Battle Through the Heavens: Starting with Cao Ying as an apprentice

The White Dust Realm.

Unlike the sinister schemes of the Soul Palace, the White Dust Realm, located in its independent space, presents a bright and cheerful scene.

Adorned with exotic flowers and rare herbs, with babbling brooks and swirling clouds and mist, pavilions and towers appear and disappear.

Lei Zhen, the second elder of the Lei clan, had no time to appreciate the beautiful scenery of this fairyland.

He stood before an exquisite pavilion, facing the stunningly beautiful Lady Cailin, his face filled with helplessness and urgency.

"Madam Cailin, where exactly has Mr. Su gone? I hope you can give me a definite answer." Lei Zhen cupped his hands, his tone almost pleading.

Since the truth about the Medicine Clan incident was revealed along with the exposure of Su Baichen's true cultivation level (Nine-Star Dou Sheng), the Thunder Clan was overjoyed, but was then shocked and uneasy by the news of Su Baichen's inexplicable "disappearance".

The presence and uncertainty of a nine-star Dou Sheng whose whereabouts are unknown made Lei Zhen feel extremely uneasy.

Cai Lin wore a seven-colored dress, her figure was graceful, her face was stunning, but her expression was calm and indifferent.

"Elder Lei Zhen is overthinking it." Her voice was clear and melodious, neither hurried nor slow.

“My husband has only gone out to travel and has not disappeared. As for his specific whereabouts, he has not said so, and I do not know either.”

How could she not know the implications? Su Baichen's presence in the shadows is a sword hanging over the Soul Clan, but for the Thunder Clan of the alliance, isn't it an even more powerful stance?

Upon hearing this, Lei Zhen could only shake his head with a wry smile. After a moment's hesitation, he lowered his voice and asked again, "Then... is Mr. Su's cultivation level truly as rumored..."

He didn't finish speaking, but his intense gaze said it all.

Cai Lin met his gaze and nodded slightly. Although she didn't speak, that silent confirmation made Lei Zhen feel relieved.

[Alright, alright, as long as he's a Nine-Star Dou Sheng!]

As for whether Su Baichen will be in danger!

Lei Zhen said he wasn't worried at all. If even a nine-star Dou Sheng could be in danger, then they would have been finished long ago.

ancient world.

External events did not significantly disrupt the "harmony" of the ancient realm at this moment.

The truth behind the Medicine Clan's ordeal came to light, and the suspicions that various clans had about the Ancient Clan vanished, replaced by a slightly awkward apology.

Gu Yuan displayed the demeanor of the leader of the ancient races, accepting the greetings from all races with equanimity, and personally receiving the Yao Dan and his group who were still shaken, sincerely inviting the Yao Clan to stay in the Ancient Realm for rest and recuperation.

"Brother Yaodan, there's no need to worry about the previous misunderstanding. Although the Ancient Realm is humble, it still provides a place to stay."

"Once the nobles find a new location, the ancient clan will not stand in their way and is willing to lend a helping hand." Gu Yuan spoke earnestly and with a dignified demeanor.

Yao Dan's expression was complex, a mixture of exhaustion from surviving a calamity, gratitude for the ancient clan's help, and shame for his previous doubts. In the end, he sighed and agreed.

The Medicine Clan suffered heavy losses, and their ancestral land was completely destroyed. At this moment, they do indeed need a safe place to recuperate and make long-term plans.

Seeing this, the Yan Clan's attitude clearly leaned towards that of the Ancient Clan, and they began to work on establishing a more stable and faster spatial passage between themselves and the Ancient Realm.

Gu Yuan personally took action, using his exceptional cultivation to reinforce the passage's barriers multiple times and setting up a sensing restriction. His intention was clear—he would not allow the tragedy of the Medicine Clan to repeat itself.

In a short time, a loose alliance, centered around the Ancient Realm, was quietly forming, implicitly targeting the Soul Clan.

However, everyone knew that the real eye of the storm might not be the Ancient Realm, nor the Soul Palace, but rather that person who appeared briefly, shattered the conspiracy, and then mysteriously disappeared—the Nine-Star Dou Sheng, Su Baichen.

When will he return? Where will his sword be pointed? No one knows.

Its very absence has become the heaviest and sharpest suspense hanging over the minds of all forces.

Chapter 393: Beat Your Brother Early!

A few days later, in Cao Ying's meditation room within the White Dust Realm.

A faint medicinal fragrance filled the room. Cao Ying sat cross-legged on the jade bed, and the energy fluctuations surging around her gradually subsided.

When she opened her eyes, a glint of light flashed in them, clearly indicating that she had fully recovered from her previous exhaustion.

"How are you feeling, Senior Sister?" Little Fairy Doctor asked softly, holding a jade medicine bottle in her hand.

Cao Ying breathed a sigh of relief, a bright smile spreading across her lips: "My battle qi has fully recovered. Master's sword qi was too strong, but I also vaguely feel that my bottleneck has loosened. Perhaps I will be able to make a breakthrough in a few days."

As she spoke, her gaze swept across the room, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes: "By the way, where is Master? Has he come by while I've been in seclusion these past few days?"

Little Fairy Doctor gently shook her head and placed the medicine bottle on the jade table beside her: "Master left the White Dust Realm a long time ago. I heard from Master's wife that he did not say when he would return or where he was going before he left."

"It's happening again..." Cao Ying sighed helplessly, stood up and walked to the window.

Outside the window is a unique view of the White Dust Realm—amidst swirling clouds and mist, spiritual herbs and elixirs abound, and in the distance, several floating mountains silently suspend themselves, with cranes spreading their wings and flying by.

"Master is always elusive, I wonder how long he'll be gone this time."

Little Fairy Doctor also walked to the window and stood side by side with Cao Ying: "Senior sister, don't worry. With Master's cultivation, there are very few people in this world who can hurt him. As for you, you should rest more now that you've just recovered."

Cao Ying was about to say something when suddenly—

"boom!"

The door was flung open with considerable force, and a small figure, barely taller than a person's waist, darted in, bringing with it a gentle breeze.

The visitor was Su Baichen's first son, Su Mu.

The little guy looked to be about three or four years old, wearing a light blue robe, and had a delicate, pretty face.

(Nourishment from battle qi energy makes them grow fast!)

His eyes, in particular, were dark and bright, brimming with intelligence as they moved; anyone who saw them couldn't help but want to pinch his cheeks.

"Cao Ying's mother! Little Fairy Doctor's mother!"

Su Mu called out crisply, her eyes quickly searching the room. When she saw Xiao Bai floating in mid-air, her eyes lit up.

"You little rascal, were you eavesdropping outside the door again just now?"

Cao Ying crossed her arms and deliberately put on a serious face, but there was a hint of a smile in her eyes.

She had already sensed two faint presences outside the door; besides Su Mu, the other was naturally his sister, Su Ling'er.

"No way!" Su Mu shook her head vigorously and said to Xiaobai:

"I'm here to play with Xiaobai!"

As he spoke, he stood on tiptoe, gazing longingly at the little white creature in the air.

Little White seemed to sense his gaze and made a soft "ee-yah" sound, as if in response.

Looking at Su Mu's longing eyes, Cao Ying felt both amused and somewhat sentimental.

As the youngest being in the White Dust Realm, Su Mu's daily life is quite "colorful" - she is "loved" by her mothers for various reasons every day, whether it's having her cheeks pinched or her hair ruffled.

But his mother, Liu Muxi, not only didn't stop him from doing this, she often joined in with a smile. She was even the most skilled at it, always able to accurately find the softest part of the little guy's face.

Su Mu naturally protested. He once stood in front of Liu Muxi with his hands on his hips, trying his best to put on a serious expression: "Mother, how can you do this? You can't always pinch my face!"

At that moment, Liu Muxi squatted down with a smile and reached out to pinch his other cheek: "Hehehe, I'm your mother, can't I pinch your cheek?"

After his protests proved ineffective, Su Mu turned to his older sister, Su Ling'er, for help.

He remembered one time when, after being "pampered" by several of his mothers in turn, he went to his older sister, who was practicing swordsmanship, and tugged at her sleeve to complain: "Sister, Mother and the others pinched my cheeks again..."

At that moment, Su Ling'er sheathed her sword, bent down to look at him, and suddenly reached out and gently pinched his cheek: "These things, I experienced when I was a child. If you didn't experience them, I would feel unbalanced."

From then on, Su Ling'er also became one of the regular members who "bullied" Su Mu.

Besides cultivating, she didn't have much to do on weekdays, unlike others in the White Dust Realm who each had their own duties. Therefore, she had plenty of time to "take care" of her younger brother, and she came up with all sorts of creative ways to do so.

With her father often absent, her mother failing to "stand up for justice," and her sister adding fuel to the fire, Su Mu's childhood seemed to be shrouded in a gentle "darkness."

Until Xiaobai appeared.

In Su Mu's limited understanding, regardless of birth order or size, he should be the older brother.

So every day he would come to find Xiaobai, trying to establish his "elder brother authority" in front of this nascent flame of intelligence, tirelessly instilling the principle that "you are the youngest, so you must obediently listen to me and let me pinch your cheeks and pat your head."

Unfortunately, Little White was still in its early stages of intelligence and could only wag its tail and occasionally send out a few small flames to circle around him. It couldn't understand what he was saying at all.

Cao Ying saw through his thoughts and couldn't help but laugh. She walked up to him, squatted down, and looked him in the eye: "Little Su Mu, Xiao Bai is just a fire spirit; there's no brotherhood between them. Besides—"

She deliberately dragged out her words, looking at the expectant light in the little guy's eyes: "You can't beat it now. Although it looks small, its strength is at least that of a four-star Dou Sheng. Even a five-star Dou Sheng can't do anything to it."

"And you? Even if you break the seal within your body, you'll only reach the Dou Zong realm."

Su Mu's talent was actually quite astonishing. He inherited his parents' excellent bloodline and, like his sister Su Ling'er, was born at the Dou Zong realm, a starting point that was extremely rare in the entire Dou Qi Continent.

The problem is that he grew up in the White Dust Realm, and the weakest person he had ever met was a Dou Zun like his sister Su Ling'er. Naturally, he had no concept of the term "Dou Zong" and thought it was just a common thing.

"Then...then once my cultivation catches up with it, I'll make it call me 'Big Brother'!"

Su Mu pouted, lowered her head somewhat unwillingly, and muttered softly, "Why was it born a Dou Sheng, while I'm only a Dou Zong... It's too far behind..."

Although the murmur was soft, Cao Ying and Little Fairy Doctor were both at the Dou Sheng level, and their five senses were extremely sharp, so how could they not hear it?

The Little Fairy Doctor smiled, bent down and gently picked him up. The little guy's body was soft and he had the unique milky fragrance of a child.

"Little Su Mu, do you know how many people on this continent spend their entire lives cultivating and still may not be able to reach the Dou Zong realm? Your starting point is already an end point that is unattainable for ordinary people."

“Exactly!” Cao Ying reached out and deliberately ruffled his soft hair, smiling as she said:

"You little rascal, you still think you're not tall enough? You should know that when your master was your age, he probably wasn't even a Dou Zhe yet."

"Oh..." Su Mu responded as if she understood, but her little face still showed a hint of dissatisfaction.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he looked up at Cao Ying intently:

"Then...Mother Cao Ying, is there any way to make someone grow up faster? Like, the kind where they're two years old today and twenty-two tomorrow!"

"Hmm?" Cao Ying raised an eyebrow and gently pinched his soft cheek with her fingertips: "Why do you suddenly want to grow up? You're so cute like this now, everyone likes you."

Su Mu broke free from her grasp, jumped to the ground, clenched her small fist and waved it in the air, trying her best to put on the most serious expression:

"Because my older sister said that you should discipline your younger brother early! It will be harder to discipline him when he grows up!"

Chapter 394 Bamboo Shoots Stir-fried with Pork

Just as Su Mu stood with her hands on her hips, vividly describing how she would "suppress" her older sister Su Ling'er when she grew up—

Cao Ying and Little Fairy Doctor exchanged a glance, both unable to suppress their laughter, and covered their lips to chuckle.

"So what are your plans after you suppress your sister?" Cao Ying asked deliberately, her eyes sparkling with a hint of mockery.

"Yes, are we going to hit her or something?" Little Fairy Doctor added fuel to the fire with a smile, her tone full of anticipation for a good show.