Chapter 4: Living in the Cave Together

"Ding, killed a first-tier magical beast, Red Ice Snake, rewarded 10 luck points.""Ding, killed a first-tier magical beast, Red Ice Snake, rewarded 10 luck points.""+""Ding, killed a second-tier magical beast, Flame Sun Beast, rewarded 40 luck points."

Chen Mo, carrying Yun Yun, darted through the dense forest. So far, they had only encountered low-tier magical beasts, which posed no threat to the newly advanced Dou Shi Chen Mo.

His luck points increased from 100 to 340.

However, he remained cautious. With the appearance of second-tier beasts, third, fourth-tier beasts, or even the Lion King that injured Yun Yun, could show up.

"That strike's power reached the level of a three-star Dou Shi. How did you do it?" Yun Yun was astonished, looking at the charred corpse of the Flame Sun Beast that Chen Mo had incinerated with a single blow.

Newly advanced to Dou Shi, he had easily slain a second-tier magical beast, comparable to a human Dou Shi expert, especially one as fierce as the Flame Sun Beast.

Yun Yun had seen many who could fight above their level, but someone who could easily do so right after breaking through was a first for her. And Chen Mo seemed quite relaxed about it.

"This shouldn't be that difficult, right?" Chen Mo said, slightly clenching his fist. Inwardly, he thought, That must be the power of the Divine Elephant. It's truly terrifying, and I haven't even used my full strength yet.

Hearing this, Yun Yun rolled her eyes and thought about recruiting him into Yunlan Sect, "Chen Mo, have you ever joined a sect?"

Chen Mo didn't prompt her, finding it enjoyable in its own way.

"No." He replied casually, noticing a hidden spot.

"You have great talent in cultivation. Are you interested in joining Yunlan Sect? I have a friend who is an elder there. If you're interested, I can introduce you to her."

Chen Mo didn't respond immediately. As he reached the hidden spot, he paused and turned to ask if she had any powder to repel magical beasts.

At that moment, Yun Yun turned her head, and their lips accidentally met. Chen Mo froze but quickly pulled back, "That was an accident. I just wanted to ask if you had powder to keep magical beasts away so we could sprinkle it outside the cave."

He pointed to the shadowy cave ahead.

Yun Yun's body stiffened, her face flushing as if she had lost something precious. She pinched Chen Mo's waist hard, then handed him a small jade bottle, "Hurry up and carry me inside."

"Oh!"

Chen Mo sprinkled the powder outside the cave and sealed the entrance, leaving a few small gaps for sunlight to enter.

This cave was much smaller than the previous one.

...

Inside the cave, Chen Mo felt awkward and remained silent, but Yun Yun, wanting to move past the earlier incident, sat against the cave wall and said, "You haven't answered my question."

"Oh, your friend?"

Chen Mo smiled faintly. She must be talking about herself. He cleared his throat, "What's your friend's cultivation level?"

"Dou Wang!" Yun Yun, now more composed, stared at Chen Mo as if expecting him to bow down in awe.

Unexpectedly, Chen Mo remained calm. After a moment, he replied, "Not interested."

"Why? A Dou Wang is a top-tier expert in the entire Jia Ma Empire." Yun Yun was stunned by his refusal.

"Because I vowed that my teacher must be at least at the Dou Huang level," Chen Mo said seriously, watching Yun Yun's reaction.

He knew that besides Yun Shan, only Yun Yun herself was a Dou Huang in Yunlan Sect.

He naturally wanted Yun Yun as his teacher to increase their interaction.

Yun Yun's expression was complex. Does he think Dou Huangs are common? There aren't many in the whole empire.

Of course, she wouldn't say something so undignified. Instead, she said, "That's difficult, but considering you saved me, after I finish my business here, I'll take you to another friend of mine."

"She is a genuine Dou Huang!"

"Who?" Chen Mo asked, playing along.

"Secret, but you'll be surprised," Yun Yun said with a gentle smile.

"Then I'll look forward to it!"

...

Thus, they lived together in the cave for two days.

Due to the cramped space, their bodies occasionally touched, and Chen Mo's attentive care without a shirt on gradually warmed their relationship.

Even some ambiguous incidents occurred.

Unfortunately, Chen Mo wasn't an alchemist, so he couldn't accidentally mix aphrodisiacs into their food.

During this time, Chen Mo stabilized his realm at one-star Dou Shi, and the first level of his technique showed signs of progress.

"Underworld God's Spear, the ultimate attack technique, formed by condensing the Hell Vortex True Qi of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, can summon the power of the underworld to aid the user."

Chen Mo envisioned holding a spear, his Dou Qi transformed into Underworld God's power, forming a nearly one-zhang-long semi-illusory black spear in his hand.

At the moment the black spear appeared, Yun Yun, who was resting, suddenly opened her eyes. She saw the green leaves covering the cave entrance withering and looked shocked!

The aura of death.

She turned to see Chen Mo sitting at the cave entrance, holding the black spear, and thought, Did he do this?

Yun Yun doubted herself at that moment.

Can I really be his teacher?

"Sigh." Inside the cave, a soft sigh slowly faded.

As the warm morning sunlight hit Chen Mo, he turned over, his leg comfortably stretching out, his hand finding a suitable spot and gently squeezing.

"Bang!"

Chen Mo's body slammed into the cave wall and fell, fully waking him from his sleep.

Swish!

A flash of sword light.

Chen Mo felt a sudden chill at his neck, a strange azure sword pressed against his throat, freezing him in place.

He glanced up to see Yun Yun, in a tattered dress and wearing his black martial attire, standing behind him, her beautiful face cold and stern.

"Gulp."

"Your seal is lifted?"

"Ding, discovered a three-star peak Dou Huang, can peep for 43,000 luck points."