Senior sister breaks through realm, Iceberg gets jealous

An hour later, Lin Yuan lay sprawled out in a 'great' character shape on the soft bed.

Mu Wanqing had already recovered her original appearance.

She leaned lazily beside him. Her originally cold eyes were now filled with captivating charm. She suddenly let out a startled sound, and her eyes burst forth with incredible surprise.

“What's wrong? My good Senior Sister, could it be that This husband performed poorly and you want another trial?” Lin Yuan turned his head and teased, laughing.

“Get lost!” Mu Wanqing's pretty face flushed red, and she playfully smacked him, but her voice carried uncontrollable trembling and excitement.

“Facing my true self, my mental state... is at Perfection! The Bottleneck has loosened, I'm going to Breakthrough!”

Before her voice fell, the aura on her body began to fluctuate violently, and a powerful Qi mechanism soared into the sky.

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he immediately flipped out of bed: “You focus on your Breakthrough, I will go outside and act as your Protector!”

Mu Wanqing nodded heavily, quickly closed her eyes, and focused her mind.

Lin Yuan put on his clothes, strode out the door, and casually set up several warning Formations.

Centered on the small courtyard, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within a radius of several miles was drawn by an invisible force, wildly converging toward this location.

Although advancing from the Early Core Formation Stage to the Middle Stage of Core Formation would not necessarily cause a heavenly phenomenon, such a large disturbance was enough to alarm the Core Formation Cultivators in the city.

Sure enough, after only a moment, three powerful Escape Lights whistled in from the horizon.

Lin Yuan's figure flashed, and he flew into mid-air, blocking the entrance to the small courtyard.

“Three Fellow Daoists, please stop!”

The Escape Lights dissipated, revealing the figures of Gu Zheng, Bai Yixuan, and Shi Tai.

They were originally strolling in the city, and upon detecting the Spiritual Qi anomaly here, they came over to see which expert was responsible, unexpectedly running into Lin Yuan.

“Junior Brother Lin?” Bai Yixuan fanned himself with a Jade Bone Fan, his face showing a perfectly measured look of surprise. “Is this... are you acting as a Protector for someone?”

Gu Zheng did not speak, but her cold gaze was fixed intensely on the center where the Spiritual Qi converged below. That familiar aura caused her brows to furrow.

Her Divine Sense swept out, and finally, a trace of emotion appeared on her Iceberg-like pretty face.

“Mu Wanqing?”

Lin Yuan nodded, his tone calm but allowing no argument: “It is Senior Sister Mu of my Hundred Herbs Peak. She is at a critical moment in her Breakthrough. I hope the three of you will not approach, lest you disturb her.”

As soon as he said this, the expressions on Bai Yixuan and Shi Tai's faces instantly became marvelous.

They understood immediately.

No wonder this fellow ran off the senluo bone boat without a word—he was rushing to meet an old flame!

Gu Zheng's eyes also suddenly sharpened.

“You urgently left the bone boat just for her?” Her voice carried a hint of accusation that she herself hadn't noticed.

This situation, in Gu Zheng's eyes, was nothing less than a silent provocation.

She, the direct granddaughter of Old Ancestor Xuan Yin, the Yin Corpse Sect's recognized future successor, a proud daughter of heaven—in terms of background, talent, or appearance, she was far superior to a mere Mu Wanqing.

Yet, this man before her actually ignored her, instead choosing to offend her for the sake of another woman.

An inexplicable emotion rose up in her Dao Heart, which was usually as calm as an ancient well.

That was not jealousy, but a Battle Intent stemming from extreme pride and refusal to lose.

“Hmph!”

Gu Zheng let out a cold snort, flicked her sleeve, turned into a streak of light, and departed without looking back.

Bai Yixuan and Shi Tai exchanged glances, both seeing a hint of schadenfreude in the other's eyes. They quickly cupped their hands toward Lin Yuan and chased after her.

Watching the three distant Escape Lights, Lin Yuan let out a long breath.

However, he always felt that the look Gu Zheng gave him before leaving seemed... to carry deeper meaning.

The commotion from the Breakthrough came quickly and subsided just as fast.

When the Spiritual Qi fluctuations in the courtyard subsided, Lin Yuan pushed the door open and entered.

Mu Wanqing sat cross-legged on the bed. The instant she opened her eyes, the entire room seemed to brighten slightly. The aura surrounding her became well-rounded and profound.

Middle Stage of Core Formation!

“Congratulations,” Lin Yuan smiled.

A captivating smile bloomed on Mu Wanqing's face. She shook her head lightly and sighed, “I originally thought that this tempering of the mental state would take at least ten years to succeed. I never expected...”

She looked at Lin Yuan, her eyes burning and candid: “I never expected that what I called tempering was merely self-deception. Facing my true self is far more useful than sitting in silent meditation.”

Changing the subject, she frowned slightly: “Just now during my Breakthrough, I sensed several powerful Divine Senses sweeping over. Three of them arrived the earliest and were the strongest. Especially the aura of the one in the lead—it was icy and bone-chilling. Who was that person?”

Lin Yuan sighed, walked to the table and sat down, pouring himself a cup of water: “Who else could it be? The reason I am here, besides looking for you, is that Old Ancestor Xuan Yin personally named me to go to the Blood River Frontline. Those three just now were fellow disciples traveling with me.”

Lin Yuan certainly wouldn't bring trouble upon himself by revealing that he was a candidate Dao Companion for Gu Zheng.

“Blood River Frontline?” Mu Wanqing's expression changed, the joy in her eyes instantly replaced by deep worry. “That place is extremely dangerous! It's common for Core Formation Cultivators to perish there! The Sect has many Alchemists, why did the Old Ancestor specifically name you?”

Lin Yuan rubbed his chin and said seriously, “Perhaps... it's because I'm exceptionally handsome.”

“Now is not the time for jokes!” Mu Wanqing rolled her eyes at him, then grew disheartened. “I just Broke through, and my Realm is unstable. I'm afraid I can't go with you.”

She stood up, walked over to Lin Yuan, and said softly, “You go first. Once I have completely stabilized my Cultivation, I will go to the frontline to find you.”

Before she finished speaking, she patted the Storage Pouch at her waist, and a dark red medicinal pill appeared in her palm, emitting a dense and solid aura.

“This is a life-saving item my father gave me years ago for self-defense. Take it. If you encounter a life-or-death crisis, crushing it will transform it into a defensive light barrier, capable of blocking a full-force strike from a Late Core Formation Stage Cultivator.”

Lin Yuan looked at the medicinal pill, his eyes shifting slightly.

He naturally recognized its value; this item was difficult to refine, and at a critical moment, it was a second life.

“I still have my own life-saving methods. You keep it for yourself.”

“If I tell you to take it, then take it!” Mu Wanqing was resolute, directly stuffing the medicinal pill into his hand, gripping his palm firmly. Her tone was determined: “The Blood River Frontline is not inside the Sect. With an extra trump card, I can feel more at ease.”

Feeling the warmth of her palm and her undeniable concern, Lin Yuan's heart warmed.

He turned his hand to hold hers, pulled her into his embrace, and lowered his head to kiss her forehead.

“Alright, I'll accept it.”

He put the medicinal pill away, then patted his own Storage Pouch. Several shimmering silver bamboo leaves, with arcs of electricity jumping across their surfaces, appeared in his palm.

“Take this. You just Broke through and your Cultivation is unstable; perhaps you can use it.”

Mu Wanqing was about to say that she wasn't lacking in Cultivation resources, but when she clearly saw the object in Lin Yuan's hand, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning, and her pupils suddenly constricted!

“silver thunder bamboo leaf?”

She grabbed Lin Yuan's wrist, her voice changing pitch. Tensely lowering her voice, she looked around: “Where... where did you obtain this item?”