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Chapter 85: Leng Yanran: Damn, So Envious

"Naturally, I do," Chen Daoxuan said with a faint smile, confirming both Li Yourong and Leng Yanran's guesses.

"Gasp… As expected, Master is truly limitless!"

Leng Yanran couldn't help but take in a sharp breath, realizing she had underestimated Master's capabilities. Cultivating two techniques simultaneously, and those techniques being of mythological level—how terrifying.

With her current Profound Sky Realm, she could easily defeat a Ninth Layer of the Unity Realm and can easily win against Annihilation Realm. She felt confident in facing a First Layer of the Boundless Realm, spanning three major realms.

However, she had never had the opportunity to go all out with Master's secret cards in hand.

"Yanran, accompany your junior sister and test her divine ability," Chen Daoxuan said nonchalantly, disregarding the astonishment of the onlookers.

Both women respectfully acknowledged Master's words and moved to the side.

"Senior sister, this divine ability of mine doesn't seem to be for attacking… Just wait a moment, I'm using it for the first time, so I'm not very proficient yet."

Li Yourong nervously explained, and Leng Yanran nodded slightly in agreement.

"Holy Dragon Transformation!"

As Li Yourong uttered a low cry, a golden dragon emerged behind her. It swiftly enveloped her, and as the golden dragon gradually faded away, Li Yourong was left with a set of dragon scales covering her entire body, akin to armor.

Faint glimmers of sharp light sparkled on the dragon scales. Though this divine ability couldn't be used for attack, it significantly enhanced her defense, and in close combat, the razor-sharp scales could even inflict damage on her opponents.

"It seems Junior Sister's divine ability is truly exceptional…" In that case, please be careful, Junior Sister."

"Heavenly Demon Finger!"

Leng Yanran shot a glance at Master, who was watching quietly from the pavilion. Knowing that nothing unexpected would happen with Master present, she unleashed her full strength with the Heavenly Demon Finger, wanting to test whether Yourong could withstand it.

After all, as the senior sister, if she can't defeat her junior sister who just started practicing, she'll be losing face in front of Master!"

"Scary, senior sister, so scary…"

Li Yourong, who was originally in a poised posture, found herself anxiously tapping her foot and muttering nervously as senior sister unleashed the Heavenly Demon Finger technique.

However, even in this state, Leng Yanran was already taken aback. The Heavenly Demon Finger wasn't just immensely powerful, it could also immobilize the opponent.

Even a Boundless Realm cultivator would lose their resistance and go blank for a moment when faced with Leng Yanran's full-powered Heavenly Demon Finger. This momentary distraction would be enough for the Heavenly Demon Finger to strike true.

But astonishingly, Li Yourong seemed completely unaffected.

"Crack!"

Not long after, Leng Yanran pointed her finger at the largest part of Yourong's target—the dragon scales on her chest. She deliberately avoided targeting her forehead. After all, no matter what, Yourong was still her junior sister, and it wouldn't be appropriate to go all out.

"Snap!"

As expected, as Leng Yanran's finger landed, the dragon scales on Yourong's chest shattered.

"Ah, no more, senior sister! It hurts too much!"

Li Yourong quickly raised her hands and surrendered with a woeful expression.

Seeing this, Leng Yanran refrained from attacking further. However, her gaze remained fixed on Yourong's chest. The broken dragon scales were slowly falling off, almost as if they were alive, and new scales were regrowing in their place, layer by layer!

This strike, which could even break through the Boundless Realm, didn't affect Yourong in the least. It only hurt her a bit!

"Not bad, with this divine ability, even ordinary Boundless Realm cultivators won't be able to harm you."

Chen Daoxuan watched Yourong surrender and decided to call off the comparison. He nodded approvingly. Even if they continued, Yanran would undoubtedly be the winner in the end.

Although the dragon scales could regenerate, they consumed a significant amount of spiritual energy. If Leng Yanran continued to attack without pause, Yourong's spiritual energy would be depleted.

"Yanran, take your junior sister to the Spirit Pool Pavilion and wait for me. I'll prepare a pool of special spirit fluid for you to aid in your breakthrough."

After a brief thought, Chen Daoxuan turned to Leng Yanran and instructed her. Since he planned to have his disciples venture to the Eastern Domain next, their current strength wasn't safe enough. It was necessary to ensure that Yanran had reached the Unity Realm at the very least, allowing her to suppress the Boundless Realm and grant him some peace of mind.

"What's the Spirit Pool Pavilion? Is there delicious food there?"

Li Yourong, who had been clutching her chest in pain, suddenly brightened up upon hearing Master's words. Her eyes sparkled with anticipation.

"Understood, Master. Yanran will take junior sister to wait there."

Seeing this, Leng Yanran raised a hand to her forehead and, with Yourong in tow, walked towards the Heavenly Dao Pavilion.

Arriving at the entrance, Li Yourong glanced at the plaque with the characters "Heavenly Dao" and revealed a slightly dazed expression.

"Oh no, junior sister doesn't have the jade pendant Master gave us. She's staring at the plaque…"

Leng Yanran immediately understood the situation and was about to turn around to call out to Master. After all, she had lost consciousness the first time she saw the plaque due to being captivated by the Three Thousand Grand Dao.

Only by wearing the jade pendant Master had given them could they observe the plaque without being affected. But before Leng Yanran could speak, Li Yourong mumbled, "What a distinguished aura!"

"Huh? Weren't you captivated by the Three Thousand Grand Dao? Why wouldn't you be affected even though you don't have the jade pendant Master gave you?"

Leng Yanran was left baffled, looking at Yourong with a puzzled expression.

"Huh? The jade pendant? I think I have it! During my cultivation just now, I faintly felt that Master put a necklace on me!"

Li Yourong thoughtfully touched her chin, pondered for a moment, then continued slowly.

Hearing this, Leng Yanran finally noticed. There was indeed a string around her junior sister's neck that she hadn't seen before. It must have been when she had entered the room earlier to retrieve the technique—Master had given it to her!

However, she could only see the string. Where was the jade pendant?

"Here, could this be the pendant senior sister mentioned?"

Li Yourong gently tugged at the string around her neck, and there it was—the jade pendant, still warm and carrying a faint milky fragrance. It appeared before Leng Yanran's eyes.

"Ugh... you managed to hide it from me."

Leng Yanran slapped her forehead, forgetting that her junior sister had a larger storage space than herself. While she could easily fit the jade bottle with the Marrow-Cleansing Pill Master had given her, her junior sister's capacity was much greater. The jade pendant was hanging around her neck, but it was submerged and couldn't be seen at all!

Annoying... Oh well!

Leng Yanran couldn't help but envy Yourong's carefree innocence. She then pulled her inside the main hall, heading towards the Spirit Pool Pavilion.

As the two of them left, Chen Daoxuan approached the Enlightenment Tea Tree. "I'm letting you know in advance this time. Give me a few branches."

Chen Daoxuan remembered scaring the Enlightenment Tea Tree half to death the last time he casually plucked some branches. As his words fell, the Enlightenment Tea Tree obediently "snap"ped, breaking off two branches, each adorned with tender green enlightenment tea leaves.

[Master is truly kind-hearted. He even takes Chacha's words to heart!]