two of the three elders of the Scorpion Demon: Scorpion and Human Scorpion.

Both of them were quite accomplished in their cultivation. Tianxiezi was already at the peak of the ninth level of Dou Zun, and even had one foot in the half-saint realm, while Xiezi was already at the sixth level of Dou Zun.

If the two sects of Zhongzhou did not have a half-saint in charge, their combined strength would be enough to sweep them away.

The fact that a lewd sect that uses the manipulation and harm of women as the foundation of its cultivation possesses such formidable strength is truly disheartening to many informed individuals in Zhongzhou...

However, no one took the initiative to eliminate this scourge—everyone sweeps the snow from their own doorstep, and this is no different in the Dou Qi Continent!
However, at this moment, the Scorpion and the Human Scorpion were shirtless, their faces were extremely gloomy, and their eyes were full of anger and killing intent, as if they had been disturbed by something "good".

"Medicine Lord Lin Yuan? It's you!"

When their eyes met Lin Yuan's, Scorpion was first taken aback, and then said in surprise.

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly. Even this guy knows him?
Scorpion quickly regained his senses and hurriedly sensed his surroundings. After confirming that there were no other Pill Tower experts, he breathed a sigh of relief. Then, a glint of greed flashed in his eyes—this kid was traveling alone; wasn't this the best opportunity to capture him?
Both the alchemy skills this young man possesses and the secrets of his cultivation are extremely tempting.

Thinking of this, Scorpion's eyes narrowed slightly as he stared intently, secretly gathering his fighting spirit, ready to unleash his full power at any moment to capture Lin Yuan.

As for Feng Qing'er, he only glanced at her indifferently before completely ignoring her—she was just a weakling!

Although he, Scorpio, was one of the founders of the Cloud and Rain Sect and cultivated a large number of cauldrons for his own enjoyment, the more important reason was for cultivation and to become stronger.

Although this woman was beautiful and had a good temperament, her cultivation level was only barely passable.

On the other side, Scorpion, who had a penchant for beautiful women, stared intently at Feng Qing'er, making no attempt to hide the burning desire in his eyes.

"Such a stunning beauty has come to my door; it's truly a stroke of luck!"

This little beauty, in both appearance and temperament, was far superior to the ordinary cultivation vessels within the Cloud and Rain Sect. Upon first meeting her, the scorpion's lustful desires surged uncontrollably like wild grass being nourished.

Feeling the scorpion's nakedly lewd gaze, Feng Qing'er's pretty face turned completely cold, and murderous intent surged in her beautiful eyes as she walked gracefully to Lin Yuan's side.

"Hehehe, boy, I'll gladly accept your beauty!"

The scorpion licked its lips, clenched its fist, and a vast amount of battle qi surged from its body, intertwining and converging to transform into a gigantic brown hand hundreds of feet long, which reached out to grab Lin Yuan and the other person.

At the same time, Scorpio tacitly spread his hands, and an invisible wave swept out, disrupting the surrounding space and rendering the spatial jade slip unusable.

For seasoned veterans, sealing off the space before taking action is the most basic common sense.

Lin Yuan watched the giant palm of battle qi hurtling towards him, a playful smile curving his lips. At that moment, he felt a slight sense of absurdity—'the enemy not only refuses to surrender, but dares to retaliate!' He couldn't help but shake his head with a laugh. Then, he gently extended his right hand, and a spatial fluctuation instantly rippled out, freezing both the giant palm of battle qi and the surrounding space, preventing it from advancing an inch!

"broken--"

Then, Lin Yuan let out a low shout and his hand clenched tightly.

In an instant, the giant brown palm of fighting spirit and the space around it collapsed with a bang as Lin Yuan shook hands, then turned into countless tiny specks of light that scattered across the sky.

Upon seeing this, the scorpion's lewd smile froze instantly, replaced by unbelievable terror.

"This is troublesome, we've really messed up this time!" Scorpion's expression also changed drastically, a look of horror flashing in his eyes—to be able to manipulate space so casually, even he was far from being able to do that, the strength of this junior, Medicine Lord, was definitely extraordinary.

He had a bad feeling, but he didn't have time to think or propose a reconciliation, because Lin Yuan's figure had already appeared in front of him like a ghost.

"Body of Eternal Calamity - Annihilation!"

With a low shout in his heart, Lin Yuan activated the accompanying killing technique of the Myriad Tribulations Body, causing his blood and qi to boil and his power to surge in an instant.

And in his deep eyes, a strange light, interwoven with purple and red, flickered.

Then, Lin Yuan threw a punch, carrying a world-destroying momentum, straight at the face of the opposing Scorpion. The wind from the punch howled, and space was distorted under this punch. The dazzling blood light flashing on the fist was the manifestation of the fusion of pure battle qi and powerful blood qi.

Scorpion's pupils contracted sharply. From this punch, he felt an unparalleled power, a power that could destroy him.

He intended to avoid their sharp edge, but to his astonishment, the space around him froze, slowing his movements and making it too late for him to dodge.

"We have no choice but to tough it out!"

He gritted his teeth, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and mobilized his powerful battle qi to try to withstand the terrifying attack.

However, all this is in vain.

When the force of the punch actually landed on his arms, he was horrified to discover that his strength was so insignificant in the face of this terrifying power.

"Click——"

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and Scorpion's arms snapped instantly.

Lin Yuan's punch, however, continued with undiminished force, piercing and dismantling his defenses with overwhelming power, and slammed heavily into his chest.

Instantly, Scorpion spat out blood and flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing through several towering trees along the way before finally slamming into a distant mountain wall, creating a huge crater.

Upon seeing this, the scorpion was terrified—how could this person be so powerful that even his elder brother, a peak-level Nine-Turn Dou Zun, was no match for him?!

The person in my eyes is someone I can't confront head-on; I need to find a way... I've got it!
The human scorpion suddenly stepped into the void, and its figure shot out like a sharp arrow, flashing towards Feng Qing'er below.

"As long as we can capture the hostage, we still have leverage in negotiations!" Looking at the stunning beauty so close to him, a ruthless glint flashed in the scorpion's eyes. He clenched his fist into a claw and suddenly reached for the girl's swan-like long neck, intending to seize it in his hand.

However, Feng Qing'er raised her head high, her phoenix eyes showing no panic, only inner peace and a deep-seated trust.

Just as the scorpion was puzzled, he suddenly felt a tremendous force pressing down on his head—it was a foot!

Before anyone knew it, Lin Yuan had appeared above the scorpion's head, one of his feet swirling with powerful energy, crashing down like Mount Tai.

"No!" the scorpion cried out in despair.

"boom--"

With a deafening roar, just a step away from Feng Qing'er, the scorpion's head was slammed to the ground.

The ferocious energy that Lin Yuan had gathered in his feet erupted like a volcano in that instant. The scorpion's head exploded like a watermelon, blood splattering everywhere like blooming crimson flowers, scattering into the surrounding air.

Some of the blood splattered onto Feng Qing'er's robe, the bloodstains standing out starkly against the colorful hem.

Feng Qing'er's delicate brows furrowed slightly, then softened again.

She looked up at Lin Yuan, her eyes filled with a hint of reproach, yet also with a sense of reassurance and dependence—as long as she was by his side, her safety was assured.

"Sorry, little phoenix, I've dirtied your dress." Lin Yuan extracted and sealed the scorpion's soul, then looked up at Feng Qing'er. His gaze swept over the bloodstains on her skirt, and he smiled gently, saying with a hint of apology.

"It's alright!" Feng Qing'er shook her head gently, a faint smile appearing at the corner of her lips.

She gathered her wind-blown hair, her gaze shifting to Lin Yuan's slightly disheveled collar, and instinctively reached out to smooth it down.

However, the girl had only raised her delicate hand two inches when her reason forcefully suppressed and calmed the somewhat turbulent emotions in her chest, causing her to slowly lower her hand again.

"Now is not the time!" Feng Qing'er gave Lin Yuan a deep look and sighed inwardly.

"We are not in the same 'world' now, and I am not truly qualified to stand shoulder to shoulder with you, much less to extend my hand. Let's wait a little longer. Once I successfully revert to my ancestral form as the Ancient Celestial Phoenix, I will find a way to make up for today's regrets..."

Lin Yuan didn't pay much attention to the girl's feelings, but instead turned his gaze to the giant pit not far away.

Where his gaze fell, Scorpion struggled to crawl out of the deep pit, covered in blood, spitting out mouthfuls of blood from time to time, his breath extremely weak.

Looking at Lin Yuan's calm expression, Scorpio's eyes were filled with fear and despair.

Scorpio never expected that this junior would be so strong. He was, after all, a peak ninth-level Dou Zun, a powerful expert with one foot in the half-saint realm, and a well-known expert in Zhongzhou. Why was he so vulnerable in front of him?
However, before Scorpio could say anything, he felt a soul-shaking impact coming towards him.

Then, in his dazed state, he only vaguely heard a "clattering" sound before his body was pierced by several strange chains, and his soul was immediately extracted.

"Why?" As his soul was drawn closer, Scorpio looked at Lin Yuan with resentment and hatred, and asked in a hateful voice, "Medicine Lord Lin Yuan, there should be no connection between us, let alone any enmity. Why did you come to provoke us? Why did you resort to such cruelty?"

Lin Yuan glanced at him indifferently, then waved his hand lightly, and a strange black mist surged out, engulfing the soul into the pitch-black soul box.

"What does my destruction have to do with you?!"

Before Scorpio's soul sank into darkness, a detached voice drifted lightly into his ears...

(End of this chapter)