Chapter 116: The Wind and Rain are Coming

The next three days, Qinghe City was unusually peaceful.

Zhou Yuanshuang stayed in the courtyard, guarding Su Yun without taking a step away. She said it was to serve him, but in reality, she was just standing at the door like a statue.

Su Yun didn't bother with her. An Early Nascent Soul Stage bodyguard, might as well keep her.

On the fourth morning, Hu Meiniang returned.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, she threw herself into Su Yun's arms, hanging onto him.

"Master, this subordinate has missed you to death."

Su Yun reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"How are things over at the Hehuan Sect?"

Hu Meiniang looked up, her eyes sparkling.

"This subordinate has found out clearly. The Immortal Alliance has been mobilizing people recently, preparing to make a move on the Southern Region. They think Master is still in the Southern Region and want to destroy Master's old lair first."

Su Yun laughed.

"Let them go. Qingyou Valley hasn't been there for a long time."

Hu Meiniang nodded and added:

"There is one more thing. Over at Yuxu Palace, three Nascent Soul cultivators have died, and they can no longer sit still. This time, they sent two Mid Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, and brought twenty Golden Core cultivators, preparing to come directly to Qinghe City to capture people."

Su Yun raised an eyebrow.

"Two Mid Nascent Soul Stage cultivators?"

Hu Meiniang hummed.

"The one leading the team is called Zhou Yuanqing, he is the Senior Brother of Zhou Yuanzhen and Zhou Yuanshuang. This person is at the Peak of the Mid Nascent Soul Stage, he has been stuck at that bottleneck for over a hundred years, his temper is irritable, and his methods are ruthless."

Su Yun looked toward the door.

Zhou Yuanshuang stood there, her expression calm.

"He is right," Zhou Yuanshuang spoke up, "Zhou Yuanqing is indeed difficult to deal with. The Cultivation Technique he practices specifically counters cold attributes, Master's Ice Soul Power will have its effectiveness greatly reduced against him."

Su Yun narrowed his eyes.

Specifically counters cold?

Then what about the Power of the Five Elements and Thunder Spirit Power in his body?

He thought for a moment and looked at Zhou Yuanshuang.

"How long until he arrives?"

Zhou Yuanshuang said:

"According to the travel speed, about five days."

Five days.

Another five days.

Su Yun nodded.

"Then we will wait for them to come."

Zhou Yuanshuang hesitated for a moment.

"Master, two Mid Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, are you confident?"

Su Yun laughed.

"We'll know after trying."

That evening, Su Yun summoned everyone.

Zhou Yuanshuang, Zhou Yuanying, Hu Meiniang, Lin Qingyin, Zhou Ruohua, Lin Wanqing, and those Golden Core female cultivators he had recruited later.

The courtyard was packed.

Su Yun sat by the stone table, his gaze sweeping over them.

"In five days, the people from Yuxu Palace will come. Two Mid Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, twenty Golden Core cultivators."

The women's expressions changed.

Su Yun continued:

"You don't need to take action this time. What you need to do is watch over Qinghe City and don't let anyone come in to cause trouble."

Zhou Yuanshuang frowned.

"Master, you alone…"

Su Yun raised his hand to interrupt her.

"I alone am enough."

He looked at Zhou Yuanshuang.

"You just arrived, you don't understand me yet. Once you understand, you will know that two Mid Nascent Soul Stage cultivators are nothing."

Zhou Yuanshuang opened her mouth but ultimately said nothing.

Hu Meiniang leaned over.

"Master, can this subordinate help with anything?"

Su Yun reached out and rubbed her hair.

"You just stay by my side. In case I can't beat them, I can still rely on you to recover."

Hu Meiniang blushed and lowered her head.

The others also received their orders and dispersed.

Only Su Yun and Zhou Ruoyun remained in the courtyard.

The little girl ran out of the room and threw herself into his arms.

"Brother Su, are those people very powerful?"

Su Yun looked down at her.

"Powerful. But not as powerful as your Brother Su."

Zhou Ruoyun lifted her little face.

"Ruoyun believes in Brother Su."

Su Yun laughed and kissed her on the forehead.

"Go to sleep."

Zhou Ruoyun nodded and obediently returned to the room.

Su Yun sat in the courtyard, looking at the night sky.

Five days.

Two Mid Nascent Soul Stage cultivators.

He closed his eyes, sensing the two figures in his Sea of Consciousness.

True Monarch Bingpo was still sleeping, but her aura was much stronger than before.

The Blood-colored Girl was about the same, red light flowing around her body, with faint signs of waking up.

Soon.

Once they wake up, plus his own strength, what are two Mid Nascent Soul Stage cultivators?

Five days passed in a flash.

On the evening of the fifth day, the sound of breaking air came from the horizon.

Su Yun stood in the courtyard and looked up.

More than twenty streams of light swept from the horizon and landed outside the city in the blink of an eye.

The two in the lead were a man and a woman.

The man was tall with a sinister face, it was Zhou Yuanqing. The woman was in her forties with a cold, fierce face, and her aura was equally deep; she was the other Mid Nascent Soul Stage cultivator.

Behind them followed twenty Golden Core cultivators, lined up in formation, full of Killing Intent.

Zhou Yuanqing looked at Qinghe City and sneered.

"That brat is in the city. Junior Sister, let us attack together and capture him directly."

The female cultivator nodded.

Both of them took flight simultaneously and flew toward the city wall.

Just then, a black shadow rushed out of the city and landed before them.

Su Yun.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his moon-white robe fluttering in the wind.

Zhou Yuanqing narrowed his eyes.

"Are you Su Yun?"

Su Yun laughed.

"What business do you have with me?"

Zhou Yuanqing snorted coldly.

"You killed people from my Yuxu Palace, and you still dare to ask what business? Today is your death day."

He raised his hand, and a pitch-black long sword appeared in his palm.

The sword hummed, and Sword Qi soared to the sky.

The female cultivator also sacrificed a green long whip, with lightning coiling around the whip body.

Su Yun looked at them and suddenly sighed.

"Two Mid Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, and this is all the force you have?"

Zhou Yuanqing's expression darkened.

"Seeking death!"

He swung his sword down, the Sword Qi turning into a black ray, slashing straight at Su Yun's face!

The female cultivator attacked at the same time, the long whip like a snake, coiling toward Su Yun's legs.

Su Yun did not retreat but advanced.

Ice-blue and blood-red light intertwined around his body. He shattered the Sword Qi with one palm, grabbed the long whip with his other hand, and pulled hard!

The female cultivator was caught off guard, and her whole body stumbled forward.

Su Yun pressed in close and slapped her shoulder with one palm.

Bang!

The female cultivator flew backward, smashing through a house.

Zhou Yuanqing's expression changed drastically.

"You…"

Su Yun did not give him a chance to speak.

He took a step forward, his punches landing with solid impact.

Zhou Yuanqing resisted with his life, but the more they fought, the more shocked he became.

This young man's strength was far greater than he had anticipated.

And those ice-blue and blood-red lights, which were clearly countered by his Cultivation Technique, yet Su Yun also had the Power of the Five Elements and Thunder Spirit Power in his body, using them alternately, making it impossible to defend against.

After fifty moves, Zhou Yuanqing began to run out of strength.

Su Yun seized the opening and slapped his chest with one palm.

Pfft!

Zhou Yuanqing spat out a mouthful of blood and slammed into the ground.

He struggled to crawl up, but Su Yun was already standing before him.

"You, you, who exactly are you…"

Su Yun looked down at him.

"Mid Nascent Soul Stage, and this is all the skill you have?"

Zhou Yuanqing widened his eyes, unable to speak.

Su Yun raised his hand.

He slapped down.

Zhou Yuanqing stared with wide eyes, slowly falling to the ground.

Su Yun turned to look at the female cultivator.

She crawled out of the ruins, covered in blood, her aura withered.

Seeing Zhou Yuanqing's corpse, her face turned pale, and she turned to flee.

Su Yun caught up in one step and tapped her forehead with his finger.

Golden light flashed.

[Enslavement Successful]

[Obtained new slave: Zhou Yuanmin, Loyalty 47]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining partial spiritual energy feedback from Enslavement, cultivation has improved significantly]

Zhou Yuanmin's body stiffened, the fear in her eyes gradually turning into obedience.

She lowered her head.

"Master…"

Su Yun withdrew his hand.

Inside his Dantian, two streams of massive feedback spiritual energy were pouring in frantically.

Zhou Yuanmin's, and the spiritual energy feedback from the Enslavement after killing Zhou Yuanqing.

He closed his eyes, feeling his cultivation level climb.

Mid Golden Core Stage Peak.

Golden Core Late Stage!

Boom!

That invisible barrier was broken through.

Inside his Dantian, the Nine-Striped Nine-Colored Golden Core shone brilliantly, a full circle larger than before.

Su Yun opened his eyes, a sharp gleam bursting in his pupils.

Golden Core Late Stage.

Finally reached it.

He looked at those Yuxu Palace Disciples in the distance.

Twenty Golden Core cultivators, currently pale-faced and at a loss.

Su Yun pointed a finger.

"Keep the women. Kill the men."

Zhou Yuanmin and Zhou Yuanshuang attacked simultaneously.

A moment later, screams rang out.

When the sounds subsided, eight Golden Core female cultivators were brought before Su Yun.

Su Yun pointed at them one by one.

Golden light flashed in succession.

[Enslavement Successful]

[Obtained new slave: Zhou Ruolan, Loyalty 55]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining partial spiritual energy feedback from Enslavement, cultivation has stabilized]

[Enslavement Successful]

[Obtained new slave: Lin Yuehua, Loyalty 59]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining partial spiritual energy feedback from Enslavement, cultivation has stabilized]

Eight Golden Core female cultivators, all subdued.

Inside his Dantian, the feedback spiritual energy poured in again.

Although the amount was not large, it was consistent.

Su Yun nodded with satisfaction.

He turned and looked at Qinghe City.

In the courtyard, Zhou Ruoyun stood at the door, watching him from afar.

Seeing him look over, the little girl waved vigorously.

Su Yun laughed.

He turned into a stream of light and landed back in the courtyard.

Zhou Ruoyun threw herself into his arms.

"Brother Su is so amazing!"

Su Yun rubbed her hair.

"Go back to sleep."

Zhou Ruoyun nodded and obediently went into the room.

Su Yun sat down by the stone table.

Zhou Yuanshuang and Zhou Yuanmin walked over and stood behind him.

Hu Meiniang also came over and sat down beside him.

"Master, have you broken through again?"

Su Yun hummed.

Hu Meiniang's eyes were sparkling.

"Master is so amazing."

Su Yun looked at her.

"Any other news from the Hehuan Sect?"

Hu Meiniang thought for a moment.

"The Immortal Alliance seems to have started to suspect. They think Master might not be in the Southern Region and have sent people to the Central Region to investigate."

Su Yun laughed.

"Let them investigate."

He looked up at the night sky.

With so many Nascent Soul cultivators dying at Yuxu Palace, the Immortal Alliance would eventually take action personally.

When the time comes, those will be even bigger fish.

But it doesn't matter.

He was now at the Golden Core Late Stage, plus True Monarch Bingpo and the Blood-colored Girl, even if he faced a Late Nascent Soul Stage, he would have the power to fight.

Once they wake up, he could be even stronger.

He leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes to rest.

The night breeze blew, bringing waves of coolness.

Behind him stood two Nascent Soul cultivators, and beside him sat a woman with natural charm.

In the distance, those newly enslaved Golden Core female cultivators were being arranged for accommodation.

Life was getting better and better.