The ordinary daily life continued for about a month.
During this period, Lin Xueyan and the others received another transmission of power, and their cultivation saw a significant improvement.
Combined with the high concentration of Profound Qi in the Heavenly Domain and the intense training in the Trial Tower, their cultivation all reached the peak of the Dao Foundation Realm, just one step away from becoming Saints.
In fact, being in the Heavenly Domain, it was only a matter of time before they achieved sainthood.
After all, for them, whether it was physique or comprehension, they were considered quite outstanding in the Heavenly Domain.
As for Fang Zhiwei, who had the highest cultivation, under Ye Yun's guidance, she directly reached the peak of the Saint realm, just one step away from finding an immortal relic to break through to the Profound Immortal realm.
According to her, at their age of just over ten years old in the Heavenly Domain, reaching the Profound Immortal realm was enough to be considered a top-tier prodigy.
Moreover, thanks to the hellish difficulty of the Trial Tower, all of them, except for Fang Zhiwei who was not good at combat, possessed combat power far exceeding that of their peers.
As for Ye Yun, the master, he also experienced a surge in his cultivation to the Quasi-Heavenly Immortal realm through the return of power.
In less than two months, Ye Yun's cultivation had risen from the introductory Quasi-Profound Immortal to a level considered powerful even in the Heavenly Domain.
Even Ye Yun himself couldn't help but sigh.
"At this pace, if I'm given another three to five years, I feel like I can tear down the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall?"
The Hall Master of the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall would likely never have dreamed that the Heavenly Immortal realm powerhouse dispatched to search for Ye Yun's whereabouts would no longer be Ye Yun's match in less than two months.
Now, let alone Ye Yun's special techniques like the Heavenly Phoenix bloodline, the unity of man and sword, and the Immortal God Transformation.
Just the God Slaying Crossbow alone was enough to allow him to instantly kill any cultivator below the True Saint realm.
And with this considerable combat power, the first thing Ye Yun prepared to do was...
Inside the Empress's Palace.
"Go down the mountain?"
When Feng Qingxian learned of Ye Yun's intention, she was somewhat surprised.
"What are you planning to do by going down the mountain?"
Ye Yun smiled faintly and said, "It's nothing much, just planning to go to the large cities nearby to see if I can find some treasures or similar items."
"Also, I want to take my disciples out to see the world, and we'll be back soon."
The main reason for planning to go down the mountain was to buy some top-tier heavenly materials and earthly treasures for his disciples, hoping to get some unimaginable returns.
As for why he didn't buy them directly from Feng Qingxian, it was mainly to avoid being suspected by her after becoming rich from the return rewards.
After all, if they went out for a trip, any future heaven-defying treasures could be explained as unexpected finds from the outside...
"You can, but aren't you afraid of encountering danger?"
Feng Qingxian frowned and said, "After all, I recall you only just entered the Earth Immortal realm before, right?"
However, Ye Yun coughed lightly.
"Actually... this seat has just reached the Quasi-Heavenly Immortal realm."
"???"
Feng Qingxian was stunned for a moment, but she clearly didn't believe Ye Yun's words.
But when she extended her senses and found that Ye Yun's cultivation had indeed reached the Quasi-Heavenly Immortal realm.
Feng Qingxian was completely shocked, staring at Ye Yun like he was a monster.
"I say, what immortal pills did you eat? It's only been a month, and you've improved so much???"
In the Heavenly Domain, where closed-door cultivation often took decades or even hundreds of years, a month was merely a blink of an eye.
Such an improvement for Ye Yun would only be possible if he ate immortal pills for sustenance.
Yet, his cultivation was incredibly stable, appearing to be from normal cultivation, which further surpassed Feng Qingxian's imagination.
Ye Yun found it difficult to explain that his improvement was entirely due to the system, so he casually explained.
"Perhaps it was the result of dual cultivation with Xing Wu previously, which doubled my cultivation speed."
"Even with dual cultivation, it shouldn't be this much..."
Feng Qingxian pondered for a moment, then looked at him with a smile.
"Perhaps if there's a chance in the future, we could also try the effect of dual cultivation? I believe even Xing Wu would understand that we did this to become stronger."
"..."
Ye Yun's mouth twitched, and he said, "I suggest you save that for her sword to hear later, and see if it believes you."
"Hmm... it probably wouldn't believe you."
Feng Qingxian waved her hand, then chuckled, "Don't worry, I'm just joking."
"Since I promised Xing Wu, I definitely won't do anything to you at least until she returns. I still have that much self-restraint."
Ye Yun could only scoff at this. Self-restraint... could she even be associated with those two words?
Then, Feng Qingxian pondered for a moment and said.
"Regarding your descent from the mountain, there's no problem. Do you need me to send some powerful experts to accompany you?"
"Uh... that won't be necessary. After all, with my strength, I won't encounter much danger just going out for a few days."
Ye Yun refused her directly. If people from Chaofeng Mountain followed him around.
It was likely that anything strange he did would be reported to Feng Qingxian without omission.
"This... alright. If that's the case, then wear this jade slip with you."
Feng Qingxian pondered for a moment and handed a golden jade slip to Ye Yun.
"Uh, what is this?"
"This jade slip was painstakingly crafted by me. It contains a projection of myself. If you encounter a life-or-death crisis, you can shout the command to activate it, and the projection will intervene to help you resolve the danger. No one below the Emperor rank can harm you."
"This... isn't this a bit too precious?"
"Compared to your safety, this is nothing."
Feng Qingxian smiled faintly, her eyes full of concern.
"After all, in the future, you may very well become the savior of our Tianfeng clan, and even this empress."
With her words, Ye Yun no longer stood on ceremony.
"Alright, then I'll accept it. If there's any need in the future, please don't hesitate to ask!"
After speaking, he suddenly remembered a crucial issue.
"By the way, what's the activation command for this jade slip..."
Hearing this, Feng Qingxian's lips curved slightly. She leaned close to his ear and whispered.
After Ye Yun heard it, his expression changed subtly, and he looked at her with a dejected look.
"You... you're doing this on purpose, trying to take advantage of me?"
Frankly speaking, if the activation command for the jade slip were to be shouted out in the midst of a fierce battle, it would be rather embarrassing.
In response, Feng Qingxian showed a playful smile.
"How could that be? If you feel it's inappropriate, you don't have to shout it. But if you encounter misfortune, don't come looking for me."
"You... fine, I've noted it down."
Ye Yun's mouth twitched. He swore that he would absolutely not shout that bizarre command unless he was on the verge of death.
Although she was indeed helping him, Ye Yun was also immensely grateful. But as he had said before, this is then, and that is now.
This debt, this seat will remember!
Feng Qingxian... don't let yourself fall into this seat's hands one day, or I'll make you understand why flowers are so red...