The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 378 New Goal of Cultivation

At dawn, the soft light penetrated the thin clouds and fell on the well-arranged buildings of the sect, outlining golden outlines. After the thrilling battle with the dark forces and the intensive reconstruction work, the sect finally regained its former vitality.

Yun Yao slowly woke up and subconsciously reached out to touch her side, but there was no temperature there. She was slightly startled, and then she remembered that Chu Mochen had gone to the martial arts field early in the morning to urge the disciples to do morning exercises. The corners of her mouth unconsciously raised, outlining a light and sweet arc. She gently stood up, simply tidied her clothes, and pushed the door open and walked out.

The flowers and plants in the courtyard swayed gently in the breeze, as if telling the joy of new life. Yun Yao took a deep breath of fresh air, feeling the surging spiritual power in her body, her heart full of longing for the future. She walked towards the martial arts arena and saw Chu Mochen's tall figure from afar. He was wearing a black suit, holding a long sword, and was concentrating on instructing his disciples in swordsmanship. Every move was vigorous and powerful, and the whistling sword wind showed the style of a master.

Yun Yao approached quietly, stopped to the side and watched quietly. When the disciples saw her, they all bowed respectfully, and she smiled and nodded. Chu Mochen noticed her arrival and looked back, and tenderness filled their eyes when they met. He retracted his sword moves, told the disciples to practice on their own, and then walked a few steps to Yun Yao's side.

"Awake? Why don't you sleep a little longer?" Chu Mochen said softly, raising his hand to gently smooth her hair.

Yun Yao smiled and responded, "I am very energetic today and can't sleep. Besides, I was thinking of discussing the next training with you."

The two of them strolled side by side on the sect's path, with green trees on both sides and the occasional sound of birds chirping, adding a bit of liveliness to the tranquil atmosphere.

“After all these twists and turns, our sect has gradually recovered, but the world of cultivation is full of crises, and we don’t know how many challenges are waiting for us in the future.” Yun Yao frowned slightly, looking solemn, “Although we have reached the Nascent Soul stage now, this is far from enough. We must break through as soon as possible to better protect our sect.”

Chu Mochen nodded slightly, his eyes firm: "You are right, I have been thinking about this. Every step of cultivation above the Nascent Soul Realm is extremely difficult. Not only does it require a huge amount of spiritual power support, but it also requires a very strict understanding of the techniques and the tempering of the state of mind. But for the sake of the sect and for you, I will not back down no matter how difficult it is."

Yun Yao felt warm in her heart. She looked at him sideways and said softly, "I believe you. In my opinion, our most urgent task is to find a place with abundant spiritual energy to practice in seclusion. Although there are spiritual veins in this sect, the spiritual energy has been greatly depleted after the war. It will take time to recover, and it may not be able to meet our needs for a quick breakthrough."

Chu Mochen pondered for a moment and continued, "I heard that there is a mysterious valley deep in the Yunwu Mountains southeast of the sect. It is surrounded by clouds and mist all year round, and the spiritual energy is so rich that it is almost material, just like a fairyland. However, it is said that there are many powerful monsters hiding in the valley. The risk factor is extremely high, and few people dare to set foot there."

Yun Yao's eyes lit up: "The more dangerous the place, the greater the opportunity. If it is true as you said, that valley is an excellent place for cultivation. If the two of us join forces and bring some protective magic weapons, we may be able to make a try."

After the two of them had made their decision, they began to prepare for the trip to Yunwu Mountain Range. They first returned to their residence and carefully selected elixirs and magic weapons suitable for their retreat. They also reported their itinerary to the elders of the sect and asked them to take care of the sect during their retreat. The elders knew that the two of them were doing this for the long-term development of the sect, so they readily agreed and lent them several of the sect's treasured defensive treasures in case of emergency.

Everything was ready, and Yun Yao and Chu Mochen set out on their journey to the Yunwu Mountains. Along the way, the mountains and rivers were beautiful and the scenery was picturesque, but the two had no intention of appreciating it. They hurried at full speed, with spiritual power surging under their feet, and their figures were as fast as lightning, leaving only a series of blurred afterimages wherever they passed.

A few days later, the misty mountains, which looked like a dormant giant dragon, finally came into view. The mountains were rolling and peaked, and the mist was thick in the mountains, like a layer of gauze, covering the true appearance of the mountains.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen stopped at the foot of the mountain and looked up with solemn expressions. Chu Mochen took out a yellowed map from his storage ring, looked at it carefully for a moment, pointed to a location deep in the mountain and said, "According to the information we got before, the mysterious valley should be near here. However, the terrain in this mountain is complex and foggy, and it is easy to get lost. We must be careful."

Yun Yao nodded slightly, and her spiritual power circulated in her hands, a layer of light enveloped her. This was her defensive technique, which could resist a certain degree of attack. Seeing this, Chu Mochen also raised his own spiritual power to the peak state, crossed his long sword in front of his chest, and took the lead in stepping into the mist.

As soon as they entered the mountain range, a damp and rich spiritual energy hit them in the face, as if it was sticky and solid. But at the same time, the roars of monsters could be heard from all around, one after another, making people shudder. The two walked forward cautiously, back to back, and looked around vigilantly.

Suddenly, a black shadow flashed through the mist ahead, moving extremely fast and bringing up a strong wind. Chu Mochen reacted quickly, shaking his long sword, and a sharp sword energy slashed at the black shadow. The black shadow let out a sharp cry, dodged the sword energy, and revealed its body, which turned out to be a huge black panther. Its body was as black as ink, and its hair stood upright like steel needles. Its blood-red eyes revealed cruelty and greed, staring at Yun Yao and Chu Mochen intently.

"A third-level peak monster. We've just entered the mountain and we've run into a tough guy." Chu Mochen cursed in a low voice, tightly gripping the long sword in his hand. The spiritual power on the sword body flashed, and he took a defensive posture.

Yun Yao did not dare to be careless. She quickly formed seals with her hands. Runes flashed on her fingertips and instantly condensed into a large spiritual power net, covering the black panther. The black panther roared, leaped, and actually broke through the spiritual power net and pounced on Yun Yao.

Seeing this, Chu Mochen shouted loudly, and his figure flashed, instantly blocking in front of Yun Yao, and stabbed out with the long sword in his hand, colliding with the black panther's claws, making a sound of metal clashing. The powerful impact pushed the two back several steps, leaving two deep footprints on the ground.

Yun Yao took advantage of the situation to stabilize her body, and changed the spells in her hands. A flame shot out from her palm, instantly turning into a fire snake, wrapping around the black panther. The black panther seemed to be quite afraid of the flames, dodging flexibly and roaring from time to time.

Chu Mochen and Yun Yao looked at each other, and they understood each other's thoughts and launched a fierce attack in an instant. Chu Mochen's swordsmanship was open and closed, and each sword contained a powerful spiritual power that seemed to be able to tear the air; Yun Yao's spells were colorful, and the spiritual power of the three attributes of ice, fire, and thunder was alternately displayed, trapping the black panther within the attack range.

After a fierce battle, the black panther gradually lost the battle, with multiple wounds and blood all over its body. It let out an unwilling roar, turned around and fled into the mist, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen breathed a sigh of relief, but before they could recover, the fog around them suddenly rolled violently, and then powerful auras surged in from all directions.

"Oh no, Black Panther is calling for reinforcements, and it looks like there are quite a few of them." Chu Mochen's face changed, and he quickly protected Yun Yao behind him.

A group of monsters slowly walked out of the mist, led by a larger white tiger, which was emitting white light all over its body, and the word "king" on its forehead looked like a burning flame, majestic and awe-inspiring. Behind it, there were dozens of monsters of different shapes, including agile cheetahs, powerful black bears, pythons that were good at spitting venom, etc. Each of them had a strong aura and was obviously not an easy opponent.

Yun Yao secretly groaned in her heart, this time she was really in a desperate situation. But her eyes were firm, and she had no intention of retreating. She stood side by side with Chu Mochen, ready to face this life-and-death battle.

"Hmph, human, you dare to break into my Yunwu Mountains and hurt my people. Today is the day you die!" The white tiger spoke in human language, and his voice was like a loud bell, shaking the surrounding trees rustling.

Chu Mochen snorted coldly: "If you want our lives, then it depends on whether you have the ability to do it!" After that, he took the lead and danced the sword in his hand, turning it into a dazzling sword curtain, sweeping towards the group of monsters.

Yun Yao followed closely behind, waving her hands and performing magic spells, exerting all her strength. For a moment, the spiritual power in the mountains was raging, the light was shining, and the shouts of killing were deafening.

The battle entered a white-hot stage at the beginning. The monsters relied on their numerical advantage and home advantage to attack fiercely. Although Yun Yao and Chu Mochen were very powerful, they gradually couldn't hold on under the repeated attacks. Chu Mochen was injured in many places, and his clothes were stained red with blood; Yun Yao's spiritual power was greatly consumed, his face was as pale as paper, and his forehead was covered with sweat.

However, just when they were almost in despair, Yun Yao suddenly had an idea. She remembered that she had read about the monsters in Yunwu Mountain in an ancient book. Although these monsters were ferocious by nature, they were not united and often fought for territory and resources.

"Brother Chu, we can't fight them head-on. Let's try to drive a wedge between them!" Yun Yao shouted.

Chu Mochen understood immediately after hearing this. The two fought and retreated, and during the battle, they deliberately focused their attacks on a few weaker monsters, causing them to scream miserably. This move really worked, and the other monsters saw hesitation in their eyes and slowed down their offensive.

The white tiger sensed something was wrong and roared: "Come on, everyone! Don't fall into the human's trap!" But its shouting did not have much effect. The monsters had already become resentful and were unwilling to fight for it anymore.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen seized this rare opportunity and unleashed their strongest attacks. Chu Mochen gathered all his spiritual power and slashed out with his sword, as if he was creating the world. A huge sword energy rushed straight into the sky; Yun Yao used up all her spiritual power to summon a thunder tribulation. The purple lightning seemed to have the power to destroy the world and fell down with a bang.

The combined power of the two attacks was earth-shattering, instantly enveloping the group of monsters. A deafening explosion sounded, and in the flash of light, most of the monsters were blown to ashes, with only a few stronger monsters fleeing with injuries.

The white tiger was also seriously injured by this attack. It looked at Yun Yao and Chu Mochen with anger, but it no longer had the strength to launch an attack and could only turn around and flee unwillingly.

"Huh..." Yun Yao and Chu Mochen collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath. This battle almost exhausted their physical and spiritual strength, but they knew that the danger was not completely eliminated and they had to find the mysterious valley as soon as possible.

After a short rest, the two men stood up and continued to grope forward in the fog. After another difficult trek, they finally found the legendary mysterious valley in a valley.

The entrance to the valley was covered by a layer of light curtain, and runes flickered on the light curtain, as if it contained endless mysteries. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen looked at each other, both with surprise in their eyes. They approached the light curtain cautiously and reached out to touch it gently.

A gentle force came, without any aggression. Chu Mochen tried to input a spiritual force, and the rune light on the light curtain flickered more and more violently, and then slowly opened a gap, as if welcoming their arrival.

The two of them stepped into the valley with great excitement. In an instant, a strong spiritual power rushed over them, as if to drown them. In the valley, there were exotic flowers and plants everywhere, and colorful lights flashed, as if it was a dreamland. In the center of the valley, there was a clear spring, and the spiritual energy above the spring was dense, as if it was surrounded by fairy air.

"This place is indeed a great place to practice!" Yun Yao exclaimed.

Chu Mochen was also delighted: "Without further delay, let's quickly find a place to practice in seclusion."

The two of them found a cave with the most concentrated spiritual energy. After setting up several defensive arrays at the entrance of the cave, they each went deep into the cave and began their arduous secluded training.

Yun Yao sat cross-legged, closed her eyes and concentrated, circulating her spiritual power, and slowly guided the spiritual power to flow through her meridians according to the route of the exercises she had learned before. Every time the spiritual power circulated, it seemed to be tempering her meridians, causing bursts of severe pain, but she gritted her teeth and persisted. As she practiced more deeply, she gradually entered a state of emptiness, as if she had merged with the spiritual power around her, and felt the mysteries between heaven and earth.

At the same time, Chu Mochen was also making good progress. He was immersed in the practice of swordsmanship, and the long sword in his hand seemed to have life, dancing on its own. Every time he performed a sword move, it was accompanied by the whistling of spiritual power, as if it could cut through the void.

Time flies, the days and months pass by, the valley seems to be isolated from the world, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen devote themselves to cultivation, and are completely unaware of the outside world. After an unknown amount of time, Yun Yao first felt the opportunity for a breakthrough.

The spiritual power in her body was like boiling water, surging and surging, constantly impacting the barriers of the meridians. Yun Yao's forehead was bulging with blue veins, and sweat was pouring down, but her eyes were firm, she kept her mind firmly, and guided her spiritual power to climb to a higher level.

"Boom!" A loud noise sounded in her body, as if the world was created. Yun Yao successfully broke through the Judan Realm and advanced to the late Yuanying Realm. A powerful aura emanated from her body, as if it could change the world.

Almost at the same time, Chu Mochen was also shining brightly. He also broke through the bottleneck and his strength reached a new level.

The two came out of retreat one after another, smiled at each other, their eyes full of joy and sense of accomplishment. This retreat not only greatly improved their strength, but also made them full of confidence in the future.

"Now that our strength has greatly increased, the people in the sect must be waiting anxiously. Let's go back now." Yun Yao said.

Chu Mochen nodded in agreement: "Okay, when we go back, we must let those evil-minded forces know that our sect is not to be trifled with!"

After that, the two packed their bags, removed the defensive formation outside the cave, and walked out of the valley hand in hand. They quickly returned to the sect along the way they came. Along the way, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen were in a good mood, and their steps were light, as if there was wind under their feet.

When the familiar outline of the sect came into view again, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen felt a warm current in their hearts. They knew that this was their root, and no matter how many difficulties and obstacles they encountered in the future, they would do their best to protect it.

After returning to the sect, the two's breakthrough caused a sensation. Disciples came to congratulate them, and the elders were also pleased. Surrounded by the crowd, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen came to the sect's meeting hall and discussed the sect's future development plans with the elders.

"Now that the two of you have greatly increased in strength, it is indeed a blessing for our sect. However, the situation in the cultivation world is turbulent, so we still cannot take it lightly." The great elder said solemnly.

Yun Yao nodded slightly to show her agreement. She said softly, "Elder, please relax. We have returned this time with a heart of serving the sect loyally. Next, we plan to start work from two aspects. First, we will focus on strengthening the daily training of the disciples in the sect, and strive to improve everyone's comprehensive strength in all aspects; second, we will continue to send people to explore the latest trends of various forces in depth, and make sure we have a thorough understanding of ourselves and our opponents."

Chu Mochen immediately took over the conversation: "That's right! At the same time, we can't ignore another key point - that is, we must do our best to find more and better training resources. After all, only by creating a better training environment and conditions for our disciples can our entire sect become stronger day by day. In this way, even in this turbulent and unstable world, we will definitely be able to stand in an invincible position."

After a heated discussion, everyone finally reached a consensus and quickly started to act separately. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen took the lead and personally gave careful guidance and patient teaching to many disciples. The two of them generously passed on their valuable cultivation experience and insights accumulated over the years to every disciple present without reservation. Under their wholehearted and meticulous teaching, the disciples in the sect were like a long drought and a sweet rain, and they all absorbed these knowledge nutrients eagerly. Day after day, as time went by, the sect presented a prosperous scene of vigorous progress and positive progress.