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

"I've come here again. It was here that I obtained the Yin-Yang Twin Flames, and I almost died here. The Yin-Yang Twin Flames and the Fallen Heart Flame fought a great battle within my body."

Ultimately, the Yin-Yang Twin Flames devoured the Fallen Heart Flame's sub-flame, granting them the Fallen Heart Flame's properties. "What a memory I dare not recall."

Xiao Li sighed, but soon a pain shot through his waist. He turned around and saw Yun Yun looking at him with a half-smile.

"Didn't you say you were confident? You lied to me? And you haven't even mentioned this to me!"

Yun Yun pinched the soft flesh on Xiao Li's waist with her slender hands.

Pei Yuru secretly transmitted her voice to her older sister, Pei Yuhan: 'Sister, look, the Little Holy Prince is so easily manipulated by this woman. Do you think I can handle him?'

Pei Yuhan looked at her younger sister with suspicion: 'We're only responsible for the Holy Son's safety; we don't need to worry about anything else. And where did this little Holy Son come from?'

Pei Yuru smiled and transmitted her voice, "He's younger than us, but he's still the Little Holy Son."

While taking the pill, Zi Yan suddenly spoke up: "Xiao Li, there seems to be something behind that sword. How should I put it? It's like the vortex we came in from."

"Hmm?" Xiao Li was puzzled. Wasn't the place behind that stone sword the place where the Yin-Yang Twin Flames had been before?

Xiao Li and the others bypassed the stone sword. Afterwards, Xiao Li, Zi Yan, Pei Yuhan, and Pei Yurou felt a spatial fluctuation and then saw a spatial vortex.

"Could this be the passage to the second level? I remember the Yin-Yang Twin Flames were here last time? Could it be that the Yin-Yang Twin Flames are blocking this door?" Xiao Li said, stroking his chin.

Pei Yuhan looked at the spatial vortex: "This spatial gate is not very stable. Entering it might be dangerous. Holy Son, are you sure you want to try?"

"Confirmed, but it's the same as always. We'll go in hand in hand. Wait, I have a better plan. Come out, Heavenly Demon Puppet, Earthly Demon Puppet!"

Whoosh whoosh—

Five figures appeared, the one in the center being a golden figure, while the others were pure silver figures.

"This is a Heavenly Demon Puppet? Holy Son, you obtained the Heavenly Demon Puppet crafting manual that day, and you've already crafted it so quickly?" Pei Yuhan said in surprise.

"It's been refined, but unfortunately the materials aren't very good. Except for the golden one, which is a Heavenly Demon Puppet, the others are all Earthly Demon Puppets, with strength ranging from eight-star Dou Zong to one-star Dou Zun."

Each of us brought a demon puppet with us this time. I was afraid that we would be separated when we entered the second level, so I made some small things when I was making the demon puppets. Each demon puppet can sense the presence of the other.

This will make it easier for us to find each other. Okay, let's go to the second floor.

Xiao Li explained the functions of the demon puppet to everyone, and they nodded in agreement. Having a puppet to protect them wasn't bad.

Xiao Li then picked up Zi Yan and made her sit on his neck. He then had the Heavenly Demon Puppet protect Yun Yun, while he led two Earthly Demon Puppets to be the first to enter the spatial vortex.

Yun Yun also decisively entered the spatial vortex, and the Pei sisters exchanged a glance and followed suit.

. . . . . .

Gate of Life and Death, Second Level

This is a strange, misty land where eerie lights occasionally flicker in the distance, only to vanish in an instant. A deathly silence envelops this unfamiliar land.

"Is this the second level? The energy is exceptionally dense, much denser than the previous level." Xiao Li sensed the surrounding environment.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh,

Three more figures appeared behind Xiao Li. Xiao Li turned around and breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, this secret realm didn't separate us. We were randomly teleported to a certain location. That's good too. There's strength in numbers."

Yun Yun never expected that the Gate of Life and Death she was familiar with had another level, and the environment on this level was even better than the previous one.

"The energy of heaven and earth here is even slightly stronger than that of the Sound Realm. This place is probably not a simple secret realm. It may be a space created by a Dou Sheng powerhouse, but it is different from the Sound Realm."

Pei Yuhan grabbed a handful of these misty gases, feeling the extremely rich and pure energy of heaven and earth within them.

"Hmm, let's go check it out first. Hmm? Someone's coming, but wait, it doesn't seem to be human." Xiao Li sensed something approaching.

A blurry figure appeared in the distance, appearing and disappearing in everyone's sight.

"Heavenly Demon Puppet, attack!"

At Xiao Li's command, the Heavenly Demon Puppet charged out like a cannonball, shattering the illusory figure with a single punch. Then, a rhombus-shaped crystal, about the size of a thumb, appeared in front of the Heavenly Demon Puppet.

"Huh? What's that? Heavenly Demon Puppet, bring that thing back!"

Xiao Li gave the order again, and the Heavenly Demon Puppet retrieved the crystal, allowing everyone to see it.

"What is this? I can feel a strong energy emanating from it," Pei Yuhan asked, looking at the rhombus-shaped crystal in the Heavenly Demon Puppet's hand.

"This thing? Could it be?" Xiao Li held the crystal in his hand, injected his soul power into it, and found that the crystal was pure energy. After thinking for a moment, he sat cross-legged on the spot and began to circulate the "Eight Desolate Fire Scripture".

Xiao Li began to circulate his cultivation technique. Pure, warm energy surged from the crystal like a tide, flowing into Xiao Li's body.

What surprised Xiao Li the most was that the energy in the crystal did not require much refining. As long as it circulated through the meridians, it would gradually spread throughout the limbs and bones, and finally seep into the muscles, bones and cells.

"Holy crap!" Xiao Li cursed as he absorbed the crystal. He felt his cultivation had taken a giant leap forward! If he had a few more of these, he could break through to the second-star Dou Zong level directly.

"So, Xiao Li, what is that?" Yun Yun asked.

Xiao Li's face lit up with joy: "This is a great opportunity! This crystal contains pure energy. You can absorb it simply by holding it in your hand and circulating your cultivation technique. Moreover, the absorption is even smoother than that of elixirs."

"Oh? Really?" Pei Yuru tilted her head, she didn't quite believe that such a magical thing existed.

"We'll see if we try! Heavenly Demon Puppet, Earthly Demon Puppet, sweep around the area within five miles and take that crystal!"

Upon receiving Xiao Li's command, the Heavenly Demon Puppet and the four Earthly Demon Puppets burst forth, rushing out in all directions.

A few minutes later,

The puppets returned one after another. The Heavenly Demon Puppet had four crystals in its hand, while the other Earthly Demon Puppets had a total of ten crystals.

However, two of the earth demon puppets had some wounds on their bodies, indicating that they had obviously been attacked.

"Give it a try." Xiao Li took two more crystals and then began to absorb them by circulating his cultivation technique.

Yun Yun, Pei Yuhan, and Pei Yurou looked at Xiao Li with puzzled expressions, then each took a crystal and began to absorb it by circulating their cultivation techniques on the spot.

Zi Yan looked at the crystal in the Earth Demon Puppet's hand, took it down, waved it in front of her, and then bit it with her teeth.

Click click click——

A crisp sound rang out, and Zi Yan tossed the entire crystal into her mouth, crunching and chewing. Then, a surge of rich energy flowed down Zi Yan's throat and into her body.

"Wow, this really has energy! Although the taste isn't great, it's packed with energy." Zi Yan sat down to digest the energy.

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Li opened his eyes again, feeling his fighting spirit rising once more. He figured he would be able to break through after obtaining a few more crystals.

'What exactly is this thing? Could it be the energy core of the Heavenly Tomb? But this isn't the Heavenly Tomb. The Heavenly Tomb belongs to the ancient clans, and it was forged by a Dou Di, making it extremely sturdy. It's impossible for it to be a damaged Heavenly Tomb.'

Could it be that in ancient times, several Dou Di fought and partially destroyed the Heavenly Tomb, which then ended up here? Was the Heavenly Tomb of the ancient clans repaired later?

Tsk, I feel like my brain circuits are getting more and more chaotic. Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. If there is such a thing here, it means that this Gate of Life and Death Secret Realm has the same attributes as the Heavenly Tomb.

The Yunlan Sect leaders we encountered on the first level were likely energy beings, which explains why other sect leaders, despite their relatively low cultivation levels, could survive in this way.

Chapter 119 Cloud Breaks the Sky!

As the energy crystal was completely absorbed, everyone's cultivation level improved significantly.

"This is a great opportunity! Let's go around and see if we can get any more of these energy crystals. If we have enough, it can greatly improve our cultivation level," Xiao Li said excitedly.

Xiao Li didn't know the connection between the Gate of Life and Death and the Heavenly Tomb, but the presence of such similar energy crystals indicated that they were closely related to the Heavenly Tomb.

Xiao Li didn't plan to think too much about it. The Heavenly Tomb was related to the Dou Di, and the Gate of Life and Death was at least related to the Dou Sheng. So he should focus on cultivation first. Thinking too much would only cause him more trouble.

During the following period, Xiao Li and the others relied on the demon puppets to sweep through the area, but they also discovered a problem: not all the phantoms would drop energy crystals.

Xiao Li was puzzled. Some of the special energy life forms here were similar to remnant souls. Special energy life forms generally did not have much intelligence and their cultivation level was around six-star Dou Zong, but those remnant souls still retained some intelligence.

After entering the second level of the Gate of Life and Death, Xiao Li estimated that it had been about two months. Xiao Li and his group had been traveling through this vast area, and the second level was much larger than the first.

Any energy life forms encountered along the way would eventually be transformed into energy crystals and collected by Xiao Li and the others. Therefore, the harvest in these two months was quite substantial.

In the past two months, Xiao Li's cultivation level has increased to three-star Dou Zong, which is faster than taking a plane. Xiao Li still has Zong Yuan Pills that he hasn't taken yet. Xiao Li feels that he will reach the peak of Dou Zong soon after absorbing this energy crystal.

Besides Xiao Li, everyone else has also made progress. Pei Yuhan's cultivation has reached the eight-star Dou Zong level. It's a pity that she has already taken the Zong Yuan Pill, otherwise she could have improved by another star.

Pei Yuru reached the Seven-Star Dou Zong level. She first reached the Six-Star Dou Zong level by absorbing energy crystals, and then Xiao Li gave her a Zongyuan Pill, which allowed her to reach the Seven-Star Dou Zong level.

Yun Yun absorbed a lot of energy crystals, and her cultivation level improved rapidly, reaching the eight-star Dou Huang level. She was not far from the nine-star Dou Huang level. Xiao Li felt that if he swept through another wave, Yun Yun would reach the nine-star Dou Huang level.

As for Zi Yan, the energy of this energy crystal was quite pure, and it was a great tonic for her. However, Zi Yan didn't eat much of it. First, it didn't taste good, and second, she was burdened with the important task of finding treasure, so her cultivation level didn't improve much.

Zi Yan looked into the distance, narrowed her eyes, tilted her head, and then tugged at Xiao Li's hand: "Xiao Li, there seems to be something over there."

Zi Yan pointed to a spot, and everyone looked in that direction. Everyone had witnessed Zi Yan's special treasure-hunting ability, and at least Xiao Li trusted Zi Yan a lot.

The group walked in the direction Zi Yan pointed. After walking for about ten minutes, they saw a special white sword with several cloud patterns on it and a remarkable sword aura emanating from its blade.

Beside this special white sword sat a skeleton, dressed in a moon-white robe, on which cloud patterns could be faintly seen.

"This is! The Cloud Soul Sword! It's the Ancestral Master's sword, how could it be here! Could that corpse be the Ancestral Master?!" Yun Yun exclaimed, recognizing the special white sword at a glance.

"Ah? Ancestor Yun Potian is here?" Xiao Li exclaimed in surprise, never expecting that Yun Potian, the founder of the Yunlan Sect, would perish in this place.

"For a Dou Zun expert to fall, this place must be dangerous." Xiao Li arrived at the corpse, sensed it with his soul, and discovered something was wrong.

"Young man, it is extremely disrespectful to use your soul power to probe the body of a Dou Zun expert!" A deep, majestic voice rang out, and a phantom figure emerged from the corpse.

The old man wore a moon-white robe with cloud patterns, his hair and beard were all snow-white, his face was aged, and there was a sharp edge in his seemingly calm eyes.

“Grandmaster!” Yun Yun exclaimed. Although he looked older, Yun Yun still recognized the old man in front of her as Yun Potian, the Grandmaster of the Yunlan Sect.

"Oh? Little girl, do we know each other? You seem to be practicing the techniques of my Yunlan Sect. Could you be a descendant of my Yunlan Sect?" Yun Potian looked at Yun Yun and guessed based on her fighting spirit.

"Yun Yun, the ninth sect master of Yunlan Sect! Greetings, Ancestor!" Yun Yun bowed deeply to Yun Potian.

"Oh? The ninth generation sect master! Good, good, good. My Yunlan Sect has already reached the ninth generation. Not bad, not bad. You are still very young. Your cultivation has reached the eight-star Douhuang level. Not bad, not bad."

Yun Potian's face lit up with a smile when he saw Yun Yun; Yunlan Sect was something he always cared about.

"Yun Yun, what brings you here? This place is not ordinary. It's not a place you can enter with just your Dou Huang cultivation level. There are also other people here who don't practice the techniques of my Yunlan Sect. They must not be from my Yunlan Sect."

Yun Potian looked at the other people: one was an eight-star Dou Zong, one was a seven-star Dou Zong, one was a three-star Dou Zong, and there was another who was too weak and was ignored by Yun Potian.

"Reporting to the Ancestor, my partner and I entered the Gate of Life and Death in search of an opportunity. We heard from Ancestor Yun Yanrou that you might be here, so we came here to look for it." Yun Yun simply told Yun Potian what had happened.

"Oh, so it's Yan Rou. I didn't expect she hadn't broken through to the Dou Zun level. What a pity. The others are probably from Zhongzhou, right? These two girls are emitting strange fluctuations with a special melody. They must be disciples of Yin Gu."

Yun Potian glanced at Pei Yuhan and Pei Yurou, and roughly guessed their identities from the rhythm of their fighting spirit.

Pei Yuhan nodded and clasped her hands together: "Senior Yun is amazing. I am indeed a disciple of Yin Gu."

"I didn't expect to see people from the Sound Valley in this remote border region of the Northwest Continent. Could it be that the Sound Valley has absorbed my Yunlan Sect?" Yun Potian said with an unfriendly expression.

"No, Senior Yun. I am Yun'er's partner and an elder of the Yunlan Sect. Furthermore, I am the Holy Son of the Yin Valley. These two are people sent by the Yin Valley to protect me," Xiao Li said loudly as he stepped forward.

"Oh? The Holy Son of Yin Valley? I didn't expect you, a junior, to be the Holy Son of Yin Valley. Your soul power is quite good, reaching the Spirit Realm, but you are full of fire energy and have no musicality. How can you become the Holy Son of Yin Valley?" Yun Potian asked in confusion.

Xiao Li smiled faintly and took out the Danhui badge, sticking it to his chest.

"Damn, an eighth-grade alchemist certified by the Pill Tower! No wonder, I was wondering why. I've dealt with people from Yin Valley before, and you don't look like one of them at all."

An eighth-grade alchemist, someone even I would treat with respect. What a pity I didn't meet you sooner! Otherwise, I might still be saved. What a shame.

Yun Potian said with a self-deprecating smile.

Yun Yun frowned: "Ancestor, what happened to you? How could someone as powerful as you have fallen to such a state?"

Yun Potian shook his head: "Alas~ It's my fault for being weaker than others. Yun Yun, tell me about the Yunlan Sect. I want to hear how the Yunlan Sect is doing now."

Yun Yun nodded and recounted to Yun Potian what had happened in the Yunlan Sect since Yun Potian's disappearance, as well as the past sect leaders.

Chapter 120 Passing on the Kung Fu

"So that's how it is. No wonder I didn't sense the aura of the 'Cloud and Smoke Covering the Sun Technique' on you. It turns out you lost it. Fortunately, I still have the original here."

Yun Potian arrived at his own corpse. There was a storage ring on the fingertip of the corpse, and then Yun Potian had two white scrolls in his hand.

"This is the ultimate core technique of my Yunlan Sect, the 'Cloud and Smoke Covering the Sun Technique,' and its accompanying combat skill, the 'Heaven-Breaking Sword Technique.' You must also know about my Yunlan Sect's protective formation, the Cloud and Smoke Covering the Sun Formation."

By cultivating the "Cloud and Smoke Covering the Sun Technique," you will not only absorb battle qi faster and make it purer, but you will also gain a deeper control over the Cloud and Smoke Covering the Sun Formation.

How should I put it? With your current cultivation level, once you switch to cultivating the "Cloud and Smoke Covering the Sun Technique" and form the Cloud and Smoke Covering the Sun Formation, no one below the four-star Dou Zong level will be your match.

Yun Potian passed on his cultivation techniques and combat skills to Yun Yun, after all, as the current sect leader of Yunlan Sect, it would be too beneath him to only cultivate low-level Earth-rank techniques.

"Yes, what is your current condition, Ancestor? I heard Xiao Li say before that there is a way on the continent to bring people back to life."

Yun Yun was interrupted by Yun Potian before she could finish speaking: "Girl, thank you for your kindness, but I am beyond saving. The flow of time is different in the second level. Ten days here are equivalent to one day outside."

I was injured by an old ghost years ago, and my soul suffered a severe blow. If my soul power had not reached the Spirit Realm, I would have died long ago.

I entered this secret realm of life and death hoping to find a treasure that could repair my soul, but alas, there was none. That's why I lamented why I hadn't met you, my little man, sooner.

If it were fifty years earlier, I might have been saved; now I'm nothing more than a wisp of a soul on the verge of extinction.