Inside the wooden cabin.
After returning, Lu Yun locked the door securely. For added safety, he also attached a talisman to the door; it would emit an alarm if anyone approached.
With the safety measures in place, he finally took out the items rewarded by the system.
This time, the system's rewards were even better than last time: the Rising Dragon Treasure Lamp, the Emerald Pure Yang Sacred Body, the Gilded Talisman Puppet, and the Cold Branch.
The Rising Dragon Treasure Lamp's function was to accelerate a cultivator's cultivation speed. Wherever the light shone, the cultivator's cultivation speed would double.
This was truly a great item; Lu Yun was currently worried about his slow cultivation speed.
The Emerald Pure Yang Sacred Body was a naturally formed physique.
In Lu Yun's world, it could probably rank in the top 15.
Anyone possessing this physique would have abundant vital energy, robustness, and strength.
After injury, the body would recover at a visible speed; even severed limbs could heal in a very short time.
Moreover, the Emerald Pure Yang Sacred Body would make one's cultivation progress by leaps and bounds.
When the possessor suffered from confusion, poisoning, burns, or other negative states, the sacred body could help resist them.
With all these benefits, combined with his supreme thunder spiritual root, Lu Yun's future path was unimaginable.
The Gilded Talisman Puppet was a magical artifact.
When idle, it would automatically draw talismans that Lu Yun had already learned. When Lu Yun entered combat mode, the Gilded Talisman Puppet would release talismans automatically based on the battle situation.
Additionally, the Gilded Talisman Puppet would protect its master; if Lu Yun was suddenly attacked and couldn't react in time, it would automatically release defensive talismans to protect him.
It could be said to be an artifact that integrated offense and defense.
Compared to the three items above, the Cold Branch had a more limited function: it only concealed Lu Yun's cultivation level.
Once worn, as long as the opposing cultivator's cultivation wasn't three major realms higher than Lu Yun's, they couldn't see his true cultivation level and could only see what Lu Yun wanted to show them.
After examining the four items, Lu Yun sat cross-legged on the bed to cultivate.
Previously, Lu Yun's aptitude was poor; he had no special physique or good spiritual root. No matter how hard he cultivated, he couldn't match those with innate talents.
But now, Lu Yun was no longer the same!
After awakening the system, in just half a month, he had joined the ranks of geniuses. The cultivation speeds exclusive to immortal cultivation prodigies were now his to possess!
As he gradually entered the cultivation state, Lu Yun unconsciously released four talismans. These four talismans silently flew to the four corners of the wooden cabin, shielding everything inside from detection.
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This way, Lu Yun's cultivation situation wouldn't be noticed by others.
...
In the blink of an eye, it was already the next day.
Lu Yun had no classes today. After ending his cultivation state, he slowly opened his eyes. A faint morning light shone through the window onto his bedside. Like the rising sun, Lu Yun felt his whole body filled with power.
In just one night, Lu Yun had already touched the threshold of the second layer of the Golden Core realm. This stacked cultivation speed was almost beyond Lu Yun's comprehension.
"Since I have no classes today."
"I should go visit her."
Looking at the morning glow outside the window, Lu Yun, who had been in a good mood, suddenly became melancholic.
The "her" in Lu Yun's mouth was the owner of the elder token from last night, but due to certain matters, Lu Yun no longer interacted with that person.
Pushing open the door, Lu Yun glanced at the snowy scenery outside the cabin.
Thinking back, when he parted ways with her forever, it was also in winter.
At that moment, several disciples stepped through the fine snow toward Lu Yun.
"Lu Elder, hello."
"We are here on special orders from Inner Sect Elder Fang to inspect the elder tokens of each elder."
"Please present your elder token."
One disciple spoke to Lu Yun with a cold expression. Clearly, he was an inner sect disciple; if he were from the outer sect, Lu Yun would at least have some impression, even if he didn't recognize him.
"Oh, since it's Elder Fang's special order, then go ahead."
Lu Yun smiled faintly and took out his elder token from his storage ring.
Check away.
Check as much as you want.
He hadn't used his own elder token to go out last night anyway. Even if they checked until next year, they wouldn't trace it back to him.
And the result was just as Lu Yun expected. After the disciples used a special artifact to inspect it, they found no record of Lu Yun going out last night.
"Sorry to disturb you, Lu Elder. Here's your elder token back."
The inner sect disciple handed back Lu Yun's elder token and then turned to leave.
As inner sect disciples, their status was inherently higher than outer sect disciples. When facing outer sect disciples, they all acted haughtily.
Even outer sect elders weren't taken seriously by them, after all, they had inner sect elders backing them. Calling an outer sect elder "elder" was already giving face.
After seeing the disciples leave, Lu Yun also departed from the cabin. Whether they respected him or not was no longer worth caring about.
It was like, as an eight-foot-tall man, would you care about a mouse's attitude toward you?
Soon, Lu Yun arrived at the base of a high peak.
This was the highest mountain peak in the Yunxiao Sect, and the one residing atop it was the person Lu Yun was visiting this time.
Using a flying talisman, Lu Yun flew straight toward the mountaintop.
The Cold Heaven Hall.
After climbing to the summit, Lu Yun looked at the grand hall before him. This hall's area was much larger than Fang Xuanying's Luan Feather Hall.
Pushing open the doors already covered in spiderwebs, Lu Yun slowly walked into the hall.
The moment he stepped inside, a clear, cold voice with a hint of gentleness rang out.
"After so many years, you're finally willing to come see me?"
Lu Yun looked around upon hearing the voice. The hall was empty; clearly, the person he was looking for wasn't in the hall.
"Come to the main room on the 3rd floor to find me."
After these words, the entire hall returned to silence.
Soon, Lu Yun arrived at the door of the main room on the 3rd floor. Just as he was about to knock, the door opened with a "bang—!", and several flower petals floated out from inside.
Lu Yun raised his hand to shield himself and walked into the main room without a word.
At that moment, the person Lu Yun was looking for was reclining sideways on a soft, pink bed.
Her figure was alluring, her long black hair sparsely draped over her shoulders. Her clothes were very loose, only covering her vital areas; the rest was all visible to Lu Yun.
Yet, despite such a beautiful sight, Lu Yun remained unmoved.
"Outer Sect Martial Instruction Hall Elder Lu Yun pays respects to Ice Venerable."
Lu Yun bowed slightly, his eyes never glancing at the other party.
"Lu Yun, if you're here as an outer sect elder, you have no right to see me."
The woman glanced at Lu Yun with her eyes, her gaze containing both indifference and resentment.
"I..."
Lu Yun was choked by her words.
Indeed, according to sect hierarchy, Lu Yun was an outer sect elder, while she was a supreme elder.
Without the sect master's decree, Lu Yun wouldn't have the qualification to come here in his lifetime.
Thinking of this, Lu Yun couldn't help but sigh.
Now there was no other way; even if he didn't want to face the past, he had no choice.
"Li Ziyao, I come to see you as an old friend."
After saying that, Lu Yun straightened his posture.
Since it was as an old friend, he couldn't lower his stance; otherwise, it would disgrace the friendship of old friends.
