Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master

Chapter 117 The Successive Sect Masters of the Yunlan Sect

In the secret realm of the Gate of Life and Death,

"I've come to this place again. I only realized how unique the spatial power is here after reaching the Dou Zong level."

Xiao Li sensed the environment of the Gate of Life and Death. The last time he came here, he was only a Dou Huang. Now he is a Dou Zong. The difference in his spatial perception is like heaven and earth.

Just as Xiao Li was feeling sentimental, several illusory figures appeared in front of Xiao Li and the others.

"You brat, you dare come here again! And you even dared to bring Yun'er along! Yun Yun, as the ninth-generation sect leader, how dare you bring unimportant people into the Yunlan Sect's secret realm!"

A discordant voice rang out, and an old woman with white hair appeared, speaking in a accusing tone.

"Hmm? I think you're really going all out!" Xiao Li grabbed the old woman with one hand.

"You!" The old woman was shocked; she hadn't expected Xiao Li to make a move.

"Yun Hui, are you out of your mind? What does my business with Yun'er have to do with you, you dead man? Huh? You're a piece of trash who can't even reach the Dou Zong level, yet you act so recklessly just because you're the fourth-generation sect leader?"

"You think you're so great? It's just because you were dumped by a man when you were young that you harbor resentment towards all men, and even decreed that the Yunlan Sect Master cannot marry. I'm utterly speechless!"

Xiao Li grabbed Yun Hui, who resembled a remnant soul, and cursed her fiercely.

"Alright, alright, little one, don't get so worked up. Why are you arguing with Yunhui, that girl who's been dead for who knows how many years?"

A gentle and refined voice came from the room. The speaker was in a similar state to Yun Hui, but his figure was more solid and he looked younger than the old woman Yun Hui.

She appeared to be a beautiful woman in her thirties. This person was Yun Yanrou, the second-generation sect leader of the Yunlan Sect, and the strongest among all the sect leaders of the Yunlan Sect, second only to the sect leader Yun Potian.

According to the records of the Yunlan Sect, the second sect leader, Yun Yanrou, was a Seven-Star Dou Zong in her lifetime, and the Yunlan Sect she led was among the top five sects in the entire Northwest Continent.

"Senior Yun Yanrou is truly sensible. I really don't understand how someone like her could become the sect leader." Xiao Li threw Yun Hui aside and then said angrily.

The third sect master of Yunlan Sect looked somewhat embarrassed at this moment. After all, Yun Hui was his disciple. She was fine when she was a child, so how did she grow up to be like this?

Yun Yanrou looked at Xiao Li: "Little guy, you've reached the Dou Zong level? You're even stronger than last time. The concept of time is very vague in the Life and Death Gate, but I know that the time we spent together was very short. You reached the Dou Zong level in such a short time."

Even I, or even the teacher, am probably not as good as you, and the two girls behind you, one of whom has a cultivation level no less than mine at my peak.

"Aren't they all powerful figures from Zhongzhou? I've heard my teacher mention some things about Zhongzhou; he had some conflicts with certain powerful figures there back then."

Xiao Li nodded: "It's been more than two years since I last visited the Gate of Life and Death. Since Senior Yun knows about some things in Zhongzhou, do you recognize this item?"

Xiao Li revealed his alchemist badge. Yun Yanrou glanced at it, then paused, her gaze fixed on the badge in Xiao Li's hand. Flames swirled around the badge, revealing a tower-shaped structure. On the tower, eight purple-gold stars emitted dazzling light.

"Eight purple stars on the tower! The alchemist badge issued by the Pill Tower, eight stars! Rank eight! You are an rank eight alchemist!" Yun Yanrou exclaimed in surprise.

"An eighth-grade alchemist?!" The other sect leaders were all shocked. They hadn't expected that this young man would become an eighth-grade alchemist at such a young age.

"Master, is this thing real or fake?" the third-generation sect leader asked. It's no wonder he asked this, because in terms of knowledge, he and the other sect leaders couldn't even come close to Yun Yanrou.

Yun Yanrou shook her head: "Impossible. The fact that he can produce it is proof. This badge has his soul imprint on it. It was specially designed for him by Danta and is a symbol of his identity."

The Pill Tower is not comparable to any sect in the Northwest Continent. No, the entire Northwest Continent cannot compare to the Pill Tower. It is a holy land for alchemists. Even a master is just an ordinary Dou Zun powerhouse in front of the Pill Tower.

Forging the Pill Tower emblem is difficult in itself. Furthermore, forging it would incur the Pill Tower's wrath. I doubt anyone on the entire Dou Qi Continent would dare provoke the Pill Tower.

Xiao Li looked at Yun Yanrou in surprise. This second-generation sect leader is quite something; she knows quite a lot.

"Little guy, no, Master Xiao, here's yours back. As the second-generation sect leader of the Yunlan Sect, I'd like to say that I don't object to your relationship with Xiaoyun'er."

Yun Yanrou truly lives up to her reputation as a sect leader with vast experience; her ability to change her expression is astounding.

"On another note, what kind of state are you in, Senior Yun Yanrou? Remnant souls? But it doesn't seem like it, after all, apart from Dou Zong powerhouses, the souls of Dou Huangs can't exist for that long." Xiao Li was very curious about the state of these people.

"This is a long story. This is an environment unique to the Gate of Life and Death. We all come here before we die, and the environment here allows us to be reborn in an alternative way."

"So, we became the final test for the Yunlan Sect Master. Actually, there was no other way," Yun Yanrou sighed.

"I heard that the core heritage of the Yunlan Sect was lost due to the disappearance of the sixth sect master, Yun Aokong. Can't you replicate it?" Xiao Li continued to ask.

As far as Xiao Li knew, the founder of the Yunlan Sect was Yun Potian, a Dou Zun powerhouse. The core inheritance of the Yunlan Sect was the "Yunyan Fu Ri Jue" and the "Po Tian Jian Jue".

Nowadays, Yun Yun and Yun Shan are cultivating low-level earth-rank wind-attribute techniques, and the combat skills they use are only the extreme wind series.

"Ah~ Of course I know, but I can't completely replicate the 'Cloud and Smoke Covering the Sun Technique' right now. Replicating a technique requires soul power, which I can't do right now."

I heard from Yun Yan that Yun Aokong has met with misfortune. He was carrying the core inheritance of the sect. Sigh, we can only watch helplessly.

However, as far as I know, the original "Cloud and Smoke Covering the Sun" should have been located in this Gate of Life and Death. My teacher wanted to find an opportunity in this Gate of Life and Death, but lost his trail.

According to the information left by the teacher, this secret realm of life and death has more than one level. We are currently on the top level, or the first level. He had been to the second level before.

Perhaps you could try searching the second floor; you might find the teacher's remains. After all, he was severely injured back then and hoped to rely on some fortuitous encounter to heal his wounds.

Yun Yanrou told Xiao Li a secret: the founder of the Yunlan Sect may have perished in this Gate of Life and Death, but Yun Yanrou has not yet found him.

Xiao Li: "Do you know where the entrance is?"

Yun Yanrou shook her head: "I don't know. I've been searching here for a long time, but apart from the huge stone sword and the black and white flames that appeared out of nowhere, I haven't found anything."

Furthermore, we cannot be active for long periods; we need to hibernate for extended periods. We only awaken when someone enters. Without hibernation, we would find it difficult to maintain even this state.

Xiao Li nodded: "Understood. Thank you for informing me, Senior Yun Yanrou. Farewell, everyone. Until we meet again."

Xiao Li bid farewell to the successive sect leaders of the Yunlan Sect and then left. He was going to search for the entrance to the second level, which might be the true opportunity of the Gate of Life and Death!

(End of this chapter)